The Overwatch players do not want to part with Hanzo’s Scatter Arrow. They demand a special emote to honor the ability.
For many months, the Overwatch players have been demanding that the hero Hanzo finally needs to be reworked. Now Blizzard has granted this wish and presented the new version of Hanzo on the PTR.
As previously threatened, Hanzo loses his notorious Scatter Arrow. Instead, he receives two new abilities that are intended to make him more reliable and a bit more skill-dependent.
Emote as a reminder of old abilities
However, not all fans are pleased. Although the changes to Hanzo are generally supported, there is already a group of players who do not want to completely part with the Scatter Arrow.
On Reddit, they demanded: Give Hanzo a new, legendary emote – the Scatter Arrow.
There are several ideas for this. For instance, players wished for an emote where Hanzo shoots a blue arrow down to the ground, which then darts into the sky. A short time later, a dead bird would fall to the ground behind Hanzo, and he would initially look surprised before grinning and shrugging his shoulders.
Basically, it serves as a reminder that the Scatter Arrow has sometimes eliminated targets that Hanzo did not even have in his sights.
Within a day, the post received over 18,000 upvotes, making it one of the most successful posts in the Overwatch subreddit in recent months.
The fans’ ideas went even further. For if Hanzo would receive a “memorial emote” for old abilities, then Reaper should also get an emote where he gazes longingly at a soul orb in his hand.
What do you think of this idea? Should old abilities be honored in this way? Or is it good for new players to never come into contact with these old abilities?
Symmetra will also be revised – she too will likely lose some abilities and gain new ones.
