This is a good question. Obviously by the time a hero comes out we’ve done more playtesting on it than anyone else, so we generally have some things on our ‘watch list’ for any given hero.
For Brigitte there are a few things we’re keeping a close eye on.
Is there too much max health gain potential now? Is Torb/Brigitte/Sym going to be some crazy thing where you stack Tracer up with so much health she becomes nearly unkillable for example?
Is her ultimate too strong? The fact that half of it can linger indefinitely and how powerful armor can be in the game, it might just be too strong overall.
Her stun burst combo. Even though she has fairly low DPS across the game as a whole, she can put out quite a bit of damage if you shield bash -> melee -> whip shop and it is fairly safe since they can’t really act until they are flying away from you.
This list is mostly a ‘this might be OP’ list, but there are other things we really want to keep an eye on such as making sure her Inspire passive feels useful and powerful, and making sure her ultimate is worth using in combat instead of only outside of combat for the lingering armor.
but it’s literally a first person shooter game primarily, it was advertised as such and mechanically and technically speaking it is an FPS game to its core with MOBA elements, not the other way around since other way around isn’t possible…
I have a question about buffing/nerfing, as we will most likely see the topics on Brigitte when she goes LIVE on competitive mode.
Who’s opinion is the most valuable to you when it comes to this. Is it the pro’s and Overwatch League - or is it people like me, who play this game daily in ladder and enjoy seeing more heroes used than just Tracer, Genji, Winston, D.va etc?
We recently saw Sombra getting a buff. A deserved one. Now you’re nerfing her within 3 weeks of her buff. Not much time to adapt, learn counterplay etc. Is it because the pro’s talked to you about it?
Are you concerned with the fact that buffing all these heroes, now Reaper and Mei, is hurting Reinhardt? He’s been a victim of powercreep over the past years, with all the mobility tanks generally outclassing him and a lot of his counters being buffed (Reaper, Mei, Doomfist, Junkrat).
Do you find this concerning? Do you think Brigitte can alleviate this in any way?
Are you going to reduce the impact D.va Has on the meta? I personally think she can do too much. Damage, Mobility and Defense, She has all three of those and is not terrible at any of them. Other Tanks have at least one of those areas that they are weak in, but D.va seems solid in all 3 areas.
It’s exactly because the pros were so adamant about it breaking the game for them. Blizzard has said time and again that they balance the game for everyone, not exclusively one group or another.
Everyone’s opinion is valuable to them as long as it is formed in a constructive way and not " whine whine whine. i want it MY way." while you throw a hissy fit. The Dev team has shown time and again that they respond to constructive criticisms as well as appreciate it
This was a really good idea. Thanks for doing this.
Next time you might want to have someone clean unrelated posts out beforehand, and lock responses to only dev team once the Q&A starts to cut down clutter.
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