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Hey, ranked players, what are the best resources for learning bans and picks? I would like to at least complete my placement matches this season, and I did one yesterday and it was pretty terrible and reminded me of why I quit playing LoL and DOTA. I dunno, I spend most my time in solo QM and have a good enough time, maybe I need to stay there.
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bengy81 posted:Hey, ranked players, what are the best resources for learning bans and picks? I would like to at least complete my placement matches this season, and I did one yesterday and it was pretty terrible and reminded me of why I quit playing LoL and DOTA. Try this? https://www.heroescounters.com/teampicker
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Sep 18, 2017 15:38
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cWYGTYFXQ Ana Spotlight I'm sure I'll be proven wrong, but Ana looks like she has a bit too many big drawbacks. No mobility + no ability to self heal are big problems. The heal nullify and skillshot low cooldown cleanse at 13 might make up for that though, who knows. http://heroes.blizzplanet.com/blog/comments/blizzplanet-preview-ana-abilities Here are her talents. She has a few crazy ones Midnightghoul fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Sep 18, 2017 |
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Sep 18, 2017 17:17
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NeurosisHead posted:"butcher we need you in teamfights man come on" The whole point of Butcher's trait rework is to make it worth participating in fights before finishing the meat quest.
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Sep 18, 2017 17:23
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Midnightghoul posted:I'm sure I'll be proven wrong, but Ana looks like she has a bit too many big drawbacks. No mobility + no ability to self heal are big problems. The heal nullify and skillshot low cooldown cleanse at 13 might make up for that though, who knows. Can she not grenade at her feet like she can in Overwatch?
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Sep 18, 2017 17:32
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Midnightghoul posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cWYGTYFXQ Ana Spotlight She can heal herself with grenade, just not her main heal. It's still a significant drawback, but she isn't completely without self-sustain. No mobility is an issue, but sleep helps with escapes so she's again not completely out of answers.
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Sep 18, 2017 17:34
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Kyrosiris posted:Can she not grenade at her feet like she can in Overwatch? It looks like it can in the video, but it's a fairly small AoE heal on a long cooldown. More useful for the buffs/debuffs it applies. Should be noted from the talents she also has a 75% spell damage reduction on auto attack stacks talent, which might be significant as well
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Sep 18, 2017 17:36
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Midnightghoul posted:It looks like it can in the video, but it's a fairly small AoE heal on a long cooldown. More useful for the buffs/debuffs it applies. Yeah, I asked that before I got there. Maybe she won't be as much of an unkillable rear end in a top hat since the grenade isn't literally half of her health pool. 
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Sep 18, 2017 17:37
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http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21045721/heroes-of-the-storm-ptr-patch-notes-september-18-2017-9-18-2017 Patch notes. Rehgar nerf inc. Karazhim standard spec nerfed. Johanna minor rework edit: Balance patch for this week http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21045724 Midnightghoul fucked around with this message at 18:05 on Sep 18, 2017 |
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Sep 18, 2017 18:01
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Midnightghoul posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cWYGTYFXQ Ana Spotlight I really like the approach Blizzard is taking lately with their talent system for Ana and Kel'Thuzad. Yes, please make talents super strong and noticeable instead of a 5% damage boost! Have talents actually give the hero new abilities and capabilities instead of increasing range by 17%!
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Sep 18, 2017 18:05
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Reducing the number of Q hits needed for the sand clone doesn't solve a single of the problems the "rework" added. Oh well, good ol' "feels, not reals" balancing.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:11
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Kyrosiris posted:Reducing the number of Q hits needed for the sand clone doesn't solve a single of the problems the "rework" added. Oh well, good ol' "feels, not reals" balancing. It's better than the reasoning behind the Chen change at least.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:13
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Lots of changes (I like most of them). Entomb's CD going to 60 is very welcome, 75 was too high.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:14
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This whole time I thought Ana and Junkrat were going to be simultaneously released, causing me to try saving up 30k gold.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:17
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quote:- The 1,000 Gem reward for reaching level 5 has been removed. Hah, yeah, just remove what little is left for making new players want to keep playing the game.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:17
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Falling Sword damage cut by half, yeesh, just put the flail down Johanna, you're not allowed to do damage.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:17
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Alpha Mayo posted:This whole time I thought Ana and Junkrat were going to be simultaneously released, causing me to try saving up 30k gold. They have never done a simultaneous release since beta and Blizzard has said that they never plan to do another one because it can make balancing harder when multiple new mechanics are introduced. Just make sure you can get 15k gold in roughly 4 weeks.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:19
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Yardbomb posted:Falling Sword damage cut by half, yeesh, just put the flail down Johanna, you're not allowed to do damage. They buffed a lot of her ability and talent damage, though...
