A PowerPoint about Barley 

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Barley was S tier in siege, and he's solid competitively too.

Good video! I think dynamike’s strength is also a big reason Barley never gets used. I think the best way to buff barley without a huge overhaul to his mechanics would be to increase the time his attacks stay on the ground, making him a better controller compared to dynamike or L&L. His lingering attack now puts him closer to tick, but with the key differences of having less range, but having the ability to fight better up close without the need of a super. Throwers in general have shown to be oversaturated, as they have similar mechanics, but at least we can make Barley a little distinct from his competition.

Barley Main here I think Barley is unique in the sense that he is one of the only throwers that is better in close range than long range. His sticky gadget lets him counter most close ranged brawlers, given that you can get close in the first place. To do that, you usually want to play as bait waiting around a wall or corner for an approach or you walk up, just enough to get them in gadget range and then back off quickly. Because of this, his best gamemode is probably showdown (or hot zone depending on the map). However with the addition of Kit ravaging solo showdown maps, it is recommended to strictly play duos as kits can not risk jumping you since you have a teammate to kill it during it's super. The only real downsides of Barley are the addition of hypercharges which allow most brawlers to ignore Barley's sticky gadget BUT Barley is confirmed to get his own Hypercharge next update which might save him. Additionally, his heavy dependency on his gadget makes it almost a requirement to use the extra gadget gear every match.

Guys, penny is an artillery brawler for some reason, I wish I was joking.

Barley was in the top 20 most picked/banned brawlers in the recent monthly finals, he s a good brawler, in fact probably better than dyna, is just not a flashy brawler and you can t really carry with him so the casuals prefer to play more funny options.

i’ve always thought the seeds for barley to be better were there he just needs a few reworks. like i think his slow gadget would be more useful if it would instead be thrown onto the nearest enemy, or even have a star power that can allow his attacks to slow enemies for a split second like gale

soupcell forgot how to make unique throwers so were gonna be stuck with 20 different barley variations, one must imagine barley happy 😢

man i love barley i have all of his skins and he feels so nostalgic

1:11 If I'm not mistaken, only Barley, Willow and Larry have their attack travel time depending on distance.

Berry being a supportive artillery that heals without a star power, has knocback for a gadget, a fast dashing super for assassinating or escape and a star power that doubles his reload being released soon. Barley is going to have a warm welcome in the D to F tier 😭

Good video man, i always struggle to find BS vids that discuss brawlers in competitive in depth

Barley's actually pretty strong this ranked season. If you look at pro-gameplay due to his double healing gadget and star power he's a great counter pick to other throwers when assassins are too risky. I agree that normally he isn't meta, but at top level atm he's strong. Part of the reason why tick and sprout were considered better throwers at the beginning of this ranked season was just cuz they have hypercharges.

Remember when it was just barley and dyna 👇

hello everyone! i'm the writer of the powerpoints, wanted to clarify something (again) So it turns out after i wrote the script for the powerpoint, the monthly finals happened, and barley was indeed picked. However, my point was not regarding meta relevance--any brawler can be meta relevant if they have the stats. If Hank could one-shot every brawler in the game, he'd be S tier for sure, even though he is mechanically weak. Barley's getting picked right now because his attack deals a cumulative 3200 damage per ammo. That's not mechanical strength, that's inflated stats. If Barley didn't have the stats he does now, he would be a second-rate Willow, or a second-rate Dynamike, etc. Throwers right now are just piled on top of each other in order of inflated stats, and the one with the most inflated stats is going to be picked or banned first, and the one with the second most will be picked or banned if the first one is banned or picked, etc. That is not good character design. Anyway, subscribe to stay tuned, and join the MythicalForce discord!

a big part was that him colt primo and shelly were starter brawlers and conceptually tame

I think his puddles should last longer and his attacks should make brawlers slow down if they linger on puddles for a bit, that would make him better at further distances(would make up for the slow bottle throw).

Wow, your channel has taught me a lot about game design and the pain & suffering that Adrian has to go through every time he needs to balance brawlers! Your videos are awesome. Keep it up 👍

Barley’s biggest strenght is being a zoner wich he is better than most throwers, however his biggest problem is that he is way too outdated to others Barley is strong in mid range but he is mediocre at low-long range, so i feel like he needs an hability rework just to make him more unique and stronger at zoning or dealing dps than any other thrower

i generally have not used barley since 2021

Man, just wanted to say that I really enjoy your style of videos. I usually don’t watch Powerpoint-like videos, but I suppose I can make an exception. Very informative and overall enjoyable! Might consider sticking around and seeing any possible future projects you may or may not have. Cheers!

Barely’s glow up recently really brought him up

barley is a great damage dealer and very fun to play with, and now it has an hypercharge i'm hyped

I seriously cannot WAIT for Barley's hypercharge. Been waiting on his since hypercharges came out and it would hopefully make him much stronger in the meta. Been a Barley main since the beginning of the Android beta!

