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Patch video with Blizz designer

Mercy rework

Said Zen's ult is 300 hp per second instead of 200, moves twice as fast in ult, more shields (but not specified how much).

With Mercy you can move while ulting so she isn't a sitting duck that dies but she now builds ult slower. Apparently increasing damage boost power too.

 

[Rad-]

Dat Zen buff. He is amazing again.

zenyatta gets 50 more shield. speed increased when he's ulted.

Also ult now heals 300 per second.

 

[Rhaknar]

Because it allows for extremely cheesy strategies that are absolutely asinine to play against and sometimes straight up broken.

one and done. And even if you CAN get around it, doing so is never fun

 

[Xevren]

What are they doing to my bae Mercy?

Sounds like able to move while rezzing, but her ult builds up slower. Dmg buff got buffed as well apparently.

 

[Modest Mauser]

I don't play competitive much but why does everyone hate hero stacking so much?

There's always a counter, but it can be frustrating and difficult if your team is not coordinated and it feels "cheap" to the losing side when they are bested by a team of one hero.

Like the Blizzard rep says in the video, they make choices based on what will make the game more fun, so if something is frustrating to a large part of the player base I can see why they'll move to change it.

 

[LucidMomentum]

Because it allows for extremely cheesy strategies that are absolutely asinine to play against and sometimes straight up broken.

Yeah, kind of tired of the Numbani Gorilla Warfare strat.

But all of the update notes make me super happy. Mercy having some more movement and more damage boost with a longer ult chage is cool, Zenny not dying to a wet paper towel is great, D.Va now having a bit more damage tanking if you've got the skill is also great, and Ana is gonna be my new main since I can aim pretty well but hate losing people to them going too far out for me to reach quickly. Sleep and heal cancelling will be great against some of Mercy's more troublesome matchups, so it'll be a good alternative.

 

[Prelude.]

Umm. No? Watch the trailer of her gameplay reveal, then look at the photos we have of Sombra (well, the file photo). It's the same except Sombra has the mask on it.

Do you think Blizz will have two different characters with the same silhouette and class (sniper) but different uses?

http://i.imgur.com/hbYEkBl.png[img][/QUOTE]

You don't know if Sombra is a sniper. The only picture of her is the one on the [URL="https://abload.de/img/sombra_who_isqiqhh.jpg"]newspaper[/URL] with a Dorado picture and that has no sniper rifle on it. The picture you linked is found on Route 66 (probably just a tease) and is not linked to the name "Sombra", the Protocol Sombra and the Sombra file are on Dorado.

 

[Garrett Hawke]

Will Ana be available to play on consoles soon? If not... I might have to double dip :/

 

[Dead Prince]

or symmetras guns on hanamura

it's on PC first on the PTR (pubic test regions) then it'll go out to PC then console.

 

[Jiraiza]

I can't imagine having to heal Genjis and Tracers who are all over the place with Ana. Wow.

 

[KINGofCRA5H]

yeah those changes to mercy and d.va sound good. real good.

 

[finalflame]

GAF, I can't keep up with these announcements. When will these changes + Ana be on the PTR?

 

[LucidMomentum]

I can't imagine having to heal Genjis and Tracers who are all over the place with Ana. Wow.

The nice part is you can camp out near a point and support in multiple ways. Sleep people ulting, snap off a few heals, snap off some slightly less damaging snipes, and then boost your tank to the point for the objective. She seems pretty versatile, but with the tradeoff of it being more jack of all trades supporting and you're kind of stuck in one spot while doing so.

GAF, I can't keep up with these announcements. When will these changes + Ana be on the PTR?

Today, supposedly. Well Ana at least. Not sure if everything else is out too.

 

[Dead Prince]

GAF, I can't keep up with these announcements. When will these changes + Ana be on the PTR?

later today. so snipe the PTR in the evening.

 

[optimus8936]

GAF, I can't keep up with these announcements. When will these changes + Ana be on the PTR?

I think they said, Ana will be on PTR today, if I read that right, don't know about the changes.

 

[LiK]

Changes to Zen seem kinda lame, tbh. hope more shields help but I would've liked if his base speed was faster and not just during his Ult. dude is slow as shit.

 

[Jiraiza]

Damn, +50 shields on Zenn? Time to carry.

 

[Rad-]

Changes to Zen seem kinda lame, tbh. hope more shields help but I would've liked if his base speed was faster and not just during his Ult. dude is slow as shit.

His DPS is already insane though... Even this "small" buff might be too much.

 

[Kurumi]

Sounds like able to move while rezzing, but her ult builds up slower. Dmg buff got buffed as well apparently.

Liking these changes. Being able to move while rezzing. Ty Blizzard.

 

[ultron87]

Hyped for the D.Va buff. Put shield up on approach, kill a turret, shield up again as retaliation comes in. Fly away.

 

[SplitYourInfinities]

Wow at the D.VA buff. That's excessive...

 

[Dead Prince]

Liking these changes. Being able to move while rezzing. Ty Blizzard.

but will she have normal speed or slow speed while moving. all i can picture is a mercy moving across the screen rezzing with her hand up and die now. lol

 

[finalflame]

Today, supposedly. Well Ana at least. Not sure if everything else is out too.

later today. so snipe the PTR in the evening.

