Ballistic is a legend who very heavily relies on your gunplay. You basically have nothing else, to leave a fight, or any utility. He seems like a legend, who enhances the skills of pros, rather that help the noobs. He only really shines in an offensive playstyle, but i guess that one's the most fun anyways
I have to disagree, ballistic thrives with team play. Yes, you can shred someone before they even have a chance to react with a tempest and a REEEEEEE-45, but it's often a better idea to let your other teammates be more aggressive with it while you stay a bit further back, since he doesnt have many in-combat utiltiies. His main advantage probably does lie in his ultimate though, since it can all but completely negate his team's reliance on ammo, saving valuable inventory space for grenades, ult chargers, heals, etc. If your ballistic goes down though, you've left in 'Nam without any ammo supply.
Little correction, overheat does NOT deal 30 dmg as base (as of now) . It deals dmg based on your enemies HP. So if your enemy has 1 hp, whistler will do 0 DMG to Armour. If your enemy also has more than 1 hp but still low, whistler can do low dmg. How ever the impact damage is always the same. So do not be surprised that overheat did little damage on low hp opponent.
Fun Fact: In the new battle pass, there is a background card for Seer which showcases a brand new Titan mech behind him. Paired with the subtle Titanfall esque changes, i'd say there is hope on the horizon for TF3(mega copium)
Fun fact, after getting the buff from his ult, you dont have to be close to him to him to keep it, its until the timer goes out, so you can go as far as you want
How is his tac overpowered ? From my playing his ability is far from OP, it warns the enemy they are tracked , if you are behind cover you can make the whistler miss and if you do overheat you are not forced to switch weapons or are debuffed in any way , and if you are low HP it cant even kill or damage armour in any meaningfull way. If anything I think its underpowered.
i swear y'all whining over everything cos you simply cant deal with it , are the reason why some legends gets nerfed to death , sort out your skills mate u clearly have skill issue
Even with the evac tower ,I feel like valk will still see a lot of play. Since in competive all the teams will immediately shoot at the evac tower destryoying it. However valk's ultimate can be used safely
I think that a cool character passive would be a character that could pick up and move deathboxes, meaning they have to carry it in there hands because it’s to big to fit in their bag, they could pick it up and put it in front of doors, but you wouldn’t be able to stack the boxes while being inside a building so that it’s not possible to completely seal a door. Out doors you would be able to stack deathboxes 2 high so you can use them as a cover you have to crouch behind.
I've been using him lately as a knowledgeable-but-mechanically-inept player, as having that overheat to force passivity in enemies is an excellent way to give myself some breathing room where I would otherwise be panicking trying to get them down before they laser me. I would say he's decently newbie-friendly, thanks to that, and a good way to get some actual practice in with the mechanical side of things since you're not being sent back to the menu as soon as you see another player.
11:06 I agree that it would be interesting but if they were to ever implement it, it would have to be either a separate game mode like gun run or a firing range exclusive
Hey Macro, congrats on voicing Mateo in the new Lego Dreamzzz series! I heard the main character, and I was like there is no way this is Macro... turns out it is you! So just wanted to congrats you, plus now I'm definitely watching the whole series!
Haven’t had the Rampage as a sling weapon for it’s ultimate weapon, but I could say that the Mastiff so far is the best. As it’s normal non-attachment-equipped version is alright as a last source dmg output and the golden version shoots extremely fast and auto reloads all the time, and even manually reloads extremely quickly
i hit a 16 kill TDM match with ballistic the other day and MAN that ultimate is hella nice if your team is cornered and you're just like "i gotchu homie" and gives your entire team that reload and movement speed bonus
I think the biggest plus to Ballistics kit is that it essentially has no downsides. - The passive can hold a 3rd weapon, which is never bad. - The tactical can be used while shooting, healing, etc. So it's always better than nothing. - The ultimate gives infinite ammo, armed moving speed, faster reloads and upgrades your slingweapon. So it is almost always doing something. Want to lay down fire from afar, want to rush in and cleanup? Both cases work. Even if you don't fire a single shot it doesn't hurt you. Furthermore, Ballilstic going down doesn't actually end the ult... His entire kit is essentially fire and forget, almost always better than nothing. This makes him a very effective, very aggressive legend. His skill floor is also one of the lowest around, maybe even the lowest. Right now I am leaning to the "nerf" side, but it really depends on where his skill ceiling actually ends up being (how busted can he be if properly played). As to how I would nerf Ballistic IF he actually needed it. Tactical: I would probably increase the lockon time from .5s (or so) to 1s, lower the initial damage to 10, but increase the overheat damage to 40. --- It is not a free 20 damage in the middle of a fight, and more trying to make the opponent overheat. Ultimate: Increase cooldown to 150-180 seconds (2.5 to 3 minutes), the effect disapears when ballistic gets knocked. --- This gives an actual counterplay to his ult, and 2 minutes feels really fast considering you also get a fully kitted weapon with infite ammo
i think the op weapons for the ult would be a really cool unorthodox buff and i also think the overheat happens a little too quickly and maybe that should be nerfed a wee bit to allow for a bit more counter-play while affected by it.
