My discord server made me explain why HotS is the superior MOBA as it was, is, and (probably) always will be. It was enough to get me to reinstall. That and I have been using the HotS duffle bag I have lately so it made me think of the game. I imagine things are way quieter and therefore worse for queues than before, but how bad are we talking for quick match? Is it any different for draft modes?
My discord server made me explain why HotS is the superior MOBA as it was, is, and (probably) always will be. It was enough to get me to reinstall. That and I have been using the HotS duffle bag I have lately so it made me thing of the game. I imagine things are way quieter and therefore worse for queues than before, but how bad are we talking for quick match? Is it any different for draft modes?
QM is fast. Sometimes a minute or so, usually shorter. I don't play other modes anymore.
i was never really a fan of drafting but i presume that is still used for the tournaments i see happening. obviously i haven't watched them, just that i am aware of their existence. queues have been pretty quick which is good. it is good to be back on anub'arak and kel'thuzad
i was never really a fan of drafting but i presume that is still used for the tournaments i see happening. obviously i haven't watched them, just that i am aware of their existence. queues have been pretty quick which is good. it is good to be back on anub'arak and kel'thuzad
is quick match always on raven's curse now?
No lol, maps are still basically the same. You just got unlucky if you got that multiple times in a row. Still, better that than Blackheart's
oh i wasn't complaining. i always liked raven. i just legitimately got it 6 times in a row so i was wondering if there was an event going on or something lol
So, like everyone else on the face of the Earth right now, I'm playing Baldur's Gate 3. And I had a situation pop up the other night that I thought you guys would appreciate:
Getting my ass handed to me in an Act II encounter (Tactician is rough, lol) and I needed a big play. I was getting pinched between a group of like 5-6 enemies coming around a corner, and a pit behind the party. Running out of resources, very little room for maneuverability, etc.
Gale's turn comes up, and all of the sudden the answer just comes to me: Misty Step behind them and Gust of Wind the entire pack of enemies off the cliff!
Some of the enemies saved, but for the most part, this play actually completely saved the encounter. It was such a Falstad play, lol.
And I got to thinking, like, you can actually put together a PRETTY GOOD Falstad in 5e/BG3:
Dwarven Thrower returns to you, so that's basically Hammerang; Witch Bolt deals damage to enemies you tether it to each round, so that's Lightning Rod; Lightning Bolt is Hinterland Blast; Gust of Wind is Mighty Gust. You can even get some Storm Sorcery abilities that let you Fly and reposition as bonus actions, which is essentially Flight / Barrel Roll.
Now I want to make this character so fucking bad lol
My wife and I were playing on Towers last night and our D.Va teammate typed "gg" after her second non-mech death and we get triple capped.
I immediately type "gg has been called" and the wife, without prompt, types "gg". We have a good laugh and keep playing.
They die again and we split the next tower phase, prompting a "noobs" and "just let them win". I respond with another "gg" and the wife follows with "gg".
Once we hit 10, we slowly turn things around and starting owning the other team. They don't cap another tower for the rest of the game. After each kill, I type "gg" or "just let them win". The wife follows suit and our two other teammates start doing it as well.
When we win, it's nothing but, "sorry, we were supposed to let them win", "yeah, that's my bad", "gg noobs" and so forth.
Unfortunately, I know that they either muted us or didn't learn their lesson to not quit early.
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I've never understood the early ggs. HotS is an incredibly swing-y game; all you need is one good pick, one good team fight, at the right time, and you can come back from just about anything. I know I've been playing a lot of Baldur's Gate 3 lately, but this situation really is just like D&D, in the sense that like, as long as you still have at least 1 HP, you're still alive and operating at full capacity.
Well, if you're down in levels, in a sense you're not operating at full capacity, but I do agree with the notion that games can often turn around for the variety of reasons you listed and more (maybe someone on the other team disconnects or decides to go into a toxic babyrage for some dumb reason and their play starts falling apart as a result).
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Early GGs on Towers, where you can literally win the game with your core at 1 go, are the stupidest thing
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Well, if you're down in levels, in a sense you're not operating at full capacity, but I do agree with the notion that games can often turn around for the variety of reasons you listed and more (maybe someone on the other team disconnects or decides to go into a toxic babyrage for some dumb reason and their play starts falling apart as a result).
There's also the whole psychology of it... the enemy team could easily start getting careless since they too, probably called gg.
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This reduced the damage from ~1.6k to 800 damage, allowing her to survive.
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Hax or double agent Zarya.
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If your looking for a reason to finally close this thread, I think you just found it
https://youtube.com/shorts/kXv-ow5cLZU
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Also this happened today...
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https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/heroes/t/upcoming-patch-notes/60694
This one though...
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Decent Sammy nerf imo
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QM is fast. Sometimes a minute or so, usually shorter. I don't play other modes anymore.
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Ranked is kinda there still, sorta
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is quick match always on raven's curse now?
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No lol, maps are still basically the same. You just got unlucky if you got that multiple times in a row. Still, better that than Blackheart's
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Getting my ass handed to me in an Act II encounter (Tactician is rough, lol) and I needed a big play. I was getting pinched between a group of like 5-6 enemies coming around a corner, and a pit behind the party. Running out of resources, very little room for maneuverability, etc.
Gale's turn comes up, and all of the sudden the answer just comes to me: Misty Step behind them and Gust of Wind the entire pack of enemies off the cliff!
Some of the enemies saved, but for the most part, this play actually completely saved the encounter. It was such a Falstad play, lol.
And I got to thinking, like, you can actually put together a PRETTY GOOD Falstad in 5e/BG3:
Dwarven Thrower returns to you, so that's basically Hammerang; Witch Bolt deals damage to enemies you tether it to each round, so that's Lightning Rod; Lightning Bolt is Hinterland Blast; Gust of Wind is Mighty Gust. You can even get some Storm Sorcery abilities that let you Fly and reposition as bonus actions, which is essentially Flight / Barrel Roll.
Now I want to make this character so fucking bad lol
literally running around 1v5ing
fast zul go zoom zoom
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You might notice some new content in the landing page...
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The patch actually fixes a ton of bugs!! (if it's from ptr)
and that blank screen I think means there's no seasonal event
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An 8:43am ARAM @MMMig?! That's one way to start a morning.
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Some people drink coffee...
others rage at the potatoes that fate, in its immoral sense of humor, has paired them with
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Actual new content!
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ok hold on hold on
I'm gonna have to draw the line at calling it 1v5ing when you're playing a hyper carry with two supports and a tank
that's just specific team comp working how it's supposed to!
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I immediately type "gg has been called" and the wife, without prompt, types "gg". We have a good laugh and keep playing.
They die again and we split the next tower phase, prompting a "noobs" and "just let them win". I respond with another "gg" and the wife follows with "gg".
Once we hit 10, we slowly turn things around and starting owning the other team. They don't cap another tower for the rest of the game. After each kill, I type "gg" or "just let them win". The wife follows suit and our two other teammates start doing it as well.
When we win, it's nothing but, "sorry, we were supposed to let them win", "yeah, that's my bad", "gg noobs" and so forth.
Unfortunately, I know that they either muted us or didn't learn their lesson to not quit early.
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There's also the whole psychology of it... the enemy team could easily start getting careless since they too, probably called gg.
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Wait for it... because holy crap (also turn your speakers down)
https://clips.twitch.tv/HealthyTentativeGullWTRuck-V91rVVDxdbLgnss7
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