Phantom Assassin imba

[MaZzi_cz]

Yesterday 8 games,. 4 of them lost against PA who was just disproportionatelly stronger than the rest of the heores. It just kills any hero so easily doesn't matter if a tank or caster, if a counter or not. It doesn't matter what build they have. Taking down heroes like Centaur, Tidehunter, Spectre and so on in just like 1 second while having a BKB on. Such sharp imbalance not even in a late game, like after 30 mins when the score is still quite equal.

I've played 1200 hours of this game and this is first time I'm expressing my unhapinnes with any hero being too overpowered. Just the fact that we see the hero in almost every game in ranked speaks about something. And if one hero is overpowered like PA is it just degrades all other heroes and especial nukers and control heroes who are otherwise strong with PA it just isn't worth it playing them at all. I play for example Bane, Lich or OD as my favourite but if there is PA on the other team they just stand no chance. Bane is meant to counter PA but it just doesn't work because every average player gets bkb and then PA is just unstoppable. But it don't matter whether a caster or a frail hero or not I regularly see heroes like Centaur or Axe just burst into a heap of tatters in a few seconds with massive crits which are just beyond any imagination.
It's really debilitating for me to play games like that. I believe many players share my opinion on PA and I'd like Valve to really look into this.

[Asbak]

i see PA. i pick viper offlane. gg

[amnesy]

new brooch imba

[ЧPOG]

If you play BANE you should know that his ULTIMATE works through Black King Bar! :)
But I agree that Phantom Assassin is overpowered.
I'd increase her manacost to see what happens first.
Second, decrease crit damage by 50%.
What would you do?

[tom five]

Pugna. Legion Commander. Axe. Lina. Viper. Dragon Knight. Omniknight. Puck. Razor. Slark. Skywrath Mage. Bane.

PA is a pub stomper. She always has been. She's borderline useless against players who know how to counter her properly.

[No Answer to Noobs]

actually as a Aa player i can easily send ulti from far, if he teleport to me im using q for stunning and using glimmer cape.when he get freeze using glepneir and stunning again, sending skills with my teams and done he is dead :)

[MaZzi_cz]

Originally posted by ЧPOG:

If you play BANE you should know that his ULTIMATE works through Black King Bar! :)
But I agree that Phantom Assassin is overpowered.
I'd increase her manacost to see what happens first.
Second, decrease crit damage by 50%.
What would you do?

I know the ulti goes through BKB but it's easy to interrupt if others know what they are doing.

My idea would be similar. Decrease crit dmg. Or increase her blink cooldown to remove the insane mobility.

[ABOUT CASTLE DRACHENFELS]

YES PA IS BUSTED. but there is so many other heroes also OP. pick one of them.

[MaZzi_cz]

Originally posted by topiary tom:

Pugna. Legion Commander. Axe. Lina. Viper. Dragon Knight. Omniknight. Puck. Razor. Slark. Skywrath Mage. Bane.

PA is a pub stomper. She always has been. She's borderline useless against players who know how to counter her properly.

I know the theoretical counters. But what I'm saying it doesn't matter. They just get bursted down with crit dmg. With Axe it don't matter the armor he has because he gets killed in a few hits anyway.

She is only pub stormer I know which has regularly high score and a huge decisivness on the game. Why in the game where is more than 100 heroes PA get picked in nearly every game? It really degrades other heroes.

[MaZzi_cz]

Originally posted by ABOUT CASTLE DRACHENFELS:

YES PA IS BUSTED. but there is so many other heroes also OP. pick one of them.

Dunno mate that's not point of the game. I'd like to play what fits in the team and not just pick a solo hero every time.

[N@nd]

> I know the theoretical counters. But what I'm saying it doesn't matter. They just get bursted down with crit dmg. With Axe it don't matter the armor he has because he gets killed in a few hits anyway.

It's not enough to just pick counter, you have to do specific things, that couteract her. Axe is a counter not because he has a lot of armor. He is a counter beacuse he can agro her and use blademail, she will die from her own crits. If played right she will die miserably in every teamfight and will be useless throughout the game.

The same goes for legion

Omni ult negates all her damage

Razor removes all her damage

Slark cannot be targeted

Bane locks her even in bkb

Pugna makes all her targets unhittable

etc etc etc

There is a reason why she has 48% winrate at high lvl. And even on low level she is barely over 50. To call something imba it should have 55+ at all levels at least