New Overwatch Hero

[RoutinelyWorgen]

In the right hands he is great. Far more people play than have those hands play him though, on any and whatever map.

He is, even more so with the proper aim.
As for the upcoming hero, I'd absolutely love a sniper that's also a support, there's so many possibilities for something like that and I wouldn't exclude the possibility of maining them.

[TriHard]

Nice going OP, you're just a month too late to the party. We've known about Sombra for a while. She's a support sniper

[Woobels]

Nice going OP, you're just a month too late to the party. We've known about Sombra for a while. She's a support sniper

Do we really know she's a support sniper.

[RoutinelyWorgen]

Do we really know she's a support sniper.

Several hints imply that Sombra is a sniper, one incident says that she's a support andd also that the OW team have said they want to have an equal number of heroes for each role, support being 1-2 heroes behind every other role.

[WskyDK]

Several hints imply that Sombra is a sniper, one incident says that she's a support andd also that the OW team have said they want to have an equal number of heroes for each role, support being 1-2 heroes behind every other role.

Especially since Symm doesn't belong in there

[Mormolyce]

Do we really know she's a support sniper.

I don't think that's 100% confirmed, just a very likely theory based on what we know so far.

[Slirith]

Sniper support? Dumbest thing I've ever heard. Healers are bad enough what with team mates jumping in front of your heal and healing them instead of your original target.

[Temp name]

Sniper support? Dumbest thing I've ever heard. Healers are bad enough what with team mates jumping in front of your heal and healing them instead of your original target.

How does that happen..? With Lucio you heal everyone, with Mercy you just have to keep holding the beam and you keep healing them, with Zen your orb is already on them..

[WskyDK]

How does that happen..? With Lucio you heal everyone, with Mercy you just have to keep holding the beam and you keep healing them, with Zen your orb is already on them..

(Assuming she's actually a sniper)
Maybe she shoots a tranq-gun type weapon

[Jessicka]

Especially since Symm doesn't belong in there

Support =/= Healer.

[Soulwind]

Support =/= Healer.

3/4 Supports are healers, the other one places turrets like Torbjorn, gives shields like Torbjorn and her ult helps the whole team like Widowmaker's.

When a Defense role exists, Support does equal Healer.

[Jessicka]

3/4 Supports are healers, the other one places turrets like Torbjorn, gives shields like Torbjorn and her ult helps the whole team like Widowmaker's.

When a Defense role exists, Support does equal Healer.

S76 is also a Healer. WM is also Support. There is room for cross-over and Symmetra having Shields and Teleport gives over more of her abilities to Support than Defence, this is why she's Support.

[Temp name]

(Assuming she's actually a sniper)
Maybe she shoots a tranq-gun type weapon

I was mostly referring to how he seemed to believe it happens right now.

[TheMiBu Gaming]

Rumours say it's a support sniper!

[Thelxi]

S76 is also a Healer. WM is also Support. There is room for cross-over and Symmetra having Shields and Teleport gives over more of her abilities to Support than Defence, this is why she's Support.

Soldier is not a healer. I've seen ghetto comps that stack two soldiers and forgo a healer, but most teams are not complete till there is a healer. Even if you look at the only non-healing "support" symmetra, a healer almost always picked in addition to her.

The term support has little meaning in the game currently. Healer is the term that decisions are based on. I don't think Symmetra will be labeled support for much longer anyway as it is deceptive for new players. Or maybe she will be reworked who knows.

[Baconeggcheese]

S76 is also a Healer. WM is also Support. There is room for cross-over and Symmetra having Shields and Teleport gives over more of her abilities to Support than Defence, this is why she's Support.

Symmetra is not interchangeable with any of the healing supports on a team, she is however interchangeable with defense heroes as that is the role she fills on a team.

She really is more of a "defense" hero than a "support" hero. I would agree that support doesn't necessarily mean healer, symmetra's just a shit example for that since the defense category exists and she fits it like a glove.

[Deleted]

So random pictures in game confirm the next hero? lol what are you smoking? Those aren't sources, they are theories.

I would report you but you already got banned. Do you feel like you accomplished a lot?

[RoutinelyWorgen]

But I'm not sure what means this sniper would use to heal anyone, being a support.
A sniper is presumably someone that plays from a notable distance thus I can't comprehend how they'd be able to heal anyone if they're not close to their teammates, the only thing I can come up with is them literally healing them with heal-bullets, and that in itself sounds ridiculous.

However, Symmetra doesn't heal but is a support nonetheless. So Sombra will most likely provide support through utilities of sorts. The question is what those utilities are.

[Airlick]

But I'm not sure what means this sniper would use to heal anyone, being a support.
A sniper is presumably someone that plays from a notable distance thus I can't comprehend how they'd be able to heal anyone if they're not close to their teammates, the only thing I can come up with is them literally healing them with heal-bullets, and that in itself sounds ridiculous.

However, Symmetra doesn't heal but is a support nonetheless. So Sombra will most likely provide support through utilities of sorts. The question is what those utilities are.

She'll be shooting bullets wrapped with bandages from her rifle, obviously.

[Sarevokcz]

She'll be shooting bullets wrapped with bandages from her rifle, obviously.

or crossbow with syringes full of medicine/drugs?