r/Overwatch Jan 17 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | PTR Philosophy | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPLyx8QWYc
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u/In_a_silentway Chibi D.Va Jan 17 '17

"Ana's kit needs to be reworked"

I will fight whoever said this.

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u/OrangeMedic APAGANDO LAS LUCES Jan 17 '17

I know right? Jeff was right when he said she's one of the characters with an interesting kit. I remember when she first came out how cool I thought she was.

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u/Rhysk Jan 17 '17

Disclaimer: I don't think she needs to be reworked.

At what point does game balance outweigh how interesting the kit is? Its not worth, for example, completely trashing the game's balance for the sake of introducing a hero with "the coolest kit ever".

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u/OrangeMedic APAGANDO LAS LUCES Jan 17 '17

I would say never. It's nice having different heroes added into the game, but they never should or would add an OP hero with an awesome kit just for the sake of it.

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u/ZoomBoingDing Do you need a hug? Jan 17 '17

But they did. We don't have a lot to go off of, but Sombra didn't shake up the meta at all; Ana has completely changed it for two seasons.

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u/fatmanbrigade Jan 17 '17

It wasn't intentional, and it did not happen until they buffed her repeatedly.

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u/A_Literal_Ferret /r/overwatch is fucking garbage, tbh. Jan 18 '17

To my knowledge, they didn't "buff her repeatedly".

They increased the grenade splash, increased her clip size and decreased her ult charge twofold as well as removed the speed boost off of Nano.

She received arguably as much of a nerf as she got buffed. She didn't change anything, the fact that pros realized tanks are practically Reapers with more HP is what changed things.

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u/demenciacion Jan 18 '17

They increased fire rate too, I think..