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Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
October 12 2018 09:34 GMT
#3261
Not sure which tournament was on back2warcraft yesterday, but the top4 was all NE.

I played one game vs KotG so far and the early game presence he has seems insane. I got way behind early on (playing UD).
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
HolydaKing
Profile Joined February 2010
21254 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-10-12 10:21:00
October 12 2018 09:58 GMT
#3262
edit: nvm, kotg changes are @ the last page ^^

Can easily imagine it to be strong, it wasn't bad before the buffs.
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
October 12 2018 11:38 GMT
#3263
If you like NE mirror, Shenkui cup top 4 is live!

https://liquipedia.net/warcraft/Shenkui_Cup

https://www.twitch.tv/back2warcraft
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Tchado
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Jordan1831 Posts
October 12 2018 15:46 GMT
#3264
On October 12 2018 20:38 Musicus wrote:
If you like NE mirror, Shenkui cup top 4 is live!

https://liquipedia.net/warcraft/Shenkui_Cup

https://www.twitch.tv/back2warcraft


Wow , top 4 NE , should I even be surprised ??????
Weavel
Profile Joined January 2010
Finland9221 Posts
October 12 2018 16:11 GMT
#3265
Keeper is the alchemist of this patch I see.
Life/Seed//Mvp/NaNiwa fighting! ZeNEX forever!
nojok
Profile Joined May 2011
France15845 Posts
October 12 2018 16:42 GMT
#3266
War3 has always been hard to balance, it was a very logical decision to stop touching the balance despite its rather poor state (lot of useless units and heroes, weak UD). I'm not surprised they fucked up.
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - Kuroky - Flap Flap Wings!
Tchado
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Jordan1831 Posts
October 12 2018 22:06 GMT
#3267
On October 13 2018 01:42 nojok wrote:
War3 has always been hard to balance, it was a very logical decision to stop touching the balance despite its rather poor state (lot of useless units and heroes, weak UD). I'm not surprised they fucked up.


I dont think its a major fuck up , tons of the new balance we saw this year was actually very beneficial for all.
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
October 13 2018 10:49 GMT
#3268
People might just need time to adjust and otherwise nerfing the Keeper a bit again is no problem.

Overall I think the patches are great and the game is tons of fun.
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
Musicus
Profile Joined August 2011
Germany23576 Posts
October 13 2018 17:45 GMT
#3269
So it seems you longer need to open ports to host in wc3. But I guess you still can't host games with IPv6? Are there any updates on that?
Maru and Serral are probably top 5.
SatsuinoHado
Profile Joined May 2010
Bulgaria777 Posts
October 21 2018 08:45 GMT
#3270
The moment hu ud and orc start to play with nukers like before is the moment everyone will see how fragile and weak kotg is. But if you want to out do a caster with 2 dispelable spells without dispel or proper nuke you are done for. In november finals of WGL i bet there even top elfs wont get top 3
People call me Jack, OMASJack
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
October 21 2018 09:42 GMT
#3271
On October 21 2018 17:45 SatsuinoHado wrote:
The moment hu ud and orc start to play with nukers like before is the moment everyone will see how fragile and weak kotg is. But if you want to out do a caster with 2 dispelable spells without dispel or proper nuke you are done for. In november finals of WGL i bet there even top elfs wont get top 3

Well assuming perfect balance (and equal numbers of players for all races), there's a 42% chance of no nightelves making top3 anyway, so I dont really see how this could be taken to prove anything.
B2W.Neo
Profile Joined July 2015
287 Posts
October 24 2018 13:38 GMT
#3272
You've most likely seen it on /r/wc3 already, but Blizzard secretly updated the PTR and changed the balance!

KEEPER NERFED
HUMAN BUFFED

Patch notes by Mafee & bareunnamu
https://old.reddit.com/r/WC3/comments/9qfugx/ptr_balance_updates_october_19ish/

All info here on YouTube:
lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4186 Posts
October 25 2018 02:19 GMT
#3273
https://warcraft3.info/articles/210/genoz-american-cup-announced

Wooo! It looks like we're getting an American cup!
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4186 Posts
October 25 2018 11:19 GMT
#3274
ooooooooo has Lyn figured it out? TC + headhunters to counter kotg
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
byte-Curious
Profile Joined October 2018
Mexico107 Posts
October 25 2018 12:13 GMT
#3275
On October 24 2018 22:38 B2W.Neo wrote:
You've most likely seen it on /r/wc3 already, but Blizzard secretly updated the PTR and changed the balance!

KEEPER NERFED
HUMAN BUFFED

Patch notes by Mafee & bareunnamu
https://old.reddit.com/r/WC3/comments/9qfugx/ptr_balance_updates_october_19ish/

All info here on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/NICu2o-ExM4


Why is Brilliance aura not the default skill at Level 5?

By that point, you usually have a level 3 MK at least, who benefits massively from Brilliance, which is to say nothing of Sorceresses and Priests. Another Invisibility or two slows per Sorceress should more than make up for the weaker water elemental.
Amarok
Profile Joined August 2010
Australia2003 Posts
October 26 2018 03:17 GMT
#3276
On October 25 2018 21:13 byte-Curious wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 24 2018 22:38 B2W.Neo wrote:
You've most likely seen it on /r/wc3 already, but Blizzard secretly updated the PTR and changed the balance!

