Gekko isn't that good

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fecinom

If you think about it, a pet that carries the spike doesn't seem like a good idea to me. With a few shots, the spike is dropped right in the middle of the enemy bomb site. In my opinion, this character will have difficulties entering the META.
Because planting the spike is one less skill if you can take the bomb and plant it yourself. No one would be crazy enough to throw a pet onto a bomb that hasn't been taken over. What use will the pet be after you've already planted the bomb? (Of course, he's still there to defuse.) There are many points to consider on this matter.

Anyway, it hasn't been released yet, I'm just leaving my 2 cents here.

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Harbor Bubble + cover plant

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fecinom

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Kill the pet and you'll have the spike within your reach.

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that applies to anyone plating the spike, kill the person and you will have the spike within yout reach

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NOCAPPPA

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but players can fight back but that wingman can't

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NOCAPPPA

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The only thing I see is yoru being played with gekko

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eszett

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you can just cover while your wingman plants

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depends on hp also, sova shock darts and its gone,

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fecinom

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Just let Sage plant and have a better agent for the rest of the game

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eszett

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just let sage wall, wingman plant, and don't risk her life 💀
btw sage isn't that viable in all maps

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fecinom

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He is the new Yoru, it is not worth it yet

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chick

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Waste your bullets in killing the pikachu and you’re stuck in a reload/ your bullet accuracy is gone

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thats why u add a sage wall, a smoke or a harbour bubble or a astra wall like dogshitiron said in the mix,
the only time i would realistically see urself having to defend it is in a when ur alone or baiters are gonna benefit a lot with this agent
he's a clutch plant allower/defuser allower with info gathering

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the defuse aspect is really good.
easily bait out util and can really change the way you think about 1v1s.

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fecinom

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That's true, the aspect of having a 1v1 would really help

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Yes you can push forward on ascent a and send the pet to fake diffuse ... It has so much potential depending on how you use.

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I think this agent is to make the game more fun for the casual players...

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i think it’s better to get into post plant positions and off angles earlier on once you know for sure you have site and it’s a safe plant.

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too strong for a 1v1 situation

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ratio

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basically a 1v2 every 1v1, will actually be gamebreaking in almost any comp

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Eh they could work some improvements but I can also see some plays in 2v2 or 2v3 situations where attacker rotates and just sends out the wingman with the spike to just plant without ever repositioning that much.

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fecinom

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That's exactly what I said. In clutch situations, he will probably be better.

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the pet to plant is strong af just give him a smoke and it's a free plant

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Why would you just send the wingman to the site you dont have? Obviously he is gonna die like that, you gonna use it on clutches well

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fecinom

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In clutch situations, yes, but if you're using it to plant, you need to take the bomb yourself, so it doesn't make a difference if you plant with a Pokemon or do it yourself. The only way I see it being useful is if your team provides cover for it, which would make it more useful. So far, Tarik and FRTTT are using it wrong (which is normal, we can't expect much since it's their first time with the agent). The point is that it's one less ability, and there are agents with better skills in that situation. I think it will be fun to play with in casual games, but I don't know about using it in professional games.

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for clutch, i think the difference with planting urself than using the ability is more so u can bait them to force a fight fight cause they have to act and if they dont u can already set urself up for a antiplant angle for spamming in advance

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tuxmko

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it just accerelates the process

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Feel like he would useful in executes where you’re actively clearing space so the wingman gathers info and forces ppl to shoot at him

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it also gives that extra firepower on execs which is pretty wild. 5v5 instead of a 5v4 for example with one planter on a site flood retake or smn

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Yeah doesn't look that strong, but its good for site execs/holds. You don't need to sacrifice one guy to plant especially if the time is low, but can just use this ability and then take duel or support team with util. Not as good in pro play with ulti orb management likely, but in ranked its going to be pretty good.

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dont bait the pet when u send him to plant

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Ullyr

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yeah he's not that good, you need to protect ur pet and also need good teamplay.

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sage wall + gekko kid

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he can be used to bait util + ults on defense
he can be used to tap spike in a 1v1 situation

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Its better to have the pet dead and the spike in the open that a teammate dead and the spike in the open. Not your brightest moment

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this is the best agent for retake / some clutch moment, the defuse from util its way too strong