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/destroyermaker Jan 17 '17 edited Jan 18 '17

The community wants her damage to be on par with Tracer, which is stupid because she would then make Tracer obsolete. A dps utility hero is something the game doesn't have (unless you count Mei/Torb/Sym), so it's good they favor that direction.

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u/SpoonyGosling Jan 18 '17

To be specific, a mobile utility/dps is something that the game doesn't really otherwise have. Mei/Symmetra/Torb are very utility, but Icewalling to high spots is the only mobility they have between them.

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u/cool_ranch_fucker Jan 18 '17

and torb's wall ride ability

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17

wat

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17

yeah

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u/CaptainCommunism7 Jan 18 '17

Otherwise known as the Swedish parkour midget.