Blizzard has confirmed that it will be tweaking both Mercy and Symmetra in the Overwatch 2 beta mid-cycle patch.
In a blog on the official website, Blizzard said that the team has been hard at work “compiling player feedback, [and] squashing bugs”, and revealed that part of this will be revisiting Mercy’s changes in light of fan feedback.
Healer Mercy received some minor nerfs when the beta test kicked off, such as her character automatically launching into the air when reaching an ally. Now, however, Blizzard is changing it so that you can decide if and when to jump… even though it seems as though that particular ability was a complete accident in the first place.
“Guardian Angel gives Mercy important mobility that is key to her survivability,” Blizzard explains. “Over time, players learned that if you jump during the ability at a specific time, you could launch Mercy up into the air.
“This is super cool; however, it was completely unintentional. Mercy’s super jump was the result of a bug that occurred during Guardian Angel, but players made it a part of her utility,” the blog continues. “We liked the idea of a bug turned into a feature, so the changes to Mercy in this beta were meant to make the super jump more reliable and consistent.