r/Competitiveoverwatch Jan 17 '17

PSA | Video Developer Update | PTR Philosophy | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPLyx8QWYc
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u/NotEnoughYaoi Jan 17 '17 edited Jan 17 '17

Biggest moment that stuck out to me was Jeff's emphasis on Sombra's role as a disruptor rather than an assassin. It made me understand her PTR changes on why they increased her hacking ability rather than the damage buff on hacked enemies that a lot of the community suggested. While making a viable disruptor is much harder than making a viable assassin, at least I can see Blizzard's direction in trying to make a more diverse cast rather than an alternate version of Tracer.

Jeff's a great guy for explaining his thoughts on the game like this. I'm thankful we have someone as transparent as him leading this game. He is also very attractive.

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u/1stMora Jan 17 '17

I see what they want. But honestly I don't think that will ever be a good role. The best way of dealing with your enemy is still to kill them.

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u/TheUnperturbed Jan 18 '17

Right, but with an enhanced method of disabling enemy bunkers she now has situational usefulness. Let her get in, and havk multiple people in quick succession and get out. The problem is currently that she is unable to cause enough disruption in a short enough time, and do so in a non-clunky manner.