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Discord link A pretty dope new cinematic Heroes of the Storm (HotS) is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) developed by Blizzard Entertainment and drawing on Blizzard's 20 year history of iconic games and characters. As in other MOBAs, players in HotS choose a Hero and placed into 5v5 battles. The ultimate goal is to fight through multiple layers of fortifications, enemy minions and mercenaries, and the opposing team to destroy the enemy's Core. Why would I play this over DotA or LoL? - No item shop, so no need to memorize item lists and how they interact with Heroes. - No last hitting/denying, so no falling behind on levels/gold just because you can't precisely time auto-attacks - Shared XP over all Heroes on a team, so no carrying somebody else to glory - No runes or other out-of-game items you have to buy to remain competitive - Objectives that makes maps more interesting and flow differently - Shorter matches, so getting stomped ends faster In general, HotS is a much more accessible and casual MOBA with a focus on the things that are fun about the genre (teamfights, feeling cool) and not the things that are tedious bullshit legacy mechanics (last hitting, item shops). Quite a few players (including myself) have tried other games in the genre and disliked them, only to come to HotS and fall in love. Its free to play so there's no reason not to try! The last two years since HotS’ launch have been an exciting time, with the dev team clearly growing more comfortable and experienced with their particular take on MOBAs. They’ve released multiple new maps and dozens of new heroes that push the boundaries of the genre while making a concerted effort to update older Heroes and keep them fresh along with regular balance updates and reworking game systems. However, the metagame aspect suffered, with prices on skins and Heroes high compared to other MOBAs and little to look forward to once you maxed out your account levels and started reaching higher levels on Heroes. Also, Overwatch is presumably making a poo poo ton of money and the HotS’ team wanted to get in on that. Enter Heroes 2.0. The Heroes 2.0 update is an effort to modernize some of the clunkier aspects of HotS’ progression and storefront. The short version is the game now works a lot like Overwatch’s leveling and loot boxes. Instead of being capped at account level 40, players will now be able to “infinitely” level and earn rewards at certain milestones. In addition, players can now earn or buy loot boxes containing everything from  If you have played HotS before and want to come back in, you will get a certain amount of free loot boxes depending on how high your overall Player Level was. That’s your Account Level plus each level for each Hero.PLAY  The new loadout screen, where you can customize your Hero before the match with all your collectibles. Also a bitching Zarya skin. There’s a mode for playing HotS for every mood you’re in! Quick Match The most straightforward. Pick a Hero, click a button, play a game. QM tries to keep skill levels balanced and create coherent team comps, but guarantees neither. Unranked This mode has a Draft Phase, where each team picks and bans Heroes with their team. Hero League/Team League HotS’ tryhard modes, HL and TL are where you go to play competitively. After completing 10 placement matches, you will be sorted into a League and advance through the ranks. There is a requirement of having 14 Heroes at at least level 5 before you can play the ranked modes, but that’s fairly easy to achieve. Hero League can only be played solo while Team League can be played with any number of friends. At the end of each season, players are given rewards depending on their rank, ranging from just Gold to unique mounts and fancy portraits.  Brawl The goofy mode, Brawl changes each week with different maps and rules. There’s no particular effort to balance Brawls, so please don’t whine in the thread if you get a lovely team comp or whatever. Brawls do reward a loot crate for playing (not necessarily winning) 2-3 games a week so there’s no reason not to do them. There are goons that play in all these modes, so hop into Discord and the in-game SAGoons channel (/join SAGoons) to find them! BUY  Gambling, the hot new revolution in gaming Prior to 2.0, HotS’ monetization was simple. You either paid real money or Gold, the latter of which was earned through playing games and doing daily quests. Mostly though, you’d paid money. But with 2.0 has come a massive amount of new cosmetic items and three exciting currencies Gold works just like before: earn by playing the game, spend it on Heroes. Gold can also be spend on rerolling loot chests for (hopefully) better stuff! BrianBoitano posted:Somebody did some loot chest reroll math: https://www.pcgamesn.com/heroes-of-the-storm/hots-loot-chest-opening-chances Official Blizzard Stats posted:*Probabilities of each rarity in loot chests are listed below: Shards are identical to Credits from Overwatch: you get them from Loot Chests or duplicate items and can spend them to buy specific cosmetic items. The progression and loot system is the biggest update coming in 2.0 so I highly recommend you check out all the details in Blizzard’s blog post. WATCH In this exciting age, we can watch twenty-year olds play