Heroes of the Storm General - /hotsg/

Game of Throws Edition

For New Players :
>Welcome to Heroes of the Storm!
us.battle.net/heroes/en/game/
us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes/#/
us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes20/progression/
youtu.be/wPk004vsjuE

What's New? :
>In-Development
>Hanzo, Winter Veil skins, mounts, sprays, and more!
youtu.be/_OuyewX-Kew

>Dragons of the Nexus Event!
>Ends December 12th
us.battle.net/heroes/en/game/events/dragons-of-the-nexus
youtu.be/XQV2MLHFYFg

>New heroes, Stealth rework, Laning changes, Performance-based MMR, Laning updates, Voice chat, and more!
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21179036/
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21273594/
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21295033/
youtu.be/6hFb9mslQRc

>Alexstrasza, the Life-Binder
us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes/alexstrasza/
youtu.be/y-aq0b3AzbQ
>Hanzo, Master Assassin
us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes/hanzo/
youtu.be/t6wRlSIcF2Y

Community Resources :
>Guides, Tips, Talent Calculators, Youtube Content, and more
us.battle.net/heroes/en/guides-resources/
>*Unofficial* Heroes of the Storm API
>Upload your replays and contribute data for more accurate statistics
hotsapi.net
stormspy.net
>Tier lists are effective guidance tools, but should never be blindly followed
heroescounters.com/tierlist
robogrub.com/tierlist
tentonhammer.com/articles/heroes-of-the-storm-tier-list

>Current Weekly Sale
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21293461/
>Current Weekly Brawl
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21273601/
>Current Patch Notes
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21273597/

Where can I find fellow players to group up with and discuss the game? :
>Blizzard App - Social Tab invite links
>NA
blizzard.com/invite/paGDfZaX
>EU
blizzard.com/invite/K0YLXSnvk
>In-game
Type "/join Veeky Forums" in the chat

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waifu poll

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Is Alexstrasza good for a beginner?

Tron horse soon, friends.

>mfw we have to wait a few weeks until next hero reveal

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mommy is very gentle with you if it is your first time

>tfw HL shitter and no friends

looks retarded just like every other ranked reward mount. they need to change the rewards to loot boxes instead of the current useless trash

How.

>only have a few more hours left to get these f2p heroes to 5 for the gold
>I really don't want to play gazlowe anymore after the first 2 games were 12 minute stomps
>haven't even got johanna to 3 yet
help

patreon.com/tobstoh

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Fuck man, i wish i could draw something, but my drawings are shit (pic related), so, lets wait if a draw fag wants to draw some chromie lewds.
>inb4 bad english

Are you guys satisfied where you ended up this season in HL ?

I know I'm not. Spent the first two weeks when Alex came out, and spammed her. Right now with a 50% winrate out of 284 games, because the last few days have been crap. If I didn't play her, I think I could've ended high Diamond. Oh well, next season I guess.

Only 35 more games until she's on my most played heroes tho. So worth I guess.

is there any good reason for why the forts slow your fucking ms and as

This reason.

To punish retards that dive way too fucking hard for their own good.

Except the two heroes most guilty of it - Genji and Varian - both come with PROTECTED

>that meta where suicide leoric was viable
kek
when a warrior becomes the best specialist you know you fucked up

it just fucks you up so hard

Hey guys, when does ranked end? Me and my friends wanna get placed but we dont get off work till tonight. It doesnt end tomorrow morning does it? When is the cut off for getting placed in ranked before the season ends.

man i just played my first illidan game with an abathur on my team
holy fuck im fucking superman

sonya lel

Post the full Nova picture or its source, please.

Team this is how game is looking right now. Is there any hope ?

same time as patch. so 7am blizzard time in america.

Tuesday or wednesday?

tuesday

Is Johanna flat? Her armor makes it difficult to tell but there is also little to no contour on it.

Gosh darnit. What even are the ranked rewards? Am I missing out at all for not getting them?

You were stubborn and it didn't pay off. Maybe next season will help but who knows, maybe after 1200 games that's where you actually belong.

>Gosh darnit
You miss a horse and a small bit of gold if you place over gold. That's it.

