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Over the past week I've gone 7-2 with Thrall. He's still perfectly fine. I've been playing with wolf build (great for enabling Li-Mings) but later I want to try a max-sustain build with Rabid Wolves/Ride the Lightning/Wind Shear/Grace of Air/Tempest Fury. It's probably silly but that build gets you 18 ticks of Frostwolf Resilience with a single QWE chain. Frostwolf Resilience is roughly 15% of your max health each activation. Rolling Thunder is probably more reliable than Rabid Wolves since a larger range makes it more likely that you get full efficiency out of Chain Lightning. I think Thrall needs a minor talent review because he still has Envenom/Blood For Blood, and Ride the Wind at 16 is really never ever worthwhile to pick compared to Forked Lightning or Tempest Fury.
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May 6, 2017 21:10
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bamhand posted:Yeah you're lucky to have 1 in 4 games be an even match. The most common adjustment I see is 10-12, which is more than HL but not horrible. The 70 favored adjustments happen maybe 1 in 10. Compare that to your chances of getting horrible QM comps and OW folks is what I'm saying. Especially now with the Varian/tassadar shenanigans.
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May 6, 2017 21:28
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Dairy Power posted:Yeah, I just worry that people will tilt because hotslog stats lol. I haven't really given him a chance since I've been back because of that. I'll play a few games with him and see how it goes. He hasn't changed much from when I played him a year ago, though?
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May 6, 2017 21:46
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Dugong posted:What's the best announcer pack? NaZEEEEEEEEEEbo!
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SKULL.GIF posted:Over the past week I've gone 7-2 with Thrall. He's still perfectly fine. Good to hear! I used to do that self-sustain build when I had no support/ a support I didn't feel I could trust. I'd actually take Frostwolf's Grace on 7 from time to time, too. Worked out pretty well, though you definitely lose out on some poke. Fuzz posted:He hasn't changed much from when I played him a year ago, though? Yeah, it's mainly that the meta has changed and he's currently at like 45% winrate on hotslogs. I usually try to pick heroes that people won't tilt over.
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May 6, 2017 22:04
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I accidentally rerolled a chest with a stim pack in it because it isn't blue or purple. Watched it roll off the bottom of the screen when it was too late 
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May 6, 2017 22:17
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Abroham Lincoln posted:NaZEEEEEEEEEEbo! I'd prefer if the voicepack was his voice from those HotS cartoons. That would amazing. 
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May 6, 2017 22:49
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Why are we limited to 3 loadout slots? I say, knowing the answer is that this is Blizzard "We think more than 9 deck slots would be too confusing" Entertainment.
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May 6, 2017 23:03
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Whoa, there's more than one slot? I didn't even notice that, that's crazy
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May 6, 2017 23:21
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The HotS interface is genuinely baffling.
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May 6, 2017 23:53
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May 6, 2017 23:57
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Irony Be My Shield posted:The HotS interface is genuinely baffling. My favorite part is that the chat window covers up party invites except for like three pixels. Better pay attention!
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May 7, 2017 00:06
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Dairy Power posted:Yeah, I just worry that people will tilt because hotslog stats lol. I haven't really given him a chance since I've been back because of that. I'll play a few games with him and see how it goes. He's at 50% winrate like basically everyone else except Medivh, so you'd have to be the biggest baby ever to complain about his stats. 
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May 7, 2017 00:21
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Lemon-Lime posted:He's at 50% winrate like basically everyone else except Medivh, so you'd have to be the biggest baby ever to complain about his stats. there's a lot of heroes that are sub-50 winrate on hotdogs actually sir.
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May 7, 2017 00:21
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BrianBoitano posted:The most common adjustment I see is 10-12, which is more than HL but not horrible. The 70 favored adjustments happen maybe 1 in 10. I see 20+ more often than not as a Gold 1/Diamond 1 duo. Maybe it depends on where you are on the ladder. It's not uncommon for us to get bronze guys while the other team has like a master player.
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Hey all, I was going to ask what's the best way to get to player level 20 quickly for the associated World of Warcraft achievement. Turns out when you get your 20 free heroes, just play 1-2 quick match games with each to get them to level 2, each hero that reaches level 2 will raise your player level by one.  The game seems pretty fun as well, though I'm obviously terrible and have played only a handful of matches so far.
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^^^ welcome buddy! /join SAGoons in game and party it up. You get bonus EXP for playing with friends and also for larger party sizes. Also Discord with goons makes things more fun. https://www.tinyurl.com/sagoonsbamhand posted:as a Gold 1/Diamond 1 duo Maybe that's it? I usually just say "don't care your rank" and end up with a mix of silver, gold and plat. I'm plat 2. Maybe the gulf between Silver 1 and Plat 1 is narrower than between Gold 1 and Diamond 1? In any case, I'd say 20 rank adjustment isn't bad for a G1/D1.
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May 7, 2017 01:50
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chumbler posted:Why are we limited to 3 loadout slots? The "9+ slots are confusing!" was just an after the fact justification for being shortsighted and also too cheap to pay for a UI update/more art. I imagine it's just because they couldn't imagine most players would need more than 3 skins per character they liked that would need different sprays/mounts. If people comment on it they'll probably expand it. Or let people buy more slots with shards/gold.
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May 7, 2017 02:01
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I just want a random option. Let me randomize a skin and mount and spray. 
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May 7, 2017 02:02
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Coolness Averted posted:The "9+ slots are confusing!" was just an after the fact justification for being shortsighted and also too cheap to pay for a UI update/more art. I imagine it's just because they couldn't imagine most players would need more than 3 skins per character they liked that would need different sprays/mounts. If history is anything to go by, they will wait a year or two before adding the extra slots.
