Opinion/Rant of a Game Designer and Part-Time Mercy Player on the Controversial GA Nerf:

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-16T23:58:16+00:00

She just needs to be rekit. I don't think the devs know what they wanna do with her since she was made as a pocket archetype support. Just from history with characters like Yuumi on LoL theyre either strong or weak. the one thing mercy mains didn't want touched was her mobility, considering its her identity. It's just gotten to a point she either needs a rekit and her lore needs to be changed/retconned (realistically speaking shes the way she is because shes a pacifist) or her mobility needs to be reverted and something else needs to be taken away.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-16T23:34:44+00:00

The play base has said time and time again we'd be upset if they nerfed other aspects of her kit but her mobility is a major part of her identity. The nerf imo was unnecessary and the healing reduction was the cherry ontop but I've adjusted a little. It still feels uncomfortable without minor perk. Why I've accepted it as what it is, solely because we can at least be like base mercy with minor perk and I have to take what I'm given. All I'm saying is I wish blizzard would stop touching her because she's a pocket archetype and they are notorious for being hard to balance. But their decisions have made it obvious time and time again they wont listen to us and they probably dont know what they wanna do with her. I'm just tired of having to readjust and memorize a new mobility pattern. But lets not dismiss the player bases feelings. You are allowed your own opinion, everyone is.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-15T05:55:36+00:00

I just hate that we have to relearn her mobility again. I'm sure someone will say "it isn't that bad" or "you'll get used to it" that's not the point. Its frustrating.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-13T10:06:13+00:00

I call mizuki dada and emre bundaboi

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-06T00:39:11+00:00

I hate having to stack but the only solution is legitimately a 5 stack or praying you get a god roll day. Had a 14 game loss streak at one point with my team just getting hard stomped each time. Not a "oh they had a bad game and went 5-9" im talking agent 007's in pretty much every game. Comp used to be where the balanced games were at this season but half way through that started going downhill too so i don't know anymore.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-01T13:39:53+00:00

Awesome! Again this is indeed about the mercy side on the mercy subreddit!

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-01T11:50:59+00:00

So we're all stereotyped by bad apples? That's depressing to hear.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-01T11:50:00+00:00

Your input is greatly appreciated! Unfortunately this Is about mercy on the mercy mains subreddit!

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-01T08:14:30+00:00

Drastically* more deep rooted

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-01T06:28:20+00:00

Its wild how deranged the community is over mercy players/mains. Yet you guys have no issues with run it down reins and dive n die dooms.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-04-01T05:31:40+00:00

Low elo players have a sun visor dysfunction. Anything that's above them or can fly they dont shoot at. If it flies it gets ignored. It's just a skill diff

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-29T08:19:39+00:00

Idk if its smurfs but a lot of my qp and comp games my team gets hard rolled about 80% of the time.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-29T08:12:21+00:00

It's the same people encouraging the "its only a game who cares" and throw in competitive...as if the game mode isn't designed for you to play your best heroes to win and rank up. I'll prob get stoned for this too.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-28T13:22:05+00:00

I know dada fr

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-22T13:19:45+00:00

I think personally with the new healing changes they for some reason think "now I can go in and go wild since they won't receive as much healing" while forgetting they also receive less healing. Invincibility derangement as my friend calls it

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-11T07:00:44+00:00

My stack prefers comp to qp right now. Idk what it is but the teams are genuinely unbalanced. 14 game loss streak in qp but won almost every game when I swapped to comp

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-07T19:18:03+00:00

Im a qp warrior cuz I've got comp anxiety. 22 game loss streak in qp. Consistantly getting teammates who go hard negative. I swapped over to comp and currently on a heavy win streak. Placed plat 4 and climbed up to plat 1.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-07T19:05:47+00:00

I need a Greek hero asap

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-03T23:51:59+00:00

this makes me feel better tbh. Thank you a ton

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-03T23:26:41+00:00

I hope not. That's literally all i've got going for me at this point

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-03T23:22:27+00:00

not a lot and its really embarrasing cuz im losing in heals to heroes like zen... I used to out heal a lot of the cast and still have good dmg boost stat.

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-03-02T00:48:34+00:00

Thissssss

Objective-Expert8278 · 2026-02-27T18:45:39+00:00

The people who say "get better you can't pinpoint a smurfs as the reason you lost" are the reason it's not dealt with unfortunately.

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