hard counter

Definitions

1. 1

   A character, item, or playstyle able to utterly defeat or nullify another.

   • The depth of the game's 66 other operators means that there are already some hard counters and interesting interactions.
2. 2

   To act as a hard counter against (something).

   • Unfortunately, Dragon's Breath is not a good option right now. It trades some initial damage for the burning effect, but that burn is hard-countered by EOD.
   • For instance, while those enemy rocket ships are hard countered by bombers, I was also abble to destroy them with a group of Interceptors who were able to flank while the missiles targeted Recon units that were hidden in cover.
3. 3

   To use a hard counter against (something).

   • They're relatively easy to get once you unlock the Gun Shop Vendor, and there are not many options to hard counter their suppressive fire other than running away.

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