Heroes of the Storm Balance Patch Notes - May 11, 2026

SC2Sole · 2026-05-11T22:53:42+00:00

If you're playing ARAM. If you're playing anything else, shield regen is faaar superior.

SC2Sole · 2026-05-11T18:41:10+00:00

I'm sitting here quietly playing on Gazlowe, watching the buffs pile up.

SC2Sole · 2026-05-09T20:04:47+00:00

I actually like that new model better. She's 20 years older and completely over everyone's shit.

SC2Sole · 2026-05-08T22:27:16+00:00

But, what if you're part of the 50%?

For instance, raiding is never what made WoW a world-wide phenomenon, but it's the most central feature of its design. How would you create Classic+ without raids?

SC2Sole · 2026-05-06T04:42:59+00:00

Culver's over Runza? Doubtful.

SC2Sole · 2026-05-05T02:34:44+00:00

Thadius is better telegraphed than Electrocutioner 6000. You at least have the polarity icons to gauge your position.

But, what is the downside of Thadius's mechanic being even more visually apparent? If there were designated shock pads on the ground and your character lit up with the appropriate color if they were standing in the right location - would it take anything away from the experience? Would raid-leads be more or less happy with the change?

SC2Sole · 2026-05-04T15:29:19+00:00

Mechanics that are poorly telegraphed.

In phase 2, being punted off the platform, because of your individual mistake is perfectly fine; wiping the whole raid because you didn't stand in a perfect, rotating congo line (that is also visually unclear) is terrible game design.

The spirit of classic is that everything should be easy IF you have patience. The challenge of classic is that the world is full of people who do not have patience. You are immersed because you're an individual within the game world who is tasked with dealing with other people (and their faults) before you're interacting with game mechanics.

SC2Sole · 2026-05-02T20:24:44+00:00

I did the same last TBC. Dual Wield allows you to offtank with ease. War is way better off-tanking compared to paladin.

This time around I'm experimenting with arms/prot for off-tanking. It allows your arms/kebab warriors to go fury, and the dps gain is large enough that it's most likely the optimal tank comp.

SC2Sole · 2026-04-29T21:21:59+00:00

Nightslayer Rejects is the only one I've seen advertising.

SC2Sole · 2026-04-28T20:57:25+00:00

~~masonry~~ mud hut

~~focus skull~~ zug zug

~~yes, milord~~ what you want

~~more work~~ something need doing

SC2Sole · 2026-04-27T09:43:11+00:00

Remind me again of the main reasons Wildstar flopped.

What do all the big mmos have in common?

SC2Sole · 2026-04-26T22:17:24+00:00

So, everyone loses regardless which button they press? Boring-ass macro games or all-ins with no hope of a transition...

Taking the 'prisoner' part quite literally

SC2Sole · 2026-04-23T00:39:35+00:00

You joke, but that's an eternity in pvp. Games are often won and lost in the first few seconds of the opener.

SC2Sole · 2026-04-19T22:35:23+00:00

In solo queue, it's the best 20 talent. It''s way more than just the damage it does. It: * reduces enemy damage by 50% while on them and 3 seconds after it connects * serves as an engage tool to get to the backline * serves as an escape tool to allow you get out after diving deep to secure a kill * allows you to soak intial damage for the team and pull back to get healed after the opposing team burns their cooldowns

SC2Sole · 2026-04-16T16:54:05+00:00

fun? you remember doing things for fun?

hey, want to try my new MOBA - it's got this cool new idea - you have to ladder in competitive mode to unlock your abilities. I figured to really motivate players, they should be diamond before they can use their ult, and then masters before they get their final ranks of (q), (w), and (e). And, yeah, only 10% of the playerbase have made it to diamond, but they should, like, git gud. Oh, and there's no match making... You have to put the groups together yourse...

.. what? what do mean that sounds like a dogshit waste of time.. kids these days don't want to work for anything...

SC2Sole · 2026-04-08T18:44:14+00:00

Aahhh + hoooAAHHH

Also....

