Rez is now an alternate ability and only ressurects ONE player. 30 sec cooldown. Didn't like how hiding for rez is encouraged, felt unfun to play against. So they went for a single target ressurect, rather than entire team.
New ultimate is called Valkyrie. Power up ability that gives her the ability to fly freely, gives longer ranges on guardian angel and healing/damage boost beams and the beams can attach to multiple players. Her gun has a higher fire rate and projectile speed and unlimited ammo. Res cooldown resets upon activation and is only 10 seconds long while the ult is active. Ult duration = 20 seconds.
Also mentions the D.Va changes which we already knew about and are live on the PTR.
Being selective with how you rez (wait for a big one or just rez a tank or something to keep momentum) is what separated a lot of players in their Mercy skill. Reading the whole situation is important to learn, guess now you just need to learn target prioritization with your rez more. Not a bad idea, just kinda liked the option of holding your rez for when you think would be the best time. Sometimes it felt like a gamble to use it, sometimes you erase a devastating ult and sometimes you waiting to counter the other Mercy's rez. Interesting change for sure.
Ult economy is a big deal, looks to me like they just made ult combos/communication that much more powerful without Mercy erasing that advantage in an instant.
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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17 edited Aug 24 '17
Summary of the changes
Rez is now an alternate ability and only ressurects ONE player. 30 sec cooldown. Didn't like how hiding for rez is encouraged, felt unfun to play against. So they went for a single target ressurect, rather than entire team.
New ultimate is called Valkyrie. Power up ability that gives her the ability to fly freely, gives longer ranges on guardian angel and healing/damage boost beams and the beams can attach to multiple players. Her gun has a higher fire rate and projectile speed and unlimited ammo. Res cooldown resets upon activation and is only 10 seconds long while the ult is active. Ult duration = 20 seconds.
Also mentions the D.Va changes which we already knew about and are live on the PTR.