Heroes of the Storm
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Guest, did you like the last podcast notification?? Well here's the second one, and for the third podcast! Yep. This Thursday 8-8-24 at 7pm Central
Go here to check out his podcast thread for info on topics and links!Go into the FoH discord and find the Happy Time Fun Hour channel and give it a listen!
DOTA2 has longer CC durations than HotS but the games are so dissimilar it doesn't matter to try and point out the two. Like Tidehunter basically has a non-channeling instant cast Mosh Pit. The issue is HotS is a "team brawler" where you can get locked down and killed and it is impossible to win a 4v5. That isn't 100% true in DOTA2.
Mures
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Well Tyrande's trait is so powerful rumors are floating around its getting nerfed. That and her trait isn't very long range while greymane's is. 60s does seem a bit long, 20 or 30 would be far too short though, I think 50s would be fair, but I say that without having played or seen him in game yet.
Going to plug chairleague again. I've been casting the games and everyone seems to be having a really good time. It is basically an amateur league for HotS. The creator sells it as the equivalent to after work amateur sports leagues and I think it is appropriate.
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link or anything? I could be down with that, though I'm really a beginner to MOBAs/HotS.
Recreational Heroes of the Storm | Chair League
Also SolidJake did a video on it.
Chair League, what is it? - YouTube
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If you're on a team or make a team, you are allowed in. So far the competitive level isn't terribly high, but a lot of the teams have actually started scrimming against each other just for fun and I've noticed some improvement. You can join the channel Chairleague in game, lots of people hang out in it now.
Neither of them is very technically knowledgeable about the game, tbh. I find their casts to be pretty cringe worthy. Like the C9 vs Panda Global game 2 on Tomb where C9 went Azmodan and let Tyrande through, that entire draft was clearly calculated and they didn't even touch the most interesting facets of it.
The game is a terrible viewer experience anyways so luckily I can't watch it regardless of who is casting!
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A year after release... the minimal support this game gets really upset me. Its going down the same drain sc2 went. We're in fkin 2016. Their menu / options / non existent community tools deserves a trophy from early 2k.
Am mad cause this game has potential and its missing the mark . Am also mad cause am afraid to do the jump and put in the required hours needed to get decent at dota2. Boring ass stun meta. Where is season ONE, a YEAR after release?? Where are bans for ranking drafts? Why does towers of doom even exist? Why no update / tweaks in 2 months??? Why cant i see my freakin stats in game??? Talk about sitting on their laurels.
Am mad cause this game has potential and its missing the mark . Am also mad cause am afraid to do the jump and put in the required hours needed to get decent at dota2. Boring ass stun meta. Where is season ONE, a YEAR after release?? Where are bans for ranking drafts? Why does towers of doom even exist? Why no update / tweaks in 2 months??? Why cant i see my freakin stats in game??? Talk about sitting on their laurels.
Blizzard was fast with patches and content released prior to Activision? I'll disagree ...
Fact is HotS started out as a SC2 mod. They realized they designed something they felt they could make some money off but didn't want to start from square one. That decision ultimately will keep the game from ever reaching it's full potential. The replay system sucks for HotS compared to SC2. SC2 doesn't require a re-connect system so HotS' is shoe horned in. SC2 is designed for 1v1 so the 12 player limitation was fine. It isn't for HotS. SC2 was written prior to massive streaming culture and accessibility to esports so drop in/out observing was never considered or at least not given priority. The playing field has changed. I don't think HotS will ever get any bigger than it already is. They can't add magic content to attract new people who have already decided this is not a game worth their time and money.
I wouldn't feel sad for them. The fact is they are big fish in a small pond. They aren't like a DOTA2 or a LoL team where there is this deep pool of talent where if you're falling off your spot will instantly be taken away. Blizzard is trying it's damnedest to make this game an esport (personally I think it is beyond abysmal as a viewer) by shoving a ton of WCS cash into the scene. The people playing this competitively know full well they'll just ride the WCS cash train until it ends.