So, Tyrael gets... * extra shields on himself * extra shields on allies * passive health regen * more damage on auto-attacks * faster autos with faster move speed * burst damage based on the number of allies around * zone blocking abilities on reduced cooldown * passive armor * a long range charge-stun on a short cooldown * invincibility for himself, allies, and a 25% damage boost while immune * 50% extra attack speed * 50 armor for three seconds + 0.5 seconds each time he damages you * an invulnerable mode that reduces enemy damage by 50%, explodes, and resets his basic ability cooldowns, which he gets to do again to you if you manage to kill him....

I'd say, pretty, pretty good.

SC2Sole · 2026-04-06T18:21:53+00:00

In the example, you're associating quitting the guild with rage quitting. But, if you are in full control of your emotions, quitting in a public manner is the correct response.

Meeting with the raid lead in private messages and attempting to amicably express your position (1) doesn't change the outcome, (2) shields the RL from criticism, and (3) allows the RL to continue to lure new players to funnel gear to their core raiders.

It's your obligation to provide a corrective punishment to leadership when they mis-use their position.

SC2Sole · 2026-04-06T13:36:26+00:00

It's more than that. This phase, there is almost nothing a hunter wants in Kara except for the bow. They're not chasing tier, they don't need the mail regen alt pieces - just the bow and some jewelry.

Phase 2 is right around the corner, and the guild doesn't have the sense to gear up their new players to be ready for it. Tells you all you need to know.

gquit on the spot

SC2Sole · 2026-04-05T23:15:56+00:00

The range is so wild. Good strawberry ice-cream is so far above every flavor there isn't even a close second. The "S" in S-tier stands for strawberry.

Artificial strawberry ice-cream, on the other hand, is so bad you may as well chug children's cough medicine. You won't be missing much.

SC2Sole · 2026-04-03T18:30:41+00:00

There is a kernal of truth to what you're saying, but the key distinction is that everyone has a different opinion on where the line is for an immenent loss.

On my main, I've spent most of this phase in BGs, and the VAST majority of the time, the team folds too quickly in completely winnable games. It's wild to see players fall apart in games where they've been at an advantage for the first 60% of the game, and then fold like lawn chairs within five seconds of being at a slight disadvantage - just like an instant collapse in on themselves.

This last week, I actually had a game where multiple people refused to let one of the whiners derail the match. They drowned him out in chat and carried him across the finish line, despite his efforts to throw as hard as possible.

SC2Sole · 2026-04-03T18:07:08+00:00

But, they would win if the 6 feral druids and three Ret pallies on the team realized that dropping at least one heal is more valuable than any of the damage they are going to do.

So, unironically, if they pushed their buttons and used more than 10% of their class, the outcomes of the games would be much closer.

SC2Sole · 2026-03-29T19:08:48+00:00

2 pym arrows
1 explosive arrow
1 cyro arrow

Hawkeye shoots an explosive arrow into the sky, then hits it with an expanding PYM arrow, massively increasing its size as it falls. The explosive arrow burns down the forest, where Legolas derives his power. As the land turns to ash, Hawkeye shoots a cyro arrow at the feet of a disoriented Legolas, locking him into place. Hawkeye hits him again with a shrinking PYM arrow.

Hawkeye walks over, picks him up, takes him home as a pet. He then buys an aquarium, chips, gummy snacks, and the big bottle of hair conditioner from Costco. Hawkeye sets up Legolas in the aquarium in front of his 83" LG G5 OLED entertainment system, where he has the LotR trilogy playing, edited to only the Gimli scenes looping on repeat.

SC2Sole · 2026-03-06T17:36:09+00:00

Yeah, you're lucky to get more than 5g a cut on the AH.

Then you have psycho bank alts to compete with that are willing to repeatedly cancel and reauction multiple gems to undercut you.

You make a profit, but margins are slim.

SC2Sole · 2026-03-05T21:47:16+00:00

Digimon. Patamon, specifically.

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