Flexible/Aggressive Penny

At the time of this build, Penny is pretty underwhelming to say the least. She is too dependent on her teammates to deal with her tankier counters due to her low dps and unreliable combo and she gets outranged by half of the roster. But if you insist on playing her (or you feel bored playing her), this playstyle will (hopefully) change that.Let's start off with the Lobber, her main source of damage. After playing Penny for a year by now ever since her rework, I have developed a saying "There are no bad summoner placement, only bad timing". To maximize your contribution to your team, you have to be much more flexible in Lobber placements than you normally would. Sure, the right-side corner of Ring of Fire is a great placement in a stalemate, but when you're being pushed back, that place is no longer a safe haven. Additionally, if your team can push the enemies far back from the battlefield, wouldn't it be better if your Lobber could contribute more in solidifying your team's control in the match? Sure, it's a risky play when you're not exactly the most versatile Brawler, but what's life without a little gamble? However, it's important to understand the current game state to determine whether a defensive playstyle is necessary or an aggressive one is more optimally effective.Then, what about your own positioning? It's an overall skill that isn't confined to a specific Brawler. It is required to have a good understanding of how and where you should travel to maximize your potential and assistance to your team. For Penny and most other mid-rangers, this is the most vital skill to acquire as you will switch your playstyles a significant number of times based on the gamemode, the objective/win condition and your team's situation. For Penny specifically, because she doesn't have special boosters to aid her flank, she does depend on her teammates/enemies in order to relocate her to a more effective position. If you do manage to reach this goal, you will feel that she is undoubtedly special when it comes to control the enemy team in the right conditions and the right matchups. Though, against a tougher matchups like Jacky or Bibi, you should always prepare to retreat whenever possible unless you want to stay in your dominant area.Lastly, let's talk about the build itself. Speed Gear is best for the above reasons, and Salty Barrel is the chip you wanna bet in a pinch. As for the Pet Gear, since the Lobber is your primary source of damage, it's understandable that you should buff it (it also aids you in killing a low-HP Brawler). The reasons why I use Heavy Coffers over Master Blaster are:
1. Master Blaster is only good in theory, which doesn't account human errors or anomilies like terrains or specific opposing Brawlers' traits (attacks, HP, speed).
2. The knockback value from Master Blaster is unremarkable. You waste 5 or more shots, which would already cost a lot of time (not to mention wasting Super Charge percentages) for a mediocere knockback that is difficult to use and doesn't matter much since your common targets have more than enough HP to tank.
3. Heavy Coffers synergizes extremely well witth Salty Barrel. Because three splashes can't even kill a Piper, Heavy Coffers is a significant buff to your niche as it allows you to 2-shot the large portion of Brawlers in even sub-optimal techs (combo-ing Salty Barrel with Heavy Coffers in close-semi-close range). Not to mention, you can obtain ever-so-slightly more Supers from the SP, which allows you to be more supportive to your team.This is more of a biased build so you could adjust to your personal needs/desires. As I said, Penny is in a rough spot at the moment of writing so this may be outdated if she gets massively buffed/reworked. Regardless, I think this playstyle should renew your views on this silly pink-haired pirate, at least gameplay-wise.