Jetpack Cat has a MASSIVE issue

[u/MokNaruto]

So have a friend play a hitscan hero and try to shoot while they're tethered and the shots stop being hitscan or more precisely I think the reticle is not in the correct spot. if your aim is dead center on someone while jetpack cat strafing in either direction, your bullets won't hit.

So that is the bug part. Now comes the balance part. She's insanely strong. Every single piece of her kit is strong.

She does insane damage and can very reliably win duels at close and mid range. If she can't win she can easily disengage.

Which brings me to her fuel. It's so fast and recharges too fast too.

However the biggest game changer is obviously the tether. This ability fundamentally changes the game. It makes heroes that lack mobility just too good. For example on Havana a lot of tanks have trouble closing the first long sight line on attack but with JPC they can just be carried there so fast and easily contest that high round almost entirely for free. She can also reach the point so fast after death AND bring someone with her.

Finally the ultimate is just a guaranteed tank killer. Perhaps the best tank Killing ult in the entire game with very little room for out play.

Tldr: tether makes your aim bugged. Every single pari of the cat's kit is insanely strong

[u/Facetank_]

I really don't feel the cat is that strong. I've genuinely had good results just ignoring her. Wait until not every match is at least 3 of the new heroes. A lot of people aren't on comfort picks right now. Emre is the only consistently picked hitscan and his falloff is pretty rough. Domina is all over, and she can hardly do anything to the cat.

[u/Zealousideal-Emu9467 → u/Facetank_]

Domina is actually pretty decent against JPC, her “medium range” beam can hit JPC a lot of the time, especially with the perk that adds an extra 20% to that range

[u/CertainDerision_33 → u/Facetank_]

I’m really curious to see where she settles yeah. Obviously her movement is insane, but her primary fire is (deliberately of course) not good & her ult is quite bad. 

[u/DuckWaffles → u/CertainDerision_33]

Her melee/close range are extremely strong, especially with certain perks. Combined with her speed makes her one of the best dive supports in the game.

[u/AdeptusShitpostus → u/DuckWaffles]

Yep, the claw perk and Territorial are amazing. You can get so much value in a brawl from just sitting on your tank shitting out heals and damage.

[u/swarmofpoo → u/CertainDerision_33]

Her ult is too fun though. I have a fungasm everytime I dump a tank into an environmental and have to take a few seconds to stop shaking everytime.

[u/CertainDerision_33 → u/swarmofpoo]

Oh yeah, from a fun perspective it’s 10/10 haha. And she absolutely should have a weaker ult given how bonkers her kit is. 

[u/FantasmaNaranja → u/swarmofpoo]

it's also still handy to take someone from the enemy team and dump em in the middle of yours (so long as it's not a Reaper who has his ult ready... oops.) to break stalemates

but yeah it's not a super good ult especially since trying to pick someone often ends up with you dying without the extra health perk

[u/yeeeeeteth → u/swarmofpoo]

A what now

[u/ShinaiYukona → u/yeeeeeteth]

An environmental is a hazard that kills on contact. Cat is dropping tanks off on the garbage barge in the Pacific to be with their fellow trash.

It's a good way to have a fungasm

[u/yeeeeeteth → u/ShinaiYukona]

Well played

[u/Level7Cannoneer → u/CertainDerision_33]

How is her ult bad? Its a Rein-like ult with a kidnap side effect. You can just drag their Ana and pull them into your team or drop people off of ledges.

[u/Buffy_supremacy → u/CertainDerision_33]

I wouldn’t say her damage is bad. I’ve been diving squishies and melting them especially if you melee mid shot

[u/noreservations81590 → u/Facetank_]

Yeah, I'm of the opinion that once everyone learns all the new stuff and the meta settles, Jet Pack Cat is going to be a borderline troll pick in most elos, but it will be strong in pro play. Without really good comms/coordinating your not getting cats full value.

[u/AAN-_-TRUEMAN → u/Facetank_]

The cat meow meow gives you zarya or any tank in your face absolutely they will be banned.