Thanks for the vids. This series is a constant reference tool for me. I appreciate you addressing the masteries issue. I'm hoping that Kabam makes a similar decision for Nefaria and Unphased mastery for the rebalance. The evade feels so crucial to getting the most out of him. Thanks again
I'm sorry to say I'm on the other side of the Nefaria thing. I don't see his evade as nearly as crucial, and I think his success against people like Serpent proves it. I'd rather we change Unfazed more broadly than just bandaid over it for the latest champion to run into it, who arguably needs it a lot *less* than someone like Mister Negative, who doesn't have the benefit of rebalancing coming up.
I might just need to practice more. Feels pretty crucial to me lol. I'm still getting smacked when it kicks in even if I don't rush in after the evade.
I will add that it IS listed as one of his 3 weaknesses in his champion spotlight. Where it states that the evade is a key part of his damage loop as its a main source of buildup debuffs. And effects like unstoppable will make it harder to perform his damage loop.
Correct, but I'm not sure that's the argument you intend. Characters are supposed to have weaknesses, so it being listed there imo leans towards things staying as they are. But the core of my point is just this - Nefaria is still good in matchups where animations mean you can't evade even as a risk. He's still good when true focus or true strike or something else prevents your evade entirely. And so it's hard for me to agree that the evade is critical to his playstyle rather than beneficial when it works, even before comparing it to someone like Mister Negative, who just flat out falls apart if he can't safely evade.
Thanks for the vid DLL! I gave feedback to Nah that actually the removal of Stand your ground is much appreciated! Nothing more frustrating than a champ with a heavy rotation who is liable to rng that blocks it. Its like how Silk, Chavez etc have heavy stuns but they are made passives so that they cant be shrugged etc. She seems awesome, excited to get her!
I hate to tell you this, but Silk's heavy stun is a debuff 😂 she's a science champ so she's supposed to be weak to purify the same way Chavez isn't. But glad you appreciate it!
She's going to be soooo good Having dodge makes her good for photon, her damage coming from specials makes her good for maestro, her awakening makes her good for the 3 reflecters in the skill class. Her BIG SP2 makes her good for Sasquatch(can nuke him). She's going to be an all round great champion I JUST KNOW IT. She doesn't really look like she has alot of utility in her kit on paper but how applicable she is in a fight is ALOT OF UTILITY in itself. She will be able to take nodes that require you to wait out and attack during certain times even nodes that would initially disrupt ALOT OF CHAMPIONS rotations. Due to her tempo not having a duration she can spend as MUCH TIME as she wants during the fight only thing you really need to hurry up with is the energy vul timer which isn't much of a problem because you can just pop another sp1 to inflict it again, this can easily get you to a 100 temp and deliver that massive sp2 And the sp1 doesn't consume the tempo. Her sp2 doesn't care as you can pop it anywhere as its unblockable which was showcased in her rotation during attuma fight. NOT TO MENTION HER TEMPO IS SOOO EASY TO BUILD. This is such an underrated utility. Her ease of use should've been 5 but i understand it being 3 because to new dazzler players it may be a little complicated to master the times to tap the screen during her specials. I haven't gotten her but im pretty sure I've re-watched her deep dive to already have mastered the timing of both specials. Also DLL I've been the one asking for her spotlight with context on all your livestreams😂. I'm so excited and will be getting her day 1
I would love if nefaria had the same thing as dazzler but with unfazed, it's really frustrating in war when they have that mastery and you eat a combo in the face. At least it would be cool if it said if the defender has that mastery
I just don't agree here and have discussed it elsewhere. Nefaria doesn't need to evade as badly as Dazzler needs to heavy, and it makes more sense to change the mastery overall that to protect him but not Elsa or Mister Negative.
