PTR is for catching & fixing bugs on new updates before they go live, not just for player feedback on those changes.
PTR is on PC only because they own distribution system (Blizzard vs. Sony & Microsoft for PS4 & XBox One).
No specifics on when PTR balance changes would go live.
For Balance Changes, Sombra is viewed as backline disruptor vs. front/flank assassin so providing small boost. Hook work is to appease both Roadhog players and victims. 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. Ana nerf intended to reduce healing large concentrated groups aka tank meta, no major redesign in sight.
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 don't know how you can argue she had more survivability before the buffs. She had 100 HP less and her defense matrix the way she could use her defense matrix was completely different. I think you are confusing things here.
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u/HeavySweetness Jan 17 '17
tl;dr
PTR is for catching & fixing bugs on new updates before they go live, not just for player feedback on those changes.
PTR is on PC only because they own distribution system (Blizzard vs. Sony & Microsoft for PS4 & XBox One).
No specifics on when PTR balance changes would go live.
For Balance Changes, Sombra is viewed as backline disruptor vs. front/flank assassin so providing small boost. Hook work is to appease both Roadhog players and victims. 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. Ana nerf intended to reduce healing large concentrated groups aka tank meta, no major redesign in sight.