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[Alavard]

I want a Starcraft based map

There are just so many possibilities!

- Base it around collecting minerals/gas to build units to help push
- Rising/lowering lava on a timer like that SC2 map everyone loved
- Super giant mining laser that chips away at bases slowly (again, like the map from SC2) based on who controls it
- Map based on firing nukes (maybe collecting control codes or controlling targeting computers)
- Something like the golems, but you're collecting DNA to evolve a primal zerg stronger and stronger
- Installation map where you can release a flood of zerglings from containment

 

[kirblar]

I want a Starcraft based map

LOTV tie-in, most likely.

Eternal Conflict coming right before the new Diablo patch isn't an accident.

 

[Nirolak]

Yes, they've explicitly said they're tying their events to their other product releases.

It's also about time for another Diablo expansion pack to be announced if it's happening.

With Overwatch tentatively scheduled for six or so months out, StarCraft presumably takes place between the two.

 

[TxdoHawk]

I have absolutely no idea how to stay alive playing Diablo, but damn is he hell of a lot of fun to play.

You basically need to be constantly rolling with someone who can quickly finish the fights you start, it seems. Warrior life is hard.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

There are just so many possibilities!

- Base it around collecting minerals/gas to build units to help push
- Rising/lowering lava on a timer like that SC2 map everyone loved
- Super giant mining laser that chips away at bases slowly (again, like the map from SC2) based on who controls it
- Map based on firing nukes (maybe collecting control codes or controlling targeting computers)
- Something like the golems, but you're collecting DNA to evolve a primal zerg stronger and stronger
- Installation map where you can release a flood of zerglings from containment

I loved everything you just said above. 6 SC MAPS PLEASE! THANKS!!!

2 terran style
2 Zerg
2 Protoss

>=D

 

[Pooya]

-they should make a map with one of those huge primal zergs, you have to do a boss fight for map mechanic, like in hots (not this game, the other one...) the boss has patterns and several aoe attacks. at the same time you have to deal with the other team,

-dragon ball z style laser beam pushing

- have some kind of base building... this is very unlikely I know, played nexus wars? something like that, building spawn minions of different kind,

 

[Draft]

It's weird they haven't already put in a SC2 map. Their really isn't a Diablo map, either. Everything kind of looks like Warcraft. Add some variety!

 

[Croatoan]

Server down for anyone else? Im getting a "this playmode is currently disabled".

Also, my first 3 hero league matches were complete blow out losses. Why are people worse in hero league than in quick match? Really frustrating doing well but having an awful team. At least in LoL you could carry a shit team.

 

[kirblar]

Server down for anyone else? Im getting a "this playmode is currently disabled".

Also, my first 3 hero league matches were complete blow out losses. Why are people worse in hero league than in quick match? Really frustrating doing well but having an awful team. At least in LoL you could carry a shit team.

From my experience in MMR hell- you can carry people at low MMR since everyone's so bad you stick out.

But when you're first starting - the starting MMR has ALL THE NEW PEOPLE creating a complete cluster-F where no one's actually the skill their rank indicates, and to get above it, you probably want to group up till higher (20+) HLs.

 

[Croatoan]

From my experience in MMR hell- you can carry people at low MMR since everyone's so bad you stick out.

But when you're first starting - the starting MMR has ALL THE NEW PEOPLE creating a complete cluster-F where no one's actually the skill their rank indicates, and to get above it, you probably want to group up till higher (20+) HLs.

Its hard to carry when you can't buy items before everyone else and snowball into becoming invincible lol.

In LoL your team could be under leveled versus the opponent but if you were fed it didn't matter.

 

[kirblar]

Its hard to carry when you can't buy items before everyone else and snowball into becoming invincible lol.

In LoL your team could be under leveled versus the opponent but if you were fed it didn't matter.

Vikings currently let you carry hard on most maps as long as your team isn't incompetent.

 

[Valus]

I want a Starcraft map based on the battle for Shakuras in Brood War. Like, have the minion waves be zerg and overwhelming for the players/towers so they have to search for Uraj & Khalis crystals and bring them to a contestable point and defend/channel them to wipe out the enemy's zerg minions for a time if they succeed.

Edit also fuck TLV. It's such BS going into mines equally leveled and come out 2 levels behind. They need to nerf the amount of exp they acquire or something.

