Symmetra


Trivia

  • As of Sep. 2016, Symmetra is the least played hero in Overwatch.
  • As of Dec. 13th, 2016, Symmetra is the first and currently only hero to have had abilities added, removed, or fully replaced since early Beta. She is also the only hero to have a choice between using two different Ultimate abilities.
    • This is followed by Bastion`s Ironclad was added to it as of Feb. 28th, 2017.
  • You can put the turrets on a basketball and then carry the basketball out on onto the field so you have portable turrets. Turrets will be destroyed if they come into contact with any walls, floors, or physical environment objects however.

Trivia

  • Voiced by Anjali Bhimani

Summary

Symmetra utilizes her light-bending Photon Projector to dispatch adversaries, shield her associates, construct teleportation pads and deploy particle-blasting Sentry Turrets.

Videos

Story

Icon-symmetra.png
"The true enemy of humanity is disorder."

Symmetra literally bends reality. By manipulating hard-light constructs, she crafts the world as she wishes it to be, in hopes of engineering a perfect society. Though she dislikes killing, Symmetra believes her actions serve the greater good in society, despite the times when she wonders whether the control and order she desires are truly best for humanity. She is confirmed to be autistic, and has demonstrated traits associated with autism such as trouble socializing, dislike of crowds, an obsession with structured environments, and inability to empathize. Symmetra herself believes she`s on the autism spectrum.

Abilities

Photon Projector Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene overwatch

Weapon (Primary Fire)

Icon Stats Official Description
Ability-symmetra1.png

Type
Homing Beam
Damage
7.5/15/30 per hit
Maximum range
7 meters (Lock On)
9.5 meters (Tether Break)
Rate of fire
4 hits per second
Ammo
100
Ammo usage
7 per second
Reload time
1.8 seconds
Headshot


Symmetra’s weapon emits a short-range beam that homes in on a nearby enemy, dealing continuous damage that increases the longer it is connected.

Details

  • Damage jumps to consecutive levels after one second of continuous casting.
  • When not casting, levels decay one per second, the same rate they accumulate while arcing.
  • Damage levels fall off after 3 seconds without dealing damage and disengage after a certain distance.
  • Armor reduces 50% of level 1 damage, 33% of level 2 damage, and 17% of level 3 damage.
  • Lasts an extra 0.5 seconds on an enemy that is turning a corner or jumping as long as they are in disengage range.

Video


Energy Ball

Weapon (Secondary Fire)

Icon Stats Official Description
Ability-symmetra1.png

Type
Linear piercing projectile
Damage
26–125 based on charge time
Projectile speed
10 meters per second
Rate of fire
0.4–2 seconds charging
0.25 second cooldown
Ammo
100
Ammo usage
4–20 rounds based on charge time
Reload time
1.8 seconds
Headshot


The projector can also releaseAnnounce a charged energy ball that deals high damage.

Details

  • After 2 seconds, the maximum charge level is held for up to 1 second before forcefully firing.
  • Passes through enemies and shields.

Video


Sentry Turret Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene overwatch

Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
Ability-symmetra2.png

Type
Linear beam
Health
1
Damage
30 per second
Movement speed
-25%
Maximum range
10 meters
Ammo
6 stored
Max 6 deployed
Casting time
1.4 seconds
Cooldown
10 seconds turret regen
Headshot


Symmetra sets up a small turret that automatically fires speed-reducing blasts at the nearest enemy within range. Several turrets can be built on the battlefield at once.

Details

  • Slowdown effect stacks with multiple turrets.

Video

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Photon Barrier Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene overwatch

Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
Ability Symmetra Photon Barrier.png

Health
1025
Projectile speed
5.5 meters per second
Area of effect
5 meters width
Duration
Until impact
Cooldown
10 seconds


Symmetra projects a moving barrier that absorbs damage as it travels forward.

Details

  • The Barrier moves at 5.5 meters per second, the same speed as most heroes.
  • The Barrier can move upward at an angle of about from 45 degree up to 90 degree.


Teleporter Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene overwatch

Ultimate Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
Ability-symmetra4.png

Health
50 health
350 shield
Ammo
6 uses
Casting time
2 seconds
Duration
Until destroyed or out of uses
Charge required
1000 points


Symmetra places a teleporter exit pad at her current location, and connects it to a teleporter entry pad at her team’s starting point. Allies can travel through the entry pad to the exit pad instantly, enabling them to return to the fight swiftly after being defeated.

