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Let's see how he is after August changes...
I don't really care about vader I just made this so the devs don't ruin him like they did anakin.
Dude, yoda and vader are more or less equal
Never! Not in HvV...
Skill level thing
Equal Yoda and equal Vader will be Vader 7/10
But like everyone who makes a case for someone being overpowered, @Thechosen1_anakin you didn't mention any weaknesses or aspects of Vader's character that are below average for a saber hero to balance the discussion. It irritates me when people do that. You can't debate a character's level of 'OPness' without a fair argument of both sides. So I'll pitch in with what you missed - weak spots.
1. Speed.Most obviously, Vader is sluggish for a saber hero and he simply can't keep up with Luke, Rey, Yoda or Anakin if they decide to flee, or even worse, gang up on Vader. He is the easiest villain to gang up on and outnumber, and he is never able to escape these situations unless someone like Maul arrives & throws enemies away. That makes his high health and damage reduction justified IMO. He is vulnerable to groups of heroes and troopers.
2. Stamina. Ugh. Focused Rage is a life-saver here, and if you ask me Vader relies on it too much nowadays. Without FR, he can only strike 10 times before his stamina is depleted, and if that's not bad enough his stamina regen is also the slowest in the game by far. So he has the least attacking power, followed by the longest period of no blocking or striking. FR is a huge help because this doubles his stamina temporarily, but the ability recharges slowly, making Vader a bit more of a defensive character than say Rey or Dooku, who feel like they can strike forever and then recharge their stamina in half the time of Vader.
3. Swing Speed. Not the worst, but far below average, Vader's swing speed simply feels slow now that Luke, Rey, Anakin etc can swing faster than the game can process a lot of the time. In an R2 spam fest between Anakin vs Vader or Luke vs Vader, Anakin and Luke can strike Vader twice for every once Vader can hit them back. On paper, this shouldn't happen as their swing speeds are not double Vader's, but because of stun-locking and staggering, they can pummel Vader with strikes that the game doesn't allow you to dodge, and their strikes override Vader's.
So yeah, I can understand that Vader is very powerful and possibly the hardest villain for a blaster hero to go up against, but let's not pretend that he doesn't have some very big weaknesses which are actually only exclusive to him.
https://battlefront-forums.ea.com/discussion/132395/sentinel-reinforcements-class-concept#latest
I didn't bring them up because they are none issues when a competent player has him.
speed
Lol vader isn't as slow as people think
As you can see he can easily keep up with rey who can keep up with luke & Anakin so you're wrong in this regard.
Stamina
Vader is a defensive tank if you're using him offensively you're doing something wrong. Should not be trying to use him like he's anakin or rey or Luke. His stamina comes back in 2.25 seconds which is just slightly under anakins. He has focused rage which allows him to swing 20 times how can you not kill anyone in that time not to mention you have choke, saber throw & focused rage. I'll never understand the stamina issue.
swing speed
Luke, rey, & Anakin without cards cannot out spam vader. Vader more than any other hero locks you up more than anyone & with his 800 & 950 health I don't even know how you can get out spammed nor should you be spamming in the 1st place.
Also idc about his high health or damage reduction. I also really just made this post cause people want vaders choke to be dodgeable & I was just coming up with a solution so they don't ruin him like anakin & so I can make a Yoda is op plz nerf post in the future.
Omg. Look bro just because someone makes a post like this doesn't mean they are having problems against said character.
Vader keeps killing your Ani doesn't he?
Pirate of the Knights of Gareth
No not really. Scroll up & you'll see I don't really care I just see a lot of make vaders choke dodgeable & I don't want the playerbase to kill vader like they did anakin
No Vader is a massive crutch that forgives mistakes like no other character in HvV/ HS
Well BRO I'm well aware of this and it would help if you understood the comment correctly. I said Vader is in a nice place atm and IF your having trouble e.t.c.
Fleshing out my first point I think Vader is powerful and can hold his own in a 1v1 but his stamina and speed are his biggest downfall. You have to choose your moments with Vader as to not get caught short of stamina leaving him vulnerable to attack and ontop of that escape is not an option with Vader since every hero in the game out paces him.
And especially when you have two heroes on the lightside who can not only disable his abilities (Obi wan) and hinder his movement even more (Rey) and ontop of that with Yoda being able to put pressure on with his dash AND escape out of his choke with precence, he doesn't stand much of a chance.
You need to play Vader well and know how to counter him with relevent heroes, such is the case with all heroes.
lol no. Vader is the easiest hero to learn. Anyone can be decent with Vader while most struggle with Yoda.
