[Feedback Thread Continued Part III] Mercy Updates - Jan 30, 2018

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50% stronger healing (90 hps)

Considering how 60hps is strong, is think that 90 is maybe too much for Mercy. Maybe only 75 ?

I figured it would be balanced out by the fact that it has a relatively low uptime: 4 second duration, and a 12 second cooldown that doesn’t start until after Valk finishes. Even if she spams it every time it’s up, Mercy would only be able to use it every 16 seconds.

Alright so let’s keep it like that.
Anyway if this idea ever hits live servers, we’ll need to test it before (PTR) and numbers will be adjusted if they need to be.

@Silawatsi-1430

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Damage boost also provides a 15% movement speed bonus to the target

Imo movement speed should be Lucio things only, but why not ?

Well… it’s not like the devs could increase damage boost’s numbers without making it OP. So I had to find a different way to make the beam stronger during Valk.

Another idea should be to give to the beam target half the effects of the beam you’re not using.

• Left click grants 90hps and 10% dmgb
• Right click grants 30% dmbg and 30hps

Something like that.
But that could be strange considered that Mercy has always been able to do 1 thing at a time (heal, dmgb, pistol, rez), so maybe movement speed is the best option.

@Silawatsi-1430

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Angelic Decent: rate of decent has been adjusted from a featherfall to a glide. Mercy will now be able to move between nearby platforms on her own, giving her greater freedom in positioning.

If I understand well this suggestion of Angelic Decent stops her vertical movements ? She stops falling as long as she holds spacebar ?
It sounds strange to me, think about the GA’s interaction…
After reaching her target she continues flying in the air… but without falling ?
The featherfall was one weakness of AD, it was part of it imo.

“Not falling at all” would be a hover. The glide is similar to a featherfall, except that Mercy loses altitude at a slower rate. She wouldn’t be able to stay in the air indefinitely, but she would be able to stay up long enough to get to a platform that’s directly across from her.

Then I’m okay with it !