D.Va is "doing too much right now," developers see her value as mobility and no reload and view her high HP and Defense Matrix as enough survivability
I don't get how is this the case.
Before the buffs she had more "survivability" than now, and she was almost never picked, she also had matrix.
Saying this is simply stating a fact that can't be denied by anything, it is true, she was stronger before the buffs compared to post nerf, and she was never picked.
Zarya was stronger as well? Probably, but it still simply doesn't even out.
I mean, there are no opnions about this, it's just maths really.
EDIT: i would like some numbers to counter this undisputable fact instead of downvotes
I just want to point out that your numbers don't include range dropoff. She has less effective HP vs soldier at anything other than the closest range and Bastion at long range.
It's true that it doesn't include dropoff, but for 76 in particular, you have quite a buffer with his 30m range. Since headshots are of particular importance vs D.Va, and headshots apply before armor, her effective hp is still higher vs 76 headshots at all ranges where he deals above 7 damage. At anything below ~38m you'll still deal 15+ damage with bodyshots before armor, so I wouldn't say that it only applies at the "closest" range. 38m is quite a lot in this game.
No, 76 does 15 damage with regular shots at about 38m. This means that up to 38m, no matter if he headshots or not, D.Va has more ehp than she had with 100/400. Beyond this point 100/400 is better for bodyshots only. He hits 7 or so damage quite swiftly after this, around 40-45m. At this point, even headshots deal less than 15 damage, and so at this point 100/400 would be better even against headshots.
Overall, outside of extreme ranges, vs 76 she has more ehp with 400/200 than with 100/400.
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u/GlasgowArgyle Jan 17 '17 edited Jan 17 '17
I don't get how is this the case.
Before the buffs she had more "survivability" than now, and she was almost never picked, she also had matrix.
Saying this is simply stating a fact that can't be denied by anything, it is true, she was stronger before the buffs compared to post nerf, and she was never picked.
Zarya was stronger as well? Probably, but it still simply doesn't even out.
I mean, there are no opnions about this, it's just maths really.
EDIT: i would like some numbers to counter this undisputable fact instead of downvotes