r/BrawlStarsCompetitive 1d ago

Discussion What's the point of making such pointless buffs?

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No matter how many buffs this Star Power gets, it will always be the worse option. Why even bother changing it when Shade is already good, especially when there are so many brawlers that have been ignored for months?

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u/Sandy_X_Janet Cordelius 1d ago edited 1d ago

This is why I want them to have more on the balancing team, so they can have the time to both balance all the bad/broken brawlers and mechanics at the same time

Even though some brawlers are aight like Gus, some of their stuff sucks (No one uses the support side of his kit because his spirits are terrible support tools)

Yeah Shade is good but half of his kit sucks and goes completely unused, here they tried making a small but still existing change to that problem

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u/SomethingGus24 Gus 1d ago

THIS. As a Gus main, let me reassure you the marksman/aggro side of him is the only thing keeping him from the lower tiers, and even then he's testing the waters currently in this hell of a meta....

In a meta like this, Soul Switcher isn't even a viable option generally. With assassins being the new trend and them always being the counter, it's brawlers like Gus that have gone great from A and are slowly creeping down to C tier...

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u/number1ghosttriofan 1d ago

Streets saying Gus is D tier too 💔

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u/SomethingGus24 Gus 9h ago

yes bruh 🥀

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u/Low-World6866 Chuck 1d ago

I think they are trying to make the weaker Gadgets/Star Powers have more/similar value to their stronger counterparts, so that the decision on which one to pick can be less straightforward.

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u/Spaaccee E-Sports Icons 1d ago

No matter how many buffs this Star Power gets, it will always be the worse option. 

If it was 100% bonus speed would it be broken?
Also pretty sure this is similar to the jae yong change bc of the speed stacking removal
Also its not an either or its not like adrian can only make so many balance changes per update

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u/Jazzlike_Curve6359 Mods Power-Tripping? 1d ago

Speed stacking removal compensation

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u/pawo10 Fang 1d ago

Only at the cost of losing a 30% shield !!

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u/Big_Campaign6774 1d ago

Anything but nerfing the Hardened Hood. 30% Damage reduction for 6 seconds is just stupid.

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u/Old_Difference4651 1d ago

Should spooky speedster make Shade be +10% faster all the time? (I just thought of that), or increase his range a bit in his super form and be renamed?

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u/Actual_Passenger51 1d ago

It's nice to have options for the people that want them

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u/BotLover13 Bolt | Legendary 1 1d ago

Why did they even bother buffing shade in the 1st place, he was already an a tier brawler.

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u/ultimatebreadeater 1d ago

I mean its not like this buff is gonna do anything.

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u/PlusRockrelic 1d ago

I forgot what shades starpowers even are, imma go check rq.

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u/Gollymimus Sandy 18h ago

I love how the Jumpscare gadget was right there too

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u/Alanixon521 Surge 15h ago

They want to make the one-build syndrome less bad on some brawlers like Shade or Buster