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Sep 18, 2017 18:19
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wiegieman posted:The whole point of Butcher's trait rework is to make it worth participating in fights before finishing the meat quest. Yes, I'm well aware of that fact, which is why I facetiously posted an example of a frustrating conversation one would have at the beginning of a match during free butcher week. People will see "1 safe meat from minion but more meat from players except players will kill you maybe" and they will avoid teamfights and take 20 minutes to get enough meat because people are loving stupid.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:21
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SKULL.GIF posted:They buffed a lot of her ability and talent damage, though... Oh woops, I saw the tiny Sins Exposed one and Holy Fury but misread that new Roar.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:22
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Yardbomb posted:Oh woops, I saw the tiny Sins Exposed one and Holy Fury but misread that new Roar. Don't forget double Hammer with huge cdr!
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Sep 18, 2017 18:24
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PTR is up, and Trikslyr is streaming it at, starting with some viewer games on Volskaya with Ana.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:43
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NeurosisHead posted:Yes, I'm well aware of that fact, which is why I facetiously posted an example of a frustrating conversation one would have at the beginning of a match during free butcher week. People will see "1 safe meat from minion but more meat from players except players will kill you maybe" and they will avoid teamfights and take 20 minutes to get enough meat because people are loving stupid. Yes, I didn't make it clear enough that I was agreeing with you. Too many Butchers are cowards.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:51
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Jeez these joanna changes. I was getting used to having 40 extra hp/sec regeneration in tge late game and it was all removed. Not sure if I can even play her in QM now.
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Sep 18, 2017 18:59
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Spudd posted:Have we met before? Because you seem to know me awfully well. There's something about motherfucking AZULA that fits the Wizard very well. She does the power-hungry thing amazingly.
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Sep 18, 2017 19:00
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Midnightghoul posted:It's better than the reasoning behind the Chen change at least. I dunno, nerfing a character who hasn't had an overall hotslogs winrate (  ) over 50% all of 2017 just because some dumb streamer threw a baby bitch fit is pretty dumb too.
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Sep 18, 2017 19:02
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MisterZimbu posted:Hah, yeah, just remove what little is left for making new players want to keep playing the game.
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Sep 18, 2017 19:23
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MMAgCh posted:I'd love to know the reasoning, if any, behind these changes. 
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Sep 18, 2017 19:36
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Man no idea how good the build would be but I am thinking it might be interesting to grab the Shrike upgrades, the level 7 basic attack spellpower reducer, and the grenade talents to do more damage and healing with grenades. Too bad can't get the grenade CDR with the Shrike activated mode.
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Sep 18, 2017 20:54
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wiegieman posted:Yes, I didn't make it clear enough that I was agreeing with you. Too many Butchers are cowards. I wouldn't say that, had a great placement match where a Butcher died 15 times. edit: boo on nerfing kharazim's heal build  edit2: wait read "reduction increase" wrong, he's gonna heal so much more maybe appropriatemetaphor fucked around with this message at 21:01 on Sep 18, 2017 |
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Sep 18, 2017 20:57
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appropriatemetaphor posted:I wouldn't say that, had a great placement match where a Butcher died 15 times. The opposite actually, it's a nerf to Ironfists.
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Sep 18, 2017 21:01
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I couldn't' tell from the video (no sound), is Eye of Horus a skillshot or point and click? What's the travel time if you are shooting all the way across the map?
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Sep 18, 2017 21:02
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appropriatemetaphor posted:I wouldn't say that, had a great placement match where a Butcher died 15 times. The thing about Butcher is as long as he completes his meat quest before you're too far behind you will win the game like 75% of the time. It's the biggest power spike in the game, and unless the other team is 100% dedicated to blowing him up the second he pokes his face into a team fight he will destroy the entire enemy team with minimal support as long as the player doesn't completely screw up applying butcher's brand and doesn't get any healing out of it.
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Sep 18, 2017 21:04
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Midnightghoul posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cWYGTYFXQ Ana Spotlight She seems like she'll fill a similar playstyle as Tyrande used to. (I have no idea if new Tyrande still has to carefully watch positioning and pop fast ccs to escape, I haven't played her since the rework)
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Sep 18, 2017 21:08
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Pleased to see those changes to the level 1 Kharazim talents. It's long been understood that Ironfist trumps all others the vast majority of the time, with Insight being a niche pick if you need the sustain it provides. Transcendence was straight trash for ages. The 16 change is to incentivize picking it over way of the hundred fists, which is a shame because WotHF is super fun. I'm a bit bullish about the cooldown nerf to his base heal, but it might be needed with those other changes. Wouldn't be shocked if it goes live at 9 seconds instead.
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Sep 18, 2017 21:11
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Oh boy I can't wai- *farrrrrrrt* https://clips.twitch.tv/GlamorousUninterestedSardineFutureMan
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Sep 18, 2017 21:35
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That... that actually looks pretty goddamn broken
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Sep 18, 2017 21:39
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Yardbomb posted:Oh boy I can't wai- *farrrrrrrt* 100% pick or ban
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Sep 18, 2017 21:39
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And remember she has a 20 talent that heals 50% of all the damage being done too  So yeah absolutely on this thing lucifirius posted:100% pick or ban Second time too: https://clips.twitch.tv/SillyGiftedJellyfishBudBlast
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Yardbomb posted:Oh boy I can't wai- *farrrrrrrt* So that combo works exactly how it does in Overwatch.
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