Another W, love to see a vid on one of my favourite brawlers.

I love your powerpoints genuinely some fresh good content

great vid and good points! Rn hes been pretty popular among pros but your points still stand.

I think barley is severely underrated along with buster and gray. You never see them but once you do you get crushed. They all have good matchups in this meta and can pop off on the right maps, but they cant really carry a team to victory as much as other brawlers like angelo dyna rosa etc.

for thrower diff what i always thought would be cool would be a tank thrower with a short range but big damage and hp because tanks in general except jacky usually have issues with attacking enemies around walls without using super

Willow is like a combination of both crow and barley, having an attack like barley but having better hp, dmg, dps, gadgets and starpowers

Barley main here, barley is meant to support the team in general without being a support, his first gadget is to support the whole team in there interactions and his 2nd gadget was only made so he can protect himself from assassins. As for his issues barley is VERY dependent on maps not modes, just looking at his star powers alone you can tell your build depends on the map, are you in a close ranged map? just use extra noxius since you wont be getting dealt that much damage, are you in a slightly open map? Use medical use so you can get back hp while still keeping your pressure. Thats all i can say but i have to admit barley has been playing better than usual because hes very uncommon to face. Honestly if people faced barley more then he'd be in trouble, as for his super it can take up ALOT of space and control where your opponent is going. I still think his super deserves a rework but you should use it wisely.

Love the vids bro. I keep looking forward for you to release a new powerpoint because they're somehow different from all the other brawl stars yt videos. Keep up the good work bro!

Barley was accurate pretty usable back then. He is pretty forgotten now because all other throwers outclass him, and because of all no-skill brainless assasins that hd stands no chance against. The thing is barley never got nerfed, they just indirectly made him bad by making every other thrower better

I wished his super didnt get reworked. The og barley super dealt 8k dmg at close range. It literally deleted any close range engages if you played him correctly.

Barley Is So Underated.. The Only Thing That He Needs To Stay Relevant Is An Increase Of Health, Damage, And Range as You Mentioned.

I love ur powerpoints, please make more powerpoints... I've never liked powerpoints so much (more of a keynote guy myself)

He's actually pretty decent right now on hot zone and knockout as a last pick

Happiest barley: … I HAVE CRIPPLING DEPRESSION!

Hes really good in knockout and in some hot zone maps. Valued a lot by pros is like top 20 pockej and banned.

they should make a short ranged, thrower tank. could be really interesting. they made a thrower like mortis (mico) so its not impossible.

He is pretty good right now

I love barley and honestly i think people underrate him a lot. Some maps of gemgrab , hotzone and heist are pretty good for him and u can just play him beeing a constance nuisance to enemies whlie spacing them. With a good HC i think he could become a very good pick expecially in heist.

arguably my favourite thrower because unlike dinnermike the thrown substance stays on the ground

I remember the good ol' days where the barley super would have the area of your basic attack if u throw it as close as u could and it would still have the 5 basic attacks in it

Barley USED to have a 10 tile range

4:22 wdym ”same” thrower attacks are very different. Like grom and sprouts attacks are nothing like each other, willow and ticks attacks are very different too. And people complain that they are the same because they can throw, well thats basically what they need to be able ro do if they are a thrower

I miss the good ol'Barley who could one shot a Bull in close combat 😢

You made some solid points, but you're really wrong about the sameness syndrome. All the artilleries have their unique roles and purposes just as every other class. Barley is a zoner who specializes in choke point control and keeping the enemies away from the important places of the map. Tick is a zoner similar to Barley but he cannot punish the enemies for trying to cross through the chokepoints like Barley can, but he makes up for it with his long range and crazy super. Dynamike is simply a damage dealer which is the reason why is he the most popular artillery, he can deal damage and get kills which is also the reason why is Piper the most popular marksman. Sprout has a long range, he's good in tight spots on the map and he can have a lot of value on grassy maps which makes him really versatile. Willow has a playstyle similar to Gene's, her super is so powerful that it can change the tide of battle instantly. Grom is the long range artillery, due to his unique attack and wall destroying super he has value on both closed and open maps. He can also provide a lot of utility with his watch tower gadget, or straight up just deal a lot of damage with his other gadget. And of course we have Larry, the annoying one. He can easily deal damage with his main attack and he can also play a role of a spawner similar to Nita's with his super. But yeah, you were right about throwers being easily replacable.

As a barley main, even i can say that barley currently is outvlassed by every thrower in everything he does. Hes not even a good all-around option, since id argue that larry and lawrie and even willow and dyna fit that description better. He was only ever good a few years ago when Supercell increased his range to be more than dynas, but even then they reverted the change an update later. His kit is just too basic compared to other brawlers, which makes him fun to mess around with and play for me, but makes him pretty bad competetively. I hope his hyper charge is alright though

While I do agree throwers can replace each other in competitive matches, they do have somewhat of a distinction in their utility and I think that should be the focus of them moving forward too. Maybe add a new trait to Barley to make his attacks having a lingering effect even if the enemies get out of the puddle. Maybe a heal debuff?