My one gripe I have with this champion is signature ability level pursuit duration scaling. Sig 20 is just below 3 second. I think it might as well not exist at that point. Scaling from 5 to 10 like spiral would've been so much better than 2 to 10. Even though spiral sig has its own issues with value increasing on the later levels unlike almost every other signature ability in the game
It's about time I watch this video. DLL, does her opponent’s Critical Damage Rating being set to 0 essentially mean she has 100% resistance to Critical Penetration against non-Tech champions? Also, isn’t that similar to Serpent’s mechanic, but to a lesser degree depending on the Dread Charges? Please correct me if I’m mistaken.
Not really, but that's a good question. Reducing critical penetration doesn't change the calculated (boosted) damage of the hit, only how it interacts with armor and resistances. Reducing critical damage rating actually makes the hit less powerful, armor or no, and hits things that care about critical damage, like Kate's critical coldsnap.
@Daddylonglegs93 ok,now I'm clear on the critical damage part but what does the critical penetration do,waiting for your next stream to resume this discussion.
Hey DLL, ik your photon isn’t duped and I’m not trying to rub it in I just know you’ll appreciate the fact that my photon is now sig 200 my first maxed sig 7* r3 and if you were wondering how good she is now? It’s fantastic on offense I can just hit into block for absurd amounts of dmg I fuckin love it. (She’ll be my first r4 when that day eventually comes)
Took you long enough…. I’ve re subscribed
I love this series. Thanks DLL!
Thanks for the vids. This series is a constant reference tool for me. I appreciate you addressing the masteries issue. I'm hoping that Kabam makes a similar decision for Nefaria and Unphased mastery for the rebalance. The evade feels so crucial to getting the most out of him. Thanks again
I'm sorry to say I'm on the other side of the Nefaria thing. I don't see his evade as nearly as crucial, and I think his success against people like Serpent proves it. I'd rather we change Unfazed more broadly than just bandaid over it for the latest champion to run into it, who arguably needs it a lot *less* than someone like Mister Negative, who doesn't have the benefit of rebalancing coming up.
I might just need to practice more. Feels pretty crucial to me lol. I'm still getting smacked when it kicks in even if I don't rush in after the evade.
I will add that it IS listed as one of his 3 weaknesses in his champion spotlight. Where it states that the evade is a key part of his damage loop as its a main source of buildup debuffs. And effects like unstoppable will make it harder to perform his damage loop.
Correct, but I'm not sure that's the argument you intend. Characters are supposed to have weaknesses, so it being listed there imo leans towards things staying as they are.
But the core of my point is just this - Nefaria is still good in matchups where animations mean you can't evade even as a risk. He's still good when true focus or true strike or something else prevents your evade entirely. And so it's hard for me to agree that the evade is critical to his playstyle rather than beneficial when it works, even before comparing it to someone like Mister Negative, who just flat out falls apart if he can't safely evade.
Very cool. Thanks for sharing DLL! I can't wait for Dazzler
Thanks for the vid DLL! I gave feedback to Nah that actually the removal of Stand your ground is much appreciated! Nothing more frustrating than a champ with a heavy rotation who is liable to rng that blocks it.
Its like how Silk, Chavez etc have heavy stuns but they are made passives so that they cant be shrugged etc.
She seems awesome, excited to get her!
I hate to tell you this, but Silk's heavy stun is a debuff 😂 she's a science champ so she's supposed to be weak to purify the same way Chavez isn't.
But glad you appreciate it!
She's going to be soooo good
Having dodge makes her good for photon, her damage coming from specials makes her good for maestro, her awakening makes her good for the 3 reflecters in the skill class. Her BIG SP2 makes her good for Sasquatch(can nuke him). She's going to be an all round great champion I JUST KNOW IT.
She doesn't really look like she has alot of utility in her kit on paper but how applicable she is in a fight is ALOT OF UTILITY in itself.
