Heroes of the Storm - It's like if Blizzard made Smash Bros. but not!
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[QUOTE=WaRRioRTF;52288856]Do you use counter strike? It used to be the better option and still is in my opinion.
If you're rooted it works like a self cleanse and that second of survival with damage if someone tries to go for you is amazing.
If you have the sadism for it Counter striking in the direction you think the Illidan is gonna come via hunt from is one very good way to ruin his shit followed up by a Q in the opposite direction.
Since you say you die often, just to make sure. You're not acting overconfident with him are you? He has really high damage output and can have decent survivability if the stars align thanks to his E but you shouldn't often be getting into situations where you are going to get stunned/rooted
If the following seem obvious I apologise but this is what comes up off the top of my head :
Alarak isn't a character that should dive in, unless you're absolutely (and then some) sure you can get away with it. Your telekinesis is amazing to put your enemies into positions where they're basically fucked (especially with Applied Force, although not necessary) so in a teamfight scenario you should stick to that until you're put into positions where you can land your Q or you can land the combo on its own.
Basically don't save your Telekinesis just for the combo as good as it feels to pull it off.
You can push yourself with telekinesis, with selfcasting it via Alt+W will propel you in the direction Alarak is facing. Although when running I find it easier to push my enemies away from me. Remember to do the same to help your teammates!
Your Telekinesis will push the distance that you drag until the maximum range it can push. (Very noticeable with Applied Force)
Deadly Charge is good but it has much less use, I personally use it to get into the perfect position for a double or even triple hit with my Q after a fight erupts or to secure kills, especially in 1v1 or 2v1 scenarios.
If you're having trouble losing sadism use Blade of the highlord + Lethal Onslaught at 13 and 16.
Blade of the highlord over Pure Malice/Rite of Rakshir because Pure Malice is imo a bad talent esp. after rework and vs more careful opponents rite of rakshir is basically a wasted talent slot, whereas Blade of the highlord gives consistency which I find most important.
Last Laugh has two uses both of which are good and while having two ults is great, if you're having trouble surviving or you feel actively sought after go for this as you can use it both offensively (aslong as you can hit 3 heroes with your basic abilities right after), or as an escape ( do remember that after the timer runs out you're down to 1 hp).
Either way is fine because it cleanses you of roots.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, plenty of things I didn't know about, such as the self cast!
[QUOTE=WaRRioRTF;52288673] Summons, inluding the general do not soak xp. However if they last hit kill a minion you will get the xp for the kill.[/QUOTE]
Wait a sec, doesn't abathur's soak XP or are those classified differently than summons?
[QUOTE=Shock_Coil;52291303]Wait a sec, doesn't abathur's soak XP or are those classified differently than summons?[/QUOTE]
Abathur's Symbiote soaks XP, but it isn't a Summon; he controls it directly, for one.
It also explicitly says in the tooltip for it that the Symbiote soaks XP.
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Toxic Nests and Locusts [I]do not[/I] soak XP.
If an ability directly kills a minion, it generates XP. This is how Azmodan and Abathur can generate a tonne of XP from multiple lanes. Otherwise you have to body-soak XP. Abathurs Symbiote puts a ghost version of him over a Minion essentially, he's bodysoaking through the minion, and the stab and burst things help speed the process up so he can hop to another lane to nab their XP.
I just came back to HoTS after playing through the beta a little bit. Game got a lot more fun to play, currently level 70.
though I have to mention that a lot of people don't really... go for the objective in the maps? They kinda play the game like it's laning phase League of Legends, sitting in lane all game pushing tower n' stuff. It sure gets lonely not having an ally with me at the objective points, but at least I have the entire enemy team to keep me company.
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Go ahead and add me via EnviousMoney#1438 if you wanna group up together for party experience points. I'm normally on between 2-11:59PM EST.
Blizzard teasting something.
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People saying that it's probably gonna be Deckard Cain.
[QUOTE=PyrO_o;52296180]Blizzard teasting something.
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People saying that it's probably gonna be Deckard Cain.[/QUOTE]
I'd personally prefer more of the Diablo bad guys. We have 10 of the good guys and only 4 of the bad guys.
