So people are still OK w/ Kensei? | Forums

[Vrbas1]

Feint everything into unblockable/hyperarmor I frames? I can't be the only one annoyed by how his rework unfolded. And save your "git good"/he's been trash tier since launch comments please, we all know it's not about that. If you don't truly believe he got EXTRA love on his rework compared to others so far (save maybe Warden), you truly are brain dead.

[CRIMS0NM0NKEY]

I'm not OK with it. Him Warden and berserker are now monsters.

[EvoX.]

Reworked heroes so far: Warden, Conqueror, Berserker, PK, Orochi, Valk.

Reworked heroes Kensei is stronger than: PK and Valk.

He's the most well balanced rework by far, in no need of buffs or nerfs. Learn how to play against him, apply it, and don't dismiss everyone else as ''brain dead'' when you're the one who's got it wrong.

[Vakris_One]

What are these unblockable hyper armour i-frames pray tell? He has a grand total of 1 unblockable and only his chain finishers have hyper armour minus the unblockable top heavy. There are no i-frames involved during attacks so if you're getting hit it's because you made a mistake.

You might want to at least learn the moves of the character that's man-handling you before even thinking of calling anyone else "brain dead" like a petty child throwing a tantrum. Put some time into learning how to fight Kensei and ask for advice on the forum unless you just came here to vent impotently.

[NHLGoldenKnight]

Kensei is a one op sob, but we can't prove it so there is nothing we can do about it.
He reminds me of Porsche 911. Nothing op on paper yet outperforms 2x more expensive exotic sports cars.

[DefiledDragon]

Kensei is a one op sob, but we can't prove it so there is nothing we can do about it.
He reminds me of Porsche 911. Nothing op on paper yet outperforms 2x more expensive exotic sports cars.

He's certainly "a strong pick". He's well rounded with no real weaknesses to speak of. In the hands of a decent player he's probably the strongest in the roster without being flat out OP. It could be argued that his lack of any real weakness points to him being OP and it does, but there's nothing blatant about it and you could argue that his 600ms lights are a weakness, but they're not really as they back up an excellent feint game and a very flexible kit. He's riding the line.

[Knight_Raime]

I don't think he got extra love. I mean. He got more done to him than pk/bushi. But so did every other rework. I think it was more of the fact that Kensei's concept as a hero compared to the rest of the reworks was already really good. It just needed to be updated. Like. What did he get really? One extra move with armor and a pommel strike? Everything else that is in his kit already existed in some form. Was just shifted around a bit.

Also comparing him to other reworks Kensei is only better than 3 of them. Pk, bushi, and HL. I would argue valk is better. Mainly because she's a better turtle.

[NHLGoldenKnight]

His big advantage is his dodge. On paper, it is just a dodge like couple of other heroes have. But unlike them, Kensei has a huge range and the way he moves and area he covers, his dodge is safest dodge in the game. Other long range heroes such as Nobushi or Valk have different type of dodge that doesn't fully exploit range of their weapon. That is balanced way of dealing with dodge. Kensei on the other hand, has the same type of dodge like assassins just with almost 2x range and overall area he covers.

It is something that doesn't look op on paper but only if you watch his moves during gameplay.

[Vrbas1]

He's the most well balanced rework by far, in no need of buffs or nerfs. Learn how to play against him, apply it, and don't dismiss everyone else as ''brain dead'' when you're the one who's got it wrong.

Don't put words in my mouth. I clearly stated if you don't believe he got EXTRA love on his reworks compared to the others then yes, you are in fact brain dead.

[Vrbas1]

You might want to at least learn the moves of the character that's man-handling you before even thinking of calling anyone else "brain dead" like a petty child throwing a tantrum. Put some time into learning how to fight Kensei and ask for advice on the forum unless you just came here to vent impotently.

You failed to correctly read what I wrote. Kensei mains and everyone else that disagrees with my opinion that he is OP are not brain dead. The people that think he didn't receive extra love on his reworks compared to the others thus far are. Maybe try exercising your eyeballs and read what I actually wrote before you jump down my throat.

What are these unblockable hyper armour i-frames pray tell? He has a grand total of 1 unblockable and only his chain finishers have hyper armour minus the unblockable top heavy. There are no i-frames involved during attacks so if you're getting hit it's because you made a mistake.

He has 2 unblockables actually, counting his pommel strike. The i-frames I speak of involve the massive window he has to initiate the dodge heavy that literally walks a semi circle around people if he's close enough. Using Lawbringer as an example, it's frustrating to sweep your poleaxe clear through his character model during a side dodge (regardless of direction of dodge and/or Lawbringer attack); if I drag my axe across your face it shouldn't matter that your dodging --> Point being, other characters that have dodge attacks get caught by side attacks where they seemingly pass through Kensei.