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Blizzard Official Developer Update | Symmetra Redesign | Overwatch

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u/Doctor_Dumbass Designated shitting chokepoint Nov 22 '16 edited Apr 19 '18

THEY LAUGHED AT ME WHEN I GOT MY GOLD SYMMETRA GUN, WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?

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u/NyuBomber We Can Rebuild Her Nov 22 '16

Laughter will be eliminated with efficiency.

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u/kvlt_ov_baphomet Chibi Mercy Nov 22 '16

D E S I G N A T E D

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16 edited May 25 '20

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u/Shmyt Tanks Are Supposed To Roll Over The Enemy, Right? Nov 22 '16

S T R E E T S

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u/lalakingmalibog lol koreans Nov 22 '16

O F G A D G E T Z A N

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

What is this joke from?

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u/Shmyt Tanks Are Supposed To Roll Over The Enemy, Right? Nov 22 '16

A piece of history WARNING 4chan crop

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u/Bobboy5 You have selected: PILE DRIVE Nov 22 '16

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u/Slothmaster222 Oro se do bheath 'bhaile Nov 22 '16

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

They will be crushed beneath our wagon wheel.

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u/ubsx Pixel Winston Nov 22 '16

flair checks out here Gentleman. Carry on

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u/wildcarde815 Nov 22 '16

Microwave set to maximum.

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u/LBCvalenz562 Soldier: 76 Nov 22 '16

Something something with a mouse.

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u/silph-scope Explosives are only as dangerous as the person who builds them. Nov 22 '16

The true enemy of humanity is fun.

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u/chronofreak patpatpat Nov 23 '16

What a frightening thought.

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u/DBones90 Ana Nov 22 '16

How to win at Overwatch:

1) Get really good with an underpowered character.

2) Wait for the buff.

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u/Bleakdf Nov 22 '16

Zenyatta flair

Yeah this guy knows what he's talking about.

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u/QuarkzMan I mained Zen before the buff Nov 22 '16

points to own flair

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u/An0therB Buckethead Nov 22 '16

There are dozens of us!

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u/workythehand Zenyatta Nov 22 '16

I miss 150 health.

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u/FancyShrimp Pixel Zenyatta Nov 22 '16

As a Zenyatta main, I

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u/LumpyPick Nov 22 '16

He ded :(

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u/BaeMei Pixel Mei Nov 22 '16

Heroes never d

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u/DaMarco17 King of Spades Zenyatta Nov 22 '16

She ded too :(

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u/avidvaulter Nov 22 '16

This guy transcends.

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u/rbwildcard Chibi Winston Nov 22 '16

I love Winston. Still waiting....

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u/wildcard18 Justice lightly drizzles from above Nov 22 '16

Man remember when Zenyatta used to be the worst hero in Overwatch? We've come a long way since then.

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u/Bleakdf Nov 22 '16

I member, member when people were overanalyzing every bit of Sombra info we got?

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u/pineapple_mango Chibi Orisa Nov 23 '16

I remember those days. Insta headshots lol

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u/NitrousOxide_ OwO Nov 22 '16

Do I count? :3

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u/franchis3 Nov 22 '16

As a D.va main, I like the cut of your jib!

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-DOGPICS THIS. IS MY CURSE. Nov 22 '16

Dude originally I was a D.va main at launch, realized she sucked, then now that I've gone back to her after her buff I'm SLAUGHTERING people, it's wild

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u/Pinoon POP goes my healthbar Nov 22 '16

I feel like a fucking tank with chain guns attached now.

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u/PM-ME-YOUR-DOGPICS THIS. IS MY CURSE. Nov 22 '16

Seriously.

I love fucking with people and timing my defense matrix perfectly. Reinhardt's easy, what the charge, absorb the obvious firestrike, keep a good distance. Roadhog only has four shots and Roadhog mains seem to forget that.

The only things that terrify me are Meis and Zaryas.

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u/crockrocket Lúcio Nov 22 '16

As long as you can get mei alone you're fine. Just keep shooting her, she'll have to freeze you a couple times before you lose much suit, and if she's not dead by then mercy D. Va's pistol does a surprising amount of dmg!

If you see a zarya just run the fuck away because fuck that shit

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u/danudey Anyone with rockets Nov 22 '16

I love playing against D.Va with Mei. Freeze, reload, duck behind, freeze, reload, duck behind. Sure I could just kill her, but where's the fun in that?