Details

  • Symmetra does not gain Ultimate charge while the Teleporter is active.
  • The teleporter is refunded if there is a change in objective (e.g. point captured/lost).
  • It can be interchanged with Shield Generator using the Ultimate key before deployment.
  • Deploying the Teleporter will automatically place the entrance in a fixed location in the spawn room.

Video


Shield Generator Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene overwatch

Ultimate Ability

Icon Stats Official Description
Ability Symmetra Shield Generator.png

Health
50 health
350 shield
+75 shield to allies
Area of effect
50 meters
Casting time
2 seconds
Duration
5 seconds fade delay
Until destroyed (Generator)
Charge required
1000 points


Symmetra deploys a wide-radius generator that provides increased shielding to her entire team.

Details

  • Symmetra does not gain Ultimate charge while the Shield Generator is active.
  • The generator is refunded if there is a change in objective (e.g. point captured/lost).
  • It can be interchanged with Teleporter using the Ultimate key before deployment.
  • The shield generator ignores line-of-sight, meaning that it can be placed in a concealed position or behind cover while still providing the full shield effect.


Info

Symmetra
Symmetra-portrait.png
"The true enemy of humanity is disorder."

Real Name
Satya Vaswani
Age
28
Nationality
IndiaIndian
Occupation
Architech
Base
Utopaea Utopaea is a city in India, constructed by the Vishkar Corporation after the Omnic Crisis—one of many new, self-sustaining cities to house the country s displaced population. It was created using radical hard-light technology that enabled , India India is a country in southern Asia and the largest nation of the Indian Subcontinent. India was one of the battlefields of the Omnic Crisis, and the nation s populace was left displaced by the war s
Affiliation
Vishkar Corporation “ What you Vishkar will never understand is that people should be free.What you call freedom, I call anarchy. „ ~ Lúcio and Symmetra Vishkar Corporation Headquarters Southern India Type Multinational corporation Standing Active The overwatch
Voice
Anjali Bhimani Anjali Bhimani Age 42-43 Nationality American/Indian Occupation Actress Anjali Bhimani provides the voice of the hero Symmetra in Overwatch. She was born and raised in California and graduated from Northwestern University with a certificate in overwatch (English)

Tulika Srivastava (French)
Deborah Morese (Italian)
Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)
Guilene Conte (Brazilian Portuguese)
Carla Castaℂ℅eda (American Spanish)
Silvia Sarmentera (European Spanish)

Cosmetics
Cosmetic page Contents 1 Gallery description 2 Skins 2.1 Skin descriptions 3 Victory Poses 4 Emotes 5 Sprays 6 Highlight Intros Gallery description edit | edit source] Symmetra literally bends reality. By manipulating hard-light constructs, she crafts overwatch
Quotes
Quotation page Contents 1 Abilities 2 Chatter 3 Call-Outs 4 Mission-Specific 5 Eliminations 6 Communication 7 Voice Lines 8 Interactions 9 Map-Specific 10 Datamined Abilities edit | edit source] Ability Quote Audio Photon Barrier Creating a barrier. overwatch
Role
Support Each hero fills a different role in Overwatch. Roles in Overwatch are loosely defined, and heroes can fulfill a role not designated for them. Roles, as they exist, are designed to help players identify which overwatch
Health
100
Shield
100
Character Video

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Strategy

Symmetra is a unique Support hero who keeps her allies alive through unconventional means. She can deter enemies from traveling through chokepoints with her Sentry Turrets, protect allies while pushing chokepoints with her Photon Barrier, and can dramatically shorten the distance between the respawn room and the frontline with her Teleporter, or give her team a great health advantage with Shield Generator. Despite appearances, she is also one of the most damaging of the Support heroes, with a weapon that can deal devastating damage at both short and long range. Despite this, her complete inability to heal her allies, along with her relative fragility, makes it challenging for her to serve as the only Support on a team.

