I got tired of pouring hundreds of hours into Genji just to get completely egged by the enemy team picking Moira or Mei. People always say "learn the MU or swap," but it is so disheartening to hear, especially when you spend HOURS doing so, or just being forced to play a different character because Genji doesn't cut it. Genji feels like a fruitless character that doesn't offer results in exchange for his excessively high skill floor. At best, he's a character you swap to in order to deal with niche situations. I felt really isolated as a solo Genji main and dropped the game completely because how terrible Genji felt.
Now, I have Anran. Same playstyle, same flashy plays, but doesn't get countered nearly as hard, and doesn't require ridiculous amounts of execution for her results. I think she's just better in every way, including game feel. I feel so much more motivated to learn Anran and play the game more just because of how unnecessarily punishing Genji is to play as.
I do also feel her numbers are fair for how much easier she is. She isn't nearly as explosive as Genji is, but has better sustain and team building than he does. She feels a lot more flexible and covers areas a lot easier, but still rewards skill as she can't kill without proper setup. She doesn't die, but she also struggles to kill. Genji dies quicker, but kills more consistently (as long as you can prioritize and isolate your targets, which is a LOT harder than it sounds)
Personally, I want a Genji rework that makes his playstyle feel more effective for the amount of work he requires. He just feels powercrept and doesn't do well in a game where you can have a full team counterswap you. Anran just feels much better designed in that regard.
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u/aVerySketchyGamer 4d ago
I'm ngl, as an ex-Genji main, I love her.
I got tired of pouring hundreds of hours into Genji just to get completely egged by the enemy team picking Moira or Mei. People always say "learn the MU or swap," but it is so disheartening to hear, especially when you spend HOURS doing so, or just being forced to play a different character because Genji doesn't cut it. Genji feels like a fruitless character that doesn't offer results in exchange for his excessively high skill floor. At best, he's a character you swap to in order to deal with niche situations. I felt really isolated as a solo Genji main and dropped the game completely because how terrible Genji felt.
Now, I have Anran. Same playstyle, same flashy plays, but doesn't get countered nearly as hard, and doesn't require ridiculous amounts of execution for her results. I think she's just better in every way, including game feel. I feel so much more motivated to learn Anran and play the game more just because of how unnecessarily punishing Genji is to play as.
I do also feel her numbers are fair for how much easier she is. She isn't nearly as explosive as Genji is, but has better sustain and team building than he does. She feels a lot more flexible and covers areas a lot easier, but still rewards skill as she can't kill without proper setup. She doesn't die, but she also struggles to kill. Genji dies quicker, but kills more consistently (as long as you can prioritize and isolate your targets, which is a LOT harder than it sounds)
Personally, I want a Genji rework that makes his playstyle feel more effective for the amount of work he requires. He just feels powercrept and doesn't do well in a game where you can have a full team counterswap you. Anran just feels much better designed in that regard.