NEW YORK — A series of angry comments on the latest Sony State of Play demanding that they “show Spider-Man already” have reportedly been traced to Daily Bugle editor-in-chief J. Jonah Jameson. “Come on, just give us some new Spider-Man footage!” said a comment from user BugleBoy1963, later revealed to be Jameson. The account reportedly posted hundreds of similar comments into the chat, such as, “Nobody cares about Tekken or Yakuza, we just want to see what that wall-crawling menace is up to!” and, “Ugh so sick of this God of War footage. Thor really isn’t the Avenger I’m here for.” When reached for comment, Jameson expressed frustration with Sony’s coverage of the vigilante web-slinger.
“A few years ago, these livestreams always had some new pictures of that no-good superzero,” Jameson recalled. “I don’t know what changed since then, but they should really let us know before the stream if there’s not going to be anything Spider-Man related. That way I don’t have to waste my valuable time watching the whole damn thing!” “Stellar Blade does look pretty cool though,” he later conceded. While many in the livestream chat shouted down Jameson’s demands, other users were more supportive. “BugleBoy kind of has a point,” a user by the name of InsomniacFan33 told us. “A lot of people are really excited for more Spider-Man, and it’s frustrating when you watch stream after stream hoping to see that only to get radio silence. I don’t necessarily agree that we ‘should unmask that webhead and expose him for the fraud he is,’ but some screenshots would be nice.” At press time, Jameson was reportedly negotiating payment for exclusive Spider-Man leaks after being messaged by Peter Parker masquerading as a Sony insider.
Huge news just unfolded before our very eyes that could forever alter the trajectory of both the gaming world and our weekly grocery run to Walmart. During our routine ambling through the electronics section, we spotted the Switch Demo, which after having the tutorial for Mario Odyssey for the last five years, had finally been updated to Splatoon 3, a game we were considering buying.
This news was bittersweet, however, as a surly eleven year old had parked his fat ass at the console for at least fifteen full minutes, and even though we wandered away to the Lego aisle for a bit and came back later, he was still there stumbling over the game’s menu screen and not fully appreciating the motion control technology.
In this darkest hour, finally a beacon of light shone through, when the child’s mom called out for him from the next aisle over, reigning justice with a thunderous ‘Tyler! We’re leaving!’ Tyler held his ground as best he could, but when our savior threatened to leave Walmart without him, the helpless child realized he held no dominion in the situation and quickly acquiesced to the righteous woman’s whims.
Finally, the time is ours to explore every facet of the Splatoon 3 campaign’s intro mission at our own pace and leisure. While only a small victory on the surface, the larger, symbolic victory is shared with gamers everywhere.
As we handle the sticky, greasy Joy-Cons and peer through the dirt-flecked plexiglass protecting the screen, a tear rolls down our face reflecting on the tyranny of the Tyler era, until a satisfied grin creeps across our face the realization dawns on us that never again will we have to kowtow to his selfless demands, and not even the soft hum of Walmart’s fluorescent lights nor the panicked PA announcement about the enormous fire that has begun to engulf the entire department store can ruin this triumphant moment.
REDMOND, Wash. — Nintendo announced today that its next console will come prepackaged with a property deed good for 300 acres of farmland.
“If the last Direct wasn’t clear enough, Nintendo has finally heard what fans want: more ways to water fields and raise animals,” explained Doug Bowser, president and land baron of Nintendo of America. “From motion controls to controllers with screens on them to consoles that have a handle so that you can use them as a weapon, every console that Nintendo has released has pushed forward the technology once thought possible in gaming. That’s why we’re excited for what we are predicting is the next forefront of gaming: manual labor.”
The console, codenamed Project Dirt, has not been seen in public and no release date was given, but fans immediately jumped at the opportunity to praise the news.
“I love StarDew valley and Ring Fit Adventure, so this seems like a perfect match of the two,” said user WannabeAsh. “Hopefully at the end, I’ll end up with some real crops that I can sell back to Nintendo for in-game currency. All I want is a few skins I can wear on my avatar, which I guess is my real body. What I’m saying is I want some shirts.”
Other commenters, however, were less positive about the announcement.