Official tips

Console Differences

Sentry Turret:

  • Damage: 25.5 damage per second

Weapons & Abilities

  • Photon Projector Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene overwatch : Symmetra`s primary weapon. The primary fire creates a beam that tethers to the first hostile target in range, dealing increasing damage for as long as the beam remains active. The beam will fall off if the tethered target moves out of Symmetra`s vision. The secondary fire shoots out a slow moving projectile that bypasses barriers and passes through enemies, dealing damage. The size and damage of this projectile increase the longer the secondary fire button is held down. The primary firing mode ignores Genji`s Deflect.
    • The primary fire requires time to build up to its highest potential damage. At its maximum damage, it is one of the most devastating weapons in the entire game. If you have the opportunity to safely use it on a durable target like Reinhardt or Roadhog, do so.
    • The damage buildup accumulates on the weapon itself, not the current target, and fades away quickly. Charging it up by attacking one enemy leaves the Projector charged and ready to immediately engage another with increased damage.
    • Because the primary fire`s tether automatically remains locked on as long as Symmetra keeps the tethered target in view, it is a good way of damaging agile, close range targets like Tracer. When attacking this way, act evasively, moving around your target to confuse them.
    • At maximum charge, the secondary fire deals a high amount of damage, and can hit multiple targets. Charge up the secondary fire and shoot it down choke points and corridors to discourage enemy movement.
  • Sentry Turret Symmetra "The true enemy of humanity is disorder." Real Name Satya Vaswani Age 28 Nationality Indian Occupation Architech Base Utopaea, India Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Voice Anjali Bhimani (English) Tulika Srivastava (French)Deborah Morese (Italian)Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese)Guilene overwatch : When activated, Symmetra enters a targeting mode, which she can use to place a Sentry Turret on a solid surface. Sentry Turrets have 1 Health and automatically fire on the first enemy that enters their range, dealing continual damage and slowing them. Sentry Turret works on a charge-based system, where Symmetra gains a new charge (up to a maximum of 6) every few seconds. Symmetra can have a maximum of 6 Sentry Turrets up at once. Placing a new Sentry Turret in excess of 6 will destroy the oldest Turret that was placed.
    • Sentry Turrets are incredibly fragile, and can easily be destroyed by splash damage from rockets or grenades. Place them strategically in places that your enemy is unlikely to fire on, but which will still discourage them from traveling through an area.
    • Symmetra sees a small icon in her view for each of the Turrets she has placed. She is alerted when a Sentry Turret is attacking a target (with the icon changing to an orange "alert" sign), as well as when it is destroyed. If you are worried about an enemy trying to flank behind you, place a single Sentry Turret on the major side routes so that you will be alerted if they either pass by it or destroy it.
    • A single Sentry Turret will rarely deter people from traveling through an area. You will usually need to place at least 2-3 in an area to slow them down or stop them entirely.
    • Look for clever positions to place your Sentry Turrets, such as behind bushes or underneath overhangs. This can confuse your enemies as to where it is, letting your Sentry Turret survive for longer.

General Strategy

  • Symmetra wins games through clever thinking and good preparation rather than brute force. Since she lacks any sort of healing capabilities, you must focus on keeping your allies as safe as possible from flankers and on minimizing the number of routes that enemies can take safely. This allows your allies to retreat to cover safely without having to worry about being picked off by a sneaky McCree or Reaper.
  • Symmetra is generally best played on Defense, as it`s more difficult to make good use of Sentry Turrets and her Teleporter when on Attack. The Photon Barrier and the quick movement from Teleporter can still benefit an Attack team enough to warrant taking her along, however.
  • Knowing where to best place Sentry Turrets takes a lot of practice with different configurations. Keep in mind that the "best" configuration of Turrets depends a lot on both your team and the enemy team and changes from game to game. For example: if you have another hero like Torbj⸣⸖rn covering one chokepoint, you can afford to invest more of your Turrets in protecting a different chokepoint.
  • Sentry Turrets have a decent vertical firing range, and can be placed while jumping. If you`re up against Pharah, look for protected, vertical areas where you can place Sentry Turrets that will hit a flying Pharah, as they greatly reduce her mobility.
  • The Photon Projector can be deadly when used intelligently. When up against fragile targets like Tracer or Genji, charge up the secondary fire on Photon Projector, lure them around a corner, and fire it directly at them when they round it. Follow up with the primary fire to net yourself a quick kill.
  • The Photon Projector increase damage output making Symmetra extremely dangerous in a team fight if you manage to fully lock on into an unaware opponent. Hiding around a corner, a choked point that is protected by your teammates and Sentry Turrets or a high ground to catch your opponent by surprise while using your small hitbox to your advantage by jumping and dodging attacks to ensure your survival and ensure your damage output.
  • Because of how powerful Teleporter is for a team on Defense, prioritize your own safety as much as possible until you can get your first Teleporter down. Aim to shoot your Photon Projector`s secondary fire down bottlenecks in order to gain Ultimate charge, and avoid sticking your neck out too far (as this opens you up to being killed by heroes like Widowmaker or Hanzo).
  • Because Shield Generator is a high value target that the enemy team will want to take out as soon as possible, it is advisable to place it somewhere that they will have problem finding it but is close enough to your team to fall back and defending it if it is attacked. Remember, a majority of the Generator`s Health pool is Shield make it extremely powerful if you and your team manage to take out the enemy attacker to maintain the Generator.

