Issues with Echo, will update as they come up

[MooshPaw-1645]

@Chadhardt-1304

Sombra hack does not interrupt flight ability

RIGHT???
THAT’S WHAT I SAID ON PTR
but it didn’t matter

It’s kind of like dva because it’s more limited, but in reality it works more like mercy. Mercy’s ult in cooldown sigh

[Alpha-13973]

@Chadhardt-1304

• Sombra hack does not interrupt flight ability.

I think is this intentional. Sombra hack doesn’t stop Mercy ult flight either.

[Wabba-11628]

@tornado7909-1821

Wait does hack stop overload(torb ability)?

Nope.

The general rule is, if an ability can be cancelled by a stun it will be cancelled by hack (accretion, micro missles, kinetic grasp, deflect, etc).

[Somvra-1200]

@Chadhardt-1304

Sombra hack does not interrupt flight ability.

Yes, Echo’s Flight ability function similar to D.va so I do not understand why this is not hack-able.

As far as her ultimate, this is a tough one since she can duplicate any hero, and all heroes function differently against Sombra’s hack.

[Chadhardt-1304]

Well Mercy is a transformation ULT, Echo’s flight is an ability that functions outside the rules.

[JeffreyKaplan (Jeff Kaplan)]

@Chadhardt-1304

• Sombra hack does not interrupt flight ability.
• Sombra emp does not continue through the end of duplicate if duration goes past ult time.

these are both intended

[trashbot23-1521]

Wait why not the flight?

[Alpha-13973]

@JeffreyKaplan

these are both intended

I was right. This is consistent with Mercy’s ult since Mercy can still fly. And thanks for the duplicate thing.

[Ninetales-2114]

@JeffreyKaplan

both intended

What!?!?

[dag-12162]

Is Echo supposed to be in competitive right now? I thought there was a 2 week waiting period after she released to be put in comp?

[tornado7909-1821]

My question is why the emp one?

From what I saw the D.va bomb and bob stay, unless the isolation is making me crazy

[Devils-1895]

@JeffreyKaplan

@Chadhardt-1304

• Sombra hack does not interrupt flight ability.
• Sombra emp does not continue through the end of duplicate if duration goes past ult time.

these are both intended

Why does it not interrupt flight? I considered it closest to a high noon which can be hacked.

[Cerburus437-1424]

Echo is not supposed to be on competitive

Echo is intended to be available in Competitive Play. Not a bug! As with Sigma, and based on community feedback, we want to make new heroes available to players earlier.

[Alpha-13973]

@tornado7909-1821

From what I saw the D.va bomb and bob stay, unless the isolation is making me crazy

Good. EMP lasts too long anyways. At least one hero can get away from the minute long hack at the end of an ult.

[Strawberry-11985]

For Flight, i believe Hack cancels the initial burst movement because that part of Flight is channeled, but the Flight section [free flight with a duration of 3 seconds] isn’t channeled therefore not Hack-able.

[Ninetales-2114]

@Strawberry-11985

the Flight section [free flight with a duration of 3 seconds] is channeled therefore not Hack-able.

High noon is channeled. That is still hackable

Moira ult is channeled. That is still hackable

Shall I continue?

[Chadhardt-1304]

This kinda make this question all the more relevant then: Why play Pharah ever when Echo does everything she can but way better and is far less vulnerable?

[bananafish80-1304]

@JeffreyKaplan

these are both intended

why though? :C

[ChiefWamBam-1978]

Hey Jeff, a quick question if I may, is there any way we could get Echo’s floating tied to the glide ability instead of her secondary fire on controllers?

It’s a little problematic how it’s set up currently

[Socrates-11282]

@bananafish80-1304

why though?

Because it makes sense?