So like there’s a certain idea behind each character’s power, right? Like Soldier can fight on various ranges, can take highround pretty well, but his ult is meh and he is not a good dive character. Or genji can dive very well, can create chaos in the backline, but he lacks sustain damage and accuracy.
So what is the weakness of Sombra? Her gun is crazy good combined with virus. She’s like mini bastion. She metls the target almost with the same speed with virus and her gun. She can play a god with her perma invis by choosing when combats start and when combats finish. She can choose to start the fight only when it’s beneficial for her. Her ult is a teamfight winner, her abilites are veyr strong too. And she has a get out of the jail for free card.
I just don’t understand why the dev team thinks that Sombra MUST be strong no matther what. I miss the good old times when being a good sombra was actually impressive and meant something. So many times I play doom, people just pick sombra and hack my block. And then they get destroyed because that’s not how you counter doom. Blizz is literally promoting braindeadism to players. ME SEE BALL ME GO SOMBRA ME GOOD.
P.S 0 people could give a defined answer to my question. It’s all blanket statements like “kill her” or “watch around.” 0 people gave a clear answer about what is her direct weakness in terms of her power.
She can get overzealous and try to escape with too little health, so if you have a Dva/Moira/Genji/Tracer, it can be easy to catch her if you’re quick enough
She has very little weaknesses…when you limit it to a 1v1 scenario. However, it’s a team game so her efficacy really depends on you and your teammates general awareness and reaction to sound cues.
Soldier is NOT a good example. He literally has 0 weakness. His ult is “meh” because his primary fire is literally so good, why would he give up his ability to headshot? He already doesn’t need to aim, so his ult is pointless. That does not mean he has a weakness.
Sombra has to do so much set up just to get her damage on par with near every other DPS. To get even close to the lethality of characters like Genji, Tracer, Widow, or Sojourn (even Venture), she has to first hack a target, then hit her virus, and then start shooting. The first two steps are difficult if people knows where she is.
Her “get out of jail free” card is often more like a “go to a different jail free” card now that her range is so much smaller. Dive tanks can chase her down. DPS with burst mobility can chase her down. Moira is good at chasing her down with Fade.
Ya baby girl has to run around invisible with a learning Circle to not bump into things.
And stand behind enemy and watch them .
While ease low skill flankers like genji tracer just find a way to navigate without enemies noticing all their cues and.hide themselves easily with cover.
I love seeing Sombras because I counter her so easily on Cassidy. I usually stick near my supports or the DPS she targets and kill her 7 out of 10 times, even if I don’t kill her she’s worthless because she has to leave ASAP.
However, when she targets me and lands a hack/virus there’s basically no way I can kill her before she kills me, and I have to completely rely on my support. If they don’t heal me through it I swap to Sombra so that I’m one less target to open up on and she can have my supports. And because I can’t play Cassidy due to careless selfish supports I don’t peel for them at all. If Sombra isn’t on them it’s not their problem I’ll keep that same energy.
Lack of space
The number of games I have where three people chasing me half across the map while my team dies 4v2 should not be possible, but here we are
Sombra’s weakness? The ping system is a pretty big one. Regular spy checking by characters with extended ammo or aoe abilities. Any healing whatsoever on her dive target.
Turning around or checking off angles occasionally works wonders for me. Her virus and primary fire are easier to deal with if you see her fade in.
Pretty much like any hero. Toxic for her team because I kill her, or toxic to my team because if the supports don’t wake up I’m going to allow her to eat them alive which always ends up in a team wipe.
She too gimmicky. Remove virus, buff gun damage and utility.
He can kind of only shoots in a straight line, and does damage over time. And kind of sucks when you circle strafe right next him or sit above his head with like pharah.
If he can’t keep his cross hairs for long periods of time, you basically just win the engagement.
it’s part of the reason why tracer is so strong at the moment.