 

[Panthers]

We need a female Diablo!

Actually in general, gender swap skins would be a lot of fun.

Isn't there someone who has a gender swapped skin already? Maybe I'm thinking of another game...

edit: I'm thinking of male/female Robin in Smash Bros U.

God yes. I always just called it skinny Diablo but yes that would be the first skin I would pay for. It's in the freaking trailer. How is it not a thing.

 

[questionmark]

It's weird they haven't already put in a SC2 map. Their really isn't a Diablo map, either. Everything kind of looks like Warcraft. Add some variety!

None of the maps are Warcraft themed. The Diablo map will be the first map themed after one of their franchises, so it really isn't weird at all that they haven't put in a SC2 map.

 

[davepoobond]

None of the maps are Warcraft themed. The Diablo map will be the first map themed after one of their franchises, so it really isn't weird at all that they haven't put in a SC2 map.

i think its interesting that they labeled all of the existing maps as "Heroes of the Storm-themed"

it seems like "general fantasy" and not "general sci-fantasy" which is a bit weird since it isn't really distinct from any of the other properties (namely Warcraft). Sky Temple is the most sci-fi, and maybe Stargate-ish, which I would think "Heroes of the Storm-theme" would be more akin to where its a mish-mash of sci-fantasy a la Star Wars as well.

i hope they put more effort into making the HotS-theme more unique



started playing Thrall yesterday and he's a lot of fun. i think he matches my playstyle for a melee character

 

[-Digits-]

Sky Temple reminds me of Uldum. I like how it has skins tied in with a bit of flavor lore.

 

[Yoshichan]

Level 9 as Thrall now... after getting him to 10, I'll have all assassins at level 10... I have no idea how I'm supposed to enjoy the XP farm after that ._. I guess I need to find a fun specialist ala Sylvanas/Zagara.

 

[kirblar]

Level 9 as Thrall now... after getting him to 10, I'll have all assassins at level 10... I have no idea how I'm supposed to enjoy the XP farm after that ._. I guess I need to find a fun specialist ala Sylvanas/Zagara.

Do Anub or TLV before they get nerfed.

 

[Skab]

If Blizzard was smart with this game (which I'm still not sure they are) they would have the D3 Wizard be D3 spells only, similar to how they handled Johanna.

Give her arcane and time magic. She doesn't have to be a direct damage nuker like Jaina/Kael either, if they wanted to go that route. Basically let her spec into either damage or team utility/cc. Archon and Black Hole as heroics. Other skills could be stuff like Slow time, Magic Missile, Ray of Frost, maybe Mirrior Image, and so on.

Then, down the line, you can still put out a D2 Sorc who is multi-elemental with all the classic skills she's known for. Frozen Orb, Blizzard, Meteor, Hydra, Teleport, etc. Let her be a squishy elemental powerhouse. Hell, get really crazy with her and let her have Static Field as one of her heroics.

/pipedreamin

 

[jaundicejuice]

I'd just settle for Blizzard "fixing" ORD1. It's a third party hardware or routing issue...so either move the server cluster or route people who have horrendous connections at ORD1 to the other server clusters.

I can choose where I want to play in Dota 2 and would gladly accept longer queue times if I could do the same in HotS if it meant not playing on ORD1.

 

[Milly79]

Level 9 as Thrall now... after getting him to 10, I'll have all assassins at level 10... I have no idea how I'm supposed to enjoy the XP farm after that ._. I guess I need to find a fun specialist ala Sylvanas/Zagara.

How many did you actually get to 10 while it was live? And I'm talking just the last week when the gains were the greatest. I'm pretty sure you had more done in the time before there was a bonus, but I could be wrong.

 

[davepoobond]

I'd just settle for Blizzard "fixing" ORD1. It's a third party hardware or routing issue...so either move the server cluster or route people who have horrendous connections at ORD1 to the other server clusters.

I can choose where I want to play in Dota 2 and would gladly accept longer queue times if I could do the same in HotS if it meant not playing on ORD1.

i didn't understand what this ORD1 thing is, but it seems like i'm in the same boat -- i get the terrible on and off lag at times and its really annoying. can kill my play until it smooths out (if it does at all)

 

[Yoshichan]

How many did you actually get to 10 while it was live? And I'm talking just the last week when the gains were the greatest. I'm pretty sure you had more done in the time before there was a bonus, but I could be wrong.

