Hello all. I saw many topics about Dva (less than Sombra). Let’s talk about her from someone who plays DVa (mainly or lot of times) :
Here’s her kit to remember what she can do :
Boosters : the only tank that she’s can dive in front of line (not like Winston, Ball and Doomfist who jump before smash on the ground), and fall back fast. She’s the only tank who can hunt a pharah/mercy (or Echo).
Defense matrix : she can absorby a lot of ultimate and abilities. At her beginning, she could nullifly the soldier ultimate or bastion ultimate (at Overwatch 1)
Micro-missile : added after the huge nerf on defense matrix, she’s can kill a sniper with matrix, micro-missile, boosting and melee combo.
fusion cannon : the most oppressive attack to slow down the shield or any Sombra who are invisible (true tip from pro players)
Bomb : She can destroy all characters around her, bounce any survivors, destroy shield, avoid any ultimate like Sigma flux and it’s a second life for her
Remech : only braindead or anyone who doesn’t know where is Baby Dva can be killed by her remech (for information, my wife kills everyday at least 1/2 players like this xDDD)
I don’t understand why you complain about this. Only guys who are slow can be killed by her. I understand that her kit is oppressive because she can do anything (defense like attack). Forcing you to play with your teamate / switching, but that’s all.
She’s popular because of her personnality :
She’s not toxic as you can think : she’s just help others, and take all damages to let others in peace.
Maybe she’s a star and say she’s a top player (she’s was proplayer before omnic crisis, and everyone knows, in IRL, we are all or mostly high personnality to say : I’m better than you, you kids etc…, Right forumers ? Don’t hide behind your screen :p).
But she has an heart, fragile and have to fight for others. In South Korea, she’s popular because she is a strong woman (and cute but that’s another story)
As a Dva player, it’s fun to dive any heals (like Zen, Mercy, etc…) and DPS (mostly widow, or hanzo) because those pick can hardcarry a game. And personnaly, when a pick like I said die, I tell myself : that’s because you destroyed my game by HS/lucky shot/boosting etc…
And see your opponent be destroyed after a Dva bomb can make you pride. But now, a good (or average player) can hide for the bomb (if you can, OC)
But remember this, Dva has weaknesses :
-you had a counter pick : Zarya, Symmetra, Winston, Torb, Brig… Ram can do something, Mei too but Dva can escape and absorb ultimate, Reaper too (but most flank to do something)
-She can’t matrix Sigma rock or melee attack (Reinhardt and Brig, doom punch, roadhog hook, Ram Nemesis form etc…)
-If you stay together, you can kill her because her matrix is 3 second, she can’t absorb all the time. I admit that 3.5 is OP and completly understand the nerf.
-Dva bomb is just to make space. You can see a warning when the bomb drops on (but if the roadhog hooks it to the team, just mass report the roadhog for intentionnal feeding, boosting/deranking xDDD Joking)
-Dive needs requirement and synchro. And not easy to dive and attack together, especially when you’re soloqueue, and can’t use a mic. A Dva who dives alone, die easily (like Genji, and any tanks who charge like a raid boss)
-she doesn’t make so much damage (compared with Mauga or Orisa).
-If Dva dives too far and supports can’t heal her, Dva will be die fast
-If baby Dva is the last opponent, take ker as an hostage until her team falls back and kill her. You gain time (10 seconds) and advantage (4v5)
-If you’re tank, tank pressure in front of her. As I said, she can’t absorb anything and the laserbeam (and winston primary fire) is efficient against Dva.
-If you’re support, brig absorb attack with her passive, let others to kill Dva (or forcing retreat). Suzu/drone can stop (if good timing), ultimates, but needs training, Moira can duel her but not for long.
-If you’re DPS, beam like Sym and Mei can stop her. Ashe can burn her if you explode dynamite at good timing, cass can stop dive with grenade if good timing, turrel stop any flank and force Dva to kill the turrel first… Despite Dva can hunt offthe ground, Echo is a good counter because the beam (Dva lost her mech fast, when she’s mid HP), and if Echo is Dva, well your weapon turns against you xD
I accept her limits, and enjoy to play her. Sometimes, I have to switch but it’s ok, because I did my job : be a nightmare (forcing an sniper to switch, heals can’t boost/heal teamate because too fragile). You can be proud to force the entire team to switch to stop Dva (I did it, most of the time ^^)
In the end, I can say skill issues (and stubborn like an OTP because you think you can handle her. And finish with 0/0/XX), but in another hand, Dva has kits to keep pressure and hunt any alone heroes. So, just keep calm, wait and you can win.
Before the season 9, Dva was OK tier. After the season 9, she’s good tier but not top tier. The armour makes her weak because, even with matrix, she’s dying fast. If Dva is top tier, it’s because the Juno release and the combo : hypering and boosters, make her fast to dive. But requirert training to play with and against her. I can call it the sonic dive (like the video game)
Maybe it’s obvious, but for all guys who complains on this forum, this reminder can be useful