[QUOTE=PyrO_o;52296180]Blizzard teasting something.
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People saying that it's probably gonna be Deckard Cain.[/QUOTE]
One of his abilities better be Lorenado.
[QUOTE=PyrO_o;52296180]Blizzard teasting something.
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People saying that it's probably gonna be Deckard Cain.[/QUOTE]
looks like a catacomb in the backround. it's just a new leoric skin.
Hey at least it's more Diablo. They've still got a lot they can draw from it and Starcraft they've passed up in favor of a shitload of Overwatch and WoW lately.
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;52297607]looks like a catacomb in the backround. it's just a new leoric skin.[/QUOTE]
Maybe catacomb map? No idea.
I like to play Medivh a lot, but I can't tell what makes Medivh so rage-worthy to other players when they see one in game. I get complained about a lot for picking a 'trash-tier' character, but often I'm the one saving people's lives and keeping assassins from getting bursted down. My teammates don't take the portals I make, so I often exclusively use them to catch low HP enemies... usually through their own turret wall, because they think they're safe behind it.
What makes Medivh 'trash-tier' in so many people's eyes? I can't find shit relating to these complaints on the HoTS forum.
[QUOTE=DJswitch;52297828]I like to play Medivh a lot, but I can't tell what makes Medivh so rage-worthy to other players when they see one in game. I get complained about a lot for picking a 'trash-tier' character, but often I'm the one saving people's lives and keeping assassins from getting bursted down. My teammates don't take the portals I make, so I often exclusively use them to catch low HP enemies... usually through their own turret wall, because they think they're safe behind it.
What makes Medivh 'trash-tier' in so many people's eyes? I can't find shit relating to these complaints on the HoTS forum.[/QUOTE]
I don't like Medivh because he keeps saving everyone with his shields. Also his beard sucks.
But if he saves me with his shields he is okay.
[QUOTE=DJswitch;52297828]I like to play Medivh a lot, but I can't tell what makes Medivh so rage-worthy to other players when they see one in game. I get complained about a lot for picking a 'trash-tier' character, but often I'm the one saving people's lives and keeping assassins from getting bursted down. My teammates don't take the portals I make, so I often exclusively use them to catch low HP enemies... usually through their own turret wall, because they think they're safe behind it.
What makes Medivh 'trash-tier' in so many people's eyes? I can't find shit relating to these complaints on the HoTS forum.[/QUOTE]
medivh is actually pretty high tier, you just need to be able to communicate with him really fast so he's basically "bad" in a non premade team unless you can read each others plays flawlessly.
[QUOTE=PyrO_o;52296180]Blizzard teasting something.
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People saying that it's probably gonna be Deckard Cain.[/QUOTE]
and people thought the d.va release was gonna be deathwing, so i'll put my money on it being mei
[QUOTE=PyrO_o;52296180]Blizzard teasting something.
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People saying that it's probably gonna be Deckard Cain.[/QUOTE]
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reaper's halloween skin has candles on the guns
it's a reaper release guys!
Keep adding Overwatch heroes and I may not have to play Overwatch anymore.
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;52297930]medivh is actually pretty high tier, you just need to be able to communicate with him really fast so he's basically "bad" in a non premade team unless you can read each others plays flawlessly.[/QUOTE]
Medivh is pretty much god-tier if you can read his plays flawlessly. If he takes portal mastery you can do pretty sick plays with positioning/escape, also stealing bosses with his ult feels soo good.
His q does a decent amount of damage too if you do the q
what if the new hero is an original character based off of the warcraft universe
[QUOTE=WaRRioRTF;52299160]what if the new hero is an original character based off of the warcraft universe[/QUOTE]
[i]YOU NO TAKE CANDLE[/i]
A man can dream.
While I'd adore a kobold hero I'd happily accept a legendary Vikings skin doing the same thing.
I'm pretty much ok with any diablo hero that isnt a player character, and almost any warcraft character.
It'd be nice to see another multiclass
[QUOTE=Toyhobo;52299317]I'm pretty much ok with any diablo hero that isnt a player character, and almost any warcraft character.[/QUOTE]
Gamon when.
A kobold would be pretty cool. HOTS needs more non-playable race heroes like Brightwing and Murky.
