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Interview
Behind the reworks: Raynor brushes off the dust while Azmodan embraces the dunk.
Brett Crawford is the Lead Balance Designer for Heroes of the Storm and, believe it or not, has been thinking about these reworks for almost a year. I had the chance to talk with him about all manner of Raynor and Azmodan topics and, in doing so, I learned a lot about game design and what the word "splat" means.
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Interview
Teymoorian on HGC viewership in 2018 compared to 2017: “Sometimes it’s double, sometimes it’s up 30%...”
No one is more plugged into the Heroes of the Storm Global Championship (HGC) scene than John Teymoorian. The current Esports Product Lead for Blizzard Entertainment’s main goal is to help strengthen and grow the program since its inception a few years ago.
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Interview
thesource: “Running teams and working with players is the most volatile thing I’ve ever done in esports."
I remember watching a tournament and a commentator messes something up and Twitch chat just starts flaming him into oblivion, which Twitch chat is known to do, and he says, “I’d like to see you kids do better.”
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Column
Blizzard's Investment in Heroes esports is an investment in the games future
Blizzard is pumping in resources to providing high-level content such as the HGC Minute, educational videos with pro players and casters, and even put in an esports tab within the game itself. They know a healthy competitive scene is going to be a huge positive long-term.
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Interview
DunkTrain on game design, BamBam, casting and more: "the removal of Cleanse from a lot of Supports was a mistake."
I think I’m the happiest when I’m playing a game that I really love and I’m streaming it and, it doesn’t have to be anything crazy, but even just people in chat saying stuff like, “Thanks for streaming,” “That was a really cool tip,” “I love the way you play that hero, I haven’t seen that talent build before, that was cool.”
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News
Only four teams remain: Heroes of the Dorm starts May 12th
From a team of brothers looking for glory, a team of underdogs who took down the crowd favorite to reach the semi-finals, a group of players who have played in every Dorm thus far and Canadians who are looking to show that the US isn’t the only country in NA with talent, there’s a lot on the line for all remaining participants.
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News
Kim Phan: "esports is not an old boys club anymore, nor should it be"
With pride, Phan mentions that Overwatch League is home to an openly gay man on the Houston Outlaws and a woman on the Shanghai Dragons. Players like these are extremely popular to OWL fans and represent how inclusive and diverse esports can be without sacrificing competitive integrity and professionalism: "This is only the beginning" Phan says, "there is so much more work to be done."
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Interview
Arnold Hur, CGO Of Gen.G. (previously known as KSV), Reveals Gen.G's Goal To Create A Gold Standard For Esports.
From KSV to now Gen.G, the Esports industry is evolving everyday and so is Gen.G.On May 1st, Inven Global was fortunate enough to meet up with CGO of KSV (now known as Gen.G), Arnold Hur. Arnold Hur h
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Strategy
Harvesting a victory: Relic talks about the decision to pick Probius against Tempest
In the first game of a series between GLuck and Tempest recently, the decision was made to draft a hero who does not see play not only in Korea but globally, Probius. Relic, GLuck’s Assassin main who would be piloting the protoss probe, laughed with glee on stream as he knew the opportunity to shine was there...or face flack by the Korean community.
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Interview
InVerum: “There’s a lot more to the scene than just the pros, the majority of players aren’t.”
Now the fact that we’re admitting we’re a MOBA now is great. I think saying we’re a casual MOBA isn’t the right word. I don’t think it’s ever really been true per se if you’ve actually dove into playing at a competitive level. Shaking that stigma within the community has been a challenge.
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Interview
Lead Hero Designer: "We want to get more Support heroes out there."
The big thing we want to be careful with reworks is there’s a lot of people already playing that hero so we don’t want to wreck what’s fun about that hero or what people identify with. So it’s more thinking about that carefully and making the right changes. It’s not nearly as involved as making a new hero and it can also vary a lot from one hero to another on how much is actually needed.
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Interview
Halorin: "I’m not my skin color, I’m just a person like anyone else."
That it’s okay to be me. Casting is really one of the first times wherein an unabashed, almost reckless fashion I’ve just decided to be myself. I’m generally a pretty quiet and introverted person but with casting, I promised myself that I would just be me.
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News
Full talents and abilities of newest support hero: Deckard Cain
As an avid scholar, Deckard Cain has dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge. He has been an advisor, storyteller, and friend to Sanctuary's greatest heroes, guiding them through peril time and again. When Deckard speaks, it's wise to stay awhile and listen.
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News
Fenix, the legendary Dragoon, is confirmed as the newest Hero of the Storm.
Dragoons are shielded units that deal lots of damage in Starcraft, so perhaps Fenix's Heroes of the Storm debut will play similar to Rexxar as a ranged tank. The specialist category may also fit Fenix, as his fighting style is, to say the least, unconventional.
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Interview
Braithwaite: "What we’re really focusing on is content, guides and leveling up the player base."
During the middle of the action at Western Clash in Katowice, Poland, Sam Braithwaite, the Esports Franchise Lead for Heroes of the Storm and Starcraft decided to sit down with myself to talk about th
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News
Team Dignitas after Western Clash victory: "The only time you get experience against Zealots is when you play against Zealots."
In addition to the $30,000 cash prize for finishing in first place, as the winning team was from the EU HGC league, that region has earned one additional team which will qualify for the Mid-Season Brawl tournament taking place in June. Team Zealots, the 2nd place team will be awarded $20,000.
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News
This Friday: What you need to know about the Heroes Western Clash in Katowice
Four teams from North America and Europe will take their talents to Katowice, Poland at the beginning of March to square off in the first Heroes Global Championship tournament of 2018. Western Clash pits both regions against each other for a share of the $75,000 prize pool, bragging rights and the winning region will earn an additional spot at the Mid-Season Brawl in June.
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Interview
The many shades of Gillyweed: from weighing trucks during harvest to casting esports around the world.
It’s difficult to tell the history of Blizzard esports without mentioning Jaycie “Gillyweed” Gluck. From her roots creating Starcraft community content to co-hosting Eye of the Storm after the closed-alpha for Heroes of the Storm was released and then casting the Heroes Global Championship at Blizzcon this past November, she’s done it all.
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Interview
Dreadnaught: “I miss the challenge of not knowing what’s going to happen over the next 20 minutes of my life”
"I’m not an expert. I love to share my perspective on some of the things I’ve gone through to have success, but to look at me as a respectable or authentic source to be able to learn these things, it’s just not true. I’m just a kid trying to win a video game."
