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[x_Senduko_x]

That's because kensei is **** that's why no one plays him. It was a much needed buff.

And its even not enough it doesnt cure the issue that he has. Yeah they give him some nice tools but he still cant be aggressive. He is still just a reacting char. Look at the LB they buffed him good maybe to far but now he can be aggressive and not reactive. He can put so much pressure on the enemy thats insane since yesterday. And that is exactly what the kensei need. Some save stuff and a way to open the fight without get punished all day long

[jeppy83]

And its even not enough it doesnt cure the issue that he has. Yeah they give him some nice tools but he still cant be aggressive. He is still just a reacting char. Look at the LB they buffed him good maybe to far but now he can be aggressive and not reactive. He can put so much pressure on the enemy thats insane since yesterday. And that is exactly what the kensei need. Some save stuff and a way to open the fight without get punished all day long

I played with Kensei for couple hours this afternoon.. I have to say he is so much better You can pull of his finisher more often while using the soft feint as well, which plays mind games on your opponent.. he has more options for his opener now. that makes him more aggressive.. i find im getting more kills in specially in dominion. little buffs at a time is good enough.. now they have to fix his zone attack which is useless.

[Kitsune..]

Hearing that side dash attack is still unsafe on block is quite disappointing
Can we CGB at least now?

[Iskaroth]

These buffs are nice but dont change much. Kensei didnt have problem with stomping noobs, now he will stomp them harder but against good players hes almost as bad as before. The problem isnt with Kensei himself but rather how defense works in this game(is OP). Devs admitted defense is too strong and are working on ways to solve this issue so until then Kensei will remain weak in high level play.

[FIX.THE.KENSEI]

Buff? Buff? What are u talking about?

I think Developer and Designer don't really play Kensei ... Because if they played it, they would not call buff the latest changes ...

Let's be clear, Kensei was the most balanced of heroes after the betas and during the launch of the game.

But after 1.03 the kensei was simply broken. (They took away the speed on dodge, less attack and removed a combo .... basically changed their game mechanics, leaving the Kensei useless to play in competitive mode ...

With this update 1.05 just shyly place the kensei close to its previous state ... But it is still clear that it can not be called the avant-garde of the samurais ... And much less compared to the vanguards of the other factions ...

So when they say ... That's some **** **** good ****!

I say .... ****** reallly **** ???????

The only hero I have played in the game, is the kensei.
I have 25 prestige with the kensei and I have spent a lot of time with this character, so that now those who ruined it say they are buffing it.


Shame ....

[Ikeru_Densetsu]

Still useless at top level, OP on 4v4 now...mkay but it'll be actually fun to play now

[DrExtrem]

I cant edit my post so i Quote myself.
To make the kensei rly catch up with the top five they habe to do 2 things. They want that he is the feitn master so than give him a save swiftstrike on block and and Here is the ultimative suggestion to make the kensei s Claas char, let helmsplitter go on with the chain EVEN IT IS BLOCKED. They said they give him the UB on the 2. hit to do Mord mindgames. Thats gold idea but its useless when ur enemy still turtle like ****. But if the chain from helmsplitter go on still when its Blockes u can do the mindgame and force the enemy to react and and the turtle game on the kensei ...

What do you want. An AK 47 or M4 carbine?

A safe attack after block is the most cheesy way to buff a class. Even the dedicated def-heroes and counter attackers need to at least use the full block to use something like that.

[Kitsune..]

A safe attack after block is the most cheesy way to buff a class. Even the dedicated def-heroes and counter attackers need to at least use the full block to use something like that.

There are like 2 classes that you can GB after blocking their side dash attack. Kensei is one of them and he can't counter this GB. I think you should reconsider this statement now.

I think I'll just stick to my usual wait-for-parry playstyle until the turtle meta is addressed properly

[Brologna_Xeno]

Shame ....

I too not so satisfied with the addition through subtraction logic.

I hope they don't think of this adjustment as the "Kensei patch' and thus stop looking at the hero.


and I miss Swift Strike > Side Heavy > Finisher. Was a great counter VS assassins and especially against groups. That string had great homing and movement. Dodge > Dodge > Hyper Armor defense component to it when cycling through multiple enemies.

That string was why I could live with a crap zone attack.



Has this update changed any other Kensei's gear setup for 4v4? Find myself moving away from Stamina Reduction to Attack Up on the blade.. they've de-evolved Kensei into a snipe/gank Top unblockable in 4v4

[Manlorey]

So UBI makes changes that will please 1% of the ppl that play this game and offend 99% of the rest... AMAZING!
And you find that good? AMAZING!

Why do devs only care about 1% of players?

Is this for real?

You do realise Kensei has been considered the lowest of trashtier heroes, being right at the bottom along with raider, Raider who is somewhat even more viable than Kensei, I might add. So the devs should not balance the game to give each hero unique feats and strengths which make the gameplay enjoyable for everybody, because some people play spoiled overpowered characters? Thats some argument, wow.