Actually my XP per day was worse when the 100% buff was live. Real life decided to pay a visit and interrupt me basically that entire holiday (apartment issues)

 

[Alur]

I'd just settle for Blizzard "fixing" ORD1.

Amen. I'm just glad I'm moving from the east coast to the west soon and can avoid it that way.

i didn't understand what this ORD1 thing is, but it seems like i'm in the same boat -- i get the terrible on and off lag at times and its really annoying. can kill my play until it smooths out (if it does at all)

Basically if you have TWC and live on or around the east coast from about South Carolina up to NY and a few states in land you intermittently face ping of 150-200 and worse during peak hours (8-11 EST).

It also affects a few other providers who use XO (the third party jaundice referred to) as part of their traffic routing. TWC drops us to XO to get to AT&T who house the Blizzard servers, but XO's lines can't handle the traffic during peak hours for whatever reason.

It's extremely frustrating because the solution is out of Blizzards and players hands since it's neither sides direct ISP. The only hope is either pressure from Blizzard or TWC makes XO update their shit (not likely) or Blizz bites the bullet with all these ORD1 complaints and moves or fixes that server in some way to manage the issue.

 

[Yoshichan]

Is the cc-patch live or something? I used Thrall wolves on Li Li's healing ultimate, she got stunned, and after the stun she continued her ultimate!

 

[danielcw]

Datamined info from the new patch:

Bots' AI difficulty levels being implemented (very easy, easy, medium, hard, very hard, elite)

AI difficulty can already be set in "Custom Games".
Maybe this will be part of an overhaul for the "vs A.I." mode. The profile page still says "coming soon".
I guess it could be somehting like Starcraft 2, where you rise through AI difficulties until you reach maximumm or start losing, so vs AI could stop being a laid back experience

 

[davepoobond]

Amen. I'm just glad I'm moving from the east coast to the west soon and can avoid it that way.



Basically if you have TWC and live on or around the east coast from about South Carolina up to NY and a few states in land you intermittently face ping of 150-200 and worse during peak hours (8-11 EST).

It also affects a few other providers who use XO (the third party jaundice referred to) as part of their traffic routing. TWC drops us to XO to get to AT&T who house the Blizzard servers, but XO's lines can't handle the traffic during peak hours for whatever reason.

It's extremely frustrating because the solution is out of Blizzards and players hands since it's neither sides direct ISP. The only hope is either pressure from Blizzard or TWC makes XO update their shit (not likely) or Blizz bites the bullet with all these ORD1 complaints and moves or fixes that server in some way to manage the issue.

i see.

i'm on the west coast, but i still get the strange lag and its ONLY in some heroes games. I'll be on wow and heroes at the same time and wow is at normal ping (20 ms). I have TWC, too. So I really don't know what my issue is then.

 

[Zafir]

Is the cc-patch live or something? I used Thrall wolves on Li Li's healing ultimate, she got stunned, and after the stun she continued her ultimate!

The wolf is a root, not a stun. Roots have never interrupted her ultimate.

Sunder is what you have to use on Thrall to interrupt her ultimate.

 

[Kioshen]

i see.

i'm on the west coast, but i still get the strange lag and its ONLY in some heroes games. I'll be on wow and heroes at the same time and wow is at normal ping (20 ms). I have TWC, too. So I really don't know what my issue is then.

Tonight was horrible for me. All three matches over 100ms ping and the last one was on average 150ms. Let's just say I was more paranoid than usual with a zeratul roaming around as Kael. Thank god Kael is op I managed to land a quad kill while stuttering like crazy.

 

[Neoweee]

Is the cc-patch live or something? I used Thrall wolves on Li Li's healing ultimate, she got stunned, and after the stun she continued her ultimate!

EDIT: Nevermind. I misread the problem.

I thought her and Malf's healing ults were not channeled, but I guess that isn't the reason why it didn't work.

 

[Alur]

Lili's ultimate isn't channeled, right? It is just a passive that she lets loose, which I think is how Tranquility works.

