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lol not only equinox is breaching contract but also Psalm from panda global. They allowed him to scrim with other teams but not to announce he's joining a new team.
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Heroes of the Storm |OT2| Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
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Banned.
Oh shit
K1Pro, KingCaffeine, GLAURUNG, aPm, Prismaticism
Going by Crescendo for now.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1soru88
K1Pro, KingCaffeine, GLAURUNG, aPm, Prismaticism
Going by Crescendo for now.
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1soru88
Srey cri evry tiem
EDIT: My real question is where does this leave DatBoi McIntyre. He has hinted that he has an idea where he'd be and it was as melee (in that vlog he posted), but I'm at a loss as to what team that might be. No more Brain Power. Caff and k1pro teamed up with Glau. So who?
In other news, this is the best team Glau has been on since his run with Tempo Storm. They have top tier melee, ranged, and tank. The only questions here are how well they synergize and whether or not Matre and Prismaticism can reach that same level.
EDIT: My real question is where does this leave DatBoi McIntyre. He has hinted that he has an idea where he'd be and it was as melee (in that vlog he posted), but I'm at a loss as to what team that might be. No more Brain Power. Caff and k1pro teamed up with Glau. So who?
In other news, this is the best team Glau has been on since his run with Tempo Storm. They have top tier melee, ranged, and tank. The only questions here are how well they synergize and whether or not Matre and Prismaticism can reach that same level.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Mcintyre could fill glaus spot in BP.
Edit: Welp BP is no more, Srey really can't catch a break.
Edit: Welp BP is no more, Srey really can't catch a break.
Hooooly
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Khaldor's META Madness is going on right now again. 5 heroes banned for the event and Bo3s this time.
Flastad, KT, Tassadar, Muradin, Rehgar
Flastad, KT, Tassadar, Muradin, Rehgar
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Possibly but the "we" could just as well mean NA hots scene in general.
As mentioned before though McIntyre could fill the hole left by Glau, Glau mentioned today that he thinks Mc is better on Sonya than him.
As mentioned before though McIntyre could fill the hole left by Glau, Glau mentioned today that he thinks Mc is better on Sonya than him.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Fnatic just had a godly ToD comp. They'd just Sanc + DShield cap every altar, can't stop it
If McIntyre joins whatever is left of Brain Power, that doesn't really cross me as a team that compete to be NA's best like he said he wanted. Then again I can't see any situation he can join now that would have a better chance than Crescendo/GFE/NVT.
In his vlog he could have been talking about trying out for Crescendo, I suppose. I am surprised they took Glaurung over Mac, but they are also more familiar with Glaurung.
In his vlog he could have been talking about trying out for Crescendo, I suppose. I am surprised they took Glaurung over Mac, but they are also more familiar with Glaurung.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Someone did a write up on the roster shuffle
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XNhgg_aGP7OuXT-Iae8WEOd67kbjffiy91TcoIvxm7M/edit#gid=0
BP always was a team that could have contended with the top just was never able to for some reason or another, possibly cattle's shotcalling, Glau playing thrall,...
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XNhgg_aGP7OuXT-Iae8WEOd67kbjffiy91TcoIvxm7M/edit#gid=0
BP always was a team that could have contended with the top just was never able to for some reason or another, possibly cattle's shotcalling, Glau playing thrall,...
The other players on BP have always been 3rd or 4th best or worse as well in their other incarnations. No reason to think they could really compete to be #1, IMO. Faye and co have always been promising also rans just like Glau was/is.
That's why it's surprising to me that they chose Glau over Mac. Mac has the bigger pool if it's required (and it's not like k1pro has a huge one from all we've seen at any rate).
On the flipside Glaurung has a far better Zeratul and that is more relevant than Mac's Kerrigan. And Glau is also much better at Kerrigan than Mac is at Zeratul. They both are iffy on Thrall IMO. Mac has the win on Sonya as Glau attested. Not sure I've seen either play Greymane on anything but stream, and that was mainly Glaurung.
