One simple way to nerf Sombra

u shud think through ur idea a bit more tbh

she hacks ur lungs si you can’t breath

Why would they nerf Sombra?

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I personally think the Invis shouldn’t be infinite duration, that is about it… That or make it act like a cloak and dagger watch that spy from TF2 can use.

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I felt Sombra was much more annoying in OW1 when her hack silenced you longer.

That said, she’s pretty much never been in need of a nerf, and she’s in a pretty good spot right now. She has her uses, a bit niche but she isn’t oppressive while still being good at what she does.

I absolutely think we should not have her take after the infamous “cloak and do nothing.” So many sombras already do nothing lol

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The best way to change Sombra is to simply put Invis back on a timer. This way, it forces Sombra to be more interactive and less of a backline nuisance.

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Oh no! She took away your abilities for 1.5 seconds! How could anyone ever manage???

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Play Hanzo against her. Shoot Sonic arrow near the healthpack where Sombra translocated. You can easily kill her because Hanzo shoots logs.

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Lmao. Please don’t do this to Sombra. They’ve already messed the game up enough.

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They already did this to Mercy… Sombra players beware.

Which I really don’t get, silence was for 5 seconds back in OW1 and nobody said anything, now that it’s a measly 1.5 seconds = “SHE’S OP OR OPPRESSIVE!”

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No, because she’s fine as she is.

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Well that’s dumb. It’s so apparent that you don’t play her. You’re gonna kill her if you force her to be useless for 6 seconds without an escape.

Sombra isn’t Tracer, she doesn’t have the mobility to juke and stay in a fight for long time to look for a kill. She isn’t Soldier either, she doesn’t have the damage and range to be effective at midrange. Even at the moment, the only way she’s getting a kill from a hack is with a full headshot one mag track, NO MISSES. That’s how bad her damage is right now. The only way she’s getting that is by good positioning from an awkward angle, not from mid range. If you take her TP for 6 seconds, you’ll be taking her lethality, throw it out the window, and turn her into a hack bot that’s doesn’t do much in the first place.

Ideas like these reminds me why not everyone is a game developer. I agree she needs a change, but not a straight up stupid nerf that kills her viability that isn’t there in the first place.

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As someone who plays Sombra a lot, this is a questionable change.

It makes her kit more clunky. Shes already clunky enough as it is

I wonder if giving her a damage debuff for a brief period after leaving invis would help.

sombra is weak, should be boosted.