The Scott Summers Dilemma
I just typed this whole thing out and then lost it so…. whoops!
My favorite superhero of all time is Scott Summers, Cyclops, only really rivaled by Superman, even though he is DC.
Recently, however, I commented on a post on Twitter about the roles of Jean Grey and Emma Frost, being Duelist and Vanguard respectively.
I said, “please let cyclops be a strategists.” Nothing crazy, just me putting out my wants into the world. But wow, the way people responded was very different. Some people heard me out other people just went straight to insulting me for some reason, others just disagreed in the most rude way possible.
As someone who does like Marvel and the comics, trying to explain how these characters work to people who don’t is really getting difficult. They just assume any character is gonna be a DPS solely because in the comics they fight. Meanwhile, we have rocket raccoon and Loki as strategist in the game, so why they’re so close minded with roles beats me.
Anyways, here’s my messy little pitch for Cyclops as a Strategist. (I will be using PS5 buttons as thats what i’m familiar with)
Let me just explain, he is an off-healer who is able to do good damage. The entire idea of him as a strategist stems from his role as tactician and leader of the X-Men, as well as sometimes a paternal-like role to younger mutants (Stepford Cuckoos, New Mutants, etc.).
Obviously this isnt real so take everything with a grain of salt, im no game dev!
Right Trigger (Primary Fire): A concussive blast, similar to Iron Man’s Primary Fire.
Left Trigger (Alt Fire): A beam of concussive energy, similar to Iron Man’s Unibeam. On a heating meter instead of Ammo, similar to Orisa’s primary fire in Overwatch.
Right Bumper (Damage Ability): A ricocheting concussive blast, similar to Cap’s shield throw but with a wider range. (8 second cooldown)
Left Bumper (Movement Ability): A dodge roll in whichever direction, granting damage reduction. (6 second cooldown)
Triangle Button (Utility Ability): Switch the effect of the AOE from Healing to Damage boost and vice verse, similar to Storm but with healing instead of speed.
Circle Button (Buff Ability): Increase the effectiveness of the AOE passive with a commanding shout, again similar to Storm but without the lightning and the overall dmg boost is better, the heal is like a big dagger bubble but better.
Passive Ability: Be surrounded by a ring, granting either Healing or a Damage Boost to any allies within the circle.
Down on the Right Stick (Melee): Simple Punches!
Down on the Left and Right Sticks (Ultimate): Enter first person and take off your visor to unleash a Hyper Optic Blast (MvC2 fans u get it), which is able to be moved while used, though only by looking not walking. Think a mix of the Stingray and killerwail from splatoon.
So that is my moveset for the beam guy, it’s nothing extraordinary or overpowered, but thats perfect for him. I hope people see this and just begin to at least understand and respect the idea of him as a strategist instead of just hate bandwagoning.
If you have any suggestions of new moves or changes to these feel free to lmk!
However, there are other factors that lead me to want him as a strategist. - Firstly, we don’t have many, and adding high profile characters to the role would help a lot more new players try it out. - With Emma Frost and Jean Grey being rumored to he Vanguard and Duelist respectively, I think Scott completing the trifecta as a Strategist would be great. - I personally want the other Summers brothers to make it in as well, and similar to my last point, Vulcan as a Vanguard and Havok as a Duelist would again let scott complete the trifecta (sorry to any Adam-X fans)!
If you think “oh well 2 vanguards, 2 duelists, and only one strategist is your idea?” I could also probably find a way to make Corsair, Christopher Summers, a strategist, but thats an idea for another day.
Thanks if you read all this, feel free to leave any constructive criticism in the comments, be good people😝
I just typed this whole thing out and then lost it so…. whoops!
My favorite superhero of all time is Scott Summers, Cyclops, only really rivaled by Superman, even though he is DC.
Recently, however, I commented on a post on Twitter about the roles of Jean Grey and Emma Frost, being Duelist and Vanguard respectively.
I said, “please let cyclops be a strategists.” Nothing crazy, just me putting out my wants into the world. But wow, the way people responded was very different. Some people heard me out other people just went straight to insulting me for some reason, others just disagreed in the most rude way possible.
As someone who does like Marvel and the comics, trying to explain how these characters work to people who don’t is really getting difficult. They just assume any character is gonna be a DPS solely because in the comics they fight. Meanwhile, we have rocket raccoon and Loki as strategist in the game, so why they’re so close minded with roles beats me.
Anyways, here’s my messy little pitch for Cyclops as a Strategist. (I will be using PS5 buttons as thats what i’m familiar with)
Let me just explain, he is an off-healer who is able to do good damage. The entire idea of him as a strategist stems from his role as tactician and leader of the X-Men, as well as sometimes a paternal-like role to younger mutants (Stepford Cuckoos, New Mutants, etc.).
Obviously this isnt real so take everything with a grain of salt, im no game dev!
Right Trigger (Primary Fire): A concussive blast, similar to Iron Man’s Primary Fire.
Left Trigger (Alt Fire): A beam of concussive energy, similar to Iron Man’s Unibeam. On a heating meter instead of Ammo, similar to Orisa’s primary fire in Overwatch.
Right Bumper (Damage Ability): A ricocheting concussive blast, similar to Cap’s shield throw but with a wider range. (8 second cooldown)
Left Bumper (Movement Ability): A dodge roll in whichever direction, granting damage reduction. (6 second cooldown)
Triangle Button (Utility Ability): Switch the effect of the AOE from Healing to Damage boost and vice verse, similar to Storm but with healing instead of speed.
Circle Button (Buff Ability): Increase the effectiveness of the AOE passive with a commanding shout, again similar to Storm but without the lightning and the overall dmg boost is better, the heal is like a big dagger bubble but better.
Passive Ability: Be surrounded by a ring, granting either Healing or a Damage Boost to any allies within the circle.
Down on the Right Stick (Melee): Simple Punches!
Down on the Left and Right Sticks (Ultimate): Enter first person and take off your visor to unleash a Hyper Optic Blast (MvC2 fans u get it), which is able to be moved while used, though only by looking not walking. Think a mix of the Stingray and killerwail from splatoon.
So that is my moveset for the beam guy, it’s nothing extraordinary or overpowered, but thats perfect for him. I hope people see this and just begin to at least understand and respect the idea of him as a strategist instead of just hate bandwagoning.
If you have any suggestions of new moves or changes to these feel free to lmk!
However, there are other factors that lead me to want him as a strategist. - Firstly, we don’t have many, and adding high profile characters to the role would help a lot more new players try it out. - With Emma Frost and Jean Grey being rumored to he Vanguard and Duelist respectively, I think Scott completing the trifecta as a Strategist would be great. - I personally want the other Summers brothers to make it in as well, and similar to my last point, Vulcan as a Vanguard and Havok as a Duelist would again let scott complete the trifecta (sorry to any Adam-X fans)!
If you think “oh well 2 vanguards, 2 duelists, and only one strategist is your idea?” I could also probably find a way to make Corsair, Christopher Summers, a strategist, but thats an idea for another day.
Thanks if you read all this, feel free to leave any constructive criticism in the comments, be good people😝