Overwatch’s 5 man Mercy rez is back & players are divided
Overwatch’s creators are back with a new Experimental patch that revives Mercy’s infamous five man Resurrect, leaving players dumbfounded and divided.
In an attempt to shake up Overwatch like never before, Blizzard have asked some of the game’s most famous faces to design fun-filled Experimental patches to transform the game into a cornucopia of chaos.
The previous Experimental patch provedrelatively popular, with somefun changesto Zenyatta’s Orb of Discord prompting a chuckle, and abuff to Nigerian DPS Doomfist’s ultimatebecoming something players actually wanted to be added in-game.
This time around, all eyes are on Swiss healer and angelic support,Mercy, whose once infamous five-man Resurrect ability has returned to the game, dividing players in its wake.
Overwatch creator patch adds five-man Mercy Resurrect
Back in the good old days of Overwatch, Mercy’s Ultimate used to be a five-man Resurrect that brought all of her teammates back from beyond the grave. This was subsequently replaced by her Valkyrie, and Resurrect became a single target ability.
Overwatch’s content creators are having none of it, though, using their powers to revive (get it?) this fan-favorite ability. The adjustments to her abilities are as follows:
As you can imagine, this has caused absolute chaos within thegame’s community, some of whom are excited to see the return of a classic, while others are shaking their heads.
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“Ah, here we go again,” reads the top comment, clearly exasperated at the return of the five man rez.
Another notes “old Mercy [with the 5 man Resurrect] was hell. You could do really well and combo three ults to kill the other team, then Mercy revives everyone with one ult,” concluding that “it was removed for a reason.”
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“I never got to experience the five-man rez so I’m excited,” replies another, with a final comment reading “Mercy hide-and-seek is back on the menu bois!”
Of course, this is just an Experimental patch, with the likelihood of these changes actually ending up in the core game being slim. However, asOverwatch continues to struggle, maybe it’s a good idea to look back at what worked in the past and implement it all over again.
