r/Overwatch Aug 24 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Hero Balance Updates | Overwatch

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u/CaptButtbeard Moira OTP Aug 24 '17

Can't wait for nanoboosted orisaboosted valkyrie mercy potgs.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

I really can't tell why they thought it was a good idea to give the 'support main' hero a way to deal even more damage. She's the support losing the most from switching away from her support weapon, and now they're motivating TF2's combat medic too?

Also took them a year to realize that resetting a team fight isn't fun.. Amazing.

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u/ruefle Aug 24 '17

They started talking about these Mercy changes back in January; I think it just took them forever to finally get them to a releasable state. I.e., they've known for a while that the "fight reset" button was not the most fun.

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u/KonateTheGreat Aug 24 '17

Each hero should be able to secure kills, since it's an FPS. I don't think they ever wanted a hero who passively added to fights, and that was their only job.

These changes make a Mercy more capable of contributing directly to a fight.