I don't think every hero needs an "oh shit" button, or some escape mechanism. That's how we got homogenized WoW.

Widowmaker, afaict, is about battlefield vision. Between her ult and her grappling hook, she shouldn't be too close to the frey to begin with, but have a good view of things from a distance. So in that sense, it's fine she doesn't have much of an escape move.

Soldier 76 has a sprint. I think that's more than some heroes in terms of mobility.

Feel free to hit me up if you ever see me on, Gron. We can be equally mediocre together. =)

The tanks in this game are pretty fun, and all play very differently. Reinhardt (the guy with the shield) is basically made just for you. I think you'll love him.

Reinhardt would have the name Gronthor if they knew any better

Favorites so far (as of play time)

Tanks - Roadhog -43 mins (self heal tank probably the best if you play solo and dont have a healer

DPS - Reaper - 18 mins ( I also like his solo play but I am starting to like tracer more becasue she heals reaper doesn't but he avoids a lot of dmg)

longrange - Junkrat - 8 mins (it will be A LOT more but I let other people play him PROBABLY the single most OP hero in game if played right)

Healer - Mercy - 17 mins ( I dunno asano I fucking love* her, and I love/dont mind healing people and this is by far the most effective hero at heals - major disadvantage about her is - low hp for having massive wings as a target, if people do not kill the melee targets that dive on her she falls quickly)

It's funny, I did originally say Zenyatta was my favorite support with Mercy my least -- and that was all true when I played in beta. But since launch, it's been the exact opposite. Mercy isn't my exactly my favorite still, but I do find myself playing her a lot. She takes some getting used to, and certain groups (i.e. pug coordination) make her more difficult to play than a Lucio, for example. Overall though, I've played Symmetra more than any other hero -- about an hour. But yeah, I like Mercy now.

On the tank side, I agree with you on Roadhog. I really didn't like him during beta, but I enjoy him now. Between his heal and his hook, he's pretty sturdy and easy to play. D.Va is still my favorite, but I can appreciate and don't mind playing all the tanks.

My biggest surprise has been Mei. I've fallen in love with her. I don't get to play her as much as I want because she's usually picked first pretty quickly, but man she's good. Great, game-changing ult, good long-range and high damage alt-fire, great primary fire to counter the higher mobility characters that get in close, and an invuln+self heal. What more could you want?

I love Rheinheart. I love tanking in an FPS. Having to protect bastions and my healer is so awesome. If you all need any tanks let me know i will gladly play one for you all. It feels so natural.

I am ok as Widow but i need more practice as an offensive FPS player. Tanking is more natural for me.

all of the tanks are amazing in their own right imo. the fucking monkey is a bitch to deal with. rheinheart is great for pushing objectives not as good in king of the hill but still really good. if u have a healer in the game which most teams ive seen now run 2 dbl lucio or lucio mercy is very popular.

100% certain (but did not read the patch notes) tracers cooldown timer was increased for (all) skills maybe not the (A) but definitely the "3xwarp" did by a noticeable amount too

fusa log on.

I have discovered the dirty pleasure of gunning down Tracers and Reavers with my healer pistol. No one expects the Mercy Kill.

Torjborn seems OP so many times. I am finding him so much fun!