Serpent Really Isn’t Getting Rebalanced?

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  • WednesdayLengthWednesdayLength Member Posts: 2,540 ★★★★★
    Wolf911 said:

    NO

    Ryan or kabam honeydew designed following champs ( this is from the stream )

    misty knight
    wong
    galan
    rocket rework
    mantis
    cassie lang
    dust
    spider punk
    the leader
    shathra

    also cerastes boss as well
    *rayne
  • NightheartNightheart Member Posts: 2,125 ★★★★
    edited September 2024

    Some people aren't on the side of Kabam or Players. That imaginary war isn't real. Some people are just on the side of logic.

    I'm sorry but this time the players have a valid reason to have issues regarding Serpent I say this time the players are right until we get hard counters to him he will forever be a menace. As someone who has fought him many times.. have learnt his kit from 0 to 100... he lives up to his name and even Bullseye, Onslaught, photon, Kindred, Dust and Enchantress are nothing compared to him. And yes I'm a valiant player with somewhat decent amount of skill. If kabam wants new players to play the game they have a very long way to go before the new players get eased into it.
  • WednesdayLengthWednesdayLength Member Posts: 2,540 ★★★★★
    EdisonLaw said:

    @WednesdayLength whose side are you really on?

    I'm not on anyone's side, that's not how the world works, I just have my own opinions.

    I think that serpent should have been nerfed, I don't think that the Kingpin bug fix is worthy of this much vitriol, I think Kabam make mistakes, I think this playerbase is prone to overreaction and entitlement. I hold multiple opinions that may contradict one another but I voice them as I see fit.

  • WednesdayLengthWednesdayLength Member Posts: 2,540 ★★★★★
    BigBlueOx said:

    Listing something twice for any reason here? Atrophy is reduced buff duration… and until buff immunity is found outside of Claire’s kit that’s a toss up as Spot has it too
    I was stating them separately because mojo doesn't have atrophy but has reduced buff duration
  • WednesdayLengthWednesdayLength Member Posts: 2,540 ★★★★★

    Doesn't change the fact that he is immune to mystic abilities.
    Sure, but being immune to some abilities found in the opposing class isn't inherently game breaking even if in serpents case it's overtuned
  • BigBlueOxBigBlueOx Member Posts: 2,870 ★★★★★

    I was stating them separately because mojo doesn't have atrophy but has reduced buff duration
    Mojo’s ability is what created atrophy, it’s one and the same and it’s found in what 4 champs atm, soon to be 5? It may not be broken to have some immunity to class advantage abilities but it is broken for a disadvantaged class champ to be able to bypass what Serpent does. As common with this discussion there is a line of acceptable norms that his design just ignores
  • Mirac1eMirac1e Member Posts: 81

    DLL has been letting us down a lot lately, and if Shathra's as good for Serpent as I think she will be then I'd rather Rayn designed Dazzler lol.
    I think his design is great, sometimes its a bit too overtuned

    Hey Emilia, Can you tell me where these convos are happening in Discord, not much familiar with it.

    Edit: NVM I can see the discussions
    You need to lay low for a while...remember what DLL said to you yesterday on the stream, LOl
  • Mirac1eMirac1e Member Posts: 81
    edited September 2024
    Elthan said:

    Well balanced defender :D Here a list of all his defensive abilities (from a post from this video https://youtu.be/WMgQXyRblT0?si=t_gIMN9ADm7Cnw4D)

    1. immunity to coldsnap
    2. 90% reduced bleed duration
    3. resist up
    4. pierce
    5. high healthpool
    6. crit resist
    7. undexable specials
    8. counters evade
    9. counters miss
    10. stun immune during specials
    11. extra attack rating per cul force charge
    12. 125% death immunity
    13. power gain
    14. big heal
    15. immunity to fate seal
    16. fear debuff (counters juggy wuggy) :(
    17. reduces power drain and burn potency by 60%
    18. if opponent takes 0 damage from sp3, gains 2 bars of power
    19. immune to heal block
    20. immune to special and power lock
    21. ability power rate cannot be reduced under 50% by non mystics
    22. -60% potency of ANY instant damaging effect
    23. -60% crit penetration (ignores 60% less armour and resistances)
    24. immorality is also nullify/stagger immune

    That's a lot for one champion. Not even Hercules has this much in his kit.

