The problem that I see with Redeye

(Drcipres) #1

From my personal test with this guy, the problem is, people can still see though smoke, via the hitmarkers, and the grandeur has tremendous recoil and bloom. Maybe this is why redeye may suck

(SirSwag) #2

I have to admit the Grandeur is much better after the latest patch. The recoil has been dropped dramatically and it can be fired very quickly. It also has very good damage especially on headshots. His thermal ability has also received a small buff. The smoke is slightly better now which is nice. It’s a bit bigger, has a noticeable reduced cool down, and lasts 2 seconds longer. It can be very good for execution. In one match our MVP Fletcher needed to go out in the open to plant the bomb. I threw smoke on the objective and sure enough he planted it and we won the round. Redeye is a very unique merc for sure and takes a very unique play style to be any good. I hope he’ll be used for often after this update though. Vasilli seems to have been the go to sniper for a long time. But now that insta gibbing has been nerfed I feel that Redeye could make a comeback.

(Eox) #3

The main issue I see with Redeye is the fact that I still can’t hit reliably through smoke unless I am playing Redeye himself, even with his detection skill. He’s too much a double edged sword : he can be as annoying for the enemy team than yourself.

(Terminal_6) #4

That would actually be pretty interesting, if enemies who shot through smoke wouldn’t receive hitmarkers. When I play Redeye, I rarely use smoke because I can never find a good position for it that wouldn’t hinder my team. Maybe friendly smoke could be ~25% less opaque, or something like that.

(Eox) #5

Or maybe spotting could show outlines instead of a detection mark. It would help teammates a lot.

(Drcipres) #6

Or maybe spotting could show outlines instead of a detection mark. It would help teammates a lot.[/quote]

Yup, I like this idea, this will make different the heartbeat sensor from the IR googles

(DeadAlive) #7

Glad to hear Redeye is getting a buff. I recently got him, partly because he’s so rarely played and smoke is so valuable.

My score always stinks with him though, but a single well placed and timed smoke bomb can win a round, so you can be a game changer but be at the bottom of the list…very unfortunate.