KEEPER NERFED
HUMAN BUFFED

Patch notes by Mafee & bareunnamu
https://old.reddit.com/r/WC3/comments/9qfugx/ptr_balance_updates_october_19ish/

All info here on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/NICu2o-ExM4


Why is Brilliance aura not the default skill at Level 5?

By that point, you usually have a level 3 MK at least, who benefits massively from Brilliance, which is to say nothing of Sorceresses and Priests. Another Invisibility or two slows per Sorceress should more than make up for the weaker water elemental.


Water Tauren are enormous. I think you could make an occasional case for level 3 Brilliance but not for it to be the default.
Fighting for peace is like screwing for virginity
Mafe
Profile Joined February 2011
Germany5966 Posts
October 26 2018 14:53 GMT
#3277
On October 26 2018 12:17 Amarok wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 25 2018 21:13 byte-Curious wrote:
On October 24 2018 22:38 B2W.Neo wrote:
You've most likely seen it on /r/wc3 already, but Blizzard secretly updated the PTR and changed the balance!

KEEPER NERFED
HUMAN BUFFED

Patch notes by Mafee & bareunnamu
https://old.reddit.com/r/WC3/comments/9qfugx/ptr_balance_updates_october_19ish/

All info here on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/NICu2o-ExM4


Why is Brilliance aura not the default skill at Level 5?

By that point, you usually have a level 3 MK at least, who benefits massively from Brilliance, which is to say nothing of Sorceresses and Priests. Another Invisibility or two slows per Sorceress should more than make up for the weaker water elemental.


Water Tauren are enormous. I think you could make an occasional case for level 3 Brilliance but not for it to be the default.

Also I think you probably wont be going sorcs in 2 out of 4 matchups (vs ud and in mirror). Priests can heal indefinitely with lvl 2 aura for all practical purposes, so unless you need mass dispell, lvl 2 or lvl 3 aura doesnt make a big difference either.
Sure in mirror you have mass breakers who would love the aura in other matchups, but in mirror there are no buffs to steal.
lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4186 Posts
October 29 2018 15:51 GMT
#3278
All 24 participants for WGL:
[image loading]
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
Agh
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1024 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-10-29 22:00:18
October 29 2018 21:48 GMT
#3279
Treants just need health nerf or the mana cost increase. The damage nerf does almost nothing.

Sentinel change is definitely good. The fact you could just tech mass hunts pinning your opponent to his with free maphack scout and creep from their base outward was just silly (with a free expansion behind it). Makes Skillmaster more viable as well but very few are going hunts at high level vs orc.
Dryads are still probably the most oppressive unit in the game, only 'balanced' by a high wood cost.


I think a fairly significant huntress wood cost increase and making sentinel like 50/50 with a faster upgrade speed would have been a better choice, that way you still wouldn't get a super fast expand/tech behind it like you currently do, and would make harass/wisp detonate more punishing.



Transferring some of the Blacksmith's wood cost to gold would probably help Human the most.
If they want to make pally attractive they should just tack on 5/10/15% magic damage reduction to devo aura.
The militia nerf did very little except make it so Hu just auto veto Twisted meadows.
Control magic will never used outside of FFA/4v4, just a qol change to go along with sentinel/sac skull/etc.

Maps are going to dictate balance more than anything.




I may appear to be an emotionless sarcastic pos, but just like an onion when you pull off more and more layers you find the exact same thing everytime and you start crying
SatsuinoHado
Profile Joined May 2010
Bulgaria777 Posts
October 30 2018 14:40 GMT
#3280
On October 21 2018 18:42 Mafe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 21 2018 17:45 SatsuinoHado wrote:
The moment hu ud and orc start to play with nukers like before is the moment everyone will see how fragile and weak kotg is. But if you want to out do a caster with 2 dispelable spells without dispel or proper nuke you are done for. In november finals of WGL i bet there even top elfs wont get top 3

Well assuming perfect balance (and equal numbers of players for all races), there's a 42% chance of no nightelves making top3 anyway, so I dont really see how this could be taken to prove anything.


It proves that in wc3 like a lot other games the thing that people think is op is in fact the unwillingness of people to adapt and not blindly copy strats. Then again 99% of people just like to follow something they were convinced it is strong or optimal from top players. Anyone who played the game in its prime or at least watched the game can tell you about how people complained about tower rushes in Hu vs Ne then Creolopus defended 3 tower rushes with warden and 2 archers vs defend footmans and boom people overnight stopped doing it. I guess flavor of the month is considered op. If you try to outlast hero whos sole purpose early game is pickoffs and midgame long battles with multiple entangles they will lose. In 1 2 months when people start
to farm with almost to no units and start to harass elfs and this keeper is exposed to his weakness but for now I guess we "discuss" how to nerf a hero instead of how to counter hero. Fyi this game did not have single patch for 10 years and this game continued to be played proffesionally with new different strats for years before Sc2 killed it.
People call me Jack, OMASJack
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