“This is a slight against the hardworking and hard-playing fans that made Nintendo what it is today,” said SquidMeDaddy. “These guys are saying that it’s not good enough that we go out and touch grass, now we need to grow our own? FOR SHAME NINTENDO, BOYCOTT PROJECT DIRT”
As of press time Bowser issued a press release denying that he got the idea for a real farming game console from Yard Work Simulator, a visual gag from an episode of The Simpsons.
Junker Queen is the first new Tank added to Blizzard’s partially-new game, Overwatch 2. In the lore, she fought hard to become the ruler of Junkertown, a Mad Max styled grunge pit from a post-apocalypse that only affected Australia for some reason. Her playstyle is appropriately brutal, similar to a Barbarian or Warrior from other Blizzard games. She hits hard at close range with added bleed damage, and can support her team by yelling. Here’s how to use Junker Queen to crush the weak.
Overwatch 2 Junker Queen Abilities
Junker Queen wants to kill, and nearly all her moves revolve around this. For a tank, she has very little team defense ability.
Adrenaline Rush (Passive): Several of Junker Queen’s abilities cause the “Wound” effect. In any other game this would be called a bleed effect, but maybe Blizzard doesn’t want blood spraying out of their characters to increase the ESRB rating. Or maybe they just want it to stay consistent when used on robots. Wound does damage over time, and this passive causes each active Wound to heal Junker Queen for each point of damage dealt! This is her main survivability mechanic, and different types of Wounds can stack on a single target.
Scattergun (Primary Fire): Junker Queen’s default attack is a big ‘ol shotgun. Its spread isn’t as wide as Reaper’s shotgun, so it works well at medium range as well as close up. In exchange, it only has 6 shots and a lengthy reload time. A direct hit with all the shotgun pellets (easy enough with its narrow spread) does 80 damage.
Jagged Blade (Secondary Fire): Junker Queen flings a knife forward in an arc. This can travel farther than her shotgun attack, but takes more aim and better timing. Anyone who gets hit takes 80 damage, same as the shotgun, but also receives a Wound, causing 15 damage over a few seconds. She’ll heal those 15 points thanks to Adrenaline Rush, but it’s a teeny tiny heal, so this move is better used for damage and setup than self-sustain.
The knife has an additional magnetic property. It sticks wherever it lands, and after a few seconds, it returns to Junker Queen. Right-clicking returns the knife right away, but recalling it early doesn’t affect its 5-second cooldown. The recalled knife applies Wound to enemies it passes through on the way back. It’s possible to throw the knife behind a chokepoint, then call it back to Wound several targets at once. That’s crap for damage, but the Wound heals stack if you need a little boost.
Also, if the knife is stuck in an enemy from a direct hit, pulling it back drags the enemy towards you. It’s only a short pull, like a miniature version of Roadhog’s chain, but it can bring an enemy into shotgun range. Knife > Pull > Shotgun does about 175 damage total, enough to bring most non-tanks near death. A truly skilled Junker Queen can let the pull trigger automatically, dragging the enemy into a prepared Carnage attack!
Junker Queen even uses the knife in her regular melee attacks. If the knife isn’t deployed, her strike will apply the 15 point Wound on top of the normal 30 melee damage. It’s not much, but it might make the difference in a close fight.
Commanding Shout (Ability): This is Junker Queen’s team defense skill. First of all, it gives her an extra 200 health (for five seconds) on top of her normal 425. It also gives all her allies within 15 meters an extra 50 health (for three seconds). Lastly, it buffs Junker Queen’s move speed by 30%, along with any of her allies in range (for five seconds). This is the first area move speed buff since Lucio at Overwatch’s initial release! The extra health is the most important part, but the buff is pretty light for her allies.
Carnage (Ability): Junker Queen’s best attack. A big cleave with her axe, hitting everybody within 5 meters in front of her for 90 damage AND a Wound worth 40 points. That’s 40 points of healing per target! Junker Queen’s gameplan should revolve around getting huge Carnage hits, then finishing off the survivors. Carnage followed by a shotgun blast deals a total of 210 damage, which will kill most non-tanks outright. Its weaknesses are its range, its 8 second cooldown, and its windup: it takes a full second after pressing the button to swing the axe. Proper spacing and timing is essential to get big cleave damage.
