Nerf sombra, virus

General Discussion
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She’s now gotten an unnecessary buff while still being ridiculously OP. She needs a nerf to virus

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It’s not really that good tbh. Pretty easy to outheal.

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Translation:

Zero counterplay unless you are 2v1

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The trick is to use it on someone who cannot be healed. And if they can be healed, she is useless. Almost as if there might be a balancing issue at play here. :thinking:

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Would you prefer that she do the same dmg just as quickly with the smg? Without virus

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With a higher spread, sure. Virus is just too much free value

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Oh no a DPS who can solo kill a support fast enough before the other support can peel, the horror.

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8

Overwatch is about match-ups and if you choose to keep playing heroes which cant’ self sustain versus Sombra, you will only find disappointment. Most heroes can indeed get around Sombra and fight back.

  • Ana is rough because you only have one bionade on yourself, but you can 3 tap Sombra or 2 tap + bionade. Sleep dart is often a guaranteed kill now that SOmbra cant’ escape as easily.
  • You can self cleanse as Kiriko or escape on teleport. Fight back as well.
  • Even easy options like Moira/Brigitte exist on support.

All I can say is use the tools available to you.

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9

It’s just purple dynamite.

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I mean yes, support or DPS, all characters should be viable 1v1. Except in very niche cases. The game would be so boring if supports were completely free kills

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It is pretty scary, yes. Stranger danger and always use the buddy system against the creepy Sombrero.

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12

That you can throw from behind someone when they are not looking.

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Not sure I follow. There’s no counterplay to damage you’ve already taken in a 1v1 for most heroes. Why should there be? The enemy successfully landed their damage on you.

In this case the damage in question pales in comparison to helix rocket, storm arrows, mines, etc., while also being harder to land than those abilities. I’m not seeing the problem. Sombra has ranged from mediocre to decent at best in my matches.

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Almost every support can use a cooldown in a 1v1 with any DPS. Except mercy. Ana can sleep, kiriko can tp, bap can three healthbar. Zen and illiari can just DPS.

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It’s always the best if the supports stay together. Low elo people now learn that only through sombra, nothing new. And that’s exactly why she’s not even mediocre from dia

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16

she needs no nerf
she needs buffs
maybe the tickle damage nerf to 95 or 90
but virus is pretty balanced

17

So this is actually a cry for a mercy buff, ok.

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18

Again, that just proves that she’s busted. It’s like saying bastion is completely balanced, all you need are two suports and one tank and you can easily defeat him

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Yall cried and complained about the increased damage from hack, now yall are crying about Virus.

Quite literally “The Mercy who cried for nerfs.”

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You don’t read correctly. It’s ALWAYS the best when the supports stay together, not just since sombra

Then why is she busted?

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