I don't know that I'd ever play ranked again if we could be so lucky. Already got my r1 screenshot, lol, I'm good for a while.
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I don't know that I'd ever play ranked again if we could be so lucky. Already got my r1 screenshot, lol, I'm good for a while.
QM-style random quality of players might send you back.
Haha, you may be right.
I'm in the minority I guess. I've never really had a super huge issue with QM people. I think I just got lucky and got my MMR just high enough before Beta hit to avoid the various incoming tides of new folks each time.
Mainly the only time I have issues in QM is the week when a new patch/new hero hits, and I'm never sure if it's all the new heroes in games or me just not adjusting properly for a week or two to the patch changes.
I'm in the minority I guess. I've never really had a super huge issue with QM people. I think I just got lucky and got my MMR just high enough before Beta hit to avoid the various incoming tides of new folks each time.
Mainly the only time I have issues in QM is the week when a new patch/new hero hits, and I'm never sure if it's all the new heroes in games or me just not adjusting properly for a week or two to the patch changes.
I don't mind QM people in QM- it comes with the territory.
I mind QM people in HL who are missing incredibly basic knowledge about the game (Tass/Ty not being full-healers being the big one that insta-loses games.)
ZPs goes in on Reddit
Some of the responses from people in that thread are beyond moronic. I almost feel like creating a reddit account to reply - calling ZP_Tv, one of the nicest streamers around, a "salty whiner" and that maybe he just isn't as good as he thinks.
Because yeah, the fact that no-one in the top 200 of players can hit rank 1, but people with 3000 MMR can, is completely fine. Turns out Tempostorm aren't that good afterall!
I watched one match and Chu got *1* point for winning, at rank 3. That's beyond dumb.
Because yeah, the fact that no-one in the top 200 of players can hit rank 1, but people with 3000 MMR can, is completely fine. Turns out Tempostorm aren't that good afterall!
I watched one match and Chu got *1* point for winning, at rank 3. That's beyond dumb.
jaundicejuice
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Going in on reddit is like going full retard, you never go full retard. Even the sub-reddits that people aren't auto-subscribed to when they create a reddit account are just a few steps removed from you average youtube comment section. The whole format as well as upvoting and downvoting posts kind of sinks a lot of discussions.
I was gonna post the same. Sure, he's salty. This affects him and his bottom line I'm sure, but salty or not he's right. He is inarguably a top player and has been on some good teams. The fact that a random redditor has the gall to say "how do you even know you a rank 1 material" is both hilarious and disturbing.
While I agree with what you're saying for the most part...just like I said to Yoshi a while back - how about we go easy on the derogatory and exclusionary terms here, eh?
That should not be acceptable. If you were someone who were to live with, raise, or care for someone who was actually mentally retarded by the definition, I think you'd feel differently about flippantly throwing it around.
Very.
jaundicejuice
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I'll refrain from making references to Tropic Thunder in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q
Everyone is aware of where it's from. I think the objection is still a reasonable one unless the reference is actually relevant. Like, the context there is that this is advice being offered by someone unironically in blackface. Charitably, the movie is largely about mocking the attitudes the characters-as-actors have. I feel like what you wanted to communicate was just "Reddit is terrible and full of stupid people and it's a bad idea to try to have a discussion there", and then you tacked on "haha remember Tropic Thunder?" It looks an awful lot like unironic endorsement of RDJ's character's advice, right? I think it's pretty understandable for people to be bothered by "going full retard" being used just to mean "doing something stupid".
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
I'm dying :lol :lol :lol
edit: Summary of what I've missed with HL news while I was asleep?
Outdoor Miner
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0-3 tonight in QM. Nearly all of them 30 minute matches where 2 crappy teams decided who wanted it less. In all matches my team had 2 supports no tanks while the other team had a standard tank-sup-spec-assassins(x2). Gd it
HL rank continues to be useless. Just for different reasons now.
snake vs. mvp black
http://www.twitch.tv/ognglobal
http://www.twitch.tv/ognglobal
Dis goin be gud. Too bad I'm not home yet.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Someone give me some quick and dirty tips for the Dragon Knight map. My group has yet to win a game on this map and tonight we were on the receiving end of the most embarrassing beat down of our HotS careers on that map. Our opponents had something like a 5 level lead on us and finished the game about as fast as we finish games against beginner AI bots...
