Why can't you just nerf Sigma's damage?

[GreyFalcon-11737]

@ThiccBuddha-1468

This is true, but that has nothing to do with how stupid these changes are to encourage dps players to play tank.

@Tobsi-21949

@GreyFalcon-11737

But to make him diveable.

How? Nerfing the rock?

By making the entire composition of DoubleBarrier diveable.
And in return, Orisa and Sigma get really nice barriers, and whatever filler they need for the gaps.

@GreyFalcon-11737

Kinda underwhelmed with the changes.
I expected them to get the logic that the problem is at close range, not medium/long range.

This is largely just “Nerf High tier, because it’s high tier”.
Which is kind of an autopilot change, and not like they have a plan.

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Here’s the kind of changes I would have wanted:

Brigitte

• Shield Bash: 0.1sec stun duration
• Repair Pack: 135 healing over 5seconds, instead of 110 healing over 2 seconds
  • Repair Pack is blocked by enemy barriers, defense matrix, and kinetic grasp.
• Some buff mix of Lethality/Mobility/Durability that makes her a Frontline Brawler, with more Inspire uptime. i.e. 50damage shield bash, on a 6sec cooldown, with 10m range dash. With a 400hp barrier.

Baptiste

• Immortality Field, Does not block kills from attacks that originate within the field.
• Reduce IF cooldown, Increase IF HP, or buff up Regen Burst, or anything really.

Sigma

• Accretion, either make it blocked by Matrix, or better yet, just make it so that it doesn’t stun at all within 0-15m range. Or make it destroyable during it’s cast time and flight, like a Junkrat tire.
• Increased Barrier HP

Orisa

• Fortify, damage resistance reduced to 20%, but gives no ultimate charge to enemies, takes no additional damage from headshots, and can body block EarthShatter.
  • In the code, basically just put an invisible Zarya bubble on Orisa, that’s tied to her own HP.
• More Barrier HP, on a lower cooldown.
• A Gallop Mode Passive: 2018 vs 2019 Knockbacks compared - By Itsjiyang - YouTube

Mei

• Make her a Tank with 325hp
• 10sec Icewall cooldown
• Can be healed in Iceblock
  • Don’t be lazy and fix that Symmetra bug properly.

Non-Melee Knockbacks

• Reverted to how it was in 2018.
• Except for Reinhardt/D.va/Hammond/Winston/Doomfist
  • Maybe keep Roadhog Ult in the group that keeps their current Knockback, because it’s an Ult. Or not could go either way on this.
• Non-Melee Knockback, and Melee-Knockback are already differentiated by Zarya bubbles. Winston can knockback a bubbled Zarya during his Ultimate, but Lucio cannot knockback a bubbled Zarya.

2018 vs 2019 Knockbacks compared - By Itsjiyang - YouTube

HealthPack temporary SelfHeal Passive

• Whenever somebody picks up a Healthpack, they get a passive that is disabled whenever they take or give 1hp worth of damage.
• Passive heals them for 10% of the missing Health remaining after getting healed by the
• All heroes are healed to full within 10 seconds after picking up any healthpack. (Since Time-Out-Of-Combat is basically what respawns are)
• Gives Tanks some of the same self-reliance afforded to 200hp heroes, or 225/250hp heroes that have selfheals.
• Largely benefits Winston and D.va and Hammond. Winston and D.va are very popular, but underplayed across all skill tiers.
• Rebalance Hammond based off of this.

[Wabba-11628]

Because his primary fire is fun. No one is playing Sigma to be some stupid barrier bot.