Seriously Devs, just follow what the pros suggested and go the healing turret route.
Even more people agree this is the best route at this point.
Though others I think it’s more Stockholm syndrome.
Because this is very abusive situation at this point.
We all know you will replace this DPS Sym anyway when you have time.
I personally don’t want to see Symmetra lose her damage Turrets, just give her an additional 3 Turrets with a specialized healing function which can be toggled with the mouse wheel.
You guys need to recognize that your basically Gollum (again).
The Damage Turrets provide less than you think.
Seriously, it’s making you guys worst players.
Healing sym is not going to be a thing, stop trying to make it a thing.
Support is hard enough for the devs to understand, adding Sym to the mix is just going to kill the hero.
Sym would just be reborn back to where she was originally.
You guys are so dramatic.
But then Stockholm syndrome always is.
What about a new skill that makes her deploy a hard light health pack pod? It’s even lore friendly.
She’s a builder more than a support. If she was to become support again it will be towards shielding, but that’s not really needed of her kit anymore due to other support heroes that can fulfill that role easily. Her beam and turrets needs some buff. More turrets and beam going through enemies at max level and barriers. Increasing her ammo count to 100 is fine.
However if they want to make it an easy buff just add 3 more turrets to the kit reducing the cool down by 4.5 seconds each because 6 turrets is a whole minute and they get destroyed a lot. The beam can apply a snare and at max extremely slows down the enemy. Right click ability can be buff to do more impact at max damage causing a slight knock back or .5 second stun.
That’s the only thing I can suggest for Sym.
.5sec stun.
Sym going back to where she began, would be a defense hero, which was combined into the DPS role.
Look, to keep Sym’s playstyle without deleting the hero again with another hero.
This is the best route, that even pros agree.
Though it can be even more improved, if Devs actually try.
Looking at that Alt fire. (Could returned back to piecing orb and changed to also provide healing.)
(plus more I can think of)
Healing turrets are trash.
Honestly just scrap turrets and teleporter and shield barrier.
She needs a new kit entirely. And since she can LITERALLY create anything out of light, she’s the ONE hero that can justify such a major overhaul.
Double down with the hard light building. Give her back the projected shield, add different (non-healing) turrets, let her build obstacles, whatever.
(sarcasm) yes, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another Tank kit, then a year later, let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit, then a year later, watch the world burn, and then let’s replace Sym with another DPS kit.
Uhhh no this was the worst Sym of all time lol
It actually wasn’t, it was just buggy and unfinished, because the devs didn’t care.
name checks out lol 20/char
Yes it was sorry little buddy
Sym 1.0 did not heal, she was put into the support category because she gave her team shields, which is not healing, so going back to her support roots does not involve healing in any form.
Note the Unfinished part.
Uhhhh, what pros suggested healing turrets? Cuz that sounds very limiting and wouldn’t fit into pro play at all with stationary healing turrets.