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Heroes of the Storm |OT| Pretty sure that Abathur is AFK
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Nah, haha. QM.
man tried to play Kael earlier in qm but got dominated. Just seemed like whenever I rode out into the fields the enemy team just got excited, forgot bout everyone else, and all decided to target me lol. Kerrigan especially just seemed to have my number. She'd reach out and grab my poor Kael, yank him in with her claws, and kiss me goodnight. Was so relived when wife said it was time for dinner. First match I had to quit. The bot sadly probably did a much better job.
I've no clue why Blizz marked him as an "easy" character. I had a pretty rough time myself, he's definitely not my cup of tea.
Finaika
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I was wondering the exact same thing. He's not an easy dude for me. I'm glad this week he was on free rotation. I was gonna sink 10k gold on him but think I'd be better served to save it for now. Maybe once I get more experienced with the game I'll become a lot more aware of my surroundings and be much better
Sonya/Tool wombo is sooooooooooooooo good.
http://gfycat.com/GreedyAnchoredJohndory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLG_QWyT9Gk
So it was more like a whole team combo after watching it again. Regardless, still amazing.
http://gfycat.com/GreedyAnchoredJohndory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLG_QWyT9Gk
So it was more like a whole team combo after watching it again. Regardless, still amazing.
Ronabo
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I don't like him either. He feels like I am Frankenstein's Monster lumbering around.
Hopefully we get a "true" mage character someday.
Askherserenity
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Pretty interesting stats. I agree with the map stats and it sucks Tyrande didn't win a single game :[ Really like her as a character.
What if Sonya _______? has been what Ketch has been saying about Sonya since I started playing with him regularly last November/December.
The best two days of his HOTS life were when that one random tier list came out with Sonya top tier and predicted she was gonna be played a ton a few patches back (which lasted all of 2 weeks), and then when McIntyre took Sonya the other day. I bet he shed tears.
Well, the most common mistake I see new Rehgars making is trying to play in the front line just because they are melee so they feel like they gotta get in there and do the business. You are likely taking Feral Lunge at 13 (BUTT BIIIIITTTEEEE!!!) but it's better used as A) a gap closer to drop your totem and allow your team to secure a gank or B) a finisher to someone attempting to flee. You're not gonna do a huge amount of damage in each game. We're talking like 13-20k usually tops. When the lunge hits, though, they feel it.
Otherwise it's just like any other healer. Heal the most injured or the highest priority target. Save your Ancestral for when you know the burst is coming on a hero, or if several heroes are dropping in each fight save it for the one hero who the team needs alive to secure the fight. It's also worth noting that taking the added shield on Lightning Shield at level 7 makes landing Ancestral a lot easier. Cast shield on target for a buffer then Ancestral immediately after.
Also Feral Spirit at 4 is great, but on maps like Tomb or against stealth you've got Rehgar's Farsight at 4 which is like most other supports (Tyrande and Tassadar notwithstanding) vision talents but better so don't overlook it if you think you might need it.
Too immobile right now- Zeratul just does what she does better.
Dance Inferno
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The Steam sale has really done a number on my HotS playtime. Spent all day yesterday and today replaying Resident Evil 6. Was planning on giving Kael a go before he goes off rotation but doesn't look like that'll happen. At least I'll get to try Thrall and Nazeebo this week!
If I can get myself to stop playing Mercenaries mode...
Aquavelvaman
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Smart cast on release is like seeing the matrix. Should be the default setting.
On their website he's as the fourth hardest character in the game. There's no way he should be listed as easy in game when someone like Jaina is medium, given his strenghts and very noticeable weaknesses...
Robottiimu2000
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I think it's 'easy' as in.. 'easy to make money with'..
Maximus.
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I just hate when team members decide to jump into battle or chase when they clearly are out numbered. That kill isn't worth dying over...Also love when they are talking shit about the dumbest things. Don't speak trash when you don't even understand the game. We lost the core, "oh way to not attack!" No shit, the whole team is dead, why the fuck would I go in there and die too?
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?
RE6 on PC?
Star Falcon
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Awesome, that's my morning playlist for work sorted
I'm looking to pick up a new PC next month, mostly for Blizzard stuff and a few other PC hotties. What kind of video cards and processing are you guys running to get great settings on Heroes of the Storm, Diablo 3, (Overwatch eventually) etc? Was looking at either a GTX 960/970 with a top end i5 but not entirely sure as haven't built a PC in a long long time and a bit out of touch.
Abathur has been popular for a long time now. After the rework and nerfs he saw no play at all, but then people realized the backdoor build and he has been popular ever since, even now after they nerfed the locusts it didn't really hinder his effectiveness at all.
