Vector the Plaguebringer Super Short Summary — Vector is an anti-healing frontline, able to actually reduce or deny enemy healing. He also has some CC and some self-sustain capabilities. Vector is a non-dash frontliner, something we actually don’t have in the game yet. The closest is probably Rampart or Meridian. Accordingly, he’s meant to be …
Happy Halloween! Episode 2 of Tigg’s Torrid Takes coming right at ya, today we’ve got a mere 500 words about Magnus the Kingpin, who I think will be the hottest new shot this side of Atlas. If you’ll recall my previous new lancer analysis on Nev, I think I pretty much hit the nail on …
Tigg’s Torrid Takes — Magnus the Kingpin (a.k.a. the Dinolancer) — 10/31/17Read More »
Did You Know? Below I have tried to list a fun and unusual mechanic about each freelancer — something about the way that lancer’s abilities work that you might not know. I couldn’t think of one for every lancer, so for the ones I couldn’t come up with anything, I listed a beginner tip based …
Holly the Hologram Super Short Summary — Holly is a hologram created by Helio to help out with PR, but it turns out kicking ass is an important part of PR at Helio Corps. Holly is a versatile and teamplay-oriented support. Her primary is modeled after her BFF at Helio Corps, Zuki, but the explosion …
Petrus, the Stoneshaper Super Short Summary — Petrus is a stone-themed lancer from the Wastes. He is a firepower that relies on consistent but relatively indirect / passive sources of damage, somewhat like Grey or Gremolitions. His kit revolves around his primary, Raise Monolith, which creates a 1-tile wall at the target location and deals …
Hey guys, welcome to the inaugural episode of Tigg’s Torrid Takes (TTT) where I review the latest patch notes and give a quick and hopefully not-too-hot take. Patch Notes for 10/10/17: Stuff about Season 4 timing etc. etc. Season 4 will run for 15 weeks and brings a new format to chapters: Chapters are now …
Hey guys — it’s late, and I’ve put forth a number of these previously (with reasoning), so I’m not going to give much reasoning here. I may come back and edit this later with reasoning. Some of these are more recent thoughts and I haven’t fully baked them yet, but I wanted to get a …
Nerf Suggestions — October 2017 — Master List for end of Season 3Read More »
Hey guys, as Season 3 of Ranked winds down, I’m going to post all of my buffs from August + September (and more September) in one place, plus some new ones. I’m not listing any nerfs here, but the lancers I would most want to nerf are Quark, PuP, Orion and Helio. I’m also ignoring the …
Buff Suggestions — October 2017 — Master List at End of Ranked Season 3.Read More »
Every month, a new Chapter is released in the Season, and with it come some balance changes (sometimes). Here is the October Tier List of Lancer Power. These tier lists are tailored to something of a mix between solo queue and competitive play. If a lancer’s viability differs significantly between the two, I’ll make a …
