Community Thoughts - Brigitte Lindholm of Overwatch

Brigitte Lindholm is the latest support hero to be added to the roster of heroes of Overwatch. She is no ordinary support hero though, as she is a tank and support hybrid whose abilities allow her to perform the duties of both classes in an effective and unique manner. She is currently available to play on the PTR test server, and while she is not yet in the live version of the game many players have been able to test out what Brigitte brings to the game with her hybrid design.

Torbjorn's youngest daughter is looking to shake up the Overwatch meta and show how dangerous a true hybrid hero can be in the right hands. We reached out to the official Overwatch subreddit and asked members of the commmunity what they believe Brigitte will bring to the playing field.

The multiple roles that Brigitte can fill with her vast array of abilities, which cover everything from healing to providing protection, have players very interested in what ways they will be able to utilize her to impact a match. These multiple duty abilities are what has intrigued community member Findorin. 

"I was always waiting for another melee hero; but the fact that it is a healer who can protect herself in the short range makes this hero 10 times better for me. Her abilities, tank-like health and durability, armoring/healing mechanism is looking like she'll be a game determining hero like Reinhardt. She adds the diversity needed in healers in the means of playstyle. I'm assuming she'll have a giant impact on the meta. In conclusion: I really like her."

With Brigitte being the first true hybrid hero to make their way into Overwatch, a new kind of meta that we have never seen before may become the norm for competitive players. "Brigitte is a very different hero in overwatch. She will bring about a new, more terrifying meta," Said community member Dummly, "Her ult combined with others like tracer, the Small tank meta will come soon."

However, Brigitte's potential to shake up the meta in ways that we have never seen before may not be completely positive in the eyes of community member JW-Thrax.

"Personally I like the hero and think she will be a lot of fun to play. The support/tank hybrid is definitely going to shake up the meta as Jeff put it. However I do have my concerns about whether this change will be for the good. Brigitte's low cooldowns and the general ease of her kit ensures that when you miss an ability or don't time it well, the consequences would be minor compared to other characters."

Even though it is uncertain how excatly Brigitte will change the game of Overwatch at the moment, the community knows for certain that she is a blast to play as for aggressive support players. "My friend always said i never healed enough with Zen and always went for kills," proclaimed community member ShiniBlackRose, "NOW I CAN DO BOTH!"

Blizzard has introduced a hero that has the potential to change how Overwatch is currently played. If she is successful as a character, we could be seeing many more hybrid types of heroes making their way into Blizzard's first person shooter in the future.

(cover photo courtesy of Blizzard)