video games whenever we want to. HotS is no exception. lordfrikk posted:If anyone's interested in who to watch, here's my short list: Grubby has the least bullshit Twitch/YouTube channel, he's an ex-Warcraft 3/Starcraft pro player, still streams W3 on weekends; chu8/HORSEPANTS are both good but you might not like their style, KendricSwissh is also a good, long time player, sometimes goes overboard with sound bytes; Sc2FanTV is GFE (pro team) Fan's channel, he's very good at the game but his presentation leaves a lot to be desired, no meme bullshit though; Honorable mentions: McIntyre, Trikslyr (Blizz employee), CrisHeroes (another pro player), Srey (on YouTube) has infrequent but informative videos about specific heroes. Additionally, MFPallytime is one of the most popular HotS YouTubers, but unlike the pro players linked above, he plays at more of a mid-tier level. Still entertaining and informative. LEARN MOBAs are complicated games and while HotS is the simplest, it still has a bit of learning curve for new players. Goons are usually willing to answer questions but may insult you in the process, as is typical of this dying forum. Fortunately, there are plenty of other resources! The HotS subreddit for general chatter And the competitive HotS subreddit for theorycrafting and tryharding Both HeroesFire and Icy Veins are good sources for builds and play tips Hotslogs is the main source for tracking winrates and how successful builds are right now. There has apparently been some drama in the past with the site owner doing some shady poo poo with their ads and Blizzard is developing their own public version, but for now it’s all we got. HeroesCounter lets you pick Heroes and show you who they counter, what counters them, and who they work well with. Useful for drafting. Finally, you will almost certainly need this thread at some point in your HotS career. glhf 1stGear fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Dec 5, 2018 |
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HEY FORGET ALL THESE CHUMPS BELOW THIS LINE BECAUSE THIS REDDIT POST IS PRETTY MUCH A COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ALL THE BAD BEHAVIORS AND PRACTICES THAT MAKE YOU LOSE GAMES NEW PLAYER ADVICE STATION Yo this is a really long post and its really informative so you should read all of it. But here's a summary: A bunch of good tips from a Reddit poster. Boom, you're now better than 90% of new players coming into HotS. Go play some games and come back. How Does a Match Go, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Stay In My loving Lane At the start of a match, hit Tab to check the composition of your team and the enemy team. Do this before you pick your first talent so you have a better idea of what you'll be working with. When you start playing, you won't know what Heroes are capable of but you'll learn fast and that will help guide talent choices and playstyle. Before the gates drop, your team will divide up into lanes. Don't worry too much about who's in what lane, especially if you're new, but make sure there's at least one player in each lane at all times (unless an objective is up). In order to get XP from minions in HotS you have to be within range of the minion dying and if your team isn't in range and the enemy team is, they will rapidly out-level you. A short time into the match, the first map-specific objective will pop up. OBJECTIVES ARE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT GET THOSE FUKKEN OBJECTIVES When objectives are up is when its acceptable to abandon your lane and XP soaking because objectives are game-changing. Wait for your teammates so you can move in as one because this is likely the time when the first few team skirmishes will occur and you want to come out on top of them.Generally prior to level 10 you want to stay in lane, soak XP, and skirmish for objectives. If possible, you want to push your minions to the enemy's fort and start poking it, but don't stress about it too much. Once you reach level 10, you can pick your Heroic Ability and the game starts for real. Start grouping with your team and more aggressively pushing for teamfights/forts. Capture merc camps, hold objectives, and wreck any enemy players who think its a good idea to wander out on their own (It is never a good idea to wander on your own). Once fights get started, avoid fighting at a numerical disadvantage. If one of your teammates goes down, back off, do something else, wait for them to respawn. If you're losing, don't panic! The way XP works in HotS means a comeback is only one good teamfight away but you'll need to play more cautiously. If you're more than a level behind, avoid teamfights in favor of clearing minion waves for more XP and hitting merc camps to create problems for your opponents to deal with. If you see a single enemy player on their own, gank them with your allies then swiftly retreat. Always keep an eye on the minimap and keep in mind what your opponents can see. It is entirely possible to have your Core completely exposed and be multiple levels behind only to pull it together and win a hard-fought game. Don't give up! The most important thing to be thinking at all times is “What am I doing?” “What is it contributing to my team's victory?” and “Could I be doing something better?” Hey, Should I Do <Dumb Thing>? Some Final Advice. STAY IN LANE. This has been covered, but seriously, stay in lane. Don't be intimidated by the enemy team deathballing around in a single group. They might be ganking you, but they're getting crap for experience and will fall behind in stats and talents. Keeping people in each lane before level 10 is the most important thing you can do. DON'T CHASE. Oh, but Uncle FirstGear that Valla only has like 100 health I can totally get her. What you don't realize is that that Valla is running back to her three teammates who are all full health and mana and are itching to destroy you. If an enemy manages to disengage, let them. You've forced them back and won anyway. I've watched more teams than I care to count throw away victories because they just had to chase down that last Hero and walked into the waiting arms of a freshly respawned team. DON'T GO ALONE. Past level 10, you should never be without at least one buddy. Wandering about alone clearing minions/forts/merc camps is just asking to get ganked and hand a big chunk of XP to the enemy team, as well as putting your team at a disadvantage in the next teamfight (that the other team will now be trying to force). Conversely, don't leave your team just because you disagree with them. Stick together, work together, win together. WATCH THE MINIMAP. The minimap shows you everything that every part of your team, from other players to structures, can see. You should always be keeping an eye on it and noting where enemy players are. If you can't see them, think about where they might be. Adjust your priorities and movement accordingly. YOU ARE YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET. Keep yourself alive. Don't engage in completely unwinnable fights. Don't hang around with no health and mana left. Don't try and keep soloing a merc camp when they're killing you. If you're alive, you're helping your team. If you're dead, you're handing XP to the enemy and crippling your team by a fifth. GET IN DISCORD. Multiplayer games are way more fun with HAVE FUN. Its a game, a casual as gently caress game. MOBAs have infamously toxic communities and while HotS is better than most, you are still going to get called a loving retarded baddie by tcjimbo and you are going to be inclined to call him one too. Don't. Chill out and have fun smacking your action figures together. 1stGear fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Apr 25, 2017 |
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Buying Probius just for those voice lines e: also good info: pick the "correct" mega bundle to get the most value, since they don't give you poo poo for duplicates: https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/66jeju/which_mega_hero_bundle_should_you_pick_i_made_a/?ref=search_posts Also buy the bundle BEFORE you open chests! That way, when you open chests, you get shards for duplicates. If you open chests first and get something in your bundle, tough poo poo
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Apr 25, 2017 20:48
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Polio Vax Scene posted:ground floor, dead game
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This is the second best game in the world for getting Overwatch skins.
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1st pick murky every game your way to GM.
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This new brawl owns, btw.
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Kyrosiris posted:This new brawl owns, btw. What is it?
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 lol go buy OW:Origins before you get Tracer for free from this bundle!!! Quick!
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really hoping my wife got my Facebook message and is even now booting up my computer and patching HOTS
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:What is it? All Tracers on Hanamura. Pulse bomb goes off instantly if it hits, and everyone has Total Recall. e: Dying also does damage to the core and a few other stuff. GenericOverusedName fucked around with this message at 21:07 on Apr 25, 2017 |
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Apr 25, 2017 21:02
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finally, I can spam Illidan FOREVER and get loot boxes for it
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Apr 25, 2017 21:02
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Are there more Orochi hover cycle colors? That promo video showed more than 3.
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Apr 25, 2017 21:04
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Anyone got a link for the 4 week event rewards? I only saw the week 4 reward.
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Apr 25, 2017 21:05
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The Brightwing announcer is the best, FYI
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Page one is gonna last forever since there's only like six goons that play this and there's never any big events to talk about, so yeah ground floor I'm actually super excited about this Nexus Challenge and I'm really glad to see that they're putting a lot of effort into trying to get more players into the game. Here's hoping they get enough players into the game that the TL matchmaking pool gets large enough for it to not be poo poo!
