niinjas replied to your post: (( random sidenote: what the heckin’ shit did they...
roadhog’s hook used to work on the HOOK’S line of sight. basically, the hook turned into its own entity when it was thrown — if the HOOK could see you, it could grab you. with the nerf, the hook doesn’t become its own entity, it work’s off of ROADHOG’S line of sight. if HE can’t see you, he can’t hook you.
(( hmmmm..... i mean, i’m just going off the info my brother showed/told me so i may not have the whole picture
but just based on the clip i saw of how it works now, it....doesn’t seem to pull the enemy in, at all???? like it seems to work like just a long range damage-dealing thing rather than as a....well, a hook. like, as far as i know, that was the main playstyle for roadhog, was hooking people and dragging them close for a hit with the shotgun.
idk, to me it just seems like they went a bit too far. i can see what they were going for, which is what you mentioned, and tbh i think that in itself is a good fix to make. but if that clip i was shown was representative, i think they overcompensated.... ))