    How good is onslaught against serpent? damage wise wont be too bad i guess but power gain will ruin him
  • WednesdayLengthWednesdayLength Member Posts: 2,540 ★★★★★
    BigBlueOx said:

    Mojo’s ability is what created atrophy, it’s one and the same and it’s found in what 4 champs atm, soon to be 5? It may not be broken to have some immunity to class advantage abilities but it is broken for a disadvantaged class champ to be able to bypass what Serpent does. As common with this discussion there is a line of acceptable norms that his design just ignores
    I've literally never said that serpent is fair in this regard, I'm merely pointing out that mojos ability isn't technically atrophy in the sense that it doesn't work the same way against maestro who requires atrophy. Serpent is overtuned but that doesn't mean that the idea that champions are breaking class boundaries across the board is true
  • EdisonLawEdisonLaw Member Posts: 10,052 ★★★★★
    Mirac1e said:

    How good is onslaught against serpent? damage wise wont be too bad i guess but power gain will ruin him
    He has the damage but still has to get through the death immunity and power gain. Same with CGR and other nukes
  • ItsClobberinTimeItsClobberinTime Member Posts: 5,817 ★★★★★
    Alright everyone ready? Moment of truth in 5 mins lol
  • ItsClobberinTimeItsClobberinTime Member Posts: 5,817 ★★★★★
    LET'S GOOOO ENERGY DAMAGE PER SECOND NOT BURST GET F***ED SERPENT.
  • Fit_Fun9329Fit_Fun9329 Member Posts: 2,310 ★★★★★
    Did not see it yet, is she a counter ?
  • ChiefGoatChiefGoat Member Posts: 232 ★★
    No Serpent nerf. Get over it. You’ll be ok.
  • EakomoEakomo Member Posts: 227

    LET'S GOOOO ENERGY DAMAGE PER SECOND NOT BURST GET F***ED SERPENT.
    ah yes the steady introduction of counters so we don't feel to bad about him not getting changed for the next 6 months
  • ItsClobberinTimeItsClobberinTime Member Posts: 5,817 ★★★★★

    Did not see it yet, is she a counter ?

    Yeah best counter in the game hands down, and her damage looks very good, there's actual nuke potential there for the first time in months lol.
    Still a bummer that he didn't get nerfed but she addresses every major pain point Serpent has, from the power gain and the dread to the death immunity buff.
  • ItsClobberinTimeItsClobberinTime Member Posts: 5,817 ★★★★★
    Eakomo said:

    ah yes the steady introduction of counters so we don't feel to bad about him not getting changed for the next 6 months
    Like I said, still a bummer he didn't get nerfed but it's better than nothing.
  • ItsClobberinTimeItsClobberinTime Member Posts: 5,817 ★★★★★

    Yeah but just because they release one decent counter doesn’t mean Serpent should still exist. He’s still incredibly overtuned and when you add additional nodes on top of him, he’s still a nightmare. Plus you have to remember not everyone spends money in the game. It’ll be a while before everyone even gets a chance to have Shathra.

    I agree but it doesn't seem like they're going to back down, so I'll take whatever they give us at this point.
  • Fit_Fun9329Fit_Fun9329 Member Posts: 2,310 ★★★★★

    Yeah best counter in the game hands down, and her damage looks very good, there's actual nuke potential there for the first time in months lol.
    Still a bummer that he didn't get nerfed but she addresses every major pain point Serpent has, from the power gain and the dread to the death immunity buff.
    Nice! Only need to wait for 6 months or what haha
  • ItsClobberinTimeItsClobberinTime Member Posts: 5,817 ★★★★★

    Nice! Only need to wait for 6 months or what haha
    Unfortunately yes, unless you spend which personally I will be doing cause I'm not waiting that long, I'm already done with all the Serpent suffering lol.
    Not surprised this is what they're doing though, milking the hell out of her.
  • ItsClobberinTimeItsClobberinTime Member Posts: 5,817 ★★★★★
    Squidopus said:

    Yeah Serpent still should’ve been nerfed no questions asked, but let’s be real there’s no way they’re backtracking on it, not the least of which being that if they changed their mind they’d probably have to go through the effort of issuing RDTs for those who thought Serpent was now a safe rank up. As long as Serpent’s not getting nerfed though yeah let’s start getting some counters out. It’s money-grabbing but having some counters later that they should’ve been is objectively better than having none.

    Yeah I really don't see them backing down after making Shathra such a solid counter. They're dead set on milking her obviously and if they nerfed Serpent then they wouldn't be able to do so, this is the best we will get for now.
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