Overwatch’s Symmetra Full Rework Now Available in Public Test Realm

Overwatch has done a lot of work recently to make changes to a seemingly, at times, over-powered Symmetra, who seems to be OP during one-on-one encounters, causing plenty of frustration with players.

Blizzard has released the following update to Symmetra, which was outlined on their forums:

Symmetra

• New Abilities

Photon Projector

• No longer locks onto targets
• Range increased to 10 meters
• Damage ramping now takes 2 seconds per damage level instead of 1 second
• Damage ramp increased from 30/60/120 to 60/120/180
• Now generates ammo instead of spending it when hitting a barrier

Alternate Fire

• No longer pierces targets
• Now explodes on contact
• Projectile speed increased
• Charge up speed increased
• Damage changed to 60 impact / 60 explosive

Sentry Turret

• Turret is now placed like a projectile instead of being set in place
• Can hold a max of 3, down from 6
• Can now deploy a max 3, down from 6
• Damage increased
• Amount of slowing effect increased

Teleporter

• Can now place the exit up to 25 meters away from Symmetra
• Entrance will automatically be built in front of Symmetra, rather than at her team’s spawn point
• Lasts 10 seconds
• Health lowered to 300
• More things can teleport through it (e.g. Junkrat’s RIP-Tire)
• Entrance can be destroyed
  If either the entrance or exit is destroyed, the other is removed

New Ultimate: Photon Barrier

• Deploys a barrier that is big enough to span and cut through an entire map
• Orientation can be changed by pressing the ultimate button again
• Has 5000 health