I realize that in terms of sheer dropoff, the nerfs to Blackbeard might seem greater only because he was just so OP in his original state. Now he’s nothing special, but he still serves a basic utility albeit for niche playstyles.

Nøkk on the other hand? Can we talk about how she is now basically a glorified recruit? She no longer has her silent step, her grenades are about to be nerfed, and with the upcoming operator adding more wall denial, her hard breaches have been hit as well. She is invisible on cams yes, but honestly that’s not really much of a benefit considering the enemy can still hear her on cams.

She can’t look for roamers because roamers will hear her. Avoiding cams near objective is pointless most of the time because other teammates will be nearby anyway. She would have to entry frag to be considered useful in this regard, but then she’s just a slower Amaru. The only thing Nøkk really has going for her is her primary selection. She has a great SMG, and she has an even greater (and low key OP) shotgun. But at this point, it reminds me of how people would choose recruit for the M870 rushes. Is this was Nøkk’s playstyle devolved into?

If Ubisoft ever realizes how OP the SIXD is, Nøkk would officially be dead. How do we prevent this? Do they give her silent step back? Do they rework her to avoid traps? What can Ubisoft do to avoid her becoming the most useless operator of all time? Do we even see them fixing her at any point?