Y'all got OW1 post-release and it SHOWS

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@hensoldt-11741

Anyway, getting away from Widow for a second, the point is that pro players will always extract the maximum from a hero because they’re the best at the game. They may have some… interesting ideas about balance personally, but the data they provide from how they play the game is very useful for developers to balance the hero kits when they’re played at their actual peaks.

Using a OWL player as an example of “near perfect” play is … sort of acceptable. They are very good examples of what players CAN do. The problem comes in when they start balancing around the latter you are talking about, opinions. Here’s where my fears are being slightly assuaged though:

@AndyB-11735

Your concerns about player biases are completely understandable. We agree, and it’s something we always account for, even when we’re providing feedback on our internal playtests.

They are looking at the input with context as to “hey these guys ARE just players like everyone else and will blamethrow to soothe their egos or give myopic calls on what is and isn’t balanced.” .

@hensoldt-11741

A plat player providing feedback like “I don’t like X because I lost to X” isn’t as useful as “our OWL stats indicate this hero is completely dominating the meta because the kit is too good, maybe it needs a nerf.”

That depends on useful to what. If you want more people playing the game, and most people are mid tier, you probably want to make that part of the game more fun.