I saw this post on Reddit and I really like the idea so I wanted to make sure that it is on the forums for the development team to see because it is SUCH a cool idea.
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"This post was inspired by me thinking of a way to balance Silver's ult to be able to have some of its innate stat bonuses restored without making it as overbearing as it may have felt to some people in the previous patch.
My personal "feeling" on Silver in this patch is that Wolf doesn't really feel fun to use anymore but human Silver feels good. You ult and you get torn up so fast that the downside of being melee feels extremely pronounced, you can't really "Brawl" in wolf form anymore or have any sort of prolonged fight while in it. Which to me is a waste of the character's fantasy, because really Wolf form should feel like this amazing reward for the player that isn't able to press it on demand and instead it feels more like "Well, do I really WANT to trigger wolf form right now? Can I AFFORD to?". The fantasy should be getting to unleash the AWOOOOOOO and letting the enemy team be afraid of that ever happening, which is not currently how she feels to me at least.
However, this then creates the problem of Wolf form being potentially so strong that you just destroy them any time you ult and then walk out scot-free after it ends with the enemy team too hurt to pursue you in human form (Which gets its strong cooldowns back).
My proposal? Add some sort of hangover mechanic to Silver so that when she returns to human state at the end of Lycan form she's super vulnerable (Stunned, silenced and slowed, on her knee holding her head like she'sSol Badguy waking up from a stupor, etc do whatever).
Now when she wolfs out she has to choose - does she go full in and risk being caught out at the end of her ult if she can't clean her plate or does she stick to a smaller exchange and then dive out to try and ride out her temporary incapacitation in safety? It also makes Wolf form play like the the inverse of her human form pattern.
Human Form -> Enemy has to think "Do I want to continue this exchange when she's about to get wolf form and become super strong?"
Wolf Form -> Silver has to think "Do I want to continue this exchange when wolf form is about to end and I'm about to be super vulnerable?"
This would also be in-line with Silver's characterization - just like how getting drunk feels good, it's the hangover that people dislike. Wolfing out? Totally fine. Dealing with the consequences of wolfing out after you turn back to normal? Kinda sucks!"
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"This post was inspired by me thinking of a way to balance Silver's ult to be able to have some of its innate stat bonuses restored without making it as overbearing as it may have felt to some people in the previous patch.
My personal "feeling" on Silver in this patch is that Wolf doesn't really feel fun to use anymore but human Silver feels good. You ult and you get torn up so fast that the downside of being melee feels extremely pronounced, you can't really "Brawl" in wolf form anymore or have any sort of prolonged fight while in it. Which to me is a waste of the character's fantasy, because really Wolf form should feel like this amazing reward for the player that isn't able to press it on demand and instead it feels more like "Well, do I really WANT to trigger wolf form right now? Can I AFFORD to?". The fantasy should be getting to unleash the AWOOOOOOO and letting the enemy team be afraid of that ever happening, which is not currently how she feels to me at least.
However, this then creates the problem of Wolf form being potentially so strong that you just destroy them any time you ult and then walk out scot-free after it ends with the enemy team too hurt to pursue you in human form (Which gets its strong cooldowns back).
My proposal? Add some sort of hangover mechanic to Silver so that when she returns to human state at the end of Lycan form she's super vulnerable (Stunned, silenced and slowed, on her knee holding her head like she's
Now when she wolfs out she has to choose - does she go full in and risk being caught out at the end of her ult if she can't clean her plate or does she stick to a smaller exchange and then dive out to try and ride out her temporary incapacitation in safety? It also makes Wolf form play like the the inverse of her human form pattern.
Human Form -> Enemy has to think "Do I want to continue this exchange when she's about to get wolf form and become super strong?"
Wolf Form -> Silver has to think "Do I want to continue this exchange when wolf form is about to end and I'm about to be super vulnerable?"
This would also be in-line with Silver's characterization - just like how getting drunk feels good, it's the hangover that people dislike. Wolfing out? Totally fine. Dealing with the consequences of wolfing out after you turn back to normal? Kinda sucks!"
