Sidewinder (Seth Voelker) 4*

@DAZ0273 said:
I see, well it makes a lot of sense in some ways to delay ascension if he is going to be altered. Of course it would have made an equal amount of sense to course correct even harder than they did but hey to the ho.

Actually I appreciate the mild course correction from 5 to 8 AP. If (when) it changes again I hope it's another minor correction to something like 12 AP and then if a further adjustment needed to 15 or 18 and so on.

The previous Devs went WAY overboard on the nerf hammer and that really put a sour taste in players mouths regarding future nerfs to the point where you can't even mention one without a 1000 page thread against the idea of any nerfs.

So mild corrections gives hope that future nerfs will be done in the same manner so that characters aren't completely ruined by needed balance adjustments.

KGB

@KGB said:

@DAZ0273 said:
I see, well it makes a lot of sense in some ways to delay ascension if he is going to be altered. Of course it would have made an equal amount of sense to course correct even harder than they did but hey to the ho.

Actually I appreciate the mild course correction from 5 to 8 AP. If (when) it changes again I hope it's another minor correction to something like 12 AP and then if a further adjustment needed to 15 or 18 and so on.

The previous Devs went WAY overboard on the nerf hammer and that really put a sour taste in players mouths regarding future nerfs to the point where you can't even mention one without a 1000 page thread against the idea of any nerfs.

So mild corrections gives hope that future nerfs will be done in the same manner so that characters aren't completely ruined by needed balance adjustments.

KGB

I agree that this is how they should be doing balance, but they've shown no inclination to do it this way in the past. Ideally you make a small move, evaluate and then revisit if necessary. They don't seem to be interested in the "revisit" part though, which is probably why they tend to bring the hammer down so hard.

If this is the start of them doing it that way, great!

@Speed283 said:
Should I spend my 600 hoarded LL tokens to try to get Sidewinder? Thanks in advance for all comments!

I wouldn't. And I put my money where my mouth is, because my Sidewinder isnt champed.

Just get the good power to 5. That's plenty for PvE if you want to use him there. It's also good enough in a lot of (not all) PvP situations.

@Borstock said:

@Speed283 said:
Should I spend my 600 hoarded LL tokens to try to get Sidewinder? Thanks in advance for all comments!

I wouldn't. And I put my money where my mouth is, because my Sidewinder isnt champed.

Just get the good power to 5. That's plenty for PvE if you want to use him there. It's also good enough in a lot of (not all) PvP situations.

The only thing I'd say is that you also want at least one cover in his Blue because it gives you a get out of jail free against a nuke (if you aren't using Leapfrog).

Mine is currently 4/2/5 and I haven't leveled him (running him at L70) at all. He's great in CL10 PvE and works just fine in PvP since he's never tanking anything anyway (I can get 25 wins easily). I put Leapfrog on him so I can different supports on my other 2 characters.

Depending on how many covers you have, you can set him as your bonus hero and pull until you get at least 1 Blue and 5 yellow covers. No need to rush to do anything more after that.

KGB

@entrailbucket said:

@Speed283 said:
Should I spend my 600 hoarded LL tokens to try to get Sidewinder? Thanks in advance for all comments!

Who knows.

If he remains as is, then emphatically yes. If they nerf him further, then maybe? -- it depends on the nerf.

They really need to resolve this fast, one way or the other. Why are they letting it hang over people's heads like this?

The new boost period for any new toon is 4 weeks, and they said they would re-evaluate him after the boost period (or some similar wording).

His boost as a new toon should be done in a few days (still going this week, sometimes it goes through the event past the Thursday that marks 4 weeks).

Hopefully they issue some statement soon after that, and/or just make any change.

I am honestly not entirely sure how much he messes up the game given that you he essentially removes 2-3 moves vs using May and Namor and a decent 5, or just May in a pick 2. I mean I know it's super-crazy to win in 0-2 moves, but we were already crazy.

@KGB said:

@Borstock said:

@Speed283 said:
Should I spend my 600 hoarded LL tokens to try to get Sidewinder? Thanks in advance for all comments!

I wouldn't. And I put my money where my mouth is, because my Sidewinder isnt champed.

Just get the good power to 5. That's plenty for PvE if you want to use him there. It's also good enough in a lot of (not all) PvP situations.

The only thing I'd say is that you also want at least one cover in his Blue because it gives you a get out of jail free against a nuke (if you aren't using Leapfrog).

I thought about that after I posted. You're right.