Purgatory... A missed opportunity
Hyperion
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So, I don't know if I'm alone in thinking this, but adding Purgatory into the game was an opportunity to add a really useful Mystic class into the game (not everyone has Doom!)
I've been using my Purgatory in as much content as I possibly can, and I think she is either missing some really key components that a Mystic champion needs, as matchups that would normally be stronger for a Mystic champion, she just fails to deal with.
Firstly, the shards needed to capture a soul are ridiculous in shorter fights, unawakened she just doesn't have a method of doing this in short fights. The requirement needs to come down from 9 to something like 3 surely.
A number of mystic champions have ways to deal with Cosmic champions and their buffs, even meme tier champions like Jane Foster and Juggernaut can deal with buffs, but common matchups like Hyperion and Angela (as examples) in a normal fight Purgatory doesn't have a way of dealing with their buffs (without ramp up), with Hyperion being an especially bad matchup, which seems insane for a Mystic champion.
Nova is an interesting one, in that not many champs have a way to deal with his Auto Block mechanic. Surely this was a great opportunity to introduce a Mystic champion with some way to deal with this?
I was also comparing Purgatory to Morningstar, as Purgatory is a version of Morningstar, and I'm wondering where the Bleed immunity went for Purgatory? Yes I know she gained Incinerate immunity but the core character is the same, so surely Bleed immunity should be there too?
I'd just love to see Purgatory as a usable Mystic champion, and as yet, I haven't found a particular matchup (Cosmic or otherwise) where she excels and becomes the number one option for. Even on AWD she is easily Torch-able (with the pre-fight) of course.
I'd love to see some justice for her.
Mods - are the devs aware of the feedback on Purgatory and are their plans to make improvements?
I've been using my Purgatory in as much content as I possibly can, and I think she is either missing some really key components that a Mystic champion needs, as matchups that would normally be stronger for a Mystic champion, she just fails to deal with.
Firstly, the shards needed to capture a soul are ridiculous in shorter fights, unawakened she just doesn't have a method of doing this in short fights. The requirement needs to come down from 9 to something like 3 surely.
A number of mystic champions have ways to deal with Cosmic champions and their buffs, even meme tier champions like Jane Foster and Juggernaut can deal with buffs, but common matchups like Hyperion and Angela (as examples) in a normal fight Purgatory doesn't have a way of dealing with their buffs (without ramp up), with Hyperion being an especially bad matchup, which seems insane for a Mystic champion.
Nova is an interesting one, in that not many champs have a way to deal with his Auto Block mechanic. Surely this was a great opportunity to introduce a Mystic champion with some way to deal with this?
I was also comparing Purgatory to Morningstar, as Purgatory is a version of Morningstar, and I'm wondering where the Bleed immunity went for Purgatory? Yes I know she gained Incinerate immunity but the core character is the same, so surely Bleed immunity should be there too?
I'd just love to see Purgatory as a usable Mystic champion, and as yet, I haven't found a particular matchup (Cosmic or otherwise) where she excels and becomes the number one option for. Even on AWD she is easily Torch-able (with the pre-fight) of course.
I'd love to see some justice for her.
Mods - are the devs aware of the feedback on Purgatory and are their plans to make improvements?
Post edited by Kabam Porthos on
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Purgatory has a full body, a big, glowing heart on her chest and glowing veins. She definitely has some kind of blood, therefore she can bleed.
Agree on the rest tho, she could and should've been better
Hello @Hyperion. Thank you for a call out. The development team is aware, though we cannot comment on something unannounced. Please keep an eye on the News & Announcements board for any changes.
I hope that she gets some love from them soon!
BWCV: dude, hold my beer.
SS: where’s doom when I solo 6.2 pre-buff Champion?
Sor Supreme: did anyone know I one shot the summer of pain Rogue?
Tigra: oh no one want me now?
Magik: ………
Even Odin was buffed after a month he is released.. We already have a long list of champs to be buffed.. Then why is Dev Team not trying to make sure that the new champs being released are good enough(same as or better than the champs getting buffs)..
For Example, Angela(Cosmic) and Civil Warrior(Tech) buffs released in Mar are way better than New Champs released in Feb.. Super Skrull(Cosmic) and Psycho Man(Tech).. These two will definitely be on champs to be buffed list..
-Make her sp1 regen actually useful. Increase it to atleast 50% or something.
-Increase the potency of her incinerate
-Make it so that you only need 5 soul shards to inflict the neutralize and capture the souls
-Capturing the soul activates the class soul abilities for the entire quest (still don't like it but better than it is now, I mean you have to rely on what the quest designers choose to use her utility for a short period after a painful ramp-up)
-Increase her base attack
Remember the last quarter of 2020 when people were legitimately hyped for each and every release? Now literally no one cares (or atleast they don't care like they used to) and look forward to the buffs more than the champion releases.