Background

Satya Vaswani grew up in Hyderabad Hyderabad is a city in southern India, and the capital of the state of Telangana. Poverty was an issue in the city in the post-Omnic Crisis era. 1] Known Inhabitants edit | edit source] Satya , India India is a country in southern Asia and the largest nation of the Indian Subcontinent. India was one of the battlefields of the Omnic Crisis, and the nation s populace was left displaced by the war s . By her recollection, it was not a pleasant environment to grow up in.

Following the Omnic Crisis For the graphic novel of the same name, see Overwatch: The Omnic Crisis Omnic Crisis Type Global human-omnic conflict Location Global Outcome Human victory The Omnic Crisis was a rebellion by the omnics against their overwatch , the Vishkar Corporation “ What you Vishkar will never understand is that people should be free.What you call freedom, I call anarchy. „ ~ Lúcio and Symmetra Vishkar Corporation Headquarters Southern India Type Multinational corporation Standing Active The overwatch of southern India began the laborious process of creating new, self-sustaining cities to house the nation`s displaced population. One such city, Utopaea Utopaea is a city in India, constructed by the Vishkar Corporation after the Omnic Crisis—one of many new, self-sustaining cities to house the country s displaced population. It was created using radical hard-light technology that enabled , was created using radical hard-light technology that enabled its architechs to shape the city`s streets, utilities, and living spaces in the blink of an eye.

After she was identified as one of the few capable of becoming a light-bending architech, Satya was plucked from extreme poverty and placed in the care of Vishkar`s Architech Academy The Architech Academy is an institute maintained by the Vishkar Corporation. Here, students are trained in hard-light manipulation, becoming architechs. Most students take a procedural, mechanical approach in this regard. 1] Known Students edit | , never to return home. Isolated and lonely in her new life, Satya immersed herself in her education and training. She quickly grasped the applications of the technology and was one of the top students in her class. Satya approached hard-light manipulation differently than her peers, with their more procedural, mechanical constructions, instead weaving her constructs in the motions of the traditional dance of her homeland.

Though she was one of Utopaea`s top architechs, the Vishkar Corporation saw far greater potential in Satya`s abilities. Giving her the moniker "Symmetra," Vishkar sent her on clandestine missions around the world to uphold its corporate interests and expand its influence into other countries.

A Better World

"We`re making the world a better place..."

Symmetra was present in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro Location Brazil Terrain City Rio de Janeiro is a city in Brazil. Contents 1 History 2 Known Locations 3 Known Inhabitants 4 References History edit | edit source] Rio during the Omnic overwatch as Vishkar tried to secure a deal with the mayor to re-develop the city`s slums with its hard-light technology. Be that as it may, the mayor favored a deal with Calado Calado Leader Mr. Calado Headquarters Rio de Janeiro Type Urban planning Standing Defunct? Calado was a company with a presence in Rio de Janeiro. Decades after the Omnic Crisis, Calado and the Vishkar Corporation found overwatch , a prospect to which Symmetra was left aghast. She stormed out of the mayor`s office, coming across a crowd of protesters who were against the re-development of their neighborhoods. She couldn`t understand their mindset, as to how they could bear to live in such "disgusting" conditions, and as she wandered, she found herself lost. She was helped back to her hotel by a young girl “ Oh, look at this angelic face. An island of perfection in this sea of misery. „ ~ Symmetra s reflections upon meeting Rosa Rosa Status Active Nationality Brazilian Base Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rosa is overwatch . Reminded of her own childhood, Symmetra swore that Vishkar would help Rio`s people, regardless of what it took.

