OMG there is a PTR update!

BlueMonkey-21650 · June 5, 2018, 10:02pm

WHAT’S GOING ON? Is it symm?

Companion-11466 · June 5, 2018, 10:03pm

1.05 GB download for me.

BlueMonkey-21650 · June 5, 2018, 10:07pm

How … disappointing

sephiroth-24437 · June 5, 2018, 10:09pm

How is it disappointing? That says Symmetra will go live; this PTR might have her re-work until then.

BlueMonkey-21650 · June 5, 2018, 10:12pm

I don’t get it. Is symm in this patch?

sephiroth-24437 · June 5, 2018, 10:15pm

I don’t know. Probably not, but hey, who knows?

BlueMonkey-21650 · June 5, 2018, 10:17pm

Continuing the discussion from Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – June 5, 2018:

Overwatch PTR Patch Notes – June 5, 2018

Symmetra

New Abilities

Photon Projector

No longer locks onto targets
Range increased to 10 meters
Damage ramping now takes 2 seconds per damage level instead of 1 second
Damage ramp increased from 30/60/120 to 60/120/180
Now generates ammo instead of spending it when hitting a barrier

Alternate Fire

No longer pierces targets
Now explodes on contact
Projectile speed increased
Charge up speed increased
Damage changed to 60 impact / 60 explosive

Sentry Turret

Turret is now placed like a projectile instead of being set in place
Can hold a max of 3, down from 6
Can now deploy a max 3, down from 6
Damage increased
Amount of slowing effect increased

Teleporter

Can now place the exit up to 25 meters away from Symmetra
Entrance will automatically be built in front of Symmetra, rather than at her team’s spawn point
Lasts 10 seconds
Health lowered to 300
More things can teleport through it (e.g. Junkrat’s RIP-Tire)
Entrance can be destroyed

If either the entrance or exit is destroyed, the other is removed

New Ultimate: Photon Barrier

Deploys a barrier that is big enough to span and cut through an entire map
Orientation can be changed by pressing the ultimate button again
Has 5000 health

Developer Comments: The goal of these changes is to move Symmetra to her new damage role and make her more flexible and viable across more areas of the game than she was previously. Now that Symmetra is no longer a support hero, she is expected to be able to dish out heavy damage, and these changes allow for her to do so. She should be more powerful and interesting in more team compositions and maps, and she should also be stronger on offense and defense.