Characters: do we need more healers or tanks?

Yeah, hi guys - just wanted to ask your opinions on which category the overwatch team should continue to develop first. There are already enough damage characters - but do we need healers or tanks - and any ideas for these character abilities/storyline?

Personally I would like more pure supports (healers) and more main tanks. I want heroes that inspire team work and good formation rather than the hybrids and chaotic play styles that we’ve seen so much of recently.

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by pure support do you mean ‘not zen, Brigitte, Moira’ i main all three of those and i love being able to heal whilst doing effective damage. I also main Orisa, and would love another main tank like Orisa or Rein to encourage more tank mains

Indeed. I’m not saying that Zen, Brig and Moira being in the game is a bad thing or they need to be deleted. I like those heroes, but this thread was about what the game needs next and I’m a particular sort of player who likes to dedicate myself solely to supporting my team and that leaves me with few options. The game could offer more options for players like me. Equally, I’m not saying that off-tanks are bad either. What I am saying is that the game only really has 2 main tanks. It could use more.

Need a Main Tank/Main Healer in one, so us flex players can fill both roles as rest of the team instalocks DPS.

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This is precisely what I once called for. They gave me Brig in response, a DPS with a little healing / tanking on the side to serve as a counter rock against a scissor meta. Disappointing and hope was lost for a true healer/tank.

Tanks with shields and tanks with healing for sure.

I agree. Especially main healers that are ain based like ana. Would play much more healers if most of them wouldnt be so simplistic. I like to play ana, but no other main healer
Currently comes even close to being as much fun