With the recent addition of Harbor, (and the fact that his pickrate is apparently lower than Yoru) I feel the need to discuss what makes him boring, so here I am.

Since Harbor was released and buffed last minute, still barely anyone plays him. His biggest issue compared to the other Controllers (in my opinion) is that his "C" ability isn't special.

If we take a look at the other Controllers, we can see that their "C" ability makes them able to perform solo, and that it's that last click that their kits need to be fully utilized.

Let's look at the best example, Omen:

• At his core he is just the average Controller, the base of usual 2 smokes and a supportive blind good for supporting himself and his teammates.

• But his Shrouded Step is what makes him able to outplay his enemies solo, not to mention the little details Riot nailed with him, like how his ability doesn't make the wooshing sound when teleporting into a smoke, and the people affected by his nearsight fully deafened to this sound effect aswell.

While with other Controllers this isn't as noticeable, a good Viper Snakebite, Astra Gravity Well, and Brimstone Stim Beacon will destroy you if abused correctly.

This is what makes Controllers unique and able to take risks/improvise. Meanwhile all other agent types use the "E" ability slot for their signature moves. (so do controllers, but they're all just smokes/walls with little to no difference in how they function)

And then there is Harbor, his Cascade is just a moving wall, it's fine, but it has no solo play and a lot of quality of life issues:

Pros:

• Has 2 charges after the buff
• Creates space
• Gets you 10-20 overall seconds of smoke for 300 Credits (5 seconds each if stopped instantly, or around 10 each if traveling for the max distance)

Cons:

• The 2 charges can't be used consecutively, because pressing C again will make the first wall stop first
• Locked orientation
• Gives his positioning away
• Can only climb stairs/smooth-ish surfaces. (it can't "jump" over any other obstacle, kind of useless against higher ground)
• Slowest equip time out of his abilities

Overall, Cascade is good on paper, but the tiny issues with it make Harbor a bad Controller ((also stuff like how when Cove starts dissipating (probably on the first tick/frame of the animation), it instantly let's through all bullets, Recon Dart, Haunt etc. but that's small in comparison.))

But what do you think? How could this ability, or him in general could be buffed? Personally I would love it if the slowing effect was buffed to a 50% slow like Sage's Slow Orb, and the wall moved a little slower (or the speed be controlled by your movement when casting like his ultimate and Omen's blind) allowing him to clear angles slower while pushing forward, letting him to isolate 1v1s in a clutch.