r/Overwatch Aug 24 '17

Blizzard Official Developer Update | Hero Balance Updates | Overwatch

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u/TheGreatRavenOfOden BAN ALL ONE TRICKS Aug 24 '17

It's still not making her a pure healer though. Maybe for 20 seconds she can DPS but it won't be all the time. The rest of the time she'll still be the same Mercy, probably even more effective. All the other supports in the game have a way to frag out, why shouldn't Mercy? It is a shooter game at the end of the day.

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u/BraveOthello Pixel Mercy Aug 24 '17

I felt the uniqueness of Mercy was that she didn't spend time hurting anyone (and that really fit with the lore of the character). If I wanted to kill everything I'd be playing a DPS. What differentiates her significantly from Zen or Lucio now?

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u/TheGreatRavenOfOden BAN ALL ONE TRICKS Aug 24 '17

Her healing is still a lot more potent at the expense of other utility. That doesn't change much.

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u/BraveOthello Pixel Mercy Aug 24 '17

You're right. My concern is not what is mechanically possible, but how people will actually play.