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Heroes of the Storm |OT3| Chromiehounds
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scoobs
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lmao, i love when mewn rages at his shit teammates.
Yeah I was referring to this guy. I wanted to pick this hero because she shoots stuff but the spear guy was fun too.
The music was so on point he probably planned his exit to the tune of it.
Yun Zhao was pretty strong at all MMR ranges when we last played, no clue if he is now, but yeah his Diablo style grab/displacement is very strong starting out. There's a decent mix of good melee versus good range. That range hero you want wasn't very good back when we played IIRC, but I played two games yesterday and the player on her dominated in both.
I also wouldn't worry about "starting MMR". I've played 51 matches and have a 64.71% winrate, and prior to a three loss streak right when Milly quit playing it was like 75%. The stomping seems doable for quite a while. I used to main Bruno, but they changed his voice and it just wasn't the same. Bruno has a skin that looks like they tried to get as close to Lucio as they could. I've played the most games on Freya, who was OP when we used to play but appears to be much weaker now, and also Miya.
The best part about this game is gone now, though. The announcer for English speaking countries used to be this way over the top, super hammy broken English dude and it was fucking hilariously awesome. They removed that and put in a more League style announcer it appears. Wish I could get that old one back.
Edit: Ironically after saying this is the game without latency issues, I've had stutters in all 3 of my games since yesterday while sitting right next to the router.
I had issues with latency in both games, haven't tried either since I got a new router.
I would be down to try ML again, but probably not VG. I preferred the faster pace of ML and really only cared for the battle royale in VG.
Oddly enough I follow ML on FB and their tournament streams get more viewers than HoTD did. Not sure about the finals, but they're typically over 1k viewers.
I would be down to try ML again, but probably not VG. I preferred the faster pace of ML and really only cared for the battle royale in VG.
Oddly enough I follow ML on FB and their tournament streams get more viewers than HoTD did. Not sure about the finals, but they're typically over 1k viewers.
In HotS news land, HGC Korea is also starting this week-end for those not inclined to watch some NA action. Here's the also the patch that they will be running on which I'm a little sad about, to be honest. They should have started it out with Cassia's right off the bat but I respect that.
There's also this video for Alarak fans. Of course it's a best of video but there's some really neat plays and tricks in there.
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I think I've accepted your friend request, Milly. The name kinda gave it away
. Alur continues the tradition of having way more alts than necessary. Just finished 21k - 5a - 0d in a 30-5 game with spear guy. I'm sure at this point it's just kids playing this. There's no way I can run around the map, smashing my face on the screen and getting away with barely any health removed.
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There's also this video for Alarak fans. Of course it's a best of video but there's some really neat plays and tricks in there.
============= MLGG stuff (I swear I'm going to stop talking about this soon)
I think I've accepted your friend request, Milly. The name kinda gave it away
. Alur continues the tradition of having way more alts than necessary. Just finished 21k - 5a - 0d in a 30-5 game with spear guy. I'm sure at this point it's just kids playing this. There's no way I can run around the map, smashing my face on the screen and getting away with barely any health removed.=============
If you watch HGC and don't watch NA I wouldn't know what you're doing. It's really the only one with any parity or semblance of storylines. Europe is top heavy and so is Korea. The level of competition has definitely been lower, but it's the more entertaining from my POV if you're not someone with a rooting interest.
============= MLGG stuff (I swear I'm going to stop talking about this soon)
I think I've accepted your friend request, Milly. The name kinda gave it away
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What is MLGG? It's MLBB is it not?
And yeah, Milly and I did the same thing when we started. It'll pick up eventually and you'll start seeing opponents with a strong player or two. The ranked mode is a little better for catching up to your skill level quickly. Frankly I enjoy it, though. Good times. Just wish I knew why it's making me lag now. That alt you added was me playing it on Bluestacks to see if it lags there, but it doesn't. P weird. I invited you to join me when you were on earlier but you never responded.
Some people just want to watch high-level gameplay. I know both EU and Korea are top heavy but I still like watching NA because it's another meta and another approach.
What is MLGG? It's MLBB is it not?
And yeah, Milly and I did the same thing when we started. It'll pick up eventually and you'll start seeing opponents with a strong player or two. The ranked mode is a little better for catching up to your skill level quickly. Frankly I enjoy it, though. Good times. Just wish I knew why it's making me lag now. That alt you added was me playing it on Bluestacks to see if it lags there, but it doesn't. P weird. I invited you to join me when you were on earlier but you never responded.
Oh yeah, their stupid subtitle is Bang Bang. I'm sorry for missing the invite but frankly, their interface is pure crap. I honestly don't know where to look if I ever get one.
Agreed. But then you're probably watching Korea over the other two anyway, right?
And yeah the interface is a little clunky, though with all the stuff they have in it I'm not sure how they could get it all in any other way. They are pretty married to the old League aesthetic in more ways than one.
