Heroes of the Storm 2.0

[Nerraw]

Well the first level doesn't count anymore, so you lose 65 levels. If you don't have heroes over level 8 then you also won't gain any hero levels so those 2 together can result in a net loss.

Hmph. Not a fan of that. I was under the impression that nothing would be lost.

[Boreaz]

Got a ton of new skins that I had my eye on and even a few heroes that I didn't already have from loot boxes. Can't wait to get my hands on D.Va and take her for a spin.

[Well]

"But... I've learned that I don't need to fight alone..."

Me: "YES, CALL ON YOUR BROTHER NOW, DO IT!"

Fucking DiVa jumps in

Me: "OH HELL NO"

[TITAN308]

I was holding out on buying the Valla Vampire Slayer skin to see the new currency.

They've removed the skin. =/

[melzas]

Yeah this hero reveal was by far the worst ever. So much build up for... this... I don't even. I terminated the stream right after the cinematic, I was hoping for an epic multi-franchise battle, with a HIGHLY ANTICIPATED hero weaved in, and istead we get some Genji emo bs talk and a short duel with Diablo and a pink robot flying in for no reason (other than to show that Genji can't 1v1 a tank).

Varian/Rag video was miles above this, and some hero trailers had more substance than this. This was literally one of the worst reveals, made me almost sad... I was more excited to watch LoL cinematics and I don't even play that game or care for it's heroes.

[Mutthearkin]

Hmph. Not a fan of that. I was under the impression that nothing would be lost.

Well you don't lose anything in the sense that it is still a level 1, it just doesn't count for your account progression since level 1 is almost always an untouched hero. So I understand that you feel like it's weird the levels get deducted, but I can see the reasoning to be honest. Progression between levels won't be lost though, so you do get get free xp from heroes between level 2 and 8.

[ro9ue]

HotS 2.0 feels like that "6.1 big WoW patch" that was basically just Twitter integration.

Blizzard needs to get away from this loot box garbage.

This whole HotS 2.0 thing is just giving us a pile of garbage to collect. There has been nothing announced that actually improved the gameplay or the game itself. The only positive change in my opinion about this is the new progression system. But it's ultimately just allocating your experience points in a different way.

Where is the map editor?

DVa as a new hero is a massive letdown. They teased what essentially most people would think is a dragon. But no, it was just a Diablo cinematic.

Really getting annoyed with Blizzard seeming to care more about "hyping" the stuff they are putting out instead of just focusing on putting on good content.

3/10


Honestly this made me less interested in the game and makes me just want to say fuck it im going to LoL.

[Schalde]

I am so torn apart what bundle to pick.... i will save 103k gold in the assasins one and get 13 hero but with the specialist one i only save 94k and get 14 hero. but i find those hero way more interesting.... what is people out there picking?

[Imnick]

Hmph. Not a fan of that. I was under the impression that nothing would be lost.

Your level went up from 40 to 120, you didn't lose any :P

[Nerraw]

Your level went up from 40 to 120, you didn't lose any :P

The old player level is dead and gone. The new player level should be compared to the old Total Hero Level.

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"D.va's response to everyone who wanted Deathwing"

https://twitter.com/Ciscoandchai/sta...46913639354369

[breadisfunny]

Well the first level doesn't count anymore, so you lose 65 levels. If you don't have heroes over level 8 then you also won't gain any hero levels so those 2 together can result in a net loss.

so then blizzard lied yet again when they said you wouldn't lose hero levels.

[Mutthearkin]

so then blizzard lied yet again when they said you wouldn't lose hero levels.

No you don't lose any hero levels, you just don't gain an account level for buying a hero. Which to me sounds normal because that level was not gained by playing.

[KrazyK923]

HotS 2.0 feels like that "6.1 big WoW patch" that was basically just Twitter integration.

This is a great comparison actually. Advertised as a huge patch and really its not.

[breadisfunny]

also i hate how we are unable to purchase skins now. i ended up with exactly 160 shards. enough to craft ONE SKIN. out of the dozen or so i would have bought but nope apparently blizzard hates money. there is no reason the two systems couldn't have co existed. i want the legion skins for kerrigan but can only craft one.

