It seems we are collectively starting to??? realize D.Va is busted.
I don’t think she has ever been bad or even average really since OW2. That said, NO ONE talks about how much she does and gets away with because she was never the #1 tank, always someone just a step above.
Orisa, Ram, JQ, Mauga, now you could argue it’s Winston but D.Va is always there.
Baby D.Va can’t have the tank passive, shorten CD on Boosters, lower damage on rockets while in flight or primary while in flight.
Maybe if you get demech’d and ult (D.Va bomb) instead of instantly getting a new mech you have 50% charge on mech recall? Or maybe that ult doesn’t do as much damage? just maybes.
That’s to not even get into matrix… Long gone are the days where you had to time it.
In early Overwatch 1 they released a patch that gave D.Va 400 armor. The result was a literal UNKILLABLE tank that needed to be reverted. That was back when armor was at 5 max reduction, and tanks didn’t have their significant health pools.
With the new 10 reduction armor + Headshot reduction, and one less player to shoot at her, she’s effectively been restored to that mistake of a patch 5+ years ago. Not to mention 5 years worth of microbuffs to her kit.
I’m not saying we need to nerf tanks, but if tanks are this niche in weakness, its no wonder people just counterswap – in many instances and ranks it’s the only way to adequately remain playing the game.
D.Va was released in OW1 with 400 armor, and she was very much the worst tank at the time.
The patch that “broke” her added 100HP, while Ana had 100% heal boost on BioNade. And even then, she was only the third tank.
It’s literally become “Are you struggling? Just pick D.Va or Sombra for FREE VALUE” And now you are forced to play D.Va. Happens way too much.
Waters down the game, makes it boring.
can’t hit a single shot? pick reaper
keep dyi7as support? go moira
can’t survive as dps? go sombra /mei
oh you are unable to hit your ana shots? go mercy.
game only needs skill if you want it to take skill