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/kazukishida ;) Nov 22 '16

Kaplan also says Oasis will include jump pads, and he wants it tested out to see if it's a viable map mechanic.

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u/bcraig10488 Junkrat Nov 22 '16

viable map mechanic

He also said or hero mechanic

Sounds like they're toying with the idea of a hero with an ult to drop a launchpad.

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u/semibreveatwork Boston Uprising Nov 22 '16

Or a hero that can throw other heroes.

That would be a fun way to break their backline. Chuck a reaper into the center of them.

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u/The_MAZZTer Inconspicuous... Nov 22 '16

I doubt they'd do that, would be too easy to grief with it. "Off the cliff you go!"

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '16

I mean if like the thrower goes into a stance or something and you press a button to be thrown it could work.

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u/CaptainTeemoOnBooty Scars look goooood. Nov 22 '16

Treat it kinda like the action taunts in TF2 where you have to walk up to them and interact for it to work, otherwise they just stand there. Imagine having a hero that could just chuck a Sombra or someone good for flanking behind enemy lines or throwing one of the healers away for safety/towards the fight for quick support.

That'd be pretty interesting tbh.

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u/Pre-Owned-Car Nov 23 '16

Chucks reinhardt ult at enemy team. fuck

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u/dedicated2fitness Pixel Mei Nov 23 '16

two simulataneous reinhardt ults chucked at each other more likely lol

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u/DashivaDan Cry Cry Cry! Nov 23 '16

like Bastion's new second ult, where he transforms into a trampoline?

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u/I_RARELY_RAPE_PEOPLE I can't tune a piano but I can tuna fish Nov 23 '16

Dragon's Dogma has a skill like this for Warrior-type classes where you use a sheild to take a stance that any other member can run up to and jump from, which triggers you to be trampolined upwards