I like Mercy as she is in her current state, and do not want her to be reworked/reverted
That said, I have been discussing some changes that wouldnt (as I see it) change how Mercy is played very much while potentially making some other/additional folks happier. Not necessarily totally happy, but closer to happy than they are now.
I will not consider the results to be official or proving anything to anyone, but after I present the change, I invite you the reader to choose a single response to categorize your feelings on the set of changes I am outlining below.
Valkyrie:
Healing changed to 80 on the main beam and 40 on the chains
Damage Boosting changed to +35% on the main beam and +25% on the chains
All else remains the same
Reasoning:
I dont think this changes the playstyle of players who like Mercy as she is now, but for those who want to be more engaged while in Valkyrie as well as those who want to gain some advantage using their beam juggling skills, this will be a good thing. This change would also be easy for the devs to implement and test - no animations or functional changes, just pure number change
Nerf or Buff?:
The overall numbers are sort of a nerf and a buff at the same time One might call it a wash overall, purely by numbers. If you’re healing just one person, your numbers improve over existing by +20HPs/s, but if you are lucky enough to get everyone on the beam and chains, your healing drops by (5x60) - (80+(4x40)) = 60 compared to existing Valkyrie functionality. That said, for a top end Mercy who knows the proper prioritization of healing and how to juggle beams, I believe they’d see this as a significant buff, despite the lower total potential healing per second. Such a player would know teammate X needs the more healing right now, while Y and Z can get by with less, with the situation then potentially changing by the second, requiring closer monitoring of teammates condition and little to no spectating. More or less the same on the damage boost side, albeit with smaller numerical differences
Question to you:
Which of the following best describes how you feel about this suggested change?
A. I am happy with Mercy as she is and this change would make me less happy
B. I am happy with Mercy as she is but this change would make me either happier or just as happy as I am now
C. I am unhappy with Mercy as she is and I’d prefer her with this change applied to her over her current state
D. I am unhappy with Mercy as she is but I’d prefer her current state over her with this change applied or have no preference between the two
If you have no opinion on the matter, no need to reply; though as always all are free to reply
If this doesnt address your concerns with Mercy at all, like those who are focused on rez and/or Valkyrie going away entirely, the right selection is D
I will try to update this original post with totals sporadically. My position at this time is B.
A - 0
B - 14
C - 11
D - 2
(up to and including Qwazi’s vote)
(all edits you see on this post are solely to update the voting totals, unless noted otherwise)
edit: updated thread tile with amusing (to me) hashtag