Alright, here is the new Torbjorn shotgun vs Current Reaper’s shotgun:
Shotgun
Reaper
Torbjorn
Firing Speed
.5 seconds
.6 seconds
Damage per shot
140
125
Reload
1.5s
2.0s
Spread Angle
20.1°
2.075°
You read that right, Reaper’s shotguns will have OVER TEN TIMES MORE SPREAD THAN TORBJORN’S NEW SHOTGUN!
In fact, let’s compare his new spread angle of 2.075° to current heroes:
As you can see, Torbjörn’s new shotgun will even be extremely accurate compared to other heroes, but this is specifically bad for Reaper since Reaper has no ranged option.
I’m asking that for the time being you reduce Reaper’s spread a bit, even if just by 25% because if Torbjorn goes live without a substantial buff to Reaper’s shotguns then there will be practically zero reason to choose Reaper in the coming months.
It’s rather ridiculous that a character with a ranged projectile and shotgun got what will be one of the best shotguns in the game, but the shotgun hero is tied for worst.