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pvbuilt

Having trouble coming back to the game after almost a year.

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Hi everyone im coming back after a loooong time. Theres 9 new heroes in the game and several maps. The game feels way different. Theres a few heavy hitting hitscans wrecking my drogoz. But actually i isually play tank and sup. My favourites are makoa and damba. Makoa feels just the same altho im toping damage quite often for some reason. But damba... i used to constantly do 15k dmg and 100-200k heals. Now im doing like 40k dmg and 60k heals with him. What is going on with him? Has he been heavily nerfed or something? Hes my favourite by far and i feel like im missing something.

Posted Sep 6, 2017, 12:40 AM UTC

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KrakensReportE S P O R T S B O I S•

He has been barely changed really, he has only received quality of life and buffs over time.

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pvbuiltOP•

Wow thats crazy, hes so strong i just assumed he must have been nerfed to hell. I must look elsewhere for my difficulties.

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VaadgeBullseye!•

I don't think he's had any changes that would make you heal that much less, and he's still the top dog as far as healing goes as long as someone knows how to play him. Maybe you're trying to heal people who are standing in a Willo Dead Zone, or your enemies are just prioritizing Cauterize more than they used to.

You can see the changes he's received here if you want to, just keep scrolling down to view older and older patches/changes: https://paladins.gamepedia.com/Mal%27Damba#Changelog

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pvbuiltOP•

Thank you for the answear and link. And its good to know hes still the same old Damba. I think im having to deal more with flank maybe, i'll figure it out.

Also must learn what a Willo Dead Zone is.

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VaadgeBullseye!•

Willo is the little fairy thing, possibly a new Champion to you if you've been gone for a long time. Dead Zone is a skill of hers, which puts a circle down that reduces healing on anybody who's inside it by 100% for as long as it's up / they're in it, and for 2 seconds after they move out of it - basically complete Cauterize from the start of the game, on any enemy who steps into the circle . Definitely worth knowing what that annoying ability is! :P

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KolleidascopeHi-Rez my stickies are a bit too sticky for my liking.•

Mal'Damba's healing has actually been buffed thanks to Spirit's Chosen just applying a flat bonus now. Maybe you're just simply rusty with him? Makoa is still the best tank along side Nando (he's become viable thanks to the Fireball and lance range buff making flanknando very powerful while also being very easy to use).

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pvbuiltOP•

Yes i very much loved that card. Im definitely rusty, but since he was so strong and as my damage went way up i assumed changes happened. Time to git gud.

The first time a Nando took me out while flying, without fireball, as Drogoz it was pure confusion.

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KolleidascopeHi-Rez my stickies are a bit too sticky for my liking.•

Yeah, Nando is actually insane. Crazy chase and burst in an area, 5000 HP, and massive/survivability through his shield (Last Stand is crazy with lvl 2 already having 200 HPS + an 8k health shield to block Cauterize).

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NensonBabum-buaaayyy, yum-bumbum-bumborrr!•

Damba was buffed actually. His legendary cards are waaay better than before and his shots/mending spirits are easier to land now.

If you had a long break you probably just need to play a little more on him to get back to your usual performance. Lately I was playing mostly frontlines and when I came back to Damba after like month break I was doing bad despite being almost level 22 on him.I was missing shots, not stunning enough and my damage and healing were so much lower than usual. Needed couple more matches to get used to him and being good again.

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