Overwatch 2 Is Making Big Changes to Mercy and Symmetra Following Beta Feedback
It is a widely regarded fact that competitive multiplayer games require constant balancing in order to ensure that a meta can't take over the game for years on end. Patches are consistently released for MOBA titles like DOTA 2 and League of Legends, as well as for fast-paced shooters like Valorant and Overwatch 2. With Overwatch 2 having just entered its second beta phase, players on all platforms are getting access to the game before the final version is released, and fans are already seeing some major changes they like and some they definitely don't.
One hero that has received changes that fans aren't too happy with is Mercy. Many believe the alterations made to her Guardian Angel ability have unnecessarily nerfed the hero even though she otherwise fit just fine into the Overwatch 2 meta. Fans are even less happy with the current state of Symmetra, who has been changed to a point where players now believe she cannot keep up with the faster meta of Overwatch 2's 5v5 gameplay. However, just a week after the Overwatch 2 beta entered its second phase, Blizzard is letting fans know it has listened to the feedback.
Overwatch 2 Could See More ‘Mercy-Style’ Support Heroes Added Post-Launch According to Dev
According to a recent developer blog from Blizzard, both Mercy and Symmetra will be undergoing some major changes in response to community feedback. First, Blizzard outlines that Mercy's «Super Jump» that she experiences due to her Guardian Angel ability in Overwatch was a bug and not an intended feature. Therefore, there were some initial problems when making it a legitimate part of Mercy's loadout in Overwatch 2. Now, Blizzard wants to increase the flexibility of the ability, while also making it so players don't launch into
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