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May 7, 2017 02:28
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Opinion question, sort of related to the earlier discussion about effort levels and co-ordination. Am I a jerk for often not enjoying or wanting to engage in preforms with people of vastly different skill levels than my own? The situation that got me thinking about it was one with new/out of practice players, but the same really also applies to players vastly better than I am like JamesChrist or MisterHill. I will never, ever claim to be a hot poo poo HotS player, and I will certainly not bag on or yell at someone for being new. I find it so much more engaging, however, to play with and against people of similar skill that I just don't want to spend time in 4 or 5-stacks of people with vastly different experience/ability levels. I feel weird about this, I don't want to exclude or ostracize people but I also don't want to sacrifice my fun for other people all the time.
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Kyrosiris posted:I just want a random option. Let me randomize a skin and mount and spray. But then you have no guarantee of color coordination, and that is not acceptable.
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May 7, 2017 02:37
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chumbler posted:But then you have no guarantee of color coordination, and that is not acceptable. I already have properly coordinated loadouts; I just also want to be able to play Chromie Roulette.
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May 7, 2017 02:54
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Kyrosiris posted:I already have properly coordinated loadouts; I just also want to be able to play Chromie Roulette. The most dangerous game of them all.
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May 7, 2017 02:54
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Hidingo Kojimba posted:I hope that the brawl-mode cockups aren't solely being done by Overwatch crossplayers, cause this weeks brawl basically replicates the Overwatch payload style of game and trickling in to fights one by one is like, the big Overwatch tactics no no. I feel that tactic is just as viable in HotS as it is in Overwatch, but there is just something about a MOBA that makes a lot of people just do dumb poo poo when they should know better.
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May 7, 2017 03:00
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Reverend Dr posted:but there is just something about a MOBA that makes a lot of people just do dumb poo poo when they should know better. For example, playing a moba.
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May 7, 2017 03:15
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Mind over Matter posted:players vastly better than I am like JamesChrist or MisterHill The gently caress?
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Mind over Matter posted:Opinion question, sort of related to the earlier discussion about effort levels and co-ordination. Am I a jerk for often not enjoying or wanting to engage in preforms with people of vastly different skill levels than my own? The situation that got me thinking about it was one with new/out of practice players, but the same really also applies to players vastly better than I am like JamesChrist or MisterHill. I will never, ever claim to be a hot poo poo HotS player, and I will certainly not bag on or yell at someone for being new. I find it so much more engaging, however, to play with and against people of similar skill that I just don't want to spend time in 4 or 5-stacks of people with vastly different experience/ability levels. Nah it's normal to want things to be competitive and feel like you're both contributing and like there's a decent chance of the game going either way. I kinda like that new-ish "suggested player at your skill-range" star in party finder. But keep in mind playing with and against better players can be a good way to learn things as long as it's not someone too toxic or you're not so outplayed there's no room for learning. It's also very common to see goons duck out of grups when they see that. Sometimes politely, sometimes with a raging 'ironic' "gently caress you all!"
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Wow Lúcio does a great job of carrying disparate skillsets but if you get caught it all falls apart. Butcher 
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BrianBoitano posted:The gently caress? You're better than me. I get that and see no reason to pretend otherwise. Coolness Averted posted:But keep in mind playing with and against better players can be a good way to learn things as long as it's not someone too toxic or you're not so outplayed there's no room for learning. Yeah, I agree on both of these points. I'm not saying everyone has to be my equal exactly, and I feel playing with people in different skill ranges has made me better overall. But sometimes I just don't want that. I will never give the gently caress you, but I will duck out of groups that are unsatisfying. In fact it was doing that that that got me thinking on the topic. On another note entirely, playing Kael'thas in QM is often an exercise in pain and respawn timers. I will never stop chasing that rare but wonderful Living Bomb dragon, though. Mind over Matter fucked around with this message at 03:32 on May 7, 2017 |
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I really like the Valla VO "Well at least your gear won't lose any durability" I am actually kinda shocked there isn't a Raynor/Kerrigan/Artanis voice over since they're all major characters in their own games.
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Spudd posted:I really like the Valla VO "Well at least your gear won't lose any durability" I wouldn't be surprised if more announcers get rolled out alongside skins and mounts as the hot new chase cosmetic of choice.
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So Heroes of the Storm restarts my computer during load screens like 50% of the time. Until I can log back in and rejoin, my team has an AI running my character, which will probably be better at it than me. I'm only actually here for the Overwatch poo poo, so it's not a huge deal to me, but I feel kinda bad potentially ruining other people's games? Even if it's just quick match or whatever. Is there a hero or role the AI is decent with?
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May 7, 2017 03:50
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Kai Tave posted:I wouldn't be surprised if more announcers get rolled out alongside skins and mounts as the hot new chase cosmetic of choice. I really hope so. I also hope they get cycled in as featured items buyable with gems.
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May 7, 2017 03:52
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aegof posted:So Heroes of the Storm restarts my computer during load screens like 50% of the time. Until I can log back in and rejoin, my team has an AI running my character, which will probably be better at it than me. Something conceptually simple like raynor lili or ETC
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May 7, 2017 03:59
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I've heard the ETC bot can be an absolute monster, though I don't know that I've seen it happen myself.
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May 7, 2017 04:11
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Richard Bong posted:Something conceptually simple like raynor lili or ETC It also helps if it's someone who doesn't get screwed by the bot 'choosing the wrong talent' which I think Raynor, Lili and ETC fit.
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May 7, 2017 04:56
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I am so bad at playing warriors in ranked! gently caress!!
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