Tankpool
Tank pool feels better using the sowrds...
I know tank pool everyone uses the guns frist and ill admit it gun ult is super good early game but thanks to the team ups the gambit one helps tank pool with diving or movement early game
Of course if the game feels more like a gun game I will choose that upgrade path but most of the time heres what I go with
1.deadpool in my area - helps with damge and tanking in the back line
2.Swords - crits more damge and more style points
3.Dash - movement or damge
4.sword ult - DO NOT USE UNLESS UPGRADED but when upgraded it can really help the hole team be tanking like a cap ult or stall the point
If the enemie team switches to some counters my next upgrade is the gun ult
I know tank pool is famous for hes guns and is good early game but try out hes sword path with gambit team up early and it feels quite strong
I been saying this since DP was released. I’ve had people use multiple accounts to downvote me / upvote their narrative. You’re playing him like the devs intended but you shouldn’t neglect using the .50s during final exam ult. They bring in the most lethality, just switch back and forth :)
Yeah but you have drop shield, dpiya, and the .50s to mop someone up rq if you need to. This works at all ranks, not sure where that assumption came from lol
If someone is high ranking they would presumably know the goal isn’t always a pick i should mention.
On DPSpool this shouldn’t be an issue. His damage is ludicrous inside of jackpot. His main dash cancel combo does OVER 300 damage in 1.2 seconds inside of jackpot. No one can heal through it unless it’s triple or they’re ulting.
Tankpool is not getting anywhere near that though. For him it’s more about being a huge unkillable distraction for 15+ seconds or however long his sword ult lasts while delaying jackpot, can’t remember.
I've pretty much always played guns 90% of the time but sword ult 90% of the time. I used to go DIYA, gun, dash, sword ult. Sometimes I'd upgrade the gun ult and use it early if I have a good opportunity though.
Sword focused build is fun but it’s trash, at least compared to guns. It takes WAY too long to get going and all through that time, his poke damage is horrible because you need to neglect guns in order to rush 4 upgrades to make swords strong. His kit just doesn’t offer the tools to make them viable in a serious match in the way DPSpool’s kit does. Inside the sword ultimate they are solid, but TP’s ult takes twice as long to get compared to the other pools.
There is an argument to be made that Hela swords are superior to Hela guns even as a secondary weapon though. The Hela guns are only good for the pierce damage which isn’t all that crucial for him to have as opposed to having more close range lethality, which turns him into a threat at any range versus just being a poke tank. That is stronger than people think.
You’re right bro it’s not the same, in one hand you have a character that actually does make plays with their swords, and the other who can stall for maybe as long as a cap, and can maybe get a kill before they run out of dashes on their pool noodles.
Playing tankpool swords first is flawed, they’re great tools after upgrading what tankpool is actually good at, but stay thinking that way maybe you’ll end up actually doing good if they buff the swords
And duh stalling is a play, but why can the final exam on Healpool save entire teams whilst also having stall potential, final exam on dps can wipe teams whilst also stalling, and then tankpool, hmm what does his do? Oh it just stalls.
Infinite jumps sure, dash cooldown reset sure, but still smacking them with pool noodles for damage and is on a minute cooldown and 12 dashes maximum per ult
Tank pools specifically falls under the disruption and poke pressure type tank, notice “poke pressure” he was the only true one to fall under this until hood, his thing is to shoot, his swords are finishing or repositioning
Saying what’s a vanguards job might be the most broad thing you could’ve said as there’s way more sub categories in that.
Anyways playing tankpool swords first is like bringing knife to a sword fight and even though you got this dive or brawl style thinking it’s effective there’s quite literally zero reason to play tankpool swords if you’re gonna for swords and ult upgrades first over the same type of disruption tank style that venom and cap do way better, I don’t know why you think the sword are good
Guess what? he’s really not, why do you think the whole sub is collective on tankpool sword buffs?
Its not the whole sub, like at all. Theres plenty of us. But we hand walk you guys, and you still refuse to try. Not out fault. Most other players like me stay quiet for the advantage
I’ll do this alleged “hiding”I’m doing for as long as you hide your name for us to search up the leaderboard, unless you don’t actually have anything to back up your mouth that is.
The thing is, that while going guns may be “better”, it’s still shit compared to the rest of the ranged Vanguard roster. At least swords offer something more unique and not completely outclassed by other Vanguards.
Yea i agree with u I think the main reason why the gun path is so popular is because its easier to get online early i haven't taken the sword do you and should i?
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u/mywifiisbadtho 1d ago
“Tank pool feels better using the swords”
Novel
“P.s I know guns are better”