You guys tried, but we have a very terrible situation here. Sombra is just worse than she is on live servers.
Reasons?
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Sombra has never had problems initiating the backline and since the Translocator buff to 20 seconds, the only problem remaining was the need to cancel it. Therefore infinite invisibility and translocator downtime solves none of her problems.
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The downsides that come with the changes largely outweigh the infinite duration of the abilities. Let me list them pros/cons of the changes.
Pros:
-Infinite Stealth
-Infinite Translocator downtime
-Ability to cancel Translocator
Cons:
-Enemies can now destroy Translocator
-Double detection distance while stealthed
-No longer can contest point while invisible
-Speed reduction in Invisibility
-Translocator now beeps very loudly up to 20m away and the sound can be heard behind walls and obstacles.
The cons are vastly more effective than the pros. Enemies can now easily disrupt you even more, which is ironic considering Sombra is meant to be the disruption hero. Now when they find your Translocator they can simply delete it and put you in a terrible spot. Not only that, but if you throw it midfight or try to use it to engage they can destroy it mid-air. Double detection distance reduces the chances she’ll pass through chokes and skate by enemy players without being detected. No longer contesting points is a HUGE nerf. She could stall points for her team and even back cap with the ability and now she has to choose between staying invisible and letting the enemy cap the point or decloaking and getting focused down INSTANTLY. The speed reduction greatly affects her. Now she can’t make important jumps when invisible that she could before.
We have a huge problem here. You guys clearly do NOT take feedback from us. You took matters into your own hands without wondering “How will the players that main this character feel about these changes? Is this what we see them wanting?” now you have every Sombra main upset because this is an overall net nerf to her, and she’s already statistically the WORST hero in the game.
So I’m coming to you on my knees, and I’m sure every other Sombra main is as well to say this:
Please. Do NOT put these changes to live servers.
HER ACTUAL PROBLEMS ON LIVE:
-LoS checks that were put into place made Hack really buggy and unreliable.
-Hack and Invisibility are both interrupted by >1 damage.
-Loads of bugs in general with her abilities.
-Her average damage per game is significantly less than other DPS heroes due to a combination of low-range and an RNG spread.
-Invisibility delays combined with the audio cues make Invisibility less of an engage/disengage ability, as it should be.
-General minor issues solvable with QoL changes.
-Unreliability and Inconsistency.
POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS:
-Hacked Enemies now have hack skulls above them to make it easier for teammates and enemies to make out who is and isn’t hacked.
-Opportunist grants Sombra a 20-30% damage increase to heroes below 50% health.
-Hacked enemies take 20-30% more damage from Sombra.
-Translocator can be placed on walls or ceilings.
-No delays when entering Invisibility and decloaking.
-Sombra gains ult charge from health packs again, but only when she uses them.
-Hack now removes all passives except for D.Va’s eject.
-More Bug Fixes!
OPINIONS FROM SOMBRA PLAYERS:
WorstSombra:
FitzyHere:
Now, I could list every thread made about the negative impact these changes have caused, but that would take way too long and clutter this thread. That’s how bad these changes are.