Reaper and Mei slated for buffs in next PTR

In a thread on the Battle.net forums, Overwatch Developer Geoff Goodman took to answering Brigitte related questions concerning future balance and meta implications. One of the questions asked which heroes the team were looking to make changes to after Brigitte was completely balanced and in a place where the team could step away from her.

Goodman's answer was as follows:

"We’re always trying to get ahead of the meta and trying to predict what shifts are likely to take place. In this case, we’re seeing some potential for a big tank meta on the horizon, especially with Moira just recently being released and how good she is at healing multiple tanks.

We’ve actually had this sort of metagame in the past and overall it seemed often seemed more frustrating for players than even dive can be sometimes. So as a direct answer to your question I’d certainly be worried about buffing heroes like Roadhog, Zarya, and even Ana until we can get a better gauge on how the game is shifting.

In fact, we’re looking at buffing Reaper and Mei in an upcoming PTR patch (hopefully this week) since they could use a boost and they could help with this meta if it comes around."

 

- Underutilized, but not for long?

it's no secret that Mei and Reaper are scarce competitive picks in the current dive meta (although Reaper is often picked on Temple of Anubis when attacking point b), but they do have a place against multiple tank or frontline compositions that Brigitte lends herself too.


The Overwatch Developer team is always 2 steps ahead of the community when it comes to long-term balance ideas, and this statement about Reaper and Mei is a good representation of that. While fans worry about the balance of Brigitte and whether or not she will change the meta, the team at Blizzard is already working on balance changes to influence a meta that doesn't even exist yet!

Here is to the day where Mei and Reaper's unique style of close-range pressure is in high demand. Until then, you can look forward to the PTR that may "hopefully" be coming this week.

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