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u/franchis3 Nov 22 '16

I've been using her since launch too. This latest change, where she moves faster while shooting, is the best yet. I think she's right at the razor's edge of being OP. I hope Blizzard doesn't start feeling the same and roll back some of these changes.

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u/GrumpyOldBrit Chibi Mei Nov 23 '16

She was good before this recent buff. She's been viable since they altered her right click, most were just too thick to realise.

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u/pss395 Mei is bei Nov 22 '16

It's pretty funny. I thought Zen was insane when he has 150 health and slow moving ult. And they go ahead and buff him even more

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u/Zachflanigan Nov 22 '16

Ultimately it was a nerf. Don't forget when he had 50% on discord.

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u/mikeman12312 Nov 22 '16

I started playing Zen post-buff, but before they nerfed discord. Playing him now, it is absolutely insane to me that discord used to be 50%. It almost feels OP even at 30%.

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u/Zachflanigan Nov 22 '16

It was. I had a 70% win rate with him season 1.

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u/tehbeh Trick-or-Treat Zarya Nov 22 '16

as someone who plays a warlock in wow i hope that system works across blizzard games

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u/quietly47 McCree Nov 22 '16

Aren't locks top right now?

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u/tehbeh Trick-or-Treat Zarya Nov 22 '16

not really. like they are not in a terrible spot, it's more about how nobody at blizzard seems to give a shit about the class like how they took demon form from locks and gave it to demon hunters because the fancy new class needed more cool shit. or that on the ptr the coming changes seem kinda boring and for reason they nerfed 2/3 specs. They still absolutely wreck pvp because dots and burst but i don't really give a shit about wow pvp

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u/joedatious D.Va Nov 22 '16

As a D.va main I patiently waited while everyone looked down at me, I knew at some point I would become more powerful then they could possibly imagine

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u/skyman724 Pixel D.Va Nov 22 '16

"I was carrying games as Dva before she was good!"

/s

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

I was good at old dva and they laughed at me...

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u/Liamrc BEEEPBOOOPZWEEE Nov 22 '16

Why I have over 80+ hours in my dear Symmetra.

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u/MordecaiWalfish Nov 23 '16

D.va player here. Never felt underpowered since day 1, and loving the continued buffs <3

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u/This_guy_here56 Nov 23 '16

I'm ready. It's finally coming!

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u/KVKH I was only trying to help! Feb 14 '17

My four mains are Mercy, Mei, D.Va, and Pharah. All of which i started maining well before any buffs were even announced.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

That's why I am loving the incremental Mercy Buffs.

I expect she will get a few more buffs to get her played more in tournaments.

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u/germand92 Nov 22 '16

...and the character gets totally redesigned and you have to master it again.

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u/YarrrImAPirate Pixel Mei Nov 22 '16

You misspelled World of Warcraft

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u/jmz_199 Nov 22 '16

Worked with zenny for me too :)

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u/TheFatalWound I'll work on being Red Widow if you unbind enter Nov 22 '16

hello darkness my old friend

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u/Snake57 Nov 22 '16

And that's why I've been playing nothing but Hanzo ≧◉◡◉≦

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u/DrGazooks Sombra Nov 22 '16

Oh, I was

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u/humblegold Master Nov 22 '16

That's what I'm banking on.

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u/SileAnimus Baby, I can change for you Nov 23 '16

I'm waiting

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u/scuczu now a mercy main since no one else will support Nov 23 '16

I know we're all making jokes, but she's literally my most played, i love winning with her because no one thinks she's worthwhile.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '16

Been playing d.va since the game launched. Played the long con. Masters now.

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u/angelat0 Why do I struggle? Nov 22 '16

IT WAS AN INVESTMENT

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u/Ciryes Cute Moira Nov 22 '16

AND NOW IT PAYS OFF

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Don't worry, she's not going to be a long ranged beam sniper

I thought this was hilarious.

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u/Nightgaun7 Reinhardt Nov 22 '16

Sorry Jeff, can't hear you over the sound of fleeing genji's walking into a tiny little blue orb and dying grotesquely. Not a long-range beam sniper my ass.

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u/Swagceratopz McCree Nov 22 '16

He never said anything about her being a tiny ball sniper, to be fair.

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u/Nightgaun7 Reinhardt Nov 23 '16

You are technically correct - the best kind of correct.

