The problem was 800 was a random number pulled out of the air as an example.
It wasn’t meant to be taken seriously
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And I critiqued the idea of 800, not the idea itself.
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Another issue with rez-charges is it would need to be an absurdly high amount that it may aswell still be on a 30-second cd because you’d be able to farm charges too easily in Valk thanks to chain beams
You already know my preference.
Remove Valk, put back Rez, but make it single target.
Put the enormous amount of power which has been freed up in the rest of her kit.
No changing game play style when Valking, no pausing because you want to Rez, just all pinball mercy, all the time.
But now you are strong enough that your choices outside of ult has a much larger effect on the game.
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seems better to me than listening to grown adults acting like children having a tantrum using the #deletebrig movement
also… is that rank shaming I see?
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The only thing that changed with the rework was her ultimate, her overall gameplay during the fight was unchanged, aside of course from the addition of a new ability (Resurrect as ability). Other than that she’s had several QoL changes that makes her feel better to play then how she was at release.
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Rework is a strong word. Tweaking Valk towards a more skillful playstyle would be enough if you ask me. Add some qol changes and we’re good.
Res doesn’t need to be an ultimate like it was again. But at this point I think it’s pretty obvious it should NOT be on a cooldown. This is what broke Mercy. Res need to be tied to her ultimate somehow. Like, if they keep Valkyrie, take Res out of E and give like 2 charges only while ulting. Even if that meant reducing Valkyrie’s time.
Res should be some exclusive and obtainable.
The one I love is making rez a proactive ability. Mercy’s ult would give a buff to everyone within a certain range of her that would autorez anyone who died with it on (either on limited charges or within a short timeframe,) possibly with a damage boost as well.
Such as on OWL/OWWC improvements? 
Possible joke aside, Mercy as she is… she’s being held back by an unearned E ability that’s so powerful that she has to be self stunned for almost two seconds (making it somewhat team reliant too). Not only that, it’s also holding back other parts of her kit such as Valkyrie (
… ultimate ability).
I would personally be fine with a some type of rework whether resurrect is completely gone and replaced by something else or changed in some way that makes it earned and not so clunky. This time they should make some effort to engage with feedback rather than tuck it away in multiple megathreads and ignore it.
Maybe not mass rez but rez needs to be an ult
What about if she can build up multiple single instant (or short cast time) rez charges
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Mercy isn’t that boring. At least, she isn’t any more boring than she used to be. If you think she is only boring now then you really never liked the character as a whole
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Mercy is fine. The Dev team needs to focus their efforts on Symmetra, Reaper and Bastion. You know characters that actually have been UP and terrible for now 13 seasons.
See that then asks the question… which is a more egregious problem? A hero being underpowered or a hero being boring?
Symmetra and Reaper are underpowered and need some love… but when you can get them to work, they are super fun. I can’t speak on Bastion because I don’t play him.
Mercy… isn’t all that fun anymore. Sure she’s probably closeish to being balanced… but she’s lost half her pick rate in QP, the mode where people pick more for fun than for viability, when compared to back when she had Mass Resurrect. That’s not “fine”.
Also… doesn’t the current PTR have buffs for both Bastion and Reaper?
I mean, they are.
Here’s a suggestion though. How about all the heroes in need of fixing get fixed?
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I think Sym should be a priority over Mercy. But It’s not a exclusive thing. Pointing out Mercy needs some tweaks doesn’t mean I want Reaper to be left out. I made threads suggesting changes for him myself.
Ever consider that Blizzard didn’t ignore your ideas? But instead decided that they were downright awful?
No, no… That couldn’t be it…
And what you think what Blizzard did worked? did you see mercy v2 when she came out?
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Balance and viability obviously. That goes without saying.
Symmetra is literally useless and completely non viable. Bastion and Reaper are F-tier.
Mercy is essentially the same hero - all her core mechanics are there. Mass rez was unhealthy for the game and needed to be removed. Fun never trumps balance - the fun of a small group of people shouldn’t trump the fun of everyone else. Plenty of other Mercy players who find her fun, myself included. And non-Mercy players no longer have issues with her. It’s a win-win.
Mercy is fixed.
Yes, she was broken. Now she’s a little underwhelming. That doesn’t mean that the suggestions made by you or others would have been better.