If people are arguing that symmetra does not fit support role, was never support, or can never be a support.
Let me tell you that this is all false. Symmetra was a support, a none healer support. She brought a lot of utility and control. Too much to be honest and very powerful utility i might add that was very hard to balance because it was easy to make it OP. her TP is an example of a ability she had that was nerfed due to how strong it was. But ever since that nerf, her strength gradually began to waver from there on as the game evolved.
Supports now are required to be healers due to the changes OW has undertaken.
Symmetra could have been reworked to heal i her kit. I made several examples on how this is possible. You don’t have to look at it, but here is my proof.
So the main reason for syms rework is thanks to OWL – Overwatch League.
They reworked her to:
- To moved sym from sup to dps so she doesnt ruin 2-2-2 for the players.
- The Removal of her primary
- To give her photon barrier to a new hero based around that ability
- And to make a better shield breaker beam for echo.
Summary: Due to OW2, Role Que, future heroes (sigma and echo), and heroe bans. They didn’t have time To give her a well thought out rework, so they gave her a rushed one instead.
And thus we are left with the current state she is now. A weaker primary than zyra with less range on a hero with no defensive abilities to make it work and a ton of nerfed slammed on her for no reason.
Sym healer reworks newest: Symmetra Healer Concept -- reeddited
Older concets:
First version: New Healer Ideas: Easy to make new healer
Support Concept Ideas for sym:
Idea For New Support Hero and Symmetra Sup Rework Idea
Bridge Rework Idea