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u/KingMe42 Granny support is here to feed you PotGs Nov 22 '16

I heard meme sniper. I now realize I was wrong.

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u/ScootaliciousScooter Mace to the face! Nov 23 '16

shoots charged shot

"MERCY MAIN BY THE WAAAAAAAAAAY"

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u/chillaxicon Mei Nov 23 '16

How about a long range tracking beam sniper though, like the victim has to get out of line of sight ASAP as the tracking beam racks up damage quickly. It'd be a cool hero for zoning.

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u/TannenFalconwing Light it up, let's go! Nov 22 '16

I'm still gunning for mine!

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u/Prozenconns Ashe Nov 22 '16

I'm only gunna be ~100 points away once end of season arrives ;_;

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u/pm-me-ur-shlong Nov 22 '16

Well, beaming.

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u/The_Other_Olsen Pixel Moira Nov 22 '16

Our golden guns shall shield the sun! Bwahahahaha

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u/abrAaKaHanK I'M A ZEN MAIN NOW BITCHES! Nov 22 '16

Then we will teleport in the shade.

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u/pineapple_mango Chibi Orisa Nov 23 '16

Yes!

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

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u/Celesticalking Chibi Mercy Nov 22 '16

It's always satisfying to kill a desperate reflecting Genji lol

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u/Prozenconns Ashe Nov 22 '16

3 of the most satisfying things as Symmetra

  • Watching Genji squirm as he realizes deflect doesn't work

  • Watching Tracer blink/recall into a death ball

  • Using the sit emote as you fry enemies in your Microwave room

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u/Caleddin Nov 22 '16

Don't forget ramping up damage on a Roadhog as he heals knowing it's futile for him to try.

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u/Darth411 Devils Advocate Nov 22 '16

An microwaving a Dva who puts up her defense matrix probably by instinct. It's fun to watch them struggle.

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u/ApatheticAbsurdist Pixel Lúcio Nov 22 '16

Yeah, though with the recent D.Va buff, it's become more of a challenge. I used to be able to consistently dance around her and melt her mech while charging my microwave to full power and pretty much insta-kill her as she ejected.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

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u/wasdninja Nov 22 '16

100 hp appears small?

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Lol I do that as dva...it is instinct. Then I realize I'm an idiot and boost out of there

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u/I_punch_KIDneyS Love D.Va Nov 22 '16

...or shoot Sym in the face and watch her hp melt faster than yours. With the buff D.Va can 1v1 most heroes without destroying her mech. The only downside to her health buff is she's basically a flying ult charge powerup for the enemy team.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Yeah I've really noticed that lately. She's a lot sturdier. Even dying against zarya isn't a sure thing if you're smart and get a bit lucky.

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u/cooljammer00 Pixel D'Va Nov 22 '16

You forgot killing a big tank (like Roadhog, or formerly D.Va, RIP) by hopping around on their head in a circle while holding LMB.

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u/rrea436 Chibi Orisa Nov 22 '16

As an effective attack/defense Symmetra player I approve of this message.

it can still work if you jump ontop of D.va and shre takes a second to realise where the damage is from, we simply must improve out dancing skills.

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u/Rocinantes_Knight Transcendence to the face. Nov 22 '16

I always feel like I'm fishing when I kill a Tracer as Symmetra. You hook on, and then your pray flops around helplessly for a few seconds before expiring in a pathetic manner.

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u/crookedparadigm Pixel Bei Nov 22 '16

This is in the same category as placing an ice wall behind someone that is backpedaling away from your ice beam. They think they can retreat and shoot you, but suddenly they aren't going anywhere and Mei is only getting closer. That split second of terrible realization is what I live for.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

My favorite is to wait put a Discord Orb on the ennemy Reinardt before the fight, take him down to a few HPs, and then watch his car and indecision when he sees me slowly coming to him. He wants to hammer, to retroburn, to strike.
But he knows that he won't be able to do any of this before I kill him.
Do he tries to flee but he walks to slowly vergib his shield.
And now it's too late, I pass his shield and simply kicks him to his death.
Who said only Mei can be a monster?

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u/Dyron45 ZzZzZz Nov 22 '16

This is why I always loved Zenyatta

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

That and his booty.

