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Heroes of the Storm |OT| Pretty sure that Abathur is AFK
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He doesn't know he's clownish because of his lack of self-awareness to his own clownishness.
jaundicejuice
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Is that how much Yoshi bought?
jaundicejuice
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It really doesn't feel like there's much upside to playing Kael'Thas right now. It's all of the dive/position changing heroes combined with his less than successful re-invention. While he may no longer be a Falmestrike/Flamethrower/Ignite mortar anymore, he's still a mono-build hero. Some skill tiers present no real option, some abilities are stupidly useless, while others, though useful, come at the cost of relevant damage output. Sunfire Encantment is just useless. Fury of the Sunwell is an interesting talent, but there's isn't really a Lapsed Gravity/Flamestrike build and you are almost always better off choosing need to choose Arcane Barrier. Without it, you make one mistake in regards to positioning, and that's harder to avoid with all of the dive, position changing abilities, you die and cost your team a teamfight, an objective, whatever. It just feels like one mistake is so costly now. One death feels like it decides so much. With Arcane Barrier you might survive one mistake, without it, you're just dead.
It just feels like it's a warriors game at the moment.
It just feels like it's a warriors game at the moment.
The upside to Kael'thas is the fact he's the highest ranged damage dealer in the game and has a long range stun. Both are very desired right now, and I think a lot of Kael's don't use the stun enough.
Kael brings pressure to a team more than any other hero in the game - you cannot sustain a fight against him because the chain bombs will just wreck you.
I agree completely on his talent trees being messed up though, they utterly failed to introduce variety with his rebuild.
Kael brings pressure to a team more than any other hero in the game - you cannot sustain a fight against him because the chain bombs will just wreck you.
I agree completely on his talent trees being messed up though, they utterly failed to introduce variety with his rebuild.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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It is a warrior's game atm but teams still need someone to dish out damage and KT is #1 there.
Gravity Lapse is such a good skill it's not even funny, heck half the time I use it to save a teammate in a pickle.
Like Maledict said you can't outsustain a KT and the positioning it requires just puts you in bad positions all too often. Kharazim and BW having hard times in particular
Gravity Lapse is such a good skill it's not even funny, heck half the time I use it to save a teammate in a pickle.
Like Maledict said you can't outsustain a KT and the positioning it requires just puts you in bad positions all too often. Kharazim and BW having hard times in particular
Was wondering what owl build was thanks
Yoshi is Kael'Thas IRL confirmed.
That raynor knockback talent is the new hot
That's been the meta for months now hasn't it? Stun at 16, and depending on the line up double charge at 13 as well?
I haven't seen anyone take berserk or executioner for absolutely ages.
Fine Ham Abounds
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I love it when I'm playing Abathur and fucking Dragon Shire pops, the team comps are similar except we have all ranged, our support is Tassadar, somehow we have me instead of a tank, and the other team has a non-suck Murky and a non-suck Nova.
The only thing worse than babysitting fucking everyone is babysitting fucking everyone while having to maintain against Murky and not being able to sit in the middle of a lane for long because of Nova.
I guess that loss made the spider queen matchup the next game more interesting though since I was in full frantic mode at that point.
The only thing worse than babysitting fucking everyone is babysitting fucking everyone while having to maintain against Murky and not being able to sit in the middle of a lane for long because of Nova.
I guess that loss made the spider queen matchup the next game more interesting though since I was in full frantic mode at that point.
I mean when he gets cced, i think it's level 13?
I think Brian's referring to Relentless Leader at 13. I take executioner when I'm with Jaina most of the time.
Oh yeah - yep, it's started to appear. Not sure it helps that much on him due to his lack of escapes, but right now stuns are King. My teams ideal draft is ETC, Tyrande, Thrall, Kharazim and Kael - which brings 4 proper cc tools plus two heroics as well for further lockdown. It really shows how powerful it is when you layer stuns on folks, even tanks go down fast.
Well, I thought he was Artanis.
Maybe I was wrong. He could be KT. Or he could be going for the Cloud Strife look.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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I wonder if they could just move relentless down to lvl 4 or 7 to alleviate some of the stun issues.
Problem at the moment seems to be not enough people have it. ETC has such a rang in his stun now, and Kael and Tyrande both have longer range stuns than most attacks, so it's not the tanks who need protection it's the carries and supports.
There's no real counterplay other than Tyraels Sanc or Uthers Divine shield right now, and the issue with both of those is their cool down is a lot more than the stuns.
I agree on that. Landing KT's cc, for example, feels much more satisfying than just clicking on someone's face with Uther.
