On November 02 2014 04:16 xDaunt wrote: All of the crapping on this game by people just strikes me as being ridiculously uninformed. The foundation of a great game is clearly there. The objectives-oriented gameplay is going to result in far more team fights than in LoL or DoTA, which could very easily lead to HotS being a superior spectator game. The only thing holding HotS back at present is hero design. Most of the current roster of heroes are fairly rudimentary and uninteresting when compared to what you'll find in LoL. However, I'm willing to chalk this deficiency up to the game being so new. I strongly suspect that future heroes will have more dynamic skillsets.
I think a lot of the crapping here comes less from people that think the game is "bad" (after all, virtually no one has played it) and more from people that feel like some of the content coming out on TL is a bit...aggressively gung-ho on pushing the game (that no one has played) for esports.
Im sure plenty of people have played it. Didn't they even have a free alpha weekend?
I just don't understand how so many reputable names are backing/enjoying the game. I found it very slow paced and clunky, but maybe its better now. We'll see how the game has evolved I suppose at the Blizzcon matches.
On November 02 2014 04:16 xDaunt wrote: All of the crapping on this game by people just strikes me as being ridiculously uninformed. The foundation of a great game is clearly there. The objectives-oriented gameplay is going to result in far more team fights than in LoL or DoTA, which could very easily lead to HotS being a superior spectator game. The only thing holding HotS back at present is hero design. Most of the current roster of heroes are fairly rudimentary and uninteresting when compared to what you'll find in LoL. However, I'm willing to chalk this deficiency up to the game being so new. I strongly suspect that future heroes will have more dynamic skillsets.
I think a lot of the crapping here comes less from people that think the game is "bad" (after all, virtually no one has played it) and more from people that feel like some of the content coming out on TL is a bit...aggressively gung-ho on pushing the game (that no one has played) for esports.
Im sure plenty of people have played it. Didn't they even have a free alpha weekend?
I just don't understand how so many reputable names are backing/enjoying the game. I found it very slow paced and clunky, but maybe its better now. We'll see how the game has evolved I suppose at the Blizzcon matches.
I don't think so? Maybe it just wasn't publicized at all. Right now the keys are still first-twitch-months-of-Hearthstone rare as far as I know, complete with dumb giveaways.
On November 02 2014 04:16 xDaunt wrote: All of the crapping on this game by people just strikes me as being ridiculously uninformed. The foundation of a great game is clearly there. The objectives-oriented gameplay is going to result in far more team fights than in LoL or DoTA, which could very easily lead to HotS being a superior spectator game. The only thing holding HotS back at present is hero design. Most of the current roster of heroes are fairly rudimentary and uninteresting when compared to what you'll find in LoL. However, I'm willing to chalk this deficiency up to the game being so new. I strongly suspect that future heroes will have more dynamic skillsets.
I think a lot of the crapping here comes less from people that think the game is "bad" (after all, virtually no one has played it) and more from people that feel like some of the content coming out on TL is a bit...aggressively gung-ho on pushing the game (that no one has played) for esports.
Im sure plenty of people have played it. Didn't they even have a free alpha weekend?
I just don't understand how so many reputable names are backing/enjoying the game. I found it very slow paced and clunky, but maybe its better now. We'll see how the game has evolved I suppose at the Blizzcon matches.
On November 02 2014 04:37 Dubzex wrote: This is more artificial than pamela anderson's boobs.
I don't know anything, yet i smell "Blizzard sponsored article" all over this. I started visit TL about 4 years ago and always thought it is site of SC2 enthusiasts, "by gamers for gamers" type of site, not some marketing machine.
On November 02 2014 04:37 Dubzex wrote: This is more artificial than pamela anderson's boobs.
I don't know anything, yet i smell "Blizzard sponsored article" all over this. I started visit TL about 4 years ago and always thought it is site of SC2 enthusiasts, "by gamers for gamers" type of site, not some marketing machine.
Man, I wish Blizzard had sponsored us for this. Sadly it turns out, that we are still doing this for free and that some of us are just passionate about the game
On November 02 2014 04:37 Dubzex wrote: This is more artificial than pamela anderson's boobs.
I don't know anything, yet i smell "Blizzard sponsored article" all over this. I started visit TL about 4 years ago and always thought it is site of SC2 enthusiasts, "by gamers for gamers" type of site, not some marketing machine.
Man, I wish Blizzard had sponsored us for this. Sadly it turns out, that we are still doing this for free and that some of us are just passionate about the game
On November 02 2014 09:21 fishbowl wrote: Are keys really that rare? I've had HotS collecting dust in my account for months. Didn't know I apparently lucked out.
It's just like any Blizzard Beta/Alpha - if you don't know anyone at Blizzard it's like playing the lottery.
I have seen idra stream this game and it looks boring. I dont find it exciting seeing a champion running around for 30 minutes doing the same thing over and over. I will still watch it just to try it.
no thank you, Blizzard has shown which way they want to go with hearthstone and now heroes of the storm. Now they can walk that road without me (did they cancel legacy of the void? wheres wc4?)
On November 02 2014 04:37 Dubzex wrote: This is more artificial than pamela anderson's boobs.
I don't know anything, yet i smell "Blizzard sponsored article" all over this. I started visit TL about 4 years ago and always thought it is site of SC2 enthusiasts, "by gamers for gamers" type of site, not some marketing machine.
I agree. I believe HotS alpha couldn't meet the hype so Blizzard needed some kind of "advertorial". I don't know regular numbers but 1269 people watching HotS while 1837 people watching AoE on twitch atm :D People just don't like watching HotS. Because there is no "BLACKHOOOLE" or "Dondo hook" or "Marine King Split" or "Sooo many banelingssss!!!" moment in the game. Heroes use their skills to tickle their opponents. Stun for 0.5 seconds. Its not exciting at all.
But please don't be harsh on TL. As you probably know advertorials are a big part of modern media. TL is one of the biggest and most influental sites in the E-sports. Its so natural to read some advertorials here.
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(did they cancel legacy of the void? wheres wc4?)
