what planet do you live on if the skill is ok, it’s the only way to stop main healers when your dps are useless and it also works as a counter to formations with 2 main healers plus there’s that kiriko garbage with his suzu that does everything in area and you cry for the most normal skill in the game wtf
Exactly. It’s what bothers me when people say we need Mercy rez on CD to counter one shots. Maybe we should look at nerfing one shots instead? 
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I mean I don’t think Ana is OP, I’ve been defending her off and on on these forums for years, she’s my second main with hundreds of hours played on her.
But the change from 6v6 to 5v5 in OW2 changed a lot and I think stuff that specifically makes tanking unfun needs to be looked at.
It’s why I support a nerf to Discord orb on tanks only and a nerf to anti-nade on tanks only. And then a nerf to certain tank’s survivability.
And if it makes Ana/Zen unviable then I’d like to see compensation buffs to them that make them feel better to play
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As a tank main, I don’t think a lot of people understand just how different tanking is now that you can’t cycle with the other tank.
In 6v6, one tank could cover the other tank if they got exposed. Even if both tanks got anti’d, one of them could use their defensive abilities to wait it out for both of them.
I do think it’s a bit disingenuous for people to say it was “never a problem” before, since anti has been complained about since its inception and has always been viewed as one of the most powerful abilities in the game (frankly, if not the most powerful one.) But the thing is, now that you can’t cycle defenses between two tanks, abilities specifically meant to make tanks vulnerable become a lot more of a problem. Not to mention, the tanks who are countered by Ana used to be able to still get by a bit by playing with the other tank–now they basically are screwed.
Added to that, 5v5 has made tanks FAR more reliant on healing to live because they take far more damage with only one of them in play. This, too, has made anti more of an issue than it was previously.
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It helps her counter tracer who’s meta right now so yes it would matter for the QOL for Ana players but wouldn’t for anything to make her less powerful
Lol no way you just said that. Roadhog is the not only the worst tank right now but arguably the worst character in the game next to doom and lifeweaver.
Nerfing everything in existence isn’t the way to balance the game. Nerfing every meta character only cemented the death of OW 1 cause no one gets excited to play the game when they hear their main got gutted
Just nade needs tuning down, either make it not 100% anti heal or give more sources of cleanse.
Sure but I’m not after nerfing everything in existence.
Just a hero that has literally been at the top for nearly the entirety of her existence.
Ana is undeniably problematic. Always has been. This isn’t some niche hero that has only seen success here and there. She’s literally been one of, and often the best support at any particular point in overwatches history- she’s probably been consistently the strongest overall amongst every character.
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Not to mention any time they babynerf her, they also compensate buff her most of the time like she needs to maintain that level of power.
I’m an Ana main but god damn I don’t want to play her anymore but it’s soft-throwing if you don’t have anti-nade and they do.
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I feel this way about Kiriko. I really enjoy her, but I would love to be able to play other heroes. Enemy picks Ana, I have to Kiriko to answer it.
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Honestly, it has to be done. In rare cases you don’t need Kiriko, but having a hero that just instantly makes things a little easier and makes anti not equate a death sentence is too good to pass up. 
I just want variety! I miss playing Lucio and Brig and not being accused of throwing, or (thankfully, politely) asked to swap to Ana/Kiriko if they have one themselves.
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Saaaame. I love playing Brig and Lucio. I also enjoy Zenyatta… and Moira…
Really, I enjoy every support but Bap and Wifeleaver.
I love Lifeweaver but he’s…oof. He’s, interesting lol. But Brig and Zen are fun. Bap is…so corny that I don’t enjoy him 
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There’s many options. Anti heal, sleep, standard healing shots…
Even her damage if scoped is hitscan with no fall off 