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Fat Thoughts

I was told I should start writing some of my ideas about Overwatch down, specifically on upcoming changes.  While I missed calling the shots on the torb re-work, I did want to think about Roadhog and the changes they could have in store for him.  All we were told is that they needed an animation for the change.  As always i threw out a couple guesses, like a one handed reload so he could heal and hook while shooting, it doesn't bring to light some of the core issues I have with him. I'll start off saying i'm a huge fan of hog, always have been and always will.  The main reason?  Shotguns.  I've always enjoyed the super shotgun from Quake 2 and the double barrel from doom.  It was always super satisfying to get a meaty shot and take someone out in one hit.  The trick was never the shotgun itself, it was how you moved and positioned yourself that made the weapon so great.  Roadhog has this Wimpy (from popeye) philosophy.  You'll trade a kill today for an ultimate to