I'm a Thor main with 110 hours on the character so I have a lot to say regarding how upset I am with the patch but I will try to keep this concise and clear. The flexible playstyle we Thor mains fell in love with has been taken away, our brawling capability and cd cycle which we enjoyed taken away, and the balance of the character that existed has been taken away where he will be an even bigger low elo stomper and high elo trash pick now.
After watching the response video I still don't like what they've done to Thor at all (disregarding the insult) because it shows they want him to just be an awakened bot who doesn't dive and brawl much. Also, with this his melee capabilities become irrelevant. The whole reason I got into Thor and liked him through all the suffering was because the high mobility, melee brawl, and chase capabilities that came together in his flexible and high pace style with shields for sustain as well as a few awakenings for some big plays really appealed to me. This Thor just doesn't have that.
With his gameplay loop now constantly locked in place for 6 seconds and the shields nerf he can't go into an enemy team or backline so much to get work done. Even just dashing around and being a distraction in the backline is nerfed with the shield hit. If I wanted big projectiles poke with a bit of melee capability I would just go Bucky.
We wanted an addition of identity to what we had. This instead replaces what we had with something different, boring, and less effective.
If you are someone who believes this a doesn't understand the changes or believes this is a buff, I plead that you watch the following videos made by the Thor community which clarify them for non-Thor mains. The first video (sovereign) is the best video clarity wise as this guys does all the math, works all the numbers, and clears up all the gameplay very well. The second and third video are more passion and feeling focused for us Thor mains by Jeremy who is a very popular Thor influencer and the previous rank 1 Thor player, Anachromics (another top player) also made a short if you rather something smaller on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxqhkr5x_78
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayoE0ltRLnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoP4O73KWzg
If all of the above does not convince you I ask that you look at the early access released gameplay showcased by Bogur to understand the removal of Thor's identity that makes him a boring hero with a dps kit that pales in comparison to a real dps like Bucky and doesn't have the same poke tools as poke tanks like Magneto. You can't even say "Bogur doesn't know how to play Thor" because this is what the devs wanted. Just full dps awakened bot that only feeds support ults, only gets kills on enemies that full feed, and dies easily when the space is taken. Many people are saying the issues new Thor has is just bad player aim but keep in mind Bogur is one of the top players in the world before you listen to those arguements.
In the end this was not short at all so sorry about that but please, help revert the hero that got me into this game back to who he was.