Overwatch can be and is fun, the disorganized chaos that is QP is often a fun environment however ever since Brigitte was added to the game i’m finding it increasingly more difficult to enjoy myself. A potential fix for this problem is adding a whole separate QP game mode that is entirely the same except without Brigitte. I know that developers want to balance the game at all levels, and i’m aware Tracer was in need of a counter but at least tracer at most levels is quite manageable without an entire team to focus her, Brig on the other hand is nearly impossible to duel with any hero. Another problem is her stun capabilities, playing Rein or Winston often feels like i’m throwing because Winston and Rein require close combat to be utilized properly. To sum it all up, I just want to enjoy playing Overwatch and as long as Brig is as op as she is I don’t think i’ll be able to.
She doesn’t need to be removed. She needs to be fixed.
I agree that Brigitte is just an overpowered hybrid of a tank and healer character with craZy survivability (it took me 3 years to spell survivability and I finally figured it out) and is stupidly broken for not just GENGU players like me but for other characters like Torbjorn with a BIGGER hammer and OPM (One punch man) and has crazy knockback more than Hogs ult, Lucio’s soundwave, Winstons Primal rager, and Pharah’s concussive blast
Honestly, I was pretty hyped Brigitte and I thought she would be a great addition to the game, but now I absolutely hate her cause she feels way to easy and overpowered.
Even just to remove her until she isn’t broken would be nice
just instalock brigitte. Ez life ez skins.
Her ability to throw people around and stun them is just the cherry on top of this whole mess
The better answer would be:
She shouldn’t have been added to this game in the first place, with that ridiculous ability design and zero difficulty in using it. But now that she is, she should be highly niche and highly situational. Not a meta maker.
I dont think she should be a niche hero at all. I want her to be a viable character, not a broken one. Just like all heros in the game except like 3.
That’s what happens when you let the dive meta be overwhelming the entire game for 6 seasons in a row. You need to have something strong enough to change it.
Here’s the thing.
I agree Briggs is too strong.
But I also strongly feel the complaints outlined here, are vastly “learn to play” issues- and not indicative of the qualities that Briggs possesses that make her so strong.
Your complaints can largely be addressed by utilizing appropriate positioning and situational awareness in response to a Briggs being present- and utilizing heroes she has a hard time with.
Don’t want to be stunned by her?
Don’t get within 6 meters of her.
She out dueling you?
Stay out of melee range.
There are numerous mid range, long range, aoe, and burst damage heroes who can pressure the snot out of her within those contexts.
Now if you want to complain about her capacity to armor any target in LoS with 75 armor at the press of a button on a short cooldown coupled to a large heal that is often large enough to not only top them off from considerable damage but still provide a full armor effect?
The amount of damage necessary for many heroes to break that 75 armor is asinine. That’s 150 damage for heroes like dva to chew through. On top of their regular health. Plus the passive heal they’ll be getting from Briggs. Plus… on and on.
I’d be right beside you.
Brig is fine as long as you dont make her into a problem.
She has some of the highest burst damage in the game (more than most dps), that of which takes 0 skill to pull off.
She has the highest burst healing in the game (more than any other healer) that of which takes 0 skill to pull off.
She has a shield to block all incoming damage, making it easy to stay alive
She has 200 hp + 50 armor, more than any other healer in the game
She is the only healer with a stun, that of which has the shortest cooldown for a stun in the game.
She provides the most amount of armor to her team out of anyone in the game…
And to think someone called this balanced and actually put it in the game as it is… WHY? How???
Can you break down that burst damage for me?
Please… you honestly think they are going to completely remove a hero? That will never happen. People need to stop asking/demanding for that to happen.
The most they would ever do is disable a hero because of a game breaking bug. This happened once already.
I’ll waste no time in saying that i’m not good, I’ve been in gold since I started playing comp, and no hero has ever been so overwhelming at this level then Brig, Yea of course playing smarter and avoiding her strengths makes her less powerful but the fact that I should have to grind and practice just to be able to learn how to play in a game with her is ridiculous.
Stun - Rocket flail - whip shot = 170 damage in about 0.1 seconds. Which is really close to the highest burst damage in the game.
I know they aren’t going to remove her and its obviously futile trying to complain but this is more for my peace of mind then anything, this has been bothering me for a while and if I sit and do nothing, it’s going to eat me up until I stop playing all together… But if i vent for a bit I can at least sleep at night knowing that I at least did something.
Her short CDs are my only issue with her, despite normally getting my butt kicked by her. A lot. That mace… I never have such luck.
Mace is on a 4s CD, shield slam is on a 6s CD. I honestly feel those should be on a higher CD (both). Tweaking them to 8s/10s and see how she handles the counters she was designed for would be a first step for me. Even 4s/10s would be good enough. (Enough good?)
But, I’m odd. I don’t think a single character should have two SHORT CDs with stuns attached to them. Even McCree’s Flashbang has a 10s CD. Reinhardt’s charge is also on a 10s CD, stun element to it, which might not be so bad if Bridgette wasn’t able to block his charge with her stun. (Seriously, what the earth? A Volkswagen Beetle isn’t going to stop a semi truck…)
However I do not want to see her gone. A melee orientated healer is actually really nice to see. And yes I get annoyed when I realize other people play her better than I do. But… that’s my problem and not one with the character.
I wouldn’t be opposed to completely deleting her from the game tbh.