Quote Originally Posted by Mutazoia View Post
I meant that it is too weak when compared with the other sniper kits. I know that her scoped and unscoped shots do the same damage. Widomaker gets a big damage boost by sacrificing her perif. vision, Ana get's squat for putting her blinders on. Hanzo can't scope in, but he doesn't have to...get that arrow shot on a hitbox and your pretty much guaranteed a long range insta-kill. Ana might as well not bother scoping...it serves no real purpose. She can just hip fire into a group, if she hit's a friend, they get some healing, if she hits a foe, they take a little damage....
The scope... is a scope. It does what a scope is meant to do, zoom-in. Furthermore it makes your bullets hitscan, makes the healing hitbox FAR MORE GENEROUS and let's you aim at targets far away. Your scope comes up rather fast and you can come out of it before it's even fully up.

The scope let's you aim at things that are far away, that's already a big benefit. There is never a cluster big enough that you'll ever be able to just fire in a general direction. Healing and damage target prioritization is super important just in general. During team fights you shouldn't really afford to mess up aiming at the wrong ally or not helping secure a pick. Unscoped shooting has a travel time, your bullets are slower than a Mei's icicle, Zenyatta's status orb, and Hanzo's fully drawn bow and just a tad faster than Torb's rivet shotgun. Being able to focus fire and help secure picks, pile damage, support allies being focused without having to dive into their proximity and in general have more freedom in your positioning are massive tactical advantages.


Spoiler: Projectile Travel Speeds per the Wiki
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  • Zenyatta, Orb of Harmony: 106.66 meters per second
  • Zenyatta, Orb of Discord: 106.66 meters per second
  • Mei, Icicle: 88.88 meters per second
  • Hanzo, Storm Bow (Fully Drawn): 86.66 meters per second
  • Ana, Biotic Rifle (Unscoped): 85.5 meters per second
  • Torbjorn, Rivet Gun (Alternate): 80 meters per second
  • Zenyatta, Orb of Destruction: 66.66 meters per second
  • Zenyatta, Orb Volley: 66.66 meters per second
  • Orisa, Fusion Driver: 60 meters per second
  • Roadhog, Scrap Gun (Main): 57 meters per second
  • Roadhog, Scrap Gun (Alternate): 57 meters per second
  • Torbjorn, Rivet Gun (Main): 57 meters per second
  • Genji, Shuriken: 47 meters per second
  • Genji, Fan of Blades: 47 meters per second
  • Bastion, Cannon: 44 meters per second
  • Mercy, Caduceus Blaster: 40 meters per second
  • Roadhog, Hook: 40 meters per second
  • D.Va, Light Gun: 40 meters per second
  • Soldier 76, Helix Rockets: 40 meters per second
  • Lucio, Sonic Amplifier: 33.33 meters per second
  • Pharah, Rocket Launcher: 28.5 meters per second
  • Pharah, Concussive Blast: 28.5 meters per second
  • Pharah, Barrage: 28.5 meters per second
  • Reinhardt, Fire Strike: 26.66 meters per second
  • Hanzo, Storm Bow (Minimum Draw): 26 meters per second
  • Zarya, Particle Cannon (Alternate): 23.5 meters per second
  • Zarya, Graviton Surge: 23.5 meters per second
  • Mei, Endothermic Blaster: 20 meters per second
  • Orisa, Halt!: 20 meters per second
  • Orisa, Protective Barrier: 19 meters per second
  • Sombra, Translocator: 19 meters per second
  • Widowmaker, Venom Mine: 19 meters per second
  • Junkrat, Frag Launcher: 17.5 meters per second
  • Junkrat, Concussion Mine: 17.5 meters per second
  • Torbjorn, Armor Pack: 12 meters per second
  • Symmetra, Energy Ball: 10 meters per second