Hopefully separate balance changes for Console and PC?
There are still some huge issues as high as Diamond on console (e.g. Pharah still, no text chat, etc).
What is that little surprise tell me now!!!
Holy Cow, I’m 3975 SR and a new balance patch is coming. I’m excited. I have 5 days before I decay but McCree I feel will be balanced on this PTR.
The balance patch is obviously a GOATS nerf before OWL hits.
I kinda hope that the little surprise will be a new mini event like nano cola but it will probably be some random stuff like torb now has a gold turret when you get his gold gun
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Probably a new map. Not very surprising.
download ptr and when the update comes out replace the main overwatch folder with the ptr one
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roadhog should wear a cape, he could be pieman
It’s 2 months since Ashe announce, we’re due a new map. So it’ll be a new map.
Schedule is predictable at this point, it really would be a surprise if it was something else.
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Thank you Jeff for your continued support to your player base
Buff/Changes for Reaper, praise
When ever Jeff posts a statement people are instantly forgiving for the lack of communication.
I would hope you are working on balance patches ALL THE TIME -_- specially with the state of many heroes.
Useless information.
You need to hire a community manager (better than the current one) that posts weekly updates on what is being worked on and what should be expected soon™COMMUNICATING ABOUT IT.
I don’t think I ever said thank you to you before, well thanks for at least letting the people aware of your progress! Happy New year to you!
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Hi Jeff! I’m excited for next week!
In terms of balance, I think the previous balance patches were very successful. I think Mercy is balanced and fun to play. But, if you are thinking of changing Mercy I have some ideas that could be helpful.
I enjoy playing Mercy as she is now. However, I would still like to see changes to Valkyrie. Most suggested changes I see for Valkyrie usually involve the removal of chain beams for a more powerful single target beam. Below I’ve listed 3 ways in which single target Valkyrie could be implemented and 2 ideas with a new ultimate:
(Chain beam healing is removed in all of these ideas)
Idea 1:
Valkyrie remains the same but with single target 80hps.
Idea 2:
Valkyrie no longer grants flight.
Beam …
I think Valkyrie could make resurrect instant again but would no longer have chain healing. Mercy would only be able to heal one target at a time. Instead of 60 hps during Valkyrie, Mercy could heal up to 40% addition health based on the missing health of an ally. Allies with lower than 50% health would be healed for 70 hps. Allies with lower than 75% health would be healed for 60 hps.
Mercy:
New passive: Life Link
All buffs Mercy receives from teammates (such as healing, damage boost, speed boost, damage reduction, armor) will also be shared at 30% value with her beam target. For example, if Moira heals Mercy with her orb (50 hps), Mercy’s beam target will be healed for an additional 15 hps. This also applies to Mercy’s self-healing passive, but would only a be shared when Mercy has taken damage.
I still enjoy playing Mercy, but I personally would like Valkyrie to be changed to work similar to Supercharger or Blizzard. Valkyrie would no longer have chain beams. Instead, Mercy would deploy a destructible drone or throw her staff to the ground to heal allies within line of sight of this or in a radius. This would allow Mercy to boost her healing for one ally by stacking this with her normal healing beam, or she could damage boost/use her pistol while healing allies within this radius. Dama…
Mercy could choose to resurrect a target instantly or resurrect herself with the cost of ultimate charge. I’m not sure if 50%, 75%, or 100% charge would be needed to use resurrect. It would still have a 30-second cooldown and cast time if Mercy chooses to not use her ultimate charge.
Disclaimer: Overwatch and Paladins are very different and amazing games. This is a place for calm and respectful discussion. Please leave if you’re here to rant or be hateful in any way.
The linked video above should explain Furia’s abilities if you are unfamiliar with her.
Furia is a healer in Paladins that has some similarities to Mercy, including her hero design and abilities. However, Furia is an Angel of Vengeance, while Mercy is a Doctor and a pacifist, Furia is also more offensive than…
Mass Rez could be a second Ultimate in addition to Valkyrie. This would be similar to Symmetra 2.0 with Shield Gen and Teleporter. Single target Resurrect could stay as a normal ability with a cast time or be changed to something different. I think this would make most people happy.
This idea is mainly inspired by Ying, a healer in Paladins. There is a video linked below if you want to see Ying’s abilities.
Mercy rework:
Healing beam, Damage Boost, Guardian Angel, and Angelic descent are unchanged.
Valkyrie and Resurrect are changed/replaced.
New Normal Ability (Valkyrie):
Mercy sends out a (Valkyrie) clone of herself that flies forward in any direction for 30m unless stopped by an object (similar to a Symmetra turret). If a clone is thrown in the air they will glide d…
During Valkyrie, successful resurrections could grant mercy invulnerability for 2 seconds. This means after the cast time Mercy will gain invulnerability with her resurrected teammate as she did with mass rez. This would prevent Mercy from dying after very risky resurrections but would still allow counterplay.
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If the little surprise isn’t 6 new heroes at once imma be pissed
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It’s gonna be a 2cp map, isn’t it? I… I don’t feel so good…
Maybe Jeff means no dev update for the PTR changes specifically, but there is one coming soon for the new year or something? Or maybe it was just a miscommunication.
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Jeff, please fix the colorblind mode on PS4, the some of the UI is still blue and the Score Screen for Control Maps is completely White!