And yeah the interface is a little clunky, though with all the stuff they have in it I'm not sure how they could get it all in any other way. They are pretty married to the old League aesthetic in more ways than one.
WonderRade
Member
Probius man, korea you crazy
He's like third highest win rate hero in the game right now - he's actually very strong, even on maps where you might think him weak such as Warhead Junction).
It's just the size of it, and the fact the fights tend to be quite mobile and he's poor in that environment. His worse maps are actually haunted mines and black hearts bay.
clockworkinyou
Banned
I feel like I should be playing Overwatch, but I just can't stand it anymore. Kaplan is a hack.
HotS is my #1 now.
HotS is my #1 now.
scoobs
Member
Makes sense, warhead obj is probius's bag and the map is big enough that you basically know where everyone is, but the sprawl hurts him in grouped fights and he can get flanked easily there
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Kinda want GFE to sweep this, they need it.
I'm really like zarya and sonya as characters, also played a bit of kharazim. Hope to play some more soon.
Accidentally hit play on a qp match rather than just the ai matches i've been playing, i said fuck it even though I was with a character I had not played at all yet. It was not fun at all. Is it normal to have people die in the first few seconds of a match (like the first engagement)? Like it felt like 2 people on my team got wiped out in the middle lain (their team had 2 in that lane as well) with no fighting at all. just seems odd to die that fast that soon. I am not used to that if that's the norm.
Like halfway through that match I hadn't died at all but my my team just kept running in and dying. That was not fun in the slightest.
Accidentally hit play on a qp match rather than just the ai matches i've been playing, i said fuck it even though I was with a character I had not played at all yet. It was not fun at all. Is it normal to have people die in the first few seconds of a match (like the first engagement)? Like it felt like 2 people on my team got wiped out in the middle lain (their team had 2 in that lane as well) with no fighting at all. just seems odd to die that fast that soon. I am not used to that if that's the norm.
Like halfway through that match I hadn't died at all but my my team just kept running in and dying. That was not fun in the slightest.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Yes
EDIT: I turn on HGC, Kenma gets picked. It's like they never left.
And of course, B Step gonna B Step =/
That's MOBA lyfe. People don't know when they are in too deep and without voice comms it's hard to gauge when your team will follow you or not no matter how good your engage was.
If it miffs you that badly already that it happens, you're in for a rough time. It's pretty standard fare across every MOBA I've played when starting out. But, FWIW, playing AI isn't good for much of anything but a rough familiarity with the hero and doing quests quickly. It's not really going to improve you in any way that wouldn't be increased many fold by playing in Quick Match or Unranked or any other PVP mode. You just kind of have to take the lumps and go with it.
And of course, B Step gonna B Step =/
That's MOBA lyfe. People don't know when they are in too deep and without voice comms it's hard to gauge when your team will follow you or not no matter how good your engage was.
If it miffs you that badly already that it happens, you're in for a rough time. It's pretty standard fare across every MOBA I've played when starting out. But, FWIW, playing AI isn't good for much of anything but a rough familiarity with the hero and doing quests quickly. It's not really going to improve you in any way that wouldn't be increased many fold by playing in Quick Match or Unranked or any other PVP mode. You just kind of have to take the lumps and go with it.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
idream with the Cloud 9 mount lol.
WonderRade
Member
man NA, you crazy. Naventic looks alot better, but it seems like alot of that was due to B-step being too scrappy.
As for GFE, im glad to see them do better, but my guys on Team 8 also looked shaky, not as bad as b-step but still struggled.
I think NA is getting better??????
Also zuna confirmed NA curse for not taking the game seriously before
As for GFE, im glad to see them do better, but my guys on Team 8 also looked shaky, not as bad as b-step but still struggled.
I think NA is getting better??????
Also zuna confirmed NA curse for not taking the game seriously before
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Glau only has been back for a week or two from an extended stay in japan. They hadn't had much time to scrim. A clean sweep is a bit disappointing but I'm happy GFE took it down.
scoobs
Member
Kharazim is awesome. His damage build is weirdly his best support build which makes him even more fun to play. Here's my favorite build on him.
I can't believe how awesome Artanis is. Literally impossible to have a bad time playing this guy
NA drafts seem a bit shaky to me. Maybe it was just the games I caught, but feels like they are underestimating lucios current strength and letting him through, whereas he's constantly banned in EU.
Shame about Team 8 though - I like them and GFE so was hoping for a more competitive match. I wonder how much GFe has improved by forcing players onto specific roles and stopping Equinox shot calling.
Shame about Team 8 though - I like them and GFE so was hoping for a more competitive match. I wonder how much GFe has improved by forcing players onto specific roles and stopping Equinox shot calling.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Man superstars are throwing this series
scoobs
Member
There are like 12 others, you'll get to try them once you play a certain number of games. They want to ease you in, as all the maps are totally different