4:09 tick and barleys attack is very different for example

barley was my old main. i hope he either gets a rework or a hypercharge that can make him actually viable

Very solid analysis . I think we need an assassin power point and whose better than crow

ooh subscribed; very nice

As a former Barley main: o7

6:40 what about Grom with Foot Patrol? A 15% movement speed buff makes him go from 720 to 830 movement speed (820 movement speed is very fast)

what if they add a brawler that shoots at close range yet throws at long range, sorta how nani’s bullet pattern changes based on where she aims

Larry had a 10-tile range

Nice vid bro.

I’m a huge fan of throwers since i main tick and barley (and Otis but he’s not a thrower) and I use Larry and lawrie and dynamike sometimes. I hope barleys hypercharge is good 🙏

Barley used to be the bane of close range brawlers back when his super stacked. I vividly remember shredding people up close

Nice one! Can you make a powerpoint about dynamike next?

A wise man once said: "Barley is an artillery, but so is very other artillery"

For a bit after global release, Barley (a technically free brawler) had damage on each of his super projectile separately. The damage in Heist was so funny Edit: Forgot to mention it properly, the distance between each super projectile depended on how far you threw the super. If you hugged the enemy safe and auto-aimed, that was a lot of damage

0:26 nahhh I never knew that 💀

Yippee

you forgot about sprout having a different type of artillery making him a bit different.

barley as always been my favorite thrower, since i started playing, i always loved zoning people, and i always found his 1st star power to be so good, curing yourself with every attack, seemed pretty broken at the time, and still is, if used in good scenarios, i think he needs a rework, like removing the second stat power, and buffing his overall damage, i'd say, normal attack brought at 1780, and super, each bottle deals 1550 on hit, but maybe only 1250/1450 on the terrain after landing. i don't exactly know how i'd replace the second sp tho, maybe a shield, maybe a stun, or maybe a fire/poison effect similiar to crow's attack, but as a passive, like with a bar similiar to bibi's homerun, or eve. the idea is that, every 20s the next attack will also set fire to enemies; the damage maybe around 250/300 for 4 seconds. or something like that, maybe this to the super instead would be better, idk im yapping. i think his gadget are pretty balanced overall. i miss playing barley. you can tell haha. amazing video ❤

Amazing once again ❤️

My biggest regret is upgrading barley to lvl 8 bc I didn't have any other throwers

At least he's getting a hypercharge

Can you make a video for Willow? She feels sooooo weak, despite being my fav thrower.

1:25 btw willow is a controller, but i know you meant the throwing attack

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Love ur vids

Buff Janet by nerfing her close up damage (-30% at the smallest range) but buffing her long range damage (+20% at max)

Barley is pretty good rn in the meta

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In all honestly his major problem is that even tho max dmg would be 1600+1600 (1800+1800 with sp), it barely happens to hit with both the ticks it lasts, so I’d reduce the damage per tick of a bit and make it so that the frequency increases (for example it would deal 1000 per tick, but the puddle would hit more frequently and last for 3 ticks)

WILLOW CAMEO WHAT THE FUCK IS A HITTABLE SUPER

Hear me out on hot potato heist 🗣️

these outdated brawlers need some love man

Holy shit these PowerPoints are hella good

Barely Is my favorite cuz he's the best zone camper in the game due to all the self heal lmao 😂

You used zoning correctly this time👍

YOOOOO NEW BRAWL POWERPOINT

it would be such a cool content idea if no AI voice ; - ;

You brought me back to brawl after squad busters snatched me away 🫡

Next video on penny

entertaining video

barley should have a starpower that increases his movement speed in puddles

BUFF MA BOI BARLEY

The memes are just too good

Least hes getting a hypercharge

Replace his slow gadget for like a knock back it would be op

8:04 sure, they are all able to throw over walls, but it doesnt make them the same since they have different throwing attacks

Yeah, but… what about the charisma? I pick my throwers based on charisma.

my main!

I disagree with all throwers being same. All throwers play like different classes. Tick plays as a chip damage brawler who doesn't deal high damage but can hit brawlers from long distances and lower their damage. This is something useful in bounty. Grom plays like a thrower marksman. His attacks are very long ranged, can deal high damage but incredibly hard to hit. This works in heist and bounty. Dynamike is a raw damage dealer and can cycle supers so he can take out multiple brawlers at once but he has to keep enemies at the end of his range because his attacks get wider. He doesn't have a longer range like other 2 either so he is useful in heist and brawl ball. Barley and willow seem same but barely is more damage and area control focused so he is useful in gem grab, heist and hot zone. Willow deals less damage and has a unique super. She excels in brawl ball and hot zone.