FrontalMonk
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Awesome, that's my morning playlist for work sorted
I'm looking to pick up a new PC next month, mostly for Blizzard stuff and a few other PC hotties. What kind of video cards and processing are you guys running to get great settings on Heroes of the Storm, Diablo 3, (Overwatch eventually) etc? Was looking at either a GTX 960/970 with a top end i5 but not entirely sure as haven't built a PC in a long long time and a bit out of touch.
I'm running a gtx 970 and run everything on ultra settings.
Abathur was used at that blizz twitch stream by a pro-team very well just this weekend.
The Cowboy
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Never thought of a crab, that's a good one - i now want a crab mount for Murky.
There's a difference between popular and the numbers we saw last weekend. He was both the most banned hero AND the highest winrate hero, which is clearly suggesting something. I suspect that other than the maps where he doesn't perform well, he looks to have been a 100% pick / ban hero.
That's a huge increase over being popular, and he certainly hasn't been played to this extent in any other tournament recently, even when the backdoor build was around.
As a long time Abathur player, and someone who adores him, I'm just wondering what they were drafting with him and whether it was a specific build they were looking for or a general smorgasbord of creepy bug loveliness.
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?
Yay for not being able to see your XP cap until it's too late. Wasted 15 minutes on a game and then the game told me I had reached the cap, giving me a total of 0 xp.
What if Sonya _______? has been what Ketch has been saying about Sonya since I started playing with him regularly last November/December.
The best two days of his HOTS life were when that one random tier list came out with Sonya top tier and predicted she was gonna be played a ton a few patches back (which lasted all of 2 weeks), and then when McIntyre took Sonya the other day. I bet he shed tears.
Well, the most common mistake I see new Rehgars making is trying to play in the front line just because they are melee so they feel like they gotta get in there and do the business. You are likely taking Feral Lunge at 13 (BUTT BIIIIITTTEEEE!!!) but it's better used as A) a gap closer to drop your totem and allow your team to secure a gank or B) a finisher to someone attempting to flee. You're not gonna do a huge amount of damage in each game. We're talking like 13-20k usually tops. When the lunge hits, though, they feel it.
Otherwise it's just like any other healer. Heal the most injured or the highest priority target. Save your Ancestral for when you know the burst is coming on a hero, or if several heroes are dropping in each fight save it for the one hero who the team needs alive to secure the fight. It's also worth noting that taking the added shield on Lightning Shield at level 7 makes landing Ancestral a lot easier. Cast shield on target for a buffer then Ancestral immediately after.
Also Feral Spirit at 4 is great, but on maps like Tomb or against stealth you've got Rehgar's Farsight at 4 which is like most other supports (Tyrande and Tassadar notwithstanding) vision talents but better so don't overlook it if you think you might need it.
Thanks for the advice! I'll try it out later
Someone's compiled some of the alterations to abilities they've found- likely not exhaustive.http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/3asnst/ptr_eternal_conflict_patch_info_not_included_in/ This is in addition to the Anub nerf we know about. (10% Beetle damage, 20% Locusts)
Tyrande's talents haven't been adjusted- they've been rearranged for gated people.
Tyrande's talents haven't been adjusted- they've been rearranged for gated people.
Dance Inferno
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Yes sir. It's glorious.
Awesome, that's my morning playlist for work sorted
I'm looking to pick up a new PC next month, mostly for Blizzard stuff and a few other PC hotties. What kind of video cards and processing are you guys running to get great settings on Heroes of the Storm, Diablo 3, (Overwatch eventually) etc? Was looking at either a GTX 960/970 with a top end i5 but not entirely sure as haven't built a PC in a long long time and a bit out of touch.
I have an i5 with a Radeon R9 280X and I can basically run the game at high settings at 1080p. Super smooth with only the occasional lag spike. I don't think you need a particularly beefy graphics card to run this game well.
Overwatch characters in about six months:
Also, referring to Warcraft characters as "Hearthstone characters" has to be even better than calling them "World of Warcraft characters" on the website.
Source: http://venturebeat.com/2015/06/22/h...on-the-mobas-future-new-heroes-and-overwatch/
Also, referring to Warcraft characters as "Hearthstone characters" has to be even better than calling them "World of Warcraft characters" on the website.
RumblingRosco
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"Hearthstone characters"
RIP Warcraft, we'll never see Warcraft 4.
RIP Warcraft, we'll never see Warcraft 4.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Annoy-o-Tron hero incoming.
Dunno I saw him banned in almost all games months ago.
The Lamonster
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They reworked him after that, and people are figuring out how to bust him again now.
We already have murky for that.
super-famicom
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Then, Annoy-o-tron skin!
I watch games very irregularly but I've seen him banned after latest patch plenty of times. I mostly watch Khaldor games and official blizz sponsored tourneys.
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