In team league you get the horse just for placing regardless of rank.

just this , gold, and the re-hashed portraits.

>Performance-based MMR
Finally they're fixing their fucking game
Re-installing now, haven't played in about 2yrs.
Gunna be a pain in the ass to catch up on everything, especially buying the new heroes.
Anyone think this new patch will stop the game being dead?

That was my dude right there.
But no, they slowed you before leoric was a thing

my lootcrates will change to festive on the next patch?

I'm happy altough I might play more next season. HL is kinda fun but lately all I've been playing is QM and UD.

Are any of the girls in this getting a slutty or cute christmas skin?

>Alex can't solo support
>Kharazim goes off in game chat that I didn't say anything during draft
>Even though I said not to double support
>Healing totem btw

Tomorrow can't come fast enough.

Went from Silver 2 to Diamond 5 tho. Each league took a month to climb through I think.

Some of the best horses imo. Master ones are obviously the better ones. Pleb Plat ones suck butt.

WHICH ANNOUNCER PACK DO IT GET? ABATHUR OR ALARAK?

or both

Bugged Pyroblast I think

Video in OP post has them all m8
Valla gets a cute skin, Skyvannas gets last year's skin, Malf is Santa

That's pretty much it

Alarak has twice as many voice lines and it's Alarak

I mean come on

First few months will be hectic as all the shitters currently in diamond and plat will plummet. Also, the entire pace of the game is changing and a new meta is being made, so picks will be all over the place as the game must be released.

As far as it saving the game from "ded", it might, but the population isn't exactly on it's last leg or anything. Game is fairly healthy, just not League or Dota numbers.

I WANT TO FUCK (YOU)

>Alarak has twice as many voice lines and it's Alarak
>
>I mean come on
I KNOW
BUT I'M AN ABATHUR MAIN.

What are the best strays to BM and tilt your opposition?

No. You must edge.

Mash B and use Garrosh smug spray

>that lunara skin
cute cute cute!

I want to edge to Dreadlord Jaina!!

dreadlord jaina has the biggest dick

*blocks your path*

>2/3 2/3 on Cursed Hollow
>Team fight blows up, only person left standing is me (highlord)
>30s so go to nearby lane to clear it and get fountain
>Azmodan starts bitching at me
>"WHAT THE FUCK YOU DOING GET THE TRIBUTE"
>tell him I'm waiting for respawns and that Alarak has poor PvE
>response is to call me a fucking retard
>other teammate reports him

Feels good.

There really needs to be a "too low skilled" report option, but I suppose it would be abused too much if it were automated in any way.

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>Do double of enemy healers healing
>All my team does is want to feed

What's the point ? This is 100% the reason why I have a shit winrate as Alex.

Alex buffs when ??

Can't buff stupid, waifuplayer

>sexy angels
whoever started this meme has good taste

Don't feel bad, she's cheating by using magic.

Don't know what it is about koreans and gay angels but it's cute

gap moe

>ABATHUR MAIN.
Die

>call shitters shitters
>get silenced because there safe space was compromised
Thanks blizzard

What's the matter, toxic babby stuck in silver because of bunga team?

Stuck at plat 1

if you can't control your autistic fingers from spewing shit in chat then you deserve a silence

>Play 3 games as a Starcraft hero
>First game Artanis
>get 4 retards that have dive-weak heroes against Genji Tracer Illidan Tassadar Butcher
>spend the entire game trying to bodyblock and peel with double Prism
>lose anyway because 4 retards that have no idea how to kite when given the opportunity
>Game 2 Tychus
>get 4 retards against Genji Tracer Chromie Butcher Malfurion
>spend the entire game dead beacuse LOLverwatch heroes are all ridiculous. Butcher hits meat at 4 minutes because the rest of my team is retarded and facetanks brand expecting to manfight him down with Mages
>Game 3 Alarak
>Hit Discord & Lightning Surge quests simultaneously off Samuro
>team proceeds to collapse instantly, refusing to engage or hold objective on Volskaya, literally refuses to teamfight despite having a better tank and greater range
>my team's Varian goes Taunt but lets Muradin just run at me all game. Apparently thinks taunting Nazeebo only for our team's Tracer and Junkrat to completely ignore him. They're too busy laning.
>had enough, straight up leave
>unironically get better games in the leaver queue anyway

I don't get how people can play this game and not get mad. I simply don't understand it.

