The latest update for Overwatch 2 has made it more difficult to play as Mercy within the game.
Today (February 7) sees the launch of the first-person shooter sequel’s third season, which has introduced various changes to the Mercy hero.
The tweaks are as follows (via PC Gamer):
- Guardian Angel cooldown increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds
- Holding the backwards directional input and cancelling the ability with Jump now moves 20% slower
- Caduceus Staff healing-per-second reduced from 55 to 45
- Healing is increased by 50% for allies under half health
- Regeneration Passive removed (she retains the support one though)
- New Passive: “Sympathetic Recovery” where she heals herself for 25% of healing done with the Caduceus Staff
Blizzard states in the patch notes that the changes will “empower Mercy even more as a triage healer and enable her to more often save low health allies”. However, none of the nerfs directly target the character’s ability to damage boost allies.
The updates encourage Mercy to stay in orbit of her team rather than teaming up with a single DPS hero. The tweaks double down on healing as her primary role, and it’ll be important for keeping yourself alive.