Rampage (Ultimate): A magnetic whirlwind of weapons, launching Junker Queen forward and hitting all enemies she passes. The initial hit does no damage, but it applies the biggest Wound of all: 100 damage over five seconds, all of which comes back as healing for the Queen. This Wound also includes a bonus effect: victims can’t heal! Using this Ultimate on an enemy team reliant on heals can completely shut them down, especially if your teammates follow up. But if they don’t, you’re in a bit of trouble: this move can send Junker Queen way out of position. And don’t forget, since there’s no contact damage, it won’t do a thing to enemy shields.
Tips for Junker Queen
Junker Queen is an unusual tank for Overwatch. Rather than using shields or armor, she relies on life-stealing effects from her various Wounds. Her direct team support is limited to a five-second movement buff, and a three-second team health boost of 50 points. In her current form, this makes her hard to use effectively. She relies on hitting multiple enemies with a Carnage cleave, but if the enemies back up a little bit and she misses, she gets no healing and is now standing in front of multiple enemies with guns.
Her strength is her high damage output. Several combinations of her abilities can kill low-health classes in an instant. Striking with Carnage from behind can devastate a whole enemy team grouped around an objective. This puts her in an odd position, however, since that’s typically the job of a flanking DPS hero, not the frontline tank.
Timing her Commanding Shout, the other main piece of her moveset, is critical in making the most of her abilities. Shout first, and you can outrun the enemy to keep them from evading Carnage. Shout mid-fight, and you can use the temporary health boost while healing from Wound damage that would be wasted if your health was full.
Her weakness is her range. If she can’t hit the enemy with Carnage, she can’t do decent damage OR heal herself. Her greatest enemy is anyone with a gun on a ledge above her – and many, many characters are capable of this. That’s not even counting heroes with flight, like Pharah or Echo! She may be able to pull enemies off ledges using a well-timed knife throw, but that’s no guarantee. In short, Junker Queen is great at brawls on a control point, but terrible at advances through rough terrain. Consider the current stage carefully.
Since she has little natural armor, Junker Queen will be much more effective with a dedicated healer looking out for her. A good team setup for Junker Queen could be a mobile group that sticks together. Teaming with Lucio makes a lot of sense: if the whole team stays near the two of you, you’ll all be a lot stronger and faster thanks to his area heals and your Commanding Shout. It’s probably a good idea to have at least one DPS who can fight well at range, too.
In the Overwatch 2 beta, Junker Queen dominated the tank meta for a long time. Much of this was based on her Commanding Shout, which was originally twice as potent on allies with a greater duration. At launch, however, it seems Blizzard may have overcorrected. Our analysis of current Overwatch heroes suggests that Junker Queen isn’t the most reliable tank at the moment. In a game this new, of course, balance changes come quickly, so keep an eye on the patch notes: if the pendulum swings back, Junker Queen may reclaim her throne.
Overwatch 2 Junker Queen Skins
The Beast Hunter skin.
These are Junker Queen’s available skins:
Legendary: Circuit Breaker, Wastelander
Epic: Punker Queen, Beast Hunter
Rare: Actinium, Plutonium, Radium, Uranium
The Beast Hunter skin is not purchasable, instead being unlocked at level 40 of the premium battle pass for this season. The Actinium skin is purchasable, but includes this information: “Available through a regional promotion. Available in Hero Gallery starting November.” What does that mean? We’ll find out… together. Basically, don’t buy it yet.
Sojourn, or Vivian Chase to her friends (should that be the other way around?) is one of Overwatch 2’s three new heroes available at launch. If you can get into the game to play as her, anyway.
This Canadian former special forces captain offers a suite of abilities to be effective in the mid-range as a damage hero, with the added bonus of a dash and jump to get in or out of pretty much anywhere at pace. Her pared-back and reasonably straightforward moveset make her a viable choice for newcomers to Overwatch who are familiar with FPS games more generally.
Sojourn has been referenced in Overwatch lore pretty much from the off, making her first appearance in Ana’s animated origin story. She also served alongside Soldier: 76 during the Omnic War before joining Overwatch, and oversaw the Storm Rising mission, which was included as a lore event in 2019.
