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I would avoid to call any hero OP but Gladiator is definitely most challenging and versatile opponent, at least for me personally.
I would not know numbers behind Gladiator but as far as I can tell but fighting him, his light side step attacts are quick and they come out of nowhere. He can attack from 4 different directions unlike most heroes and if you get stunned, well good luck. Also, it seems that he has too much health for being an assasin.
His movset seems ok to me, powerful but I would it call it OP. However, he could use some simple corrections . Just a slightly slower side lights and I really mean SLIGHTLY. Reason why? He seems to be to fast when you take in account type of weapon he is fighting with. Similar issue I am having with Valkrye. That or less effective stun.
The other thing would be decreasing his health. For an assasin and his moveset, he simply has to much health. Taking away only 10hp would balance him better.
This is just my opinion, just so we are clear.
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Gladiator + Ranged (heavy weapon but fast as Dagger) Trackdown Reflexguard Deflect/ autodamage doesnt even require skill. Highdamage Unblockables Feintable Zone , Pretty good Guardrecovery Superior dodge almost unreactable Toestap and you cant dodge after u get hit !
- Hp this is literally the only weak point of this hero.
Shaman ? + She can feint her Charge jump attacks Unreactable Jumps she can change guard direction in the Air. lol. once she fails to hit you Instant Guard recovery. so your dodge is literally useless.
Her jaws deal more damage than her Blades.. She can heal her hp pool and Stamina once you get caught by her unreactable Animal jump. that logic
she can be played passively from distance Hit and run tactic
or Close crazy sick mixups. on top of all She has Deflect and reflex guard.
- She has so many possibilities, which is also a weakpoint. The more you she plays agreesive the more are chances to get parried.
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Ironically, the human jaw is a particularly powerful and potent weapon. Can dish out some real damage.Originally Posted by Baturai Go to original post+ and -
Gladiator + Ranged (heavy weapon but fast as Dagger) Trackdown Reflexguard Deflect/ autodamage doesnt even require skill. Highdamage Unblockables Feintable Zone , Pretty good Guardrecovery Superior dodge almost unreactable Toestap and you cant dodge after u get hit !
- Hp this is literally the only weak point of this hero.
Shaman ? + She can feint her Charge jump attacks Unreactable Jumps she can change guard direction in the Air. lol. once she fails to hit you Instant Guard recovery. so your dodge is literally useless.
Her jaws deal more damage than her Blades.. She can heal her hp pool and Stamina once you get caught by her unreactable Animal jump. that logic
she can be played passively from distance Hit and run tactic
or Close crazy sick mixups. on top of all She has Deflect and reflex guard.
- She has so many possibilities, which is also a weakpoint. The more you she plays agreesive the more are chances to get parried.
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No no nono.... Gladiator isn't overpowered. By any means. He's very reactable. Only, he has better kit flow than many other heroes. And he's average with punishes, the only good punish being his unblockable stab-bleed thing (when it doesn't get parried).
It's a poking hero who's better at poking than Nobushi and Valkyrie. But still a poking hero. Pokes are supposed to be faster than strikes/slashes/crushing blows. He's well in his position where he stands. Nothing is overpowered about him. That toe-stab unblockable, if it were a bit slower would have been rendered completely useless. It already does crap damage and is more of a taunt than an actual attack. It's only viable if you're OOS, getting toe-stabbed can be chained into a shove which will knock you down, and he gets a free heavy.
And before the "lul noob defending his broken op class" I'm a Warden main. And I don't own any DLC character.
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Match-ups play a big role in who people view as over powered.
As Orochi, ironically at a disadvantage against most of the roster, Gladatior is by far my easiest opponent.
He doesn't have much reach like most heroes, so countering him with Storm Rush, Lightning Strike, and Zephyr Slash is just a relaxing fiesta!
Kensei, ironically under powered against most I've heard, is one of Orochi's most impossible opponents.
This game is just a mess of different fight styles, which I think will prove to be impossible to ever truly balance into a respectable level of fairness.
On top of that, they keep tossing in a hero that can over power pretty much the entire roster every season or two, if the continuing trend, they game will surely completely die.
When I think about the overall balance issues.
I think a much better way to have developed this game would to have a fighting structure where all heroes are capable of pulling off the same type of move in regards to damage, range, speed, exc.
Just different animations that fit that character style.
But the this whole foundation of different abilities, damage, range, speed, exc. is what makes this game a cluster shoot of frustrating garbage.
That's just my opinion on it all.
