Nobody knows how the Sombra rework is going to change her as a hero, but for right for the hero we have right now there’s 1 thing that can be done to make her feel less oppressive.
Simply make it so any time Sombra steps out of Invis, she cannot use her translocator for 6 seconds. By putting her teleport on a 6 second cool down upon leaving Invis to shoot her target, this will force Sombra players to stay in Invis longer. This forces her to be more of a utility pick for her team.
This will prevent sombra from coming out of Invis while hacking a target, dps’ing them slightly then immediately translocating away. However, if Sombra was already not in Invis, nothing would change. This just makes it so if she wants to immediately teleport away, she’ll have to have been visible for at least 6 seconds first.
This is a very subtle change that does not alter Sombra’s core gameplay and function in a team composition. This 6 second cooldown also falls in line with her current Shift + E cooldowns that are also 6 seconds each.
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this change would suck for sombras players. making a hero clunky to play is not a good way to nerf them. her mobility is what makes her fun to play
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(after hearing they scrapped PvE)
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This has no change on her mobility.
How is it oppressive that your enemy escapes?
Is this just a roundabout way of saying you want her to die in the encounter?
Any nerf would work towards that. Nerf her HP or something.
As a sombra enjoyer, I think the best solution is to make her a full blown offensive flanker hero.
Remove ALL TELEPORT CDS but decrease teleporter duration to 3 seconds. Also make her throw it faster.
Result would be a bit of a slower but more all over the place mix of genji and tracer mobility.
Should be interesting.
Or you know, revert her to what she was in OW1 WHEN NOBODY COMPLAINED ABOUT HER, just a thought. (I was here, you barely EVER saw threads about her. She was FINE.)
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This seems to be the opposite direction they want to go in. They want her more interactive not less.
Kinda contradicted yourself, but it’s all good. 
Funny though, I think Sombra is in a perfect spot right now - right before she gets reworked. Sure she’s disruptive, but she’s also a good answer to a whole lot of problems.
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The issue with this is that Sombra is currently not even the strongest flanker. She doesn’t need nerfs.
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The best way to “fix” Sombra is to remove her from the game. I HATE going against Sombras because I HATE not being able to actually play the game. Why on Earth should other players eliminate some of my abilities? Maybe for omnics it makes sense, but not for humans. What even is she hacking?
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sombra has one job. to be annoying and assassinate. since i play her i understand her role. when i play support i hardly see her since she is kind of a rare breed. when i do most of the time she is harmless… once in a while tho as support i run across a sombra who really gives me trouble. i remember one time as ana she made my life a living hell. i knew that was her role tho so i didnt take offense
as widowmaker i know this as well too. when i play sombra i try to always murder the widow. so when im widow i know thats what shes trying to do. most of the time she destroys me but there are times where i can kill her as widow if im lucky and hit my shot. still i love the game of cat and mouse so i dont take offense
this widowmaker here got REAL ANGRY. i killed her about two times but on the last try she got me… and then she proceeded to show how she felt about me lol
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Or just make her not hack in invis anymore cuz its stupid😐
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Omg! I’m dying! That dude was TRIGGERED!
Lol! I’ve always wondered this too! Cass gets hacked and now he can’t do a cartwheel??? Lol!
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Yea, no.
Sombra’s meant to disrupt and annoy, her having to commit to a fight like Winston doesn’t work since she’s really DPS Ball.
Especially since they made Hack a personal damage boost instead of an ability lock out.
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Just fix her bug where she can’t start shooting mid hack.
Yeah it does, invis gives her speed boost.
Do you not realise how long 6 seconds is in a team fight? 
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Run turrets then. 20 char
I think this is more one simple way to kill a character… again.
Also, sombra’s utility was removed in the transition from ow 1 to ow2. So unless we’re giving back her 5 second mute, I don’t see what utility she’s bringing.
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Good problem solving! Def someone who gets the point of the game.
We do what we can. Mostly just run around in invis and watch everyone else play.
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She’s not oppressive, you need to learn how to play against her lmao. There’s a thread like this every week, nothing has changed.
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Uhm, this is in absolutely no way a subtle change. This would significantly alter her gameplay. Do you realize how long 6 seconds is?
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