Since sparks came out people are screaming she is op but i think she isn’t op she had several things that make her a very easy target and make her weak compared to other medics, im NOT saying she is underpowered she is some where in the meh category she has 80 base hp so that means she is 2 shots away from death in every fight i see a lot of people staking try-hard to get the extra 30hp the second thing i find make her kinda meh is that her main guns except 1 is a secondary well that’s all nice and peachy for any other merc with more hp or fast as a squirrel on cocaine like proxy, she is in a spot that needs more observation to make her more viable with out having to make her op or nerf her to dirt, the main problem i see people talking about is the rez gun “full charge rezgun + potent packs perk =full hp rez” and the damage its capable of doing, now the sparks would have to full charge and aim for a head shot to make it a descent damage shot witch is hard to do, i find her in a state of meh lol not too strong considering she is very frail and her guns cant really stand up to the better guns in an emergency Eg. a person running behind you or flanking you, most of the time unlike other medics like aura that has the same hp BUT has a shotgun that can paint the walls a nice shade of brain she needs a coordinated team and to be aware of positioning to be succesfull. feel free to discuss below and pls remeber to keep it a healthy and clean discussion.
Lets talk about sparks
[quote=“masterfulTrapezoid;13179”]Since Sparks came out, people are screaming she is op. However, I think there are several things that make her a very easy target and make her weak compared to other medics. I’m NOT saying she is underpowered, but she is some where in the “meh” category.
She has 80 base hp, meaning she is 2 shots away from death in every fight… I see a lot of people taking try-hard to get the extra 30hp. The second thing is that her guns are all secondaries, which would at least be bearable for any other merc with more hp or fast as a squirrel on cocaine like Proxy.
She is in a spot that needs more careful consideration to make her viable, and not just make her op or nerf her to dirt. The main problem i see people talking about is the rez gun (full charge rezgun + get up perk =full hp rez) and the damage its capable of doing. Now, you do have to full charge and aim for the head to do decent damage, which can be a little tricky given the overheating mechanic. Obviously Vassili players will wreck with her, but the average player probably won’t be able to get much use out of her sniping potential.
Overall, I find Sparks to be a very mediocre merc, not too strong considering she is very frail and her dueling ability is not on par with any other merc (80 hp + machine pistol = gg ez)
What do you think of Sparks? Feel free to discuss below, and remember, keep it civil.[/quote]
Sorry, this just needed to be done.
She ain’t OP, don’t listen to those complaining idiots. She is good at long distance like Vassili, but she needs to charge her weapon, her scope doesn’t zoom in like a sniper. It has a slight travel time. She has low health like Aura. Secondary as primary weapon. Very bad at healing. Very vulnerable up close and personal which is how you take her out.
I just buyed her and i find her freaking hard to use (that said, i find pretty much every merc except Vassili pretty hard to use - aka getting a decent k/d -) her. But i guess i’ll still have to wait until i try her best loadout before drawing conclusions.
She herself isn’t OP, but her revive mechanic is broken. A good Sparks can keep a push going indefinitely while she herself isn’t in a vulnerable position. She can also anticipate deaths and rez people before it’s even possible to gib them.
I think the dev stream hinted that sparks will be getting tweaked next patch?
I bought her a few days ago too. I enjoy playing her, but the revive gun has a lot of weird gimmicks. The hitbox for starters is sometimes just “nope”. I often find myself apologizing because the game wont let me revive someone xD
It is a good railgun but the aim . . . best way to realize you suck at aiming honestly.
That and she is extremely squishy. Would like to see her with a better primary and a fix to herr revive hitbox then she would be fine 
she is kinda squishy but if u know what your doin u can keep the rev train going for years
I think my eyes ‘dieded’ reading this…
I hope she gets a NERF to rev gun ( 0 damage) and given a good SMG as primary weapon , instead of a secondary smg as primary smg !
and change the goddamn key for rev gun from E to Q
I tried so hard today to revive someone, his body moved from where he died and couldn’t revive him. We lost because of that.
Regarding the E-Q Issue, every medic has Heal on Q and Revive on E. No point of changing it.
[quote=“Sparks;36155”]I tried so hard today to revive someone, his body moved from where he died and couldn’t revive him. We lost because of that.
Regarding the E-Q Issue, every medic has Heal on Q and Revive on E. No point of changing it.[/quote]
Every other merc in the game has their special guns on Q
It’s all about familiarity darling,
They can’t please everybody with the controls.
But back to talking about sparks.
Ah she’s amazing.
http://24.media.tumblr.com/917a57fc78bd4d73369d8c628f805014/tumblr_mkrh3ae2df1rkaekho1_500.gif
yes its all about that rez gun being op (broken) not “sparks” being op
Well let’s be real, Sparks == Rez gun. There’s no other reason to play her and never will be.
[quote=“giftedStatue;35840”][quote=“masterfulTrapezoid;13179”]Since Sparks came out, people are screaming she is op. However, I think there are several things that make her a very easy target and make her weak compared to other medics. I’m NOT saying she is underpowered, but she is some where in the “meh” category.
She has 80 base hp, meaning she is 2 shots away from death in every fight… I see a lot of people taking try-hard to get the extra 30hp. The second thing is that her guns are all secondaries, which would at least be bearable for any other merc with more hp or fast as a squirrel on cocaine like Proxy.
She is in a spot that needs more careful consideration to make her viable, and not just make her op or nerf her to dirt. The main problem i see people talking about is the rez gun (full charge rezgun + get up perk =full hp rez) and the damage its capable of doing. Now, you do have to full charge and aim for the head to do decent damage, which can be a little tricky given the overheating mechanic. Obviously Vassili players will wreck with her, but the average player probably won’t be able to get much use out of her sniping potential.
Overall, I find Sparks to be a very mediocre merc, not too strong considering she is very frail and her dueling ability is not on par with any other merc (80 hp + machine pistol = gg ez)
What do you think of Sparks? Feel free to discuss below, and remember, keep it civil.[/quote]
Sorry, this just needed to be done.
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True MVP right here.