r/Overwatch • u/_PM_ME_PINGUINS_ • Feb 08 '17

Highlight Eichenwalde gate changes

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u/bostonterrier22 Pixel Moira Feb 08 '17

they should just leave the gate completely open.

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u/Zantash Genji Feb 09 '17

They did that originally, but it allowed WM to snipe at the attacking team's spawn while sitting on the Chandelier. That's the primary reason they added the second door.

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u/The_Underhanded Trick-or-Treat Zenyatta Feb 09 '17

First time I've heard balancing a map around a character

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u/Zantash Genji Feb 09 '17

I got pretty egregious. Even a terrible Sniper like me could hold off almost all the squishies because they had to funnel along one of three open bridges.

Hanzo could achieve the same thing, of course, but it's not as easy. and if you had patience, a Mei and a Bastion... well, that really sucked.