How often is Kez played?

[Abra⁧⁧cadabra]

Came back from a LONG hiatus from this game, Saw Kez and thought he looked nifty, but is he still spam picked? I'd prefer to not sit through a 60 minute match playing a character I don't care about.

[Deepbluediver]

I set him as one of my banned-heroes because I was tired of people trying to figure out how to play him in all my games. I just want to see him less until people have some idea how to use him and Valve manages to balance him out a bit.

Also, if you've been on a LONG hiatus you're probably rusty and a match or two with a simpler hero would probably help you back in the swing of things before tackling a complicated glass-cannon hero like Kez.

[Abra⁧⁧cadabra]

Originally posted by Deepbluediver:

I set him as one of my banned-heroes because I was tired of people trying to figure out how to play him in all my games. I just want to see him less until people have some idea how to use him and Valve manages to balance him out a bit.

Also, if you've been on a LONG hiatus you're probably rusty and a match or two with a simpler hero would probably help you back in the swing of things before tackling a complicated glass-cannon hero like Kez.

Eh I've played thousands of hours of MOBAS, I'll be fine in that regard. Plus used to main squishy glass cannons so I know how to survive. Just was wondering about his pickrate.

[P R O P H Y L A X I S]

Do you mean stuck in a 60m match playing AS KEZ OR AGAINST KEZ?

Honestly doesnt seem like a problem to me. Hes just another carry hero. If hes fed hes strong. Same as every carry.

If anything the skill gap of this specific hero is a bit higher so higher peak performance potential but also more risk vs reward since you have to fiddle with stances instead of just using your abilities.

[Abra⁧⁧cadabra]

Originally posted by PROPHYLAXIS:

Do you mean stuck in a 60m match playing AS KEZ OR AGAINST KEZ?

Honestly doesnt seem like a problem to me. Hes just another carry hero. If hes fed hes strong. Same as every carry.

If anything the skill gap of this specific hero is a bit higher so higher peak performance potential but also more risk vs reward since you have to fiddle with stances instead of just using your abilities.

My only question I have is how often is he played still. As for the being stuck, I meant I want to try him, and if someone insta locks him and I'm stuck in a 60m match as some random hero, it's gonna suck.

[The 3 Whites]

dont know. i allways pick him first. but the messages that the other team also picked it first are less.

[Deepbluediver]

Originally posted by Bloodbath:

dont know. i allways pick him first. but the messages that the other team also picked it first are less.

Yeah that's probably fair; he was certainly spammed-picked a lot for the first 4-6 days, but he's quickly dropped in popularity.

@OP, if you want to be able to RELIABLY test him out though, I would still give it another week, maybe 10 days, for more of the new-hero-hate to calm down. Come back after Thanksgiving IMO and you should be able to try him out in most of your matches.
Unless he gets a giant buff or something, but I don't foresee the Valve employees putting in massive amounts of overtime during the holiday.