Talk:Mercy (Overwatch)

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Potential sources
Here, I noticed the notability tag on the article, and maybe they'll be useful expanding the article besides. So here's all the stuff I could find on the character.


 * "Overwatch Doesn't Do Enough For Its Support Heroes", Kotaku: General commentary and criticism of the support roles in Overwatch.
 * "​What Overwatch could learn from Dota 2's support characters", PC Gamer: Again talking about and criticising the fun of support roles in Overwatch.
 * "New Overwatch comic may have sunk your favorite 'ships'", Polygon: Talks about Pharmercy, fan reaction, and "Gency".
 * "Why Overwatch Fans Are Obsessed With 'Shipping' Its Female Characters": Talks about Pharmercy again.
 * "Overwatch: a world fans built", IGN: Very small note on Pharmercy being "what might be Overwatch’s most prolific fan couple", plus a general talk on shipping and Overwatch.
 * "Overwatch fans' devotion to Witch Mercy is literally huge", Polygon: Reports on fan reaction again, this time to Mercy's Halloween skin. More specifically, someone made a 23040x12960 desktop wallpaper of her, maybe not worth mentioning.
 * "Overwatch players request change to Mercy's Halloween Skin", Shacknews: People really loved the "My servants never die" line, evidently. Petitions to add the line to the skin rather than just during the event.
 * "Overwatch Players Calling for a Tweak to Mercy's Halloween Skin Get Their Wish", GameSpot
 * "Overwatch 'Healsluts' Turn Playing Support Into An Erotic Experience", Kotaku: So, this is a unique one. Talks about subreddit "r/healsluts", how Mercy from Overwatch re-invigorated it, and people using healers, tanks and games as part of this sub-dom thing.
 * "Mercy is a Monster - Overwatch HQ", IGN: Video, complains about buffs to Mercy, calling her very powerful.
 * "Overwatch review", PC Gamer: Part of a big review on Overwatch in general, relevant bits are praise for her movement ability and that she and Lucio remain distinct.
 * "7 annoying players you'll meet in Overwatch", GamesRadar: Annoyed at Mercy's who use their rezzes immediately.
 * "Top Pistol Mercy Will Wreck Your Shit, But Only If She Has To", Kotaku: The Mercy player with the most amount of headshots talks a bit about the character, might have some usable stuff in it.
 * "Overwatch team Yikes explains the rise of Mercy", PC Gamer: Talks about Mercy's use in esports games, and her recent increase in popularity.


 * General guides and stuff
 * "Overwatch: best heroes for beginners", VG247
 * "Overwatch Hero Guide: How to Master Each Character", GameSpot
 * "A guide to the first 12 characters in Blizzard's Overwatch", Polygon
 * "Overwatch: How to Use Mercy Effectively", Shacknews
 * "Overwatch Character Guide: Reaper, Bastion and Mercy", Hardcore Gamer
 * "Overwatch: Mercy Abilities And Strategy Tips", Rock Paper Shotgun

Plus some stuff already in the article. I'll leave it up to your judgement whether these are enough to pass WP:GNG; I should note with a lot of the guide stuff that most of the Overwatch heroes got them, so not all sources are created equal there. – The Millionth One (talk) (contribs) 11:57, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Stumbled upon this article, a big love letter from Eurogamer to Mercy – "gaming's greatest healer". Also probably worth using. With it and a bit of time to reflect, I'm left fairly firm in the camp that Mercy is notable: that she has received coverage that is significant, and as a bonus that she'll in all likelihood continue to receive attention for the immediate future. Since the article's already been updated with a lot of the sources, I'll remove the notability tag in a bit if no one objects. – The Millionth One (talk) (contribs) 04:42, 20 July 2017 (UTC)