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[brian!]

my incomprehensible gibberish isnt the same as others tho

but yah entry into mobas is pretty rough

 

[Xater]

THAT BRIGHTWING SKIN IS TERRIFYING, XATER

It's the fucking best. It throws bananas!

 

[Yoshichan]

It's the fucking best. It throws bananas!

that smile though...

 

[Milly79]

Saw this on reddit.

Loooooooool.

 

[brian!]

really not into abathur monstrosity in any way or form

 

[HTVfanatic]

ive been trying out urticating spines on anub since zuna recommends it, it meshes really well and feels smooth, I like it

What kind of build do you follow if you take that? Still beetles?

 

[brian!]

i probably wouldnt get it if I didn't plan on getting the shield upgrade at 13
I'd get leeching at 7 if I didn't get regen at 1

this zag is really not working out for g2 atm

 

[HTVfanatic]

Thanks, think I'll play around with that build a bit. Seems interesting.

 

[Ferny]

If anyone wants to play some games, Ferny#1238.

 

[brian!]

Thanks, think I'll play around with that build a bit. Seems interesting.

this is the build he posted, which is a good general build to use: http://www.heroesnexus.com/talent-calculator/38-anubarak#jPmPNNPNKN9MBPmAA
though if your team needs the engage and you're the only one set up to do that, definitely get hardened shield over rewind, but e rewind e is hilarious so there's that to consider

team liquid rolls over the opposition, excited to see them in an international tourney

 

[Yoshichan]

Painfully slow with Muradin... can't wait to just get his ass to lvl 10 so I can never, ever look at his face anymore.

 

[Maledict]

this is the build he posted, which is a good general build to use: http://www.heroesnexus.com/talent-calculator/38-anubarak#jPmPNNPNKN9MBPmAA
though if your team needs the engage and you're the only one set up to do that, definitely get hardened shield over rewind, but e rewind e is hilarious so there's that to consider

team liquid rolls over the opposition, excited to see them in an international tourney

That is one freaky ass build. Partly tanky but also partially damage in some very weird places. Not really sure why he's taken Urticulating spines though - it's such a small amount of damage it hardly seems worth it, and if you are auto spawning beetles the "beetles heal you" talent is very handy indeed at 7,,.

 

[Mad Season]

Love to play some games with newbies like me. #vaelic1413

 

[brian!]

yeah I initially disregarded it because the numbers look so low, but it feels like it works out better in practice
anub is such a nicely considered hero talent wise

 

[Xater]

that smile though...

It's perfect.

I am kinda surprised that there s so little action on a Sunday on the EU side. You disappoint me people!

 

[Robottiimu2000]

HOTS has more viewers than DOTA2 in twitch atm, at least it shows that in my iphone app, first time I've seen this happen.

Currently away visiting estonia.. It's nice, but I really miss playing hots, the addiction is real.

 

[Alur]

Yeah it's been doing better than I expected this week on Twitch. I hope it keeps up post launch week and some of these new streaming folks stay around.

 

[Nirolak]

HOTS has more viewers than DOTA2 in twitch atm, at least it shows that in my iphone app, first time I've seen this happen.

Currently away visiting estonia.. It's nice, but I really miss playing hots, the addiction is real.

You would be correct:

 

[gryvan]

Yeah it's been doing better than I expected this week on Twitch. I hope it keeps up post launch week and some of these new streaming folks stay around.

Maybe I should stream :O

 

[Haly]

I don't want to rain on your parade but there's a DOTA 2 MLG tournament on right now and MLG uses proprietary streaming software (there's about 40k viewers there).

There's also this Twitch All-Star Brawl HOTS tourney going on and 1 of the teams is captained by a popular LoL streamer/pro, 2 are captained by popular DOTA 2 streamers/pros.

It's nice that Blizzard is getting the word out on the game by bringing these people together but these numbers won't stay around very long I expect.

 

[Alur]

Voyboy with the Sonya pick. He loves that Sonya. This should be exciting at least.

I don't want to rain on your parade but there's a DOTA 2 MLG tournament on right now and MLG uses proprietary streaming software (there's about 40k viewers there).

There's also this Twitch All-Star Brawl HOTS tourney going on and 1 of the teams is captained by a popular LoL streamer/pro, 2 are captained by popular DOTA 2 streamers/pros.

It's nice that Blizzard is getting the word out on the game by bringing these people together but these numbers won't last unless these people commit to it.

I don't think anyone is implying otherwise.

Voyboy and co have contributed to the increase in numbers this week most definitely. Maybe one or two will stay around and stream every now and then. It wouldn't take much to keep HOTS on the front page anyway and that's about as good as we could expect for the time being.

 

[kirblar]

NZ Event Recap! New Info! Hit with Kiwi if old!

- IN GAME VOICE CHAT IS COMING Hopefully by the end of the year
- D3 Diablo skin is coming
- They're working on the SE Asian server situation, which is apparently really awkward for them right now.

Some interesting Blizzcon Panel design stuff in there too on the heroes/maps

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

this is the build he posted, which is a good general build to use: http://www.heroesnexus.com/talent-calculator/38-anubarak#jPmPNNPNKN9MBPmAA
though if your team needs the engage and you're the only one set up to do that, definitely get hardened shield over rewind, but e rewind e is hilarious so there's that to consider

team liquid rolls over the opposition, excited to see them in an international tourney

Heh, this is the only build I liked with Anub back in the day and I remember getting called a scrub for it once. I love how everything comes 180 eventually in this game

 

[Panthers]

Voyboy with the Sonya pick. He loves that Sonya. This should be exciting at least.



