u/trullyrose

I remember before it got buffed back to 1.2 seconds of hinder, it was set from 1.2 to 0.9 because they were increasing the damage to 75, which is more damage than a bodyshot from Cass's revolver, and then the dev comment was this :

>We're reducing how impactful the hinder effect is by lowering its duration, as this crowd control can be a significant source of frustration for players. Since now there is less time to follow up with shots from the weapon while the opponent is hindered, we're increasing the explosion damage of Flashbang.
Hinder duration reduced from 1.2 to 0.9 seconds.
Explosion damage increased from 45 to 75.

Ok cool, less crowd control in this game which is a good thing, with how much CC OW1 had.

But then they 180 and say this

>Flashbang’s short hinder duration could feel difficult to capitalize on. This slight increase gives Cassidy players a more reliable window to follow up when landing a Flashbang.

>Hinder duration increased from 0.9 to 1.2 seconds

Now we have both a high damage and a ludicrious high duration for the hinder, what's the point?

Double flashbang perk is way better than the other minor perk option (heal with Deadeye) even after it got buffs, so you're picking it 100% of the time. It increases flashbang's range to a whopping 10 meters, and if both land it deals up to 90 damage.

Aren't we meant to reduce CC in this game? How is such a free ability left unchecked for this long? Half the roster getting hit by it means mostly guaranteed death, with little to no counterplay because both the damage is high and the duration is extremely long.

god damn it. atleast cassidy silver bullet got nerfed thank god