r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/Cheraws OMNIC — • Mar 05 '18

Discussion Official most picked characters by tier from Blizzard

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/trickle-down-meta-isnt-real/21021/5?u=popcron-1269
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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '18 edited Jun 08 '18

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u/Cheraws OMNIC — Mar 05 '18

Dva is balanced according to Blizzard here . All jokes aside I'm seriously wondering when will we see a meta without Dva at this point.

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u/BaronVonHoopleDoople Mar 05 '18

I do think D.Va will need an eventual (modest) nerf, but a big problem in the past has been how weak her ostensible counters were. I'm still doing pretty well with D.Va this season, but I'm having to swap off much more frequently with Sombra, Mei, and Zarya all seeing more play. Once players start to master the new Sombra I expect D.Va's pick rate to decrease.

I also think D.Va will feel significantly less mandatory if Blizzard can ever solve the high ground issue. I really think the game would benefit from a new hero with a deployable jump pad to make vertically immobile heroes less map dependent (yes, I'm aware Ice Wall exists).

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u/TaiVat Mar 06 '18

but a big problem in the past has been how weak her ostensible counters were.

Her biggest and easiest counter was old hog when you could demech a dva in one shot. Tons of people said exactly this would happen after the nerf, but no one cared. You reap what you sow.