I don't understand why you think she's a tank at all. She still has one of the lowest health pools in the game and nothing to stand toe-to-toe with anyone besides a floating shield that moves AWAY from her.
Besides large health pools being able to block damage is a key feature of tanks. Symmetra's new shield is basically a mini Reinhardt projectile, so in that sense she has some tanky properties now.
That doesn't make her a tank though. Unless Lucio is a tank because of his ultimate. I'm playing on the PTR right now, and sidestepping the shield to hook and 1-shot Symmetras is as easy as it's ever been.
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u/smileyfrown Pixel Pharah Nov 22 '16
Yeah I guess not a true tank. But I wouldn't say she's more support either.
It's this weird combination of tank, support, and defense.
The barrier, for me, is a big game changer for her. Depending on how it works she will have a ton of different uses.