[Imnick]

The old player level is dead and gone. The new player level should be compared to the old Total Hero Level.

Yeah and there have been calculators for weeks that can show you the correct conversion of that. We always knew it wasn't going to be directly 1:1 with your old total. For many it is higher, for some it is lower. Depends how much you spread the love.

[Tirilka]

Yeah this hero reveal was by far the worst ever. So much build up for... this... I don't even. I terminated the stream right after the cinematic, I was hoping for an epic multi-franchise battle, with a HIGHLY ANTICIPATED hero weaved in, and istead we get some Genji emo bs talk and a short duel with Diablo and a pink robot flying in for no reason (other than to show that Genji can't 1v1 a tank).

Varian/Rag video was miles above this, and some hero trailers had more substance than this. This was literally one of the worst reveals, made me almost sad... I was more excited to watch LoL cinematics and I don't even play that game or care for it's heroes.

I didn't even finish watching the cinematic before I closed it (though I later turned it back to see twitch chat reaction, which was about the same as mine).
Huge fucking hype generated by Blizzard - "a new CINEMATIC" "will feature new HIGHLY ANTICIPATED HERO" "here's a teaser of trailer with new hero - claw marks and fire and growling".
I was thinking CGI on par with WoW expansion cinematics. Instead it's this tiresome asian shit with the most repulsive of Overwatch characters.
It's not Heroes 2.0 cinematic, it's overwatch event trailer. And the stupid Nexus challenge is just final nails in the coffin. Get overwatch this, overwatch that, get 10 lootboxes in oberwatch, get skin in overwatch, get overwatch skin, overwatch here, overwatch there, overwatch friggin everywhere.
I'm fucking tired of overwatch shoved down our throats in HotS. There's only 3 blades in its logo, and it sure as hell ain't no OW in there.

[RH92]

What a disappointed.

I don't mind another Overwatch Hero, I even don't even mind D.va as a character, but she will most likely be another bruiser Warrior.

When looking at her kit, a high mobility is likely, anti-AA is likely, no CC is very likely, rather good burst damage is likely... Screams like a Tank? Hell no, if they showed a bloody Reinhardt charging at Diablo I would be excited as his kit feels like it has all tools needed for a Tank. D.va is most likely going to another overtuned bruiser.

[RadasNoir]

"D.va's response to everyone who wanted Deathwing"

https://twitter.com/Ciscoandchai/sta...46913639354369

Perfection.

I gotta say, even as someone who's wanted D.va in the Nexus, and was super psyched when she showed up in the trailer, my favorite part of the whole thing was Diablo holding his own the entire time, even when the fight became a 1v2. With how the HotS trailers usually work, if it had been Arthas instead, he would have been dead on the ground before the end of the cinematic. >_<

[Arachnofiend]

What a disappointed.

I don't mind another Overwatch Hero, I even don't even mind D.va as a character, but she will most likely be another bruiser Warrior.

When looking at her kit, a high mobility is likely, anti-AA is likely, no CC is very likely, rather good burst damage is likely... Screams like a Tank? Hell no, if they showed a bloody Reinhardt charging at Diablo I would be excited as his kit feels like it has all tools needed for a Tank. D.va is most likely going to another overtuned bruiser.

I actually expect D. Va to be anti-spells. Her defense matrix is largely good for blocking skill shots, similar to Anub eating Li Ming orbs with his beetles.

[Hydrofluoric]

Since 2.0 release I haven't found much motivation to play the game. I enjoy the game but since they remove the master skins, I have nothing to really work towards. Sure every hero has infinite levels which reward loot boxes now, but those are pure RNG and the contents aren't prestigious or feel rewarding.

My main enjoyment was leveling characters to achieve their master skins, replacing them with a generic prestige taunt feels like a joke. The level 15 taunt for Nazeebo is the same for Probius and for everyone else, it doesn't feel unique to that character. Also, apparently only the first tier of mastery taunt is in the game at the moment, which makes it even worse.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue? I'll likely still play the game as I still enjoy the basis of it, but I think it will be less often until a unique and rewarding set goal is implemented.