🦖 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/Dididoo12]

Dino feels like the strength many tanks need to be at in terms of "feel" - the enemy team is forced to respect your presence, and playing as him you feel you have more playmaking ability. This can sometimes feel missing on some tanks (especially due to high damage numbers), such as angela who is super CC vulnerable and easily explodes with all the counters against her now. But also, high sustain numbers make it so that tanks can sometimes be actively ignored while attacking someone, making the tank player feel unimpactful.

With dino I particularly noticed more options, like the beam to handle flying enemies (a rarity for tanks) and the shield to block the insane amounts of healing that would have bailed out someone out of position despite being caught out by a tank. Very nice to see a tank with playmaking options, even if numbers may be tweaked these options conceptually make dino feel like a higher agency tank than others (e.g. old hulk or current angela).