Long time Overwatch player. Removing mei would be... interesting. It would probably raise awareness of the PR nightmare overall, certainly not be received well,

Long time Overwatch player. Removing mei would be... interesting. It would probably raise awareness of the PR nightmare overall, certainly not be received well, and most likely have a bad outcome for both China and Blizzard. The _irony_ is that Mei's kit is, in a sense, built around "stopping" people from playing and she is frequently referred to as "the devil". Lastly, the game is competitive and very balance sensitive to the point that small changes in single characters can turn them from "never pick" to "must pick every game". The impact is, despite the relatively large number of characters, they are all mentally accounted for in most players minds and not easily removed. Just some thoughts.