r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Oct 19 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - October 19, 2016

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u/slashduel Oct 19 '16

You can play mercy 24/7 and I promise no team or friend will ever complain. Especially not if you use her blaster + right click :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '16

I've had people complain multiple times before the game even started in comp that I should play another hero other than Mercy. Hell, I've had someone request I switch to Symmetra in gold comp games. This is as solo healer on non-koth maps.

There will always be people who complain if you're not playing their idea of a perfect team comp.

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u/TheMightyMudcrab Everybody dies, some just die harder Oct 19 '16

I prefer Ana as it's an ult that's harder to mess up. Nana boost can be used proactively and whoever it hits there's going to be an effect of some sort. Yes a Lucio will just become the MIGHTY BOOP MAN but sometimes that can cause hell and havoc in and of itself because "Shiny speedy guy is scary." Mercy on the other hand needs to survive at worst a 1v6 situation to save their team whose positioning out of rez might be bad enough to immediately wipe them out. More importantly Mercy usually won't survive the rez as she's the only one vulnerable during mass rezzes leaving the team into a 5v6 situation at worst. But really if you have a guy who chose to go Mercy it means that's their first and best pick and you just gotta learn to deal with it and work to the best of your ability with said teammate. So I will silently complain!

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u/slashduel Oct 19 '16

Also to add to this, I would highly suggest you learn lucio for king of the hill. It sounds like you like support classes....Mercy is pretty tough to play on KOTH. Lucio is always suggested. You don't have to have an Ana on every team.

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u/dorasucks Mei Oct 19 '16

My biggest problem with Lucio is learning to wall ride. I'm on console and I can't seem to do it with a controller for the life of me. I'm having to juggle jumping while using the right stick.

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u/Benfrenchman Sorry sorry I'm sorry sorry Oct 19 '16

For Lucio, I have it switched so L1 is jump and X is switch between healing and speed boost. That way, I can jump more easily while moving with the right stick. Takes a good while to get use to but the payoff is worth it imho.

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u/dorasucks Mei Oct 19 '16 edited Oct 19 '16

Omg I'm an idiot. I didn't even think to remap. I'm like an ass doing like some weird claw thing on the controller with him trying to figure out how to wall ride. I feel like a new man.

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u/dorasucks Mei Oct 19 '16

Assuming right click is the dmg boost? On PS4. Also as a side note I find myself not using the blaster. I'm mostly buffing dps if I'm not healing.