Overwatch 2 Beta Feedback Will See Symmetra Buffed, Changes To Mercy's Guardian Angel

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Overwatch 2's second beta period is in full swing, and after a little over a week of feedback from players, Blizzard is ready to test some new changes for heroes like Symmetra and Mercy.

As outlined in a new developer blog, an upcoming beta update will look to buff Symmetra and bring further changes to Mercy's Guardian Angel ability. Other heroes like Zenyatta and Sojourn may see nerfs prior to launch, but no specific details were given.

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When it comes to Symmetra, Blizzard says it recognized she didn't quite fit in with the new faster pace and fewer barrier playstyle of Overwatch 2. Her secondary projectile size is being increased and its charge time is being reduced, and the cooldown of teleporter is also becoming faster. Another change that is being tested internally and could come to the beta is making it so her primary fire beam charges to level 3 faster to compensate for fewer tanks and shields to charge it with. Blizzard notes that Symmetra is already a «statistically strong hero» and doesn't want to make her too powerful, but does want to make sure she feels more natural to play in Overwatch 2.

Mercy saw big changes to her Guardian Angel ability in the first beta, where Blizzard used the opportunity to turn an unintentional quirk of the ability into an explicit part of Mercy's toolkit. In the next beta patch, Blizzard is looking to give players even more control over Guardian Angel. The ability will no longer automatically launch Mercy into the air. Instead, a