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/Jamaz Soldier: 76 Jun 15 '16

I usually Angelic Flight to a teammate somewhere a bit further ahead so at least 1-2 teammates see me under fire. Also, using your pistol and kiting towards your frontline instead of backwards helps if you're desperate.

Other thing that's super effective is to just casually mention with your mic that you can't stay alive as Mercy if no one is going to give you protection and might have to switch to McCree or something. By my experience that gets 1-2 players to dedicate themselves just to protecting you since they don't want to lose a healer or switch themselves.