We never know how to properly split our people between the 2 shrines. It always feels like the enemy outnumbers us at both, even tho that's impossible. It's so, so hard to control both and have someone able to take the center point after.
We never know how to properly split our people between the 2 shrines. It always feels like the enemy outnumbers us at both, even tho that's impossible. It's so, so hard to control both and have someone able to take the center point after.
From what I've watched MVP Black and Team Snake both are pretty strong. FWIW Zoia said he expects MVP Black to easily reach finals on their side at PAX and that he is legitimately a bit afraid to face them.
This is the best guide and info on Dragon Shire you're gonna get: https://tempostorm.com/heroes-of-the-storm/guides/how-to-play-dragonshire-like-the-pros
Straight from the horse's mouth, uncut and pure.
Where you at homie
Also, when are we playing together? Got some time today
I was out to dinner and the like with the family.
How would we play together? What about the ping? THE PING I SAY!
Turdburger
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Snake, Black and DK look to me like they are no question in the same playing field as C9, TS, Liquid, Na'Vi and Fnatic
However, the actual Chinese teams, eStar and EDG, do not appear to be at that level.
I think the reason for the weird play in that match at times was just the new patch
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Come to EU ffs! Fuck the ping!
Robottiimu2000
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I wouldn't go as far as saying they are not in the same ball park at all, the play style is just so different there that it is almost impossible to say how it will turn out when they meet NA and EU play style. This is imo one of the most interesting things to see how it turns out when they finally play against one another...
Dice
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Okay just played and picked Shadowstalk but it didn't work at all like previous times.
First time, it didn't seem to go off at all. It seemed like possibly Kael stuffed it? I had no idea that was possible.
Second, I activated it as we were running and then Tyrael hit me in the back with a basic. Not an ability, a basic. If that is possible what is the point of "stealth"?
Third, through the match I saw no less than 3 times my team getting hit with basics and target-select attacks in the Shadowstalk period. Do you lose it if you attack, even though it still shows the blue outline as if you were still stealthed? (this wouldn't explain the Tyrael thing as I never attacked, but was just running)
Shadowstalk looking like total garbage tier right now. If it's purely visual that is completely stupid.
First time, it didn't seem to go off at all. It seemed like possibly Kael stuffed it? I had no idea that was possible.
Second, I activated it as we were running and then Tyrael hit me in the back with a basic. Not an ability, a basic. If that is possible what is the point of "stealth"?
Third, through the match I saw no less than 3 times my team getting hit with basics and target-select attacks in the Shadowstalk period. Do you lose it if you attack, even though it still shows the blue outline as if you were still stealthed? (this wouldn't explain the Tyrael thing as I never attacked, but was just running)
Shadowstalk looking like total garbage tier right now. If it's purely visual that is completely stupid.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
You're EU, aren't you? We could play later this week if you want!
Maybe it's bugged? It's supposed to stealth and reveal enemies, right? I know it was working before the patch for sure.
They said it's a pretty underwhelming ult though.
It's possible that the Attack was already in flight when you hit your Shadowstalk button, which would put people into stealth then immediately break them out of it. And yes, if people attack the stealth is automatically broken.
It is a very poor ulti currently - it's has a place against very specific heroes, but that's about it. For example, if the enemy team has Nova, draft Tyrael and Tyrande and take Shadowstalk and Judgement. Nova is now perma dead.
It is a very poor ulti currently - it's has a place against very specific heroes, but that's about it. For example, if the enemy team has Nova, draft Tyrael and Tyrande and take Shadowstalk and Judgement. Nova is now perma dead.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
It should be stealth even if you attack. Then they'd probably want to shorten the duration even though skillshots and AoEs would still hurt, but as it is, it's almost worthless. But no, when basic and targeted attacks hit, stealth was and had been in full effect. It was like 2 seconds of chase then the attack despite full stealth.
Dice
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That wouldn't affect when Illidan attacked my stealthed teammate.
Let's do it, I got some free time this weekend later in the evening perhaps, off to a pizzeria now.
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