Devs do not buff kensi please | Forums

[Pestilence1X]

LOL! If you think Kensei is in a good, SOLID spot, then you honestly probably just got schooled by a Kensei, which had nothing to do with the hero, but the player using him. Sure, Kensei can kick some ***, but then again, ANY hero can do so. It just depends on the skill of the player. The thing is though, just because a player can do good with Kensei does not mean he's in a good spot.

Kensei's main game is feinting, which EVERY OTHER HERO IN THE GAME can do, with the exception of Conqueror. You can tell me that his feinting game is stronger, but I can also call BS. The only time it's stronger is through his chain finisher mixup, but that's only because they turn into soft feints. Even if it was slightly stronger, feinting doesn't guarantee you damage. Feinting only works against those who can't seem to stop falling for it. You don't fall for it and you shutdown Kensei.

Kensei has nothing that everybody doesn't already have. Range? Really? You're going to tell me that Kensei's range gives him an advantage in combat? What is his range going to do when he can't hit you because you block everything he throws out? He's basically forced to turtle because he has no offensive options, so how exactly is his range helpful?

Kensei is NOT in a good spot. He is really just a basic hero without anything special aside from his finisher, which isn't even that impressive.

[Antonioj26]

orochi
all you have is top light and zone
side lights are slow. heavies are slow. attack chains are slow.
moves super telegraphed
have to deal with reflex guard.
low hp.
no openers. no unblockables.
bad GB range. bad throw range

Orochi only has those two attacks but they are enough to keep him above raider by a long shot. I'd take a 500 ms 32 damage attack and a 400ms 20 damage zone over raiders kit. The one thing raider has going for him is he's able cgb when dashing.

Side lights are the same as raiders so neither of them have the advantage there
Heavies are faster than raiders so that's not an advantage for raider
Attack chains are slow but Who cares because no one who is worth a damn does attack chains since they are free parries
Moves are no more telegraphed than raiders
Reflex guard isn't an issue for decent players
Low hp that is the same or close to the same at 70% of the cast but okay I'll give you that.
Gb range is pretty comparable to everyone else, I've never had an issue where I thought if I was using someone else I would have got the gb.

If a 500ms and 400ms attack aren't good openers then raider is still at a disadvantage since he has neither of those. No unblockables. The only good thing about raiders unblockable is oos mixups, other than that they are easy to parry or dodge. Bad throw range, really what would he even need it for? His wall stun would still be 35 damage either way and if you are talking about real fights where people don't throw eachother off then I wouldn't even throw that in as a factor. Roach coaches two attacks are way superior to raiders entire kit. Raiders parry punish is another thing he has but it's much harder to pull off with his grandma guard stance

[Celasunnn]

Well I don't mind that he gets new combos or something like that. I even wish this for most heros. But he doesnt needs a damage buff. and that auto lock **** really needs to go a way from game, as he has way to much range . but what do i know I onley play against him.

[SirCorrino]

Yeah, Kensei could use some love. The only reason I lose to Kenseis is that most of his attacks have weird parry timing so I keep messing up my parries, but that's all on me, when I manage to defend myself they die super easy.

[BeefMan_]

...to be fair he also has that unlock tech that you whiff a hit.

Which is a free parry since 99% of Kensei players don't feint it

[dekot11]

Which is a free parry since 99% of Kensei players don't feint it

It's pretty useless after someone sees it a total of one time, they can stop you with just a single light. Unless you're talking about the 360 spin no scope swing, which I don't think is parry-able. And hard to pull off consistently.

You need to fight a decent Kensei then.

You need to fight a decent turtle.

[Zhantay]

It's pretty useless after someone sees it a total of one time, they can stop you with just a single light. Unless you're talking about the 360 spin no scope swing, which I don't think is parry-able. And hard to pull off consistently.



You need to fight a decent turtle.

Oh you can parry his zone, you just have to wait a while since he twirls his sword for 2 secs before it hits you.

[BeefMan_]

Oh you can parry his zone, you just have to wait a while since he twirls his sword for 2 secs before it hits you.

Nah man you gotta get fancy with it
Unlock, turn 90* to the right, hit him once, cancel into top light

[l8knight347]

Kensei is not only one of the 2 worst characters but he is also one of worst characters to have in a 2v1 lol. If you can't external parry his unblockable reliably then you aren't at a high enough skill level to be discussing balance.

All he can do is feint into top light that is the only thing he can do that is decently fast. You can literally just not even bother risking a parry and hold your block top and react to everything else and he should never touch you.

I can discuss anything I want snob. clearly you feel that your opinion doesn't have any merit. so you need to silence me by questioning my credibility. so you get a buff for your favorite hero.

[BeefMan_]

so you get a buff for your favorite hero.

Good
He needs it