Nuparu Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I don't think DARPA's recent 'nerfs' were much of 'nerfs' at all. He's still (not-so-much but still) arguably the first or second best AA carry (Tosh is kind of in the race as well). (I main him, so this is not coming from a mad guy) 1. His spider mine is not his main source of damage, but it does a lot nontheless. Late game though... it kinda sucks unless you get an argus crystal or some other int item. His other spells overcompass this, and his AA overcompasses all. 2. His grenade's silence is still super powerful, starting at level 4. Maybe rework it to introduce timing of the silence with the level? Maybe like: Level 1: Silences for 2 (+0.25 seconds/stack) seconds. Level 2: Silences for 2 (+0.5 seconds/stack) seconds. Level 3: Silences for 2 (+0.75 seconds/stack) seconds. Level 4: Silences for 2 (+1 seconds/stack) seconds. And the amp... it's like the silence amplification + vendetta is the anti-carry combo 101. 3. His jump... it's kind of meh. I think it needs a fix on the bad click = charge consumed, and then changed to like a 16/12/8 second cooldown. He's too mobile, in my opinion. He can easily escape bad situations by jumping right out, every time. Late-game, it's hard to kill him without the taser+shrapnel, and that's implying he's not on terrain advantage or simply silenced you first. "I PLAY BAD? NO MATTER, I PICK DARPA. 5 MAN GANK? JUMP!" -DERPA player 4. Vendetta is just ... free shrink ray. I wish it gave like 1/2/3 units of vision on the target, though. Maybe 8/16/24% reduction and 1/2/3 vision of the target? it's kind of lame seeing the red dots but no target... Oh, and this spell makes him easily solo any carry in the game except Boros. This + clip is murder to any enemy carry. 5. Cyanide clip... no change here needed, I think. Anyone who maxes clip first is... i don't even. It's a damage steroid and it's an ocelot's revolver, but with a longer cooldown. And a slow. And that is all. Pick your poisons or fruits from the mix; that's just food for thought on DARPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
residente Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Darpa was my main (and maybe he is the best hero I still can play) but he lost my respect because how easy and boring can be to play an AA hero. But I will never get bored of 1 shotting them with any caster... He is a carry, so he is supposed to be very strong, like Leo, or Shadow, or Nova. His mobility is rly nice, yes, very easy to chase and scape with him, anyway he doesn't need a nerf, because as you said he has the Sharpnel and/or Taser counter. When I'm playing pubs if ofc go for 1029310239 int with any int hero and 1 shot him, but in IH I would try to get super fast a Taser if I'm playing against Darpa/Micro/Cyprus/Vergil. If he has a 2100 minerals counter, I don't feel him as a nightmare. He is just another scrub hero that scrub agi hero players like to play. (I still play him sometimes lmao) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyght Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Nuparu fix your damn computer already, seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuparu Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I need to buy a new video card and a CPU, it's not happening for a little bit :p @Residente: The trick is, with taser+shrapnel he can take the high ground or silence you first... and you're lunch meat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyght Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 damn, that blows, newegg.com always has great deals. just throwin it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuparu Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 TBH, I probably won't get one until late March/early April, when AoS 4.0 is out :p But yeah, when I get back it'll be a while, have to start from the middle ground and work my way back into the Mumble Community :P Now, less with the side talk. --- DARPA needs a better counter imo. He's too mobile for shrapnel + taser, spellcasters barely get to kill him because his silence tells them to "gtfo newfag" (unless rancor, raynor or cyprus... but they rape all things non-tank sooo), shadowmourne is a piss-bad item versus him if he builds smart (on-hit effects, lotsa leech and win) and he rapes enemy AA carries like a motherflober. Maybe shrapnel needs a faster animation? Or +1 Range? IDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psyght Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 the one reason i could see derpa really needing a nerf, is cause of his dominace over other AAs, i mean seriously, an underleveled, under itemed derpa can wreck any nova/tosh/voltron. and thats why i consider him a bit OP. aside from that, any burst caster wrecks derpa, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuparu Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Which of them? Only Rancor/Raynor/System really have any chance in my opinion, especially with the newfound logic that hand of mengsk is not trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 2100 mineral item to counter any hero is what you meant residente :P don't worry I got your back. that being said you can't say he's balanced because taser counters him... That could be said for any hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VasyaKot Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 the one reason i could see derpa really needing a nerf, is cause of his dominace over other AAs, i mean seriously, an underleveled, under itemed derpa can wreck any nova/tosh/voltron. and thats why i consider him a bit OP. aside from that, any burst caster wrecks derpa, domimance over other AAs... How dare you think that darpa will dominate the almighty grunty????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barwick Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Wrong post, but... darpa needs a nerf.. http://www.aeonofstorms.com/index.php?/topic/3175-darpas-a-bit-absurd/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oez Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 not this shap again ur just bad if eternity go tthe upper hand on you hes a nub made him rq earlier which is why i replyed to your last post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzaiguy Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 The fact that 2 heroes had 22 kills should already say it was a onesided steamroll. Anyway, thread necro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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