The new and improved Developer Update Symmetra is now on the Overwatch PTR

 The new and improved Symmetra is now on the Overwatch PTR.

Update: We've got a breakdown of Symmetra's new abilities and other changes that you can dig into right here. 

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The Overwatch hero Symmetra is often viewed as "overly situational," game director Jeff Kaplan says in a new developer update video, meaning that while people enjoy playing her, she is often only used her to handle certain very specific tasks. She also suffers from "quality of life" issues, such as spending too much time waiting for cooldowns, which players often find frustrating. To address those shortcomings, Blizzard has put the character through a "redesign" that will have a big impact on how she's played.

The most exciting change on the way, Kaplan explains, is to her ultimate ability. Symmetra will soon be the first character in Overwatch to have a choice of ultimates: Once her ult meter has filled, she will have the option to deploy either her teleporter—which will continue to function as it does currently—or a shield generator, which "puts a very substantial shield—more than her old shield—on all of her teammates in a very big radius" that ignores line of sight.   

Symmetra's old shield has been replaced with a new ability called a "photon barrier." It functions similar to Reinhardt's shield, but is "projected on a track of movement," which Kaplan expects will encourage player aggression, particularly in situations where players may be hanging back. This also will hopefully supplement tanks such as Zarya and Roadhog, who don't have large, team-protecting barriers, in a way that makes Reinhardt feel less essential.

Symmetra is also now able to carry six turrets at a time instead of just three, which will enable her to place all six turrets during the pre-match setup phase. That will give players the ability to set up a tighter defense at the start of the match, but more importantly is that she will be able to move with the flow of combat more easily. The turrets also have had their cooldown reduced from 12 to 10 seconds. Her weapons will continue to function as they have, although her primary fire will have slightly increased range. 

Kaplan said the changes are coming soon to the PTR, and Blizzard hopes to get feedback on the changes from both experienced Symmetra players and newcomers. "We're really looking at Symmetra overall and holistically," Kaplan said. "We want her to be a less situational character, and a character that sees a lot more use." 

The Overwatch Free Weekend has begun !

The Overwatch free weekend announced by Blizzard earlier this month is now

underway. From RIGHT NOW until 4 pm PT/7 pm ET on November 21, the full

roster of 23 heroes and 13 maps will be available to everyone in Quick Play

matches, custom games, and the ongoing Weekly Brawl. Free players will level

up at the same rate as those who own the game, and if you try it and decide to

join the ranks yourself, any progress earned during the freebie will carry over. 

You'll need to grab the Battle.net software if you don't already have it, create an

account if necessary (also free), and then install the game via the "Overwatch"

icon in the app. Once it's finished, click "Play." It's pretty straightforward, really. 

Further details, should you require them, are available in the Overwatch Free

Weekend FAQ. And if you'd rather watch the pros do it, the Carbon Masters

Overwatch tournament kicks off tomorrow at 11 am PT. Catch up with that and

other top-rated pro gaming on tap this weekend right here.

Watch the Overwatch voice actors hang out as their in-game characters

Last week, the voice cast of Overwatch had a get-together at Blizzard HQ, and shenanigans ensued. It was a lot of fun, but the camerawork wasn't great. So YouTuber Greatdictator fired up the Source Filmmaker and created a video of his own, using the "real "Overwatch cast. And as enjoyable as it was to see the faces behind the voices in the original, I think this one is even better. 

The animation is really good, a dead-on match for the voices, but it's all the action in the background that really tips the scales. The meet-up is clearly taking place in the midst of the most interesting BlizzCon of all time, and also the most violent—although obviously some visitors just want to be left alone to eat their lunch. Is that the Pyro I see back there? 

The one character missing, naturally, is Sombra, who only went live a couple of days ago. Pity.

Say hello to "Sombra" the Overwatch 1.5 patch is release !

The Overwatch 1.5 patch—that's the one with Sombra—is now out of the PTR and fully live for everyone. The update also throws open the doors to the Arcade, and makes the new Arena map Ecopoint: Antarctica available to everyone.

Sombra, naturally, is what we've all been waiting for, and holy cow it's nice to finally have that ARG gong show finished up. "Sombra is a master manipulator who can hack her enemies, temporarily blocking her their abilities. In addition, she can hack health packs and Torbjorn's turret, making them useless to her opponents," the patch notes state. "She uses her fully automatic Machine Pistol to take out her enemies, getting into position using her Thermoptic Camo, which allows her to become invisible and move quickly for short periods of time. This gives her the ability to slip past enemies defenses undetected, but she's instantly revealed if she takes damage or attacks an enemy. She also has a Translocator, which can be tossed like a grenade. When it's activated, Sombra is teleported to its location (even while it's in flight)."

The Arcade, meanwhile, offers "a variety of regularly rotating game modes, maps, and rulesets that don't quite fit into Quick Play or Competitive Play," Blizzard said. "Whether it's 1-on-1 duels, 3-vs-3 skirmishes, our alternating selection of brawls, or special rulesets like "no hero switching," you should have no problem finding a game that fits your mood. Experience is earned just like any other mode, but you can also earn Arcade-specific rewards, like Loot Boxes!"

The full patch notes dig into deeper detail, but one noteworthy point is that the buff to Pharah's jump jets, which we said last week will enable her to "fly forever," has been retained. The minimum explosion damage of her rocket launcher has been boosted as well, "so hitting multiple targets should feel better."

Maybe the most significant balance tweak overall is to ultimate abilities, which have had their charge costs increased by 25%. The notes also say that Mei's ultimate cost has been increased by 15% and D.Va's 'Call Mech' ultimate reduced by 20%—it's unclear right now whether those hero-specific changes are additive or exceptions to the overall 25% increase in ultimate costs.

Soldier 76 also sees a buff to Pulse Rifle damage (from 17 to 20 per bullet) alongside a modest increase in maximum bullet spread, so his gun becomes slightly harder to handle but a bit more powerful too.

Noting that "Zarya was starting to feel like a mandatory pick in most situations," Blizzard also nerfed both of Zarya's power-absorbing shields, which will receive 20% less power, making it more difficult for her to gain attack power.

Free Play 'OVERWATCH' ( Limited )

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