If, hypothetically, Uther's cc was skillshot based like his W that would both make him more interesting and make the cc feel less shitty.
Changes like that could affect the prevalence of it in the game without it feeling like the entire play-style has shifted.
This game has already had a few fundamental shifts in play style and just had another one with the last patch. Too much of that and they'll lose more people than cc wars will ever lose them.
If, hypothetically, Uther's cc was skillshot based like his W that would both make him more interesting and make the cc feel less shitty.
Changes like that could affect the prevalence of it in the game without it feeling like the entire play-style has shifted.
This game has already had a few fundamental shifts in play style and just had another one with the last patch. Too much of that and they'll lose more people than cc wars will ever lose them.
I think for me it feels like ETC is the main issue. His stun talented is just ridiculous, and incredibly easy to hit - even in pro games you see people caught out by how far he goes with the talented powerslide. The fact he can then facemelt you backwards and body block you makes it practically impossible to escape. Tyrande and Kael at least have to use skill in hitting their stuns.
There are enough 2K/4K heroes now that the extra slots were pretty necessary.
edit: Per Browder's twitter, a patch is coming out today- probably a minor one.
From what I'm reading, you have to recruit 4 friends to get the Vulture mount.
For Tyrande, the main thing is to land stuns, just because it's really fun.
So, as long as you're improving at that, you're improving at Tyrande.
Otherwise, spec as an assassin, pop in and drop shreds on your team's targets, land stuns, heal people, and throw owls around for vision.
So, as long as you're improving at that, you're improving at Tyrande.
Otherwise, spec as an assassin, pop in and drop shreds on your team's targets, land stuns, heal people, and throw owls around for vision.
You probably can. You do have to get each one to level 10, also, though.
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?
Wait wait wait, what's going on here? How do I get this? Link plz
MisterAnderson
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You have got to be fucking kidding me that to get the Vulture mount you have to recruit people to play...ugh.
I've been literally waiting to get this mount since announcement and was prepared to just pay up the moment it became available. Do I have to just give people a link and it counts for me or do I have to convince people to play with me or what?
I've been literally waiting to get this mount since announcement and was prepared to just pay up the moment it became available. Do I have to just give people a link and it counts for me or do I have to convince people to play with me or what?
Familienoberhauptvogel
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That's just a "make an alt promotion at this point".
WoW has been doing it for ages now and I'm pretty sure that started during WoW's peak
Sale extended throughout the rest of the year. Including new items.
WoW has been doing it for ages now and I'm pretty sure that started during WoW's peak
Sale extended throughout the rest of the year. Including new items.
...at which point Blizzard reports record numbers of accounts!
MisterAnderson
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Well, if anyone who is lurking in this thread is thinking about jumping in, here's my shameless recruitment link:
https://battle.net/recruit/BF2JXXLF52
So they have to get to level 10? I can't remember how long that takes. Like an hour or two?
https://battle.net/recruit/BF2JXXLF52
So they have to get to level 10? I can't remember how long that takes. Like an hour or two?
Mister Anderson is full of lies- you cannot trust one who took the red pill.
Use this one instead! https://battle.net/recruit/WNX6HZ6MFF
Funnily enough, the kid who I was helping with the game is currently at level 5 - she gets a free Sylv out of this.
Use this one instead! https://battle.net/recruit/WNX6HZ6MFF
Funnily enough, the kid who I was helping with the game is currently at level 5 - she gets a free Sylv out of this.
Worth noting that if you make a smurf to help someone, you also get a stimpack for 5 days. So right now you'd get the bonus from stimpack plus the 50% exp bonus on that brand new account.
Account level 10 is very easy to get that way.
Not a single one of them will work for this lol. 5 level 40 accounts, none valid. Sucks.
I would argue the opposite.
Plus like every MMO does this after WoW did it, and if Blizzard has done anything with HOTS it has been MMO-ify the hell out of MOBA.
Account level 10 is very easy to get that way.
Alur probably has enough Alts for all of us
Not a single one of them will work for this lol. 5 level 40 accounts, none valid. Sucks.
I would argue the opposite.
Plus like every MMO does this after WoW did it, and if Blizzard has done anything with HOTS it has been MMO-ify the hell out of MOBA.
MisterAnderson
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Can't we just create 4 new free accounts of our own and register using our own link? Am I missing something?
It would suck leveling this shit up ourselves but, I hate trying to "recruit" people.
It would suck leveling this shit up ourselves but, I hate trying to "recruit" people.
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