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Cake day: October 28th, 2023

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  • I think most people understand that tanks aren’t meant to just be beefier DPS. Sadly, that’s what Blizzard is giving us. One Mei can control space better than most of the tank roster, and a Widow will shut down an entire sight line just by existing.

    By contrast, a Rein will just stare menacingly through his shield for the 0.5 seconds it lasts, until he’s forced to hide behind a wall. And a Winston will exhaust all his cooldowns in order to tickle you a bit before you use one of the myriad movement abilities to escape. Any tank is only as good as the enemy support line allows him to be.

    Tanks aren’t allowed to be tanks because, in a 5v5 environment, there just isn’t enough of them to go around. So instead they’re forced to play like a DPS, going for risky plays in an attempt to get a lucky pick.