She will be able to take nodes that require you to wait out and attack during certain times even nodes that would initially disrupt ALOT OF CHAMPIONS rotations. Due to her tempo not having a duration she can spend as MUCH TIME as she wants during the fight only thing you really need to hurry up with is the energy vul timer which isn't much of a problem because you can just pop another sp1 to inflict it again, this can easily get you to a 100 temp and deliver that massive sp2 And the sp1 doesn't consume the tempo. Her sp2 doesn't care as you can pop it anywhere as its unblockable which was showcased in her rotation during attuma fight. NOT TO MENTION HER TEMPO IS SOOO EASY TO BUILD.
This is such an underrated utility.
Her ease of use should've been 5 but i understand it being 3 because to new dazzler players it may be a little complicated to master the times to tap the screen during her specials.
I haven't gotten her but im pretty sure I've re-watched her deep dive to already have mastered the timing of both specials.
Also DLL I've been the one asking for her spotlight with context on all your livestreams😂.
I'm so excited and will be getting her day 1
Lol I'm glad you're so excited 😂
I love these videos
These are the best vids thanks mate
Bummed she's not going to be in the December titan pool, but excited to get her with the battle pass!
I would love if nefaria had the same thing as dazzler but with unfazed, it's really frustrating in war when they have that mastery and you eat a combo in the face. At least it would be cool if it said if the defender has that mastery
I just don't agree here and have discussed it elsewhere. Nefaria doesn't need to evade as badly as Dazzler needs to heavy, and it makes more sense to change the mastery overall that to protect him but not Elsa or Mister Negative.
Awesome! I like that dash in --> miss --> heavy tech as I've used it with Kitty Pryde before. Hopefully get her soon!
Can’t wait to watch this…in the morning.
My one gripe I have with this champion is signature ability level pursuit duration scaling. Sig 20 is just below 3 second. I think it might as well not exist at that point. Scaling from 5 to 10 like spiral would've been so much better than 2 to 10. Even though spiral sig has its own issues with value increasing on the later levels unlike almost every other signature ability in the game
I don't agree here. It's a rare sig where 50% of the benefit should be there right away, and 3s is more than a full combo. That's not nothing.
It's about time I watch this video. DLL, does her opponent’s Critical Damage Rating being set to 0 essentially mean she has 100% resistance to Critical Penetration against non-Tech champions? Also, isn’t that similar to Serpent’s mechanic, but to a lesser degree depending on the Dread Charges? Please correct me if I’m mistaken.
Not really, but that's a good question. Reducing critical penetration doesn't change the calculated (boosted) damage of the hit, only how it interacts with armor and resistances. Reducing critical damage rating actually makes the hit less powerful, armor or no, and hits things that care about critical damage, like Kate's critical coldsnap.
@Daddylonglegs93 ok,now I'm clear on the critical damage part but what does the critical penetration do,waiting for your next stream to resume this discussion.
Yeah stream sounds like a good time. This one is getting a bit into the weeds. I look forward to it.
Yay. Any chance you can let us know the Release date?
No. Please do not ask me for unannounced news
Spamming heavies in the corner two or three times could yield 10 tempo per; 5 for the wakeup, 5 for the "heavy while not stunned"?
The bonus tempo for wakeups is lights and mediums only haha. For good reason
Hey DLL, ik your photon isn’t duped and I’m not trying to rub it in I just know you’ll appreciate the fact that my photon is now sig 200 my first maxed sig 7* r3 and if you were wondering how good she is now? It’s fantastic on offense I can just hit into block for absurd amounts of dmg I fuckin love it. (She’ll be my first r4 when that day eventually comes)
Congrats Matt!
Based on a regular schedule her early access should have been this week, did Kabam skip early access because she’s going to be in the battle pass?
Im pretty sure she releases December, and that’s why there were no bundles
Correct. Her battle pass will be later on. I don't know if there will be bundles
Will she be in the nxt titan or not??😅
Also what does immune to bad vibes mean??.. concussion immune or passive AAR immune or what?😅
It's just playful wording
It doesn't mean anything
Is this the first mutant with a guaranteed crit special?
I believe so. There were some discussions about it, and it is just one hit.
This champ looks gay asf
Mission accomplished then 👍🏼😎👍🏼