[2020] What to do about Amaru

What a super fun Op that just doesnt work. I keep trying to play her, but she telegraphs that she's coming and she takes too long to get her gun up. I think she is a pretty well recognized liability at this point with only very limited utility in a very small spectrum of situations. Using her gadget usually means shes the first to die. If you play it safe then you are gaining entry at the same pace as everyone else.

So leave her or fix her.

The first thing that occurs to me is she needs to stop telegraphing her imminent arrival. The window or floor shouldn't blow out till she comes through it. Shooting the window out first only helps if you are willing to stand there for a minute waiting for a defender to lose interest in watching it. Then again, you gain nothing over the other ops.

I'm not sure what would help. But I think her gadget is a very cool concept that could work with a little tweaking.

The window or floor shouldn't blow out till she comes through it. Shooting the window out first only helps if you are willing to stand there for a minute waiting for a defender to lose interest in watching it.

Originally Posted by WhackyClock
I don't think she is that bad of a operator but I really like the idea of the window breaking as you swing through it rather than breaking once the grapple hits.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone! I know this has been something people have mentioned when Amaru first came out. Many felt that the barricade should break on impact with Amaru vs when the hook touches the frame. Many have also felt that the endlag after she lands was too long as well. I'll pass this along to the team!

Originally Posted by croken717
As for her loadout, I hate that supernova shotty, and the LMG is a reject from IQ's locker (there's a reason people that play IQ lean towards the Aug or the Commando). The slow LMG ADS time combined with her stutter upon landing in a room after using her gadget..... I have a squadmate that plays her a lot, despite my utter disgust; what bothers me is that he'll either totally destroy with her, or get utterly destroyed himself, and the fact that he totally destroys with her isn't a testament to Amaru, because I've seen him wreck people much the same way with recruits. Amaru is just...meh.

This was going to be my next question. A lot of people have talked about her gadget more than her guns. How do other people feel about her loadout?

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