Probius - Ranged Specialist - Protoss Hero

[KrazyK923]

They better significantly change Gazlowe then since Probius is better than him in virtually every way. The talent to have cannons see stealthed, fire over obstacles, and do so at a 25% increased damage is insanely powerful.

Gazlowe should have always been like Tinker from dota 2. Remove his turrets entirely, give him a rocket barrage attack in addition to his laser and bomb. Ultimates are fine.

[tristannarutofan]

cool little bit of lore for you guys


during the legacy of the void cinematic, hes the probe that placed the pylon that allowed for the golden armada to warp in
so hes pretty famous

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also super excited to play him, kinda sad that photon cannons only last a few seconds though, and that pylons are limited, shoulda been pylons limited, photons last forever, or pylons unlimited photons still duration

because yes unlimited allows for blocking and for super good charges, but you get him to pop the charge, back off, wait, then go in and kill them

yea i was really hoping he was like....further down the line from abathur.
Like with him on your side its like you are 4v5 the entire game but your bases are stronger and you have more minions. Like he warped in extra minions and set up permanent turrents basically meaning if all other heroes did nothing instead of it being a stalemate your side would decimate the other easily

however that wouldnt be good at all for compeative and basically worthless i guess so its nice i'll be able to be Wall-E but still fight with building

Also i hope hes not to nervous. he's probably freaked out by the attention when he was just trying to do his job.

[Etselion]

i like the idea, but im abit sad, i was hoping for this kinda thing, but with unlimited photon cannons, and killed mobs will drop minerals, able to be spent on upgrades at your nexus at your base, a second row of talents bassicly, but they cost minerals, some of them even being economy, giving you slow but free minerals, and minerals are alos used for photon cannons, but you also get some free ones every so often

So much this.

[Ulfric Trumpcloak]

Doesn't get more disappointing than this.

[Tenjen]

i like the idea, but im abit sad, i was hoping for this kinda thing, but with unlimited photon cannons, and killed mobs will drop minerals, able to be spent on upgrades at your nexus at your base, a second row of talents bassicly, but they cost minerals, some of them even being economy, giving you slow but free minerals, and minerals are alos used for photon cannons, but you also get some free ones every so often

They seem to have used that concept for one of his quest talents

[tristannarutofan]

He seems like a better Gazlowe to me. Will provide map awareness, defence against pushing, some poke and area denial with his warp rift and proton cannons, or create choke points to keep the enemy team from engaging or disengaging easily with his null gate.

Later on at level 13 he can assume a support role as well with his pylons providing either shields, attack damage buff for ad teams, or ability power and mana regen for more ability/mage-centric teams.

This of course doesn't take into consideration that he can talent into increased slow or knockback with his warp rift explosion, which would be excellent for disrupting dive comps. Apparently he has good base damage on his abilities as well so I'm pretty bloody excited about him overall and his kit.

not sure how long it takes him to phase in but looks like with the right talents a common tactic will be for while the team fights he zooms over and sets up some pylons and turrents between the enemy and the most likely place they'll retreat to , either of his heroics would allow him to get a team (assist)kill that way

[Thelxi]

Ranged specialist yay.

[Deleted]

This looks like an awesome character. Now murky will not be the only one with a low hp pool.

I hope that we get another fun map soon though. The current ones aren't bad, nor am I getting tired of them. I just simply love what blizzard does with all those bonus objectives!

[Arachnofiend]

Doesn't get more disappointing than this.

This can't be the most disappointing announcement because Valeera was the most disappointing announcement.

I don't have the mindset for specialists so I'm gonna have to see Probius in action before I can judge. It's certainly a cute idea.

[Guyviroth]

I'm expecting to see Gazlowe/Probius dual comps now.

Turrets. Turrets everywhere.

[Straamibuu]

So very excited about him

But then again, I love the "weird" heroes

[Keile]

The new hero kinda reminded me of these guys:
https://lebeauleblog.files.wordpress...-vs-wall-e.png

Not sure if I am playing Heroes again...for now at least...

He reminds me more of a Personality Core from Portal.

[FelPlague]

he reminds me more of a personality core from portal.

spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace

[Keile]

spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace

Literally the core I was thinking about, honestly.

[FelPlague]

Literally the core I was thinking about, honestly.

im proud of your son, now we go to space!

[De Lupe]

I hope that we get another fun map soon though. The current ones aren't bad, nor am I getting tired of them. I just simply love what blizzard does with all those bonus objectives!

I had an idea for a WSG map where teams have to secure and turn in flags to score damage against the cores.

[Arachnofiend]

I had an idea for a WSG map where teams have to secure and turn in flags to score damage against the cores.

An Alterac Valley map where instead of forts/keeps/core you have bosses that have to be slain would be interesting.

[RH92]

Seems cool and all, but not a Hero for me. I will still buy him though.

Definitely interested more in upcoming Anub'arak, Arthas and Gazlowe reworks.

[FelPlague]

I had an idea for a WSG map where teams have to secure and turn in flags to score damage against the cores.

issue is then it would be "who has the most mobile team" auto wins...

[De Lupe]

issue is then it would be "who has the most mobile team" auto wins...

It's not a perfect design, as I made it up on the spot at the time, but the flags would spawn at pre-determined spots that are harder to secure the further your team is pushed into your enemy. You couldn't hit the core directly either. Think of it as Towers of Doom crossed with Warhead Junction...compressed into a 2-lane map (thus reducing the mobility issue.) Secure a spawn point, channel a payload, but then you escort it back to your base. Holding the flag makes you vulnerable, you can't enter stealth, can't use active speed boost (mounts, Medivh ports, and other things of that variety) and even some ults (like Stage Dive, Nydus Worm, and Blink Heal [well, you CAN use them, but you'd drop the flag]) and obviously hearthstones would drop it too.



^Something like that. Vision and Mercs in the middle. Flags would spawn in the same lane, at the same time. Because the flags are on the same lane, the teams have to cross paths. And the further you were pushed in, the more ground you had to cover. Guard yours, or go after theirs.

I admit, it's not a fully fleshed idea, but it has the workings of a good one.