Well, the chopping block is shaping up already

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@Jupiter-22679

I think you missread how’d he said that about hero pools, not balancing mate.

No, he definitely said they were going to balance aggressively, to get players off meta heros.

I also know i heard it correctly on the dev update.

@JeffreyKaplan

I have to ask though, what is the point of having super fast and drastic balance changes if we are just going to be enforcing weekly metas with hero pools anyways? Like what is the point of nerfing or buffing a hero if they can only be played whether they are in that week’s pool or not?

Historically, even when we have done consistent and dramatic balance changes, it takes the meta a long time to shift. We’d love it if balance or player creativity alone would shift the meta fast enough to meet player’s demands.

@Hartwig-2738

Rein is privileged so he will never be nerfed

The thing is, under the normal balance rules i would agree with this; but if they desperately want to shake up the meta and force players off these heros, Rein is definitely going to get dumpstered OR other tanks will receive very strong buffs to supersede how strong steadfast is.