Reaper has had one of the worst careers in Overwatch. Seriously. In the Animated Shorts Reaper never wins. In game all the other characters get buffed and nerfed and Reaper has been in the toughest spot of all the Heroes.
Season 1
McCree out classed Reaper in every way. He was like a Tank Busting Sniper. Reaper couldn’t do his job because McCree just always did it better.
Season 2
This is the only season, so far, that Reaper was made a huge impact. Thanks to Ana and her Nano boost, Reaper’s ult was a great thing to behold. It was troublesome when D.Va was on the enemy team but it wasn’t detrimental to his presence in battle. Unfortunately, Ana’s Nano Boost lost it’s movement speed and Reaper was just not as effective as the spinning death machine.
Season 3
Tanks. Tanks and more Tanks. This was the season that Reaper should have dominated. But since D.Va was buffed with the 400 armor/ 200 health, Reaper’s Ult was easily countered by her. The recent patch has D.Va nerfed a little bit but Reaper is still not that effective. Roadhog is the new McCree. He can do Reaper’s job more effectively.
Sadly, it’s like they made Reaper into Darth Maul. A great edge lord that was not supposed to make it past the first movie. Alright, alright, Reaper is still pretty good against Winston. That’s about his only claim to fame.
Edge Lord Reaper. You will never be forgotten. Even when you kill me hundreds of times. #RespectEdgeLord
Picture Link – Sad Reaper
Vocab
Buff – an update to a character or ability that makes it more effective or stronger then it used to be. tl;dr: Stronger.
Nerf – an update to a character or ability that makes it less effective or weaker then it used to be. tl;dr: Weaker.