In the short term that Allowed The closed beta is live, actor Raze has emerged as the most controversial Agent in the game. Players have been vocal about the fact that his bombs and rockets can kill without warning. In accordance with AllowedThe lead game designer, Trevor Romleski, Riot has heard the complaints and is looking into it to get a major beta release.
One of the most common public topics in discussions around Raze, mentioned by Romleski, is that his skills are more focused on damage than any other Agent. While gunplay is the only way for most characters to find a kill, Raze can often use his bombs or rockets to bring down enemies. In fact, Romleski feels that this is part of the reason for drawing such a strong response.
Romleski explained in a phone interview that when an opponent plays a good game like Cypher, you can't see that he is often caught or seen on camera, or those times can be the difference between winning and losing a round.
"But when Raze is very powerful and powerful, he kills a bunch of people," Romleski said. "So it's more impactful and more transparent when the balance is closed with someone like Raze."
Even though this damage makes Raze more frustrated when he is overwhelmed, it makes it easier to match him.
"As for the things that will change with him, I think in the same way he seems when he wins, it's even more clear that that uniting students makes sense when compared to such a character," Romleski said.
In other words, a moderate team can cause damage to some of Raze's most offensive skills, and a character like Cypher, who doesn't have much damage to his kit, needs some change.
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But that wasn't the only change Romleski said the team was discussing at Raze. It also wants to fix the Raze's skill set, to help players feel better about getting all that damage. Romleski explains that there must be a balance between how much power a power has, especially the power of the Ultimate, and how easy it is to let go.
“If you look at something like Brim & # 39; s Ultimate or Sova & # 39; s Ultimate,” says Romleski, “that can be deadly too. But you do get the right set of information and information provided to you to plan for those skills and respond to them right now. ”
Romleski went on to explain why Raze might have had a problem in the past.
"For someone like Raze, those skills are really fast," Romleski said. “And if you don't respond quickly, they (they) can punish you severely. So what we're exploring right now, what's the right time window to respond to these skills? (…) And do we give you the right visual and audio modes to respond (to them) properly so that you can cope with them properly? "
Romleski also made it clear that while the program will release the pool soon, there is no deadline. He explained that Riot wants more information before it can make major changes Allowed. Since closed beta is just a week away, it's hard to tell the difference between power-won or used items, and things people need to get used to.
For example, Romleski brought up Omen, a character many others in Allowed the public has seen him as one of the weakest Agents in the game. But Romleski believes part of the reason why players think he is weak is because they don't fully understand how to use him yet. Similarly, he thinks that while Raze is definitely in need of some change, players will be enriched by the time by understanding how to avoid his most dangerous skills.
As for other changes to come Allowed, and what sensors and buffs each character will receive, we will have to wait for the pool to actually be released sometime in the near future.
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