paradox combo issues with input buffering?

[freeoffthegird]

Hey devs!

I haven’t played my favorite hero, Paradox, for a while because of the October 2 patch that added input buffering.
I literally can’t pull off combos and swap targets anymore.

After the Oct 2 update, the 3-2-4 combo just doesn’t work if you press the abilities quickly - the ultimate animation plays, but the ult itself doesn’t trigger.
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If you press 2-4 instantly, though, everything works fine. I think that’s because Carbine (skill 3) counts as a shot.
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Doing the combo as 3-4-2 works too, but it’s uncomfortable - you don’t always have time to throw up the wall, especially in close fights.

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[cain]

Adding to OP:
If you hold down m1 and combo two abilities, the second ability pressed consistently fails to trigger (ability order doesn't matter). From my testing, the 3-2-4/3-4-2 combo fails if you don't let go of m1 quick enough after 3 and before the next ability. Seems like a very short window to mess up but it makes the combo feel inconsistent.
Would love to see this get a qol fix.

(Also based on limited testing, this seems to be the case for other heroes as well, but it feels especially bad on Paradox.)

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Note: this was recorded on the Oct 2 build, but I've retested it and can confirm the behavior is the same on the latest build.

Also, sorry for necro