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New Overwatch Patch Released, Mercy Won't Get As Many Play of the Games

New patch reduces the frequency that Mercy's res gets PotG.

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mingux2838d ago

How are you getting a play of the game with mercy then?

Perjoss2837d ago

It was a bit silly, last night I got a potg as Mercy for resurrecting 2 players and then a bit of healing, and I know that there were other plays during that game that were much more impressive and crucial to the win.

mingux2837d ago

I get it that it might be a bit odd at times to get this, but now the only way is if you rambo it and kill a few in a row, using the peashooter.

TricksterArrow2837d ago

If you're resorting to the peashooter, chances are you are not healing or buffing your team, which makes for a bad Mercy. Her weapon is pretty much trash, I only use it when I see some enemy trying to escape with very little health and I'm the only one paying attention to him/her.

Omnisonne2837d ago

I found the peashooter to be incredibly effective in finishing off enemies, I've managed to take down reapers and tracers with it. It seems to take people off guard when you occasionally play aggressive with her, and then switch back to babysitting your team.

kaizokuspy2835d ago

@Trickster chances are you haven't played mercy enough. If your team is holding the choke well enough or pushing hard and there isn't really anyone to heal atm, getting hits with the peashooter helps build the ult. A passive healing and aggressive mercy is the best mercy. Really funny seeing our mercy solo a reaper

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Krimmson2837d ago

Support getting the shaft again? You don't say...

Pandamobile2837d ago

It was pretty annoying having Mercy end up with POTG every other game for a 2-3 person revive.

kaizokuspy2835d ago

If it's on the cap point in overtime and you win I could see it. Yet, she used to get it every single game.

we4202837d ago

I've never seen Mercy get potg anyway..

TXIDarkAvenger2837d ago

See it all the time. Not to say Mercy doesn't deserve PotG but reviving one or two people and then healing shouldn't be PotG material when people are getting aces and stuff.

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10 Overwatch Heroes You Would Want To Hang Out With

The world could always use a few more heroes, or in this case friends. Here are some Overwatch Heroes you would want to hang out with.

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I Miss the Original Overwatch

Blizzard's blending of the FPS and MOBA was a masterpiece of design that met its end too soon.

Tedakin391d ago

I miss 6v6, lootboxes and an actual player level. I used to look forward to Junkenstein's Revenge at Halloween and the Christmas event cause of all the cool cosmetics you could earn. I'd play it every day. Now you play it for an hour, earn some stupid charm, and you're done. No reason to play anymore.

ActualWhiteMan391d ago

RIP OW2 is trash. My friends stopped playing it like we used to the first one every Friday night.

smoothdude391d ago

this. loved overwatch 1. 2 is no fun. there is lots to play… find something you like.

Gardenia391d ago

I'd never thought I would say this but the loot boxes in Overwatch wasn't so bad compared to what it is now.

GoodGuy09391d ago

I remember those epic dreamworks-like CGIs. I wasn't a fan at all but man, I knew it was a rediculously huge game. OW2 I've seen...nothing, died maybe after a week.

moomoo319391d ago

OW2 is a disaster. All these years to make the game 5v5….? And they scrapped PvE? The game just sucks man zero fun.

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Activision Shows Concerns Over The Call Of Duty And Overwatch League's Longevity

Activision has admitted that its Call of Duty and Overwatch eSport Leagues are facing challenges that the company might fail to address.

just_looken411d ago

Ha ha these have been in trouble fort awhile so now we talk about it/address it?

How about you explain why you make billions but always have layoff's.

S2Killinit410d ago

Activision:
Woe is me

These guys come off so disingenuous.

ModsDoBetter410d ago

The timing is strange but COD has been on a nosedive for several years & then followed by the backlash of Overwatch 2.

sadraiden410d ago

COD has literally never been more popular. Every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year. Don't know what you mean by nosedive.

ModsDoBetter410d ago (Edited 410d ago )

@sadraiden

It has taken a nosedive in quality.
However, as you based your argument on sales numbers, let's take a dive, shall we?

"COD has literally never been more popular"
COD has literally been more popular.

See: MW2 sales numbers estimate to be at 8million copies sold at the end of 2022 (no official numbers released) yet Black Ops (2010) sits at a staggering 31million copies sold.

"Every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year"
Again, not true.

(In release order)
Black Ops - 31 million copies
Modern Warfare 3 - 30 million copies
Black Ops 2 - 29 million copies
Ghosts - 28 million copies
Advanced Warfare - 21 million copies
Black Ops 3 - 26 million copies
Infinite Warfare - 13 million copies
WWII - 19 million copies
Black Ops 4 - 14 million copies
MW2019 - 30 million copies
Cold War - 30 million copies
Vanguard - Unreleased sales numbers
MW2022 - No solid numbers yet, though as above - 8 million estimated as of end of 2022

As you can see "every single year it sells more and more copies than the previous year" is an inaccurate statement with the sales numbers fluctuating, though I do feel MW2022 would sell well over the course of the year.

luckytrouble410d ago

This timing isn't that weird. eSports are notorious money sinks, and organizations have been failing one after another the past few months as funds dry up and popularity wavers. Critical who is one of the runners of his own eSports organization has been extremely candid about the fact that there's really no money to be made, and a lot of suits that had their companies throw money at the concept are just starting to give up and move on.

Profchaos410d ago

Just to coincide with the CMA appeal woe is us

smolinsk410d ago

Wow and they have totally done it to them Self with zero innovation.

shinoff2183410d ago

Exactly. Biggest game in gaming and they crying. Stfu acti

ModsDoBetter410d ago

They really dropped the ball with COD ever since WW2 I’d say.

Year after year it’s just disappointment after disappointment and it only got worse with Warzone and MW2019 - seasonal progression, battle pass, goofy skins, not listening to player feedback, you name it.

merlox410d ago

Call of duty was only good when they were WWII. Activision should go back to how they started. Also, they can make the single player stories longer. Not everyone plays the multiplayer.

porkChop410d ago

A lot of people here couldn't even read the headline. This isn't about the games themselves, it's about the esports leagues.

shinoff2183410d ago

Put the money into it. You have the biggest game in gaming.

porkChop410d ago

Agreed. They can obviously afford it.

ChasterMies410d ago

If people don’t like playing the games as much, then why would they want to watch other people play it?

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