#hero changes

[iishyguyii]

New mercy changes are going to make mercy so much more gratifying to play. Honestly anyone that thinks shes ruined is either a 1 trick that got carried or is just horribly wrong.

[mrknightow]

Overwatch PTR January 1st

Mercy and Junkrat nerfs have finally made it to the public test realm. The mercy changes are a shortened Valkyrie time (20s -> 15s) and gives a cast time to resurrect in Valkyrie. The junkrat changes give a damage falloff to the concussion mine and reduce the range it can be thrown.

Personally I feel both of these nerfs are sensible Mercy has made games quite frustrating with the resurrect ability and this nerf brings down the weight that the mechanic throws around in team fights and 2CP stall situations. The junkrat changes feel a bit odd and I'll need to play to really develop a real opinion on but they seem to decrease junkrat's ability to burst out huge amounts of damage. I'll play some PTR tomorrow and give actual thoughts after I've put some time into the heroes.