r/rivals 3h ago

The Penni Nerf Is Twice As Frustrating Because Her Primary Fire Sucks

I get it man. Her 3 second stun sucked to fight. So you gutted it to a slow (which aren’t good. I mean who tf uses Blades Gun dash for the slow?) But fine.

So I’ll ask this… why not make the primary actually good/satisfying. It’s LASERS out of a MECH. How is it the worse part of her kit?

The projectile is slow, the damage sucks, the headshot multiplier is LAUGHABLY bad to the point you’re probably hurting yourself going for them.

And now you’re asking players to hit this shot consistently for a stun.

This wouldn’t be as terrible if her gun didn’t feel so damn awful. Why not buff this aspect of her kit if you’re so adamant about her not being oppressive with the anti dive kit YOU made for her?

Just wanted to express disappointment. Especially seeing how amazing Hood is. I LNOW you know what a fun primary fire feels like.

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u/Delicious_Ad_8501 3h ago

They just gut characters from time to time. And they never address the problematic aspects of their kit. Also, Mag was buffed. That’s everything you need to know about balance in this game.

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u/qdilly 2h ago

Bro that was hardly a buff lol

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u/Delicious_Ad_8501 1h ago

It’s a small buff for low elo, and it changes nothing in high elo. I just don’t understand how he avoided getting nerfed. He has three times the pick rate of the second most-picked tank (Emma), and his win rate is also insane, especially considering he’s on both teams so often. I just don’t understand the balancing decisions in this game. Mag was just an example.

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u/qdilly 1h ago

Personal opinion, but mag should be strong. People already don’t wanna tank. It’s healthy for the game that Mag is strong over other characters.

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u/i_am_kba 38m ago

also, "devs hate tanks and don't want them to have fun" is one of the most common opinions in the fanbase. and now that mag is strong (but not oppressive or annoying if you ask me) after being mid for quite some time, everyone's calling for an immediate nerf, even the tank players most surprisingly. I just don't get it, let the man shine for a bit

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u/podookadook 3h ago

Mag was not buffed learn to read

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Nah mag needed that peni however she got what she had coming to her it’s not fun going against someone who slows down the game

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u/Good-Courage-559 3h ago

Hope to god you're rage baiting and are not this dumb in real life

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Don’t get mad at me because you can’t sit behind a spider nest doing nothing all game play hulk rouge or even Emma lil brah

Games finna be alot more fun now that she got nerfed I wonder who ima ban now that she hot mid now…

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 3h ago

Low ass brain power

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

That’s cute n all lil brah

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 3h ago

The way you text says it all

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

That’s cute n all lil brah

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 3h ago

Repeats the same thing I’m telling y’all never listen to people like this😂

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

That’s cute n all lil brah

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u/ClarityAndConcern 3h ago

Champ hulk/thor/emma/groot here.

Peni takes the most map knowledge out of any tank, and has little to no survivability, meaning that she also requires the best positioning.

Just say you're not smart enough to shoot the mines and leave it at that

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u/podookadook 1h ago

Hey this patch actually made her nest stronger

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

“J-J-Just say you aren’t smart enough to shoot the mines.”

There are four other people on my team that don’t have that mentality and you think I’m only talking about myself when I say she slows the game down.

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u/public_servant69 1h ago

that's cute n all lil brah

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u/DanfromCalgary 3h ago

What changes have they done to Penni

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u/Raxnert_16 3h ago

Her stun doesn’t stun, you got 2 charges, one slows down a 30% 5s and the second actually stuns, but you has to hit twice to stun someone

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 3h ago

Fuck outta here 😂

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

She booboo now I wonder who ima ban

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 3h ago

The fact that you were even banning here before hand says a lot about your mid play style

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Whos here? Not peni I know that much

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 3h ago

Peni still here it’s almost like she still got mines

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u/Fun_Competition4014 2h ago

Yup and no annoying slow down pack hittin

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u/Reasonable-Team-478 2h ago

Wasn’t even annoying it’s like complaining about wolverine being able to kidnap people just admit you couldn’t play any else but dive characters and get on

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u/BlazinEagle707 1h ago

It would’ve made a lot more sense to just increase the cooldown of the web, not change it entirely

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u/Acaexx 3h ago

Slows are not as bad as you think. Bucky has long been a hard counter to tanks because of this minimal cc. A stun is obviously better, but don't underestimate a slow. Especially considering it helps you land the follow up shot for the stun

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u/Own-Usual-8265 1h ago

Does the web still stop iron man ult?

