I Think Northstar Needs a Buff

But I don’t know what that buff should be. What do you think?

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Been trying to love my 7* , took him for two fights in the crucible.

I like his kit on paper but i find it very difficult to make him work when a few nodes are in play. Not totally a fan of the variable timing of stuff in his kit like slow.. its 10s to start but add 2s per momentum.. just make it 15 to 18s and be done with it.. easier to manage.

Didn't really make a difference in these fights but carry over of momentum would be logical and helpful for long form content.

I do wish he had some uses short form in BG. We should be able to ramp up momentum "quickly" for fast rotations as befitting a speedster.. and let it fall off quicker (Sp2/sp1s). Have a long form rotation using SP3 with higher ceiling which you can maintain for very long/indefinite periods using SP3s between sp1s.

He's fun to play but ultimately for me very unsatisfying at the moment unless you get everything right in the node combos you want him to work on.

Which crucible fights did you use him for?

captain_rogers

Atleast buff him for what he's intended to be, long form content. For me he is just like starlord, Insane damage at long form content but one mistake and you're done. And look how many people use starlord in necro nowadays? 0

WednesdayLength

Atleast buff him for what he's intended to be, long form content. For me he is just like starlord, Insane damage at long form content but one mistake and you're done. And look how many people use starlord in necro nowadays? 0

He has more safety nets than star lord

Jethua

I actually like a lot of his little safety nets, like the unstoppable at 2 momentum, it feels a little like aegon. Honestly, maybe he just needs more damage once ramped and that’s it. Then he would be a top option for long form. Along with this, he really needs crit bonuses to function. This means gambit relic, masteries, stat focus, etc. as it allows him to pause everything in his kit (his damage basically). I think he will get a buff, because he is not good enough at what he was intended to do. It is no secret that he is borderline useless in anything other than mid-long to long form content, and even then, since he can’t carry his ramp AT ALL, he isn’t even very good at that. Come on Kabam, at least let him be good in what he is supposed to be good at.

WednesdayLength

I actually like a lot of his little safety nets, like the unstoppable at 2 momentum, it feels a little like aegon. Honestly, maybe he just needs more damage once ramped and that’s it. Then he would be a top option for long form. Along with this, he really needs crit bonuses to function. This means gambit relic, masteries, stat focus, etc. as it allows him to pause everything in his kit (his damage basically). I think he will get a buff, because he is not good enough at what he was intended to do. It is no secret that he is borderline useless in anything other than mid-long to long form content, and even then, since he can’t carry his ramp AT ALL, he isn’t even very good at that. Come on Kabam, at least let him be good in what he is supposed to be good at.

His damage when ramped is absolutely not the issue lmao

EdisonLaw

I actually like a lot of his little safety nets, like the unstoppable at 2 momentum, it feels a little like aegon. Honestly, maybe he just needs more damage once ramped and that’s it. Then he would be a top option for long form. Along with this, he really needs crit bonuses to function. This means gambit relic, masteries, stat focus, etc. as it allows him to pause everything in his kit (his damage basically). I think he will get a buff, because he is not good enough at what he was intended to do. It is no secret that he is borderline useless in anything other than mid-long to long form content, and even then, since he can’t carry his ramp AT ALL, he isn’t even very good at that. Come on Kabam, at least let him be good in what he is supposed to be good at.

His damage is insane once ramped, it’s the time he takes to ramp is the issue

Jethua

Kind of a Shuri-esk champ that needs a Shuri-esk buff.

EdisonLaw

Coming back to this thread, I think Northstar is an ok addition, but I think these additions to his kit will make him more playable, especially in long content
1. Increased combat power rate when not in Speed burst
2. Heavy attack refreshes all Prowess with a 15 second cooldown
3. Second medium armor breaks can be applied to any champ except Tech. Armor break potency increases per prowess buff he has.
4. When Northstar wins one fight, he places a Cross-Fight on the next opponent, increasing his own Prowess and reverb gain by 10% each.
5. Start with 10 Reverb when fighting in BGs or Duels
6. Special 1 also activates dormant Reverb.