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Oh wow, I derped hard. I thought you were talking about his Atlas Torpedo. duhhhhh

I think his teleport is fine though. It works great against zoners if you get the timing down.
 
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Why would they not make his MB Bolt of Zeus faster? 39 frames is ridiculous. It's such a waste of meter. Shazam does not need a damage buff. 50% midscreen combos and 70% corner combos is strong enough.

Atlas Torpedo does 9% and is an overhead, Bolt of Zeus does 7% and is a high. I can understand Bolt of Zeus getting a damage upgrade, because it can be ducked.
 
shazam will still suck... boost damage on projectiles and extend command grab GG the last one works off b3 I thought....
 
Speed is just as important as power. Buffing up his MB Zeus Bolt damage seems a bad move. It would've definitely be better if they can increase the speed on the start up.
 
Shazam will go from lower tier to upper mid for sure with this. If he catches you in a good combo there goes over half a bar of health. He'll be very similar to Bane or Grundy up close. Plus the Atlas Torpedo is going to be a major pain to deal with after the damage buff.
 
Shazam will be stronger in the inside but his biggest weakness has always been getting in on zoners. His jump is terrible and his teleport has too much start up. Considering that a lot of characters are receiving buffs, I don't see Shazam moving up in the ranks.
 
Known_Hero said:
Shazam will be stronger in the inside but his biggest weakness has always been getting in on zoners. His jump is terrible and his teleport has too much start up. Considering that a lot of characters are receiving buffs, I don't see Shazam moving up in the ranks.
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Quite a few characters have a hard time getting in on zoners. Lex , Bane w/o level 3 venom , Catwoman , Lobo , Grundy (yes he can do walking corpse cancels but he still takes some damage). Shazam isn't as bad as some people would like you to believe. He just hasn't been used to his full potential yet. He's getting a damage buff to overcome his other weaknesses.
 
BassCase26 said:
Quite a few characters have a hard time getting in on zoners. Lex , Bane w/o level 3 venom , Catwoman , Lobo , Grundy (yes he can do walking corpse cancels but he still takes some damage). Shazam isn't as bad as some people would like you to believe. He just hasn't been used to his full potential yet. He's getting a damage buff to overcome his other weaknesses.
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All of those characters you mentioned have a easier time getting in than Shazam.

It's hard to confidently say how these buffs affect Shazam without actually putting them to the test. I will reserve judgement until the patch is released. Though, on paper, these buffs don't really change anything. We'll see.
 
That's true , we'll have to wait and see how it works out for him. However , Lex has the hardest time getting in on zoners for sure. If the zoner has a predictable pattern then Shazam can easily time his teleports and get in on them in no time.
 
Yeah these Shazam buffs won't be doing much for him. These are pretty weak. The buffs Lobo got were really good, but Shazam nope. Stay low tier billy.

Im more interested in the buffs Bane will be getting.
 
Bane doesn't need buffs. He's a beast just the way he is. Buff him too much and he will be OP even without projectiles. If the side effects of venom are lessened then he'll be the new Superman. Bane will overload the online community.
 
My eye is on Cyborg. He's a great character but I think his low mid screen damage and overall learning curve turns off a lot of people. I'm interested to see how NRS buffs him.
 
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