Overwatch Clip is Reminder of Just How Powerful Symmetra Used to Be

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Like any competitive multiplayer games, Overwatch has seen plenty of character metas come and go as Blizzard continues to tweak and balance the game. Characters like Reaper, Lucio, Bastion, and Pharah got their moment in the sun for players looking dominate the DPS or support role. A new clip making the rounds on social media is giving longtime players flashbacks to when Symmetra was one of the most powerful characters available, despite being a support hero.

Overwatch launched in 2016 as Blizzard's first truly new IP since StarCraft in 1998 and was the first competitive shooter game the studio had ever made, building on the work of the canceled game Titan and other hero shooters like Team Fortress 2. The game featured a colorful roster of heroes for players to use in 6v6 objective-focused multiplayer matches where hero choice and good team composition was a must to secure victory. Since then, the game has added more traditional multiplayer modes like free-for-all and team deathmatch alongside seasonal PvE events to offer a break from the competitive multiplayer, something which is set to be expanded in Overwatch 2.

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As mentioned above, a game like Overwatch has seen plenty of character-focused metas due to the sheer amount of balancing Blizzard needs to do during a roughly six-year lifespan. Symmetra sits among one of the earlier support character metas in the game's life thanks to her spawnable turrets, teleporter, and her light-beam gun which did increased damage the longer it was fired. The clip from Reddit user catgrease highlights just how powerful Symmetra was, getting a 5-player kill streak in relatively quick fashion thanks to her