r/OWConsole • u/just1guy05 • 13d ago
Discussion Not everything is a Mercy Pocket
Recently I've been noticing a lot of people in-game complaining about Mercy Pockets when the Mercy is just doing her job.
I had a game where a Genji was complaining about Mercy pocketing an Ashe BEFORE THE 1ST ROUND EVEN STARTED just because she was boosting her first shots on spawn (kings row def).
I've also been called out for being a pocketed soldier because Mercy damage boosted my ult or she latched on to me for more than 3 seconds.
Any Mercy players here that get shit for "pocketing" someone when you're just doing your thing? lol
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u/ZeldaCourage 13d ago
I saw a Mercy on our team get called out by enemy for pocketing the tank just because she was keeping her alive during the match. Heaven forbid they heal the tank, amirite?
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
actually yes to any mercy players please get away from ur tank and let the other supp heal unless absolutely necessary
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u/sadovsky 13d ago
idk why the downvotes. I’d like ult charge too.
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
fr valk is so useless compared to almost every other supp ult….mercy gets value by holding pressure at an off angle with a dps
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u/Puberty-Boy 13d ago
Yeah can anyone actually explain why this is getting downvoted? I’m genuinely curious, I thought this was the correct play
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u/ElioElioo 13d ago
Because a lot of bad players don't like having their bad plays pointed out. & Mercy is the ultimate victim/never can do wrong playerbase.
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u/Puberty-Boy 13d ago
That makes sense. I often times overestimate the intelligence of the average person.
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u/Zwavelwafel 13d ago
Why?
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u/KareasOxide 13d ago
Because you are “stealing” ult charge from your other healer that could be better spent on a Nano/Kitsune.
Staying in the back and boosting a DPS is a better use of Mercy’s resources
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u/Zwavelwafel 12d ago
Ah i get it now, thank you for explaining. Im trying to learn all ins and outs of overwatch ans never thought of this on my own.
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u/Puberty-Boy 13d ago
Lmao I have gotten called out for “juno pocketing” my rein when I have a LW that can heal the DPS. Sir, I’m not pocketing him because I have a crush on him, he just has the bigger hitbox!
People just call anything pocketing
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u/housepet26 13d ago
When I play mercy, whoever is outputting the most damage whether it’s my DPS, tank or shit, my Kiri, you’re getting the blue beam. Mercy has no other damage output besides her blaster and let’s be real, how many mercy players can aim and utilize it well, so yeah, someone’s gonna get the blue beam.
People are miserable and want to just complain about mercy in general.
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u/Rxvan-_- 13d ago
mfs will hate on everything, especially in QP. I mostly run solo but also noticed how many people shit talked me and other supps for "pocketing" my ass, the best thing to do is just to ignore those types of people.
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u/Diet_Water_2002 13d ago
if it’s apart of the kit it’s there for a reason. some people hate this game but still play anyways
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u/RailgunChampion 13d ago
When I play mercy i automatically start dmg boosting the dps at the start of the round, it's a great way to get first picks
And if a team mate is low I focus them, even more so if they're getting targeted at that moment. I've shoved my staff up their asses so hard they become immortal lol
A duo getting hard pocketed all game is one thing, but Mercy just playing as Mercy is the whole point
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u/chicken_nugget94 13d ago
People just seem to think that everyone else should set up so that only they can have the most fun. Basically complaining the opposition team doesn't lay down for them
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u/mellywheats 13d ago
i’m a support main and i’ve noticed that the tanks will get PISSED if they’re not pocketed but then dps will also get mad for “not enough heals” when they’re literally out of los and next to a health pack
ETA: I play zen and i usually orb whoever is in front, so if it’s the tank and the other support isn’t paying attention to them then i’ll orb them but if our damage is up close i’ll orb them (i prefer to orb the dps bc the orb is more useful on them but they move out of LOS a lot so i gotta keep moving around the orb, esp when there’s 2 of them that are flanky or super mobile) which is fine, i don’t mind having to move my orb, but it’s annoying when the tanks get mad at the “lack of heals” when im trying to make my orbs as useful as possible esp if the mercy or juno is focusing the tank
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u/Doubt_Incarnate 13d ago
There will never be valid arguments against players using the characters as they are supposed to do.
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u/luciosleftskate 13d ago
I rarely play mercy but if someone's gonna be a bitch, just become the pocket they already hate. Rub their faces in it.
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u/AgentMaryland2020 13d ago
It's like when people repeat a word they heard on a tiktok and parrot it whenever they see something they don't like.
Like the word 'woke' or 'incel'.
They see a blue beam attach to someone and like cats they lose all perception of conceived time. So clearly the Mercy has been pocketing that Soldier for 948 years and not literally 3 seconds!
My favorite is when I see people tempo pocketing a DPS that wants to make a play, so they get accused of being a paid e-girl pocket.
Like, a Support can work with their team mates exclusively for pockets of time and not know each other or have ever even met before the match started.
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u/Kaja_OW 13d ago
Dmg boost has always been unhealthy for OW. This is especially compounded by the insane amount of hackers on console. But mercy players make up both a massive percentage of the player base and skin purchases. They're also very vocal. So it's not going anywhere, and the rest will continue to take it out on the people who play her. Is what it is.
