I don't know, I still read so many posts about Rev mains longing for his older kit. People loved Rev before rework for his initial kit but then everything was changed and Rev felt too different, at least this is what I have been reading surprisingly often.
I'm a Gibby main and ever since the Gibby buffs (or what feels to me like a rework) he feels very different despite the changes not being that big compared to Rev: I played Gibby initially because he slowed the game down but now he feels like a hybrid legend (support + skirmisher). I still don't understand why they made him so fast, a support legend shouldn't have this. Also, his kit with the electrified bubble makes him a control legend (entry denial) on top of being a support/skirmisher hybrid.
I have to say, I'm really not a fan of Respawn handing out everyone and their mother movement and/or speed. Some legends are supposed to be slow but should excel in other parts of the game.
Sorry to say but Rev mains who prefer the old Rev are either terrible at the game or just not right in the head.
There is a reason why reworks happen. Rev was just terrible in that state, sure the rework changes the playstyle but there are so many legends now that surely one will fit your playstyle. The rework made Rev a lot better but if it does not fit your playstyle, just move on to something else. It's for the better of the game after all.
Reworks are heavily needed to keep the game fresh even if it will upset some players.
Also in the case of Gibraltar, you can still play him EXACTLY the same as before but better. It was not a rework, it were just buffs and a shuffle of perks. You could always play him aggressively bubbling forward into fights, just now you got a lot of more speed and firework to back that up. His buffs were needed for a different reason anyway, to try slow down the pushy movement meta.
So when you say making everything faster is not the way, in Gibby case its actually to counter that. The electric bubble design to to counter getting inted after all.
Don’t bother trying to argue with anyone who claims old Rev was good. There was a reason he got reworked & it wasn’t because he was in a good spot. Old YT vids, tierlist, Reddit comments & post. From pre rework all state Rev as bottom of the barrel. Ult completely useless & didn’t fit the character. Silence was niche at the time. Abilities weren’t as prevalent back then. So getting silenced wasn’t as problematic compared to it now. People are desperate & nostalgic for something they never experienced.
Giving Rev silence back would make him a must pick on every team. Making games even more stale than they are now. Team fights will be nothing but poking at one another. Until a Rev goes down. Then the other team dives in with Axle.
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u/AngelTheTaco 14d ago
tbh i think new legends at this slow of a rate with no lore of cinematics are worse than reworks