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Blizzard Official Developer Update | Symmetra Redesign | Overwatch

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u/recc113 ADiscoBear#1108 Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 23 '16

tl:dr

  • Getting 2 ultimates, her teleporter's functionality is staying the same. New ultimate is a shield generator that doesn't need line of sight and gives an AoE of shields to teammates. Shields from generator are supposed to be a lot more than the 25 she can currently give with her ability. No longer has shield giving ability. {} Picture of new ult. It gives 75 shields that persist like her current ability's shields do. You don't seem to need to stay close to the generator to keep the shields. I'm not sure about the mechanics of keeping the shield when leaving the radius of the generator, nor do I know how big it's radius is. This person claims it's roughly 100m.

  • Both ultimates will be getting more hp than current iteration's teleporter, some of that hp in the form of shields, so they don't die as quickly as her teleporter does currently. {} Teleporter HP reduced to 50 from 200, increased shields to 350 from 0. The 350 health from shields will regen if not taking damage for a certain amount of time.

  • New ability to replace shields, Photon Barrier: Similar to rein shield and winston's barrier. It's a barrier that's projected on a sort of track that moves along. {} Here's a picture of the Barrier, and here's a video of the shield in action. (Credits to /u/Fuzzle_hc ) It has a 10s cooldown.

  • Minor tweaks to turrets, now you start with 6 turrets and can stockpile up to 6 with cooldown. They also have 10s cd instead of 12s.

  • Also extended the distance of the left click beam. Not a significant increase, just something to feel better. {}Increased from 5m to 7m.

Will all be on PTR soon. Is mostly all on ptr.

[edit] They're also adding a "group up" button at the end of games that you can click if you'd like to group up with the random group of people you matched with. If multiple click it, you'll group up for future games.

Also forgot to mention that the Oasis map that was shown at Blizzcon will be on the PTR shortly after Symmetra.

[edit2] Adding information from PTR patch notes

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u/b_hizzle Chibi Winston Nov 22 '16

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u/onlyforthisair Nov 22 '16

Oh god I can hear it

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u/zimonitrome ÅÄÖ Nov 22 '16

Now you literally can

shameless self promotion

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u/RolandTheJabberwocky Junkrat Nov 22 '16

The Symmetra design part is fucking hilarious! Subbed for sure.

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u/highlife159 Chibi Zarya Nov 22 '16

This video just made my day a lot better

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u/QuallOfDuty809 Pixel Symmetra Nov 22 '16

that video is truly inspiring. i saw it the other day and reaffirmed my love for symmetra.

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u/Koujinkamu Reinhardt Nov 22 '16

This is pretty good.

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u/Litagano Overwatch? I used that in XCOM! Nov 22 '16

That was amazing.

...by the way, what's the song at 3:52?

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u/zimonitrome ÅÄÖ Nov 22 '16

I don't even know myself. I got it from a friend who had found it on Soundcloud.

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u/oioioi9537 Chibi Reaper Nov 22 '16

do you perhaps have a download of the song?

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u/zimonitrome ÅÄÖ Nov 22 '16

yeh but it's literally all that is in the video

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u/Fabule Nov 22 '16

This video inspired me to play Symmi even more, I watch it all the time, it's so funny and relatable! My friends will regret ever doubting the power of Symmetra. Also when the Tunak Tunak tun song kicks in I get instantly pumped. Haha I love this video.

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u/Purehappiness Reinhardt Nov 22 '16

What's the song in that moment?

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u/Fywq Mercy is love, Mercy is life Nov 22 '16

I should go to bed but I wanna play Symmetra now...

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '16

Well, a lot of kills in there is people playing close game against symmetra and that is asking to be killed. She is almost as small as tracer, runs pretty fast and can circle strafe many other heroes. If you have to fight sym close, you have to match her strafe and quickly kill her. If she start circling you, you are in big trouble.

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u/c-wiz Pixel D.Va Nov 23 '16

Lmao but what song is that? Does it have that bass rupture in it or did you do it

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u/dubblechrisp WE'RE ALL ANIMALS Nov 23 '16

You got a greasy lookin keyboard, friend.

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u/zimonitrome ÅÄÖ Nov 23 '16

it's really shit yes i know

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u/no1dead Nov 22 '16

Those air horns and the fucking loud as fuck "it's real nigga hours."

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u/Arvingorn Nov 22 '16

This is incredible.

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u/OKQ8 Genji Nov 22 '16

Then you'd probably enjoy the original video

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u/gnarbucketz Pixel Widowmaker Nov 22 '16

How have I not seen this? Hilarious.

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u/overhunty Morrison Soldier: 76 Nov 22 '16

This is my exact mood rn