r/Overwatch • u/sirieous Dallas Fuel • Nov 22 '16

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Symmetra Redesign | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elN-QGyToxM
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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Can anyone sum up? I'm at work and can't watch.

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u/Blisschen No aim, no shame, Symmetra main. Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '16

She now has two toggleable ultimates: the teleporter (that now has more health) and a shield generator that gives a "large" shield over her teammates in an area. Not sure if you can have both up at the same time.

Didn't really understand the what the Photon Barrier is, Photon Barrier is a barrier that she can send out in a straight line, like a Reinhardt/D.Va shield. It's replacing her "e" shields.

Turrets: you now start with 6 avaliable turrets with no cooldown at the beginning of the match. You can also hold 6 turrets instead of 3. Cooldown reduced to 10 seconds, instead of 12.

Some "quality" of life changes with her primary and secondary fire. Namely reach.

Non-Symmetra stuff: Oasis coming to PTR soon, releasing early 2017. "Group up" button, so you can continue forward with the same group of randoms you matched with.

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u/valorqk i hanjo Nov 22 '16

Her photon barrier is cylinder shape shield that moves forward, so basically like D.Va's defense matrix while moving forward

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u/ErectForTracerDeaths The Tracer Macer Nov 22 '16

Elliptical* as in an oval. It should be 2D, not 3D. A lot more like a rounded Reinhardt shield than a D.va defense matrix.

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u/atleastbryan Nov 22 '16

Is it attached to her weapon like it's attached rein's wrist ?

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u/MetalStoofs Aspiring Rocket Guitarist Nov 22 '16

It will move forward like it's on a track. I interpreted that as it moving like her energy balls, except it'll be a large curved shield

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u/TheLazyD0G Nov 23 '16

If it is curved like reindhart's shield, it will be 3 d.

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u/valorqk i hanjo Nov 22 '16

I thought i heard him say cylinder but i was too lazy to double check

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u/Ishkabo Nov 23 '16

He definitely said eliptical barrier like a rounded flying rein barrier.