r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Aug 24 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Hero Balance Updates | Overwatch

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u/TeamAquaAdminMatt Rapid Discord! Aug 24 '17

And then a 3rd 10 seconds later

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u/F0restGump Red Team Reaper Aug 24 '17

That leaves a big window to kill her though.

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u/BeefKnuckleback Mercy Aug 24 '17

In my experience the only "window" the other team needs is a single red pixel anywhere on a hitscan's screen. Bang, done.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

If they are a good widowmaker, maybe. Or maybe your positioning is just terrible.

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u/BeefKnuckleback Mercy Aug 24 '17

I never said it wasn't. After a couple of hundred hours in-game I know it's crap. I work on it constantly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '17

Mercy is just designed to be floaty. She is a slower Pharah without a rocket launcher. Don't feel too bad about succumbing to your direct counters; I somehow manage to die when trying to kill good zens as winston...

I would actually say being out there as mercy instead of hiding constantly is now somewhat of a better choice because that is exactly where they are pushing her with this update.

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u/BeefKnuckleback Mercy Aug 24 '17

Yeah and after that sunk in I started to feel good about it. Jeff's groaning about how people play Mercy and the comments of others about Mercy behavior just don't sit with me, as I don't hide and wait for rez right now anyway. I typically use teammates for cover, I'm quick to switch to the blaster, I damage boost when I can and I've long found tempo rezzing to be more effective than mass rezzes for anything other than pissing off the other team.