✅ If they want to nerf Hanzo

General Discussion
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Hanzo has more than double the pickrate of any other DPS hero in GM for this weeks stats. And that’s probably going to go even higher as the meta solidifies.
Nerfs are kinda guaranteed at this point.

Here’s a way I could see they nerfing Hanzo, that wouldn’t affect his base damage.

Hanzo

StormArrow

  • Reduced to 3 arrows down from 5.
    • Reduces the barrier damage and overall spam of a supposed precision hero.
  • Unable to deal critical headshot damage.
    • Similar to how Fan the Hammer no longer deals headshot damage.

Comments: Instead of being strong at against all targets (at all ranges).
Hanzo is now “only” really strong at killing NonTanks, while dealing respectable damage to Tanks.

That said, if needed, do this, if the nerf is too much:

Hanzo

StormArrow

  • Cooldown reduced to 9 seconds, down from 10 seconds.
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Storm Arrow is annoying, but he needs fall off on his arrows.

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They either need to make him a sniper or not, instead of this jack-of-all-trades. So they could do:

  • What you’re saying as this would push him more towards being a sniper (although I’d rather see storm arrow removed alltogether)
  • Keep him as is, but remove the capability to one-shot to remove his sniper identity

I also think he has a tad bit too versatile mobility for having such damage output. Was that lunge really needed?

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I just honestly wish they remove critical and reduce the number of arrows to max of three.

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That’s actually a really solid approach too.

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I think they should just define what type of hero Hanzo really is.

  • If he is a sniper, like Widowmaker, they should nerf hes close range, remove or give a huge nerf to storm arrow.
  • If he is on other hand, someone like Mcree, good in close range duels, they should give him significant damage falloff on normal arrows.

Just my opinion.

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You know what, I changed the thread up top. This is a better idea.

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Yup, Hanzo is approaching the 10% pick rates now while the next most picked DPS is around 3% in GM.

Many pros and coaches are saying he will be by far the strongest DPS in this meta. It’s only a matter of time before the nerf hammer comes for him, just like it did for Sombra, Symmetra, and D.Va. It’s his turn now.

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El Jeffe said “Changes” not nerfs. Buffs are coming. Lights a cigar

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omg, leave this already trash tier ability alone, platchat…not even plat tho, sry.

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Is that even English? I’m sorry, i don’t speak XQC.

This, and possibly reverse falloff within 5 meters would make him feel worlds better.

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The funniest thing about this?

Both Sombra and Sym NEVER got close to that pickrate for Hanzo, and Sombra was still only around 50-49% winrates

The closest either got was 5% for Symmetra (And she was nerfed a week later el oh el)

And Sombra at 4%

Which is crazy that Hanzo has gotten away with this for so long

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Not to mention he was hitting 12% pick rates upon when he got reworked, and he only received slap on the wrist nerfs. And as if it wasn’t bad enough, when he had a 3% pick rate during GOATS, he actually got buffed because it wasn’t high enough for them.

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Well, I got dozens of game design concepts put into PlanetSide 1, including how the world map interconnected, and wrote a miniaturized installer with 30,000+ downloads. (That was later copied by the Sony devs).
Also wrote a TRIBES 1 server modification with years of tournament play, about 40 servers running it, and about 20 teams playing.
And there’s a whole series of changes in Overwatch that a suspiciously similar to what I’ve suggested.

And yeah, I’ve been kinda slacking on Overwatch, but usually had been in high Plat and occasionally in Diamond.
(Been playing a lot of Smash Bros)

Either way, I think I could confidently say I know how the game is built better than most GM players who have zero game development experience.

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Because everyone tries to excuse hanzo with " MuH SkIlL " even tho he’s braindead af

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That whole “muh skill” thing doesn’t even work, or at least is beyond hypocritical

Moira is meta = Nerf Moira, she’s too easy! Baptiste should be meta! He’s a high skill cap hero!
Baptiste becomes meta = Omg Baptiste is too easy and broken nerf nerf opopop

:clown_face:

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That’s literally the excuse widow/hanzo always get, while i agree widow is hard to play but hanzo isn’t. However just because a character is hard to play doesn’t mean it’s ok for them to be busted.

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They will never remove storm arrow. It has a highlight intro.

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Added a potential counter balancing buff, if needed.

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Hanzo
Bow

  • Max damages reduced from 125 to 110
  • Time to charge an arrow decreased from 0.7 second to 0.6 second

Here.