And now that Sojourn has made her long-overdue appearance in the game, we go over how her abilities work, her skins, and how to play as her effectively.
Sojourn’s Abilities
Railgun (Primary Fire): This nifty bit of kit blasts out 14 projectiles per second at 9 damage each. It’s absurdly accurate, quick to reload its 45-capacity mag, and each projectile that hits either an enemy or their barrier generates energy for your secondary fire, which encourages aggressive play.
Railgun (Secondary Fire): While it can be used from the first hit of primary fire that you land, you can store up to 100 units of energy to hit the top end of the 30-130 damage range. The shot’s area of effect also scales up with the amount of energy stored to a maximum of 0.1 metres, so accuracy is vital here.
Power Slide (Ability): The dance move of choice for all young lads at their school disco. Cover ground at pace, keep firing, and cancel out into a huge jump – there’s some real mobility here. On a six second cooldown.
Disruptor Shot (Ability): Chuck out a little AOE snare vortex, slowing down and sapping at enemies health for 210 damage over four seconds over an effective area of five metres. Follow this up with some Railgun fire and really let ‘em have it. Has a thrown range of 30 metres, and a 15 second cooldown.
Role: Damage (Passive): Like all the other damage heroes, Sojourn benefits from a quick burst of heightened reload and movement skill after eliminating a hero, helping to keep you in the fight a little longer.
Overclock (Ultimate): Be your best self – for nine seconds, anyway. Overclock fully refills your energy every 1.2 seconds, which lets you keep peeling off secondary shots. Which, by the way, pierce through enemies while your Ultimate is active.
Overwatch 2 Sojourn Skins
Sojourn has eight skins in Overwatch 2 at launch. You can see their names, rarity, and cost or unlock conditions below.
Name
Information
Borealis
Rare skin
300 Overwatch Coins
Prairie
Rare skin
300 Overwatch Coins
Tundra
Rare skin
300 Overwatch Coins
Woodland
Rare skin
300 Overwatch Coins
Runner
Epic skin
1000 Overwatch Coins
Captain Chase
Legendary skin
1900 Overwatch Coins
Commando
Legendary skin
Battle pass tier 30
Troop Commander
Legendary skin
1900 Overwatch Coins
Overwatch 2 Sojourn Tips
Move! You can cover some serious distance with the Power Slide and its jump cancel, and can use this both to traverse the maps and to escape sticky situations. The jump cancel itself gets you seriously high – like, woah, man – and so you can position yourself above the fight for some verticality, or just fall screaming into the enemy team letting off your Disruptor Shot and blasting away. And to that point:
Aim! Sojourn’s Railgun relies a lot on accuracy – this is not a hero for a spray and pray approach to DPS. This is particularly felt when you miss a fully charged secondary fire, which is easily done if you’re not on the ball.
Fire! As detailed above, the Railgun’s secondary fire is charged by hitting opposing heroes, or their shields. The amount of energy stored is visible as number under the crosshair, between 0 and 100. The catch here, however, is that this energy starts to decay after six seconds, so you’ve got to use it or lose it. Enemy tank heroes are a good way to get some charge back in your secondary too, as the more of your bullets they soak up, the closer they’ll be getting you to your next secondary fire.
The Alt-Fire Ult: You can get seven secondary fire shots out over the nine second span of Overclock if you’re really on it, as it takes just over a second for the Ultimate to give you a full charge. But that’s not to say just keep on firing just anywhere – a second is a long time if you’re in the thick of it waiting for a recharge. Keep firing with your primary if in doubt, but take those shots and make it count.
Use the Disruptor Shot strategically: While it may not have the biggest range or damage output, it’s an incredibly versatile tool. The slowdown effect on your enemies, particularly if you manage to snare a group of them, makes lining up those all-important headshots easier, and your team can take advantage of the opponent’s immobility too. Another sound tactic is to throw it at your feet if another player is coming in close, and pair this with the Power Slide to put some distance between you while getting some shots in. One thing to bear in mind however is that the Disruptor Shot has no weight to it at all, and will activate at the end of its 30 metre range (or if it hits something first) having travelled in a straight line from where you threw it. This too can be used to your advantage – for example, hindering a sniper.
