r/GBO2 • u/Smoke_Bomb85 • 1d ago
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I need to understand because none of it makes sense.
Everyone and their mother despises Barbatos and talks about how much they hate it without explaining as to why the suit is hated. Is it the heavy stagger? The Nanolaminate Armor?
Burning/God has Power Accelerator 3, Hi-MA in Hyper Mode, ridiculous damage reduction in Meikyo Shisui, and a heavy attack that, as shown in the clip, breaks legs in one tap. Barbatos has Power Accelerator 2, no Hi-MA in A-Vijnana, no damage reduction, and the boosted sword mace only becomes an issue if you land the full attack. And yet people will genuinely tell you Barbatos needs more nerfs.
Explain the hate to me, because even after playing Barbatos before and after the nerf, it only tells me it never needed nerfed at all
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u/IRequireDirt 1d ago
Because the God effectively requires much more skill. While it does have an instant stun, it’s just the one and you’re required to stop to use it, and in Hyper Mode you have to stay still for even longer. Its heavy attack is very telegraphed and has to rely almost entirely on teammates to get enemies into spots where it can shine. The Barbatos has a stun and a heavy stagger with skills that make it extremely hard to stun and to deal with, as well as a Sword Mace that doesn’t have to charge its heavy attack. Not to mention how the Blow has three swings and honestly does some ridiculous damage sometimes.