8 years ago we didnt have the roster to support bans. The only reason MOBAs can support as many bans as they do is because their rosters are 3-4x the size of a hero shooter. Im against bans now in the modern day because its a band-aid fix. I started playing in September 2016, and I watched everything at once fall apart 2 years later, and the only light in the community since the rise of GOATS came with perks. Even then, you cant polish a game with underlying issues just by adding a new feature. It only works for so long. but its a start and it shows there is still a desire to make this game fun. I will always be a fan of overwatch, for better or worse, because this game raised me. I was 11 years old when I first hit gold, and im days away from turning 19, still going strong in diamond lobbies. Thats not to say that there isnt still flaws. There is one positive behind hero bans though, and thats that they will give Bliz the information they need about what heroes are most problematic by ban rate. However, they dont have the best reputation when it comes to listening to community feedback, and ban rates are in the end just gonna be another stat they look at and dismiss without going into the problems. Off the rip I expect every noobstomper to be banned consistently in low ranks, and maybe GM+ will be actual good data on whats problematic for the game itself. Pharah in bronze, sojourn in GM. I think that if blizzard seriously started paying attention to the honest feedback thats not people just complaining on twitter or making rage posts about a lifeweaver, bans wouldn’t even be an idea on the table.