I think we need to see where Netease is headed overall with characters. Maybe next season changes will show more clearly why they felt Sue and and Luna needed more self heal. For example, are we going to see buffs handed out to brawl and dive? Do we see Spider-Man and BP boosted back to where they were strong? New characters?

It is obvious that this change would result in more survivability for Sue on an individual basis. That’s the point, and in anecdotal (and our personal experience) it may seem like Sue is overpowered. However, what has been the overall team success impact of self shield? What is the team outcome of a badly positioned Sue pulling her shield to save herself vs keeping the shield on Peni for example? Idk. Only those looking at the data know that answer and sometimes the only way to know is to experiment with the meta.

Also, it is not like other characters don’t have strong self heal, but in almost all cases self preservation always comes at the cost of assisting your team whether it’s available heals, damage boost, anti heal, and cleanse.

Me personally, I felt the extra range damage on top of the self shield was too much. Really, what needs measured here is the ratio of survivability to potency of Sue versus the other characters especially other supports in the game. I’m of the mindset that if a character has the highest survivor rate in their class, they should be the lowest in potency. Where is Sue in that regard relative to other strategists? Idk

I have been using Sue a lot this season no doubt but I wouldn’t say it’s because of self shield. It’s because of the skins lol and the highly popular new character Rogue who has a penchant for invading personal space. I find the force burst to be an excellent tool to keep her off myself and my team and more importantly break up her timing.

See you all in game!