I had a chance to test her out in the PTR last night. She's pretty fun to play, but she's kind of underpowered. Her rifle doesn't deal much damage and it doesn't heal much either. She seems more of a mid range fighter like Hanzo than a truly long range sniper like Widowmaker. Ana's grenade is pretty good. It heals allies and increases other healing sources as well as damaging enemies and temporarily preventing them from healing. Her tranquilizer is also pretty useful, giving Ana a chance to escape a pursuer or make an enemy vulnerable to attacks. Her ultimate is pretty great. It buffs one of your allies, increasing their movement speed, damage, and making them harder to kill. Put it on a tank and they're sure to destroy the enemy team.
Overall, I think she's a good addition, but feels a bit weak. Especially now that Zenyatta is going to be buffed, he'll fill the role of a long range healer better than Ana.
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Love her design. When reading her abilities it sounds OP but in game It's surprisingly balanced. I love that she can't crit-shot or deal massive damage. 80 damage is pretty good, she's a support first and supports shouldn't be killing as much as healing. It's good that she won't be able to easily outshine a widowmaker as her more versatile kit would make widowmaker obsolete if that were the case. 80 points of near instant healing administered from long ranges. It's not a constant supply of health like the others, but it's enough to save somebody in the heat of the battle (essentially a long-range health pack). Again I find this to be good, as she shouldn't outheal The others consistently but rather she should be able to easily save peop when need-be. Her grenade is a godsend, especially if you combine it with a Lucio or mercy healing the whole team. It will also make pushing objectives easier as you could shut down the enemy healers for a short time. Sleep dart similarly is a great tool, but requires good coordination to use effectively. All in all, I find her to actually be incredibly balanced, and I love how she is so far changing the meta up. She require a a bit more skill to use effectively, but in the right hands, with good team coordination, she's a great addition.