She can't keep up with hitscan slop. She can't keep up with mobility slop. I can't switch to Sombra to hack Doomfist and Hammond to get at least some breathing room. They're running around having the time of their lives. Beam is short, orbs are slow and weak, turrets are trash, TP can't get my anywhere. I feel like a spectator the whole time.
Thanks for coming to my rant.
"Sombra can still have stark utility in her kit, but in a role where it’s more appropriate."
https://youtu.be/Ab1_HIoelTk?t=1837
I've been saying for years that utility slowly but surely became an exclusive thing for Tanks and Supports. That "utility DPS" are getting their utility nerfed into the ground or straight up removed.
Do you think this quote might have implications for Symmetra's future? IMO Sym has even more hero defining and potentially problematic utility than Sombra does. I mean they just nerfed her for the 1000th time because of teleporter.
Photon projector
At the start of every game I feel like I'm never in range of anything to beam. The moment I get the minor perk the game finally starts for me as well. Let's face it, the range should've been increased a long time ago. And don't tell me that's broken. Right now, you can play with 14.4m for almost the whole match and I haven't seen anyone complain about it.
The next stuff is quite wishful thinking and I'm not 100% sure about the execution.
Shield Battery
OR
Hovering Barrier
In the end, the major perks would grant you the decision between two additional abilities from her 2.0 times: The barrier or SG.
Sentry Capacity would remain as a minor perk and idk what the other could be. Advanced Teleportation?
Of course I wouldn't be against adding the barrier and SG into her basekit or make one of them a minor perk so you could chose both. I like having a bloated kit but others might not.
I think the most realistic change is her hovering barrier getting a seperate cooldown like they did with Flash Heal.