#41

The only one that should be in D[quote=“flatliner99, post:38, topic:1348208”]
Caldarius
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An easy B[quote=“flatliner99, post:38, topic:1348208”]
Melka
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Just like Cal but with less mobility and more sustained damage so B as well.[quote=“flatliner99, post:38, topic:1348208”]
El Dragon
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Easy A[quote=“flatliner99, post:38, topic:1348208”]
Isic
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A or higher since he has no downside and excels at everything.[quote=“flatliner99, post:38, topic:1348208”]
Kleese
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Really high damage since his buff. Can snipe with his Mutation and becomes a god late game with his rifts while being able to heal shields and health better then Miko. S if i ever saw one.

I agree with almost everything else here besides everyone else in D

#42

Let me first say I have only played Toby and Attikus a half a dozen times and this does not make me an expert nor does it mean im right. I put them this low because i felt they were extremely difficult and feel short on there abilities versus other characters. Yes this is probably biased based on my play style but looking past that i have probably put in 60+ hours into the beta and i have seen these characters used and im impressed by a player who uses them and gets a possitive kill to death ratio. Now i am sure there are a small populace of players who are good with these characters but i feel they lack in certain categories.

So my next thought is how do you build a balanced character. Well you have to understand all of the different categories that can be measured. Such as speed (movement, attack speed, jump abilities), difficulty (the age old question is if it is a harder character should it be an all around better character?), Damage, Area of effect, Unique Abilities, Character Size and so on and so forth. Since there is so many diverse things to look at and no real answer other then hard data i can only really tell you based on my experience and how i see other players play them.

I think Caldarius and Melka are difficult to play and that their mobility isn’t that great for what it costs you. I also disliked their split skill tree of melee and range. Maybe i am putting them down a bit too low but to me they felt weaker then other heroes. Time will tell though because the beta was just people learning to use them and more data will present itself after the release when everyone has everything unlocked and can see if these 2 get played more.

El Dragon is the one i would be the most ok with changing. He can be finicky and i did not see him as strong as the community did for him to get a nerf but obviously the data was there. Now though i feel he fits high b tier or low a tier, the player really makes a difference for him because i see his end game stats go all over the place. So he is good but maybe if the right situations (like team fights or opposing characters) he can be halted from being great.

Isic is a character i did not think i would like at first but i ended up changing my mind. He has a great play style but i always feel clunky, like he is a great speed bump against the team but he should be more. I also feel like his skills and gene tree really do not harmonize as well as they should. Once again though i can see him as a low A rank tier or a high B rank tier.

Kleese is another character i really love but his downside is he needs to build moment to get anywhere. His turrets that he put down are his life line so a smart team gets rid of them 5 seconds after i place one. So i can hold a choke point that is in the back but its a slow push for him to go forward. I also think his huge size makes him a big target what means you often are trying to get in those snipe shots through the mutation unlock ability what is annoying that it isn’t his default attack.

Don’t take my list as the end all be all, i am bias like every other person in existence and i have a certain play style the effects me. Other then that i look to see what others have done and if they played well in the matches i am in what is not a great indicator since not many people know how to play a character right. Thanks for the comments though :wink: