Annnd the bias already shows
We have no plans to revert Mercy. We also feel like sheâs not in a horrible place or unplayable.
Itâs still to be determined if she is exactly where she should be because it has been too soon and the dust needs to settle. Her playtime in QP and Comp is still incredibly high. Her winrate is still above 50% but more in line with what weâd expect.
But Iâd like to put the notion that Mercy is going to be reverted to rest.
Also, we donât agree with the statement that all supports are weak. Support heroes are extremely powerful and impactful in OW.
-Jeff Kaplan
2.0> 1.0
I think many people down play how powerful Mass Res is, even if its gimped with a cast time.
You canât have both Mass Res + Valk and a damage/healing boost.
Mass Res takes allot of your (forgive the analogy) skill points to âunlockâ she canât have much else outside of it as it would just be broken to have that much power in one hero.
Also giving her a âoh I messed upâ button instead of committing is a big no no.
It inherently demands for the rest of the kit to be âweakâ to compensate for how powerful it is.
But hey, thatâs just my opinion.
They should honestly revert mercy to the 1.0. Sombra, Doomfist and Brigitte is in the game and theyâre really good right now so I think itâll be balanced.
Mercy isnât nerfed enough you can still pick her.
This is an opinion piece. As stated clearly from the first 3 letters of my post. But thanks for pointing that out anyway!
- Mercy gets her voiceline reverted
- Mercy gets her healing reverted back to 50hps
- Valkyrieâs healing gets reverted back to 60hps
I suppose that notion hasnât quite been put to rest, has it?
Agreed. CC in the game would most certainly keep Mass res in check, among other things, as mentioned in the OP.
~Sincerely Yours xoxo,
a Lover of True, Fair, and Fun Balance.
xavvypls
Well youâre not exactly wrong. Give her the old Reinhardt PTR treatment so she is grayed out to mock the people who wanted to play her.
But hey, thatâs just my opinion.
You are entitled to your opinion, and I respect it. I humbly disagree however. Because with the amount of counter-play that exists at this point, I donât think an escape option would be all that overbearing, and especially so with things like area denial ults and more CC in this game being a thing. Itâs certainly way better than Mercy having the res, ulting, being killed before the ult, and then having it again, ready to try again later isnât it?
In terms of Valk and Mass res, I dunno about that. I think itâs certainly possible to have both. If the devs were able to figure out how to keep rez and valk in her kit currently, Iâm confident that they can do the same if the abilities were switched. We will never know however if this will actually be too powerful or not until itâs actually tested out right? I would say then to atleast give it a chance. At this point, since Mercy is already one of the weakest offensive healers in the game, there isnât much to lose with said risk. But thatâs just my take on it, and you are free to disagree.
~Sincerely Yours xoxo,
a Lover of True, Fair, and Fun Balance.
xavvypls
A better solution would just be single Rez as an ultimate with a low charge cost and no cast time.
Then give her a new E that provides a burst healing effect so she can actually heal tanks. At current she literally takes 10-12 seconds to heal a low health tank.
A better solution would just be single Rez as an ultimate with a low charge cost and no cast time.
I feel like at that point you just want the current rez to be instant again
It doesnât take that long to get her ult currently
Also would that really give back everyoneâs Super Impactful and Engaging Fix that you all complain about? A single rez as an Ult?
So basically another mass Rez postâŠty for the insight on this subject matter we have never heard of
Iâm sure the devs and everyone here needed to see this topic again
I think having Valk on E (even just for a few seconds) would be pretty overpowered. Valk is pretty powerful as is. Iâd be able to exploit the hell out of a Valk on CD. Widow and Pharah couldnât exist anymore around me. Iâd rather just remove rez. Mercyâs kit is interesting enough for me without it.
A single instant resurrect as her ult at least wouldnât detract from her fun like current rez and valk do.
I think having Valk on E (even just for a few seconds) would be pretty overpowered. Valk is pretty powerful as is. Iâd be able to exploit the hell out of a Valk on CD. Widow and Pharah couldnât exist anymore around me. Iâd rather just remove rez. Mercyâs kit is interesting enough for me without it.
I see where you are coming from there. In my opinion, a 25 second cooldown, half the originalâs range, a single target beam, and all while being under a 6 second duration, would be a huge task to ask for in terms of time management. Since Mercy is designed to either Heal, Damage boost, or in Valkâs case, attack as Battle Mercy individually, I believe that while one could use it to take out that annoying enemy widow or pharah, that is a huge chunk of cooldown time that could have been used on a push or to keep the team alive. I believe there could be huge repercussions and trade offs in one way or another, and if it is in fact too strong, a mere increase in itâs cooldown should certainly fix that. But thatâs of course just my 2 cents.
~Sincerely Yours xoxo,
a Lover of True, Fair, and Fun Balance.
xavvypls
- Mercy gets her voiceline reverted
- Mercy gets her healing reverted back to 50hps
- Valkyrieâs healing gets reverted back to 60hps
I suppose that notion hasnât quite been put to rest, has it?
âWhat Geoff had to say:
-Mercy isnât getting any type of rework
-She isnât getting any buffs until they see how sheâll perform with the Valkyrie buff
-They talked about Mass Rez and how unhealthy it was for the game and the âHide and Rezâ strategy that some Mercy mains liked to use
-They admit their mistake that Mercyâs balancing was too slow and the 1 year Mercy Meta couldâve been ended earlier than It actually did.â
Sauce:
So , if you probably missed Franâs stream: She talked with Jeff and asked him about Mercyâs state in the game and how she got buffed after season of being Underpowered where Ana needed 6 season to get a buff. Anyway , letâs get to the point. What basically Jeff said is that The developer team doesnât want Mercy to be the Best hero or the worst - they want her to be balanced. Jeff feels like the latest buff to Valkyrie will do more for Mercy than people give it credit. He thinks that it will âŠ
âWhat Geoff had to say:
-Mercy isnât getting any type of rework
-She isnât getting any buffs until they see how sheâll perform with the Valkyrie buff
-They talked about Mass Rez and how unhealthy it was for the game and the âHide and Rezâ strategy that some Mercy mains liked to use
-They admit their mistake that Mercyâs balancing was too slow and the 1 year Mercy Meta couldâve been ended earlier than It actually did.âSauce:
Um, apologies, but what does this have to do with a revert / going back on their word on past reverts?
I think itâs safe to say that itâs a good idea to take what is said with a grain of salt, and that they change their opinions on things all the time when it comes to the actual follow through.
~Sincerely Yours xoxo,
a Lover of True, Fair, and Fun Balance.
xavvypls
This is just getting sad.
Can you please stop these threads, do you think if you just changed the title the complaint change? you are just repeating the some arguments over and over again, maybe get something better to discuss rather than mercy.
-Thanks
If the man in charge of balancing is calling something unhealthy for the game, itâs pretty apparent that it isnât coming back.
Can you please stop these threads, do you think if you just changed the title the complaint change? you are just repeating the some arguments over and over again, maybe get something better to discuss rather than mercy.
-Thanks
It would be very weird if someone named RevertMercy was making threads complaining about Sym you have to admit