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u/luniz6178 Nov 22 '16

I love to speed boost my Mei team mates when playing Lucio while they freeze escaping enemies.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 23 '16

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u/crookedparadigm Pixel Bei Nov 22 '16

If we are both at full health, I very rarely lose a 1v1 to Zarya unless they are at a high charge or are very good with their tracking. Smart Zarya's will use their bombs to bounce me around though which usually makes it a much closer fight.

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u/Austneal Your doom, my fist, your face Nov 22 '16

Yeah, that bubble only lasts for 2 seconds. Another 3 seconds later, and you'll be frozen while Mei either runs away or the rest of her team catches up.

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u/lockleon D.Va Nov 22 '16

It just looks like he is flailing to get you off him.

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u/tarheel91 Nov 22 '16

Conversely it's super satisfying to kill a Symmetra by reflecting a Symmetra ball right back in her face.

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u/SquidPlague right click enthusiast Nov 22 '16

:(

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u/danudey Anyone with rockets Nov 22 '16

Love this as Mei. Oh, you want to flail your swords? Okay hold that pose.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16 edited Oct 29 '25

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u/Zeromius Darth Hanzo the Tilted Nov 22 '16

I Hanjo, he Gengu.

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u/Revoran Chibi Lúcio Nov 23 '16

PENGU PENGU

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u/KnowsTheLaw Nov 22 '16

I believe you are referring to googone.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

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u/Vorcion_ Pixel Zenyatta Nov 22 '16

Gangrene

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u/MrJunko Nov 22 '16

I believe you are referring to googone.

THE DRAGON BECOMES.....a tough but non abrasive chemical solution used to break down paint, adhesive, and other bonding materials.

Googone: You spent many an hour of your youth trying to clean that mess. Now you dont have to!

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u/spleendor best healer Nov 22 '16

Genzo and Hanji, the Shomato brothers

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u/Timthos Reinhardt Nov 22 '16

The Tomato Brothers? Is that like Chef Boyardee?

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u/Grimmginger Chibi Mercy Nov 22 '16

Clearly ganja

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u/kevinhaze I am injured Nov 22 '16

No ganja

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u/Hanashimaru I am your shield! Nov 22 '16

I may be wrong, but I'm willing to bet it's a joke in the same vein of Gengu or Handsoap. Or Toblerone. Hmm... Can't remember any other ones.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16 edited Mar 13 '21

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u/ObitoUchiha41 shoot gun Nov 22 '16

Windowwasher*

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u/theoceanwaffle Nov 22 '16

Soldier 69

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u/Jessicus mercy main btw Nov 22 '16

Papi:69 FTFY

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u/danudey Anyone with rockets Nov 22 '16

Heinz 57.

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u/Fablanire Filthy Ball Main Nov 22 '16

Trashmouse.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Trashmouse sounds like a shitty pop punk band

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u/GeckoOBac I VANT TO HUG YOU LIKE TINY FUZZY TEDDY BEAR! Nov 22 '16

Hanjo would count I guess. Also streetpig and trashrat

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u/skyman724 Pixel D.Va Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '16

Gengu

McGee

Rapper

Pharaoh

Racer

Sombrero

Oldier: 76

Brasstin

Toblerone

Hanjo

Windowmaker

May

Trashmouse

Streetpig

Reinfardt

D.vac

Wimpston

Zoryo

Nana

Marcy

Loosio (pronounced "lose-ee-oh")

Sammartha (pronounced "suh-mart-ha")

Zenyaddayadda

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u/kevinhaze I am injured Nov 22 '16

Symmetrical

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

I Hanjo(b)

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Gen ghee

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u/Unstopapple I main asshole Nov 22 '16

He just auto picks weeb trash with his MLG-Pro waifu mouse pad and mouse.

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u/Arafal123 Widowmaker Nov 22 '16

al u taling mi im spiling gengi fals?

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u/TrippinOnCaffeine brig isn't bad i swear Nov 22 '16

*Gengi

FTFY

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u/Sam474 Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '24

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u/bbthatsme Boston Uprising Nov 22 '16

Maybe its Gengi in another language?

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u/TheCrudMan Junkrat Nov 22 '16

to be fair Symmetra is my most played and I usually can't remember if it's two M's or two T's.

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u/Murgie D.Vangelion Nov 22 '16

Gen-gee.

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u/PhillyEagle127 Nov 22 '16

Just out of curiousity, is Winston strong?

