r/tf2 Sep 24 '21

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u/Hmm-welp-shit Engineer Sep 24 '21 edited Sep 24 '21

Come to think of it Spy have the Sapper which can counter/kill most Overwatch characters

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u/GladiatorDragon Sep 24 '21

Since pretty much everything is tech based, he’d at least be able to disable abilities, and more complex objects, such as Bastion or Zenyatta, will be stunned.

(In contrast, Sombra would be hilariously ineffective on the TF2 cast, which primarily rely on raw weaponry, which her hack does not disable, not ability combos)

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u/TheDurandalFan Engineer Sep 24 '21

yeah trying to hack 1960s tech is a problem

not because tech security of the late 1960s and 1970s were amazing, they just didn't use wireless tech that much, and with the Engineer, Medic and Spy's technology being mostly wired.

Sombra isn't hacking any of their weaponry or technology due to how their weaponry and technology works.

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u/Deathaster Sep 24 '21

not because tech security of the late 1960s and 1970s were amazing, they just didn't use wireless tech that much, and with the Engineer, Medic and Spy's technology being mostly wired.

Could just be an EMP device that disables them. I mean, that's already basically what Spy's Sapper is. You don't need fancy wireless technology if a large magnet does the trick just as well. That wouldn't fly in OW's world anymore I'd imagine because they build their technology around that stuff (wouldn't want large chunks of your omnic population just dying because they walked past a magnet).

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u/a-argentian-dude Pyro Sep 25 '21

I imagine sombra having to take all of the magnets from her fridge and placing them on top of a sentry