Sombra is part of the meta now and enjoys healthy usage in the pro scene.
She still boasts the lowest win rate on ladder (47.32% on overbuff). Is she underpowered? I doubt this as she wouldn’t get so much pro usage if she was.
The reason is a lack of communication. Sombra without communication is often terrible, team won’t pick up on her hacks and follow up. The ladder/casual players can’t match that communication and a lot don’t want to use voice.
My solution: Make it so team mates get a notification of who’s hacked. A bit like what Zenyatta gets on his own screen when someone is discorded. I wouldn’t mind team mates getting the same for a Zen discord, but zen’s discord is easier to see than a hack.
I think this will help casual players/ladder players immensely, but won’t make her OP as it’ll have no effect on those already communicating with Sombra, they’ll already do it via voice.
Thoughts :)?
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That’s quite dumb, considering the person hacked just has to speak in voice chat for you to know who is hacked.
And if he doesn’t, well he sucks, change teammate.
Sombra is a stealth character, without stealth she’s useless. No need for additional attention seeking features, just learn to play as a team. Or lose. Whatever suits you.
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It’s easy for the sombra to do but a lot of people don’t use voice chat. It’s especially a problem in quick play and I don’t like losing every time someone decides to play sombra.
You can’t exactly change team mate, you’ll lose the game together.
A notification doesn’t make her any less stealthy. As you said you could always say it in voice, what’s the difference if it’s alerted in text too.
If a person plays Sombra and refuses to use team chat or doesn’t communicate well, nothing you can do. You can beg him/her to switch but that’s it. Which is why I think my idea works, it at least makes it so you’re not screwed in this situation.
What about- bring people to use their mics!
Not everyone join voice… I can’t count games where I called hacked targets or emp but since none was in voice was pointless…
The thread opener just wanted a icon for teammates and I see as a good idea…
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Yeah but this is actually not the games fault.
I mean Mei doesn’t tell you per viceline if someone is frozen- you have to see it. Same goes with the hack.
If you don’t call out that he or she is hacked/frozen, some people might not see it or don’t follow on the easy target/kill.
Yes but if you would give those players a button to spam that someone is hacked, then people will even less use voice communication because you can simple replace it.
If you want to give informations, then you have to talk. You also don’t have a button for someone who is one HP or should be focused.
Either you talk and have and advantage, or you don’t talk and you don’t have one.
It should be like that and not n another way.
I know this isn’t exactly a notification but what if Sombra gets an automated voiceline regarding the character she’s hacked? Y’know like when Mercy yells “I’m under attack” when she gets hit.
Eg; “The doctor is hacked” or “The Reaper is down” etc.
It’s not a notification per se, but it will still reach people that haven’t joined voice chat. To make it fair though, the hacked character should also yell “I’m hacked” so that their teammates know as well.
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Do you read what I wrote?
I talk… but is pointless if the team is not on voice -_-
no.
I’m against it. Game shouldn’t reward lack of teamplay and communication.
Open your mouth and speak up when you’re hacked.
If your team is not on comms, the loss is well deserved.
Isn’t keeping an eye on allies and enemies a part of gamesense?
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I won’t argue about your reasoning, but for example I have a friend that is deaf but still play this game… and he’s kinda good for the sense he miss, a written communication will help him for example (or whoever is in such condition).
Then maybe ask them if they can join it. And most of the time there are one or two players in voice- at least tell them.
Done. someone join other really refuse. and I ALWAYS call hacked targets
You are supposed to use voice.
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Then just keep doing it!
One day there will be a good team that listens, then another one and another one…