How Monarch Change Titanfall 2?
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Monarch is a really interesting titan that is totally different from the other titans in the game so I see the addition of Monarch really changing the game. From what we see it looks like Monarch is a support based titan with upgrade ability. The upgrades look like they boost Monarchs ability to support other titans or it looks like the upgrades will make Monarch a viable offensive titan with some utility.
Now the main support aspects of Monarch's kit is the ability to give shields either to herself or a teammate. I see this changing the meta for all game modes that involve titans. Obviously we will have to see how big of a shield Monarch can give before we jump to any real conclusions on whether it's a good change or a bad one. However Respawn implemented a change that should help balance out titan vs titan combat, by being able to execute titans even if they have shields. This is a change that is both positive and negative in my eyes. On one hand with Monarch being able to give shield you need something to balance it out, on the other hand it's almost pointless to stay in your titan once you're in a critical state.
Also something I didn't mention but I'm really interested to see how Monarch fits in with the Ion nerfs. Till now Ion has been the main utility titan and with the nerfs coming to her, I think Monarch will be the new replacement. Obviously I don't think Monarch will be able to out damage Ion but still if Monarch is able to deal decent damage it may completely remove Ion from play. That's definitely something I will look out for, which I guess is to be expected though. Anytime something gets nerfed it falls out of the meta and once something new comes out everyone rushes to try it.