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Pounded in the butt by Jimmy's girth
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Is there a goons list for this? Need people when I pop on occasionally to bang out nexus challenges. In as w00tmonger
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e: ^^^^ /join SAGoons in-game. That's the best way. Sometimes the discord https://www.tinyurl.com/sagoons is a thing.ToastyPotato posted:Anyone got a link for the 4 week event rewards? I only saw the week 4 reward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2t9lwC7lk Blizz site seems to be 404 so I hope you can watch youtube where you are. Also note in the upper-right corner which game logo is showing. Skins are OW-only, but there are some things (portraits, sprays, banners) which are rewards in both games. Also
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Can someone buy me a new red text now that JakeP doesn't play any more? Maybe TCJimbo butt-lover? TIA.
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BrianBoitano posted:e: ^^^^ /join SAGoons in-game. That's the best way. Sometimes the discord https://www.tinyurl.com/sagoons is a thing. Oh drat, 2 OW skins, 3 HotS mounts, and 10$ worth for chests in each game. Nice.
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Blizzard has infinite resources and some of the most talented people working for them.
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God but it is nice for 9 -> 10 to not be an unscalable hill any more.
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Is Probius bad, or is it just me that's bad? Played some HotS for the first time in a while last night in anticipation of 2.0 and he seemed difficult to use and underwhelming.
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tcjimbo in opening post world is alright.
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BrianBoitano posted:e: ^^^^ /join SAGoons in-game. That's the best way. Sometimes the discord https://www.tinyurl.com/sagoons is a thing. Sweet Gonna do this tonight
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drat, gonna have to play this game again to get that Koreacop D.Va skin.
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Ronnie posted:Blizzard has infinite resources and some of the most talented people working for them. 
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:oclap: DON'T :oclap: PICK :oclap: GUL'DAN :oclap: IF :oclap: YOU :oclap: AREN'T :oclap: GOING :oclap: TO :oclap: IGNORE :oclap: TEAM :oclap: FIGHTS :oclap: AND :oclap: PUSH :oclap: TOWERS :oclap:
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NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Is Probius bad, or is it just me that's bad? Played some HotS for the first time in a while last night in anticipation of 2.0 and he seemed difficult to use and underwhelming. He's very map dependent and your team has to play around you and you will have a lot of trouble doing stuff like securing kills so you have to hope your teammates aren't idiots. He's pretty good when used correctly on the right map and in the right team.
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gazlowe is the only good announcer atm alarak and roadhog announcers when
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Leon Trotsky 2012 posted:What is it? All Tracer on Hanamura, you start at level 10, and it's accelerated (4x core damage from payloads and 4x core health, but every kill on an enemy also does one core damage). Pretty fun, lots of skirmishing and poo poo.
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If I'm around in SAGoons I'm more than happy to help people grinding games out for Nexus challenges, and I definitely want Poli.Va so count me in for that. Thanks to the megabundle I now have about 51 or so of the heroes in the game. The only specialists left are the ones I don't have interest in playing (Medivh, TLV, and Probius) and my last remaining Warrior is Cho'Gall. I bought Lucio with gold and have a bunch left for rerolling, and I snagged a rainbow unicorn for Murky to ride into battle so 2.0 has been pretty decent so far.
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Is this the thread to brag about our Chest openings? Cause I just got Cheerleader Kerrigan, which was the one skin I was considering spending money on.
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NoEyedSquareGuy posted:Is Probius bad, or is it just me that's bad? Played some HotS for the first time in a while last night in anticipation of 2.0 and he seemed difficult to use and underwhelming. He's good at zoning and can push a lane better than anybody else but you have to be super situationally aware, you have Abathur hp.
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Kyrosiris posted:All Tracer on Hanamura, you start at level 10, and it's accelerated (4x core damage from payloads and 4x core health, but every kill on an enemy also does one core damage). Pretty fun, lots of skirmishing and poo poo. you also get total recall (heal when rewinding) and instant bomb explosion, so it feels very very "overwatch"y
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