I mean there should be a benefit to getting the dupe right at sig 1, so there you go, but you're also underselling him by saying his entire purpose is Photon and nothing else, so I think that's coloring your question pretty significantly. I also could use some more specificity on your first question.

@@Daddylonglegs93(I wanna preface this real quick by saying 1. thanks for responding and 2. everything I say is out of genuine curiosity and because it's really cool to hear insight from the actual designers of these awesome champs that we get to use on a daily basis. I may phrase things poorly, which I apologize for, but I don't mean to come off like I know better or anything like that. Much respect and love to everyone on the mcoc kabam team) You're totally right, poor choice of words. I don't mean to undersell him. I'm more so mean that it's relatively obvious that a lot of his kit is geared towards dealing with Photon, but then one of the best pieces of utility to counter photon is locked away behind the awaken ability. I agree that every signature ability should have an instant benefit at sig 1 but why not have it to where in his base kit he can gain steadfast against only science champions and then once he's awakened, he can gain steadfast against all classes? Would that be broken? Again, that's a genuine question, I'm not trying to act like I know better and obviously I don't know the limitations and guidelines that were given to you when creating this champ. Speaking of which, I absolutely love this champ. I'm having a blast with him and the reversal mechanic. Your tip on holding block and then heavying has been a game changer for me so again thank you for all the time and effort you put in this champ! In regards to the other thing, in the beginning of the video you said you felt strongly about this character as a whole. I was seeing if you could elaborate on that or if you did end up going on somebody's stream and talking about it.

Ah I have not really talked about that part yet, but that's definitely more a stream topic. And no, it's a fair question, I'm not offended. I'm not sure it'd be broken, per se, but it is at least messy. Could've maybe been base kit but then the threshold for science comes down? Hindsight is 20/20 on this stuff, and it's the kind of thing that we wouldn't change in a balance update in case people have really chased the dupe. But counterpoint, without the rest of the sig protecting his block prof, would it have even helped that much? Or would it have given you false confidence against her and then you die to a Sp2? 😅 I'm honestly not sure, because we didn't test exactly that, but given everything we did test surrounding what he needed to block her, I think it might actually be better where it is. Not trying to convince you one way or the other, but just some insight into the tradeoffs

@@Daddylonglegs93 I see where you're coming from, definitely given me an another perspective on all of it. And you're 100% right on the signature ability, his steadfast is at its best when it is working in conjunction with the block proficiency. Thanks again for the awesome conversation! I'm looking forward to your next champ!

yeah, it should

Yeah well, he hit me with a hammer 😂

I definitely take that as a comment haha. My next is in October

Building the blessing via parry, her block regen meaning I barely lose health or even net heal from it, and him turning off dex making the window for dodging very narrow. All three are factors.

ah you're completely right, I forgot about that line. Thank you!

I have a video on his kit and I timestamp sections haha.

@Daddylonglegs93 ill check it out thanks man 😃🤙

I'm pretty sure I literally said in the video "you're not going to be taking hazard shift" or something very similar. 50% usually isn't enough, but you could play around the bleeds on the second half if need be.

Super jealous of Eddie and double P2099.

yeah it's not that bad - the designer put in a lot of work to make sure it works well

That's some bold competition, but if you like him, go for it!

@@Daddylonglegs93 Who'd you go for?

@@Zapatozi Werewolf and Juggs for sure are tried and tested and relevant till today. BRB seems like he will stand the test of time but time will tell for sure if that’s true or not. If you ask me I’d say keep doing your research

I think you might be misunderstanding the damage reflect based on this comment. Just to be sure - it's not a KM-style reflect of each hit. It stores up the damage and sends it back if you haven't cleared the spells. You'll see soon, but it is manageable. I hear you on the complexity, but that's why I spent so much time in this vid breaking it down.

Maybe I am fine with his damage, but I do want his furies to be easier to maintain.

You're not supposed to sit at 20 furies. The cap is there as a limiter for cheese matchups (frequent power drain), not as a way to tell you what your goal is. You have trouble sitting at 20 because you're not supposed to sit at 20.

@@Daddylonglegs93 I see… okay

Yes, Serpent was one of mine. He's a blast in questing.

Her designer does like simplicity at times. Just not this time lol

I did mention hazard shift (yes), and I think the spells too, but they're random

I think it's a very good question to ask, and I don't have a definitive answer, unfortunately. Everything you're saying is why this will not be a new normal, though.

yeah that's fair enough, if you truly don't care which DoT you get

I hear you and also hope you/we are wrong. I'm a little scared myself, as awesome as she is.

yeah there's enough art involved in this character already lol - and yes, they are in multiple campaigns at the moment haha

I can understand wanting simpler characters - that is something I actively work on. At the same time, I have to say that when one of your examples of a "simple" character is CGR, who has almost single-handedly supported one of the game's largest KZfaqrs with rotation guides... I start to suspect that what you actually want is champions that are overtuned enough that what you do with them often doesn't matter.

That's Awsome! I think you explained my point better. When we are getting this one?