Zax is still a problem#1209

It does not surprise me that when I play, more often than not, I’m playing against Zax. His kit is even more busted since we’ve lost ship assists. His mines block movement for a low cost and cannot be taken out in one hit by many units. He can manipulate his units, the enemy units, and the ability isn’t reliably replicated anywhere else in the unit roster. I don’t know if the solution to his movement ability is to shorten the range, limit the radius, limit it to only his units, or get rid of it all together; I don’t know but I know it’s a problem and it feels bad bordering on intolerable. This was a problem before and after the last set of changes the problem of Zax’s imbalance has only gotten worse. NERF ZAX.

PS The Gardener needs a serious rework, easily the weakest, least-impactful captain.

Jep full agree and with gardener too. He even get abused his own plants against himself thourgh zax.

We did just lower Zax’s Gravity Well radius substantially, but we’re not shipping it until next month. That should help a ton.

Thanks for the speedy update and timeline Charlie, hope you and the team have been doing well; I’m interested to see how the Zax change plays. Out of curiousity if the radius change isn’t enough, any thoughts on how else Zax could be brought in line with other captains? For example, would the team consider lowering the health of Zax’s mines?

They testing it. In discord u can follow. Moment, i copy:
Zax Ja’kar - Increase Mine Health from 3 to 4
Zax Ja’kar - Decrease Gravity Disc radius from 3 to 2.5 (Pending, will be changed on Friday, its 2 until then)
Zax Ja’kar - Decrease Gravity Disc Range from 5 to 4

He probably still cancel out all other Coms with his aoe. Stillhave the normal attack push+ aoe draw. Wich draws people away from cover or in danger, or out of the way when sourounding a target etc. Hoped more the range to become 3 or so, so he has to go in dangerzone for such.