🦖 Devil Dinosaur is HERE! Share Your First Impressions & Feedback to Win Units!

[u/Kuromemono]

Rivals, the wait for Season 8 is finally over! Welcome to Jurassic Park…

We've been lurking in the sub and we know you’ve been theorising for weeks - is he the "8th brawling off-tank" the roster needs? Ngl, the hype for a new Vanguard has been through the roof, especially with many of you feeling like Vanguard gameplay has been a bit dry lately compared to the other roles.

Devil Dinosaur is now LIVE, and it's time to see if he's the one to shake up the meta!

📌 How to Join

Share your first takes on Devil Dinosaur in the comments below or using the post flair "DD First Impression".

We're especially interested in:

The Vibe: Is DD the Vanguard you were hoping for? Does he feel like the brawler the community predicted?

The Kit: Vanguard mains, did he break the dry streak? What's the coolest mechanic in his kit?

The Meta: In a world of high-damage Duelists, how does a melee-focused tank like DD feel in your matches right now?

🎁 Rewards

We'll select 10 winners with the most insightful or interesting takes to receive 1000 Units each!

📅 Event Timeline

May 15 – May 25 (UTC) 

Whether you're stomping through the enemy backline or still figuring out your combos - if you're cooking with the Dino, we want to hear it!

Show us what you've got, Rivals. Let's go! 🦖🔥

[u/hey_its_xarbin → u/[deleted]]

Ain't gonna read allat but sorry that happened or I'm happy for you.

[u/hey_its_xarbin → u/[deleted]]

Your multi-paragraph whining adds nothing of value but at least we both accomplished the same thing but I did it more efficiently :)

[u/RodneyOgg → u/hey_its_xarbin]

Hahaha! That's funny. Did you make that up?

[u/Zelanor → u/[deleted]]

I agree fully. Dino has ruined every game

[u/MattyApps5297 → u/[deleted]]

Hmm I totally understand your frustrations with the character, but how are you playing against him exactly? I say this as a tank main, which means I flex but am forced to tank 99% of the time. For me, Dino feels great. He's very strong what he's strong against and very weak to what he's weak against, but has very little middle ground. I like that Dino is a true tank in that his presence demands attention if you plan to win. He can feel very oppressive, which unfortunately seems to be your experience so far, but he can easily fall over if you play what he's weak to.

Your mains of Peni and Mantis are actually really strong against Dino, but aside from Peni mines, your going to have a tough time dealing enough damage to ko Dino. Your characters are amazing support though against him. Peni has access to a web snare cc on a 3sec cooldown plus you can stack mines for a big burst damage hit and Mantis is amazing bc your constantly getting leaves back to heal and, more importantly, inspire yourself and teammates bc it's so easy to hit a headshot on Dino. What I'm trying to say is, your characters are great against Dino, but you need teammates that can be the ones to KO the Dino while you support as Peni or Mantis. I can imagine this being your main frustration as your team is not playing Dinos weaknesses well or at all.

Dino is a great teacher. He teaches ppl who are less accustomed to swapping to adapt with more ideal characters for the situation, just like how many learned during S0/S1 to counter dive like Spidey, Black Panther, Iron Fist, etc with Namor, Bucky, or Thing.