The R-301 is my favorite gun in the sling for his ult. If I find it, that's always what's going on there. The Rampage is fun, too. But R-301 is awesome for mid-range combat.
I for some reason aren’t getting any level up rewards in Apex now. No clue why. So I can’t even get Ballistic. What’s more annoying is I’m at 11.8k Apex tokens. And I’ve been stuck at that for the past 4 levels.
My dad went kind of ballistic…
ain't gonna lie your dad was cool af in that custume
Can you please do valorant agents for noobs??
ur dad should me the 25th Legend
OOP-
Your Dad, thats awesome
absolutely unreal how macro's probably going to end up looking like ballistic in a few decades
Considering what his dad looks like probably
should have said "absolutely ballistic" 😔
@@someone6803 that would not make sense
This means apex will be real
@@Tim2015-r8w and I'm not sure if that's a good or bad thing
He really got his dad to do the intro just to have that cool ass scene.
Was awesome btw
Finally
and his dad has aged like fine wine *chef’s kiss*
Yes ofc
Fun fact: ballistic's ult and Maggie's passive stacks and if you use Maggie's ult as well you move faster than a octane stim
Poor speedy demon😢
But, his ult + maggies + Octane?
@@GenericUserName443Apex is slowly becoming faster
@Icost yeah it's good but Maggie goes faster with the passive so meh
@@GenericUserName443 right??
Macro's intro skit never fail to entertain me
NOOOOB NOOOOB NOOOOOB, miss the old song 💀
I still call Caustic fartist just because of him and he probably why i main Caustic too.
buff caustic plz.
I love how your dad was totally chill with being in this, what a cool dad
"Having a third gun is faster than reloading your other two."
- Macro
The best quote of 2023🙏😔😔
@Arnold Gila Chad
Sike, instant reload ult
The anxiety I felt thinking he was gonna smash that cup
LOL SAME WITH THE SHAKING 😂
Ballistic is a legend who very heavily relies on your gunplay. You basically have nothing else, to leave a fight, or any utility. He seems like a legend, who enhances the skills of pros, rather that help the noobs. He only really shines in an offensive playstyle, but i guess that one's the most fun anyways
he's gonna be another pubs menace like octane, i love it
I have to disagree, ballistic thrives with team play. Yes, you can shred someone before they even have a chance to react with a tempest and a REEEEEEE-45, but it's often a better idea to let your other teammates be more aggressive with it while you stay a bit further back, since he doesnt have many in-combat utiltiies.
His main advantage probably does lie in his ultimate though, since it can all but completely negate his team's reliance on ammo, saving valuable inventory space for grenades, ult chargers, heals, etc. If your ballistic goes down though, you've left in 'Nam without any ammo supply.
does ballistic speaks bottle of water?
Been bingeing Macro videos all day and he just so happens to post what a W
As a revenant main, I think ballistic is amazing to play. His whistler ability is a lot like revenants silence which made him easy for me to learn.
RIP rev silence
99% of current rev mains prob only paid attention to him cuz of the rework
@@ThedreadrogueYT 🪦RIP lol
Macro's dad freaking killed it
Sooo much respect to macro's dad🤣
YOUR DAD SLAYED THAT BALLISTIC ROLE HAHA LOVE IT
The idea you threw in at the end works very well for Ballistic because you're getting old versions of the guns.
We can always count on macro for some quality content. Absolutely the GOAT
Little correction, overheat does NOT deal 30 dmg as base (as of now) . It deals dmg based on your enemies HP. So if your enemy has 1 hp, whistler will do 0 DMG to Armour. If your enemy also has more than 1 hp but still low, whistler can do low dmg. How ever the impact damage is always the same. So do not be surprised that overheat did little damage on low hp opponent.
The firing range also has the false walls from titan fall 2’s level where you fight ash
Daaamn, your dad looking good with the Ballistic drip!
