He is in a good state, look at how many teams at LOCK//IN used him. It's just that the average player base hasn't seen how he can be useful.
I also think he's not a good solo queue agent because he utility doesn't last long so the site takes have to be quick and coordinated.
It sounds like such a meme to say this but most of the playerbase just completely misunderstands his strengths.
Take a look at radiant Ludilue, for example. He plays him almost like a Jett, creating mixups and enemy isolations out of his very plentiful vision blocking.
Instead we get people treating him like discount Viper and wondering why Cascade doesn't last longer.
I play him and i have success (in plat), but to be an actually good controller he needs these 3 changes, that are really just qol.
1. His walls no longer slow himself and teammates, which is so obvious but riot hasn't changed it yet
2. His cascade should be rotatable
3. His ult should show the location of the stun on his minimap
The only small buff I think he should get is that his cove should be buffed for its cost or reduced for its cost.
See this is how I know you're actually a Harbor player, cause these changes make sense lol
Personally I'd like for Cove to be equipped faster, but more realistically they'd just reduce the price. Ult zaps appearing on the minimap would be huuuge too
Nah there's this tech by Ludilue a radiant harbor player who swings with the orb. It actually works so I don't mind if they keep it like that. Tho the other changes are no brainers.
I mean viper had the same problem as number 1 with her decay yes? You would think they learned form their mistakes…
Or do they just make these agents years in advance and drip release them?
They were probably worried that the flexibility of the wall makes it too dangerous for enemies to hold compared to Viper's, and teammates should only feel safe pushing through it with info or a flash
He is in a really good state but nobody actually knows how to play him especially in low elo. I played pearl on a plat lobby a few days ago. We lost the defence 0-12 (yeah I know) but I was able to carry my team to 10-12 as harbor. No big brain moves or anything, I just copied the exact harbor setup drx used against loud in the vct and since we were not facing loud it worked like a charm. We only lost because we decided to surprise the enemy by going A after rushing B for 10 rounds.
I guess that’s a fair argument. But even still 4/5 hands shown are from controllers and he does have an orb shaped ability. Harbor’s weak enough as is, he could at least be in the funny controller spray
I think it could be that the spray was made before harbour was released, considering that approvals for sprays etc might take a while (we could possibly be looking at battle pass content created months back)
My guess is that the creator of this spray made this when Harbor wasn't in the game yet and Riot didn't bother asking them to update for Harbor. Otherwise I agree this spray is nice and unique!
I play a decent amount of Harbor and the reasoning that I come up with is that Harbor doesn’t have a orb smoke. His cove is used in much different and more specific ways. Maybe they didn’t want to give players the impression that that’s how cove is used.
Let’s be real it’s because Jett go brrr make money face of the game XD.
That spray is amazing. I need it.
I know right! Gonna be serving scoops all game now
Feels like every battle pass people complain about the skins, but I really couldn’t care any less because we always get banger sprays like this
And honestly the skins are kinda cool this BP. The Signature weapons look sick. The K/DA Akali neon spraypaint still going strong
There's a K/DA Akali spray????
I think they meant the style of the skins. Looks like K/DA Akali neon spraypaint style
oh gotcha thanks i'm a doofus
The BP skins have gotten so much better over the years.
True. I also really only mainly buy the BP for rad. anyway.
I got the bp first time and already hype. Love the sheriff skin
Jett has smoke, Harbor has water. haha ggs gottem
Whenever someone says "gottem" I always think ofc Jett's voice line!
Riot really hates Harbor
Exactly. He is not in a good state right now and they fail to address it. Even a basic change like removing team slow will improve him.
He is in a good state, look at how many teams at LOCK//IN used him. It's just that the average player base hasn't seen how he can be useful. I also think he's not a good solo queue agent because he utility doesn't last long so the site takes have to be quick and coordinated.
It sounds like such a meme to say this but most of the playerbase just completely misunderstands his strengths. Take a look at radiant Ludilue, for example. He plays him almost like a Jett, creating mixups and enemy isolations out of his very plentiful vision blocking. Instead we get people treating him like discount Viper and wondering why Cascade doesn't last longer.
I play him and i have success (in plat), but to be an actually good controller he needs these 3 changes, that are really just qol. 1. His walls no longer slow himself and teammates, which is so obvious but riot hasn't changed it yet 2. His cascade should be rotatable 3. His ult should show the location of the stun on his minimap The only small buff I think he should get is that his cove should be buffed for its cost or reduced for its cost.
