So this is a tactics, not a class balance discussion… I wanted to talk about one of the scenarios I see come up in matches every once in a while, and I wanted to see how people have learned to deal with it because it seems like a really strong strategy.
In my admittedly limited spvp experience a fully bunkered-out guardian, played at least decently, can sustain a 3v1 for over minute, and most 2v1s and 1v1s indefinitely. Now not killing much of anything at the same time, but properly specced out this class has the best tank in the game, and they are very good at not dying.
Which brings me to the point of conquest: the game mode is much weighted to controlling the map points and winning for your team, not how many kills you get necessarily (even moreso when they switch to rewarding for match wins only). And in this role bunker guardians seem exceptionally strong because they can roll in and hold individual points for the longest time, as well as disrupt captures. Because the point timer is continually ticking (to 500), the bunker role becomes pivotal because they’re the masters of attrition.
Now I’ve seen this in many 5v5 arena games: a single bunker guardian can carry their entire team by tying up more than half the enemy team at points for a long time. By hopping between points simply disrupting captures and holding people off while not dying. And when you have 2 bunker guardians on the same team employing that strategy… while the rest of their team just runs amok doing whatever, the tactic just seems SO strong its GG almost from the get go no matter what your team comp is, if you have no bunker guards on your side doing the same thing…
Bleh now that I’ve vented
I’m curious are there any solid strategies or counters to the bunker guardian point-hopper build? Has this been a known meta in spvp for a while? Especially in solo Q it seem way strong because it’s a 1-man strategy, but which requires coordination from the entire opposing team to counter and focus down the bunker to dislodge them from a point…