u/bratty_skullduggery2

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I've been maining him since Season 1, we went through some ups and LOTS of downs. But this season feels like a new bc i genuinely feel like all of his kit flaws (inflated state, shit tier ultimate, no burst damage) have really accumulated along with how insane the meta has been becoming irrelevant entirely across ranks after plat

Even when i play support, i try to suggest the team to choose Reed to counter divers and they always tell me "why would we pick him when we can have Namor/Bucky/Thing/any other tank. His damage just can't leave a dent in fights no matter how many swings you make, and his inflated state and ultimate are still massive handicaps in his kit

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It’s concerning how Reed mains have been forced into accepting a really raw deal. Right now, we are expected to tolerate having the absolute lowest damage in the DPS role (often getting out-damaged by tanks) and one of the most expensive useless ultimates in the entire game. Our supposed trade-off for this? A survivability gimmick (his Inflated state) that is so deeply flawed that most of us would rather deactivate it 99% of the time.

Whenever Reed’s state is brought up, people immediately shut down the conversation with, "Well, he has great survivability!" or "His neutral game is decent." But singling out Reed and making every other aspect of his kit awful just to compensate for one arguably decent mechanic is incredibly frustrating and just bad design in a game where most other DPS heroes have goated base kits, massive damage output, and goated ultimates. Why does Reed have to be punished across the board for one defensive gimmick?

The proof is in the pudding. He was the 4th least played hero in S7 (I am honestly seeing more Black Widow mains in my lobbies than fellow Reeds). He sees virtually no play in High Elo and pro play, and he's extremely rare in low elo

We are currently in a dive meta. In theory, this is the exact meta where Reed is supposed to shine and be a must-pick. Yet, I am quite literally the only Reed player I ever see.

NetEase, you have to buff one of these aspects. Either give him the damage to compete as an actual DPS, rework his ultimate so the cost makes sense, or fix the clunky tradeoffs of his Inflated state.