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[Anne]

Eh do we need more tanks really? I feel like that the class that's already pretty well balanced and covered when it comes to utility and diversity. Just need that damn discord to go away.

We really need one more to kind of balance out the Rein/Zarya monopoly on shields I think. The tanks are well balanced and I like them, but the way comps work you're forced into running Rein or Zarya. Neither of them are broken and the other tanks don't need better shields or they'll just break themselves. So following that line of logic introducing a new tank that can really focus on a different way of shielding/mitigation would help fill out that pool.

Every class needs fleshing out though. DPS has it the worst right now in some ways because defense heroes all mostly fall into the DPS slot. There's room for niches to exist in the DPS slot, but for some reason all the niche DPS characters at launch are based around static defense or area control. I don't mind there being lower pickrate or map/comp specific heroes in their own niches. What I'm sick of is that all of these heroes fill the same niche. Would love to have a utility based character in the DPS slot I could run on offense or more fight based comps.

Like the DPS slot has the most heroes, but it also has insane amounts of overlap that is really starting to bug me.

 

[NotLiquid]

I still suspect that Sombra is going to play as something of a Defense-style Reaper. Stealth mechanics heavily focused on cloak-and-dagger approaches rather than head on confrontation.

What's sad is that if she's revealed tomorrow, it will be the end of the ARG cavalcade. I was half hoping they'd do something like put in a file in Dorado with a picture paperclipped of a woman and people flip out OMG IS THAT SOMBRA but then it turns out it's just Symmetra's evil(er?) long lost poverty stricken seemingly dead mother Batya Vaswani, also called Asymmetra, where she has 5 turrets on a ever-changing cooldown and a teleport that leads you to a random point on the map and then Blizzard starts more Sombra ARG bullshit and then laughs and laughs about how they actually have no idea how a hacker or whatever would work in this game and Sombra will never actually be in the game or even shown.

As a sick practical joke Sombra ends up becoming the final Overwatch character ever released.

Would be funny if either that or Doomfist.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I feel like DVa fills that slot but discord ruins everything. :<

 

[optimus8936]

I find it strange that all the tanks have some way of taking away damage except Roadhog.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I find it strange that all the tanks have some way of taking away damage except Roadhog.

the self heal tho

it builds his ult SO quickly as well

 

[KyleCross]

If Sombra doesn't have a cardboard box emote, I'll be sad.

Her ult should also make the enemy team have a black screen with SOMBRA in the upper right corner for a few seconds.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I find it strange that all the tanks have some way of taking away damage except Roadhog.

His way of taking away damage is to let people hit his face and then going away to heal it off.

Also to kill the people doing the damage.

 

[Anne]

I feel like DVa fills that slot but discord ruins everything. :<

I think they could steer her more towards that slot, but the shield she has was already nerfed cause it made her kit overall really oppressive, Why I'm in favor of just adding a new character to fix it and letting the current tanks rock with what they have.

We have a mobile engage tank
We have a big dumb shield tank
A tank that can be ran in the DPS slot that focuses on picks
A tank that can be a flex spot with weaker shields but high DPS and team fighting ability
And then there's another mobile tank that has a weird combination of damage/mitigation mostly focused on harassment and space control

I like all of that and wanna keep it as is. I think having another less mobile tank that can really focus on shielding and mitigation would be great. Something that can drop even the fighting capability of Rein and focus more on sustain and keeping teammates in fights.

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Anyone want to make a new thread for the Sombra tease?

 

[LiK]

Doing way better as Genji. 19 Elims 1 death. Didn't even die in first round against an entire team of Winstons. Only died once to a Mei in second round cuz she trapped me behind a wall and froze me. Starting to enjoy him and I don't even use triple jump.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I think they could steer her more towards that slot, but the shield she has was already nerfed cause it made her kit overall really oppressive, Why I'm in favor of just adding a new character to fix it and letting the current tanks rock with what they have.

