'Following the MP5 damage decrease (patch Y3S4.2), we have seen a slight reduction in Doc and Rook pick rates as well as in their win ratios. Ubisoft also had a statement to make on Doc and Rook. Lion's scan will be more viable and will allow defenders to counter-play successful Lion detections.' Now, moving defenders can be detected up to three times, with 1 second between pings. 'By switching from a scan outline to a ping debuff (like Alibi's), the effectiveness of the enemy detection will be diminished. Following the changes introduced, we expect players to put more thought before using this ability and require more skill to be advantageous for the attacking team,' Ubisoft writes. This change is aimed at reducing the oppressive feeling of his ability while maintaining his intel-gathering role. That said, the number of charges has been bumped from 2 to 3. The ability warning has been reduced from 3 to 1.5 seconds as well, with scanning reduced from 4 to 2 seconds and ability cooldown reduced from 27 to 15 seconds.
Lion is one of the Operators that has posed the biggest issues since his introduction last year, even getting removed from Pro League play as a result, and upcoming changes see his scan outline replaced by a red ping debuff, a change we already knew about.
