I wish they’d just move away from this gimmicky close-mid range playstyle that no one enjoys. It’s just wild how hard he is outranged by other mid range heroes. There’s always the comparisons to Ashe when you mention his terrible range, but we have to look at his power level compared to all hitscan. Even the support hitscans outdamage him at range.
Baptiste at 25-45 which is what Cowboy used to have
Bastion, Soldier, Ashe, Illari are at 30-50
Widow and Sojourns alt fire are at 40-60
Ana with no falloff
No one that plays this hero wants to play him as a close range hero. It’s all about clicking heads at mid to long like other hitscans and similar heroes. Longer range projectile heroes like Sojourn and Hanzo are pretty strong and it’s hard to contest them with the falloff too.
They could remove magnetic grenade and fan the hammer but give him back the range and this hero would feel infinitely better and more fluid
As a Masters Cass main, I think hes fine. Before, during the start of OW2 it was a breeze to grind through to Diamond. Games were chill cuz all I had to do was point and click. no mental stress cuz hes a simple character. Couple that with the fact his revolver had insane range I could challenge anyone during that time of Cass, I would often challenge widows and win majority of those duels. Only a good Ashe could put up a challenge and thats saying something cuz shes the ranged hero. However the most impressive part about Cassidy was his mid range combat, he excels especially well in it. Getting headshots are easier up close, which is what you should always be going for as Cass, his headshot damage is stupidly strong. Its why I consider a Cassidy(with good aim) as a solid counter to Orisa.
Fast forward to now, hes still incredibly strong in mid range fights. Its where he shines the most. However outside of that he is outclassed by most dps, but not all. Not only that but Cassidy isn’t able to gain a lot of value by headshotting tanks from a distance. Now you have to be right behind your tank or off to the side. Yes Cass sucks at times but as long as you stay in his optimal range, you will never see him fail a gunfight. Hes only bad if you play him wrong.
Again I’m a Masters Cass so what do I know really. I just think that most of us Cass mains are mad that hes not as easy as he used to be. Can’t just stand anywhere and dominate the game anymore.
that’s crazy bro btw are you masters? idk if you mentioned it before but