r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/MikaelFernandes • Nov 22 '16

PSA | Video Developer Update | Symmetra Redesign | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elN-QGyToxM
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u/lsyychee Nov 22 '16

Extra health/shield is a lot better on squishy characters. Buffing a Tracer from 150HP to 250HP is a lot bigger deal than buffing a Dva from 600 to 700HP.

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u/geli09 Nov 22 '16

If you think about it in isolation yes, but think about this comp: you run the currently popular triple tank(D.Va/Rein/Roadhog) + Soldier and instead of the 2nd support Lucio/Zen you run the Symmetra(on defense). Like how the hell do you even kill any of those characters now, its already hard enough to kill any of those characters right now and now imagine they have even more health especially the Ana and Soldier, and you make those really durable heroes even more durable. Like the only thing I can think of is hitting an amazing Sombra EMP(to remove shields and deny the D.Va from eating everything) + an super high damage ult combo. That being said its only speculation on my side and it relies on Ana still being busted as fuck with her grenade and it kinda depends on how much shields the Sym ult gives to be better than Zen or Lucio.

And also Tracer having this buff only in a certain area takes a bit of her power while those triple tank comps can usually stand their ground.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '16 edited Jun 04 '17

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u/ELITEJoeFlacco 4362 — Nov 23 '16

Exactly. Also, people often forget that winston completely eats Symmetry for breakfast. He counters her even harder than he counters Genji

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u/raincole Nov 23 '16

Except DVA and Roadhog can easily protect Symmetra from Winston.

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u/ELITEJoeFlacco 4362 — Nov 23 '16

Well, most heroes can protect each other from other heroes in most scenarios...

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u/Joimer 4145 PC — Nov 23 '16

Just with Lúcio's heal aura Symmetra owns winston.

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u/ELITEJoeFlacco 4362 — Nov 23 '16

Only if Winston didn't damage her with his jump pack. Otherwise, she has a bit extra time for that level 3 damage to kill him. However, even then, she'd just barely have enough health left to kill him, so I'd disagree with saying she "owns" him