RIP Ana (Really frustrated at the neglect)

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Someone asked about what the devs planned on doing with Ana and we received a reply, though I don’t think it’s one that’s all too hopeful:

@GeoffGoodman

We’ve talked about a number of things we could do for Ana but don’t have any firm plans just yet. I don’t think she is super far off, and she does bring a number of tools that no other healer has access to. Currently she is more a victim of the dive meta than anything else, as she doesn’t fit well in that environment.

As it is said, Dive is the main thing that’s holding Ana back from any serious observation, though in my opinion, it’s the fear of Triple Tank coming back again that puts everybody in a rage whenever Ana is mentioned.

@GeoffGoodman

We’re always trying to get ahead of the meta and trying to predict what shifts are likely to take place. In this case, we’re seeing some potential for a big tank meta on the horizon, especially with Moira just recently being released and how good she is at healing multiple tanks.

We’ve actually had this sort of meta game in the past and overall it seemed often seemed more frustrating for players than even dive can be sometimes. So as a direct answer to your question i’d certainly be worried about buffing heroes like Roadhog, Zarya, and even Ana until we can get a better gauge on how the game is shifting.

In fact, we’re looking at buffing Reaper and Mei in an upcoming PTR patch (hopefully this week) since they could use a boost and they could help with this meta if it comes around.

At this point, most likely we’ll just have to wait and see how things play out in the next 4 to 5 months and see if anything changes.

I don’t know man, I play Ana on Console and at this point, I’m just about ready to drop her completely.