Overwatch Competitive Season 2, New Map, Launches in New Patch

[Zhukov]

So why adjust that? Because too many people picked him? That's because he's a good character. Not the best, but good.

Un, no, he was the best. (Might still be, remains to be seen.)

100% pick rate on high level competitive and pro games.

I played competitive in the top 5% of players. Before a match people would say, "Who's going Lucio?" or "Do you guys want me to go Lucio?" rather than "Who's going support?" It was just taken as read that every team would have a Lucio because if the other team had one and you didn't then you were going to lose.

 

[Newage]

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It's very easy to agree to disagree. But when you engage someone, prepare for how they engage a matter, not how you think they should.

Matter dropped. No minds were changed. And the world keeps spinning.

It just with your general reaction, one would think that Blizzard dropped the A-bomb.. All they did was steer a character from "Competitive requirement", to "very good, but not required".

Hell, he'll probably still be a required pick on KotH. And in the current form of the game, where ppl run a 2-2-2, there will always be a place for Lucio. He's the only constant AoE heals, and he counters Zarya-Tracer combos (which are popular right now, since Genji got nerfed).

 

[Pinky's Brain]

They have to balance for top tire play, they can't really afford to do otherwise.

Buffing up Mei enough to be high tire competitive is going to make her a nightmare low tire, while Symmetra will probably never be relevant except for top tire.