it was moreso how double shield meta hard enabled the w+m1 minor aspect of her gameplay to be the majority rather than the bug fix. if double shield didn’t happen along with the bug fix, people wouldn’t have cared about it on sym.
given the below equations and how we have >1yr data across various meta showing how old 3.0 tp was fine objectively, 10s cd isn’t going to cut it.
it’s a fair QOL change. defs not significant enough to really improve her status quo.
not enough i.e. primary is just a lost cause to invest anymore buffs than what you’ve said into and more effort should be on orbs + tp, the stuff that actually gets used most of the time and the stuff that can be buffed without crossing an OP or oppressive line.
because at the end of the day, primary is a sustained weapon i.e. only gets value when used for longer period of time. sym doesn’t and can’t get the sustain to live like within 12m of the enemy for >3s, she’d need zarya levels of sustain for that which is unreasonable to give her in her role. either it needs to be redesigned or the rest of her kit should be balanced with the expectation that it’s going to be used a lot less compared to the rest if her kit.
in fact focusing sym gameplay on primary is exactly what makes her niche and team dependent because of the above.
she lacks a good mix of effective range, mobility, sustain and burst unlike the viable heroes in the game. why she’s “niche” and “team dependent” is caused by this lack of a good mix.