Ninja Change

Hey guys!

Wanted to propose a Ninja change.

There are two main problems people have had with Ninja.

1: It is impossible to run away from a Ninja.
2: Ninja's combat powers are imbalanced.

1 was the point of the kit and should not be changed. 2 is what will be attacked in this nerf.

So, the idea:

0.75 seconds are added to the Ninja cooldown when a player is hit, even if the cooldown before the addition was zero.

This would help because it decreases the Ninja's ability to get out of combos or start them when he's in a disadvantageous position - occasionally there's a window when the Ninja can get a shift in, but it takes much more skill to pull off than before.

This leaves Ninja as a viable kit but decreases the level of power it has without destroying the original concept - a anti-runaway kit with light combat perks.

Thoughts?

 

Bit late of a response, but being difficult to get used to is pretty much the point. The goal of Ninja was to make it an anti-runaway kit that can be very versatile if mastered. The result of this nerf is that it takes more skill to use it (other than to simply chase someone), thus pushing it's power level to a more manageable point.

It's less powerful in combat not only because oftentimes shifting doesn't work but also because when it does, often, the Ninja must crouch several times unless they get the timing right - so the opponent can counter it more effectively than if it's completely surprising.

 

Chasing people forever is the WHOLE POINT OF THE KIT. I don't even play HG anymore (rarely have since it moved to brawl), but there's no way they should be changing Ninja that removes the anti-run aspect.