Lili's ult is a channel and it can be interrupted. It's part of why she's consistently rated the lowest of the true healer supports.

 

[Ketch]

When is butcher? Soon. I've got a business trip and hope to play him a bunch before hand. Is leoric coming same day or what?

 

[kirblar]

When is butcher? Soon. I've got a business trip and hope to play him a bunch before hand. Is leoric coming same day or what?

Tuesday. Leoric 3 weeks later.

 

[Milly79]

GAF beat Dreadnaught!



Shit comp, but hey. They almost out PVE'd us.

 

[Rhaknar]

Thrall's fire wolf stuns now? It was just a root before

 

[Alur]

Thrall's fire wolf stuns now? It was just a root before

No. Just a root. Think he was confused.

 

[Duress]

Not really feeling Nazeebo. His spiders aren't really consistent. The plague toads feel slow, and weak. The zombie wall's great, and so is his trait.

I feel like I'm just screwing my own team mates over when I throw up a wall, when we get in a huge fight. Whether, it's blocking them in or trapping them. Oh well, need the gold.

 

[Alur]

Hit your W again and drop it when it's in a bad spot.

 

[Fixed1979]

Not really feeling Nazeebo. His spiders aren't really consistent. The plague toads feel slow, and weak. The zombie wall's great, and so is his trait.

I feel like I'm just screwing my own team mates over when I throw up a wall, when we get in a huge fight. Whether, it's blocking them in or trapping them. Oh well, need the gold.

lol, just came in to post that I think Nazeebo is OP right now. I don't remember the last match I was in with one who was topping the leader board with damage output.

 

[Milly79]

DAT WOMBOOOO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veFHALq9XaA

http://gfycat.com/ZanyJampackedBarasinga

 

[Alur]

That was a wombo. VP + Grav + Mosh + WTF + hero slain + hero slain + hero slain + hero slain.

GAF power.

 

[Ketch]

"Wait, what'd you say?" - Davemo, 25 June 2015.

 

[Alur]

A bit of overkill.

Just a bit.

 

[Gundy2010]

That was a wombo. VP + Grav + Mosh + WTF + hero slain + hero slain + hero slain + hero slain + hero slain.

them beautiful coins, reminds me of old school shumps

 

[jetsetrez]

Hell of a wombo combo up there.

Finally plunked down for Nova after waiting weeks to try her or Zeratul and not having them in the rotation since I started. Damn, what a bad bitch. She is so goddamned fun to play, and you feel like a god knowing you are just pissing everyone off so much. Went 36-0 with some friends, many quad kills were had, so fun. Wifey. Bae. Alladat.

 

[Robottiimu2000]

lol, just came in to post that I think Nazeebo is OP right now. I don't remember the last match I was in with one who was topping the leader board with damage output.

Pretty much this.
You have to think him more of a wide splash damage dealer.. Or zombie wall -> spam everything from point blank for burst..

Zombies combo beatifully with kael..

 

[Yoshichan]

Regarding my Thrall "issue" in the last page... I'm an idiot, enough said.

But yeah, Li Li is going to be insane once the cc patch goes live.

 

[Lord Phol]

Spent like 8 hours yesterday getting 22 wins in hots for the mount >>. Haven't played in over a year and my deck is crap so half that time was spent getting getting my ass handed to me by people with new cards and a million legendaries. Not sure if worth it but at least Kael'thas can fly around now.

Also tried out LoL again and wow does the game feel slow compared to hots, kept pressing the mount button with no success.

 

[Maledict]

lol, just came in to post that I think Nazeebo is OP right now. I don't remember the last match I was in with one who was topping the leader board with damage output.

He always generates high numbers, but the vast majority of that damage is worthless. Nazeebo is in a really bad spot right now, and desperately in need of a rework. His talent trees are now the worse in the game following Brigthwings rework, with more generics that any other hero and few unique talents actually worth taking.

He also doesn't seem to have any reason to be a specialist - he's a poor assassin really.

But don't be fooled by those numbers on the score screen - a huge amount of that is the pointless, passive poking damage he generates in fights that doesn't really do anything.

Hugely looking forward to his rework after seeing the fun that is the new brightwing... ;-)

 

[-Digits-]

I was just in a coop game where our E.T.C. kept Mosh Pitting creeps. It was hilarious.