"In this video, I’ll be arguing why Symmetra from Overwatch 2 should be reworked into Doctor Strange. "
Basically I heard
Support
Auto lock “healing beam”
Combine of Alt fire and turret
Teleport abilities similar to Mercy. (But also players can teleport to you within sight)
And a ult that grants you 200 overshield and players can teleport to you (from across the map)
Personally, I don’t think Devs would ever approve this much teleportation. (Specially what heard about why 2.0 and who is now in charge.)
If you want to hear my personal suggested changes: Sym changes = (Support) Plan B, instead of nerf Sym (Plan E) - General Discussion - Overwatch Forums (blizzard.com)
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I think the bottom line for Symmetra is that the 60dps tickle beam sucks.
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The fact we have to still call it tickle should be a major clue to devs something is wrong.
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Well as I keep saying, it’s the sentry bombs that are holding her back.
Limit it down to teleporting 1 preexisting sentry, or cut the damage per sentry a lot, or get rid of sentries entirely and swap for something else, like her old Projectile Barrier.
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Honestly we need to hear from devs again.
We are lack critical information, like not deleting the point of Chock Points.
Which is why I disagree with Sir Swag on his Ult idea.
Devs likely would not want this.
But till we hear reason in total.
We have to continue waiting in the hole.
The problem is the Dev’s did what they did because they seemed to give up on reworking hero’s that required new animations… and just went with easy fixes.
Sym would need a Bastion level rework if she has any real chance of being a valid pick in most games let alone good.
Though past experience has shown that any time Sym starts to be meta she gets nerfed within a day.
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Honestly wonder if the reason devs avoid Sym is because of this frat boy culture we hear about at Blizz.
Honestly after the most recent “rework” which was pretty much blatant nerfs to an already weak hero I often wondered if Symetra was “inspired” by some Dev at Blizzard every one hated. Much like how Mcree was after a guy who turned out to have some bad rumors about him…
Maybe Symetra was that annoying Karen of the office? She seriously seems to get nothing but hate and scorn from the Dev’s any time they look at her and her participation in the lore is pretty non existent.
Not to mention to be a consistent joke to OWL players.
Even Taxi is joke. (Remember OWL banned some recent Taxi gameplay.)
I honestly don’t like Swag’s idea. She is literally mercy, except somehow even more boring, with abilities that do too much for a single button press. And an ult that requires teammates to press a button. Yeah. That sure wont be a problem at all…
I don’t see much wrong with current syms kit tbh. It’s just that maybe she should not get 5 compensation nerfs to get 1 buff because that’s net value loss no matter how you look at it.
If the thing that prevents her from getting buffes properly in dps is the fact that in owl she can do a fancy teamwide teleport then solution is simple. As much as it hurts, make her teleporter no longer usable by others than herself and give her proper tools for her to make a play on her own.
I am not opposed to supp sym tho, but the one proposed kinda doesn’t make it for me.
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you go back in time to right after her 1st rework and show me this thread and tell me how many times she’s been reworked and i’ll have a heart attack thanks
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Yeah, I was playing against one as Moira and spent 10 or so seconds trying to kill her while being tickled by her turrets. Granted - healing orbs… but in OW1, I’d have died.
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Dude, if I went back in time to 2017, I would have alot else to say about the future then Sym.
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"We can go the healing turret route like before. (like it was agreed on)
But we can also change the alt fire. (like they are currently doing on the beta)
Though we are changing it “also heal allies and return the piecing mechanic.”
Basically becoming something close to Moira’s Orbs.
Because it was already.
That would be a better attempt then what they did this Beta anyway."
I could expand on this, but Devs need either come and say “they are trying something else.” or just saying they are giving up for now.
Honestly they make this alot harder then they claimed tuning heroes is.
(I recall, they only need a few hours, and now it’s been like 5 or 6 years later.)
Doctor Strange is a insult to call Sym.
Sym is 100% Scarlet Witch Energy
Meanwhile looking at Ms Marvel copying Sym with hardlight powers.
Nahh, they copying Sym because her VOICE ACTOR plays a character in Ms. Marvel 
Welp, still passing on Ms Marvel and Moon Knight.
Might return to Disney plus for She Hulk.
But for last half year, didn’t need keep paying Disney plus.
Anyway… Where are the Devs Today?
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