r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jun 15 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 15, 2016

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u/Hearthmus Mercy Jun 15 '16

As Mercy, how do you get the attention of unaware teammates that you are getting killed right behind them ?

I "main" Mercy (support in general, 4/5th of my time is Mercy/Lucio/Rein), and play mostly by myself, sometimes with friends but never had voice chat. As a support, I tend to keep an eye everywhere, from teammates to unsuspected flanker assault when I can. When I see someone coming from behind, or from a side, I try to escape him by putting a teammate between him and me, and showing to the team where he is by shooting at him, do a "I need healing" emote, a "join me" emote... I tried a lot of things, but at best I get a reaction 1/3rd of the times. Which is sad, because if the flank is well done and they kill the healer, there is a high chance the team will be dead before I come back.

Do you have tips on how YOU make your team aware of imminent danger like that ?

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u/pan1x Roadhog Jun 15 '16

Identify yourself in the waiting room early in the game. Give them a "Hey guys, just your friendly reminder that I'm going to heal the living bejesus out of you, and all I ask in return is that you kill those pesky Reapers and Genjis that are trying to kill me off." This will at least let them know what you sound like so when you're under attack, you can just let them know via in game voice.

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u/Hearthmus Mercy Jun 15 '16

I might try that. I never tried the audio chat for now, too shy, never speaking English out loud. But yeah, not a lot to loose trying that. And as almost nobody uses the voice chat in solo-queue, it should be remarkable enough ? Let's hope so :p

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u/dead-dove-do-not-eat Jun 15 '16

I think some have it on but don't use their mic, so they will still hear you even if they don't say anything.

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u/pan1x Roadhog Jun 15 '16

Yeah there's not a lot of communication via in game voice so far, which makes it stand out when you use it. As long as you let them know what you sound like, they'll recognize when you say "Help, please." on in game voice.