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2016-03-09, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
Liking the mage Falstad thing, like the small nerf to Zagara.
Valla's AA build got scarier (a lot)
Artanis received a bunch of changes, which pretty much amount to "a nerd to triple strike". Damn it, Artanis is so fun to play with.
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2016-03-10, 11:56 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
Magestad is so great, especially on maps where you cluster around objectives. You can rack up 12-20 permanent bonus damage by sweeping your Hammerang once through a teamfight, depending on how clustered the other team is. And that adds up. And then there's the stacks you get from laning.
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2016-03-10, 01:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
Everybody get up, it's time to slam now
we've got a real jam coming down
welcome to the space jam...
COME ON AND SLAM
AND WELCOME TO THE JAMLast edited by Gandariel; 2016-03-10 at 01:46 PM.
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2016-03-10, 02:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
I was NOT PREPARED for that. That is so cool!
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2016-03-10, 04:34 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
I've seen the memes. I did not expect them to become reality. That's fantastic.
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2016-03-10, 10:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
Been playing a bunch recently. Not really sure why they felt the need to buff Falstad, he's already one of my favourites and I'm pretty sure he has a fairly respectable win rate. Super bummed they nerfed Valla's Multishot, she's my favourite but now I'm not so sure I'll play with her as much. And I love the Azmo skin but I wish they would buff him so he wasn't so useless for the first 20 minutes of a game.
Despite all these complaints I love the fact that they're doing smaller (ideally more frequent) balance updates and the game is just as fun as I remembered. Been playing a bunch of damage Li Li with the dragon ult and it's so much fun to gank people as Li Li. If the game goes on much past 20 it's a guaranteed win for her, you can top damage and throw out stuns and slows on a 15 sec cooldown for the ult. It's insane.
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2016-03-13, 09:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
My personal concern right now is who is going to be our next hero. Tracer is coming in May, so that leaves a slot in April for someone (I dearly hope Blizzard is not intending Azmodunk to be the new "hero" for April). Most signs are pointing to Gul'dan (mentioned at Blizzcon, would obviously tie in to the Warcraft movie coming in May where he is the BBEG) and I am pretty swell with that. However, if it's going to be a Starcraft hero (as many are clamoring for), Blizzard should finally give us a proper SC villain. Seriously, we have no SC villains in our roster. Kerrigan is now Good (for some reason), and due to being her flunkies, Zagara and Abathur are not really villains (Abathur is pretty evil in a way, but he is loyally working for a good gal, so he is not an antagonist). Nova is brainwashed. Tychus was blackmailed by Mengsk.
That's why if it's going to be a SC hero, it has to be Arcturus Mengsk (who has been partially present in the gamefiles since forever and Raynor has a line he says when killing him) or Alarak (our current protoss being different flavors of boyscouts). Both would be excellent choices, imo.
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2016-03-13, 09:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
I'm personally hoping for a Hellbat/Hellion hero.
Because that would be awesome. (hellion form instead of Z, firing when mounted, switching from ranged to melee)
(I'm far from the first to point this out, the community has been pretty vocal about it.
Mengsk is.. okay, i guess, but he doesn't really fight. Not sure how they'd make it.
Satani mean Alarak would be great and hilarious, i'm sure they'll make him one day.
Also, i wouldn't mind Fenix as a SC hero (Either as a dragoon or as an Immortal)
(or he could start at Zealot, Level 10 ult makes him a Dragoon, level 20 Immortal?)
I would also like to see a SC event and a SC map.
THAT would be sickLast edited by Gandariel; 2016-03-13 at 09:23 AM.
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2016-03-13, 10:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
There's actually been word around the web that Tracer will be released in april (ahead of Overwatch itself) so I think she is the next one. Heck, they even already revealed details of her kit, up to and including an R that is available from level 1.
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2016-03-13, 11:46 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
Maybe. I assumed it would be somewhat like Artanis, since she apparently goes with your Origins Edition. I would say they are going to give early access to her when Overwatch comes, then release her properly a week or so later. But this is just speculation.
