Game has too many maps in rotation right now, newbies get the one most similar to other MOBAs to wean in on.
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Heroes of the Storm |OT3| Chromiehounds
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scoobs
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Damn, insane day for HGC. Great series and winning with Stitches on Spider Queen... I like it!
Also production getting even better, they're doing a top 5 plays thing between matches, and it's super well edited and highlights exactly what abilities they used that made the play possible... very cool
Also production getting even better, they're doing a top 5 plays thing between matches, and it's super well edited and highlights exactly what abilities they used that made the play possible... very cool
thekillermuffin
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New hero and map being revealed at 11am EST this morning. Presumably Genji and an Overwatch map. Hype!
We know the overwatch map - its a form of the payload map apparently. new heroe will either be Genji, ot the other mysterious hero we don't really know anything about (A Korean said it was female, and I think the gender of the french translation of the announcement had it as female as well).
Re. HGC, amazing games in Europe last night. Flying Duck's showed up and came soooo close to beating Team Liquid, and Expert likewise with Dignitas. I know it' sounds mean, but I honestly think Expert and Ducks would have a good chance of being the top team in NA if they were playing in that region.
Team 8 apparently haven't practised at all for this - and it shows. Glaurong went on a 2 week holiday during the break, and the meta has shifted over that time.
I will say though that I think that yet again NA is behind the curve on drafting. Watching how EU teams ban Lucio constantly, and yet NA lets him through to late picks tells me that someone has missed something in NA.
Re. HGC, amazing games in Europe last night. Flying Duck's showed up and came soooo close to beating Team Liquid, and Expert likewise with Dignitas. I know it' sounds mean, but I honestly think Expert and Ducks would have a good chance of being the top team in NA if they were playing in that region.
Team 8 apparently haven't practised at all for this - and it shows. Glaurong went on a 2 week holiday during the break, and the meta has shifted over that time.
I will say though that I think that yet again NA is behind the curve on drafting. Watching how EU teams ban Lucio constantly, and yet NA lets him through to late picks tells me that someone has missed something in NA.
Sorry for the double post, but I will say I think the casting in both EU and NA is really developing well. Dread and Gilly are just wonderful to watch together, and Khaldor and Trik works with Khaldor's huge knowledge of the game as well balancing out Triks enthusiasm and niceness.
I would be incredibly surprised if this hero wasn't Genji. As for the next one, that's supposed to be female, I'm hoping for D.Va. I think she's the only female hero we've known for sure is in development.
Altho, with all the support characters we're supposed to be getting this year, and since we're already into April/May territory with only one support so far this year, I figure more supports have to be coming soon. But I'm also guessing the next support we get is Anduin Wrynn.
Yeah, I don't play harassment heroes (Tracer, stealthies), so I'm not looking to play him either, but I am interested to see what his unique mechanics will be (esp the deflection).
clockworkinyou
Banned
fuck genji mains
Three pretty cool new skins coming with it: https://dvsgaming.org/new-skins-for-hanamura-auriel-zarya-and-genji-heroes-of-the-storm/
Nubkeks YouTube preview of Genji: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP_OmNuIPTQ
Omnic Auriel gimme dattttttttt
Hanamura Zarya
Oni Genji
Nubkeks YouTube preview of Genji: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP_OmNuIPTQ
Omnic Auriel gimme dattttttttt
Hanamura Zarya
Oni Genji
Here's Genji's abilities and talents: https://www.destructoid.com/overwat...re-coming-to-heroes-of-the-storm-430678.phtml
I'd be surprised if it is that. Trik called the Auriel "Omnic Auriel" but that article lists it as Hanamura Auriel. Who knows, either way, p good.
I'd be surprised if it is that. Trik called the Auriel "Omnic Auriel" but that article lists it as Hanamura Auriel. Who knows, either way, p good.
Me too along with playing ducks.
Genji looks like he might be...just as annoying as in Overwatch. #shocked
EDIT: lol simultaneous thoughts w/ scoobs
That would be weird. Tomorrow would make more sense. I won't complain if he's right, though. I assumed maybe he meant on PTR?
EDITx2: Yeah, beta today: https://twitter.com/BlizzHeroes/status/853987571424051200
EDIT: lol simultaneous thoughts w/ scoobs
That would be weird. Tomorrow would make more sense. I won't complain if he's right, though. I assumed maybe he meant on PTR?
EDITx2: Yeah, beta today: https://twitter.com/BlizzHeroes/status/853987571424051200
Finally found Blizzard's Hanamura preview/overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq5-18Vt-c0
This map looks mighty complicated compared to usual for Blizzard. Specifically in how several of these camps drop things that have optimal use times...you know idiots are just gonna pick these up and not even know they have them, or just blow them immediately.
This map looks mighty complicated compared to usual for Blizzard. Specifically in how several of these camps drop things that have optimal use times...you know idiots are just gonna pick these up and not even know they have them, or just blow them immediately.
I'm surprised the core health is so low on Hanamura. It seems right if the payloads always dealt one damage, but their damage increases with each fort/keep destroyed. Then you have the sappers that spawn instead of catapults. And on top of that the boss deals another one damage to the core.
thekillermuffin
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Looks like the next hero reveal has been bumped up from May 4th to April 25th, according to the Heroes website. Works for me!
