If anything, I think this highlights the disparity between how Sym used to be and how she is now. In the past, she was kind of a silly, gimmicky hero, but she had a lot of potential to be used in unique ways and allow her team to quickly recover from a random pick. I genuinely don’t think shield generator would be a good ability these days, but her old kit had something her new kit lacks: fun!
Symmetra used to be a pretty cerebral “caught in my web” style of DPS where you could beat the enemy’s with smart positioning and patience. She’s been pretty watered down to a “utility-focused” DPS with inconsequential damage and little battlefield presence. With the “turbo competitive” side of overwatch kind of sunsetting, it would be nice to get back into that heroes that aren’t necessarily “strong” but are silly and fun to play.
I’m glad the first OW Classic seems to be getting a good reception because I am so, so excited to play Symmetra 2.0 again. I wish they would take a page from this version of her and hybridize some of the old and some of the new to make Symmetra feel dynamic and silly and fun again.