That's why it's surprising to me that they chose Glau over Mac. Mac has the bigger pool if it's required (and it's not like k1pro has a huge one from all we've seen at any rate).
On the flipside Glaurung has a far better Zeratul and that is more relevant than Mac's Kerrigan. And Glau is also much better at Kerrigan than Mac is at Zeratul. They both are iffy on Thrall IMO. Mac has the win on Sonya as Glau attested. Not sure I've seen either play Greymane on anything but stream, and that was mainly Glaurung.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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They always had a let's try harder philosophy moreso than to try something different was probably the issue. BP/CoG shouldn't have been the team with the most stable roster. I believe by tyemselves every single member could have been part of a #1 team w/o a loss in quality. Naventic especially with Iakona.
It stands to argue that mac didn't get to practice his chosen role in the past month much so if they tried out both Glau might just have been stronger all around.
It stands to argue that mac didn't get to practice his chosen role in the past month much so if they tried out both Glau might just have been stronger all around.
I could argue that if the only heroes I had to play were Rehgar and Kharazim (let's assume both were top tier in this hypothetical world) I could sub in and see little noticeable drop from Kenma. Really just about any pro support would be better, I agree on that.
As for Glau, I'm glad he's getting the chance. He's always been one of my favorites even if his teams are frustrating. I just don't know where it leaves Mac. Think he's once again on the outside looking in.
As for Glau, I'm glad he's getting the chance. He's always been one of my favorites even if his teams are frustrating. I just don't know where it leaves Mac. Think he's once again on the outside looking in.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Depending on his expectations probably but there should be a team left among the free agents that stands a chance for an upset.
Once NVT falls apart he'll have another shot.
Oh yeah Gul'dan on PTR tuesday, back to back PTR is curious wonder if there's anything they really wanna test out.
Once NVT falls apart he'll have another shot.
Oh yeah Gul'dan on PTR tuesday, back to back PTR is curious wonder if there's anything they really wanna test out.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
I'm not current on the state of the game - is the player base low enough that quick match is depopulated on the weekends? Been having trouble finding any games today.
Now the game has unranked draft, quick match times have gone up. Also, when you select a hero it should give you an indicator of how long the queue time will be.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Ok. Though a friend and I have had trouble finding unranked draft games as a group as well. We didn't have the same level of experience before the revamp. I've read there's some kind of squished stats transferred over from the previous MMR ratings that may be affecting group matching, not sure exactly how it works.
Yeah, the playerbase is not low so that's not the issue. Long queue times are typically a symptom of either very low mmr or very high mmr. Most of the playerbase is within the same ~1000 mmr range.
Maybe it was the heroes you were playing, or perhaps it was just unlucky. Highly recommend unranked though if you want to have an actual comp.
Maybe it was the heroes you were playing, or perhaps it was just unlucky. Highly recommend unranked though if you want to have an actual comp.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Yeah, I just did a few unranked draft and got instant games by myself. When a friend and I group as a duo, we get nothing. Before the new system, he had done ranked but I never had, so he has a different mmr rating I guess.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Why caved, Medivh is amazing post buff. Adrd is spamming him lime crazy and getting like 80k damage per game.
So did Cattle take a warrior spot again? Or is it iakona. No one is saying anything on twitter and they pretty much left it to srey to say anything
Srey said:
So did Cattle take a warrior spot again? Or is it iakona. No one is saying anything on twitter and they pretty much left it to srey to say anything
HeroesFire is fine if the guide is updated to at least the last patch that hero was buffed/nerfed in. Those guides (as well as IcyVeins and Tempo Storm guides) are more about in depth stuff though. Don't really need em if you just want builds.
Like Milly said, though, the most accurate up-to-the-minute depiction of what builds people are using is on hotslogs under hero details. You can even sort it for the league you're playing in.
Like Milly said, though, the most accurate up-to-the-minute depiction of what builds people are using is on hotslogs under hero details. You can even sort it for the league you're playing in.
