This is my ideas and thoughts on one of my most played heroes.
Let’s go straight to the abilities as the gun in my idea is the same.
Sentry
Placement range is now line of sight. Build time is increased and a blue beam shoots from Symmetra as to make aware of both placement and locations of both Sym and sentry, when placed.
Photon Barrier
removed (explained below)
Shield Generator
Removed from Ultimate, added to “E”. The shield generator would be broken down into a smaller version of itself (about the size of a sentry) and can be placed like a sentry. The shield generator would give 25hp shield to any teammate it can see. Symmetra can place up to 3. Cooldown of 15 seconds per generator
Teleporter
This Ultimate is now alone in Symmetra’s kit. When placed Symmetra at anytime can press the Ultimate again to “pick-up” and will need to fill a new gauge to place again. Alternatively Symmetra can leave it placed. When the teleporter is out Symmetra can build Ultimate gauge and refill a charge, up to a max of 6. The teleporter will remain until destroyed or an objective is claimed.
Even if the charge count is zero the device remains.
I just felt that teleporter as of current is a one time use item. My changes would make it a team effort to keep it there as long as possible.
As for the sentry, it’s basically allowing you to quickly setup (as well cover more) while remaining safe. Give the sentries are 1hp it’s can’t be an exploitative feature.
Teleporter by itself wont work on 2nd point 2cp. That’s the main reason they made Shield Gen because TP was kinda useless when the spawn room is so close to the point already.
I think Sentrys should be an “alarm”, Team should to see and hears them, just to make Symmetra a anti-flankers and more cooperative.
So i was a idea for Symmetra’s ultimate, you got 3 stacks on ultimate. 1=~33% 2=~66% and 3=~100%, but you have same mechanics to create a teleporter or a shields generator ( press Q teleporter, press Q Q shield generator ), so create your teleporter or your shields generator.
But if you use 1 stack you create a little teleporter, a TP with only 2 charges…
or a shield generator who give only 25shields
Also you can use your stacks, if you have a teleporter 1 stack, use another stack to buff your teleporter, now your teleporter 2 stacks have 4 charges, and teleporter 3 stacks have 6 charges…
Same for shields generator, 1 stack = 25 shield, 2 stacks = 50 and 3 stacks =75 shields …
So why that ? like that you can have for exemple a teleporter 1 stack and a shields generator 2 stacks, with this changements Symmetra can be play to remplace Offhealers
