Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26506958-20151229192121/@comment-98.169.177.45-20151230153957

Bobking01 wrote: 98.169.177.45 wrote: Someone answer my question. Why is Trooper at 5?

I mean, Obliterate is the ultimate ultimate! Has more damage than Power of Red, and possibly any other ultimate (except Retribution or Punishing Blow). Obliterate can be dodged by the classes above it to start with. Additionally, you can't rely on it alone and you need to shoot accurately which is pretty hard on all those classes (Save for Obsidian) because of their agility. I see your point, but when in melee combat and snared in Obliterate, it's kinda unescapable. I mean, if Proto tries to escape with Jetpack, it'll overheat quickly. And if Nether tries to escape, most of Nether's dashes will be too weak from the low health.

In addition, take note of Trooper's passive. If Obliterate manages to hit a couple of people with it, Trooper would gain extra damage.