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Most the arguments I’ve seen about this topic usually center around fast ttk combos, his punch, his ultimate being a get out of jail free card, or him living because of shields.
Sure doomfist has lower cd’s from launch but they have nerfed all 3 cd’s at least once or twice to compensate for that, they’ve nerfed his shields from 35 gained to 30 gained, using an ultimate to escape near death isn’t anything special I mean sombra can do it off cooldown(not saying sombras op) not to mention it rarely kills full hp targets without another ult to combo, and not only is his hitbox gigantic he is the loudest character in the game meaning rollouts that center around 125 dmg seismic slam off a rooftop shouldn’t be effective to anyone of decent skill standards.
There is a reason why he performs well in low ranks, and that is solely because every gold player and below who isn’t a smurf aren’t necessarily good at the game meaning it isn’t just df who could potential work well, it’s the entire roster including bastion -_-. He only works in high level of play with high levels of teamplay and cooperation which doesn’t make a character op if they only performs well because of teamwork in a team game. In mid ranks he is very niche as there are chances your enemy’s are horrible and there are chances your teammates actively work around you which all circles back to my last 2 points. Not to mention he is not as easy to play as some people may put him out to be.
For the overall health of the game I get that if they were to keep doom the exact same for overwatch2 it is going to cause the same exact outrage as it did when he was first released with not only veteran players but also newcomers too. The best thing to do to doom is to rework him till most the playerbase is happy-including the actual df players for ow2. If you ask me what I would want in a df rework I’ll I ask is for him to still be equally as fun. As of ow1 I’m all in favor of small nerfs for small buffs but I’m 99% certain this’ll never happen(it’s been over 400 days since df was last nerfed or buffed. Same with mercy).
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Is this a hot take though? Fortunately i don’t see many “Doom is OP” complaints nowadays. But i agree with most of the takes you’ve mentioned.
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This isn’t a hot take.
Doomfist is just annoying and the definition of a bad hero design by having hyper mobility and every part of his kit has CC
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Honestly I just think Doomfist is ridiculously annoying to get assassinated by, and considering that’s his whole kit, yeah, it’s basically cancer.
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I don’t think many people think Doom is OP anymore. But it may look like it because some delusional people on the forums argue he is too weak, which is when rational people come in and argue he isn’t.
Doomfist is currently fine, if he needs anything it’s a rework for OW2.
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Pretty sure the hot take would be Doomfist is overpowered.
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Nobody is saying doom is OP (outside of maybe a few people)
Mainly people just hate his design and thats fair coming from a doom main
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He is not op, but…
Doom is so annoying to play against.
Can’t wait to see his cc nerfed in OW2, tbh.
And Junkrat…
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Because we purged the support players that share a zygote
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Nah a lot of people do think he is overpowered. Every now and then a doom rant post comes up and it gets hella likes which shows a lot of people would agree with what the poster has to say but they personally don’t want to say it because deep down they know what they think is wrong. The same exact thing could also be said about people who think doomfist is so bad that he’s worse than bastion(Chipsa fans lol).
I’m in an overwatch clan of over 1000 people and I’m fairly certain the consensus is that Doom is broken and should be removed.
You literally play only hitscan, of course you think doom is broken. Typical hitscan players
100% true, but not a hot take. DF is far from OP.
I don’t think many say he’s OP. he’s just extremely obnoxious and sucks the fun out of every match
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He’s not op he’s just a noob stomper hero and people don’t like to accept it because that makes them noobs…
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This is the exact kind of reply I expected from a DF main lol. That hero inflates egos like no other.
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This is the exact kind of reply that I’d expect from a DF hater/noob lol. This hero always keeps their egos in check. 
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Sorry you have to play as budget one punch man to feel that way =\
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Whether Doomfist is overpowered largely depend on the rank you are playing. Just like Genji Tracer where lower bracket player who generally lack of mechanical skill would make these high mobility Heroes feel “overpowered”; whereas in higher bracket (better coordinated teamwork + better mechanical skill) these heroes mobility become less of problem to deal with hence they are not as oppressive as less skilled players claimed.
I wouldnt call this a hot take.
Doom isnt op, just incredibly annoying.
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