Overwatch 2 PvP Beta Analysis: How Data and Community Feedback Inform Game Balance

Overwatch 2 PvP Beta Analysis: How Data and Community Feedback Inform Game Balance

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I still prefer OW1 than OW2. I do prefer Orisas tank design in OW2 but everything else feels pretty much the same.

I see big imbalances in Game Balance in beta.
Info:
Platform: Windows
Build: 2.0.9.35734

Description of the problem:

  1. Symmetra is very weak. Maybe you need to increase the damage Splash in full charge. In the first versions of Symmetra there was a shield, it would be nice to add it as a 3rd ability.
  2. The Widow reloads very quickly on the second shot. Need to reduce auto aim on Headshot.
  3. Bastion became very sluggish due to transition timeout in Sentry mode, this is a reduced number of tactics for the character.
  4. Sojourn Railgun is very powerful against Tanks.
  5. Mercy is very weak with the fact that I shoot a gun at point-blank range in the head, maybe I should allow headshots.
  6. Orisa Perhaps we should bring back the spear’s gravity pull.