This intro skit is so good and creative, well done Macro.
Fun Fact: In the new battle pass, there is a background card for Seer which showcases a brand new Titan mech behind him. Paired with the subtle Titanfall esque changes, i'd say there is hope on the horizon for TF3(mega copium)
Bruh, this is the best skit yet. I love the fact your dad got involved, also it's a trip that he looks like an older you in that photo.
Fun fact, after getting the buff from his ult, you dont have to be close to him to him to keep it, its until the timer goes out, so you can go as far as you want
Macros dad looking dapper as hell in that fit
He’s really fun to use, but I believe his tactical is a little overpowered. Much love!
couldve been something like an lstar overheat and not like you can only fire a few rounds
How is his tac overpowered ? From my playing his ability is far from OP, it warns the enemy they are tracked , if you are behind cover you can make the whistler miss and if you do overheat you are not forced to switch weapons or are debuffed in any way , and if you are low HP it cant even kill or damage armour in any meaningfull way. If anything I think its underpowered.
It’s no where near op what are you on about it’s perfectly balanced
i swear y'all whining over everything cos you simply cant deal with it , are the reason why some legends gets nerfed to death
, sort out your skills mate u clearly have skill issue
Yal noobs call anything op
Ever since you told that on the stream I've been waiting to see macro's dad go ballistic and damn he got that drip!
I personally think that he needs a boost in the whistler because the zone that it forms when you shoot it to a surface doesn't lasts a lot
Have you seen Revs tactical?? It's much much harder to land and smaller AOE
@@MrAgentTurner but at least it lasts more time than ballistic's and also he can throw more than one
Lets go I’ve been waiting for this since update
Even with the evac tower ,I feel like valk will still see a lot of play. Since in competive all the teams will immediately shoot at the evac tower destryoying it. However valk's ultimate can be used safely
I think she goes more higher in the air than the evac tower
Well kind of safely. Harder to shoot out a valk ult than a giant balloon.
I think that a cool character passive would be a character that could pick up and move deathboxes, meaning they have to carry it in there hands because it’s to big to fit in their bag, they could pick it up and put it in front of doors, but you wouldn’t be able to stack the boxes while being inside a building so that it’s not possible to completely seal a door. Out doors you would be able to stack deathboxes 2 high so you can use them as a cover you have to crouch behind.
Dude holy SHIT your dad did an incredible job acting that intro scene out, he looks like an absolute BADASS
Dude, your dad is the best. I can't believe how well this bit is. Wow, amazing work
The eject tower literally made valk useless
0:07 Can we talk about how Macro and his dad look so much alike
Fun fact: Ballistic is voiced by Robin Atkin Downes, the same voce actor for the Medic in tf2.
That was disrespectful putting revenant right next to forge’s T-shirts😂
He is moderately difficult, while the skills are easy to catch, his kit is still based on weapons. If you can't hit, 2 skills become weak.
Oh man the smurfs are gonna love this.
Macro needs to make a tierlist of all his intro skits
I've been using him lately as a knowledgeable-but-mechanically-inept player, as having that overheat to force passivity in enemies is an excellent way to give myself some breathing room where I would otherwise be panicking trying to get them down before they laser me. I would say he's decently newbie-friendly, thanks to that, and a good way to get some actual practice in with the mechanical side of things since you're not being sent back to the menu as soon as you see another player.
11:06 I agree that it would be interesting but if they were to ever implement it, it would have to be either a separate game mode like gun run or a firing range exclusive
Senor Macro, gracias por aparecer en este video. Lo que me he reido no tiene precio. Tremenda actitud.
He seems pretty balanced tbh even with every team having one I don’t mind it
You weren't lying about the cosplay
Edit. this is one the best intros and THE BEST FOR NOOBS VIDEO
would love to see your dad acting James Bond. please more
A new character in the mcu (macro cinematic universe)
macro getting his dad involved in the intro skit is such a w. ✌️😌
0:16 the power puff girls made me smile showing the fact macro is the best RUclipsr
Why his dad got the fit tho
The intro🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯
"and he looks good doing it
Hey thats mirages line
Hey Macro, congrats on voicing Mateo in the new Lego Dreamzzz series! I heard the main character, and I was like there is no way this is Macro... turns out it is you! So just wanted to congrats you, plus now I'm definitely watching the whole series!
haven't seen for noobs for a whole season welcome back bro
This is going to hit so hard in a year, where this guide will be so nostalgic and outdated like Mirages guide.
