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Kensei and Gladiator
I'm not asking for drastic changes to these characters at all, I'm asking for slight tweaks to certain mechanics that these characters have.
For example,
There's no reason for a starter Vanguard character, Kensei, to have the best dodges, cleave attacks, combos and light attacks in the game, so I simply ask for damage changes to any non-direct attacks (cleave damage) for Kensei and perhaps a better animation for his dodge (as it can be quite difficult to track who he is dodge attacking in a group/gank fight, however this also applies to all dodge attack animations).
Furthermore, a slight 2-4 damage nerf on his lights and a 3-5 damage nerf on his heavies will still allow him to be a top pick for new and veteran players but won't allow him to harass/punish people with his hyper-armour.
Speaking of, his hyper-armour, in my opinion, should be either removed from his/her side heavies as the top heavy exists as a entry to mix-ups. There's no reason for why Kensei needs hyper-armour as his dodge attacks already exist with superior dodge. I understand Kensei is meant to be one of the easiest characters to pick up with a plethora of combos and the like, however, he/she doesn't need to do everything and anything. Just slight tweaks not drastic overhauls like the many he/she has already received.
Gladiator is in a really ****ty spot right now in the current version of the game. Overall he's a great and fun character to pick up in order to poke some toes, however, at a first glance that's his/her only appeal. As an Assassin I believe Gladiator to be perhaps the worst (not-including Shiobi). For one, Gladiator cannot light attack after a bash, he/she is one of the only characters in the game that cannot do this. If Gladiator was to do this then he/she wouldn't be stagnated after a dodge bash or bash off of a parry, allowing him to properly punish his/her opponent.
Additionally, more combos intertwining Gladiator's lights and heavies, perhaps even into a bash similar to that of Centurion, would make Gladiator a far more versatile character in both 1v1 and group fight situations. I believe outside of changes to combos Gladiator is a fantastic character that deals enough damage however currently cannot stand his/her own.