LMAO…this is the best part to me.
The whole argument and all of yours before this were right on the money.
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Where have you been the past 11 months?
Before Valkyrie her pickrate was average at best.
Shes has been the most unbalanced hero in the game since the rework.
I have no idea what game your playing but your statement is questionable…
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Counterpoint to that…
Yes you couldn’t really stop Mass Resurrect from happening… but let me tell you of a few times my Mass Resurrect did indeed get countered.
Hanamura Defense:
Enemy team is pushing in and takes down our Rein and Ana… I know we won’t be able to take this fight without them.
“HEROES NEVER DIE”
“angry japanese yelling of the Hanzo Variety”
“It’s hiiiiiigh noon.”
“I’ve got you in my sights!”
welp, we’re dead.
Eichenwalde Defense 1 point 1:
Walk through the teleporter… jump down and Rez 5. Die before my team is back (aayy pre invuln buff). Team gets rolled in a 6 v 5 fight where my team is missing their main healer.
Numbani Defense:
Enemy team lands a 4 man Grav.
“HEROES NEVER DIE”
those 4 people do absolutely nothing with it and die again. Don’t even think the enemy team burned another ult.
Eichenwalde Defense 2 point 1:
Had previously pulled off the whole die early, walk back to point, dive in for a penta res and save the point. On attempt #2 of that… Enemy Reinhardt planted his big armored metal butt in the door next to the point. I did manage to get past him, but it delayed me/threw me off enough that I missed all 5 people. Point was not saved.
ALSO… Mass Resurrect was actually the most costly ult to mess up.
If you throw a DVa bomb and get no one… you have used an ult with nothing to show for it… but that’s it. Also you might be able to capitalize on that thing making the enemy scatter.
If you use Mass Resurrect and don’t win Team Fight round 2… You just made it so your team cannot make another attack/defense attempt for a good 15 seconds AND fed the red team a significant amount of ult charge.
MORE ALSO:
This game is set up in such a way that living forever cannot and will never win a game. At some point SOMEBODY has to kill the enemy team to end the game.
Because of that very simple fact; Mass Resurrect, Transendence, and Sound Barrier cannot win games. They can save them, but they cannot win them. That’s why defensive ults can be (and should be) “more powerful” than offensive ults without seeming unfair.
Far more balanced hero now, that’s almost universal for anyone without a nostalgic Mercy bias from pros down. She is STILL the best healer in the game and Valkyrie is objectively just better to use as a player, it’s more fun.
You answer is questionable.
You either were deaf or ignoring them on purpose because I’ve been here since the beginning and Mass Rez was ALWAYS a point of contention for the player base, always!
no, the only mercy topics were cries for her to be better. Hence the numerous buffs after buffs to get her in line with Ana.
You don’t know what your talking about with her being balanced. Shes far from it and has been for almost a year. Pickrates, pro play, and statistics all show this data
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What about this idea? 
I’d take full on invulnerability or even partial invulnerability (patients still take on damage but never fall below 1 HP and die during the duration) over any form of Rezzes, ult or ability.
I don’t think Rez is a healthy mechanic in the first place because it changes the way a round turns. Plus with either the invulnerability suggestions would put her more in line with the rest of the other healers’ ultimates, like Lucio’s Sound Barrier, Moira’s high HPS, Zen’s extreme HPS, Ana’s damage boost + damage resistance, and whatever Brigitte does with Rally’s AoE.
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Valkyrie is healthier for the game than mass rez.
But mass rez as an ultimate that you work to get is healthier than 1 rez every 30 seconds.
I personally like current Mercy, it takes a lot of the pressure away if you’re able to rez your second healer/a tank if they get picked at any time.
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Ya you weren’t paying attention, Mass Rez was considered a blight almost since this game launched. The rose coloured nostalgia from Mercy players is hilarious when it comes to Mass Rez. The single most hated ability in the games history, more than 8 second Dragon Blade.
Mercy’s is still strong but that’s more an indictment on the support class. Tone her damage boost down and her ability to heal through shields = balanced. Rez is in a good spot for people both playing with her and against her.
Yeah I heard that same balanced argument after everyone of her 10 nerfs…
But rez turns the fight in the same way that your invulnerability suggestion, Trans and Sound Barrier do: All of them deny kills. They just accomplish that goal by different means.
The entire point of an ultimate ability is to turn the fight in your team’s favor. Why should Mercy be an exception?