Meh. I don't like this SC trend when they turn generic, literal non-entities into heroes, while important lore characters are completely ignored.
About Mengsk, based on his datamined ability names (Construct Propaganda Tower, Post Bounty, Xel'Naga Artifact) as well as his non-combatant status, I would say he is going to be some really weird extremely long-ranged / global Specialist, somewhat like Abathur. I would imagine a more static gameplay (meaning building stuff and fortifying positions) with him compared to Abathur. Propaganda Towers would likely buff allies / debuff enemies in their area or have other more elaborate abilities such as mini-nuke booby-traps (possibly through talents). I have no idea atm about how Post Bounty would work. What's certain is that we need more unique and strange hero concepts, since they help to differentiate HotS even more from its competition (also they add a lot more gameplay diversity than regular heroes).
Yeah, Alarak has become one of my favorite SC characters. He is a really amazing take on the normally mind-numbingly LG/LN protoss.
Fenix would also be nice to see, but Alarak has my vote if it comes down between the two of them.
And why not have the best of both worlds? Let's have a SC event with a SC map AND Fenix, Alarak and Mengsk!
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2016-03-13, 01:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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I'd like Stukov as the next Starcraft hero. They've got 5 Terrans compared to 3 Protoss and 3 Zerg. Stukov and Dehaka are about all that's left for Zerg characters. Protoss has Fenix/Talandar and Karax. Alarak as well.
I'm pretty excited for a Starcraft map too.
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2016-03-14, 01:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Starcraft map and Starcraft hero would be really great. Although hasn't Blizzard said that they don't want to do maps that are too tied to their existing franchises? Or was that just the plan for the original maps?
Also, technically, Mengsk is an excellent fighter, he trained for it all his live. Though I admit that he's probably better as a buffer/debuffer, a bit like Abathur, only more active.
They could also add a hybrid hero, though I suppose that would be basically reskinned Diablo, kit-wise.Si non confectus, non reficiat.
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2016-03-14, 07:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, Mengsk did train as a fighter. However, his iconic version is considerably older than - say - Raynor or Tychus and is most known for his strategical and tactical genius. A sword-and-gun wielding Mengsk would just look silly, imo. I'd rather have him as the diabolical mastermind behind the scenes, manipulating the opposing team into making fatal tactical mistakes.
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2016-03-14, 07:29 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
I agree that this is an archetype that probably fits better for Mengsk, and it would add something unique to the game. He could be more active/frontline than Abathur, while not being a real frontline fighter.
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2016-03-14, 09:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
That was probably just for the original maps. Infernal Shrines and Battlefields of Eternity are both clearly Diablo maps. I'm not as familiar with the Warcraft universe, but I got the sense that some of the maps were for that setting as well. Starcraft has enough interesting map ideas they've set up in the campaign that I think they could do it without tying directly into the campaign's story (No Amon or Xel'naga stuff). A map based off the lava or terrazine missions for example.
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2016-03-14, 10:39 AM (ISO 8601)
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If they do a SC map, which I'd absolutely love, I'd like them to do a space/orbital platform based map, that would be really cool. Even better if they make new mercenaries and lane minions like for the eternal conflict maps.
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2016-03-14, 10:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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IMO it was to make his non-autoattack stuff more appealing. Gathering Storm never seemed worth it, with the small amount of stacks it pulled in.
Yeah, they pretty explicitly themed Infernal Shrines and Battlefields after Diablo, and they released them during a big Diablo event where they released the Butcher and had the Treasure Goblin event.
I don't believe any of the base maps are from Warcraft, they have their own backstory. Interestingly, Hearthstone has referenced Captain Blackheart (there's a Tavern Brawl named "Captain Blackheart's Treasure"), although apparently there's also a WoW NPC who's a pirate named Burgy Blackheart.
