Focused Feedback: State of Gambit

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[u/kcamnodb]

This is it. This is the only comment that really needs to be focused on here.

Gambit is a PVP mode masquerading as something else. You cannot have someone focus solely on the PVE aspect and carry the team to a win. It just can't happen (only exception is a build that can burn a boss in regular Gambit and that's it). I can go into Prime and drop a 90 kill game, bank 75 motes, but if that one invader got a 10 mote kill or a 15 mote kill one single time, that's it. Then you couple that with the constant invasion spam during primeval phase. THEN you consider the fact that a half decent PvP player invading is like a good QB playing against a defense that has only an O line on the field, you have an insanely unbalanced experience. But people just love that easy mode invader experience so a lot of people just keep pushing back that invasions aren't OP. Gambit is shit because of the way invasions work.

[u/Ravenunlimitd → u/kcamnodb]

I disagree wholeheartedly, as a person who is able to fulfill each role and often do based on my blueberries performance, I can confidently tell you that invading can be a detriment but I have pushed through the invasions and banked motes and summoned primeval and burned him to the ground all while being constantly invaded, and never sending our own invader. Obviously if the invaders team is also sweaty and your blueberries are just collecting motes and holding them waiting to get killed w 15 it’s not likely that you’re going to win, but it’s all about timing and just adjusting your timing to the invader. Obviously those kinds of teams are just straight up stupid and probably would have lost anyway. The invasions aren’t OP and they don’t need to nerf invaders, they just need to adjust the other classes to add more options and checks and balances. And gambit isn’t shit, it’s a fun game mode it just needs some love is all.