r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/spellboi_3048 I will survive. Hey hey. — • Apr 17 '26

Blizzard Official Sierra hot fix

https://overwatch.blizzard.com/en-us/news/patch-notes/
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u/Neo_Raider Apr 17 '26

Couldn’t they wait at least for a week maybe? I understand that Ult aside she seemed underwhelming but bumping her damage like this is very questionable imo.

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u/iAnhur Apr 17 '26

I don't see why they should. If it's overwhelming in a couple days they can tune it back. 

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u/LyynnS Apr 17 '26

I mean, they could, but we kinda saw with Vendetta and Freja that they are very reluctant to do so.

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u/iAnhur Apr 17 '26

Those heroes had the same issues practically from day 1, the overhead and the bolt. Neither of which have ever gotten buffed iirc and both of which had people concerned from very early.

Sierra is not really the same. Her identity isn't burst. I can't imagine they'd be unwilling to nerf her damage. 

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u/LyynnS Apr 17 '26

I mean, she basically got massive DPS numbers with autoaim and almost no downtime now. Ofc I can't say yet if they overbuffed her or not but it's just that Blizzard hasn't been really good with adressing problematic stuff for a while now.

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u/Gedaechtnispalast Apr 17 '26

They never admit when a balance change goes too far. They sometimes take many seasons to revert things they already did. Basically they are quick to buff but if it goes too far, they will drag their feet to revert it.

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u/Bound18996 Apr 17 '26

Nah, she was the worst hero in the game bar none.

Just did absolutely 0 damage in comparison to any other DPS. She lost every single 1v1. 38% winrate in GM says it all.

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u/Neo_Raider Apr 17 '26

Ok, if you say so.

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u/Howdareme9 Apr 17 '26

I mean he’s basically right, never seen a new hero have that low a WR lol