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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?
>Blaze, Veteran Firebat; CONFIRMED!
youtu.be/Ggv0tJR20qg

>Placement games and misplaced ranked players have been fixed
us.battle.net/forums/en/heroes/topic/20760676687

>Winter Veil 2017
>Celebrate the coolest holiday in the Nexus with new Skins, a Quest, and more!
>Ends January 8th
us.battle.net/heroes/en/game/events/winter-2017
youtu.be/Lr6lZtuXI-4

>Stealth rework, Laning changes, Performance-based MMR, Laning updates, and more!
youtu.be/oft62x2SmGg

>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/21338594/
>Current Weekly Brawl
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21342091/
>Current Patch Notes
us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/21338595/

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

Previous:

>when your stitches does a stinkie instead of voring the genji that's been carrying the enemy team

Picking the wrong talents and heroics should be considered throwing, cyberbullying and terrorism.

fuck garrosh

Xth for stop allowing people to place directly into Platinum, Diamond or Master with little or no prior ranked experience, it shits up the ladder

Here is your lord and savior

>day after garrosh nerfs
>everyones letting him through bans
>people still run up to garrosh who arent warriors
>get flung into enemies and still die
You can nerf garrosh all you want, but the problem was the player base

>tfw you're losing handily but Sonya picks leap and solo heal li li picks water dragon

Repost!

Here are some fun things you can do with Garrosh for those of you who think he is now literal shit tier after 1 day of (not actually) playing him.

1) Hit enemies a little closer to you (use on-release for his Q), take one step forward and then toss them the moment the icon appears.

2) If you're having trouble hitting the specific distances, take Body Check at level 1, punch them, THEN walk up to them and throw them. The range on it is actually surprisingly generous. Bonus points for Double Up at level 13.

3) If your team is on point with engages, take Warlord's Challenge, Q them, then walk up to them and R them before throwing them.

4) Take Decimate, Q, R, then throw them. Then continue R'ing them.

5) Play him like a normal tank! He takes low damage at lower health, can bodyblock decently, can interrupt channels, stun and lock down divers, and generally soak up all the damage, especially with his 5% health buff.
Bonus points: Warbreaker at level 1 now gives you a 5 second stun now. Hitting it is harder sure, but that's half the CD most tanks have!

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blizzard should make diamond top 1%, plat top 10%, gold top 30%, rest in silver/bronze

Reminder that there is no statistical difference between Q, E, and even W builds on Alexstrasza, and nearly all her power is in her base kit and arguing about talent selections is fruitless.