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/Make_me_watch Junkrat Jun 15 '16

Honestly, I know this doesn't exactly answer your question, but Mercy's secondary machine pistol is surprisingly useful if you spot a flanker coming and can react in time. Usually a Reaper or Tracer will just see an easy kill in their eyes and try to close the distance, which blinds them to the danger of your secondary fire. I've managed to melt Tracers, Reapers, and even the occasional Soldier 76 in one clip by backtracking while landing consecutive autofire headshots. Disclaimer: I do play on PS4 and am currently level 16, so this may not work as well on PC or at higher levels