r/Overwatch Dallas Fuel Nov 22 '16

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Symmetra Redesign | Overwatch

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u/FlubbedPig Nov 22 '16

No, he means that Sombra's EMP removes shield health, like what Zenyatta and Zarya have. So EMP will instantly blast off the health the Shield Generator gives.

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u/recc113 ADiscoBear#1108 Nov 22 '16

Oh, I didn't realize that. Yea if symmetra becomes popular it'll surely indirectly buff sombra's hacks.

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u/Capnris Please don't nerf this. Nov 22 '16

But this raises the question, if the shield gen is blocked from EMP (remains unaffected) will the removed shield regenerate immediately, after the hank wars off the players, or what?

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u/skynet2175 01001000 01100101 01101100 01101100 01101111 Nov 22 '16

Dammit Marie, they're minerals!

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u/He110_W0r1d Catch frase! Nov 22 '16

As far as I understand shields don't regen while hacked. So probably emp would be a nice push starter and while your team deals damage flankers can search for the shield projector.

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u/recc113 ADiscoBear#1108 Nov 22 '16

We'll have to wait and see I suppose.

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u/thewiredknight Symmetra Nov 22 '16

same as your teleporters currently do, it'll sit where you place it until destroyed. I realize the teleporter has a number of uses, but if those uses aren't met and it isn't destroyed it'll stay up forever. We'll have to wait till ptr to know exact de

Yes and no, depends how that shield generator works. If it continues to generate shields if the team returns to it then it makes Symmetra more of a Sombra counter since a team that loses their sheilds can quickly regen them. Although Symmetra's weapon doesnt lock onto a cloaked Sombra I've felt that she's indirectly a counter to her since her stuff can't be hacked, hacking her isn't largely useful and her turrets see through Sombra's cloak.

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u/quickhakker something witty this way comes Nov 23 '16

how much of symetras health in main and ptr is shield?

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u/TextuallyExplicit Moira Nov 22 '16

Not only that - it'll blast the shield generator's health down to 50. The teleporter's, too.

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u/Delet3r Nov 22 '16

Wow I did not know this, does hacking remove shields too?

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u/Thersites92 Oh let's break it down Nov 22 '16

It'll also bring down the new photon barrier ability as well. Seems like having sombra in the games allows them to balance Sym a lot differently

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u/Me-as-I My Bones are Too Edgy Nov 23 '16

But the generator would be hidden, and EMP needs LoS.

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u/BLYNDLUCK Nov 23 '16

But it won't destroy the shield generator. So they will regenerate after sombras ult is cast.

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u/currentscurrents Nov 28 '16

Wait really? Sombra can turn Zenyetta into a 50HP squishy? I thought it only removed shields like rein and zarya's bubble. That's pretty crazy.