Zarya is an already-known character that is coming back in Overwatch 2 as part of the game’s roster. Overwatch 2 has brought considerable changes especially for tank characters since now there aren’t two of them in each party. This just gives Zarya the sweet spot to shine as a tank who brings a lot of utility to the team and can change the flow of a match if played correctly.
Zarya’s Abilities
Zarya’s kit is pretty simple, but it will demand from players some experience with the character to better understand the timing for each skill. First, let’s cover our bases going through Zarya’s attacks.
Basically, Zarya fights using the Particle Cannon which holds a total of 100 rounds before needing to reload the weapon. Her Primary Attack is a short-range beam of energy. Since you need to hold the button to use it, the amount of rounds utilized depends on how long you keep it pressed. It’s the best option when fighting other players that engage your team or when pursuing someone, for example.
The Secondary Attack is a grenade of energy. You can reach farther locations depending on the inclination you aim, turning this mode into a great option for poking the enemy team while you are waiting for your cooldowns or to farm your ultimate. The grenades also have the effect of knocking back enemies and they are great to farm your ultimate skill. On the other hand, they are really difficult to hit flying enemies or anyone who can dash, like Genji. It’s important to know that each grenade costs 25 rounds, so keep in mind that for every four shots you are going to need some time to reload your Particle Cannon.
Zarya’s ultimate skill Graviton Surge is a game-changer if used correctly. When activated, she launches an orb that creates a gravity field that pulls enemies to it. This is more of a utility skill, since it doesn’t have the potential to deal a lot of damage by itself.
In terms of skills, Zarya is a pretty straightforward character. Both of her skills are different versions of a bubble-shield. Although they are simple, shields are fundamental to how the character works and her kit. The first one is called Particle Barrier and it’s a shield cast instantaneously to herself. The second skill is the Projected Shield which casts a shield to one of your teammates.
The shields last around two seconds and a half or until they are broken. It’s important to keep in mind that you have up to two shield charges that are split between the first and second skill. So, you can, for example, shield yourself and a teammate at the same time by spending the two charges. However, since each charge has ten seconds of cooldown, it’s important to analyze the situation and avoid spending unnecessary shields.
Both her attacks and skills are strictly connected with one of Zarya’s passive skills.
Zarya receives the passive role skill Tank, making her more resistant against knockbacks. She also generates less ultimate through healing and damage received.
Her second passive is called Energy and this is fundamental to her kit. Thanks to this skill, the Particle Cannon damage increases based on the damage blocked when using one of Zarya’s shields. So, whenever you or a teammate with a shield takes damage, the energy level will increase and both of Zarya’s attacks will deal more damage.
To check how high your energy level is, there are two indicators on the screen. The first is a half-circle with a number in the middle. The second one is the sphere of energy on Zarya’s Particle Cannon that gets bigger depending on the Energy level. Your energy level will begin to decrease after some time without taking damage with a shield up.
More on how to synergize her kit in the Strategy section of this guide.
Overwatch 2 Zarya Changes
In general, Zarya hasn’t changed that much in Overwatch 2. She has become more resistant to damage thanks to her base health having been increased by 50 points and her base shield by 25 points. This is mostly because of the change in the team composition which now has only one tank character.
Besides that, there are other changes in her kit:
There are two charges for shields split between the Projected Barrier and the Particle barrier.
The shields’ cooldowns begin right after you use the skill.
Zarya’s Energy level decreases faster now (2.2 energy every second).
Zarya Strategy and Team Composition
As a Tank, Zarya is supposed to be the front line of the team and mitigate the damage. After the changes that she received for Overwatch 2, she can handle more damage but it all depends on how well you manage your shields. It’s because of the Graviton Surge that Zarya shines, making farming your ultimate top priority. So, your main concern while playing Zarya is to find an angle from where you can throw energy grenades to poke enemies and fill your ultimate.
Because of how her kit works, your secondary goal is to focus on tracking shield availability and Energy level. She won’t do much in battle without a charge of her Particle Barrier to protect herself. Besides that, engaging an enemy with high energy is always the best option.
Try to always call the enemies’ attention and use your shield. When you do that, avoid using a Particle Shield to anticipate damage. Zarya already has a good amount of base shield, so wait until you’re taking damage to cast your skill. The same idea works for the Projected Shield: do not waste it trying to anticipate the damage your teammate is going to take.
