🕊️[Mercy] Most likely Rez change

General Discussion
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If the devs do change Rez,
here’s the most likely change they will do:

  • Reduce the frequency of Rez by making it only available during Valkyrie.
  • Reduce the cast time of Rez, or remove cast time entirely.

Would be more fun and balanced than current Rez. And extremely simple to code.

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What’s wrong with the way it works right now?

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because bringing a player back every fight makes it a 7v6 unless both teams have a mercy. it makes picking another support useless because rez is so good

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I just figure this would be more fun.

And in the bargain, make other healers slightly more viable.

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She’s already getting her healing nerfed.

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Well, maybe that will be enough. Maybe not. But depending on the cast time change, this above change could be either a slight nerf or a slight buff.

But “fun” is also an important factor.

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I’m not sure about removing the cast time, if only because it makes the Rez consistent so long as Mercy is able to build her ult properly. Players generally don’t consider long-term play true “counterplay”, and this change would make Rez nigh-uncounterable in any way that doesn’t also counter Valk.

Let me state: I personally would LOVE this change, as it would both make Rez earned again as well as make it less of a chore to use for Mercy. Just acknowledging that it would be SUPER annoying for enemies.

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I have no problem with mercy now

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I think they should do this, but give it 2 charges. Either that or do it but give her back the 60 healing at the same time.

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Then maybe start with half the current cast time. Say 0.875 seconds. Or round up to 1 second.

Plenty enough to kill something.

But a big improvement over 1.75sec.

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and in the end…Mercy cult will still complain

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Maybe make it instant and make the cooldown 45 seconds

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Well the current frequency of Rez per game is about 4-8, averaged on 6.

Dunno if two charges during Rez during would reduce that frequency. Especially if the Rez is safer.

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I don’t see them locking Rez behind Valkyrie for two reasons:

  1. When she was first reworked, we were told they wanted to give Mercy an E ability to use mid-fight because that is what her players were asking for.
  2. They have said in the past they want to move Valkyrie away from being Rez orientated. This proposed change will encourage holding onto Valkyrie for the one charge of Resurrect.
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Wouldn’t make much difference. Average rez per game is 6, with a realistic max of 8 or 9.

You could increase the cooldown to 90 and it wouldn’t really change that by much.

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Y’know shooting a stationary target will make it a 6v5 with rez going on the longest cooldown in the game.

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Not counting failed, and holding it

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Sure, Make Rez a part of Valkyrie and allow her to hit R again to use it. Then give her a new fun mobility-based E to better suit her theme of “Support that has best mobility and flies around”

Everyone wins.

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Isn’t holding Valk for the rez charge kind of okay though? It’s not like it discounts the rest of her ult. You pop Valk to revive someone important, and now you’re in powered up mode ready to take full advantage of the new swing in power.

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Of course, but if you make Rez safer, it’s going to reduce that failed rez attempt rate.

So you’d have to reduce it’s frequency some other way.