Eh, I've made a policy of dodging whenever someone instalocks. Yeah, I can't queue for another 15 minutes, but I'd rather do that than play a horrid game with someone who probably doesn't get the character they called.

I can Celeste like a baws!

How about the fact that it's a good free game that isn't pay-to-win?

Sounds like this one douche I got stuck with. I played Phinn, he acted like a crybaby as Taka. Everytime I did ANYTHING, he spammed the ? ping. So I ended up ditching him to help our Celeste. The moral? Never annoy your backup.

Good Catherine players are at a premium, I guess. This one game I played earlier, I got insta-locked out of Celeste and Catherine, so I figured I'd try Glaive. Not that it mattered because Celeste had NO clue what to do and Catherine kept wandering off instead of trying to work with the team. GREAT. But yeah, no Contraption against Taka? Thass... kinda fail.

So I have been banned from queues 3 times since the servers opened... For declining matches that I TOTALLY accepted. Is anyone else having this issue? Edit: just noticed the return to maintenance. Right after my post. Am I good or what? (Kidding)

I would say ditch Clockwork. Just about every build where I try it, it doesn't help. Instead, try Aftershock or Eve of Harvest. Maybe both. Broken Myth is a good option as well; it makes Turrets and Krakens easier to beat. As for defense, maybe try Aegis/Crucible (Aegis as a counter to CP, Crucible otherwise) for the Reflex. Atlas Pauldron against WP. One more thing, try to stay out of the middle of team fights. Koshka is super-squishy, so she's best used for picking off enemies...

Kites, my friend. A well-played Skye or Celeste make Krul a sad panda. His only ranged is his ult. Everything else requires him to spend at least some time up close, which Frostburn and stuns will limit. Ya just have to know what you're doing.

New hero, Celeste skin, and guilds. I guess I didn't NEED a social life...

Also, Contraption and Fortress make him cry