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Initial Thoughts On The Maker?
NONYABIZZ
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Forgot I used to do this lol
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Even after having bastion I still prefer jack in many matchups so maker is another bastion for me
The juice ain't worth the squeeze.
The potencies seem really weak, so the main thing seems to be the utility.
Special Drain's only main application is Cap Britain currently, so very niche. Outside of Cap Britain, if I want that for power control fights, I would use CapIW tech synergy or Prowler and be able to drain 100% of the power.
Instant damaging effect are also not that common, and with the potency being so low it also isn't gonna make a major difference. However, the cowardice does seem like it could be useful since prowess control is common.
I think of Mister Fantastic's debuffs or War Machine's prefight - those prefights actually seem like they more broadly useful and powerful, compared to Maker's more niche and low potency prefights.
Unimpressive prefights coupled with game design not actually supporting prefight charges (single champion quests, champion swapping, etc), and his appeal for non-BG players like myself seems limited.
Forcing you to say, "where the damage at?"
Strange animations as well,..idk what to think lol.
instead of making it a one time per rotation they should have made like sable and did multiple mines,each time the opponent steps on one they apply a copy one of Maker pre fights, 3 of each at max and it's 2 mines instead of 1,reduced damage but the catch is
While holding special maker gains a passive precision making all hits guareented for 5 seconds,paused during specials and when Maker would crit he deals a burst of plasma based on his critical damage rating
For a extra on the Awakening he gain a certain % Cruelty based on personal passive effects on the opponent, and make him parry non contact attack as a base kit thing
Onslaught Inflicts neuroshock
Kitty gains prowess
Mr Sinister regene
Havok gains charges
Tech champs are supposed to function in a way that they can counter mutants who punish crits
He'll be called mid regardless because most of the vocal community cares most about Battleground performance. Maker is clearly geared towards war and longer form team based content.
His heavy hits give the opponent no power and holding the heavy for 1.5 seconds drains 1% of max power on the 1st hit.
The no power adds to the parry - heavy play style and the tiny power drain makes him an effective Havok counter and can possibly save you from an SP3. That would've been enough to give him a solid place in many teams. As is, I don't think he does enough for me to bother chasing and ranking him up if I get him. Right now his best usage for me would be adding more damage to Bastion with the pre-fight.