Overwatch Mercy players are going on strike by playing tank to try and revert recent movement nerf

The Mercy mains are up in arms again.

A recent Overwatch update that changed the ever-popular Support hero’s movement ability has her fans and mains in absolute shambles. It’s so bad, according to some, that they are protesting the change by basically indirectly sabotaging matches.

In the April 14 patch notes for season two, Blizzard nerfed the launch speed of Mercy’s Guardian Angel ability by 10 percent. 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.

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.

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Tanned Leather is one of the more important resources in Windrose, and it has different purposes. Obtaining this leather isn’t too difficult, but you’ll need to clear a fair bit of in-game content and build an additional item.

Let’s find out how you can get a steady supply of Tanned Leather in the game.

How to get Tanned Leather in Windrose

Tanned Leather can be crafted in Windrose. For starters, you’ll need to collect raw hides. Raw hide can be obtained quite easily, but you’ll need to hunt. If you’re in the early game stage, either wolves or deer work. They’re not so dangerous, and you can kill them quite easily. You’ll also need your skinning knife in hand to get the hide.

Now that you have your hide, you’ll need to get a Tanning Rack. This item has to be unlocked via its recipe, and it allows you to dry raw hide. This process is necessary when you want to convert raw hide into Tanned Leather.

You can make Clay Bottles from the Alchemy Table. Once it’s done, you can now make Tannin with Hardwood Bark and a Clay Bottle. You’ll need this item for the production of Tanned Leather.

Once you have built and placed your Tanning Rack, add the raw hide to one of its slots. Add either a tanning agent or a source of fuel that will be consumed during the process. If you have Tannin, it will work just fine.

You’ll need to wait for some time for the process to complete. Once done, you’ll have your Tanned Leather.

How to use Tanned Leather in Windrose

Tanned Leather has plenty of use when it comes to crafting armor. Almost every mid and end-game item will need Tanned Leather. The demand for it goes up once you unlock Foothills, which is the second biome in the game.

However, you can start collecting the required materials like Clay and Rough Hides early to make things easier when you’ll actually need Tanned Leather in your inventory.

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