Last but not least, knowing when to use your ultimate is key to playing Zarya well. Check your teammates’ ultimates and see if they are ready. Nothing is more frustrating to a Zarya than grabbing four enemies with your ult and having no follow-up.
Now that Zarya takes the seat of the main tank, it’s important to consider that she is not a Reinhardt or a Winston in terms of shielding the group. Because of that, in terms of team composition, Zarya works pretty well with characters with a considerable level of sustainability so they don’t rely totally on her shield.
Overwatch 2 Zarya: Skins
As of the time of writing this guide, Zarya has 23 different skins. While some are from seasonal events, most of them can be bought using the in-game currency.
Overwatch 1 – Automatically unlocked
Overwatch 2 – Automatically unlocked
Rare (75 credits)
Violet
Brick
Goldenrod
Taiga
Epic (250 credits)
Dawn
Midnight
Frosted – Seasonal event
Racer – Seasonal event
Legendary (1900 credits)
Arctic
Barbarian
Cybergoth
Champion
Cyberian – Seasonal event
Industrial
Polyanitsa – Seasonal event
Siberian Front
Snowboarder – Seasonal event
Totally 80’s – Seasonal event
Weightlifter – Seasonal event
Workout – Seasonal Event
Xuanwu – Seasonal Event
That’s all you need to know to start your journey as Zarya in Overwatch 2!
NEW YORK — Lawyers on retainer for former U.S. president Donald Trump were reportedly concerned when he began playing Metal Wolf Chaos XD, a game in which a former U.S. president pilots a heavily-armed mech in order to reclaim the White House after being unjustly removed from office.
“He seems really into it,” one attorney, asking to remain anonymous. “I’m worried it might be giving him some ideas. Sometimes when he’s shooting down military helicopters from his presidential battle robot, I’ll hear him mutter ‘that’d show ‘em’ or ‘take that Sleepy Joe’ under his breath. I’m sure he’s simply letting off some steam, but just in case, I am having my paralegals look into if there are any legal precedents for mecha-treason.”
According to those close to the situation, the explosive third-person political shooter has become almost an obsession for Trump.
“In hindsight, I really wish I hadn’t recommended it to him,” remarked another attorney. “All he did yesterday was play Metal Wolf Chaos XD for hours while constantly talking about how he’s ‘going for the take back the White House speedrun.’ I asked if he meant in the game, and he just winked at me before turning back to the TV and firing a rocket launcher at the Statue of Liberty. He keeps saying Mexico is going to pay to build the mech. I don’t even know what that means.”
While his legal team prepares for the worst, members of the Trump family have insisted that the game holds no influence on the former president’s actions.
“These concerns about my father are just overblown liberal nonsense,” insisted Donald Trump Jr. “It’s just a game. Yes, we have invested large amounts of money into robotics engineering ever since Dad beat the level where you rampage through the streets of San Francisco, but that’s just because it’s a really booming industry right now! Also, this is totally unrelated, but you might hear some construction noises coming from underneath Trump Tower over the next few months. Don’t worry about it.”
“If you’re from Saudi Arabia, though, and wanna do a test ride of one of the mechs, hit me up,” Trump Jr added. “It’s so sick.”
At press time, Democrats in Congress were reportedly convening to discuss a potential solution to the problem, introducing legislation that would formally condemn the use of taking over the country with the use of mech suits.
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Mercy, the team’s leading doctor, is one of Overwatch’s original support heroes, and while she’s changed a lot since 2016, she hasn’t changed much in the transition to Overwatch 2. Mercy is an ideal support hero for Overwatch beginners. Her various abilities and modes of healing are relatively easy to understand, and players of any level can make a difference with Mercy.
Overwatch 2 Mercy Guide – Weapons & Stats
Caduceus Staff
Mercy’s staff allows her to heal allies and increase an ally’s damage output. Holding the staff’s primary fire (RT/R2 on a gamepad) allows Mercy to heal one ally at a time as long as they’re in your line of sight and generally close-by. The staff heals 55 damage per second.