I think they said, Ana will be on PTR today, if I read that right, don't know about the changes.

Thanks GAF family. Goddamnit why do I have after-work dinner plans. Time to start finding excuses.

 

[jello44]

"D.Va's Defense Field, instead of clicking it and it lasting three or four seconds and having a long cooldown, it's now something where you can toggle it on and off and there's a meter that runs that."

Very nice.

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

so glad to see more crowd control in the game, finally!

 

[Poodlestrike]

Any Symmetra changes?

 

[Kurumi]

but will she have normal speed or slow speed while moving. all i can picture is a mercy moving across the screen rezzing with her hand up and die now. lol

Lol oh god I hope not. Can't wait to find out though.

 

[xaosslug]

Ana, new hero.

OK. I think I'mma finally learn a sniper... LOL

 

[jorgejjvr]

Where are you guys seeing the changes like Zen?

 

[Dead Prince]

snatched this from gaming side.

Where are you guys seeing the changes like Zen?

gamespot article.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ov...-character-/1100-6441726/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b

and they have a video too about the changes coming.

 

[jorgejjvr]

Love the comp changes too!

 

[Amzin]

I'm actually disappointed in the one hero limit change, because it probably means they aren't going to address the underlying issues of how Overtime works and KOTH layouts, the two areas where hero stacking was actually a real issue. Instead they make a sweeping change across all maps that just doesn't actually address those issues, only makes them less obvious.

Hopefully they'll do a pass on KOTH and Overtime soon but... I dunno.

 

[Mr Cola]

Time to save up lootboxes, no doubt a bunch of skin drops with a new champ, pls b 2 genji ;_;

 

[Shake Appeal]

I'm actually disappointed in the one hero limit change, because it probably means they aren't going to address the underlying issues of how Overtime works and KOTH layouts, the two areas where hero stacking was actually a real issue. Instead they make a sweeping change across all maps that just doesn't actually address those issues, only makes them less obvious.

Hopefully they'll do a pass on KOTH and Overtime soon but... I dunno.

They have said they're looking at Overtime.

 

[TheYanger]

wall climb? How is she getting on those sniper perches

 

[Dead Prince]

Time to save up lootboxes, no doubt a bunch of skin drops with a new champ, pls b 2 genji ;_;

lootboxes are predetermined when you get it.

wall climb? How is she getting on those sniper perches

like a genji.

 

[Sir Blaming]

Btw, looking at the gameplay video, her ult seems to damage boosted reinhardt 5x his normal attack as he one shot a bastion.

 

[Prelude.]

If I had to choose between a speed boost during Zen's ult or during his normal state, I'd probably choose the latter. It's when I'm exposing to the enemy that I need to be less of a sitting duck, not when I'm invincible. I can see the reasoning behind it, but it doesn't seem like the best solution. He's gonna get killed less often but he's still gonna get shot easily.

 

[jotun?]

so glad to see more crowd control in the game, finally!

I hope that's sarcastic..? I hate stuns and slows and shit in shooters, and there are already too many


Single hero limit seems a little too restrictive, like it will actually cause problems with people trying to switch heroes around mid-game. Wish they would try out a limit of two first.

 

[Sou Da]

Soldier grenade plus Ana grenade sounds pretty great for aoe healing.

 

[Data West]

They went with fuckign 'Ana'

'Hi I'm Reaper'
'Hi I'm Soldier 76'
'Hi I'm Roadhog'
'I'm Ana'

 

[Sir Blaming]

I hope that's sarcastic..? I hate stuns and slows and shit in shooters, and there are already too many


Single hero limit seems a little too restrictive, like it will actually cause problems with people trying to switch heroes around mid-game. Wish they would try out a limit of two first.

Yeah, two winston, lucio, and Tracer.
Might as well say gg.

 

[Animator]

Fuck hero stacking. Removal of it is the best news to come out of overwatch.

 

[Mr Cola]

lootboxes are predetermined when you get it.



like a genji.

Well thats no fun

 

[GwyndolinCinder]

I hope that's sarcastic..? I hate stuns and slows and shit in shooters, and there are already too many
.

Not in the slightest, this games mechanics are super "casual"/forgiving/ limited.Greater depth is what i need in order for me to bother booting the game up gain.

 

[Sou Da]

They went with fuckign 'Ana'

'Hi I'm Reaper'
'Hi I'm Soldier 76'
'Hi I'm Roadhog'
'I'm Ana'

Lucio, Genji, Hanzo.

 

[Papercuts]

Btw, looking at the gameplay video, her ult seems to damage boosted reinhardt 5x his normal attack as he one shot a bastion.

Ult boost on an ulting soldier should be...fun.

 

[Amzin]

They have said they're looking at Overtime.

Wish they had done that first, as that's really the issue.

Yeah, two winston, lucio, and Tracer.
Might as well say gg.

Even the big article that everyone cites showing how big that stacking was said that the problem is Overtime and KOTH, not heroes and hero stacking. Removing stacking just brushes the problem under the rug, it doesn't fix it. And it removes a lot of potential strategic depth from the game in the long run.

 

[Nazo]

Origin story video for Ana.

 

[TheGoreMagala]

Will consoles get the update today?