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2016-03-14, 11:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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2016-03-14, 12:07 PM (ISO 8601)
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StarCraft map idea: Big Game Hunters
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2016-03-14, 03:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Heroes of the Storm II: Thread. Augmented. Logical Decision
Well. Looks like I was wrong, Tracer is not next. Dehaka or Vol'jin is (my bet is on Dehaka).
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2016-03-14, 03:50 PM (ISO 8601)
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2016-03-14, 04:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Eh, I don't know. Dehaka isn't really all that interesting, and Vol'jin is cool if the can make him not just be "Nazeebo, but troll, mon"
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2016-03-14, 05:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Voodoo is an inexhaustible supply for abilities. They can easily make Vol'jin really distinct from Nazeebo.
My personal suggestion about him is that instead of slavishly copying the Warcraft 3 kit, he should be built in a manner that reflects the voodoo arts of the Darkspears. I would personally suggest making him an offensive hybrid support, like Tyrande, since Shadow Hunters are known to have both healing and cursing magicks. I imagine some sinister offensive shadow abilities (which he does possess in WoW), a hex-like debuff, wards and some sort of healing spell.
The core idea being that unlike many supports, he is self-sufficient, but works optimally when paired up with others.
Edit: But after seeing the twitter post image, I am almost certain that it is going to be Dehaka. Who is once again not a villain. Although, unlike Aba or Zagara, he is extremely mercenarish and not particularly loyal to Kerrigan, which makes him... acceptable. I would have been happier with a true villain, but I will likely want to buy him (since I have zero interest in Tracer).
Mounted Vol'jin is also possible, since raptors have those kind of tracks.
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2016-03-14, 05:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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If it is Dehaka, that's probably a burrow spot akin to Abathur's Z. That seems super-cool; I love heroes with "bursty" map mobility! Even cooler if he winds up being an assassin-type character.
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2016-03-14, 05:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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When Vol'Jin does show up, I imagine he will be a support-ish ranged specialist with a lot of wards, both as baseline abilities and as talents.
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2016-03-14, 06:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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I would say that the characters who are willfully malicious antagonists and are only allies of convenience in extreme situations (I intentionally leave out Amon, as he is not very suitable for HotS):
- Arcturus Mengsk (obviously, he was your boss for a part of the original SC, but he has been a villain ever since)
- Ma'lash (willingly serving Amon with full knowledge of his omnicidal plans)
- Alarak (while he becomes an ally in Legacy of the Void, he is still an Evil Overlord who is only helping Artanis due to Evil Versus Oblivion)
- Emil Narud / Samir Duran (pretty obvious)
- Maar (again, obvious reasons)
- Ulrezaj (an insane fanatic)
- Nyon (again, an insane fanatic)
These are the ones that come to my mind at the moment.
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2016-03-14, 06:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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I don't remember the last three off the top of my head so I doubt they'll make it into HotS.
Mengsk, Alarak, and Duran are all on your side at some point.
Ma'lash... Maybe? There isn't a lot on him. Alarak seems like a way better choice to represent the Taalda'rim.
For other "villainous" characters we have Kerrigan, Abathur, Zagara, Tychus, and Nova (Zeratul too for that matter...). You're against them all at some point in the story just like Mengsk, Alarak, and Duran. I suppose it's a matter of degrees, but that's kind of where I was going with this.
And I think we're all leaving someone out...
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2016-03-14, 07:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Maar is the HYBRID ANNIHILATOR who Zeratul meets during his quest to unveil THE PROPHECY. He would be a cool hero to get, his abilities would need to broadcast his speech to all players on the game to give the right Maar experience.
Ulrezaj... I only know him from the Dark Templar saga books, not sure if he appeared in StarCraft I at any point. He is a dark archon. Made from seven or nine Dark Templar I think. Honestly not sure what he could do.
Nyon is the Tal'Darim executor from Wings of Liberty. Alarak says that he went insane from overexposure to terrazine. Nyon is not hero material, he is a footnote throwaway antagonist.
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2016-03-14, 07:14 PM (ISO 8601)
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The easiest SC character to throw in Hots is Alexei Stukov IMO.
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