I still prefer quick matches since I might get shafted in Hero League and pick last. At least in QM I can use who I want and fulfill my quests
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19818499/heroes-of-the-storm-ptr-patch-notes-august-10-2015-8-10-2015 - PTR Patch Notes
Basically just nerfs KT and Nazeebo into the ground, the shit characters are still shit and Kerrigan might be slightly worse?
Wait so we’re NOT getting Kharazim and this patch this tomorrow?
“Brightwing’s prices have been reduced to 7,000 Gold and $8.49 USD.”
Lol finally they throw a bone after months…
BW is still super garbo tier though
Tier list changes anyway every month. Unless you play Jaina.
Eh, BW wouldn’t be a must get really. She is still useful but the only build that is working is Shield talent stacks and her heal is arbitrary at the moment.
I am in the PTR, so far Monk is broke as shit. Like take KT damage and increase it, this character is ridiculous. You also have to buy monk in PTR to play him. Seriously this character is SUPER OP.
And this character is the support from Diablo, eh? Sounds about right
KT’s base damage is going up though. flamestrike damage starts out 8.5% stronger at lv1 and is 11% stronger by lv16. living bomb starts out 5% stronger and ramps up to 18% (!) stronger at 16.
as a result, the new gathering power actually outperforms the old one at fairly low stack counts (though only for these two skills, phoenix and gravity lapse still get hurt by it).
fission bomb nerf? the damage on living+fission bomb goes UP one percent at 7 due to the buff to the rest of living bomb’s damage. at 16, it’s up 4%.
so… gathering power nerf, and lost ignite. everything else coming up milhouse for KT.
i like the diablo 3 crossover rewards but kinda annoyed i already own diablo.
50 treasure goblins event confirms eternal conflict is gonna be around for at least 50 more days :v
raynor buff is meh, i don’t think he was bad to begin with but this isn’t gonna make him a strong pick
RIP. he’ll probably still be top 2 healer.
A support who does the most damage in the game atm, he is just squishy and mana intensive. I can see dual support Monk, Rehgar being a thing with 2 full life heal ults. Oh yeah Leoric is trash tier now to, just garbo.
The new map is huge but the Boss is fucking dumb because of all the Diablo esp powers he has.
Leoric effectively having a lower death timer than a Viking is just dumb as is.
Looking at WD, the loss of Sprint is gonna hurt bad, but I fail to see the real nerfs beyond that.
Can someone post talent choices when they get the chance?
Leoric is fine, his changes were simply to curb stomp him camping bases and whaling on them until the end of time. Which was either effective or plain dumb and his rapid healing in ghost form just perpetuated it.
So now he is still a life soaking monster, just stupid people will get punished for doing stupid shit. Having been using him and actually trying not to die like 99% of other heroes he is great, and the ghost form is just a bonus I can indulge in to help my team or scout.
Nazeebo and KT also seem fine. Comparing this to other moba nerfs they are still pretty good and just toned down a tad.
Still don’t think these Raynor changes will do much but I’ll test them out. He just needs a full rework, he was made to be a beginner friendly hero but he has the lowest usage of all the heroes I believe and has been reworked about four times now.
Also want to see if the BW healing is good. On paper it sounds nice but we shall see. Kerrigan doesn’t look nerfed to me, she had a lot of shitty talent picks in her trees so maybe this will help her out.
Yo. How the fuck did Blizzard okay Monks shit?? This dude is insane.
Because the Monk is fucking awesome.
All will worship our new bald headed overlord in due time.
EDIT: Hot damn Abathur is a lot of fun to play, was intimidating to use at first but I got used to it quick. Gotta just pay real close attention to the mini map and positioning and your fine, felt like an adrenaline rush, so different from typical Moba types.
I kinda want to buy him right now lol.
Having played more PTR and watched alot of it, as it stands alot of the thoughts certainly have changed.
Monk is very good, Monk-Rehgar will be a real thing and Monk does by far the most damage for a support and rivals some assassins in damage output.
Most people were wrong about KT(myself included), KT certainly lost is ignite but KT is fucking stupid now. You thought Ignite KT was stupid, now he is that powerful for the ENTIRE GAME. Chain bomb build is just the dumbest shit ever, and there is a stun lock build that if it works is quite possibly the most OP thing in the game in quite a while. KT is just fucking dumb, he got buffed.
Jaina is slightly nerfed but still very good
Raynor is viable, probably a tier 3 character now. He is not good or bad just okay but a step up for sure. Hammer might be viable in certain comps, it is hard to tell with her, she is certainly better.
BW, Thrall and Chen are still trash, they did not do nearly enough for those characters.
Leoric is meh, probably a tier 2 to tier 3 hero now. Usable in dual tank comps but not going to be prioritized if all the current things stand.
Kerrigan is really really good, she has a ton of sustain and still has her damage. She is more risky as her escape options got nerfed.
Nazeebo might be the same? Hard to say, lost mobility gained a bit of attack power, probably still viable.
Nova is done, she might be the worst character in the game with GP nerf. She was not good as is and is worse now.
Falstad is worse with GP nerf as well but probably still somewhat viable.
Abathur and Azmodan both seem better
Malfurion is going to be a healing machine even more now with his rampant growth buff
Tass is slightly worse, might still have play in certain comps. Oracle nerf really hurts him
Sonya is still not good but slightly better, they tried to buff her Spin to Win without realizing it is part of the reason she is bad. The move is so risky and gets baited so easily that quite a few of the better Sonya players just won’t use it.
Tyrael is better and might be better then Anub now
And KT is really fucking dumb, did I mention KT is dumb. He is a must play
How’s the new Sanctification?
It is ok, still will not get used about his other one
Im actually glad KT is still viable, albeit in a different way
Every character should be viable, but KT was already top tier. If he is that much better after the patch, that probably isn’t good for the game. There are quite a few heroes that have abysmal win rates, they could use some love.