Let's highlight a review: Sym Balance Survey results updated 691 responses

[Doomfish-21368]

Here is the poll to review - Overwatch, Balance Survey

Useless - 15.9% 110 people
Underpowered - 55.1% 381 people
Balanced - 23.7% 164 people
Overtuned - 3% 21 people
Overpowered - 2.2% 15 people

[Sk3wlbus-1743]

I think that survey should be used for nothing more than entertainment. If the devs were to rework heroes based on player perspective, this game would be an absolute mess.

It also doesn’t give perspective based on rank. Plenty of lower rank players still think Hanzo is OP despite him having one of the lowest winrates at every rank.

[Doomfish-21368]

So Blizz con OWL last weekend had Sym play 0%, Torb 1% and D. Va 98%.

Yep no one is totally be favored at all.

[Virticonttv-1989]

So basically what you are saying is we need to nerf dva to the ground. Understood.

[MagyTheMage-1534]

Symmetra rework has problems

[image] I explained it all in the image, Statistically shes worse now, Also, i want to highlight that factoring in her avg weapon acc, She does even less damage, one of the main reasons is that, her damage climbs levels every 2 seconds of constantly attacking, and drops at the same rate, So in theory you would get it in 4 seconds right? Well, Thats the funny part, with the old symmetra that was true due to the autoaim, but in this case, its only true if you have inhuman 100% accuracy or usi…

[TommySalami-11559]

So what your saying is you use straw mans to argue

[Arcadium-11882]

They need to push her into a real role. I favor a “path of least resistance” model where they make few changes:

Symmetra buffs to give her a solid role / Anti-GOATS

One of the issues plaguing Symmetra (and one that has plagued her since the game launched) is that she is uniquely the only character who counters absolutely nobody. Never in the history of Overwatch has anyone said “They have X, we could use a Symmetra.” I believe that with a bit of tweaking, Symmetra can truly realize her anti-barrier / anti-GOATS potential. Primary fire The charge rate buff and range buff were good. I propose adding two more mechanics to the beam, without buffing damage nu…

[Doomfish-21368]

A. Delusional or B. Dumb or C. Sadistic ("Who is "Forum Sym"")

“Who is “Forum Sym”?” Is what I would want answered but I don’t longer expect it to be a thing ““Forum Sym” is actually a powerful hero but takes “skill” to be good at her and no one really wants to do that.” (This is total lie that they must convinced themselves is true. Widowmaker is a powerful hero but takes “Aim” to be good. But Sym… she isn’t like that or works like that. She focuses on “Smarts” and her new abilities and primary weapon are really the thing holding her back from that.) Li…

[Virticonttv-1989]

Not quite. But if the arguement is… look at these 0 percent pick rates, they need a buff. Then why would you mention a 98% rate, unless you were implying a nerf?

[Firellius-2695]

Getting a very strong ‘I told you so’ feeling here right now. Symmetra’s rework can serve as a case study for how to absolutely -never- handle a rework.

[Tedective-1922]

#LetSymmetraHeadshot

[Blasphemy-1121]

I’d say a sample size of 400 people is rather… lacking…

I think the majority DOES agree that Symmetra is weak, but that view is offset by the people who want to charge blindly into combat and get melted by turrets.

[Doomfish-21368]

Updated to the current 691 responses.

Basically the people who said underpowered have increased to almost 400. (The last sample size)

[Blasphemy-1121]

691 out of millions isn’t much of a sample size, but it does tend to trend. You know my feelings about Symmetra, and I’m inclined to believe I’m in the majority when it comes to feeling she’s underpowered.

[SymMainBtw-1402]

Shes is definitely under powered, people who think otherwise are plat and under.

[Doomfish-21368]

if out of 1000 people, if 60% say she is under powered…(My best guess when and if we reach 1000)

Maybe they will listen… technically reaching 60% in a voting system means something.

[Blasphemy-1121]

If you’re comparing a sample size of 1000 people out of 10000 people, sure, it means something.

When you’re comparing it to the total playerbase of OW, that ends up being like .01%, roughly the representation of Symmetra in OWL. (sorry, that’s just funny)

[Doomfish-21368]

Lets be honest what percentage of people are actually going to do surveys nowadays.

[YellowNinja-11950]

Well i mean symmetra right now is only used for a teleporter to point gimmick. Having characters that only excel at one thing isnt good.

[anon91024191]

It isn’t just TP’ing to point that’s strong. Sym with her ult and turrets (and team providing adequate pressure, which they probably will if they were smart enough to TP to begin with) can put an absolute death grip on an area.

People think her defensive aspects and ability to hold an area are weaker, but they are significantly stronger.