The thing with the Tanks is they are Multi functional(You dont need alot), especially with Things upgrade being able to Nab Flyers, which Hulk can do and if you time it right with Rockets Booster's even Emma can nab Flyers, not to forget her ult is a death sentence for them. DPS characters are very much 1 trick pones with limited kits, while IMHO Tanks and Strats have multiple functions with their Kits.

I like the recommendation that at least 1 of each is needed as that keeps the Counter Play very much open which alot of us players do like and fight to keep(The Devs agree)

DPS by default is the most played class or character spanning from MMO's, Hero Shooters, RPG's. Its easy and simple to learn. While Tanks and Healers are the least played roles. Its just human nature.

Originally posted by ArcaneKnight:

The thing with the Tanks is they are Multi functional(You dont need alot), especially with Things upgrade being able to Nab Flyers, which Hulk can do and if you time it right with Rockets Booster's even Emma can nab Flyers, not to forget her ult is a death sentence for them. DPS characters are very much 1 trick pones with limited kits, while IMHO Tanks and Strats have multiple functions with their Kits.

I like the recommendation that at least 1 of each is needed as that keeps the Counter Play very much open which alot of us players do like and fight to keep(The Devs agree)

DPS by default is the most played class or character spanning from MMO's, Hero Shooters, RPG's. Its easy and simple to learn. While Tanks and Healers are the least played roles. Its just human nature.

yes people want to do the fun thing not the boring thing, like playing healer and getting flamed for not healing when they get 1 shotted by hawkeye

Originally posted by Rauf:

Originally posted by ArcaneKnight:

The thing with the Tanks is they are Multi functional(You dont need alot), especially with Things upgrade being able to Nab Flyers, which Hulk can do and if you time it right with Rockets Booster's even Emma can nab Flyers, not to forget her ult is a death sentence for them. DPS characters are very much 1 trick pones with limited kits, while IMHO Tanks and Strats have multiple functions with their Kits.

I like the recommendation that at least 1 of each is needed as that keeps the Counter Play very much open which alot of us players do like and fight to keep(The Devs agree)

DPS by default is the most played class or character spanning from MMO's, Hero Shooters, RPG's. Its easy and simple to learn. While Tanks and Healers are the least played roles. Its just human nature.

yes people want to do the fun thing not the boring thing, like playing healer and getting flamed for not healing when they get 1 shotted by hawkeye

exactly

Gimme a Thanos tank, primary is his double sided sword, Spins sword in front of him as a temp shield (like in the movie), Has a sword throw that shatters shields (like in the movie) and knocks down flyers and does low AOE damage. Have some sort of grab (maybe the combo he does on hulk) which does percentage based damage (more to other tanks). And an ult where he gets the gauntlet and snaps and that either takes 50% of health off all alive enemies, or just dusts half of alive enemies/3 people at random.

Team-ups: Gives Star-lord some kind of rage buff giving him a melee option, could add him to fastball special, could give magneto his old team-up with scarlet but have Thanos be the source, could be the source of a Thing team-up giving him infinity stone buff to damage or defense or something, could be a doctor strange team-up that lets him us the time stone to do a mini eye of saggymotto stun.

Originally posted by Q-bomb:

Gimme a Thanos tank, primary is his double sided sword, Spins sword in front of him as a temp shield (like in the movie), Has a sword throw that shatters shields (like in the movie) and knocks down flyers and does low AOE damage. Have some sort of grab (maybe the combo he does on hulk) which does percentage based damage (more to other tanks). And an ult where he gets the gauntlet and snaps and that either takes 50% of health off all alive enemies, or just dusts half of alive enemies/3 people at random.

Team-ups: Gives Star-lord some kind of rage buff giving him a melee option, could add him to fastball special, could give magneto his old team-up with scarlet but have Thanos be the source, could be the source of a Thing team-up giving him infinity stone buff to damage or defense or something, could be a doctor strange team-up that lets him us the time stone to do a mini eye of saggymotto stun.

as cool as it would be to play thanos, the devs already shot that down, stating "Having a Character like Thanos lose to Jeff, destroys Thanos for who he is"

Originally posted by ArcaneKnight:

Originally posted by Q-bomb:

Gimme a Thanos tank, primary is his double sided sword, Spins sword in front of him as a temp shield (like in the movie), Has a sword throw that shatters shields (like in the movie) and knocks down flyers and does low AOE damage. Have some sort of grab (maybe the combo he does on hulk) which does percentage based damage (more to other tanks). And an ult where he gets the gauntlet and snaps and that either takes 50% of health off all alive enemies, or just dusts half of alive enemies/3 people at random.

Team-ups: Gives Star-lord some kind of rage buff giving him a melee option, could add him to fastball special, could give magneto his old team-up with scarlet but have Thanos be the source, could be the source of a Thing team-up giving him infinity stone buff to damage or defense or something, could be a doctor strange team-up that lets him us the time stone to do a mini eye of saggymotto stun.

as cool as it would be to play thanos, the devs already shot that down, stating "Having a Character like Thanos lose to Jeff, destroys Thanos for who he is"

Where did they say this?

