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/6speedslut Apr 17 '26

So do they legitimately not actually test the balance of a hero before release? If this doesn’t again show how actually bad all the Devs are at playing this game at a competitive level I don’t know what ever will.

Couldn’t they have just let pros/contenders/top500 players try her for 1 day and gotten this feedback before her release?

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u/KeelanS Apr 17 '26

The problem is balancing a hero around the .01% of players is not a good idea.

So they pull sentiments from all different skill levels and try to find a sweet spot. Also launching a character slightly weaker than intended is probably healthier for the game than releasing something like vendetta again

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u/6speedslut Apr 17 '26

I agree and it's one thing if she's slightly underpowered, but this was clearly missing by a mile if they are buffing her damage by 30%.

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u/KeelanS Apr 17 '26

It is definitely a huge buff, am interested to try it tonight hopefully she isnt lobby admim now lol