I ' d rather see them at full strength . in the playoffs . <| sep |> And you absolutely cannot do the same thing from a distance . How are you going to cap a flag ? How are you going to stop a group of enemies from taking cover near a flag and capping it ? You can ' t . You ' re playing a team game , if you ' re not helping your team you ' re being selfish . If you ' re sitting on the edge of the map , you ' re wasting a tank that a competent person could be using to help win . <| sep |> Yes , and so long as Mercy has a lower skill ceiling than she ' ll never be as effective as Ana . If she was than why would any pro use a character that has the same effectiveness but requires less skill ? I think for Mercy to be used by pros she needs to find a niche . Other than res , her kit doesn ' t have anything in it that the other healers don ' t do already . She needs a skill that only she has among the healer class . Ana has antiheal , Zen has discord , and Lucio has speed . Each fills a niche the meta . Mercy ' s niche right now is her low skill floor , which is not good design IMO . Damage boost may be a niche , but discord is just better IMO .