ideas for Cas9 tactical:
Yes they're all puns, fight me
snap draggin
bites enemies for 10-15 dmg to health, and pings for Cas9 on map
or
pulls multiple enemies to a center point (like ash's snare) for 5-10 dmg, immediate release
take stalk
attaches to first enemy to come by, alerts Cas9 pins outline to them for 5 seconds, can plant multiple stalks
(kind of like Hound, but is triggered rather than instant and can only attach to one player at a time)
(...so sort of like ash’s passive but better)
branch out
creates a small platform to walk across, up to 6(stealing Catalyst's concept tact because I’m still bitter)
thorn down
thorny patch that deals damage and slows because Alec was right when thinking of it first
(fucking catalyst)
aloe there
pulls players within range to 1-2M away, causes 5-10 dmg to enemies(after typing it out, i thought “oh fuck that's just Roadhog's hook”)(or path’s zipline if you attach it to an enemy)
at bay / bushed away / bush back
pushes enemies back a small distance (like 2-5M) for a small amount of damage, pretty much a punch at a distance(might rework this because the image of it funny as hell to me)
patched up
something something health
power plant
something something shields
names without abilities
bark's bite
rough patch
plot twist
thyme crunch
party thyme
hem locked
feeling vine
log in/out
I’m already dead set on his passive being called “Upsy Daisy” which, revives allies in a quicker time and gives them a small bonus of health
He was supposed to be named Catalyst because his ult relied on vials of catalyzing agents (technically they can also be called an enzyme). He holds out his bowl and you can choose to heal or harm and throw a distance (either the L or R button). Sort of like Moira? Only it doesn’t bounce around and is grounded, lasting for... 8-10 seconds? Not sure if that is a fair amount of time.
I remember when the dev’s were testing out abilities with the Dummy’s Day Out event. They had an ability that allowed an immediate heal for a certain radius. Problem with that included you being the center of the heal, and it also healing enemies (from this event, they fixed Mirage’s ult into ‘dance party’. remember seeing 6 mirages standing in a field? good times).
If you think it takes too much time, think of Newcastle’s, Path’s or Ash’s ults. You need to aim those strategically and can’t immediately spam throw them down without tact like you can with Lifeline’s, Caustic’s or Horizon’s. I mean you can, but it might not be as accurate if you want to plan things out.
The ult still needs a name though. Hm.. Vile vial? The plant’s named Captain Fuzzy Britches... Fuzzing around? It’s based on oleander (appearance), venus fly and guarana (as a mouth and center), lotus flowers (roots), and vine snakes (body). As well as a made up plant called “whistler reeds” (typha sibilus aurae) to explain the noises it makes. It sounds like when you blow through a leaf or grass to whistle. So like a chimera. I wanted to add more animal genes, but too much and it’ll be obvious. Nature’s course?
