The power level of Hanzo has always been a highly discussed topic in the Overwatch community. Higher level teams barely picked him because of inconsistency, but lower SR players were furious about the one shot potential of Scatter Arrow. A rework was long overdue, and Blizzard duly delivered.

However, they literally managed to turn the table, as the current version of Hanzo is less reliable and annoying in low skill level games, but insanely powerful in the right hands at higher SR.