A secret buff in the latest Overwatch patch excites fans of the healer Mercy. However, it is still unclear whether the buff will remain.
Yesterday (26.02.2019), a new PTR patch for Overwatch went live on the test servers. This primarily included the new hero Baptiste, whom we introduced in detail here. Besides Baptiste and some planned changes, there was also a buff for the healer Mercy that was not mentioned in the patch notes. We reveal to you what is changing now.
Mercy is now faster: The change ensures that Mercy retains full movement speed while using her ultimate ability “Valkyrie” if she wants to resurrect a player. Previously, her movement was drastically reduced, making her an easy target.
Many positive reactions: Most players are reacting positively to the change. They believe that “Valkyrie” is too weak anyway, as it has no interaction with the resurrection. The slowing down during resurrection contradicts the general idea of a nimble, flying angel during the ultimate. They hope this change stays. This way, one can still actively dodge during a resurrection.
Not everyone is satisfied: However, there are also some voices that are not satisfied with the changes and hope it is just a bug. Some fear that due to the fast movement, they might exit the resurrection radius too early, thus interrupting the resurrection. Previously, this was hardly possible due to the low movement speed.
Many suspect a bug: Most players seem to agree that the change has appeared unintentionally. Blizzard has made some changes to movement and the influences on flying targets (such as through “pushing” effects) with the update.
Therefore, that Mercy retains her full speed while resurrecting with Valkyrie might just be a bug. Due to the many positive feedbacks, however, Mercy fans hope that the change will remain.
What do you think of this change to Mercy? Is it cool and helpful? Or is it rather annoying and should be reverted?
