That’s called “assassin”. A bruiser can’t be played as an assassin for several reasons: an assassin can go in and disengage easily, killing or lowering their health, but a bruiser can’t. So having a bruiser that can’t engage until someone is really low (leaving your team in 4v5) nor tank the damage (so they just are out of the teamfight most part of it) is not an option.
So the problem is not that people doesn’t know how to protect play them (saying that is just not true - and is what TheInterpreter said) but the fact that their playstyle can be changed for their limitations of their kits.
I would actually play 5v5 if they fix this , but even if they add items , like I think the Devs likes ranged heroes more , I remember nivmett playing more Melee heroes he understands their struggle , so even if the Devs add new items they going to nerf them so fast its like their balance idea is making ranged heroes in a good position then they start working on Melee heroes without breaking the ranged balance , notice koshka nerf for example she is too fast and can catch the safe well protected ranged carries , ranged carries unhappy=nerf koshka mobility , poor ranged carries can’t catch her with long range and high mobility .
No, the nerf to koshka was because she was very strong, specially in 3v3, where she is just op. I don’t think they necessarily like range heroes more other than kinetic, but melee heroes like Glaive and rona being weak by default in 5v5 (like pateto). Their kits are just too vulnerable to cc to work in 5v5 as right now.
I agree she is very strong in 3v3 but are they balancing for us ?! , she is a good pick in 5v5 for constant ganks , maybe she is too strong in lower tiers and that’s why they nerfed her , yeah I could see the struggle there she needs a lock down .
They don’t usually balance for 3v3, but when certain heroes get out of control they do, reason why krul was completely destroyed. She was commonly picked in high elo 5v5 too, it’s not only low elo.
I think krul and Rona nerfed because they were meta in 5v5 , I played them that time , rushing a shiversteel with krul and just keep ganking , while Rona super scary , it’s 100% make them too good in 3v3 by default , but I think they got nerfed for 5v5 not 3v3 .
I asked nivmett once about increasing banned heroes number in 3v3 , he said 3v3 is straight counter game , it’s not complicated like 5v5 , that’s why they don’t care that much about giving it a separated balance , I don’t think they nerf for 3v3 .
I bought leo for glory. I had like 50000 glory. Dont have enough talent coins to spend them there. Dont regret it. Leo is a fun hero, had a blast in casual even tho we lost.
He feels fun but on ranked it’s kinda hard…i mean his skills especially his b is predictable… meaning he’s skills can be dodge by basically every carry but oh boy once you get to them… they’re D E A D… unless ofc they CC you or their captain…
His slow is very strong , like I watched people playing him with San feng and Leo slow enemy then San feng use his B then Leo hit them with the AOE damage and then enemy dead .
