MY Take on Mercy and why she's a Stupid Character

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@Enigma-23295

This thing has the Entire Damage Role by the Balls, because all of the Characters need to be mediocre, or else Mercy makes them OP. Sojourn is the main example, because Blizzard REFUSES to Nerf her and they completely Ignored the main problem with Mercy’s Kit.

Ashe was the first dps hero where we saw that damage boost is actually a problem.
They nerfed Ashe instead of damage boost so that literally makes Ashe a tad bit worse just by herself. Mercy cultists will tell you that Ashe was busted and needed a nerf.

This is also the reason why Pharah will never get any type of changes because any buff will make her more oppressive to play against, and any nerfs will just make her worse by herself and only be viable with a Mercy pocket. Mercy cultists will tell you that Pharah was a poorly designed hero.

I actually have a similar topic way back in OW1.

Why Mercy keeps certain heroes in balance jail

I just sort of realized the reason why Pharah can’t be changed much is because of Mercy. Pharah by herself is just ok and pretty manageable if not mediocre, Pharah with a Mercy pocket however immediately becomes problematic. The issue here is devs can’t actually buff or nerf Pharah at all because buffing her makes her more problematic with a pocket and nerfing her just hurts her overall and just worsens her capabilities without a pocket. Another example is Ashe, she used to be able one shot …