Sharing his thoughts on Twitter, lead game designer Carlos Pineda doesn’t reckon Lifeline needs a buff - but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room to tidy up her kit (cheers, PCGamesN). To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings — Carlos Pineda (@pinedsman) May 15, 2020 As an on-again, off-again Lifeline main, I get where he’s coming from. With a small hitbox and solid abilities, Lifeline has never been bad (in fact, as Pineda’s data shows, she’s among the most popular Legends in high-level play). But her kit has felt increasingly out of step with ApeLegs’ increased pace. Olympic sprinters like Octane and Revenant have only ramped up the pace of engagements, while both World’s Edge and King’s Canyon have added more avenues for guaranteed loot. Where Lifeline’s drop pod was a solid crutch for those early games, waiting on an extremely loud package rarely feels useful these days. “We want her to be different from other Legends without necessarily adding power,” Pineda continues. “That kind of design is much harder than just cranking numbers or even just adding a new thing she can do.” So what do expect, then? Could she start sending her drone off to help pals in the field? Use her care package as an impromptu airstrike? Or will Respawn decide that she’s fine as–is, actually? Whatever happens, it’s unlikely we’ll see a Lifeline rework sooner rather than later. Until then, we’ll just have to settle for Season 5’s loot-thieving new legend Loba and treasure-huntin’ horde mode.
