The devs explained that the motive for the change was to balance out some added power to her Flash Heal perk that also became a baseline ability. "Flash Heal has proven to be a compelling and expressive ability and is now being added to Mercy’s base kit," the patch notes said. "This gives her more reliable on‑demand healing while rewarding thoughtful cooldown management.

To account for the added power, some of Mercy’s baseline healing and mobility have been slightly reduced." This has driven some players to queue tank "until her movement nerfs are reverted," thus leaving the Mercy mains in arguably the most important position on a five-vs-five squad, leading them to apologize for their "poor tank gameplay." "If you want this to end, please help us spread the message to Blizzard," the threatening in-game chat message says.

"Thanks you for your attention." Well, here's the attention. I haven't played Mercy yet after the patch, nor do I think I'd notice a huge difference, but if there's one thing about Mercy mains, it's that they take their healing and flying seriously.

This whole thing sounds a bit silly to me, and I can't help but laugh, but the social media reactions to the "strike" are even funnier. "Sometimes I'm embarrassed to be a support player," one Twitter/X user said. "I swear to god mercy mains are not real people," said another. https://twitter.com/_GREED_EU/status/2046259585799913531 They are indeed real, though. And they may be throwing your competitive matches until they get their way again, so be careful when queuing this week.