What do you guys think about Toxic?

[RokoSkyTiger]

I think her special move is very interesting, but I'm not a fan of her overall feel.

[Drew Menthol]

I still can't see which way (right or left) she hits with her smash atack

[eggyana]

I think the mind games she can pull off with the graffiti is pretty interesting honestly. Also her actual design is really awesome looking and she has my favorite voice actor next to Candyman.

[mupheminsani]

her special move is fantastic. job well done

[aTastyT0ast]

Originally posted by dukemirage:

I still can't see which way (right or left) she hits with her smash atack

YES I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE

[Nada Afterwards]

When I saw the announcement I really didn't have any strong opinions on her but now that I've experienced some of the potential on her special I think she has become one of my favorite picks outside of playing random.

I don't really see in which frame the smash direction is ambiguous but I do have a trivial issue with her neutral hits. Her arm movement is kinda stiff and the swish sound doesn't fit well with her action, I feel it's missing the sound of the gas depressuring into the environment but that only grabs my attention when I miss the ball.

Also there is this other small detail with some stages when she grabs onto the left wall but I actually find it kinda funny.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1680898035

[eggyana]

Originally posted by Nada Afterwards:

Also there is this other small detail with some stages when she grabs onto the left wall but I actually find it kinda funny.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1680898035

maybe its the paint from her graffiti arm just being really sticky and she's just getting some exercise with her legs in while she's at it

[Freddy Fisticuffs]

Originally posted by dukemirage:

I still can't see which way (right or left) she hits with her smash atack

i also have that problem...

[Aeoae Ie Ueaoe]

how deas her special attack works? i dont get it :/

[eggyana]

Originally posted by Gofre de chocolate:

how deas her special attack works? i dont get it :/

If the ball hits her graffiti it bounces directly at you regardless of where you are.

[Putrescent Knight]

I think her ability is way too powerful sometimes. I feel like I have to stop myself from using her special every time I random her or else everything feels so cheap.

[Speeider]

Originally posted by Finn:

I think her ability is way too powerful sometimes. I feel like I have to stop myself from using her special every time I random her or else everything feels so cheap.

Ima be honest, I've never played against a toxic so I'm not in a great position to talk about this, but here is my own opinion on toxic.

I don't think her graffiti is overpowered actually. A lot of the characters in this game's special abilities have a lot to do with a multitude of options and trying to make your opponent misguess where the ball is going to go. Toxic doesn't do this, and maybe that is what makes it so tricky to go up against being a new character with a different type of playstyle. But if you think about it when you set up the graffiti you are giving the enemy a guaranteed path that the ball will take, and they can position themselves between the graffiti and Toxic to get a guaranteed hit on the ball if they think you will hit it into the graffiti. You can't choose what the graffiti will do at any point, and so the only mindgame opportunity you have as Toxic is whether or not to hit the ball into the graffiti. It actually seems pretty balanced and even in the favor of the enemy somewhat.

EDIT: actually I went and played a bit and toxic's graffiti only seems to hit it horizontally? If this is so the stance is still the same thats a guaranteed direction the balls gonna go at high speeds

[Mordtziel]

EDIT: actually I went and played a bit and toxic's graffiti only seems to hit it horizontally? If this is so the stance is still the same thats a guaranteed direction the balls gonna go at high speeds

It goes at the opponent. If you're labbing, the ball won't move the same.

You can't choose what the graffiti will do at any point, and so the only mindgame opportunity you have as Toxic is whether or not to hit the ball into the graffiti.

You do have one other option. If you use any of the taunts, the graffiti will disappear. If you know your opponent is going to abuse your graffiti, you can taunt to throw them off by making it disappear and potentially gain ball control off of it (you could also die if you misjudge the angle though).

[Sticks]

You do have one other option. If you use any of the taunts, the graffiti will disappear. If you know your opponent is going to abuse your graffiti, you can taunt to throw them off by making it disappear and potentially gain ball control off of it (you could also die if you misjudge the angle though).

The sheer amount of versatility that she has with her special showcases a really noticeable power creep going on in my opinion. With being able to place it on walls without hitting the ball at all or activate it during hitlag and then change the direction of the ball so it doesn't hit it until later or hiding in the spray so that you can't be killed and so on. Compare that to any of the old characters and they only have like one gimmick to their special that changes it slightly like raptor being able to extend the hitlag of his by holding the button down or switch being able to eliminate the hitlag of his by activating it with a taunt in the air, and sometimes not even that like with sonatas special which is just terribly basic in comparison to toxic.

[Mordtziel]

Eh, Toxic is still only a mid-tier character at best. I also wouldn't call her special better than Sonata's, Raptor's, or Switch's either. Her special just works different than other characters, but at the end of the day, the ball just goes to the opponent.

[Warhammer 40k Enjoyer]

Her grab on the wall feels super clunky. :/