This post was inspired by a Very Special Someone while I was Mercy yesterday.
If you’re in quickplay and someone on your team is a healer-- being rude to them for not pocketing you 24/7, not rezzing you when you’re in the middle of their whole team or its on cooldown [We have cooldowns too!!], is the fastest way to make sure you never have a healer in your games.
It’s arguably worse than comp, because at least in comp your team understands they need to help you out from time to time if they want to stay alive and win. In QP people dont have that same mindset, which is fine because its a fun casual mode-- annoying sometimes, but fine because hey; what can ya do?
But I actually really enjoy being a healer. I used to main Ana. I used to play a lot of Mercy and Lucio. Sometimes when I see we dont have one or have only one, I’ll switch and remember why I liked doing it so much. Keeping my team alive feels good. I have fun.
Then there’s always that one person who makes me remember why I stopped.
You want tanks and healers. You constantly complain and wonder why you never have tanks and healers.
I gotta babysit 5 people all game. I get solo-ulted everytime I exhale. I’ve got Tracer on me like I owe her child support. But hearing the little “thanks!” from time to time when I save that Genji who over-extended, or pocketed pharah through her ult, or Nano’d reinhardt at the perfect time, and even getting voted for at the end of the match really makes it all worth it.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside; like people noticed and cared about how hard I tried to keep them alive.
So, I’m sorry I couldn’t out-heal that RIP Tire.
I’m sorry if I had to let you die sometimes to focus on someone else.
I’m sorry if sometimes I panic ult or can’t come help you because I’m being killed by Reaper.
I never claimed to be a t500 healer. I make mistakes too.
But being rude because I can’t stick on you the entire game, especially if I’m healing by myself and they’ve got flankers-- is just going to make me switch off and leave you with no healer.
So, if you want a balanced team comp and somebody is willing to play healer for you-- cut them some slack.
Say “thanks!” every once in a while if they save you at a crucial time. You dont have to worship them all game, but if I get annoyed enough to leave my group with my friend and come into teamchat just to get on mic and say “I AM healing you. I’ve been healing you all game.” – that should tell how how somebody on the team is acting.
And it doesnt feel good.
So just…give your healer a break. We are doing the best we can. 
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