Talk:Garuda/@comment-99.203.30.195-20181212064445

About to say something rather unpopular here, but isn’t everyone complaining about the Talons kinda... stupid?

You complain that her Talons lack Critical Chance, but you’re all missing the main point here. Thematically, Garuda is based off of bleeding and gore. Sure, Critical can do some good damage when done properly, but giving her Talons high Slash and Status actually adhere to that theme far more.

I get it, the Critical would be nice. But you people need to think before complaining. Your ignorance kind of leaves you looking like a fool. It’s not a choice for a solid weapon. It’s meant to add some flavor and give Garuda players a little bit of choice.

It’s the first non-channeled weapon given to a Frame. If it was blatantly stronger than most other weapons, it could be a major tool in the hand of any noob, with no MR requirement. As it were, it’s fone as is. If you don’t like it, don’t use it. Max it for the mastery rank and move on.

Now, moving on, I like Garuda. She’s not blatantly broken, nor is she exactly weak. Aside from a bug affecting me that prevents me from using her 4, I find that she’s wonderful. Her 1 deals okay damage, but I use it far more for the defense and the mobility. Her 2’a healing ability isn’t the most powerful, and is stationary, but it has its use in stopping tough enemies and draining a set amount of health from them while giving you a brief respite. As for her 3, it’s simple, effective, and works well with her passive while allowing her to gain necessary energy in a pinch.

I’m not gonna call her overpowered, nor will I even look at anyone calling her underpowered. She’s a pretty fun Frame with abilities that give me a sort of Nodus and Valkyr feeling. Solid survivability with limited team healing (a la Nidus) but solid durability from basic stats and solid mobility (a la Valkyr).

tl;dr Disagree with me if you will, get angry, etc. As I see it, Garuda is currently a fairly viable Frame for what she’s needed. She’s not blatantly broken, nor is she weak. She’s a good, solid Frame that rewards smart use of abilities and careful control of her health levels for maximum DPS.