This is just my Persional Opinion.
I don’t think Sombra should be reworked into a Support because it just does not fit Her Character. Sombra is a Hacker not a Local tec-Support(Tho that need to be a skin) or an engeneer able to increase the Output of Military grade Gear (Which should already be at its max output without exploding tbh)
Thats lorewise
Balance wise I don’t think its a smart idea to reduce Cooldowns when Heroes like Doom and Hammond are in the game + when there are escapes like Wraith form etc which only leave a specifive time window open where they actually really can be taken down.
Your ideas are good (Alot better then alot of Sombra Support idea’s I saw on the forum) But I just don’t think is generally a good Idea to rework Heroes (Considering the track record of the dev’s reworks) + not into another Role which can easily destroy a Hero’s fun for alot of People.
If people want more Sup and tanks blizzard should increase the output of new Sup and tanks heroes instead of changing old Heroes that already have a fan/Player base to the point where they belong into another role.
I will just put here what I think they should do withher with keeping her in the DPS role.
I see 3 Problems that make Sombra an “Annoying Hero to play against” and these are:
- Silences (aka hack/EMP)
- She is basically impossible to keep track of
- Her Free out of Jail card
Silences are just her thing like Mercy’s Rez and Widow’s oneshot are there things there part of the Character and are really unlikely to get removed and IMO should not be removed.
Hack and EMP are fine since the 5s nerf and the casttime nerf leave them alone with buffs and nerfs for now. What they do need however are Bugfixes and better Indication. (Skulls over hacked enemies for example)
To make it easier to keep Track of her I suggest following Changes:
Either Revert Stealth to bevor 1.26 but keep the Speed boost either to +50% or +60%
But Increase her base-movement speed to 6m/s
Or
This forces Sombra out of stealth and gives the enemy a Chance to track her and expect her while raising Sombra’s management skill requirement and Fun.
For the Free out of Jail card… Just bring it back to bevor 1.26 limited and indestructible which limits Sombra’s ability to flank with little risk.
To reduce her Clunkyness:
- speed increase of stealth starts when cloaking and only stops after decloaking.
- tl doesn’t cancel an active reload
If the reduced Downtime she has now allows her to charge her ult to fast you can just nerf the charge rate.