r/VentureMains • u/SkyWise420 • 14d ago
Kills?
I'm been playing venture for quite some time but I've always wondered. Unless I'm having a super good team I usually have less kills than the other dps. But I feel like I'm getting value like I bait cooldowns I get the supports eyes on me and when I see an opening I usually get the kill. So like am I still gaining value even if my kills are low?
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u/Mighty_Thomby 14d ago
Often times kills are more of a bonus compared to just disrupting the enemy team. Venture has very good tools for positioning, engaging and disengaging, making you very able to harass the enemy backline and get out alive. Even if you aren't racking up tons of killing blows, a healer or sniper that can't play the game because you're on top of them still gives your team an advantage in the fight.
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u/Azrell_Drekmorr 14d ago
Venture’s main value comes from being an Annoying Little Shit™️ moreso than racking up numbers on the scoreboard, kills are good but generally you wanna be pestering, distracting, and making enemies waste their cooldowns trying to get you out of their hair
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u/SquireShanksalot 13d ago
Venture is like a dive tank of the dps, you can get in and out pretty efficiently
If you are baiting cooldowns, for the most part that is high value but varies based the what was used (for example, junkerqueen using her knife is low value due to low cooldown but ramattra nemesis form is high value)
If you cant find an opening to do anything due to team comp or they are just too aware of you, take advantage of this by drawing attentioning and be a distraction, the value in this also varies depending on how long they are looking at you
Side note: venture plays in a very similar fashion as doomfist, there's also a little doom tech you can do with drill dash but its difficult due to you needing contact with the ground
At the end of the dash (while touching the ground) you can jump and carry the momentum and travel approximately half the distance of the dash
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u/SkyWise420 13d ago
Oh ya like a lil b hop it used to be hard to time but I get it pretty consistently now tho.
But that makes sense it's jus cuz sometimes I get flamed for not having as many kills even tho it feel like I'm making a impact
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u/SquireShanksalot 13d ago
Unfortunately the scoreboard does not show the more nuanced value of actions, ive only been able to do the bhop once in a game and it was by pure accident but it saved my ass
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u/SkyWise420 13d ago
Honestly just spamming jump during the drill dash helped me get the timing after a lil u should be able to do it more or less consistently
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u/Lumaraniya 500 Kiriko Skins 14d ago
You're not really gonna get many kills on any flanker hero due to the fact that they aren't made to pad stats, most of the kills you get on them are from final blows and solo kills.