Symmetra deals with Calado guards

It didn`t take long for that to happen, as Sanjay Korpal Sanjay Korpal Status Active Occupation Negotiator Affiliation Vishkar Corporation Sanjay Korpal is a Vishkar Corporation official. Contents 1 Story 1.1 A Better World 1.2 Negotiations with LumériCo 2 References Story edit | edit source] A overwatch assigned her to infiltrate the Calado building, get some dirt on its Calado Calado Leader Mr. Calado Headquarters Rio de Janeiro Type Urban planning Standing Defunct? Calado was a company with a presence in Rio de Janeiro. Decades after the Omnic Crisis, Calado and the Vishkar Corporation found overwatch , and get out. She found some dirt, but nothing that would be enough to take Calado down. Some guards attacked her, but she was able to incapacitate them and exit via teleporter. Outside, she contacted Sanjay, confirming that she had nothing on Calado, and that maybe finding dirt on the mayor was a better option. Sanjay responded with "so be it," and a second later, the Calado building was consumed in a fiery explosion. Now, Sanjay explained, Calado wouldn`t stand in their way, and they could help Rio`s people. Be that as it may, as the building collapsed, debris fell into the adjacent slum that Symmetra had passed through. Making her way through the debris, she found the girl that had helped her earlier, along with her grieving mother. Her face had been severely burnt, but Symmetra could only hope that Vishkar could "fix it."

A few months later, the situation had indeed been "fixed," as Vishkar had carried out its redevelopment of Rio`s city center, now that Calado had been taken out. Standing with Sanjay as the mayor gave a speech, Symmetra observed that new housing had yet to be provided. Sanjay affirmed that the housing would be provided in time, and avoided answering when Symmetra asked him whether the Calado fire had been caused by Vishkar. This, he told her, was the price of rebirth. Looking out over the crowd, Symmetra could only reaffirm that Vishkar was indeed, making a better world.

Achievements

Name Icon Description Reward
The Car Wash
Hit an enemy with 6 beams simultaneously as Symmetra in Quick or Competitive play.
Pixel
Huge Success
Teleport 20 players in a single Quick or Competitive play game as Symmetra.
Cute

Official

Curse

Jan. 24th, 2017

Bug Fixes
Heroes
  • Fixed a bug preventing Symmetra⃢₀ₙs Photon Barrier from playing its destruction sound effect when it is destroyed
Maps
  • Fixed a bug that allowed Symmetra to place her Shield Generator in unintended locations in Watchpoint: Gibraltar

Dec. 30th, 2016

Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug that sometimes allowed Symmetra to place Teleporters and Shield Generators inside her team⃢₀ₙs spawn room in a competitive match

Dec. 13th, 2016

Hero Balance Update
  • Photon Barrier (New Ability)
    • Replaces her existing Photon Shield ability
    • Generates a large energy barrier in front of Symmetra that blocks enemy fire as it travels forward
    • Shield Generator (New Ultimate Ability Option)
  • Symmetra`s Ultimate ability now offers a choice between Teleporter and a new option: Shield Generator
    • Shield Generator places a device that grants additional shields to allies within its effective radius (regardless of barriers, walls, or obstacles between them and the Shield Generator)
  • Photon Projector (Primary Fire)
    • Range has been increased from 5 meters to 7 meters
  • Sentry Turret
    • Turrets that can be carried have been increased from 3 turrets to 6 turrets
    • Cooldown has been reduced from 12 seconds to 10 seconds
  • Photon Shield
    • Replaced with the new Photon Barrier ability
  • Teleporter
    • Health has been decreased from 200 to 50
    • Shields have been increased from 0 to 350
Developer Comments
We wanted to address two main issues with Symmetra. First, on the whole, we felt that she didn’t feel active enough. Second, due to the nature of her Teleporter, she felt weak in certain situations on different maps and game modes. To address the first point, we replaced her more passive Photon Shield ability with a much more active ability: Photon Barrier. Now, Symmetra can help lead the charge on offense or help shut down a big push on defense by actively blocking damage for your team. For the second point, we noticed players would often switch off of Symmetra once they found themselves in a situation where her Teleporter wasn’t as useful. For instance, when playing her on defense on an Assault map, players often used her to defend the first capture point, then quickly switched to another hero if that point fell. To help her feel more useful in more situations, we`ve given her an alternative to her Teleporter. The Shield Generator is just as important for the enemy to deal with, but is useful in more situations. The turret changes allow her to rebuild her turret nests faster. Even if all her turrets are wiped out, it`s now easier for players to build them all back up before the next push. We’re also increasing the range on her Photon Projector to make it easier for her to build up and keep a powerful charge on her target.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug causing Widowmaker’s Grappling Hook to begin its cooldown after going through Symmetra’s Teleporter
  • Console Sombra no longer receives credit toward her on-fire meter when her EMP ultimate hits Symmetra’s turrets