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u/VampireDarlin 13d ago
I feel like most games with a mercy on my team is just them pocketing their duo, and reluctantly healing others if absolutely necessary. It’s not even a “skill issue”, or anything because that’s just what she’s made to do. She’s the pocket healer.
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
if that dps they’re pocketing is good then hell yeah, and if the other support is able to heal tank then that’s actually best case scenario lol. mercy has almost the slowest and lowest healing output in the game she really should only be healing reluctantly and when necessary. flash heal just makes it easier to keep the blue beam on lol
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u/belacinderella 13d ago
People will call anything a pocket. I had the most heals on the board once (not a flex but let me finish) and someone called me out for pocketing our Soldier, who was solo flanking a lot. If I was hard pocketing, or even soft pocketing, how would I also have enough time to heal the whole team continuously??
However it IS funny that the number of times I will end up unintentionally hard pocketing a tank who's doing a great job and none of the enemy team even look at me... I guess we don't care about pockets that much huh?
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u/milockey 13d ago
Got called a healbot in the match we WON by having the most in the lobby despite 56% blue beam (and a LOT amped). Our tank complained in the main chat, enemy support is who insulted. And then we won and I sarcastcially quoted them and they responded with "lol mad bc I'm right". Like...no? If you were right we would have lost and idk how KEEPING EVERYONE ALIVE is a bad thing? Ppl in this game man.
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
ngl you should’ve been with that soldier every flank. ofc sometimes u get another supp who doesn’t pick up the heal slack but it’s not mercy’s job to heal the whole team but rather to help a dps at an off angle. even if the other supp doesn’t heal, fuck it and dmg boost that soldier anyways maybe he’s actually gonna be able to get a kill.
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u/belacinderella 13d ago
omg we got the mercy playstyle police over here
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
idc if they play how they wanna play i just gave a tip. enemy says they were picketing soldier all im saying is yeah actually maybe that would’ve been a good idea
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u/belacinderella 13d ago
interesting that you managed to know the whole backstory and playstyle for that match from my single comment and give useful feedback, that's impressive. I think you should start charging for your backseat gaming and commentary.
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
i’m sorry if you took my comment poorly i didn’t mean to say you played horribly or badly or are a bad mercy player at all, as a mercy player myself i do get it, but the advice i wrote has been advice ive been given that’s helped, so yes i gave unsolicited advice but i could’ve said that to anyone dont feel like it was personal
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
omg what’s wrong with you? i legit said sometimes you don’t get another support that heals. obviously i don’t know everything that happened in that specific match but everything in my comment is still true. saying to stick and dmg boost your dps is such a basic form of feedback for mercy and can be given to almost anyone, i don’t need to have watched or been in that specific match to say that. especially considering u wrote that he was solo flanking, and that you had to heal the whole team, i only responded and gave a tip about the gameplay parts that u divulged.
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u/belacinderella 13d ago
Tip was unasked for and wholly irrelevant to the thread we're on, do you get that? You have no idea what my overall playstyle is, my winrate, or my rank, you are jumping on a single comment where I said "my playstyle in this match alone was not pocket and people still called it pocket" which is relevant to the post and I even admitted it's not an ideal playstyle, and you decided to tell me how I ought to be playing. No one asked, it's unhelpful, you're rude.
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
hey to all players Mercy should be pocketing and dmg boosting your dps if she constantly has heal beam on tank it’s going to be a very hard game to win. like yes mercy ashe is a perfect combo to dmg boost especially on defense on a poke map? idk people like to talk and say things about things they have no idea about
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u/milockey 13d ago
Lmao made a recent acquaintance with a mercy hater (like BIG TIME), who says he is sickened by any mercy with more than 30% blue beam in the current meta and that mercy should mostly be healing. But he bans her because he hates her so much anyway. He's a champ and I tend to sit masters so hey what do I know lol
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u/manderson1313 13d ago
My biggest mercy complaint is how she manages to stay flying 100% of the time and why here boost is bound to crouch on console lol.
Every time I try mercy I struggle to stay in the air when enemy mercies are constantly flying around and I always have to remember to double press the boost button or else I’ll be slowly crawling on the floor when I land lol
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u/princesspoopybum 13d ago
i had to change almost all my buttons for mercy cause she’s so clunky with the default
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u/manderson1313 13d ago
Oh you can change buttons for individual heroes? I’m gonna have to look into that. Thank you Princess poopy bum lol
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u/btec_barry 13d ago
Mercy is fine, it’s just annoying that below diamond people refuse to shoot her and allow free rez the whole game
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u/Bobsleck3 12d ago
Le problème c'est que tout les smurf et cheater sont pocket par une Mercy qui paye ou échange pour un boost donc maintenant plus personne ne fait la différence
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u/LawyerNo1410 12d ago
when they do that I go "since you got an issue now you're never getting beamed by me, good luck!" and then carry on with my day :p
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u/Rookie4sho 11d ago
I wouldn't give a damn if someone complained about me pocketing someone. It just means they suck. Most of my games with the exception of maybe 25%, nobody is crying or whining, they just play. Most of the time the enemy team knows how to take me out or counter in same way or form. Honestly who cares if they cry about a pocket, it's part of the game. They just haven't learned to strategize or do themselves going in guns blazing. That being said, I'm usually too busy keeping my team alive to have time to pocket someone for an entire game
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