I just started playing again a few days ago.
I am shocked. Did they really nerf hamster’s swinging so that the rope disappears after a few seconds?
Who the tell came up with this crap?
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6 seconds…been that way for several months now
Dont even try that with me
dont make me feel old
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My god, they need to ruin everything, don’t they?
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it was too hard for players to switch to someone who could just say no to his roll to win -shrugs- even if for a few minutes, not like he is a hard target to hit none the less
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prefer an actual date? Jan 6…so pretty much exactly 2 months if febraury was normal 
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I have not played him since that day, his integrity as a hero is gone. I am glad GM players can still abuse him and roll the competition. He is just not the same for me, any longer.
And then there was one.
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January 6. The balances most despised by the community and which have not even had a comment from the developers:
Cassidy: Combat Roll - Can now roll while in the air
Wrecking ball: Grappling Claw - Now has a maximum grapple time of 6 seconds
Did they remove it? No, because evidently the community is only a people of “plebeians”. let’s remember this well when the OWLs praise the very interesting things pro players have to say.
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It’s okay, devs are fast, efficient, active and smart at addressing problems and they really do care about tank players.
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Yep - probably overnerfed it, but yeah. No more eternal spin for ult charge. It was absurd he could spin without any limit, OTOH, the new time is absurdly short.
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The game balancer that’s biased towards Roadhog / Rein. Only they are allowed buffs. All other tanks must suffer nerfs that completely ruin their abilities.
For hammond yes
Make sure he has no tech
Ruin every skill ceiling
Don’t let the player express themselves with this character
Make him as bland as possible
That’s the balance philosophy with hammond
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Idk if it’s just me, but his damage from rolling onto enemies feels weaker now. But I could just be dreaming since I’m not a hammond main. But his hitscan weapon definitely feels less strong now ever since the hitscan fall-off revert. I remember I used to be able to pick off enemy DPS and supports much more easily prior to the hitscan range revert.
I pretty much OTP hamster in ranked, but I scrim other MTs. Honestly, this change doesn’t mean much for him. Hammond is still meta defining. Istg the devs are all silver. The only people who cared about him spinning were metal players who can’t just throw a stun or left click on something the size of a small barn. I think they could have done something like increase mine cost or his engagement CDs but removing spin to win was just dumb.
Its been MONTHS??!?!
Man time passes by fast…
Wait until you find about ricochet storm arrows and cassidy mid air roll
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Have you know already how falloff damage nerf affected hard Hammond to ?
tbf the hanzo one is not noticeable by my experience atleast idk about its lol i haven’t died by a ricochet arrow since it came out and it was bugged and it went through sheilds
yup…OW2 will be here before you know it 
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Its more a tech thing
I see alot of hanzos in my games using it, to some levels of success
Of course, lower sr players would probably get less use out of it. But its been so long since ive been down there that i dont know its meta