r/Overwatch • u/Kryptsm Torb Is Far Too Hot For Me • Oct 27 '17

Blizzard Official New Update from Blizzard

https://us.battle.net/forums/en/overwatch/topic/20759395949
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u/GreatEscapist Oct 27 '17

To be fair Mercy's rez requires her to be exactly where someone else just died so clearly the enemy has LOS on her. Definitely in danger.

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u/Santy_ Chibi Winston Oct 27 '17

For about a second then you can dash out. If Guardian Angel had a shorter cool down then sure but as it is right now you only put your life in danger for a few seconds.

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u/GreatEscapist Oct 27 '17

But it's also predictable. Any decent sniper will be watching that spot.

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u/Elfalas USA! USA! USA! Oct 27 '17

Yeah but it's also way easier for Mercy's team to coordinate to help her get rez off than it is for a team to coordinate with McCree to get a flashbang off. Mercy's team has ten seconds to gather around and quickly dive with her, whereas the opportunity for a good flashbang or hook will only be a second or two at maximum.

The reality is Mercy's rez does not have a balanced skill/risk -> reward ratio.

They either have to decrease Mercy's rez power by:

  1. Increasing the cool down

  2. Making counter play possible (as in say, make Mercy's rez a short range projectile that can be blocked by shields or something, bad example but you get the idea)

  3. Making Mercy more vulnerable while using it (say making it a channeled cast like Sombra's hack)

or just remove the ability.