Sunny -- Better than Hank in every conceivable way

[LoE Cuthbert]

And why do you think that is?

[delete beastmen]

hanks beard's better

[Valkrex]

Sunny's strong no doubt, but better in every way? Nah.

[Rein]

Hank has those oh ♥♥♥♥ that orbital moments / turn arounds that sunny will never have.

[[MOSS]-BurningUp]

Hanks laser gun is underrated it does decent damage. Sunny might be a little better but not a whole lot and it's probably situational.

[Cyan]

She don't got no beard.

[Zolrac]

I feel Sunny outperforms Hank.

Yeah, Hank's shield is stronger and can anticipate moves. But, that also ties Hank up to being a shield bot, where Sunny can be fighting/jetpack boosting. Also, the shield drone's take-damage-first isn't necessarily a bad thing. Heck, I think it is even good when paired with AOE healers like Caira and Slim, since they don't have to worry about a monster focusing down a team member.

Sunny's main gun outperforms Hank's. So what's next? Jetpack boost vs orbital. I will take jetpack boost any day. Orbitals need good setup to get maximum damage. Jetpack is awesome for getting your trapper set up/ get out of monster jaws/ catch up/ etc.

Just my opinion, but I think Sunny is far stronger than Hank. FWIW, I still think Hank is better than the other supports.

[Chuck]

her drone has way too nuch health for an ability that has no cooldown and only takes 5 seconds to deploy!

[[MOSS]-BurningUp]

I always thought Hanks orbital should be changed some how. Make it do less damage but go off quicker. I guess then it pretty much be just like Torvald's mortar though.

[Romin^5]

The shield drone is unreliable. It relies on people staying somewhat near the shield. The health also is a major disadvantage.

[❤ Lusty ❤]

I like using Hank if the medic is a baddie. There are so many baddie Slims at the moment who are slow in shooting his Leech gun 24/7 for spam healing.

[Zeorymer - Battling Cancer]

From my observation, while Sunny on 'paper' is 'superior', that still does NOT make her better than Hank.

Sunny's shield drone is a 'responsive' unit, meaning someone has to take a hit first THEN the drone will respond to the person being attacked. The problem with it if it's a move that can incap a hunter/survivor, the shield drone won't stop that hit. Also, if a target is on the move, Sunny has to re-deploy the shield drone, which takes another couple/few seconds to ready up, and by then a hunter/survivor may be incapped. Hank in my opinion, is still the shield king. A GOOD Hank player will know WHEN to shield, when not to shield, and time his shield clicks to match attacks. Hank is mobile, the shield drone is not, as the attacks move across the map or in a mobile arena, so does Hank.

Sunny and Hank share similar abilties, and while yes, she is a "Hank 2.0" mixed with Cabot's damage, I don't think Hank is out of the picture.

[Mmmmm']

Everyone tends to forget shield drone can shield Sunny. Hank cant shield himself
Sunny > Hank by far and if you think otherwise you're just one of those people that tries way to hard to defend this game about really crappy balancing. None of the T4 Hunters are balanced even a little bit.

[LoE Cuthbert]

Good discussion in this thread, I've learned some things.

[Zeorymer - Battling Cancer]

Hank may not be able to shield himself yes, but he still does have his cloak, like Sunny. And IF he is attacked, that's the point of the medic, to heal Hank. That's why many Monster players HATE a team that has a good Hank and medic player.

I am not saying the T4 hunters are balanced, they are FAR from balanced, but hopefully we won't have to wait too long before the devs go "Oh snap, alot of people are irked, let's fix this"

[Biobane]

Originally posted by MMMMMMMM':

Everyone tends to forget shield drone can shield Sunny. Hank cant shield himself

Lot of good that does when the Rock Throw nails you in the face and THEN you get shielded! They break even there in my book :P

Sure the drone is Fire-and-forget but positioning can be a b*tch sometimes. Which, as luck may have it, Sunny has a device capable of making repositioning easier! She has a good kit, but Hank's is good as well... for different pros and cons anyways :D

That's why I like the Hutners so far; they're al so different, even if they share a similar gimmick in some form, their strats with them are vastly different!