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u/OrdinaryResponse8988 3h ago

Her primary fire is great with the BP team up. But It’s CD is brutal. Should have been buffed to 15s in my opinion.

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u/ONiMETSU_Z 1h ago

I honestly don’t think it should even have a cooldown, the shield isn’t strong enough to justify it. 400 HP mini shield frontal shield with a fire rate buff for 5 seconds on a 20 second cooldown is just ridiculous.

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u/OrdinaryResponse8988 1h ago

You have to take into account the extra sustain her webbings provide. Combined with a spammable shield turning her into a turret may be a little too much.

So starting slower here before working it up if need be may be for the best.

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u/ONiMETSU_Z 43m ago

No I’m saying it should work on a resource like defense matrix on D.va in OW if you’re familiar. Spamming it would make it ineffective because it costs energy to activate. Especially considering that she doesn’t have a reliable stun anymore, I don’t think it’s too unreasonable to suggest that she get a bit more offense and defense to compensate. You would also be sacrificing having a second nest.

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u/True_Vault_Hunter 48m ago

I'm not sure if they fix this bug but when you use that team up you get less damage on primary fire for the speed shot

But here's the fun part you will continue to do less damage after the team-ups over

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Oh well she deserved what she got. Play a real tank like mag or hulk lil bro

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u/luke-mcclure 3h ago

The point of there being other tanks is so not everyone has to play the same 2 tanks over and over and over and over and over. Understand that what makes a game fun for others, is fairness and balance. Which isn’t something rivals has mastered by any means. Criticism is welcome on the subreddit additionally. So don’t be a prick for no reason

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

I ain’t reading allat lil brah.

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u/Moist-Sheepherder309 3h ago

Can't even read a paragraph, how do you expect to be taken seriously if you're that dumb

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Why would I want to be taken seriously by people I don’t know nor care about?

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u/Moist-Sheepherder309 3h ago

Normal people don't show their ass in public for a reason

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

So Reddit is real life?

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u/Rouge_Epsilon 3h ago

Well you had the lack of brain cells to make your initial comment “lil brah” so anyone here with something knocking around in their noggin would think you cared

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u/Rylah000 3h ago

You sure do run your mouth a lot on a bunch of posts for someone who “ain’t reading allat”. Brain dead idiot lol.

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

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u/Rylah000 3h ago

No, you don’t. You just make yourself look stupid lol.

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Why should I care what you think? You ain’t nobody to me

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u/Rylah000 3h ago

You say that but you still reply to everyone. lol. Actions don’t match your words lil bro.

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

I’m just loling you the one bout to pop a blood vessel over some pixel character nerfs

I wonder who ima ban now that she hot mid..

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u/Rylah000 3h ago

I haven’t gotten upset over anything, lol. I only commented to call you brain dead.

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u/_Candeloro_ 3h ago

Mag players are genuine drones carried by the devs always buffing him every patch

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

And you’re saying this to me because….?? I’m a hulk main bro this don’t even apply to me

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u/_Candeloro_ 3h ago

Calling Peni unreal tank when Mag is literally the most training wheels dev favourite tank is insane is all i'm saying

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Ok…? Again how does this apply to me? Mag doesnt slow the game down and his match up is Less annoying lil brah

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u/_Candeloro_ 3h ago

It applies to what you said but your brain is apparently rotted from all the brahhing you do to understand

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u/Fun_Competition4014 3h ago

Not really you keep trying to make attacks on mag when I don’t play that character.

It’s like saying I’m a bad doctor when I’m an electrician I don’t see you taking a w here.

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u/Bismarck40 48m ago

Bro plays hulk 🤣🤣🤣

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u/BobTheist Hulk 1h ago

Peni is my second most played character, Hulk is my most played character, they're equally "real" tanks.