Junkrat - Ranged Assassin - Overwatch Hero

[Stormcall]

We left him for 4 minutes on lane uncontested... he managed to take down towers and a gate. Not really "can split push like specialist", yeah, he kills creeps fast, but he is no threat as specialist is.

Then you had a player in that game who was either saving his grenades and mine expecting to be contested, or someone who kept getting distracted or something. I've taken down towers, gate, and keep in under 4 minutes with him easily.

[Deleted]

Ton of hero damage, ton of wave clear, can split push like a specialist, and with Ripper Air and Rocket Ride, becomes really difficult to take down...after playing him myself I can confidently say if he gets anything it won't be buffs.

Revisit this after blizzcon and you will see the buffs.

And yes I will rub it in your face.

[Stormcall]

Revisit this after blizzcon and you will see the buffs.

And yes I will rub it in your face.

The only buff I see any potential for is a numbers boost on his mine, to try to encourage him to use it offensively rather than defensively.

[Deleted]

The only buff I see any potential for is a numbers boost on his mine, to try to encourage him to use it offensively rather than defensively.

What did I say would happen? Buffs to junkrat. Read em and weep.

http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/...2017-11-1-2017

[NoiseTank13]

What did I say would happen? Buffs to junkrat. Read em and weep.

http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/...2017-11-1-2017

Slow your roll there.

It's a buff to people who can't consistently land his shots, yeah, but it's an overall nerf if you pick Taste for Explosions and complete it.

[Deleted]

Slow your roll there.

It's a buff to people who can't consistently land his shots, yeah, but it's an overall nerf if you pick Taste for Explosions and complete it.

I haven't checked, but surely the outright buff to frag launcher is a buff to his damage even with that nerf?

The nerf is to only compensate for that buff. Otherwise you would see frags landing for ridiculous amounts.

[NoiseTank13]

His max possible damage has been lowered, I consider that a nerf.

Note: I never took TfE so it's technically a buff to my playstyle, but I still consider it a nerf.