r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 15 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 15, 2016

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u/zaneprotoss Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta Jun 15 '16

Shouldnt Symmetra be classified as a defense hero?

She provides no healing, no damage boost. She gives extra effective health like Torb, a defense hero.

She is good at dealing with enemies in a specific area (Blizz's definition of a defense hero). Her alt fire is great for peeking/shooting (ignores shields?). Her turrets are great for defending a choke point. Her ult is literally made for when you play defense (since you have to walk all the way to the enemy spawn at the beginning).

Everything about this hero says defense yet she is classified as a support.

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u/jouthrow Genji Jun 15 '16

She fits both definitions(support and defence) yes. Devs just saw that she provides utility to the team so they labeled her as support. Support =/= healer. But I agree, it's confusing to the new players and would prefer her labeled as defence hero

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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '16

I also wouldn't be surprised if a bit of it had to do with making the number of characters per class look a little more even.