Now, you basically either pick Kiriko into Ana or lose to the stupidity that is 40% uptime on one of the most powerful buffs AND debuffs in the entire game.
Blizzard literally said, “We’re redesigning the game so that counterpicking isn’t going to be necessary,” and then proceeded to buff Ana to the point where you HAVE to counterpick her, and there’s only one support around who can actually do it (who also happens to be locked behind a pay/grind wall for new players). They literally said in the patch notes they were buffing Ana because Kiriko can counter her.
Tanking with ANYONE but Kiriko as support is now an absolute nightmare. But don’t worry guys, counterpicking isn’t a thing anymore.
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Ana has been holding the rest of supports captive for years.
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I do not disagree, but there was that brief period during the launch where there was a bit of breathing room. They just HAD to revert it.
It feels less as if there is a head of balance and more that the entire team is at odds with one another.
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+1, and-
-correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t Bionade now actually have more uptime than it did in OW1? On top of having 1 less tank to block it?
EDIT: Apparently not.
Just after the update I discussed the absurdity of 'nades uptime and the healing Ana can consequently put out, and how quickly she can build ultimate charge if not shut down. I saw this one coming a mile away, personally, but most forum users prefer to bicker over whether or not the numbers are accurate.
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No, it’s been put back to how it was in OW1. The only reason you notice it more now is because of the missing tank.
All they need to do is buff its damage a bit, and it’ll be exactly where it was.
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The effects lasted for 5 seconds in OW1, it’s 4 seconds after the recent buff
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One one hand, you are correct.
On the other hand, i’m ok with anything that counters tanks, cause enough is enough and Blizz doesn’t want to balance them.
Tough choice.
Because of this, now not picking Kiriko is just throwing.
Current OW2 is the worst in OW balance history.
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Idk who thought buffing ability that has been problematic for years was a good idea.
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I feel like this anti nade buff will get reverted when hog one shot get changed. The 4sec anti likely designed to indirectly nerf hog.
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Mmmm the last 3 years of OW1 being “pick soldier & cree or lose by default” was just sooooo balanced and fun.
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Much more fair than the current “Sojourn or lose by default” meta. At least they don’t one shot and has insane mobility.
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OW1 balance was far worse. Ana dominated, tank synergies decided the game for most ranks, to many shields and CC in general, 2CP and some hitscan heroes like 76 were bluntly OP.
OW1 in the last 3 years was not better than OW2 with 4 new heroes and a complete change of the mode to 5v5 is.
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Maybe they thought 10 steps ahead and we’re just stupid. Or it was just 0.5 steps.
Genuinely, nothing has made made me more pessimistic about OW2 than that change.
They already killed OW1 by making tanking miserable by having her on both sides. Now the second she’s not on both teams for a few weeks, they keep buffing her.
No need for countering, and less CC in OW2, except when it’s Ana for some mysterious reason.
OW is doomed if they can kill an entire game and not mature in their design strategies at all.
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In the desert, the Cheetah lives for 3 years and the camel lives for 9!
Still so much more interesting to watch than current OWL comp of Winston/Sojourn/Reaper/Kiriko/Lucio lmao. At least they have variation and creativity.
so 75 from the other side of the map, noice 