This figure is a little too good for Hawkeye. He shouldn't be doing 4 damage close range. People getting close to him should be his major weakness (that's more a problem with Sharpshooter ability in general though).


If they could tone down Sharpshooter across the board by taking away the long range attacks from close range, then this figure would get 5 comic accuracy from me.

@DarkBlueAnt

Agreed. I think it's a major flaw in the game design of late to give archers sharpshooter and RCE.

It's fun to team him up with new 52 green arrow and legolas. Master archer team. Lol! Gettin lucky to hitting up to 9 different pieces during your turn.

Don't forget WoS Bullseye, aka the best damn piece ever.

Why shouldn't "people with bows" be sharpshooters? That statement makes no sense. Hawkeye and green arrow are sharp shooters who both have different arrows for different occasions and that is why the have ranged combat expert. It takes more skill to shoot bows precisely than to shoot guns.

Definitive hawkeye now we dnt have to see one again for a long time

Have you ever used a bow in close combat(melee)? Have you ever seen someone fight in close combat, and fire an arrow, with a bow?

See Avengers and Return of the King for examples of the best archers to make it to the big screen fighting in close combat. For one combat knives are used (or arrows as pokey weapons) and the other uses his bow as a poor-mans battlestaff.

So why should they be able to RCE someone in base contact with them?

Edges out JL52 Green Arrow for best triple target sniper in modern age. Only 3 more points gets you 3 clicks of stealth, 2 more range, and a wildcard TA. I also see him Thunderbolted to Mystics quite a bit.

Just like WoS Bullseye, I'd rather Thunderbolt him to Ultimates than Mystics. But yeah, he's pretty good.

And what about when Hawkeye shoots a Chitauri about two feet away from him on the building? Or what about when Legolas clambers up on top of the troll in Fellowship and shoots the troll in the head? These are both examples of archery in close range from your examples of why archery should NEVER be used in close range. The other idea of sharpshooter, the part when they can ignore other opposing figures for line of fire, is really what they were given it for, and now with Improved Targeting, they can just say it with that. And you won't ever have to rag on archers again.

You guys do realize that these characters are supposed to be amazing heroes who can do things that nobody should be able to do, right?

It's true that with a 12 attack he never misses, but with a 17 defense I've never missed him. His weakness is that he has no way to get around defensive powers. I'll send a brick with Impervious after him and Hawkeye will hit him for one damage. I'll smack him back for at least 4. Then I don't worry about Hawkeye any more.

Just don't leaving alone and he'll be fine. A good melee beater can perfectly keep an oppossing figure at bay.

With the changes to EE click number 3 is insane..

Just played this fig with the new rules at a friend's house. Played him with full UB and a piloted GCPD cycle. First turn, DPA to outwit and +2 stats, pilot the cycle. Second turn move the cycle out carrying a different pilot, swap stats w hawkeye, eject hawkeye, add new pilot. On turn 3 I was on click 3, parked in stealth with the Cowl and Ultimates TA from TBolts, and just started destroying people with 4 damage + 3 per splash and a token on everyone hit. Not to mention that after I popped out of the vehicle I had an 11 range outwit to work with based on the lack of a max now. Sooooooo awesome.

Thanks to the new RCE, this non super has three clicks with a 12 AV and the rest of his dial doesn't have to drop below double digits for his AV.