Did sigma really deserve this nerf

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I agree, I thought we were in a off-tank meta so I was expecting Blizzard to buff shields, not nerf them ;-;
I think they should nerf the other aspects of his kit

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I like this idea and its what alot of people asked. Nerf his sustain and buff his barrier.

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Poor Orisa. She was a pretty solid anchor tank pre-sig and now sheā€™s been absolutely gutted to the point of irrelevancy because of her synergy with him.

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So buff him even more?

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Itā€™s not really straight buffs. Sigmas with bad grasp and barrier management will have almost no backup sustain

He also canā€™t sustain himself behind his barrier

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I wanna know who was complaining about sigma? being able to move his shield was never as issue since they stopped it being instant, why arenā€™t they making changes based on what people ask for!

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Sigma deserved A nerf. But not THIS nerf.

Iā€™ve been playing Sigma for months now, and knew he was pretty OP. I would have taken an overall DPS nerf anyday over this shield cooldown nerf

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@OP: Yes

Oh so you mean buff him instead?

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iā€™d argue a solid 60-75% of this forums is parroting
i keep seeing buzzwords being thrown around, people enjoy seeming as though they know what theyā€™re talking about or that theyā€™re ā€œwokeā€ or conscious of the inner meta workings of the game when they just repeat something they saw somewhere else which may or may not be true

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Short answer: no. He absolutely did not. It lowered his skill ceiling. A very stupid way to change a character, in my opinion.

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He now gets punished for being stupid with his shield. How exactly is his skill ceiling lowered.

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yes. overloaded kit, arguably the best ultimate in the game, and extremely flexible. I think the nerf is deserved, but the problem is no other tanks were buffed in the most recent patch. the meta dps and damage modifying heroes (bap, zen, mercy) were untouched as well.

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Damage being overbuffed is why damage needed and still needs a nerf.
Healing being overbuffed is why healing needed and might still need a nerf.
Shields never needed any nerf. They never received any buff.

Donā€™t blame Sigma, all he did was take a niche that used to be occupied by a hero that was trash at the time of his release. Damage creep is primarily Hanzo and Widowā€™s fault, healing creep is entirely Anaā€™s fault.

Because D.Va is trash. He also happen to be the best hitscan counter in the game.

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Glad he wonā€™t stop dive & snipers all by himself anymore.

Rather a enemy roadhog than a enemy sigma

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I mean we could balance him from there if heā€™s too strong but in general I would like to see stronger shield, and grasp is no longer a defensive ability as soon as shield goes down

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Considering he destroyed the tank class, yes

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I miss my solo main tank Orisa :frowning:

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You must not have heard any high level players talk about sigma. Nerfing his shield has been one of the most talked about nerfs for the better part of a year. This was a great nerf to a busted kit.

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Ok I hear you and feel for you (implied Kappa)ā€¦ Now take this feeling after that nerf, and then add 3 more waves of Nerfs on top of this, and youā€™ll know how every Orisa main felt after the introduction of Sigma to the game.

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The whole tank class is destroyed by the developer team.