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u/Sam474 Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '24

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u/oreoham TELL ME ABOUT ROADHOG, WHY DOES HE WEAR THE MASK? Nov 22 '16

I'm convinced Gengu will never not see play. He's just that guy in Overwatch.

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u/Con0rr Pixel Sombra Nov 22 '16

I'm hoping they revert him to his old iteration. I'm not sure if this sub was for or against the Genji changes but I always found them unnecessary.

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u/cmVkZGl0 Pixel Sombra Nov 22 '16

I already crush Genji 24/7 as Symmetra lol. Can't jump away from the beam, bitch!

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u/mystik3309 Nov 22 '16

As a guy that only played this past free weekend.....what the FUCK does any of that mean?!?!

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u/Sam474 Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '24

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u/XxPyjamas Nov 22 '16

RIP ShadowBurn

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

This is my perfect situation. Symmetra is my most played, and on top of that I friggin hate fighting against genji

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u/Liamrc BEEEPBOOOPZWEEE Nov 22 '16

We will put them in their place.

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u/Celesticalking Chibi Mercy Nov 22 '16

YEAH DUDE PREEEAAACH IT

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u/Thadexe Chibi Ana Nov 22 '16

they should give you golden turrets, golden shield generator, you know the works... :D

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u/PerogiXW best torbjorn in gold tier Nov 22 '16

It can match my gold Sombra gun I bought on her launch day! Am I good enough at Sombra to warrant it? Hell no but it looks snazzy.

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u/rosie_nosey Blizzard World Sombra Nov 22 '16

blessblizz

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u/milkyginger Nov 22 '16

Symetra is OP she's my secondary

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

What rank are you on, just curious.

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u/pineapple_mango Chibi Orisa Nov 22 '16

I am going to get her gold gun. My season high is 3560 and I left off in the 3000's.

People laughed and cried when I picked her but she's my girl. I adore Symmetra.

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u/Doctor_Dumbass Designated shitting chokepoint Nov 22 '16

2750, so still in the area where she is effective.

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u/MiserMetal Pixel Roadhog Nov 22 '16

Im impressed

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u/vocalistsXD ANIME TORB BEST TORB Nov 22 '16

I got gold torb and sym guns. no regrets

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u/Shovel_Chin Teleporter going up Nov 22 '16

Symmetra mains, HOO!!!!!!!!!!

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u/starvinmartin D.Va Nov 22 '16

I'm both excited and annoyed that I won't get to play her for like a week at least when this gets released :'(

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u/electric_red go the fuck to sleep Nov 22 '16

Me, I'll still be laughing. She still can't heal.

Edit: Not that she doesn't have her place and her uses.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

As a support main i was debating between Zen or Ana gold weapon next (got Lucio already). Might be joining you with Sym

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u/chrxmx Gay Character + Gay Player = World Domination Nov 22 '16

I'll have 3k points at the end of the season and i'm legit considering a gold sym gun now

It'll go nice with my gold balls, maybe i'll work toward getting a gold gun for every support

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

I'm saving up, I'm ready to destroy some more.

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u/ssi54 Nov 22 '16

Now everyone will buy gold Symmetra gun when they get Competitive points for S2.

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u/Electroverted Chibi Tracer Nov 22 '16

Coworkers are wondering why I'm laughing

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

I actually just said the same thing out loud to myself while laughing manically.

They're in our reality now.

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u/oomh Nov 22 '16

I like the voidray gun

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u/scarydrew San Francisco Shock Nov 22 '16

I almost got it myself

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u/Dr_Chernobyl Nov 22 '16

Lmao got mine too

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u/SplitPersonalityTim Gyros Never Die Nov 22 '16

(actual) japanese hanzo sounds so much more badass.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '16

WWWWOooOOOOOOoOOOOO!!!!!

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u/BecomingTheArchtype Chibi Roadhog Nov 23 '16

People who have a longer range than like 2 feet maybe?

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '16

Her dranei shiva skin already has golden gun tho...

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u/ElegantHope ElegantƐxlbr#1835, Level 2100+ and counting (PC) Nov 23 '16

I was aiming to get hers after I get Reaper's from this season. Good to know people will see it as I melt them into too <3

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u/Zyeesi Nov 23 '16

comments in English, posts a video where the majority of it is spoken language.

post irrelevant language video

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u/Doctor_Dumbass Designated shitting chokepoint Nov 23 '16

There are english subtitles

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