šŸ›‘ STOP - No more Sombra hard-countering heroes

General Discussion
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Rage easy, heā€™s on console.

Itā€™s hugely different in skill level.

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Iā€™m aware

I didnā€™t say anything mean

I also notice heā€™s not playing 2-2-2 competitive, so his video does not change my mind and my points still stand (they were critiques of the enemy team, not this player)

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Just didnā€™t want to overly criticize him.

I respect the fact he plays Sombra, but he needs to understand the difference between Console and PC.

Even if heā€™s a GM on console, heā€™s no GM on PC.

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His rank or platform are irrelevant to me, the enemies he faced were clueless in every possible way

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I would LOVE to play PC, but unfortunately everything I have is Mac/Apple. Stuck in that eco system, and no room for a PC setup. :disappointed:

Well, I have fun playing Sombra on console, but Iā€™m a casual with lousy aim.

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Yes, I saw the same thing.

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Fair enough. #PCMasterRace :stuck_out_tongue:

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Yeah. Sigma needs a nerf head on, regardless if Sombra can hack the barrier away or not

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None of the Sombra mains want her hack changed to remove Sigma shield.

Itā€™s a lazy fix, that doesnā€™t make Sombra anymore useful than she already is as an EMP Bot.

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Sombra is dirt tier on console too, trust me.

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I honestly canā€™t imagine playing her on console. If people can make it work, I respect that, but you wonā€™t catch me dead playing an FPS on console without a keyboard and mouse.

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I just hate how keyboard and mouse feels, even when playing MMOā€™s, and I have long since lost dexterity from old age to learn it now. But if I could learn it, I wouldā€¦because Console players suck and I really want to enjoy the game without having to be the carry factor with game sense aloneā€¦and I know better than to take my controller to PC.

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Itā€™s not a bad change on its own, but doesnt fix either of those heroes.

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Sombra just needs to be reverted back to her old version with the timer on translocator, emp farming off hacked packs, and passive abilites not being affected by hack. Buff her gunā€™s dps output, and only emp disables all abilities + passives. Her old playstyle was more fun.

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It is a bad change, because what happens if the enemy team doesnā€™t use Sigma?

Sombra is still in the same useless state she is now currently.

Sombra got an unnecessary buff that only affects 1 character in the entire game. While contradicting other shield meta heros like Monkey and Orisa and their shields cannot be hacked or EMPā€™d if neither is done prior to or after the skill being used.

I get why people say Sigma shield is like Rein, but I disagree. While itā€™s being projected forward I call that an animated skill. Why shouldnā€™t it follow the same rules as Orisa and Monkey shields?

For a Sombra main to say that says a lot. Because I donā€™t want this worthless PTR buff, I want the buff sombra needs, that does not require the PTR buff.

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Just to give you an idea of the hectic difference between console and PC.

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I donā€™t think Iā€™m playing the same game! :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

Wow! You sure can track/turn amazingly on PC. Wholly hellfire!

I really need to try PC.

Thanks for the example video

Cheers.

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What would you change though? Her gimmick is disabling abilities, sheā€™s that ā€œsilenceā€ mechanic used in MOBAs, and itā€™s the only thing sheā€™s good for. This small change isnā€™t even a buff, more like QoL change that makes the interaction consistent.

She needs damage, sure. Not a big buff, but a minor one - 10-15% will be enough. Other than that? Maybe making her hack having second state (like Mercy and Torb switching weapons) in which she resets her allyā€™s cooldowns but with longer cooldown and cast time. Otherwise her kit is poorly designed. Not because itā€™s ā€œoppressiveā€ or ā€œbadā€, but because it leaves very little room for changes. Like Blizzard saying ā€œwe donā€™t want to buff her damage, she should rely on her Hackā€ while nerfing Hack.

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Thatā€™s the illogical part of Everything about these forums, Blizzard, and anyone who doesnā€™t main Sombra. Itā€™s the equivalent of Moira mains saying itā€™s not lock on.

She was nerfed because she won about 40% of the fights with EMP in OWL. 2-2-2 removed that meta, so why not remove the nerf too?

OR

Leave the nerf as it is, and buff her where she needs buffing. Turn her into a massive barrier & shield breaker without buffing her damage against HP and armor.

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Hard counters is a failed concept. Especially with 222. Itā€™s just Blizzard doesnā€™t seem to know this yet.