Just wondering what people would think if there was a way for some hero’s to change roles, most specifically Symmetra.
While I can’t say myself as I wasn’t playing at the time, many people seem to like and prefer her second rework so what if there was an option to change her role somehow. This is probably a terrible idea and wouldn’t be able to be implemented anyway, but it’s just a thought.
What I mean is that if you prefer playing 2.0 you would have the option to put her back into the support category, but if you prefer 3.0 she would still be in the damage category.
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There could also be a 4th category, called Misc or varied. This category could be filled with hero’s that are are a mixture of different roles, and depending on which game mode or role you chose, you would only have that option of role for that hero.
This would mean that if you go into support category you would only have the option to choose the support version of symmetra, vine versa for Damage. While in open queue or any other game mode where roles aren’t limited, you would have the option for both.
This could also work with other hero’s such a Mei, who some people think she would fit better in the tank role, or it could work with Echo as many people expected her to be a support.
Obviously for some hero’s this would come with obvious ability changes, as well as the addition of new abilities and possibly different health pools.
Again this is just brain storming and would probably be a terrible idea to implement but I think it would give the design team more room for ideas as they wouldn’t be limited to a specific role for hero’s.
Please leave your thoughts and ideas!