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Thissss! I've used valk to get to an extended ally playing aggressive by using ga before valk which resets the CD and lets me get to them way faster. Also have used it rushing into a doorway and using the small space and wings on the ground to cover a squishy ally I might not be able to heal through the damage they're taking

I used to do that lol but not anymore as I have seen some vids and now I’m quite good playing mercy.

I FEEL this. i tanked a sleep dart meant for Pharah while they ulted and it was incredible haha never been so happy to be slept

MR PRESIDENT NOOOOOOO

@@Kezzic”GET DOWN MR PRESIDENT!!”

yes! I also think the narrative re: doing more damage as support is more consistently nuanced. there seems to be a lot of people who talk about doing damage as part of always doing something to contribute to the team because healing when people don't need it isn't contributing anything. whereas the popular narrative around mercy is dumb people just parroting "stand behind dps and hold down m2" which is a gross oversimplification of Mercy which borders on outright ignorance. people refuse to accept that playing support is about supporting the TEAM. high level Mercys hard pocket their sojourn because protecting and boosting their sojourn is the best way for them to contribute to the team MOST but not even close to all of the time. this is not always going to be true in lower ranks. the dps do need help, but sometimes the tank will be the best place to invest resources. pocketing your Moira through ult will be more valuable than just staying with someone else. and on and on. the good news is that there ARE a lot of people who either do understand Mercy or at least understand that they don't understand all the nuances. I get a lot of good feedback from tank and dps teammates in gold 1, which I think is less of a reflection on my personal contributions (although of course I do try my best!) and instead on my teammates understanding that just because Mercy doesn't show up in the kill feed doesn't mean a Mercy player isn't having a lot of impact. I say this as a Mercy player who MAYBE gets one pistol elim per match lol so it's not like I'm going crazy and getting three every team fight and having very visible impact haha

and even now I still go back to these videos when I feel like I'm forgetting things or I'm not doing too well, they're good refreshers

ml7 has done an unranked to GM series for every ow1 support that are still incredibly relevant for ow2, and his channel ml7 plays has vod reviews he does of other players to help them, which have been incredibly helpful to me. I've heard good things about awkward's and yeatle's content too. emongg does spectating videos which aren't designed to be explicitly educational but they're very enjoyable and have definitely also helped me a lot. he doesn't roast anyone, just in case that's a worry. he's very kind and supportive to everyone. hope this helps!

It still works. Other than only using GA with no other utility - its the only way to get the original GA cool down

thank you!!! I'm very pleased with how it came out

​@Niandra I absolutely love your content. I am a console player and one thing I struggle with the most if actually getting my beam to connect properly. Like at the right time, or to the right person in time. I feel like I put myself in sketchy positions because I struggle with my beam connection. Any tips or other videos you can refer me to to help with that?

@@candyhoops3332 Hmm, I'm not great at console advice because I've only played it a few times and was extremely bad at Mercy asdjmkasdm hmm maybe look at sensitivity??

@@candyhoops3332 AAA i struggle with that too, i think its partially just not understanding how beam sensitivity works and what to have it on. dont get me wrong thou i have a hard time understanding it too haha

@@candyhoops3332 my beam sensitivity is at 54 and that works for me. The higher the sensitivity, the faster it’ll attach but it’ll be a lot harder to choose between individuals that are close together. With that in mind, it’s just a matter of preference.

I constantly flick my camera around back and forth from the fight to alternate entrances to check for flanking hero’s/teammates to keep track of their position. Since you don’t have to look at the target you’re beaming, you are the best person to warn your team from a lot of things they won’t be able to notice. It’s good to keep alternating between looking around you and looking back at the direction of the fight/whoever you’re beaming on. You’re looking around with intention.

don't wait to notice something is wrong! because by the time you do notice, it might be too late to take action. you don't need to be constantly spinning around, just take a quick peek around at the various places where a flanker might come from (or, you know, a heckin Reinhardt who's decided a flank shatter is a great idea lol) and then keep an eye on your team. by checking for any nonsense around you, you ARE looking with intention - your intention is to look at places where your teammates are unable to actively check. and I THINK there is less lockdown in valk instead of none, but I could be wrong. the timing will come!! it's just a matter of practice and learning the feel of it. and honestly, what I have done is just try not to rely on using beam targets I can't see as anchors for super jumps. I'm not quite confident on the timing of the linger, and I've fallen off too many maps trying to be cheeky and prop bounce off the side of the map for various reasons lol so I'm just focusing on positioning so I rarely need to do anything fancy.

@@sethescope yhx but i dont get the (what I have done is just try not to rely on using beam targets I can't see as anchors for super jumps). so i should look around like per 10 seconds. AND THE REINHART FLANK LIKE THEY APPEAR OUT OF NO WHERE

@@user-eo4it2rn1f what I mean by not relying on beam targets I can't see is, if I can't see my beam target, I'm not going to do anything. let me give you an example because I'm struggling to find the exact words to explain what I mean. there are some mercy players who will intentionally jump off the map while beaming someone and then prop bounce to keep peeking their target but staying mostly out of sight of enemies. if you're not aware, a prop bounce is basically a super jump (check out niandra's video on super jump techs). but because I am not confident with the exact timing for how long the beam connection lingers, I don't do this because I'm afraid I'll get it wrong and then fall to my death lol hopefully that makes more sense?

@@user-eo4it2rn1f and yes, basically just look around often! look at the doorways where flankers could come from, look for enemy teleporters if enemy team has Symmetra, look at high ground if the enemy team has Reaper because he might drop on your head and ult, etc. if you're looking around, you'll see enemy Tracer BEFORE they use pulse bomb on you. if you see them coming, you can get away.

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comfort with GA will come with time. it's just a matter of playing and building that experience. personally, I also like playing Mercy parkour, which you can find in the custom games. people make courses and put Mercy bots to give you GA targets and the goal is to get to the end. it's very helpful for letting you practice and build muscle memory without the pressure of a match. just throw on some music or a podcast or something and do some mercy parkour consistently and you'll see your movement improve! it's also important to remember that high rank mercy players have hundreds or thousands of hours on the hero. it takes time. you're learning right now, and you just gotta be patient with yourself. keep watching niandra guides and practicing and you'll improve :)

@@sethescope alright I'll try that then. Thanks for the advice.

im going to fight you

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It has nothing to do with what your team mates are doing. Your team mates are technically your competitors. Its about learning how to adapt to your team mates and the enemies. It’s situational though but that’s part of improving your game sense and that comes with practice and time. Carrying on Mercy is hard but possible. What I look for is the micro decisions made in high level Mercy player videos. I also watch replays to see what I could have improved on and watch in both enemy and team mates. I wanna see what they are thinking as a player, if I could have helped them more or there wasn’t much to do, how did this person kill could I have seen it coming ? Maybe you got away with some risky rezes in gold but you’re now mid plat and you’re dying instead. With this said some games no is insync and some dude is triggered or whatever and it’s a gg go next and that’s okay

@@YoSoFunnyx3 I believe you replied to the wrong comment! That's some great advice though :D

same can be said for soldier 76

@@fernando5230 I am great at aiming (When I play soldier and use tactical visor)