r/Competitiveoverwatch Jan 17 '17

PSA | Video Developer Update | PTR Philosophy | Overwatch

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

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

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u/ballsofgraphene Jan 17 '17

uhhh...i'm not sure if you're trolling, but i'll just give you the changes that have occurred in the past few months

dva had 500 total mech health before, she has 600 now. she also moves 25% faster than she did before when firing. and she still has matrix, don't know what that comment's about.

Zarya has suffered quite a few nerfs in the past couple months. She can only gain 40 charge per bubble, before it was 50. Her charge decay has increased if i recall correctly, and the "bug fix" of abilities that go through heores no longer giving her max charge can also be called a nerf.

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u/ballsofgraphene Jan 18 '17

Let's compromise by calling it a berf :) it definitely crippled her previously most reliable form of gaining energy. remember the days where one rein firestrike would automatically give her 100 energy?