I don't think anyone is implying otherwise.

Voyboy and co have contributed to the increase in numbers this week most definitely. Maybe one or two will stay around and stream every now and then. It wouldn't take much to keep HOTS on the front page anyway and that's about as good as we could expect for the time being.

I'm wondering why Sonya isn't used more. She seems so strong when I use her. Super low CDs and and an amazing ult in the berserk talent. I have a blast playing her.

 

[Alur]

She is super strong if she gets on someone, but the game just skews so range heavy most of the time that needs strong support to do her job. She could eat up a Jaina or Kael, for example, but she has to go so far in to do it (and subsequently likely die for the effort in uncoordinated games) that most people prefer to use said Jaina or Kael who can do their reaping from relative safety.

 

[Pooya]

drafting starts, first on our side picks Valla then says "I play solo"

ok, is there any penalty to quit right in that menu screen because from there you can already tell what's going to happen the next 20 minutes.

 

[theMrCravens]

drafting starts, first on our side picks Valla then says "I play solo"

ok, is there any penalty to quit right in that menu screen because from there you can already tell what's going to happen the next 20 minutes.

You get put in a special "leaver" queue for a game or two.

Which means you get to play with awful people mostly.

 

[Alur]

ok, is there any penalty to quit right in that menu screen because from there you can already tell what's going to happen the next 20 minutes.

You'd lose points and potentially be in the leaver queue (have to play QM til you get out with other leavers) but you'd save yourself the 20-30 minutes.

 

[Panthers]

Maybe I should stream :O

I'm going to start streaming next week after I get my new PC. Can't wait to showcase some GAF games.

 

[Robottiimu2000]

"I rate it 6.5/10" trololoooo

 

[Alur]

Haha, that was hilarious. Sonya best warrior NA confirmed I guess. New Sonya meta begins.

 

[Savitar]

NZ Event Recap! New Info! Hit with Kiwi if old!

- IN GAME VOICE CHAT IS COMING Hopefully by the end of the year
- D3 Diablo skin is coming
- They're working on the SE Asian server situation, which is apparently really awkward for them right now.

Some interesting Blizzcon Panel design stuff in there too on the heroes/maps

Was a bit amazed that the female Diablo skin wasn't included.

It's certainly better than the other two.

 

[Haly]

Zuna's positioning leaves a lot to be desired.

 

[Yoshichan]

pugs really are the worst.

 

[Kurita]

What's the best talent to get at level 20 with Jaina?
Love that character btw, I'm not too bad with her so I haven't really tried the other characters...

 

[Xyphie]

Get Bolt.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

What's the best talent to get at level 20 with Jaina?
Love that character btw, I'm not too bad with her so I haven't really tried the other characters...

Bolt is almost always the right choice for any assassin, unless your team is already dominating positioning or you already picked up sprint. Even then, sometimes I get sprint and bolt just to be really obnoxious

For a lark last night I tried HotS on this tablet I got on sale for work with this fairly horrible old Intel graphics card, and I was actually able to run it on low 1024x768 and get 15-20 fps. This engine must be really well optimized.

 

[fedexpeon]

Yup, bolt is always the right choice.
You can use it to secure kill and to escape.
It does everything, offensively and defensively.

 

[Dance Inferno]

Is this HotS all star tournament worth watching? I just tuned in.

 

[Yoshichan]

Bolt is insane.

Are we sure Jainas sprint is getting nerfed btw?

 

[Orochinagis]

Abathur mines really sucks, even with the buff

 

[Yoshichan]

welp, I'm ready to play some more games... EU-GAF abandoned me

 

[Dance Inferno]

The Twitch chat in the HotS All Star tournament is hilarious. It's Dota 2 fans shitting on HotS, and HotS fans shitting on Dota 2. It's more entertaining than the stream itself.

 

[Alur]

Is this HotS all star tournament worth watching? I just tuned in.

It's interesting but it's not like tourney play for sure. A couple pros from HOTS, a couple pros from other games and then personalities. Strange or rare picks, etc etc. Very fun so far IMO compared to just watching a regular stream.

 

[Rhaknar]

Haven't played in ages and worst of all...haven't bought the Johanna bundle (or gotten the Facebook mount). I might be done with this :/

 

[Yoshichan]

Haven't played in ages and worst of all...haven't bought the Johanna bundle (or gotten the Facebook mount). I might be done with this :/

Why are you done because of those reasons? You can still get both, right now.

 

[Rhaknar]

Why are you done because of those reasons? You can still get both, right now.

The fact I haven't gotten either makes me think I'm done, I thought that was clear.

Might just be witcher 3 tho, which I'm almost done with. Just getting that feeling when you're away for so long you can't go back again /shrug0

 

[K.Sabot]

I love the HotS streamer tournament casters overanalyzing drafts when what mostly dictates the picks is what 3-5 heroes the players own.

 

[Milly79]

These Euro teams/bans are hilarious. Brian's pants must be wet with the lone support Tass pick.

 

[jaundicejuice]

People are acting like Tass is Alpha post-patch Murky.