Originally Posted by
lolix
Are you kidding me ? Ofc i would mention the usefullness of a heavy in an instance that require a heavy. Would u place nadia when you require a healer ? No. You place nadia when you want an antiswarm dps or a duelist. The same goes with gelius. You place him when you need a god damn heavy.
What i meant by universally usefull is gellius's ability to tank both magic and physical damage because of his huge hp pool , armor , mr and very good block. There is not a tank that outstats him in that regards. And as i kept mentioning ,there aren't even situationally better tanks then him. HE IS THE BEST TANK IN EVERY SITUATION. Combined with the fact that his deploying costs aren't that high compared to other heavies , that means you won't have cases were you would need to replace him with a cheaper HA to save UP.
For example Nadia isn't universally usefull in terms of offense , and her costs also means that she won't be the top tier duelist even on some swarm maps....especially if u can place a cheaper dpser that can clear the enemy mobs even if they do way less damage. To that there is the fact that she's a very expensive duelist , and while she has very very high stats , you won't need her to block every boss , especially if u can block with a duelist that costs half her UP and you can deploy another dps or healer behind him. It's also the fact that she isn't even the best duelist vs all bosses. There are some bosses with very high resistance , and there are duelists that can do true damage.
What does that mean ? Nadia is a hybrid , i agree , and she CAN complete different roles in a team , but she is not the ultimate pick to field in every situation that would require said roles. Which is why she is situational. It doesn't matter that u can fill 2-3 rolles , if you get fielded only 20-30% of the time for said role , considering in the rest of cases , there is a unit that is better (and cheaper) then you at that specific role/instance. That does make her more situational then gelius. Meanwhile , Gellius IS the ultimate tank on maps that require tanks. There is also the fact that she is a very costly unit , that makes me conclude that gelius is the better plat.