So from everything I'm reading Overwatch competitive mode has turned out to be absolutely terrible. At the same time, pro-teams are starting to use bizarre strats like 5*Tracer in games which makes for terrible viewing. It's interesting because going into Overwatch it felt like that had learnt a lot from HotS in making their game, but now HotS has a really good ranked system and everyone hates Overwatch.
On a side note - played Leoric yesterday, I had forgotten how much fun he is. The new build seems to take the extra healing on his wraith grasp at 4 rather than the reduced damage but otherwise it's the same build as usual. Still feels fragile, and his level 1 globe talent is freaking terrible now - hope it gets a slight buff tomorrow. I was level 22 on cursed hollow by the time I finished the quest, and then didn't die for the remainder of the game...
On a side note - played Leoric yesterday, I had forgotten how much fun he is. The new build seems to take the extra healing on his wraith grasp at 4 rather than the reduced damage but otherwise it's the same build as usual. Still feels fragile, and his level 1 globe talent is freaking terrible now - hope it gets a slight buff tomorrow. I was level 22 on cursed hollow by the time I finished the quest, and then didn't die for the remainder of the game...
The only context I have of Overwatch is from Overwatchers (Garret from ITN's OW podcast) and THO (Jake's podcast). The THO guys said it was a big upgrade over the beta version of competitive and they liked it. The 3 people on Overwatchers were split on how it went for them. I do know that there are a lot of folks bunched in the middle and it's causing some lopsided matches, but depending on who you ask/listen to it's a big issue or not. The internet in a nutshell. /shrug. Blizz did say they were going iterate on it as they went, though, so who knows.
I've seen quite a bit complaining about new HOTS ranked. Just as much as I saw about the old once draft was in, what with the Grindmaster(TM) and all. I (personally) feel it's an improvement for us, I guess, not sure about for the top dogs.
What teaser
I've seen quite a bit complaining about new HOTS ranked. Just as much as I saw about the old once draft was in, what with the Grindmaster(TM) and all. I (personally) feel it's an improvement for us, I guess, not sure about for the top dogs.
What teaser
I think the final thing that needs doing for hots ranked insofar blizzard to stop fucking around at the top levels and just display MMR and have your grand master position decided by that. It doesn't matter for most people, but it's silly that people can get to grandmaster on low mmr just because of the way the system works.
The number 1 grand master for each region should be he highest mmr player in that region, and likewise down the ladder.
The number 1 grand master for each region should be he highest mmr player in that region, and likewise down the ladder.
Agreed. They should go full blown MMR for those 500 people. They'd have to institute some kind of decaying process greater than what they have now, though, cause some of these guys have accounts they don't even play (or are people who don't play anymore) that have stratospheric MMR.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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It's done. It's also 2486 words and 14K characters. Not gonna work as a direct Reddit post. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vVoUQ9S-ZHEhIaqsVOEpGVcg6NquV7eOfGxv_CLr0_8/edit?usp=sharing
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Almost done reading and so far great read. Gotta disagree on changing tass an ty back though. Tass is imo so much more fun post rework, a general nerf is probably in order though.
I would cut the artifact mention as it might only derail the commentary.
You don't have to put them all the way back, but you need to retune them if they leave the support category due to QM.
Really good read, thanks for putting it down. I agree with basically everything you are saying, but my only points would be:
1) if the game is to have healers, we need a lot more right now. We have 6 compared to a billions tanks and assassins. We need a splurge of healers similar to what they did with warriors last year.
2) tyrande would need a substantial healing nerf, not just minor adjustments. I solo heal with her quite often and it works okay. She's not in the same boat as tassadar where he almost always can't work solo. For example, she's a better support for Illidan than Malf / Lili / Medic, as her heal post 13 is one of the largest in the game and she can spam it with the owl throwing and battle momentum.
Cheers for posting - what do you plan on doing with it?
We ran into a team trying this in unranked draft. It completely failed to work despite the medivh + hutcher being grouped. Might just have been bad play, but it felt like the lack of cleanse meant that the usual CC train happened on butcher wen he went in and that was enough to kill him.
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