Also, for things that weren't working like "Identify Ray", it's a fun idea but in practice doesn't work. You're channeling on someone -- which is a really risky thing to do in Heroes of the Storm -- so you want a big reward but we didn't want Deckard blowing people up. So, you're not really getting enough out of the risk you're tak

The HGC Western Clash pins the top four HotS teams from North America and Europe in a bracketed tournament (more on that shortly). The winner of the tournament will win the Western Clash trophy, the $30,000 cash prize, and an additional spot at the HGC Finals, which will be held between October 25th - November 4th of this y

Matt Villers: Deckard has been someone we've been wanting to do for awhile. It's just a matter of how you actually approach that challenge because it is a big challenge. He is not a fighter; everyone else we bring in is these legendary warriors and they have battlefield experience. Deckard is the narrator, he's the wise old man, he tells stories, he guides you on quests, he identifies your items, but you never see him fight. By looking at him, you don't really expect him to be someone who would fi

So, what is the importance of Game W-L and G +/-? These statistics determine where a team is ranked in the standings if two or more teams' match record is tied. For example, in the HGC North America Standings, Team Octalysis and ENDEMIC are tied for 4th place. However, since Team Octalysis has the better game record, they get the 4th place spot. In the case that both the match and game records are at a tie, the team with the higher G +/- score gets the higher spot in the standi

Each match in the regular season is the best of 5 games. Essentially, the first team to win three games wins the match. Game W-L is indicative of a team's game record, which explains the larger numbers. G +/- is the number of wins minus the number of losses. This will produce a positive or negative number depending on the team's MOBA game team composition

Yes you, you’re the worst. You, the person next to you, everyone in your game, and me. We are all the worst and wildly hated characters in League of Legends . Even though I try to be very constructive and avoid getting into shouting matches, because this is a team game after all, I know I’m hated because I’m constantly told so. If I say something like, "it’s okay, play under turret, I’ll gank after backing, and we’ll win this in the late game." The answer I usually get is, "**** you, you suck, no gank, ff" (or a variation of that, usually there are many more spelling errors). There are no lack of examples from everyone’s personal experiences. If you don’t play League and would like to see how bad it is, check out Disco Heat’s YouTube channel and his series, League of Children . Particularly, his one-off playlist after episode 10. He just rips those videos straight from other streamers. He does not edit them, he does not punch them up, it is just raw footage of people flaming while playing the game. Remember, these videos showcase players when they know there is a camera on them live streaming. I can only imagine how bad they can get off-cam

As further evidence the writers probably bit off more than they could chew this week, Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) is also shot in the chest by Patty Spivot (Shantel VanSanten) this episode, leaving him clinging to life until Jay Garrick (Teddy Sears) regained his speed with an injection of 'Velocity 6' and removed the bullet. We wonder if that will come back late

Shaco is, by far, the most annoying champion in all of League of Legends . He can go invisible and jump a distance with the same move. He can throw daggers that slow you. He does more damage to you when your back is turned to him. He places invisible jack-in-the-box traps that fear your character, laugh and damage you. His ultimate ability creates a clone that he can independently control. All the while, he constantly laughs as he executes his abilities. Again, like Teemo, he doesn’t synergize well with other champions on his team. His main contribution is that he can tilt the opposing team and throw them off their rhythm, but if they keep their composure, he becomes a non-factor in the late-game. Just pray to never face him in Ultra Rapid Fire, where his annoyance is on negligible coold

KM: We may look for opportunities to do that. I don't have any of the specifics on what we would do there yet. Historically, we weren't really trying to tell a cohesive story for the rest of this year. We really think of it as a season this initial year starting out with this Rise of the Raven comic later this month. We really try to delve into the realms, the realm lords and what the Nexus

If you're planning on watching every single second of the HGC Western Clash, this should be no problem. According to the bracket (which I'll discuss in a few moments), the last game on Friday will begin at 7:00 PM