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[janstorm2009]

Congrats Ubi, you nerfed Warlord into the ground.
I have been playing this game religiously since the Alpha and you just murdered my absolute favorite character. Early on i remember Roman (creative director) saying that rather than nerfing characters they would prefer to give other characters the tools to match overpowered characters. What happened to that idea?

Here is a link to a great breakdown for what the nerf did to the warlord:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Competitive...nerf_analysis/

In short, I'm not saying that Warlord wasn't in need of tweaking, but dear God did you have to change so many vital things at once? You destroyed some of his best tools for breaking the turtles up. In effect all you did was force all Warlords to have to turtle up and strengthen the defensive meta.

I am so disappointed. I haven't even felt like playing the game lately. Now I know how Conquerors felt during season 1.

[hairless_ape]

You poor thing, your favorite character is no longer OP, that must be rough. No more easy mode for you.

[Tyrjo]

Warlord was never OP, just had a very good kit. Some of the nerfs were justified, some were not.

Like said, you have to turtle as a WL, now since headbutt isn't viable anymore.

[PDXGorechild]

He's fine. Still a strong contender. Shut up.

[BTTrinity]

Crying that headbutt is no longer viable when its still better than Nobushi's kick, Shinobi's kick, Lawbringers Shove + light combo, Conq's shield bash, and pretty much anything else that isnt Centurion or Gladiator.

[UbiJurassic]

We've been keeping a close eye on Warlord following his changes and have been taking note of community feedback on him. Should we find that he is not performing as intended, we will likely investigate further adjustments to the hero.