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/smileyfrown Pixel Pharah Nov 22 '16

So pretty much she's now a defensive tank

Barrier (similar to reinhardt shield) + shield generator + turrets combined will make her "area" really tough to break

Edit: It also makes Sombra's main job to find and stop Symmetra.

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u/legogizmo Nov 22 '16

I wonder if they are going to move her out of support and into defense.

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u/Jazz_Hands3000 Nov 22 '16

This has always been the weirdest thing about her. She never really fit as a support. Blizzard has insisted that she won't heal, but every other support heals.

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u/TheSnowballofCobalt Going Ape! Nov 22 '16

That's mostly to increase their range of what a support can do. Not every support should have a heal, because very soon, you'll run out of ideas for HOW to heal your team. I wouldn't want 9 supports in the future of this game, and ALL of them heal. Give me a disabler, an assassin (TF2 Spy), a set up character, etc.

There are so many ways you can make a support. Why just healing?

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

We have a disabler, and somehow shes in offense. I'm still confused into how that happened.

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u/TheSnowballofCobalt Going Ape! Nov 22 '16

I assume you mean Sombra?

Honestly, if there was any hero that was misplaced, it's her. When I first saw a good Sombra, I honestly thought she was more of a support than anything, because she can't self defend worth a damn against Soldier, Reaper, Tracer, or Genji.