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Blizzard nerfs Junkrat and Mercy even further

Changes made to the PTR server.

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Blizzard has pushed one more patch to the PTR (player test realm) of their ever-evolving hero shooter Overwatch yesterday. Everybody's darling Mercy and the nasty little Junkrat received further nerfs in Blizzards never-ending task to find the perfect balance in a growing roster and the constantly changing meta game.

Junkrat's Concussion Mines will deal less damage to enemies that get hit by the explosion radius, to reduce the amount of damage the hero can put out in a short time. Mercy's Ultimate Valkyrie doesn't resurrect targets instantly anymore and the amount of charges players can accumulate was reduced to one. Her Guardian Angel ability on the other hand was also nerfed, so resurrected targets move way slower for a reduced duration (15 instead of 20 seconds).

As usual, these changes will be tested in the PTR environment first and after approval from the developers, eventually head to the live servers over the next few weeks (if the changes are proven effective). See the full list of changes right here and tell us what do you think about the latest tweaks.

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