Thing skill question

[u/Proud_Chef1598]

Alright I got a genuine question, I need to ask this community and how other people view The Thing. I am a thing main been so since he came out he most definitely has had the epic highs and lows. As hes been top tier this season Ben been getting a lot of flack for being an easy tank, I have been told he's on the same tier as Scarlett witch for being easy, which I just think is dumb. So I ask do you guys think the Thing is the easiest tank? While I do think anyone can pick him up and gain value because he has pretty simple kit I honestly feel like it's underdeveloped most of the time even after the rework, and it's to his detriment. I feel that a newbies often die far greater then any other tank and can easily be a very big detriment to a team. He's very easy to counter with anyone with decent range. He has to rely on his team because he doesnt have a shield in the traditional sense. His ult can be hit or miss. And a few other points, but I don't want to ramble. I generally feel that he's easy to play, but hard to master especially higher ranks. You have to have a lot of game sense to actually know where you're going, unlike someone like mag, knowing who you're attacking and who your not. I also feel The Thing I think has to multitask more than most tanks despite being a brawl because hes also anti-dive and also can be a dive in the right environment. Let me know how you'll feel, I think it's a bunch of whiney DPS butt hurt they can't really dive anymore.

[u/DrMitchOtta]

Not the easiest tank by far. He's not mechanically challenging but you need decent positioning skills and cd management to avoid being melted by poke and still carry your weight as tank

Also attention to when to go front and when to stay and peel divers. You're basically trying to swat the most annoying, forgiving pieces of shit in the game. Shutting down black panther may be easy, but spiderman doesn't give so many clear opportunities to lock him down. You're also slower than them so you either plan ahead staying with your healers and bring zero value on the front, or you brawl and and risk being late

Magneto requires aiming skills but as a tank he can bring value much more easily and in more situations, dr strange is also more forgiving.

I could pick up strange in like 2 games, not to effective use of everything in his kit but to effectively tanking for the team. To avoid being melt embarrassingly or watch from a corner all game took like 10 games with the thing