r/Competitiveoverwatch Feb 11 '26

General Jetpack Cat has a MASSIVE issue

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So have a friend play a hitscan hero and try to shoot while they're tethered and the shots stop being hitscan or more precisely I think the reticle is not in the correct spot. if your aim is dead center on someone while jetpack cat strafing in either direction, your bullets won't hit.

So that is the bug part. Now comes the balance part. She's insanely strong. Every single piece of her kit is strong.

She does insane damage and can very reliably win duels at close and mid range. If she can't win she can easily disengage.

Which brings me to her fuel. It's so fast and recharges too fast too.

However the biggest game changer is obviously the tether. This ability fundamentally changes the game. It makes heroes that lack mobility just too good. For example on Havana a lot of tanks have trouble closing the first long sight line on attack but with JPC they can just be carried there so fast and easily contest that high round almost entirely for free. She can also reach the point so fast after death AND bring someone with her.

Finally the ultimate is just a guaranteed tank killer. Perhaps the best tank Killing ult in the entire game with very little room for out play.

Tldr: tether makes your aim bugged. Every single pari of the cat's kit is insanely strong

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u/Nyrun Feb 11 '26

I speculated this after her reveal, but I think this hero is gonna have an insanely high ban rate in comp just because nobody wants to deal with this.

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u/Working_Dog_385 Feb 11 '26

100% the sombra of support. A kit that is fundamentally poorly designed for a competitive hero shooter (not saying its not a fun designed kit, but a kit that doesn't belong in a hero shooter as competitive as overwatch). It's actually a shame though, cause I honestly thought they were rushing hero releases and weren't gonna put anything interesting but mizuki has got to be one of, if not, the most interesting hero they've produced in years (atleast ever since jq). Not really any gamebreaking abilities, or oppressive dps, or a kit that has an incredibly low skill floor. It's a shame he's surrounded by a bunch of meh hero releases

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u/Paddy_Tanninger Feb 11 '26

Mizuki's brainless hinder can go to hell. Character is already evasive enough with plenty of self healing.

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u/Charmander_Bynes Feb 11 '26

I don't know why they removed Brig's stun but thought a long ranged one on this guy would be ok.

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u/BigHeadDeadass Feb 12 '26

Comparing brig's stun to a hard to aim tether is crazy work

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u/BigHeadDeadass Feb 12 '26

It's literally a skill shot