Nov. 30th, 2016

Bug Fixes
  • Sombra no longer receives credit toward her on-fire meter when her EMP ultimate hits Symmetra⃢₀ₙs turrets

Nov. 15th, 2016

Hero Balance Change
  • Dealing damage to things other than players (like Torbj⸣⸖rn`s turret or Symmetra`s teleporter) no longer charges ultimate abilities
  • Ultimate costs have been increased by 25% for all heroes
Developer Comment
Game-changing ultimate abilities were coming up a bit too frequently. This change helps keep them in check while still allowing them to be powerful.

Sep. 30th, 2016

Bug Fixes
  • Symmetra`s ⃢₀ₜCar Wash⃢₀₝ achievement now correctly lists the number of beams required (6 instead of 7)

Sep. 1st, 2016

General Update
  • When activating the "Ultimate Status" communication, Symmetra now reports the number of charges left on her teleporter
Hero Balance Update
  • Ultimates that consume the ultimate meter when activated will now drain the meter more quickly (.25 second instead of 1 second)
  • Reverted a recent change that reduced the size of heroes` projectiles
  • Most hero abilities will no longer interrupt quick melee attacks
  • Ultimate abilities will now interrupt quick melee attacks
Developer Comments
Altering the size of projectiles in flight had too many unintended side effects to keep in the game, at least in its current form. We will continue watching this and make additional changes if necessary. We⃢₀ₙre also making quick melee more consistent when interacting with enemy abilities.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed several issues with Symmetra`s emotes and highlight intros

Jul. 21st, 2016

Hero Balance Change (PS4 and XB1 exclusively)
  • Turrets damage decrease by 30%

Jun. 21st, 2016

Bug Fixes
General

Abilities

Photon Projector
Ability: Weapon
Affects: Enemies
Symmetra’s weapon emits a short-range beam that homes in on a nearby enemy, dealing continuous damage that increases the longer it is connected. The projector can also release a charged energy ball that deals high damage.
LM/RM
Ammo:
Level 1 DPS:
Level 2 DPS:
Level 3 DPS:
Fire rate:
Charged damage:
Charged ammo use:
Max charge time:
Range:
₠100
₠30
₠60
₠120

₠25-125
₠20
₠2s
₠6 yards
Sentry Turret
Ability: Cooldown
Affects: Enemies
Symmetra sets up a small turret that automatically fires speed-reducing blasts at the nearest enemy within range. Several turrets can be built on the battlefield at once.
SHIFT
20 seconds
Damage per second:
Max turrets:
Stackable:
Trigger Range:
₠25
₠6
₠Yes
₠10 Yards
Photon Shield
Ability: Cooldown
Affects: Allies
Symmetra surrounds an ally with a hard-light shield that absorbs damage and persists as long as that ally remains alive.
E
8 seconds
Shield strength:
₠25
Teleporter
Ability: Ultimate
Affects: Allies
Symmetra places a teleporter exit pad at her current location, and connects it to a teleporter entry pad at her team’s starting point. Allies can travel through the entry pad to the exit pad instantly, enabling them to return to the fight swiftly after being defeated.
Q
Cast Time:
₠2s

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