We have a mobile engage tank
We have a big dumb shield tank
A tank that can be ran in the DPS slot that focuses on picks
A tank that can be a flex spot with weaker shields but high DPS and team fighting ability
And then there's another mobile tank that has a weird combination of damage/mitigation mostly focused on harassment and space control

I like all of that and wanna keep it as is. I think having another less mobile tank that can really focus on shielding and mitigation would be great. Something that can drop even the fighting capability of Rein and focus more on sustain and keeping teammates in fights.

Shield healer hybrid could be pretty cool.

 

[Anne]

Shield healer hybrid could be pretty cool.

I'd love that shit. Right now 2/2/2 is kind of required because there isn't a class that shares utility yet. Feel like that should really be the next big thing Blizz focuses on when it comes to character releases.

 

[Red Arremer]

Anyone want to make a new thread for the Sombra tease?

I think it would be worth waiting to see what that thread countdown is going to be all about.

 

[Beckx]

And cuts their voice and text chat, even if they're in a group

WatchHounds

make it happen

 

[Sn4ke_911]

There is some sci-fi music in the main menu on the PTR.

I don't think i've ever heard this before.

 

[darklin0]

And cuts their voice and text chat, even if they're in a group

Jokes on you. No one ever talks in solo queue, I will thrive!

 

[optimus8936]

I'd love that shit. Right now 2/2/2 is kind of required because there isn't a class that shares utility yet. Feel like that should really be the next big thing Blizz focuses on when it comes to character releases.

It would be a cool idea to have hybrid heroes. Have a hero be a defensive tank, or a support tank, or a defensive support, etc. I think they could do some really cool things with that.

 

[Red Arremer]

There is some sci-fi music in the main menu on the PTR.

I don't think i've ever heard this before.

https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/sombra-skysong-60-tempo-looped

 

[Anne]

It would be a cool idea to have hybrid heroes. Have a hero be a defensive tank, or a support tank, or a defensive support, etc. I think they could do some really cool things with that.

I want a support tank soooooo bad right now ;w;

I wanna protect my team and offer them health in emergencies or in down time.

 

[Beckx]

I want a support tank soooooo bad right now ;w;

I wanna protect my team and offer them health in emergencies or in down time.

don't even joke

this is like my favorite thing to be in games.

 

[Mush]

I think it would be worth waiting to see what that thread countdown is going to be all about.

Might be more stuff revealed as we get closer to the time though.

 

[Incendiary]

I want a support tank soooooo bad right now ;w;

I wanna protect my team and offer them health in emergencies or in down time.

A cool idea for a tank is one that can use their own HP to recover other players. It would have to be a cool-down ability. Maybe a giant robot tank that takes pieces off of itself to create armor for other people.

 

[LiK]

what if Sombra was another character with turrets...

 

[Sn4ke_911]

https://soundcloud.com/gingerware/sombra-skysong-60-tempo-looped

No i don't think that's the same.

Edit: Oh it's on the normal server too.

 

[Owzers]

what if Sombra was another character with turrets...

what if they were sniper turrets and you had to manually aim with them?

tried out Pharah lat 40/40 and switched Reaper to 60/40 along with roadhog and dva, 70/50 then 70/40 and it's still too fast for me sometimes despite my need to be able to turn quickly, i turn past people all the time when the action gets heated.

 

[Anne]

Gimme a tank with:

A good, strong shield like Rein's
a shift that can hop to allies (think Braum from LoL)
an E or gun that can offer emergency health on CD
an ult that can be used as a defensive support ult similar to Zenyatta/Lucio

I don't care if the weapon this thing has is a pool noodle. I just want a kit like this to exist.

 

[exYle]

A tank that could swallow damage and then spit out health packs for his team would be brilliant

 

[Red Arremer]

No i don't think that's the same.

Edit: Oh it's on the normal server too.

It was a joke, cause of all the Sombra stuff.

 

[LiK]

Sombra is a tank with shoulder-mounted turrets.

 

[optimus8936]

I want a support tank soooooo bad right now ;w;

I wanna protect my team and offer them health in emergencies or in down time.