1:27 WHY WAS THAT SO WELL TIMED
6:56 , let the kitsune guide you
Really love the forge merch next to the Revenant cardboard cut out
love the zero the hero reference!
Those intros never gets old
Honestly my favourite intro skit in a really long time
Ballistic's backstory basically sums up that his son is joining next season
Been a long while since I've watched Macro's videos. Missed this.
10/10 games, and there is even more content after you promote, such as overclocks and Deep Dives
10/10 video for Marco’s dad
4:26 is a good part of the video
I love how they got a genuine old person and macro's dad for the intro
Posting this on mother's day i see macro
“Side effects may include death, nausea amnesia, THE POWERPUFF GIRLS, cancer” had me laughing
Haven’t had the Rampage as a sling weapon for it’s ultimate weapon, but I could say that the Mastiff so far is the best. As it’s normal non-attachment-equipped version is alright as a last source dmg output and the golden version shoots extremely fast and auto reloads all the time, and even manually reloads extremely quickly
Im so glad you keep making these videos man, keep up the good work ❤
Ballistic braught me back to apex and i love it
i hit a 16 kill TDM match with ballistic the other day and MAN that ultimate is hella nice if your team is cornered and you're just like "i gotchu homie" and gives your entire team that reload and movement speed bonus
I think the biggest plus to Ballistics kit is that it essentially has no downsides.
- The passive can hold a 3rd weapon, which is never bad.
- The tactical can be used while shooting, healing, etc. So it's always better than nothing.
- The ultimate gives infinite ammo, armed moving speed, faster reloads and upgrades your slingweapon. So it is almost always doing something. Want to lay down fire from afar, want to rush in and cleanup? Both cases work. Even if you don't fire a single shot it doesn't hurt you. Furthermore, Ballilstic going down doesn't actually end the ult...
His entire kit is essentially fire and forget, almost always better than nothing. This makes him a very effective, very aggressive legend. His skill floor is also one of the lowest around, maybe even the lowest.
Right now I am leaning to the "nerf" side, but it really depends on where his skill ceiling actually ends up being (how busted can he be if properly played).
As to how I would nerf Ballistic IF he actually needed it.
Tactical: I would probably increase the lockon time from .5s (or so) to 1s, lower the initial damage to 10, but increase the overheat damage to 40. --- It is not a free 20 damage in the middle of a fight, and more trying to make the opponent overheat.
Ultimate: Increase cooldown to 150-180 seconds (2.5 to 3 minutes), the effect disapears when ballistic gets knocked. --- This gives an actual counterplay to his ult, and 2 minutes feels really fast considering you also get a fully kitted weapon with infite ammo
fr the best skit before a for noobs vid.
W Macro's dad
Just what I was waiting for!! My boy came through.
Macro Dad as Ballistic is absolutely perfect
Ballistic is easy to play as when I unlocked him I knew how to use him without seeing what his kit does
I love Macro's skits mannnnn
i think the op weapons for the ult would be a really cool unorthodox buff and i also think the overheat happens a little too quickly and maybe that should be nerfed a wee bit to allow for a bit more counter-play while affected by it.
Macros dad stole the show, bravo👏👏👏👏
That bit in the beginning was great
5:32 the missile knows where it is
Great video (I def saw the video in 22 seconds)
samee
Kinda funny this came out on mothers day
Ballistic is Runway in Rogue Company. Nice Intro: Dad Killed it
0:18 ah yes the worst side effect you could have, the power puff girls
Kraber as second weapon and an smg in the sling for close fights is stupid OP
The ultimate collab we didn't expect
A new amazing character for the Macro-verse!
The R-301 is my favorite gun in the sling for his ult. If I find it, that's always what's going on there. The Rampage is fun, too. But R-301 is awesome for mid-range combat.
Macro lockey kinda looks like flash from MCU Spider-man movies ngl
1:26 was so clean 😂
that skit was so good, that was the best wrong, I think you've done
That skit was amazing lol
Always love your skits
Best video about ballistic i've seen yet
Your dad got that max drip 😮💨🥶
After some research, At 3:00 you said it was Hammond labs, I have discovered that it’s Actually Syndicate Tower in solace city
I for some reason aren’t getting any level up rewards in Apex now. No clue why. So I can’t even get Ballistic. What’s more annoying is I’m at 11.8k Apex tokens. And I’ve been stuck at that for the past 4 levels.
I really like the Buff idea you mentioned ;)