Watched the Vod and it's certainly nice to see all the action with pre-made teams. The snowballing is a big concern though. With levels being the only resource, I'm wondering how you can even comeback as is. Anyhow, looking forward to more matches.

*Note: I'm just a spectator and have no access to beta.*

Spaylz

Japan1743 Posts

August 26 2014 12:57 GMT

#43

There is a come back mechanic in the game.

Once your team falls behind by.. I believe it is three levels? you gain more experience from creeps and kills. It allows you to "close the gap".

There really isn't much snowballing from my experience. It happens of course, but it's rare. You can win even if you're behind. To be honest, at the moment, the come back mechanic seems to be a bit too strong. Some people sometimes complain about the fact that winning (i.e. doing objectives, being ahead in kills and in buildings) doesn't give you a big enough advantage.

It doesn't take much to come back. I personally think it's great.

Yorkie

United States12612 Posts

August 26 2014 14:43 GMT

#44

Honestly I think it's fine. From what I've seen in these higher-level matches even when one team has a strong early/midgame as far as objectives and kills are concerned, the other team is never more than one or two levels behind. When the late game comes around the losing team is generally able to utilize the comeback mechanic and generally hit 20 within a minute or two of the other team.

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

August 27 2014 18:57 GMT

#45

Today's games in just 3 hours, IdrA casting!!!!

Info here: http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/2er0fx/when_this_post_is_3_hours_old_ecs_day_2_kicks_off/

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

August 29 2014 04:23 GMT

#46

Put up the ECS Week 1 VOD's: http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/2ew1wu/all_esv_championship_series_ecs_week_1_vods/

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 01 2014 17:46 GMT

#47

Need some entertainment this Labor Day? ECS is on and we have some great matches lined up!

Check out the info here: http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/2f6n7p/in_4_hours_the_esv_championship_series_resumes/

Gentso

United States2218 Posts

September 01 2014 20:26 GMT

#48

Is there a hidden MMR in this game? I played with a few of these guys already and i'm still in the 20's haven't been playing too long. Gonna tune in see what it's like competitively.

Veritech

United States2 Posts

September 01 2014 21:37 GMT

#49

@Gentso There is (sort of) an MMR system in the game. No one knows the actual algorithm Blizzard uses, but someone has made a website that tracks roughly where you are on a "tier" system akin to other games: hotslogs.com

It's not super accurate, but it does the job for now!

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 01 2014 22:03 GMT

#50

On September 02 2014 05:26 Gentso wrote:
Is there a hidden MMR in this game? I played with a few of these guys already and i'm still in the 20's haven't been playing too long. Gonna tune in see what it's like competitively.

Yes there is. Sometimes you see new accts vs high mmr when the players goes more than 6 minutes in the que. When you que more than 6 minutes the matchmaking more or less gets thrown out and it grabs whomever it can.

Hope you enjoy the event

!

VOD's from today's cast

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 03 2014 19:17 GMT

#51

Another day of ECS soon, check out the info: http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/2fdqxs/3_hours_from_this_post_the_ecs_resumes_kicking/

purakushi

United States3307 Posts

September 05 2014 01:13 GMT

#52

Haven't been keeping up with this. Is the observer interface private or accessible to those with the alpha?

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 05 2014 19:38 GMT

#53

Replays are available to anyone through a quick workaround. However parts of the interface are incomplete and broken which means we have to do some fixing on the production side to make it look ok.

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 08 2014 03:27 GMT

#54

dISSENt has dropped out of the ECS due to ongoing roster issues, I am sorry for all the fans! This late in the season a replacement would be hard to get and unfair to lunge head 1st into a 1-6 record, so the remaining dISSENt games will all be forfeits.

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 24 2014 19:59 GMT

#55

Final day of the ECS regular season! Check out the details! Playoffs next week!

http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/2hczvl/in_just_2_hours_the_final_day_of_the_ecs_regular/

GMarshal

United States22154 Posts

September 29 2014 12:15 GMT

#56

So I'm super hyped :D

Diamond

United States10796 Posts

September 29 2014 20:54 GMT

#57

Playoffs for the ECS start today! http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/2htnp6/in_just_4_hours_the_esv_championship_series/

Snowflake vs. Clairvoyant Gaming
Symbiote Gaming vs. ESV Wildfire!

Hyped!

GMarshal

United States22154 Posts

September 30 2014 21:35 GMT

#58

On September 30 2014 05:54 Diamond wrote:
Playoffs for the ECS start today! http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/2htnp6/in_just_4_hours_the_esv_championship_series/

Snowflake vs. Clairvoyant Gaming
Symbiote Gaming vs. ESV Wildfire!

Hyped!

How long does it usually take for the vods to go up on youtube? ^^