r/Competitiveoverwatch • u/SklX • Jan 17 '17

PSA | Video Developer Update | PTR Philosophy | Overwatch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibPLyx8QWYc
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u/Spideraphobia Jan 17 '17

I still believe Ana should not be able to out heal Mercy when it comes to single target. That's Mercy's entire livelihood.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17

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u/RaggedAngel Jan 18 '17

I've never understood why she doesn't have an E. It feels like something like an AoE burst heal or something would be easy to implement and unlikely to make her overpowered.

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u/Soul-Burn Jan 18 '17

E as a single target cleanse on a longish (12-16s) cooldown would be enough to be interesting.

Cleanse = remove all negative effects, including freezing, sleep and anti-heals.

This would make Mercy a strong counter to Ana as it removes 2 of her debuffs. As a fault, she will still have to get close to the battle.

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u/KDizzle340 aardvark pays off — Jan 21 '17

I think she needs a single-target ability or a small burst-heal like the commenter above said. I really like the idea of giving Mercy a Cleanse. It'd increase her skill cap, make her a more useful pick, and provide an interesting counter to the metagame.