So basically I propose that we stop using the term DPS Moira’s because of all the confusion…a lot of Moira mains get their feathers ruffled because they think pressing L trigger(or left click? Idk about PC) or throwing out damage orbs isn’t allowed. As an ex Mercy main, it is very difficult for me to use Moira because I’m used to just pumping out heals…but Moira runs out of resources and heal orbs can only do so much if you don’t do some DPS. So obviously, Moira needs to be aggressive in some manner which requires balance and awareness of resources, which is hard to do.
What is not okay is the actual Moira’s who do nothing but DPS, who actually don’t heal their team. Those Moira’s often than not are screwing around somewhere no where near their team and don’t remember they have two types of orbs, die because they use their only heal option to kill people, and then do it all over again because “muh aggro style”. I don’t see them as often as some do, probably because they’ve dropped to ranks where they can get away with just being a nuisance in the back line.
However in real games, where people are grouped up or even semi grouped up, they are basically throwing.
Moira’s don’t do enough damage per second to justify flanking their team. It takes forever to kill anything without damage orb, your only self heal option. Also, I see soooo many Moira’s literally fading to get closer to an enemy, only to die because they used their only escape option to get a pick, and half the time they don’t even finish the kill.
Flanker Moira’s are not good, they do not carry. They have to be played around and carried by their team, specifically your other healer who is doing all the team healing by themselves…which is selfish. They think they do something with their gold hero damage, or elims from the 1 hp that their damage orb did to someone that was killed by another player. It gives them the sense of “I’m doing something! My team just sucks!” But in reality, they are the ones who suck. Not the Moira who sticks by their team and tries to heal, or can’t gauge when to use damage and heal orbs.
In conclusion, stop persecuting Moira’s who are actually trying to heal you but may not be as good of a healer as other Moira’s, and start recognizing who the real DPS Moira’s are: The flankers who are no where near you and aren’t even trying to heal until after the team fight is over(If you’re lucky).