If you are ready to go this far to rework symmetra, don't change her category

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Here is what Geoff said about why they didn’t go that direction. They did try it out.

Symmetra Rework: Defense or Support?

We currently have moved her to Defense. We tried a healer version which had her turrets healing instead of dealing damage, but it felt super awkward, especially with how fast Overwatch moves. That said, we are playing with a new way her turrets deploy. Instead of having to stick them directly onto a wall herself, she can now fire an un-deployed version like a projectile, which sticks to walls/ceilings/etc. Once it sticks, it will unfold like it does on the wall currently when she builds them. T…