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Maybe the real [Heroes of the Storm] were the friends we made along the way

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  • RonaldoTheGypsyRonaldoTheGypsy Yes, yes Registered User regular
    I throw orbs at structures but if people are giving me free resets I will just start hurling everything into the pile of bodies until I can resume my normal sieging schedule.

  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    I used to be trash with Zarya, but I think I've gotten the hang of her.

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    The trick has been saving grenades for safe poking until your barrier is back up, and knowing when to commit to standing still to inflict auto attack damage. That last one is tricky because you're conditioned by nearly every other hero in the game to stutter step with attacks.

    So many kills from people who think they can take Zarya toe to toe because she's a "support". It's especially a big surprise when you take "Feel the Heat" at level 1 (50% extra AA damage at melee range). That's usually the talent I take 80% of the time since it also makes you great at camp clearing.

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  • A Dabble Of TheloniusA Dabble Of Thelonius It has been a doozy of a dayRegistered User regular
    edited March 2022
    Grabbed my birb boy in aram last night. Went hammerang.

    Boy that sure stacks up fast in aram. Last time I looked at it I had 55% ish bonus damage. And the game went on for another 6 or 7 minutes after that.

    With the explosion I was 1 shotting zeratul and genji with it. Just good fun

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    https://youtu.be/0Q7ZMKvo33k

    Some amazing stuff here, but that last clip (4:54) takes the cake. Where can I find teammates like that when I tank?

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  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    MNC Dover wrote: »
    Where can I find teammates like that when I tank?
    On the opposing team.

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  • MMMigMMMig Registered User regular
    Huh, never seen this before.
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  • RonaldoTheGypsyRonaldoTheGypsy Yes, yes Registered User regular
    man that takes me back

    if I recall HOTS was built on a weird iteration of the Starcraft 2 engine

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  • Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular

    I'd love to see a HotS LAN in a mall. Even saying that sounds surreal and something my 10-year old self would never believe.

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  • MMMigMMMig Registered User regular
    Oh shit I just saw that. Seeing Gilly and that dude-with-the-deep-voice made me do my oh-face!!

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  • Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    Really well-done video:
    https://youtu.be/wb7gbC8U1gw

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  • MMMigMMMig Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    MNC Dover wrote: »

    I'd love to see a HotS LAN in a mall. Even saying that sounds surreal and something my 10-year old self would never believe.

    So the finals will be held here... huh... that's not California?! Lots of streamers are excited for it, but a lot of them don't know if they're going / being invited / etc. yet.

    Wife and I are actually seriously considering going.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    I really wish you didn’t lose 200 points when a teammate disconnects right after the match starts. Lost earlier today while leading the team in Siege, Hero Damage, kills (sadly 2), and XP. I even had a self-healing amount just under the healer.

    That’s weekend HotS though.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    MNC Dover wrote: »
    I really wish you didn’t lose 200 points when a teammate disconnects right after the match starts. Lost earlier today while leading the team in Siege, Hero Damage, kills (sadly 2), and XP. I even had a self-healing amount just under the healer.

    That’s weekend HotS though.

    Yeah, League at least has a leaver penalty system where if you have a leaver in your ranked game you lose a pittance of points.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    Name a more iconic duo. I'll wait.

    https://youtu.be/46dmOotb7ZE
    Trick question. There is no other duo this iconic. Those ults being on the same cooldown now is hilarious.

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  • SeGaTaiSeGaTai Registered User regular
    If you can get nova to not take triple tap you've already won

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    Had a "typical" loss last night on Garden while playing with @MrBody and a random 3-stack last night. I'm trying to double soak with Malth, but team refused to be 4 or rotate properly. It was almost always our Jaina soloing a lane while the rest of the team was together fighting for reasons. Then post-10, the team got splintered into groups of 2/2/1 and was overextending in lanes, thus creating staggered deaths. Add in the standard fighting down a tier or grabbing camps when an invasion was obviously coming.

    While I'm by no means saying I played perfectly, it's just super frustrating that the 3-stack wouldn't just stick together all the time. They were the Tank/Healer/ranged DPS so it should be natural. Sorry for leaving quickly after Body, I just couldn't deal with HotS anymore after that. :)

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  • MrBodyMrBody Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    Surprised more global combos don't counter Aba and keep him permanently deleted.

    Diablo Apocalypse / Mephisto Consume gives vision & damage
    Nova precision to finish

    Possible Hammer missile or Tyrande owl

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  • MMMigMMMig Registered User regular
    Mediv vision and planet cracker is enough

    Sadly he can just base and it cancels these out

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  • NobodyNobody Registered User regular
    They really need to fix the “mismatch version” and “play modes disabled” bugs. Tried to log in last night and they kept alternating on me.

