u/TowelSilver318

On top of the teamup stuff, 3 things I spotted:

• No regnerative HP, which means the devs either don't see Peni as a mobility hero, or see her web overhealth as fulfilling the same role (I speculated on this in my hot take on the HP shift).
• No direct compensation for the lost anchor bonus, we're down to 650 base HP.
• The primary fires significantly faster, though net damage output seems similar. This is actually a change I've been asking for, as the low RoF was awkwardly slow for an automatic but clearly not semi-auto. They actually gave it a new sound to match. This could just be alongside the shield and while it's up, as it's the only time she shoots. Edit: it is team-up only.

Also, i haven't gone over all them, but Peni seems to anchor a couple other teamups, unclouding Ultron.

First off, Black Widow is getting a full rework to a DMR-style hero. I'm actually a bit concerned this could be a notable threat to us, along the lines of longer-range Hela/Phoenix. I'm also concerned that to be sure to meet the expectations of such a rework, she'll be at least overtuned.

Edit: Not sure if intentional or not, but you can see it in the hero abilities tab in-game already under her primary and suggested combo.

The bigger change is apparently a massive overhaul of teamups, including a whole bunch being added. How this may impact anchor bonuses (we have 50HP from ours) or if it could include a return of old teamups (2nd nest, I-frames) remains to be seen, but I'll be surprised if we don't see some change, this is being hyped up by leakers as game-changing and they actually don't want to spoil too much (only specific one I've seen mentioned is SG-Rocket).

Oh, there may be some form of "ability upgrades" too.

I'm looking for a laptop that can work for gaming on top of some general use, and the Framework 16 seems like it may be a good fit, as reparability and upgradability have been major issues with past laptops. There are a few things I'm wondering about though:

• I am planning to install Linux (mint), anything specific I should know?
• The DIY version has an option to bring your own charger. Will a 300W Lenovo laptop charger work?
• Any general tips I should know before getting the DIY version, or a Framework in general?

I ve had enough of punching characters, I need a big weapon now to satisfy my unga bunga brain.

After playing Peni for ages, seeing people freak out about the idea of Cyclops having a roughly 25m dash on a 12s CD and calling it OP is crazy. I get that there's differences, but people utterly forgetting Peni exists when saying "there's only 2-3 heroes that can keep up" is just sad. I'm honestly not sure what to make of the whole thing, just hoping the devs don't see the reaction (some dingus called it "Spiderman-level mobility") and decide fixing our grapple would be too good (or maybe it's why they've never fixed it already).

Ricochets off allies. In fact, we already have it in White Fox, though depending on implementation it could become even better. For all the complaining about ricochets punishing teams for Vanguards existing, this can also work in reverse, rewarding aggressive Vanguard play.

In theory, it seemed like a fully defensive "nest" buff when announced, but the more I've payed attention to it and how it actually plays out, the more I'm questioning that. This is primarily due to 2 big factors: Peni recovers overhealth faster than normal health, and supps can only recover base HP.

In defensive situations, you're often taking more fire more consistently, spending most of the time below full HP on the normal bar, primarily depending on your supps for survival. The result is that in practice, you can be spending much if not most of your defensive time unable to take advantage of the extra overhealth, instead having to deal with the lower base health.

By contrast, on offence, you're often taking less fire, and can more easily afford to break off for a couple seconds when you do, while being less able to rely on supps, making you own sustain more important. The result is that having a bigger buffer of faster self-overhealing suddenly becomes quite nice, and can save downtime.

I will note that this may be more or less true depending on your exact playstyle.