It's totally D.VA isn't it.
According to Oddish taking keeps never happened in any of the games they played at the summit. Because the payloads are constantly spawning, it requires a huge effort to push down a lane like that. I suspect the sappers as catapults thing is only there to end a game that is utterly, ridiculously one sided.
Tried to watch kendric swish's genji videos but that guy is so annoying and he sucks so no thanks.
Genji looks like he's got very bad wave clear. And no sustain talanets. Seems like he'll be very high skill floor, which is nice, but be prepared for your genji being trash while their genji is godlike.
Are there patch notes anywhere?
Also, the map looks cool. Not sure how I feel about another two laner though.
Maybe another really good rexxar map
Genji looks like he's got very bad wave clear. And no sustain talanets. Seems like he'll be very high skill floor, which is nice, but be prepared for your genji being trash while their genji is godlike.
Are there patch notes anywhere?
Also, the map looks cool. Not sure how I feel about another two laner though.
Maybe another really good rexxar map
Patch isn't live yet - and it's likely that we'll have a balance patch this week that won't be on the PTR.
I think Genji isn't going to be that strong based on what the streams were showing. INcredibly mobile, but hugely capable of feeding. Like an Illidan without the self sustain...
I think Genji isn't going to be that strong based on what the streams were showing. INcredibly mobile, but hugely capable of feeding. Like an Illidan without the self sustain...
Yea I only saw the kendric video and that's maybe not the best example.
I'm just going off the poor wave clear, mediocre ranged damage, and lack of self sustain. I mean, he definitely looks like a roamer, but he doesn't look like he'd be able to merc well either, so where does that put him? Nova tier? With resets? Maybe he's better in lane then he looks though.
It's really hard to tell just from these kendric videos
I'm just going off the poor wave clear, mediocre ranged damage, and lack of self sustain. I mean, he definitely looks like a roamer, but he doesn't look like he'd be able to merc well either, so where does that put him? Nova tier? With resets? Maybe he's better in lane then he looks though.
It's really hard to tell just from these kendric videos
I was watching Oddish, who is a GM player, and she was saying that she really didn't feel like he was OP at all. A lot of fun with all the manouverability, but not OP.
He doesn't have great lane clear, he doesn't have any sustain, his auto attack damage isn't great - his strength seems to be his unprecedented ability to get through a team to the backline and then get out. Feels a bit like a Li-Ming, but without the poke and with much more speed / agility.
He doesn't have great lane clear, he doesn't have any sustain, his auto attack damage isn't great - his strength seems to be his unprecedented ability to get through a team to the backline and then get out. Feels a bit like a Li-Ming, but without the poke and with much more speed / agility.
2.0 beta just patched. You might be able to play right now.
EDIT: Nope, still down for maintenance. No notes yet on my launcher either.
What makes you think he has no wave clear? I never saw him in lane to know, personally. The gameplay video with Mewn they basically team fought the whole game. His AA is range and his Q has 3 charges. I would assume that plus his dash would clear it, but I honestly don't know. Since Q doesn't pierce maybe not.
Not sure he needs wave clear with his kit and purpose, though, as that would be incredibly toxic if he was actually strong at those things too.
EDIT: Nope, still down for maintenance. No notes yet on my launcher either.
What makes you think he has no wave clear? I never saw him in lane to know, personally. The gameplay video with Mewn they basically team fought the whole game. His AA is range and his Q has 3 charges. I would assume that plus his dash would clear it, but I honestly don't know. Since Q doesn't pierce maybe not.
Not sure he needs wave clear with his kit and purpose, though, as that would be incredibly toxic if he was actually strong at those things too.
The kendric video looks like his auto is like 3 shurikens (MB1 from OW) really fast and then a pause, and it took like three of those volleys to kill one minion... so then you got his Q or his dash for wave clear, both don't look great for pve.
Basically his autos look slow and weak, his Q doesn't pierce and his dash is a waste plus puts you out of position and it's your only escape? I guess D can be an escape.
I also agree that he probably doesn't need wave clear, but there's not a lot of assassins without pve that are actually good.... li Ming? But her pve is actually good. Chromic? But she's actually not a good assassin. Tracer, but tracers routinely break 300k siege damage so I don't know.
I agree, but I'm just not sure how good that is in hots. Like that's a small aspect, and other heroes who fit similar niches havent been very good in the past.
Yeah Greymane sure hasn't seen any play.
Except greymane has excellent pve? Wave clear And good ranged damage....
Like I said, from the limited footage, genji seems like a worse greymane.
Notes?
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog...rm-20-open-beta-notes-april-17-2017-4-17-2017
Beyond the balance changes, this caught my eye:
Heroes Brawl
Completing matches in Heroes Brawl will now award Hero XP.
In cases where multiple Heroes are used during the same Heroes Brawl, the total XP earned will be divided evenly among them.
Completing the weekly Heroes Brawl quest will now award a Loot Chest, rather than a Portrait and Gold.