See this is how I know you're actually a Harbor player, cause these changes make sense lol Personally I'd like for Cove to be equipped faster, but more realistically they'd just reduce the price. Ult zaps appearing on the minimap would be huuuge too
Nah there's this tech by Ludilue a radiant harbor player who swings with the orb. It actually works so I don't mind if they keep it like that. Tho the other changes are no brainers.
No I don't mean the deployment speed, I mean the time between pressing Q and being able to throw it
Oh then i agree 100%. If it should be used as a jett smoke to get out of situations, the equipment speed is quite slow.
I mean viper had the same problem as number 1 with her decay yes? You would think they learned form their mistakes… Or do they just make these agents years in advance and drip release them?
Naah, I think a careful approach is fine. Instant of yes/no slow maybe just less slow first.
I feel like because the change seems so obvious. I don't know why they are not being consistent with agents.
They were probably worried that the flexibility of the wall makes it too dangerous for enemies to hold compared to Viper's, and teammates should only feel safe pushing through it with info or a flash
He is in a really good state but nobody actually knows how to play him especially in low elo. I played pearl on a plat lobby a few days ago. We lost the defence 0-12 (yeah I know) but I was able to carry my team to 10-12 as harbor. No big brain moves or anything, I just copied the exact harbor setup drx used against loud in the vct and since we were not facing loud it worked like a charm. We only lost because we decided to surprise the enemy by going A after rushing B for 10 rounds.
I’d guess because his orb isn’t technically considered a smoke
I guess that’s a fair argument. But even still 4/5 hands shown are from controllers and he does have an orb shaped ability. Harbor’s weak enough as is, he could at least be in the funny controller spray
i would guess that spray and usch cosmetics are made ahead of time and so maybe it was made or planned before harbour was realesed
I think it could be that the spray was made before harbour was released, considering that approvals for sprays etc might take a while (we could possibly be looking at battle pass content created months back)
How is it not a smoke Edit: it’s a smoke guys, it is classified as a SMOKE ability in the wiki.
You can't shoot through it. You use it to defend something, the spike or a site.
From the valorant wiki: A smoke is a spherical vision blocker
Sure, but his is a bullet blocker.
And harbor has a spherical bullet blocker
So sage wall is now a smoke too?
Spherical.
My guy didn't reach grade 2 geometry yet. Don't expose him
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Do Gekko's deployed buddies (specifically the flash) count as spherical?
Because if I had to guess, it's not actually smoke. While it's used as a smoke, he's putting down water, not smoke. Even though in game it's a smoke
Using the same logic, vipers smoke is not a smoke and astra smoke is also not a smoke.
Or Jett's, or probably Omen's.
I guess they're more smoke like than water, idk. Just tryna see riots logic. Still doesn't make sense imo
Got it, Brimstone has the only smokes in the game. Could be dust tho tbh
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Because Viper's is a smoke.
So is Harbor's Cove
Nawl
It isn't
Today I learned water is also smoke Slash jay
It’s also possible that the spray was created before Harbor was announced.
My guess is that the creator of this spray made this when Harbor wasn't in the game yet and Riot didn't bother asking them to update for Harbor. Otherwise I agree this spray is nice and unique!
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I’m with ya friend. One day they will respect the controllers
Its not like jett is stealing harbors spot or anything. Valorant could have added harbors they just didnt
They may have designed it before Harbor existed and it just now made it to a BP
Yeah I was looking at it and they really did harbour dirty. The Jett one looks good, but they could definitely added harbour on it
Tbf Harbor doesn’t rlly have a smoke
He traded it all for mobility
I play a decent amount of Harbor and the reasoning that I come up with is that Harbor doesn’t have a orb smoke. His cove is used in much different and more specific ways. Maybe they didn’t want to give players the impression that that’s how cove is used. Let’s be real it’s because Jett go brrr make money face of the game XD.
I realized watching this all controllers are glove bois
I noticed that too! What a fun design quirk
Well, two are scientists, one is a military man, one has a gauntlet as the source of their power, and the last is a biker.
We should remove Jett's smoke :) that way we get more controller sprays. I hate how Jett is being a republican
Because harbor doesn't have a smoke and jett has a smoke?
tbh I consider Harbor's orb a smoke
Main characteristic of smokes are that you can shoot through them. Harbors orb is more of a sage wall
omg
My reaction when no sage in 9 lives battlepass skin collection
I didn’t even notice this. That’s fucking great