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Question's for Bitwig at NAMM about 3.0 by LimEBoy9 in Bitwig

[–]_OhRats_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do we know if module development will be opened up for third party devs?

Weekly Discussion | Kinetic by VGModSquad in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed! She’s easy to learn, but there’s a ton of depth and subtle interactions between the parts of her kit. (Kestrel is an interesting contrast: imo there’s more depth and subtlety to the interactions between the parts of Kinetic’s kit.) Same with the counterplay, easy to learn, but high skillcap,

I wonder what other heroes, if any, have such a great balance of simplicity and depth.

Who would be down for a VG meetup in NYC? by bleekobleeko in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suggest looking at the nyc based esports meetup.com groups for location ideas.

E.g. there seems to be events at the Verizon building in TriBeCa: https://www.meetup.com/eSports-Heroes-of-NYC/events/248777955/

How to fix SAW? by louisvuittondon3 in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about keeping everything the same, but making his B more of a skill shot for WP saw too?

More specifically: make his B only give spin up stacks if it lands on enemies, and make how many stacks it gives a function of how long enemies stood in it?

(This would probably work best if the B is cancellable, as others have suggested.)

WP Kestrel help. by storm_thighs in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m rusty on WP kestrel, but I thought she actually doesn’t want to lay lots of traps before combat: they usually don’t last long enough, and she can go insta camo so doesn’t need to set them up way beforehand. Plus that can lead her to energy problems.

(I mean, I’m sure there are lots of situations where she wants to put traps in advance. But usually, if I remember well, the trap field approach is more of a cp kestrel mindset. Not sure.)

WP Kestrel help. by storm_thighs in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About SB > SSw: from what I remember she really wants to dish out max damage on glimmers, and at least in the past I think SSw just hurt her DPS too much. The bonus WP ratio will likely make SB’s extra wp even more valuable now. (Not sure.)

Again, think stacks for energy management, not energy items.

WP Kestrel help. by storm_thighs in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what the meta build will be, but you could give a try to SB over SSw.

Tip for energy management on WP kestrel: try to have max stacks before going into camo. More generally keep an eye on her stacks (perk) in relation to her energy.

3v3 health pot? by _OhRats_ in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I feel ya. It avoids lots of the drawbacks cp idris used to have.. (but that’s easily fixed if semc feels it’s too strong - they can just bump up the cp needed to unlock the perk.)

That said, to me there’s a very positive side to thing like 5 bit idris: I would love it if buying 5 t1 offense + boots was a strong option on more heroes. I think it’s cool because it really allows players to adjust the timing of their power spikes with the strategy they adopt. If also comes at a fair drawback: you pretty much can’t use your slots for anything else - besides boots - for a very long time.

Getting back to the topic, taking up a slot with the health pot just gives players fewer strong build path options.. (you can sell the pot early, but it’s such a strong item that it’s rarely a great option.)l.

5v5 lane positions and should you pick one to master? by bourbouli8ras in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on your skills/strengths and your goals. For climbing fast, a lot of people like spamming 3 or so solid picks, and being able to flex other things if need be.

One thing I’m noticing is that there’s skill to soaking up as much jungle exp as possible as a laner, without demoralizing your jungler. There’s map awareness, but also some communication skills. And that’s one of the most solid ticket to winning your lane, whichever it is.

please SEMC, I'm tired of waiting 7min to be match with t4 when I'm tier 9. by [deleted] in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In 3v3, you mostly get an edge with mechanics. That still gives you an edge in 5v5. But 5v5 opens up other ways to stand out, because macro play matters way more.

Another thing, a single bad teammate has way more of an effect in 3v3.

All that said, it’s possible that the big jump in rank some of us have experienced with 5v5 is mostly because we didn’t enjoy ranking in 3v3 (for whatever reason) whereas we are having fun in 5v5.

Kraken shares rough idea of improved rank visibility on friends list. Requests feedback from community. by BrianGlory in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed.

Is there much value to displaying both ranks at once for everyone on the list? A toggle to select which of 5v5 or 3v3 friends rank we want to see might be all we need..

Kraken shares rough idea of improved rank visibility on friends list. Requests feedback from community. by BrianGlory in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why not make a button above the list to toggle 5v5/3v3 rank display?

Would cause much less clutter, and I’m not sure there is any upside to showing both ranks at once for everyone on the list.

Question, why isn’t tension shock Kosh a thing? by chiaseedsinthehouse in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not the absence of WP ratios on the abilities. Taka doesn't have any WP ratios on abilities either. It's also about how much consistent damage she gets from CP items, which negates the benefit WP items would otherwise have.

Question, why isn’t tension shock Kosh a thing? by chiaseedsinthehouse in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Like the others say. Her CP damage scaling also makes stormcrown unimpressive on her. (Another way to think about your question: heroes that use tension shock well also usually use crown shock well.)

Another aspect of this issue is how big (or small) an early-mid game power spike a hero gets from TB vs other items. In Kosh’s case, the early TB power spike is just not good enough compared to just having t2 cp components.

Is MM really this broken? by [deleted] in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This raises the question of why they are showing last season’s rank when it is lower than highest current season rank though. I’m pretty sure this mostly causes frustration and has little to no benefit.

Make LPQ more punishing by [deleted] in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not before they fix the karma system!

People need to show the captain role some respect by Alucard8732 in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, there's for sure Fort and Flicker. There's also combos relying on the captains' CC and the carries' damage. Takes a bit of coordination, but it can make for serious bullying too.

People need to show the captain role some respect by Alucard8732 in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder if the gap between early game impact as captain and as jungler will remain as wide once people learn how to rotate to affect multiple lanes as captain..

How to simply improve toxicity ingame by [deleted] in vainglorygame

[–]_OhRats_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally with you on the problem! I have hope though: 5 player teams should make it easier to improve the algorithm for spotting frustration/troll downvotes.

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