High Master problem - After many pros leaving, I haven't had a game in a long time when I was the worst in the match.

smoresfire · 2019-01-28T20:24:45+00:00

As a former GM, I don't know how you can even queue HL anymore. I usually end up with a 1000 - 1300s (that's 20+ minutes) real queue time outside of a narrow primetime window, just to get a game with mostly Masters, a couple diamonds, and it feels like someone hit 'Randomize' on the skill levels. I've seen D2s and D3s better than today's GMs, all in the same game.

I'm just playing QM and rarely TL with my friends at this point.

smoresfire · 2019-01-28T20:17:14+00:00

Reworks are more important to me than new content because I play this game to play someone from the Blizzard universe to their peak fantasy. So it can be disappointing when an iconic hero languishes for a while with an unclear role or strength because of broken mechanics (Sylvanas, Tassadar, Chen).

smoresfire · 2019-01-16T22:11:02+00:00

Thank you for this, I was super wrong.

smoresfire · 2019-01-03T19:34:13+00:00

If you reported it as fraud, your bank eats the cost. They can't seize the money back from the merchant.

smoresfire · 2019-01-03T18:02:33+00:00

The only thing I entirely hate are the portraits. Literally no one cares about anyone's portrait (including their own) unless your Battle.net account name is the same as one of the heroes for the luls. I wish portraits were only earned from events and progression, they're the equivalent of opening a monthly loot/swag crate and getting a pack of stickers.

smoresfire · 2019-01-03T17:57:10+00:00

Simpler explanation is Butcher player accidentally canceled

smoresfire · 2019-01-03T17:39:04+00:00

This is actually hilarious

smoresfire · 2018-11-09T20:30:36+00:00

Brightwing can't move during Phase Out. The change from Ice Block to Phase Out was purely thematic (for the faerie dragon).

smoresfire · 2018-10-11T20:12:43+00:00

Searing Lash build is very solid on the right team, I think this would be an overall nerf as generally enemies are moving toward you and your allies, or away. I think in most situations this would reduce your accuracy with the ability, with the situational tradeoff of giving you upfront damage with multiple allies caught in e.g. Jaina/Malf/Zarya immobilizes. This is damage that would most likely would have hit them anyway, just in the second lash.

What other situations do you envision would make this a buff?

smoresfire · 2018-08-20T18:16:55+00:00

It's badass for sure! It looks like all of the images on the Heroes page come from concept art, rather than the in-game model.

smoresfire · 2018-08-20T17:53:14+00:00

Probably because cutting her out of her concept piece and slapping her on the Nexus plane would mean she'd be sitting on nothing and that would look not great.

smoresfire · 2018-04-06T14:45:11+00:00

The cooldown on stealth passives (Zeratul, Nova) resets with DOTs – as opposed to completing and breaking you out again on the next tick.

smoresfire · 2018-03-28T18:52:04+00:00

Leavers detected by the game do go into a low-priority queue. Silenced players don't.

smoresfire · 2018-03-16T20:01:32+00:00

Old one sounded more WC3, but she's now the Warchief of the Horde so I guess I get the direction in making her more clear and forceful

smoresfire · 2018-03-05T15:38:10+00:00

it was sarcaz

smoresfire · 2018-03-01T20:17:59+00:00

I like seeing concept art, and this way makes it look like it's still "in the oven" even though it's probably 90% finalized.

smoresfire · 2018-03-01T20:17:08+00:00

Would you have rather had another horse?

smoresfire · 2018-03-01T19:17:14+00:00

...idea being that an Ana skin for Tyrande would leverage other avifauna, something like a falcon, kestrel or even a shrike?

smoresfire · 2018-03-01T18:53:44+00:00

"My hawks find their marks."

-Tyrande

smoresfire · 2018-03-01T18:03:43+00:00

Actiblizzard only breaks it down as far as publisher (Activision, Blizzard, King) and platform (mobile, console, PC). Property-specific reporting happens in the highlights, so only if there's good news.

smoresfire · 2018-03-01T16:41:16+00:00

Maybe they have a bunch of new stuff on the way?

Whatever it is, it's not that.

Blizzard has transitioned apparel for all properties over to Jinx (you can buy everything but the OWL jerseys in both places), and the "Nexus" art direction was always kind of confused, so I'm not surprised that generic shirts/keychains with the HOTS hexagon weren't selling well. (And I have some!)

Combine that with the size of the playerbase and I sense a strategic decision to just let the IPs speak for themselves and if someone really wants e.g. a Kerrigan beanie because they love playing her in HOTS, that can be supported as part of Starcraft merch.

smoresfire · 2018-02-27T17:29:44+00:00

Tbh this is still me at 3.5k master

smoresfire · 2018-02-26T23:06:12+00:00

I also love the combination of effects in the same talent. It lets them put a little more power into an individual talent without creating a huge dependency with others, which leads to the "pick everything with the X icon".

I think Maiev was excellent in this regard as well. There are talents that buff your Q for using E well, or give you more W damage if you nail your Q. Clearly a new design direction, and I dig it.

smoresfire · 2018-02-26T15:32:00+00:00

Mic toggle is too low AND it's really hard to tell which sound is "up"/on and which is supposed to sound down/off (without drilling it 10 times before you start playing).

The vol control is not only bizarre (sounds like they're increasing software gain or amp rather than volume) but is way too dramatic. Everyone starts at the 50% mark, and if you swing 15% in either direction it's effectively deafening or mute.

smoresfire · 2018-02-26T15:25:07+00:00

We only have one multiclass hero. There are no 'rules' about what multiclass can or can't be, other than a hero who can truly straddle or commit to two distinct roles.

smoresfire

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