Some of the Overwatch community in recent months have been requesting changes to Junkrat, with one user on the forums by the name of GreyFalcon making suggested changes for the hero. The good news for those hoping for said changes is that principal designer Geoff Goodman responded to these suggestions, saying that they're not far off.
The suggestions themselves were as follows:
"Junkrat:
- Concussion Mine, damage reduced to 90
- Junkrat Trap, increase damage to 110
- Concussion mine, reduce cooldown to 4 seconds
Results
- Trap+Mine = 200 damage
- Grenade+Mine = 210 damage
- Trap is way more deadly.
- Can't spam 2 mines and kill 200HP. For balance reasons.
- Grenade + Mine is a much more frequent and consistent combo
- Junkrat's survivability and mobility goes way up because he can use a ConcMine every 4 seconds to engage/retreat."
And here's Goodman's response: "This is pretty close to what we're trying with him, and what will likely be on the PTR when it comes back up. Currently on our internal builds Junkrat has 2 charges of his Concussion Mine. This allows you to do all kinds of cool stuff like launch yourself into a fight and still have a charge to escape with, or launch yourself up into a Pharah and still have a charge to try and kill her with. Previously this was possible before but you had to plant one on the ground and then wait for the cooldown to come back before doing this. That is still possible, which allows for a triple jump now if you want/need that, but now it is a lot more reliable to do with 2. It has been a ton of fun to play with so far."
For those concerned about his ultimate ability in all of this, don't worry, as Goodman talked about that too. "We're also looking at making his ult a bit better," he explained. "We're experimenting with a movement speed increase or a health increase on the tire. We wouldn't do both things but in either case it should be more reliable to use in more situations."
Do you think Junkrat needs a buff in the first place?