[Gaming] Heroes of the Storm hype thread - Now Fully Released
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Dave
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I was going to play last night, but this was me yesterday:
http://www.ketv.com/news/windrelated-outages-reported-across-omaha/30604552
http://www.ketv.com/news/windrelated-outages-reported-across-omaha/30604552
I should have quoted you in on this a while back. The Lost Vikings have been announced as a hero to be released in the near future.[DOUBLEPOST=1421098976,1421098919][/DOUBLEPOST]Closed Beta starts tomorrow. So many of those who haven't gotten into the Alpha have a much better chance at playing now if they signed up for the beta.
They completely overhauled two of my favorite heroes, Abathur and Falstad. So, looks like I'll have to re-learn them. Not sure how I feel about the new Abathur ultimate. I HATE that they removed the Ultimate Evolution ability to use the clone's ultimate ability, but I can see how that could be OP.
I am really enjoying Sgt. Hammer. What is this? Neither team can get dragon knight or turn in dubloons? Well while both teams stop turn in I can just drive up to towers and obliterate them.
That's a MFPallytime quote. Best HoTS streamer there is.[DOUBLEPOST=1421390533,1421390367][/DOUBLEPOST]I haven't had a chance to play with Thrall yet. I don't think he's going to fit my playstyle.
I did get a chance to play with the Abathur changes. The new ultimate is useless. I do love my Pajamathur Abathur choo-choo strain.
Where you actually arguing that more powerful units with special ablities in a RTS is a concept one can copyright? Heh... it that was true WC3 would have never gotten made.
Yay....
Now let convince Blizz to make another LW game as a promotion for HOTS...
Arthas is an interesting character to play as. He's a tank, and can get really tanky, but is also slow as molasses. ETC is my favorite warrior to play as, so the lack of mobility is a bit of a drag, but his roots and slows are great. He also is able to burst surprisingly well, and can really catch people by surprise when all of a sudden the tank you're trying not to target is hitting you like a truck.
Using a full tank build, I was able to stand underneath a fort and a tower and tank them both with minimal hp loss. They tickled.
Goddammit... y'all are gonna get me hooked on yet ANOTHER game that I can't play on my rig...
It's using the Starcraft 2 engine... I mean, I don't know what your rig is, but unless it's a toaster, it might work.
Being that they're probably gonna make it based off of Windows 7/8(.1), I won't be able to run it. 
Zeratul is my man. Bombs all day long. I just can't get into Falstad* though.
*isn't Falstad dead?
Also, even though Kerrigan is listed as a melee assassin, I think she's more of a bruiser. Her adaptation ability makes her deceptively tanky.
I personally hate ETC, but I think he just doesn't mesh with my playstyle.
Hell, might as well list my best heroes.
Support:
Brightwing- Talk about global presence, Brightwing is so good for getting anywhere your allies need help.
Uther- He's the goddamn lightbringer.
Specialist:
Abathur- I've talked extensively about this hero. I just absolutely love his playstyle.
Murky- Like Abathur, he gets a really bad rap from people not playing him well in general. You have to be bold with your egg placement and be prepared to die. dying is his core mechanic and people try to treat him like a regular assassin. That being said, he can have some awesome harass and sustain with a full life bubble build.
Assassin:
Falstad- As was stated, the global presence can be really great. Areal Blitzkrieg still remains a useless ultimate, though. "Hey, lets put a melee distance ultimate on a ranged character that can be easily interrupted." so dumb. He's also considerably squishier since the last patch.
Zeratul- Stealthed goodness.
Tank:
Muradin- The most straightforward tank in the game. He has sustain up the wazoo if you build him up with a tank build.
Arthas- Health regeneration for days.
Hell, might as well list my best heroes.
Support:
Brightwing- Talk about global presence, Brightwing is so good for getting anywhere your allies need help.
Uther- He's the goddamn lightbringer.
Specialist:
Abathur- I've talked extensively about this hero. I just absolutely love his playstyle.
Murky- Like Abathur, he gets a really bad rap from people not playing him well in general. You have to be bold with your egg placement and be prepared to die. dying is his core mechanic and people try to treat him like a regular assassin. That being said, he can have some awesome harass and sustain with a full life bubble build.
Assassin:
Falstad- As was stated, the global presence can be really great. Areal Blitzkrieg still remains a useless ultimate, though. "Hey, lets put a melee distance ultimate on a ranged character that can be easily interrupted." so dumb. He's also considerably squishier since the last patch.
Zeratul- Stealthed goodness.
Tank:
Muradin- The most straightforward tank in the game. He has sustain up the wazoo if you build him up with a tank build.
Arthas- Health regeneration for days.
I find ETC to be fantastic. Tanky as a mofo, he's got good mobility with his powerslide able to slide in to engage and stun, or slide out if he needs to disengage. Face melt combos great with this, powerslide onto the opposite side of someone, wait a moment to get the full effect out of the stun, and then facemelt them backwards into your team. I've found that abilities that move the enemy are really powerful. And then you've got guitar solo, which not only keeps him healed up, but with his passive allows you to spam it and keep your team buffed or buff minions to push down lanes even better. And both of his ultimates are great, with one providing stuns for days and the other allowing you to split push a lane and then teleport to your team should a teamfight break out.
My favorite assassin character is by far Tychus. He's got the minigun putting out some hurtful aoe, he's got the grenade that can be built to decimate minions/monsters/structures and even without talents has great pushback (again, anything to move the enemy) and with the right build he can stay in the fight a long time. First aid to heal up, commandeer odin for an extra lifebar, he even gets access to stoneskin, which is usually only for tanks.
My favorite assassin character is by far Tychus. He's got the minigun putting out some hurtful aoe, he's got the grenade that can be built to decimate minions/monsters/structures and even without talents has great pushback (again, anything to move the enemy) and with the right build he can stay in the fight a long time. First aid to heal up, commandeer odin for an extra lifebar, he even gets access to stoneskin, which is usually only for tanks.
Didn't they remove Areal Blitzkrieg? They replaced it with mighty gust, a more utility-oriented aoe push/slow.
Gonna let this one install and see how I like it. Anything is better than LoL.
Hah. SUHPRISE, MUTHAFUCKA
So, played through the tutorial junk and then did a Practice. I like Muradin, which makes me happy as I've always liked him as a character (and Mountain Kings are fucking awesome). I'll definitely have to keep an eye on who else goes free in the coming weeks, there's a few characters that look like they'd be fun. I'll probably give Rehgar a go tomorrow, and then take a look at the rest.
Also, count me into the group looking forward to Lost Vikings.
So, played through the tutorial junk and then did a Practice. I like Muradin, which makes me happy as I've always liked him as a character (and Mountain Kings are fucking awesome). I'll definitely have to keep an eye on who else goes free in the coming weeks, there's a few characters that look like they'd be fun. I'll probably give Rehgar a go tomorrow, and then take a look at the rest.
Also, count me into the group looking forward to Lost Vikings.