For those who aren’t aware, yesterday a twitch streamer has interviewed a developer on the state of Mercy and got some answers (both of which I will keep unnamed here, but I will however link the video for reference).
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/332079781?t=01h29m56s
I would like to address the convo they have on Mercy, specifically her rework and the reason they gave for staying with it.
In short, the devs look to believe that statistically Mercy is in a good spot, which is fair. I like to make note that they seemed to have really emphasized that “statistically” she is fine, and that is why they are happy with her. And I can agree with them here, I think that as a dev, it makes sense to see the numbers and see her no longer be as strong and quote “OP,” as she was during it’s initial phase.
They also go into detail on how Mercy is a strong pocket healer (everyone I’m sure knows this… Though I personally don’t think that’s her ONLY purpose, but I’m getting ahead of myself here, sorry.)
Then, after one of the people in the chat called out the dev, saying they, quote “screwed up the rework” (though admittedly, was pretty inappropriate to say to them), it seemed to have gone down hill from there, in a way that I was hoping it didn’t go.
Afterwards we can see the streamer (understandingly offended by the remark), take it upon themselves to defend them. I find that action commendable by the way. What I don’t find commendable is how they went about it. They resorted back to defending Valkyrie, and used the same old, outdated rhetoric (that has been proven countless times as being based entirely on subjective opinion). And they reiterate the “unfun to play against” argument for mass res being removed.
I found that moment in time strange, because the streamer isn’t a dev, yet it’s evident that we see him literally losing his composure for a bit, cutting off the dev before he could even speak for himself, and then taking control of the conversation under misconception and a false narrative, rather than simply ignoring it. I’m not sure if that was a good idea on the streamers part, because not only was addressing that comment in that way making the dev look bad, in my opinion, it sets the tone for a black and white dilemma where multiple solutions, including a revert, exist. There is loads of feedback given on how to make her work with mass res, and the streamer using the “unfun to play against” propaganda, which by now has been proven multiple times as a horrible way to balance a game, shows how out-of-touch they are with the rest of the community. In all honesty, it looked like the dev was genuinely going to say something, but was forced to just agree on a, quite admittedly, very weak reason for reworking the hero, and leave it at that. And this is exactly the type of misinformation I’ve been voicing my opinions against, namely in my previous threads:
Because… even then… My questions to them both would still be… Why didn’t they just balance her like they did with Valk? Why didn’t they just patch Mercy to be able to Rez through walls? Why couldn’t they have just given her a cast time? Why go with the entire rework and risking it become OP (which it did)? Valk was arguably made even more OP than 1.0 res, due to her 5 month reign. And they couldn’t explain how that happened, other than saying “We took too long to address it.” Well, does that not apply with Mass res being invincible as well? And the hide and seek Mercy?
Sorry, that argument is a classic example of a false dilemma. They could have balanced her back in 1.0. They chose not to. And therein lies the problem.
Looking at the streamer in question, it’s apparent that they are in the pro scene, which isn’t helping the already infused stigma of the top 1% not knowing the issues of everyone else in the game. And still, for the record (in case anyone would be wondering), thanks to that streamers knee-jerk reaction to force his opinion into the conversation on Mercy as if it’s fact, there is still no official statement that says that “mass res won’t be coming back.” But I suppose that would be a good thing, since there’s history of official statements being brought back on their word (even the devs acknowledge this at this point).
What is clear, is that it is still business as usual, and as people will still believe that it isn’t coming back, I will continue to believe that there is hope for it returning. And with previous reverts to her kit in the past. I believe that the chances of this happening have only strengthened. It’s clear that Mercy is not in a good state in terms of engagement, impact, or rewarding gameplay, and I believe that while we are certainly in the right direction with her, that there is a lot more work to be done.
But those are just my thoughts for now, just thought I get it out there. Do you agree? Maybe you completely disagree, and that’s fine. Let’s keep the discussions civil, classy, and proper, and thanks for reading! 
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It also occurred to me that you’ve posted a vid on the topic shortly before I posted my thoughts here, and I’m diving right into it now… Great minds think alike! We’re in the zone!