Before we consider a nerf to Hammond

[Ryan-111758]

@Yara-11173

Not to be pedantic, but I’d love a quote to all those statements, can’t remember nor find them myself.

@Scylaceus-1123

I also would like to see this “global CC nerf” he’s on about, majority of new heroes have had CC in their kits, it’s literally easier to name the heroes that haven’t had CC in their kits, OW has never had more CC then right now

@JeffreyKaplan

i wanted to give a little insight to the changes that we are trying. the term “crowd control” or “cc” is used to refer to abilities that heroes can do to other heros that cause them to lose control of their character. examples include mei’s ability to freeze you, reinhardt knocking you down with earthshatter or getting stuck in junkrat’s trap.

in overwatch, we need to walk a fine line with crowd control abilities. on the one hand, we are a highly competitive first person shooter. on the other hand, one of the defining things about overwatch is the fact that our heroes have amazing abilities and mobility. we understand that crowd control abilities can cause a lot of frustration. any time, control is taken away from you it generally doesn’t feel good.

so these experiments are targetted at certain heroes, specifically at their crowd control abilities, with the intent being that they will affect you less and have a lower overall impact on the game.

@JeffreyKaplan

internally, we have some bigger ideas about crowd control for overwatch 2 and are trying some experiments we are not able to bring to the experimental card (more fundarmental and larger changes).

@JoshuaNoh-1358

I’m aware there are distinct increases in power across several aspects of the game such as raw healing output, the introduction of new heroes and mechanics, or things like Wrecking Ball’s extreme mobility.

There was also a post from Geoff that came with a bunch of CC nerfs a while ago where he said they were aiming to reduce the overall amount and frustration caused by CC in the game, which happened before the more recent CC nerf patch Jeff’s comments I linked came from. Can’t find it right now, it’s 2 am and I’m tired of digging through Devs comments, might add it in tomorrow.

Anyone who has been paying attention to balance and Dev comments the past 2 years knows they recognize CC is an issue and makes the game extremely frustrating and unenjoyable, especially for tanks. (This isn’t directed at you Mozts, but at the OP)

Also this:

@Scylaceus-1123

OW has never had more CC then right now

Is a flat out lie rofl, someone wasn’t here a year ago

Mei, Doom, Brig, Ana, Rein, Orisa, etc. have all had their CC nerfed