While I do agree that people have exploited the SR system using Mercy, I disagree with how Blizzard treated the situation regarding her Ultimate. It was the biggest mistake the developers have ever made. Their choice of a rework is what gave us one year of Mercy Meta hell, whereas the before-Valk times, Mercy was rarely in the meta. And now we are left trying to pick at a dead horse and hope they function properly.
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Iâm going to add to this. A large part of Mercyâs kit is dmgboost and lower rank players arenât exactly known for their aim which just leaves her healing.(Not towards you but OP) So how exactly is she supposed to be good at lower ranks when a big portion of her kit isnât getting a lot of value because of bad aim by dps?
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I donât know what ranks you think sheâs good in, because in terms of win rates sheâs the second worst support up to Plat, then becomes the worst support above that.
Just because she sees some more use in lower ranks, doesnât mean sheâs effective there.
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In lower ranks Ana isnât working, since she requires LoS with teammate, and teammates are not known to stick together there. Same for Moira. So which healer is left, that can effectively heal teammates scattered all over map?
Experience tells me that the Mercy trying to do that just ends up over-extended and dead with the team mate they chased after.
Mercy has her limits too, but she better handles situations, when teammates are separated by walls/corners/other obstacles.
Obviously following teammate, that goes on suicidal charge is getting you killed, like with any other healer.
When theyâre separated like this, GA loses a lot of value as it requires LOS, and the range of her beam puts her closer to being in harms way (never mind trying to use Res in a brawl lol). Sheâs really not a good hero for these situations, which is why Moira is both better and more effective since her wraith form is always reliable and her orbs have limitless range.
Iâm sorry, but Mercy is at a point now where I just donât like seeing her on my team.
Thatâs what you save Valkyrie for, ironically. Itâs bad ult for sustaining team, but itâs great escape button.
Mercy had almost all power taken away from her, but Moira isnât that great with vertical mobility.
An ult is not a reliable escape option.
It charges relatively quick, and your teammates wonât miss it anyway. PTR changes have it charge even faster.
Not best escape option, I agree.
You really do sound dumb. We arenât upset cause it gets harder. Weâre upset because she is underpowered. Why pick Mercy to fix an allies mistake when Ana and Moira have the heals to prevent the mistake from occurring? Why ask for your allies to protect you, hindering their performance, instead of picking Ana and Moira who require less peel and are more independent. Not to mention, they both deal incredible damage for supports and can even get a few picks, while Mercy cannot.
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Well, if your ability is incredibly strong, it may be worth it. But single target resurrect isnât that strong.
Guess weâre pulling out those nasty twitch chat emotes, keep them with xQc nobody wants emâ
Valk practically puts Mercy into autopilot mode as said above. Thereâs not much timing to it, not much to do during it at all. Just throw it out before a fight and pray your team decides to push.
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xqcThonk
Still the most skill expressive thing sheâs ever had.
Itâs most skilled DPS ultimate, yet least skilled support ultimate.
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No, because most other supports only have to press triangle. That doesnât take skill. Mercy while valking actively does more than that.
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Itâs most skilled in DPS part: going pew pew with pistol. In support part itâs both unskilled, like the rest, but also weak.
If Valk is not skillful, then I donât know what youâd call other support ults since all they require is a button press.
Not skillful, but getting job done, unlike Valkyrie.
Donât care even a little, if ultimate is skillful or not, as long as it can turn things around in dire situation.
Well itâs going to be more helpful now with the 60HPS buff. Your team has to be aggressive when you ult. Itâs not a bad ult just because your teammates canât do anything with it.
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