I strongly disagree, infact mistakes with Vader can leave you in serious trouble, his stamina and speed are his main disadvantages, if you are out of stamina and in the midst of a fight you are in real trouble since escape isn't an option since EVERY hero in the game can outpace him
I don’t think so. For every action you take against Vader you will take the damage or more as he can easily outspam you with better health.
Yes if you are a SABER SPAMMER and think you can outspam him you are as u say done for. You need to chip his health and put him on the backfoot. If you give Vader room to breath you will be subsequently punished.
Making mistakes with any hero should leave you in trouble.
Pirate of the Knights of Gareth
Yes you are right
I main the heck outta vader BRO it's to easy to do good with him. Cheese hero
Same here matey got him to lvl 150 but I just don't see the need for any sort of nerf to him, hes in a nice place atm and people will soon be crying when he's been diced
Diced by DICE.
Lol...
Poor Ani...
Yes poor ani. They nerfed him but making yoda overpowered & making luke am exact copy of him but better
When you say Vader "can hold his own in a 1v1," do you actually mean he "slaughters every single LS Hero in a 1v1"?
There are situations where Vader's stamina is an issue, but they usually come about when he's being attacked by multiple people. This is why I believe his new star card will be very useful, despite what others may think.
I'll give you this... you articulated a scenario in which Vader is likely dead. Albeit a 3v1 scenario in which every character outside of Bolting Boba/Flyaway Fett would be dead.
I actually came around to the fact it may be a good card. Vader just has so many options once his health card is passive idk what to use for him.
Haha yes I would agree that a 1v1 with Vader doesn't end well pretty much most of the time but that is the crux of Vader, he is a tank after all and needs to be treated as such.
As a solo player, Vader in hvv is my main man, especially now after the new hvv update which in my opinion was absolutely not needed as the old hvv was much better for solo play but that's by the by. He is a great team punisher and I think that this is a good thing due to the lightside having such effective team playing heroes.
The combination of Rey and Obi wan is a leathal one and with an organised team the lightside can be a very difficult fight and team to break up.
So is the combination of Kylo and Boba.
Agreed but kylos freeze can be blocked where as Rey's and Obi's mind trick can't be blocked and is a guaranteed debuff and can last longer and has a wider range
Pull into freeze breaks your block. Only the savvy players know this though
Yes this is also true but again kylos pull can be blocked. I don't find myself being pulled very much at all since I know to predict ability usage. More savvy players know to let the enemy use up their abilities and then counter attack
I dont think you got that right. When u block and Kylo uses pull on you, you will get staggered for a second allowing for Freeze to get through if used immediately after Pull.
Yes but understand that now u have a situation where you're hoping that the freeze comes out quick enough after the pull stagger, and given that there will be action going on so you have all these things to consider. This is a sub optimal situation where as the mind trick can be used and forgotten about you don't have to worry at all if you landed it since it is guaranteed. As I say how often do you successfully pull that off. Let's say you do freeze the enemy what's to say that all of them weren't frozen (which is the case most of the time) in which you then have to contend with the other hero's whilst trying to pull of your inconsistent combo
As this game and the servers have latency like any other game if you throw the device before vader force chokes lando or chewy then it's game over for the both because shock can't stop his force choke anymore! Vader can get you with force choke even if you activated before him because device animation time is longer than vader's choke animation, so he always wins.
Here is the solution for lando's device, it should at least cancel vader's choke if not shock him. Chewy only if he jumps to do ground slam should be invulnerable to force powers, but running with ground slam he should still be vulnerable.
https://battlefront-forums.ea.com/discussion/148715/blaster-heroes-hello#latest
Stun immunity bro
Goooooooon
Then yoda should be even better(by a mile)
It’s better in every way than Maul’s throw, stop complaining when he has it better off than others. And every single ability will open you up for attacks of not timed correctly. Again, stop complaining when it’s the exact same on other characters.
Lol
I disagree. In HvV, a good Yoda player should be able to win most 1v1’s against Vader, even assuming a good Vader player. In my own experience, with good players and all abilities available for both, a Vader v. Yoda 1 on 1, will generally end up with Vader defeated and Yoda with low health (usually with some of his remaining health being from his buff). Yoda’s block-breaking dashes, small size and superior agility compared to Vader are what puts him over the edge in these engagements, again, in my experience (playing as both).
This is why i think hes pretty solid where hes at despite being strong as hell.Personally when it comes to blasters i get dealt with pretty easily with his movement speed and him jumping doesnt make it any better