The elephant in the room: Zarya needs buffs

Zarya needs buffs.

Just because she is a great team enabler, she is personally held back.

Her bubbles need to have the personal/team mate restriction removed and put on 8 second CD’s.

Her bubbles need to initiate Her personal shield regen on activation.

Her damage is pretty lacklustre

Her ult… Her ult is basically a give someone else a play of the game or do-nothing ult.

DVA

2 damage @~6.67 shots per second, 11 pellets per shot

146.74

Can crit

293.48

Micro missiles can add 126 damage

DM 2 seconds max (assumed 50% reduction because some damage sources pass)

400 health 200 armour +150 health at 14 damage 7 per second can crit

EH (Essential Health) @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use (armour simplified to 40% red various projectile/beam, so ~160 dps to break 100)

EH: 250+400+160+160+150=1120

ORISA

11 damage @ 12 rounds per second

132

Can crit

264

40% damage reduction 4 second

600 barrier

200 health 250 armour

EH @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use (armour simplified to 40% red various projectile/beam, so ~160 dps to break 100)

EH=600+200+160+160+80+400=1600

REIN

75 damage swing .96 seconds goes through shields,

Can add 50 or 300 burst pin, FS 100 can pierce

78.125

Multi target

468.75

1600 barrier

300 health 200 armour

EH @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use (armour simplified to 40% red various projectile/beam, so ~160 dps to break 100)

EH=1600+300+160+160=2220

Hog

6 damage 25 pellets ~1.18 shots a second

127.11

Can crit

254.2

TaB 300 health 50% DR 2 seconds

600 health

EH @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use

EH=600+300+250=1150

Sigma

55 damage 2 per burst every 1.5 seconds

73

Small aoe effect

220

700 barrier

KG 2 seconds and +400 shields (assumed 50% damage reduction because some damage passes)

300 health 100 shields

EH @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use

EH=700+250+300+100=1350

Winston

60 dps goes through shields

Cleaves

360

700 barrier

400 health 100 armour

EH @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use (armour simplified to 40% red various projectile/beam, so ~160 dps to break 100)

EH=700+400+160=1260

WB

5 per shot 22 a second

110

Can crit

220

100+100-600 shields

500 health 100 armour

EH @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use (armour simplified to 40% red various projectile/beam, so ~160 dps to break 100)

EH=100+600+500+160=1360

Zarya

95-170 beam 20 rnds/sec

  1. Cant crit. Cant cleave. Can’t go through shields. Single target.

200 bubble + 200 team mate bubble

200 health 200shields

EH @ 250 DPS 1 defensive rotation cooldown use

EH=200+200+200+200=800

Really?!

All the tanks have over 1000 EH except one, who would still be behind if you added another 25% to her EH!

Zarya needs buffs.

Her bubbles need to have the personal/team mate restriction removed just on 8 second CD’s.

Her bubbles need to initiate Her personal shield regen on activation.

Her damage is pretty lacklustre

Her ult… Her ult is basically a give someone else a play of the game or do nothing ult.

2 Likes

Zarya needs a minor nerf, just revert the decay rate buff.

43 Likes

Now this is a hot take. Let me get my popcorn

16 Likes

I would love if they revert her beam changes. More damage but a significantly tinier beam. Making her harder to play overall.

I’m gonna go grab some right now

3 Likes

Min/maxing. She already has the lowest EH and damage out of all the tanks.

This ain’t the elephant in the room, this is the mastodon under the floorboards.

12 Likes

You did not just say that Zarya has the lowest damage out of all the tanks.

28 Likes

Zarya does the most damage out of every tank.

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I did, I even justified that comment in the OP

Lowest… What? Zarya was literally the DPS component in GOATS.

12 Likes

Honestly, I don’t even think Zarya needs a nerf (definitely not a buff). I hate to say this but I believe she’s fine.

I was unaware that EH being 25% behind every other tank, so not even equal lowest with another, is fine now?!

Ok I think I had enough forums for today.

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The fact you couldn’t read past the title, means maybe you have had enough forums for the week?

The people on these forums would be terrible fish. Y’all take the bait way too easily.

12 Likes

Zarya has been the best tank for most of the playerbase for… 4 years now?

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I’ve seen threads asking to nerf roadhog on these forums. I automatically assume everything is bait at this point.

3 Likes

Fixed that for you…

I don’t think she needs a nerf right now, but the times where she was strong has solely been due to the decay rate buff. It’s too easy to keep a high charged Zarya under certain compositions.