>win two plat/diamond games
>next match is gold 5
>this shit happens

forced 50/50 in placements?

Takes a mature mind
You need to grow up

This game will force you down one of two paths
>It will turn you into a toxic shitter who will become so tilted you will ascend this mortal realm and become the troll god. You will get silenced constantly, you will find ways to get silenced while you are silenced, you will make multiple accounts that all get silenced, you will call the GM's blizzcucks and your mental state will degenerate until you quit or off yourself
or
>You will eventually reach a point of zen and never become bothered or tilted. You become a good sport and find fun in losing. You always better yourself and even if you don't climb you never create a bad experience for anyone. You are a delight and everyone likes to play with you. You always pre-show picks in draft and always do your best. Even when someone throws you are so collected that you try to find ways to make it work.

Most people don't even make it to the fork in the road and quit or just stagnate in silver/gold forever blaming the game for everything.

Which path will you choose?

you shouldnt be doing that little dmg as muradin

He was involved in every kill his team got.

idc
muradin is literally faceroll tier

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Why does Blizzard call it winter veil? Is it to not upset the jews and muzzies?

Because that's the Warcraft name and HotS is about jerking off references to other games.

>love is in the air
>hollows end
>noblegarden

But Overwatch calls it Winter Wonderland.

Some other games feature advent calendars and christmas trees and whatnot. Why does USA have their "war on christmas"?

It's a fictional fantasy game who gives a fuck
In the Blizzard universe Jesus didn't exist nor did winter solstice shit so the Earth holidays don't exist either. The entire reason they have mock events is to give players some themed shit to do and to sell shit. Take your shit back to

imagine being this guy

>Because that's the Warcraft name
>But Overwatch calls it Winter Wonderland

Do the end of match redditian upboats do anything?

person who gets more than like six glows gold
that's it though

if you get 10 you can post it on reddit for massive uvpotes

post characters you're actually surprised aren't in yet

He's coming soon
Voice lines already in files

>Anduin
>Feral druid
>Draenei (any at this point)
>mekkatorque

Post chromie lewds please

K

Mei. She'd be great for all these overwatch heroes who zip around at mach speed.

>Draenei
Velen-sama would be cool. But I would love my wife Yrel to be added!

Put him and skew him to be like a retribution paladin. There's a lot of interesting things they could do with his kit, but I mostly want him in so they don't create some OC from nuWoW to use the Ashbringer especially if its Yrel holy shit my anger would be like a second Scourging.

>diablo universe
The Assassin
The Druid
Andariel
Duriel
Mephisto
Baal

>Warcraft
Grom (the fuck did shitrosh and generic BM get in before him?)
Cenarius
Archmage Khadgar
Tirion Fordring
Lady Vashj
Bolvar Fordragon
Anduin Wrynn
Prophet Velen
Maiev Shadowsong
Gelbin Mekkatorque
Akama
Taran Zhu
Orgrim Doomhammer
Vol'jin
Saurfang
Cairne Bloodhoof
Archimonde
Sargeras

winston only because he would be /ourboy/ for removing the rest of the high mobility overwatch cancer

pharmercy

>Finally finished my stupid placement despite how shitty my team were to me
>Get plat 4

I will take over silver I guess.

When are the stealth changes coming?
How are the stealth characters looking like after all the changes? Weak/strong?

I just want Lady Vashj next

It's actually really weird we don't have Baal and Mehpisto considering we got the d2 version Diablo baseline.

Here's Diablo giving Chromie the D

>Tfw all my scourge characters got added so now I have no one to cry about them adding
>tfw shit at Kel'thuzad despite him being my favorite
Seeing a Pit Lord would be neat PROVIDED they had the big dumb pit lord voice, other than that I'm just happy to see anything that isn't Overwatch / SC2.

No, johanna isn't flat, she's just not a monster. She's probably got C's... and decent booty.

And she doesn't pull the "tricks" that some other heroes do.

>No, johanna isn't flat
She is though.

Her HotS model is basically a manchest.

baal looks too much like azmodan desu