Originally posted by ArcaneKnight:

"Having a Character like Thanos lose to Jeff, destroys Thanos for who he is"

Well that explains the the thought processes around the rework.

Originally posted by Good Ass Purple Trappuccino:

Originally posted by ArcaneKnight:

as cool as it would be to play thanos, the devs already shot that down, stating "Having a Character like Thanos lose to Jeff, destroys Thanos for who he is"

Where did they say this?

like last year before MR launched. It was in one of their Q&A's.

1 tank, 3 dps, and 2 sup isn't a bad comp(sure it's probably not the best with certain heroes but it's not the worst and even if they didn't release ANY more dps heroes for a bit. it will still happen cuz it's not the number of options it's the popularity of that role as tank is a role that is known for being fully reliant on your team so it's not popular and support is the role where you will be constantly blamed which isn't that popular)

Originally posted by doofus0510:

1 tank, 3 dps, and 2 sup isn't a bad comp(sure it's probably not the best with certain heroes but it's not the worst and even if they didn't release ANY more dps heroes for a bit. it will still happen cuz it's not the number of options it's the popularity of that role as tank is a role that is known for being fully reliant on your team so it's not popular and support is the role where you will be constantly blamed which isn't that popular)

Not fun for the tank at all just FYI. Just non-stop focused fire on me, stunned every 2 seconds and when the healer look up for ironman, left for bp, right for psylock, behind for the other healer I am immediately killled. I've just stopped playing, as long as 3 dps can be picked Tanks will never have fun. I can just tell by this you have never solo tanked in your career.

Originally posted by Q-bomb:

Originally posted by doofus0510:

1 tank, 3 dps, and 2 sup isn't a bad comp(sure it's probably not the best with certain heroes but it's not the worst and even if they didn't release ANY more dps heroes for a bit. it will still happen cuz it's not the number of options it's the popularity of that role as tank is a role that is known for being fully reliant on your team so it's not popular and support is the role where you will be constantly blamed which isn't that popular)

Not fun for the tank at all just FYI. Just non-stop focused fire on me, stunned every 2 seconds and when the healer look up for ironman, left for bp, right for psylock, behind for the other healer I am immediately killled. I've just stopped playing, as long as 3 dps can be picked Tanks will never have fun. I can just tell by this you have never solo tanked in your career.

i have, just optimistic tbh(I tried solo tanking as the thing)

Originally posted by ArcaneKnight:

Originally posted by Q-bomb:

Gimme a Thanos tank, primary is his double sided sword, Spins sword in front of him as a temp shield (like in the movie), Has a sword throw that shatters shields (like in the movie) and knocks down flyers and does low AOE damage. Have some sort of grab (maybe the combo he does on hulk) which does percentage based damage (more to other tanks). And an ult where he gets the gauntlet and snaps and that either takes 50% of health off all alive enemies, or just dusts half of alive enemies/3 people at random.

Team-ups: Gives Star-lord some kind of rage buff giving him a melee option, could add him to fastball special, could give magneto his old team-up with scarlet but have Thanos be the source, could be the source of a Thing team-up giving him infinity stone buff to damage or defense or something, could be a doctor strange team-up that lets him us the time stone to do a mini eye of saggymotto stun.

as cool as it would be to play thanos, the devs already shot that down, stating "Having a Character like Thanos lose to Jeff, destroys Thanos for who he is"

that a dumb reasoning, bro lost to squirrel girl in the comics so jeff doing it in a game doesnt mean anything

I think that dps characters are very distinct when it comes to their positioning and their role in teamfights, so adding more isn’t necessarily a problem.

I don’t think of blade as another dps rep, I think of him as another brawl character, which is a class we haven’t gotten in a minute.

They need to calm down on the ability effects. Slow, anti-heal, block, CC block, lifesteal, damage/speed boost, ranged and melee modes. Chill out devs, you can make like 2/3 characters with that.

It's like OW where the characters that were released had a simple yet effective kit and then they just kept adding more and more to the new characters.

Originally posted by doofus0510:

Originally posted by Q-bomb:

Not fun for the tank at all just FYI. Just non-stop focused fire on me, stunned every 2 seconds and when the healer look up for ironman, left for bp, right for psylock, behind for the other healer I am immediately killled. I've just stopped playing, as long as 3 dps can be picked Tanks will never have fun. I can just tell by this you have never solo tanked in your career.

i have, just optimistic tbh(I tried solo tanking as the thing)

1. You were def stacked up with your healers and they pocketed you, would never happen with fill teammates
2. Thing is the strongest tank so idk why you thought bringing it up would help your argument.
3. There are straight up bot lobbies in this game try it against a real team with real names.