You can hold the staff’s secondary fire (RB/R1) to amplify an ally’s damage by 30%. Healing or boosting damage will contribute to Mercy’s Ultimate Ability gauge. The staff locks on to targets, so as long as you aim at an ally and hold the button, Mercy’s staff will latch onto them.
Tanks will require most of your healing since they’ll be soaking up most of the damage. But if an ally like Soldier 76 or Pharah activates their Ultimate Ability, they’ll be vulnerable and might require support. When your team is generally healthy, you should focus on amplifying damage.
Caduceus Blaster
Even though Mercy is a healer, she still has access to an equipable automatic pistol. This means Mercy cannot deal damage while supporting other characters. One blaster projectile deals 20 damage and has a solid rate of fire, so it’s possible to survive one-on-one encounters if your aim is good enough. You should only switch to your pistol if you’re alone or want to finish off an enemy your team is neglecting.
Overwatch 2 Mercy Guide – Abilities
Guardian Angel
If you’re looking at an ally, you’ll be able to fly towards them from a distance. If you’re attached to a teammate through the Caduceus Staff, you won’t need to face them to activate Guardian Angel.
While you’re in flight, a bar on the screen will begin filling up; this gauge measures how far you can leap afterward. If you press the jump button, you’ll launch forward, and if you press the crouch button, you’ll launch upward.
Guardian Angel is an evasive ability. Use it to fly towards your team and away from danger. This ability only has a cooldown of 1.5 seconds, so you should use it regularly to reach allies in critical conditions.
Angelic Descent
While Mercy is in the air, you can hold the jump button to use Angelic Descent to fall very slowly. There’s no cooldown on this ability so you can use it at any time by holding the button it’s assigned to. Angelic Descent is best used in unison with Guardian Angel to stay above the action – watching your teammate’s health while staying away from enemies.
Resurrect
Resurrect is one of the most valuable abilities in the game and spawned one of Overwatch’s most iconic lines: “Heroes Never Die!”
Resurrect allows you to revive an ally to full health before they respawn. It takes 1.75 seconds to cast and it reduces your movement speed drastically. So it leaves Mercy vulnerable to enemies.
Resurrect also has a cooldown of 30 seconds, so use it sparingly. Your main priority with this ability should be your team’s tank since you’ll only have one tank in most modes, which soaks up most of your team’s damage. Apart from tanks, try to resurrect support heroes whenever possible, as they’ll be helping you with healing.
Overwatch 2 Mercy Guide – Passive Abilities
Mercy has two passive abilities in Overwatch 2.
Role: Support
Every support hero in Overwatch 2 receives a passive heal of 10 health per second after 1 second of not being damaged.
Regeneration
Mercy receives even more passive healing than other supports. Mercy receives 20 health per second after 1 second of not being damaged.
Valkyrie is an Ultimate Ability that changes Mercy’s form and movement. For 15 seconds, Mercy can fly in any direction. Mercy’s healing and damage amplification will chain across nearby targets, so you can support your entire team if they’re close together. In addition, movement speed and healing are increased in this mode.
You should activate Valkyrie when your team is together and engaging the enemy team. Mercy’s chain healing or damage amplification will give your team the edge in contentious stand-offs.
Valkyrie has an ultimate cost of 1820. Ultimate charge is dependent on the amount of healing or damage you’ve dealt with a 1:1 ratio. So essentially you’d need to heal 1820 points of health to charge Mercy’s Ultimate. As you can imagine, this means her Ultimate will charge relatively quickly, so don’t save it for too long.
Overwatch 2 Mercy Changes
Mercy isn’t a character that has changed all too much since the first Overwatch. The biggest change to the character is perhaps the changes to the Guardian Angel ability, allowing it to become more mobile.
Mercy’s Regeneration passive ability has increased by 50% due to the Role: Support ability.
Guardian Angel now has a bar on the side that charges in flight for increased mobility. Players can now launch themselves forward or upward during flight.
Overwatch 2 Mercy Guide – Strategy & Team Composition
Mercy can be useful in many situations, but the change to 5v5 in Overwatch 2 has somewhat diminished her standing in the meta. In the original Overwatch, Mercy was a great hero to ensure that both tanks were healed quickly and revived. Now there’s only one tank in competitive, and Mercy’s role is non-essential. Instead, some heroes can keep the main tank healed while dealing lots of damage, like Zenyatta, Ana, and Moira.
