#127 - Into the Nexus: “Title”
• Garrett • Kyle
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Machines of War has Arrived!
The Patch:
Machines of War Showdown was today at 3:00 pm pacific
Fan shows off multishot valla.
Hiding strats for blizzcon?
For me:
Biggest Surprise from the Patch
Imposing Presence (Active)
New functionality:
Heroes that attack you have their Attack Speed slowed by 20% for 2.5 seconds
Activate to Slow the Attack Speed of nearby Heroes and Summons by 50% and Slow their Movement Speed by 20% for 2.5 seconds
Developer Comments: We did not like the power of the Attack Speed slow for Imposing Presence given how little counter-play there is. We’ve decided to move some power out of the passive portion of the Talent and give it a new activated effect in order to create some bigger moments for players who choose to take it.
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Dev Q&A Tidbits
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Ranked Season 2 Rewards
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Heroes Esports format to change dramatically next year
For those interested, looks like the format for Heroes Esports will be changing dramatically next year. We’ll have more to report when an official statement is made, but for now, some pro-players are very unhappy.
Basically, first pick is OP.
Solutions?
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Patron Thanks
Strategy
Must Have Heroes for Solo Queue Season 2
First Pick
From there out, your being reactionary and should account for your own skillsets and preferences. Always go with the comp that requires the least effort.
Who should tank and support? Same list, but who should tank and support against?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dHrNgcsNqg3Doe0ZciPvCY4SnWdboC-QXrpgxS7gFMs/edit?pli=1
Emails
Luke
What are your thoughts on picking support/tank prior to 2nd ban? Have you seen any data that would support a claim that grabbing one or both of these roles early increases win rate? Could hotslogs data show this?
Badgerlord
My personal favorite heroes are Chen, Dehaka, and Malfurion. Despite my positive win rates with all three, I still get raged at from time to time for not choosing a meta pick, even in unranked, and it's getting more frequent.
With the roster of heroes getting larger and larger, do you think there will be a time where balance is basically impossible and the community as a whole will really start to get salty and toxic about more and more hero choices, even ones that are popular right now, and how do you keep a roster in a game where the heroes and/or the meta constantly change or shift around?
Outro
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