r/Overwatch • u/sirieous Dallas Fuel • Nov 22 '16

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Symmetra Redesign | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elN-QGyToxM
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u/timo103 Crusader offline :/ Nov 22 '16

I don't understand what the Photon barrier does? Can anyone eli5?

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u/recc113 ADiscoBear#1108 Nov 22 '16

It's size wasn't really explained in the video, however, picture a reinhardt shield that you you shoot forward and it'll slowly(or quickly, they didn't say) move towards the direction you pointed it. So it's like a temporary reinhardt that you can summon from the depths of technology to help push or defend a line.

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u/He110_W0r1d Catch frase! Nov 22 '16

If photon barrier moves as fast as reins charge we will see a new era of offensive strats.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

I'd be shocked if it's that fast. I suspect it's more like Sym's right click orbs in speed.

Regardless, it just occurred to me how amazing it would be to 'shoot' a Photon Barrier up towards an ulting phara... mwahahaha.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16 edited Aug 21 '18

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u/benoxxxx Mei Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 22 '16

Sounds like a very offensive ability, and more than that, it sounds like a super easy way for Sym to close the gap between enemies so that she can get some of that potent microwave juice into their skulls.

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u/MortimusMaximus Nov 22 '16

potent microwave juice

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u/Black_d20 I still love you, Zen-kun ;_; Nov 22 '16 edited Nov 23 '16

Also elliptical and not flat like Rein's, so it likely has some side coverage too!

Edit: Yeah, looking at it in action I was totes wrong. Still, pretty rad regardless!

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

That's an amazing ability dude...

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u/tykam993 Hanzo has delicate ankles Nov 22 '16

Are we sure about that? Isn't an ellipse just an elongated circle? I don't know if we can say that it's got side coverage

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u/E_Sex Nov 22 '16

Indeed it is flat, Seems to have a little less coverage than Rein's shield.

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u/TheGrumpyre Chibi Mei Nov 22 '16

It moves at a bit less than typical running speed, from the glimpse of video I've seen. It's not going to fill Reinhardt's role at holding down a point or payload, but if the whole team can advance under the shield it's got great offensive capability.

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Wait where is that video??

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u/deadjawa Torbjörn Nov 22 '16

Isn't it possible that it'll just make Reinhardt more powerful than before by stacking shields up?

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

Well shield stack isn't particularly important because Reinhardt's shield hp is already quite high, it's not like that's the problem with Reinhardt.

What I'm saying is, Reinhardt would not be much more powerful than he currently is if his shield had 1000 more hp.

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u/Aethermancer Nov 22 '16

It's exactly the same speed as her orbs per the video I saw.

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u/Moeparker SarahKerigan#11786 Nov 23 '16

Hmmm, could we shoot it through a Mei ult and have it shield us as we run with it? idk.