Players can use Mercy well alongside various characters. For example, if the second support is Lucio, Mercy can provide faster, targeted healing. Mercy is also helpful alongside Moira since she has great offensive capabilities and might not solely focus on healing the team.
Mercy is an excellent match with several damage heroes too. In the first Overwatch, Pharah and Mercy dominated the meta for months, and that strategy is still viable in the sequel. If there’s an annoying Bastion or Torbjorn behind enemy lines, use Pharah and Mercy to flank them. Mercy will ensure that Pharah doesn’t immediately die. Additionally, when Bastion is in the Assault configuration, he can deal massive damage. If you amplify Bastion while in this mode, you’ll be able to shed through shields and quickly be done with enemy tanks.
Overwatch 2 Mercy Guide – Skins
Mercy has 21 unique skins in Overwatch 2. Skins can either be unlocked through the Battle Pass or bought in the Shop with two types of in-game currency. First, there are Legacy Credits that have been transferred over from the original game. Then there are Overwatch Coins that can be bought with real money or unlocked through the Battle Pass.
INDIANAPOLIS — A gamer heading into town to run some errands was sorely disappointed earlier today when they drove over a banana peel and nothing really happened, sources have confirmed.
“Yeah, not what I expected at all,” said Dave Wolfe, the lifelong gamer and occasional driver. “And I mean, it’s not that I necessarily wanted to spin out and go flying into the sidewalk, but like, shouldn’t I have? I just don’t get it. I didn’t necessarily think every part of every video game was accurate, but the banana peel thing seemed to have some good logic behind it. It was in all those old movies and stuff, too.”
“Ah well,” he said, as he entered the grocery store and resumed his day. “Maybe next time.”
Friends of Wolfe’s have expressed concern about his ability to discern between real life and the Nintendo titles he enjoys so much.
“I’m not trying to knock the guy for playing video games,” said Roger Newton, Wolfe’s next door neighbor. “But I’m pretty sure it’s warping his reality, and I don’t want to ride in the car when he’s driving anymore. He’s always throwing coins at the other vehicles on the road and then one time he got out a can of mushrooms and ate it as fast as he could and got sick all over himself. Needless to say, it didn’t provide the speed boost that he had insisted it would.”
As of press time, Wolfe had reportedly crashed into a mailbox on the way home from the store while swerving to hit a turtle he saw.
Padisarah, introduced alongside Sumeru update, is a new material in Genshin Impact. Finding it is not necessarily easy considering how massive Sumeru is. Even so, farming Padisarah may come in handy. After all, with patch 3.1, Padisarah is going to become more important, since a new character will need it to ascend.
So, to help you find your way through Genshin Impact’s new region, we have prepared this guide explaining what Padisarah can be useful for as well as where you can find it.
Genshin Impact Padisarah: What Can It Be Used For
Every material found in Genshin Impact is used for something that players will eventually need. Padisarah is not different, since it’s going to be used as an ascension material and to cook some recipes.
This is the character that needs Padisarah to ascend:
Nilou – the belly dancer introduced in 3.0’s Archon Quest is a hydro sword-user that is becoming part of the game’s roster of characters during patch 3.1.
In terms of recipes that require Padisarah, there’s a total of four:
Biryani
Duel Soul
Tahchin
Padisarah Pudding
Where Can You Find Padisarah
Finding Padisarah may be a little daunting considering how large Sumeru is, but fortunately, they spawn really close to each other making it easier to come up with a time-saving farming route. Each Padisarah has a respawn time of 48 hours.
However, in case you want a quick solution, you can always buy it from the NPC Jut, the spice merchant, in Sumeru City. He sells each Padisarah for 1000 mora. Keep in mind that he has a stock of 5 which is refilled after 3 days. This is still a good option in case you just want a few Padisarah to cook a food or level up your character.
These are the locations you can find Padisarah in Genshin Impact:.
Vanarana
Fane of Asvattha and Pardis Dhyai
Around Sumeru City
The Palace of Alcazarzaray
Now all you need to do is to prepare your farm routine and keep a good stock of Padisarah.
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