The point of the damage seems to be a way that Blizzard decided to remove Brigitte’s ability to combo kill a Tracer. She could never combo kill anyone else despite what people say, they always had an escape chance. What surprises me most is that its a straight 90% damage reduction, the most drastic number change I have ever seen in a balance patch.
I’m not entirely sure the direction Blizzard is going with these changes, but if its the direction that I am thinking (Easy to pull counters to “skill” heroes being removed/nerfed), then I want no part of this game. I spent so long watching Widow Vs Widow tournaments and Dragonblade match deciders that I became numb to it all. 90% of the streams are spectating a Widow/Genji/Tracer because in the end, they decided the outcome.
Time will tell, and I will give them a chance as maybe I am reading it wrong. But I am tired of DPS being the “be all end all” of this game, with tanks/supports (my favourite roles) being ignored or treated badly to appease the precious damage dealers. (Even Zarya, Mercy, and Ana got modified after 2 years because Hanzo became the enabler of the most reliable and easiest Grav team kill)