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  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    I don't think we're going to get any lobby bug fixes at this point. :(

    Officially the unluckiest CCG player ever.
  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2022
    Enter lobby, show Malth, inform everyone I'll be double soaking

    Teammate: What's double soaking?

    fuck.....

    Proceed to briefly explain how it works

    Teammate takes Naz and yells all game when everyone tries to go bot lane. Dude just wanted to AFK bot lane all game and we got turbo fucked by a more coordinated team who....roamed as 4 while their Dehaka double soaked?! This is my shocked face.

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  • MMMigMMMig Registered User regular
    So not just a naz, but a naz that doesn't want to double-soak?

    Oh my...


    Have you tried Stardew Valley?

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    MMMig wrote: »
    So not just a naz, but a naz that doesn't want to double-soak?

    Oh my...


    Have you tried Stardew Valley?

    Me? Uh...no. Farming simulators have never been my thing. :)

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  • MMMigMMMig Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    What if I told you... that you're already farming in hots...

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2022
    MMMig wrote: »
    What if I told you... that you're already farming in hots...

    Yeah, but the other farmers I work with are former WWE wrestlers and UFC fighters who have no idea how to tend to crops.

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  • DibbyDibby I'll do my best! Registered User regular
    MNC Dover wrote: »
    MMMig wrote: »
    So not just a naz, but a naz that doesn't want to double-soak?

    Oh my...


    Have you tried Stardew Valley?

    Me? Uh...no. Farming simulators have never been my thing. :)

    I mean, farming jokes aside, you seem S T R E S S E D . . . . . .

    and Stardew Valley is a very chill relaxing game and it is comfy and a stress destroyer

    I didn't really think I'd like it either, never really been into Harvest Moon kinda games and then I put in hundreds of hours into it.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    edited March 2022
    What's that?! That, out there! In left field! Why...it's a balance patch!

    tl;dr

    Buffs for Anub, Thrall, Varian, Alex, Whitemane, Alarak, Cassia, Gul'dan, Sgt Hammer,
    Nerfs for Jo, Artanis, Rhegar, Chromie (ARAM change only)

    Nerfs to Jo and Rheg should shake up the banning phase in SL. Not a lot of huge changes to the other heroes, at least not at a rework level. Guess we'll see how things pan out.

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  • kimekime Queen of Blades Registered User regular
    They buffed Colossal Smash and Taunt because Twinblades was just too common in HotS.

    ......???

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    kime wrote: »
    They buffed Colossal Smash and Taunt because Twinblades was just too common in HotS. fuck Twinblades specifically

    ......???

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  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    Even after two sets of nerfs, Dover refuses to spell Rehgar's name correctly.

    Officially the unluckiest CCG player ever.
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  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    kime wrote: »
    They buffed Colossal Smash and Taunt because Twinblades was just too common in HotS.

    ......???
    Twinblades Varians should not be encouraged. It's plenty common in the bad ranks.

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  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    forty wrote: »
    Even after two sets of nerfs, Dover refuses to spell Rehgar's name correctly.

    I'm sorry we're not all perfect like you fourty.

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  • InvictusInvictus Registered User regular
    edited March 2022
    What's that?! That, out there! In left field! Why...it's a balance patch!

    tl;dr

    Buffs for Anub, Thrall, Varian, Alex, Whitemane, Alarak, Cassia, Gul'dan, Sgt Hammer,
    Nerfs for Jo, Artanis, Rhegar, Chromie (ARAM change only)

    Nerfs to Jo and Rheg should shake up the banning phase in SL. Not a lot of huge changes to the other heroes, at least not at a rework level. Guess we'll see how things pan out.

    That Varian heroic strike buff is very good for heroic strike taunt builds, which is how I like to play Varian.

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  • The Escape GoatThe Escape Goat incorrigible ruminant they/themRegistered User regular
    you're telling me after all these years they can't still balance beetle build

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  • MMMigMMMig Registered User regular
    You can't balance what isn't there

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  • fortyforty Registered User regular
    Those patch notes make it seem to me like beetle build is actually pretty well balanced.

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  • milk ducksmilk ducks High Mucky Muck Big Tits TownRegistered User regular
    Fucking massive buff to AA Cassia.

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  • Inquisitor77Inquisitor77 2 x Penny Arcade Fight Club Champion A fixed point in space and timeRegistered User regular
    milk ducks wrote: »
    Fucking massive buff to AA Cassia.

    Yeah. It's too bad no one can play AA Cassia well... People can't even play her Q build properly, and all you have to do is land Q!

  • milk ducksmilk ducks High Mucky Muck Big Tits TownRegistered User regular
    I play AA Cassia occasionally in ARAM, if the conditions are right (they rarely are). It's super fun and effective when it's applicable.

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