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Champion Spotlight - Sentry [Updated: Added 5-Star Stats]
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Yup #buffsentry
I still have trouble believing that anyone saying this ever saw Scarlet Witch on a pre-12.0 crit team. Three star Scarlet Witch could do things 5* Blade can't do.
I didn't just see her, I used her. She made people develop a "mash the button" play style. Just go in there, tap - tap - tap, you're pretty much done but that's all she had honestly. Mad crits, mad buffs and insane debuffs. However, I sincerely doubt that some new crazy "endgame" nodes such as those in later chapters of act 5 that you can blow through with Blade, that the old Scarlet Witch can go through it singlehandedly. That aside, she doesn't have a 5* version, not exactly top prestige in 4* either something blade is among the top 4 of as a 5*. Then there's the ability accuracy reduction. SW is much too dependent on luck as a major factor. Without a way to increase the amount of crits like a crit team, bringing her anywhere would be a mistake if "crit" luck isn't on your side. Blade on the other hand, bring your "holy trinity" and everything else is pretty much guaranteed. The other two are no slouches either. One is definitely one of the best regen champs there is and the other is no doubt one of the hardest hitting champ in the game right now.
That been said, take a look at everyone with a maxed 5* champion. More than 65% of them all, ranked up blade. That ought to tell you something.
This thread however is not about Blade or Scarlet Witch. It is about SENTRY and he's severely underwhelming. Saying some champs have to be weak when the likes of blade exist is just not fair. And of all Marvel heroes, one of the most powerful of all time had to be one of the weakest. Great Job Kabam.
It tells me Blade is really good for end game content. Scarlet Witch was good everywhere, at every level of progression, in the hands of every kind of player (as you put it, even tap tap tap players) which was what made her "offset" the game more before 12.0 than any champion before or since did, or probably even could.
It is about Sentry, but if your point is "see, look at Blade" then it becomes about whether comparing to Blade, or SW, or any other particular champ, is a reasonable comparison. I don't think comparing Sentry to Blade or especially SW is going to get anyone anywhere productive.
It is a matter of opinion. From what I see, they talk a lot about balance and yet the difference between the best and the worst (who btw shouldn't be the worst, at least everyone, including me thinks so) is an absolute mile and somehow they're supposed to all be useful one way or the other. Perhaps for you nothing productive will come out of it but not everyone sees it that way.
The only ones that matter are the developers, if your intent is to convince them to change Sentry. If your argument is that their past work doesn't give them the right to claim any argument for or against buffing Sentry, the odds of that argument succeeding should be obviously zero to anyone. No one convinces anyone of anything using that line of thought.
But if you believe your powers of persuasion are such that you can convince the devs that since they are obviously idiots they should just do whatever you say, it is not my place to try to dissuade you. I'm not that deft with wielding irony.
Idiots? Hardly? By you, that may be what you perceive from my statement above but that doesn't even land anywhere near what I implied, which is why I said it is a matter of opinion.
The argument here is that they say they seek balance, however the difference between poor and high end champs is not even close, not even by a long shot. And even Sentry specifically, the difference between him and whoever is second to him on the scale of useless is still pretty significant as far as I can tell, which is why he should be buffed.
Besides the developers as the only ones that matter doesn't mean we aren't allowed to voice our opinions, because that is what this platform is for is it not? Whether said opinions is neglected or acted upon by said developer, will not negate the fact that we spoke out and are allowed to.
Also, "whatever I say"? I think I am 100% sure that everyone unanimously thinks that Sentry should be buffed. Otherwise this thread will be long forgotten. Not sure what else I commanded the devs to do.
What you said was the devs should make Sentry "super OP" as part of a larger scheme to introduce deliberately super OP champions on a regular basis.
Is that it? Isn't everyone suggesting what comes to mind as to possible ways to make Sentry better? Besides I don't see how that stands as a command nor did you mention that your comment was about that specific statement.
Now about my earlier statement, If you look at the way champs have been introduced, at least one out of four (in 2 months) is OP. If one is powerful and others are average, there's a sense of balance is there not? My idea, not command was that instead of waiting another 2 months give or take, maybe less maybe longer (post void) for another powerful champion, it could be Sentry. No one is expecting any continuous release of overpowered champions.
While opinions are allowed and constructive arguments are enjoyed, I'd rather be asked what I mean and/or implying by a statement rather than be reprimanded because of an entirely different conclusion due to varying opinions.
Above all else, Opinions and whatnot, SENTRY NEEDS TO BUFFED. At least that's why I have this thread bookmarked.
Totally agree, there is just something quite unbelievable when it comes to sentry. That being said, there isn't a huge spot for indestructible champions in the game but I wonder if we get him to sig 200 he has potential there. Maybe. I would actually be content if they just removed the line that forces you to drop suicides from his signature ability. Remove that and I would shut up. He needs a much bigger buff than that to be balanced but I would settle for that.
I wouldn't settle for that, mostly because if anything is going to be done with Sentry, I feel it should benefit everyone who pulled Sentry and most players don't run suicides. And running suicides to specifically buff one champion is, well, suicidal for most players when they are playing non-immune champions.
One of my balancing rules is: min/maxers can take care of themselves, it is everyone else we have to worry about. Sentry can be min/maxed into mediocrity, but he'd still be broken for everyone else. I think if we advocate for things to work properly for the 90% of players that have average skills and average mastery setups, it'll work out in the end for the higher end players automatically.
Yes let’s do that, really hoping for a Sentry buff, saved a lot of shards for him and was hyped when I pulled him, now have complete disappointment especially when compared to Void, Gulk and Modok.I got the bad end of the stick ;(
Yep. Same for me. Really hoping he gets buffed one way or the other. I still think it's all about increasing his % from 30% to much much higher. And Unique Synergies imo should not be the way either because not everyone is a whale that can get loads of featured crystals and grab a new champ the day they're released and not everyone as well can go for featured champions in the arena. Some have to wait till they show up as basics.
It's a good point, and I agree with you, removing that line from his ability wouldn't fix the character, but I'm desperate here and I just want to at least have the opportunity to use him whatever the cost. I feel like if I can convince them it's low hanging fruit something might get done before 2020
I feel the same way! I can't waste valuable T4Cs on an underwhelming champ. He needs the attention they gave Luke and Rulk - like now!
Right?! It’s ridiculous
I'm not sure what's more disappointing, Sentry or the fact they actually made him. At this stage in the game Kabam shouldn't be making such a horrible champ. Confuses the heck out of me how the same people that made him then make Void and Rags hulk. They need to fix him ASAP because he's absolutely useless. They actually had to lower the bar for his introduction into the game.
Right?! For shame kabam! For shame!