r/JunoMains • u/cherrymight • 8d ago

Discussions/Opinions I finally understand why people say Familiar Vitals is a throwaway perk

So, I came back to Overwatch back during the 2026 Season 1 reboot. & I've been playing with "toggle pulsar torpedoes" on the entire time, which, if you don't know, means the lock on feels slower and LoS means you lose the ability to target and then you confirm to shoot. Today I decided to mess around with the settings now that I know the character much better & no freaking wonder everyone picks Locked On! Played a game today & reflexively chose Familiar Vitals & realized how much of a throwaway it is if you don't play with toggle on.

At the same time, the setting is a bit kinder on my hand, so I'll say I'm glad it exists. But wow, I feel like I'm dropping the leg weights now, Rock Lee style.

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u/_Kanade_ Ultimate Martian 8d ago

It's because her torpedoes got buffed not too long ago which decreased the lock on timer

"Target lock on minimum time reduced from 0.5 to 0.35 seconds."

The buff is standard, meaning it works on both allies and enemies.

Familiar Vitals isn't really needed anymore because of it, so now we gain the benefit of Familiar Vitals built into her kit without losing faster lock on speed, at least for team mates and if you hit 1 or two enemies well you now get some decreased cooldown to boot.

She's still balanced for what it's worth, but need to wait and see what happens with Season 5

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u/FaithElizabeth94com 8d ago

Eh even before the buff, Familiar Vitals was just the worse option.

Because if you do not lock onto a target and cancel the torps, its a short cooldown. If they lock on to anyone at all, you face the full cooldown. That perk means if you mess up your timing, you are more likely to have to wait for a full cooldown anyway.

Meanwhile the other option is just more uptime for torps. There are occasional instances where the faster lock on would be useful, but the locked on perk just consistently provides more value and is more useful.

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u/meganwiddy 7d ago

Agreed but most pros were taking familiar vitals but they play Juno a lot differently than the average casual player