Dallas Fuel Player Seagull Thinks the New Hanzo is too Forgiving

Hanzo recently went through some major changes by Blizzard in the popular first person shooter and esports title Overwatch. These changes included multiple tweaks to his overall kit and the changing of his Scatter Arrow ability to the new Storm Arrow Ability that allows players to fire six shots rapidly at reduced damage. 

The new ability and other changes to the hero has pushed the archer into being a more popular hero choice for players, but has left many members of the community believing that the changes by Blizzard have made the archer too powerful, as the implemented changes have lowered the skill level required to play the Overwatch archer at an effective level. 

One of these community members is Dallas Fuel player Brandon "Seagull" Larned, as the player whose skill with Hanzo has been well documented recently commented on his stream that he believes that changes to the archer, especially the Storm Arrow ability, have made playing the hero "too forgiving", while the older version punished players who were not as proficient with the hero.

With the same opinion of Seagull regarding the new Hanzo being shared with many other Overwatch League players, it was not surprising to see that the Overwatch League decided to have Stage 4 matches played on the patch before the one that brought the changes to Hanzo. However, the Storm Arrow carrying Hanzo will see his debut in the Overwatch League, during the Season 1 Playoffs that begin on July 11th. 

Even though some of the players of the Overwatch League may feel that the new version of Hanzo is not ideal for professional play, teams like that the Dallas Fuel who have exceptionally talented Hanzo players, such as Seagull, will no doubt be tempted to utilize the powerful hero for the forseeable future in the Overwatch League.

(cover photo courtesy of Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment)