I have defended 3.0 endlessly on these forums. Counterarguing against many fellow Symmetra mains about her viability and identity as a hero. I want it to be very clear that I am NOT your enemy and you are not mine.
I like 3.0 more than 2.0 because they expanded on aspects of her that I liked, removed aspects I didn’t, and put some spins on her that made her feel fresh but familiar
But I still liked 2.0 and wouldn’t mind having her back either. I genuinely, honestly, legitimately, and redundantly believe that 3.0 is an upgrade to 2.0 in terms of viability as a hero in general, but that doesn’t mean I don’t miss 2.0 to some degree.
I miss dancing around people with the no-aim beam, I miss shield generator, those were aspects of her kit I greatly enjoyed. But you know what? I also enjoy the fast explosive Orbs of 3.0, and the enormous flashy wall, and TP hopping back and forth to piss off the enemy Orisa
There is no perfect compromise here, Symmetra is symmetra no matter what you think she should be.
Now, it is my bias that we should keep 3.0 since I personally like this iteration of her more than 2.0, but I don’t disregard your longing for the old version.
But putting my bias aside, this is what we have to work with now. And just for once, I want my favorite hero, no matter what her kit looks like, to have proper viability in the meta. Can we put aside this divide for a while and focus on making her viable before we focus on anything else?
And I know you might want to say "reverting her will make her more viable!!! " and honestly… if that’s all you have to say then I don’t want to hear your input on Symmetra. I want to this hero to be strong, i want to be respected by non-sym mains on the battlefield.
Symmetra has always been a weird unconventional hero and she always will be, instead of fighting over what version of her was better, why not just buff her