I just got an idea from this.

So think of the vortex shield from Titanfall, where people shoot at it, and they gather up in it and whenever you feel like it, you can shoot that stuff back at them. So you have a hero that has that, but instead of shooting it back at your enemy, you fire it towards teammates and it shoots out an AOE healing gas in any direction you want. His two abilities could also just be two forms of this shield. Your first one is a shield with the healing gas and the other ability is a shield that heals yourself based on how many projectiles you ate. Maybe make it like Dvas DM, where both shields are on a single meter, or just have them be on seperate cooldowns. Then maybe her ult can be an AOE thing that knocks back any enemies in its radius. Boom, support tank. No clue what his/her weapon would be like though. Maybe another melee tank? A character with a sword would be awesome.

What do guys think of this idea? Although I feel this would be very hard to balance and could be OP, but I just thought of it and I thought it was a cool idea.

 

[Kayo Police]

what if Sombra was another character with turrets...

Sombra is a tank with shoulder-mounted turrets.

 

[wamberz1]

WatchHounds

make it happen

Fuck it lets see how far we can go

Sombra's ult changes the enemy team's FOV to minimum and disables dolby atmos

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Someone on reddit claims he found this on the skycoder forum post.

 

[darklin0]

A tank that could swallow damage and then spit out health packs for his team would be brilliant

Yes please. Give them a shield or some form of movement ability and I would be all over that.

 

[optimus8936]

That looks like some kind of necromancer hero. Gimme that.

 

[Anne]

Sombra installs McAffee on other players' PCs and starts a scan.

 

[Redmoon]

Someone on reddit claims he found this on the skycoder forum post.

Someone on reddit be lyin.

http://pre12.deviantart.net/ec47/th/pre/i/2010/256/5/7/apb_gossamer_by_arnistotle-d2youp3.jpg

 

[Poodlestrike]

Sombra installs McAffee on other players' PCs and starts a scan.

I feel like deleting their Win32 directories is a little harsh tbh

 

[ramyeon]

Someone on reddit claims he found this on the skycoder forum post.

Art style doesn't really fit.

Someone on reddit be lyin.


http://pre12.deviantart.net/ec47/th/pre/i/2010/256/5/7/apb_gossamer_by_arnistotle-d2youp3.jpg

There we go.

 

[Prelude.]

Someone on reddit claims he found this on the skycoder forum post.

Just reverse search it. They took it from somewhere else, it's fake.

 

[LiK]

reddit linking to random deviant art now?

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Someone on reddit be lyin.


http://pre12.deviantart.net/ec47/th/pre/i/2010/256/5/7/apb_gossamer_by_arnistotle-d2youp3.jpg

Ayyy what a troll.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

Someone on reddit be lyin.


http://pre12.deviantart.net/ec47/th/pre/i/2010/256/5/7/apb_gossamer_by_arnistotle-d2youp3.jpg

Detective GAF wins again.

 

[Red Arremer]

reddit linking to random deviant art now?

Reddit's been dropping bullshit about Sombra clues for a while now.

 

[LiK]

Reddit's been dropping bullshit about Sombra clues for a while now.

bet you it's some Blizz employee doing it too.

 

[Dongs Macabre]

Watch as Sombra is revealed to just be a skin for Reaper.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Lol at the fake but I really can't wait to see how she looks and learn her abilities.

Even Ana who is kind of underwhelming to play is a cool hero with an awesome set of skills. I like watching the game grow.

 

[LiK]

automated tweet doesn't even know Summer Games ended early lol

https://twitter.com/PlayOverwatch/status/768251612880076800

The Summer Games have come to a close. Congrats to all of our medalists, and thanks for kickin' it with us in Rio! &#9917;

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Everything you need to know in one post btw:

https://m.reddit.com/r/Overwatch/comments/4z8yd1/sombra_cluereveal/

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Razer posted a Widowmaker video, but it's not her voice.

It's Ana's voice.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJddvDTjLtK/

WTF IS GOING ON??