The changes to Mercy made her strong. Too strong. On the PTR for Overwatch , she now takes down teams single-handedly.
Just this morning, we reported that the healer Mercy from Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch is getting a major rework. She is losing her infamous mass resurrection, but instead gets a single rez and the new “Valkyrie” ultimate, which allows her to fly and do pretty much everything better: buffing, healing, dealing damage. Especially the last point is a “triple” buff, since not only the weapon’s damage is increased, but also the fire rate. Oh – she also has unlimited ammo.
Since Valkyrie lasts a proud 20 seconds and Mercy is permanently strengthened by self-healing, she mutates into both a tank and damage dealer at the same time. The healer from Switzerland becomes a total nightmare when Ana gives her a nanoboost. Then Mercy just zooms through the air, slaughtering her opponents in seconds.
Blizzard admits: Mercy is now too powerful
In the official forum, Principal Designer Geoff Goodman has already confirmed that the tuning of Mercy is not yet complete. Her weapon is currently too strong during Valkyrie. It should be powerful, but right now it is so good that it is “the only right way to use the ultimate” – and they have thus gone overboard. There will still be adjustments in this area before the patch is released.
And there is another small detail that certainly qualifies as a bug. Currently, Mercy can still freely fly in the air with Valkyrie even when she is put to sleep by an Ana. It looks like this:
Have you tried the Mercy changes yet? Do you like the new playstyle that Blizzard is aiming for? Or can’t you get along with the single rez and the Valkyrie at all?
More on the changes from the PTR can be found in this article.
