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#80 - Into the Nexus: "Patron Hangout #2"

December 13, 2015

This episode of Into the Nexus is a Patron Hangout. Those supporting ITN on Patreon can call in and join the show! Huge thanks to all of the Patrons who made this episode possible.

Into the Nexus is supported by our wonderful patrons via Patreon! If you would like to help support the show go to http://Patreon.com/ITN. Patrons get access to the patron chat channel and we pick players from that channel for our aftershow game every week.

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Into the Nexus is a Heroes of the Storm podcast. Garrett Weinzierl and Kyle Fergusson will be taking you through the Nexus every week. Segments include news, strategies, and plenty of community interaction.

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#79 - Into the Nexus: "Bit.ly/IneedAvulture"

December 10, 2015

On Into the Nexus #79 Garrett is a shameless selfish butt and wants everyone to help him get a Vulture mount. Recruit a Friend has entered the Nexus and the reception is extremely mixed. Also this week the free-to-play rotation was increased, talent gating died, the November top 200 was posted, and Kyle and Garrett do multiple mini strategies taken directly from the ITN inbox.

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#78 - Into the Nexus: “The Pumpkin Parade”

December 3, 2015

On Into the Nexus #78 DreamHack Winter has wrapped up, plus Dustin Browder tweets bring information on Nova and Artanis changes, the first seasons and more. With a slower news week comes a big mailbag and this week Chad, Skrimps, Fink, and Wowbagger all wrote in about varying topics.

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#77 - Into the Nexus: "Go Sit in Your Towers of Doom!"

November 24, 2015

On Into the Nexus #77 Towers of Doom are upon us! Heroes of the Storm's latest Battleground has gone live and Garrett and Kyle have much to say about this Halloween-heavy map. Also there are some hot fixes since the last patch, more capital letters in the UI, pro-team player trades, Black Friday sales, your emails and more!

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#76 - Into the Nexus: "Bro'gall Week!"

November 19, 2015

On Into the Nexus #76 Cho'gall is here and Garrett and Kyle are ready to become an ogre archon and pilot these two heads to a brutish victory! Along with the latest conjoined-ogre-heroes is one of the most impactful balance updates so far in Heroes. The scaling changes we talked about months ago have gone live and death timers have been increased for the early levels. All this plus more buffs, nerfs, Cho'gall strategy, and your emails!

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#75 - Into the Nexus: "Live from BlizzCon"

November 10, 2015

On Into the Nexus #75, we're live from BlizzCon! This episode was recorded on the morning of the second day. Garrett and Kyle discuss the previous nights match ups, the new Battleground and three new heroes. Special thanks to Alpha Geek Radio for setting us up!

#74 - Into the Nexus: "Tank and Spank"

October 27, 2015

On Into the Nexus #74 Kyle wants to talk all about what Warrior to choose and when. Blizzard is also starting up a new eSports division, Blizzard designer Nathan LaMusga recently put out some insights into Artanis, Tassadar is on top of pro picks, Diablo is showing up again in Hero league, and your emails!

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#73 - Into the Nexus: "Patron Hangout #1"

October 25, 2015

On Into the Nexus #73 Garrett and Kyle are hosting their first ever Patron Hangout! They reached their milestone to start doing an extra episode each month where supporters of Patreon.com/ITN can call in via Skype and be a part of ITN. Big huge thanks to all of the Patrons who made this episode possible.

#72 - Into the Nexus: "You Must Construct Additional Bad Assery"

October 22, 2015

On Into the Nexus #72 Artanis warps in! The first StarCraft Warrior has joined Heroes of the Storm and Kyle is in love. Also this week Lt. Morales got a much needed health buff, some new matchmaking improvements went live, and Garrett and Kyle talk about what you can learn from an Ai game.

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#71 - Into the Nexus: "How Do I Stay Alive?"

October 15, 2015

On Into the Nexus #71 Kyle and Garrett get their Support on. The Strategy segment this week is all about pairing up different Supports with different compositions. The crew also talk upcoming matchmaking changes, hotfixes, new bugs, and listener emails!

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#70 - Into the Nexus: "Go Away, Baiting Abilities"

October 8, 2015

Into the Nexus #70 is here and this week Garrett and Kyle are jumping in so many Medivacs they're wondering why all those Kael players aren't joining them. It's a big week for Heroes of the Storm as the StarCraft 2 Medic Lt. Morales is now live, a large new patch accompanied her, the Heroes WC European Championship has concluded, Artanis is coming early if you preorder, and hackers have been banned. The guys also talk about baiting abilities and conquering team fights.

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#69 - Into the Nexus: "The Doctor is In"

October 1, 2015

On Into the Nexus #69 Garrett and Kyle tackle the monument that is the latest PTR patch. Many warrior and support heroes are getting changed up, as well as some other popular picks. The StarCraft Medic, Lt. Morales, is also purchaseable and playable on the PTR and the crew have much to say about her.

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#68 - Into the Nexus: "Americas Championship" w/ COG.Slime

September 24, 2015

On Into the Nexus #68 the Heroes of the Storm Americas Championship has concluded and pro-player Aaron "iVSlime" Prentice from COGnitive Gaming guest hosts to talk all about what it was like for him and his team to compete and go all the way to the semifinals. Garrett, Kyle and Aaron also discuss the latest Heroes news and talk a little Gazlowe strategy.

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#67 - Into the Nexus: “Show Me Your MMR and I’ll Show You Mine”

September 18, 2015

On Into the Nexus #67 we have had Rexxar for over a week now and it's time to iron out some bugs (not all of them, but some). A new hotfix went live this week, Team 1 posted the top 100 Hero League players, and the HWC Americas Championship is in two days. Garrett and Kyle also discuss the Korean meta, Dustin Browder's recent tweets, Rexxar, and your emails!

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#66 - Into the Nexus: "Not Sure if Warrior"

September 10, 2015

On Into the Nexus #66 Rexxar has joined the Nexus and Garrett and Kyle are very split on their reception of our latest Horde champion. Much was said about Rexxar and how his mechanics work with Misha. Also discussed this week was the new Silence penalty, patch changes, Infernal Shrines bugs, more Browder tweets, a rapid-fire strategy mailbag, and your emails!

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#65 - Into the Nexus: "Two Heroes Enter"

September 2, 2015

On Into the Nexus #65 changes have and are coming to Ranked Play. The tuning of the placement system discussed last week has gone live, bonus points are back in the high ranks, and Hero League will soon limit party sizes to two players or less. Heroes of the Storm eSports are ramping up with the BlizzCon finals only two months away, and Garrett and Kyle take your emails.

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#64 - Into the Nexus: “The Infernal Week”

August 27, 2015

On Into the Nexus #64 the newest battleground, Infernal Shrines, is here! Get ready to slay demons and run from punishers as fast as you can. Also this week there were a few important undocumented patch note changes, lots of discussion about placement and ranks, a strategy talk about double tank compositions, and your emails!

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#63 - Into the Nexus: "A Monk Named Kharazim"

August 20, 2015

On Into the Nexus #63 the Eternal Conflict wages on (as the name implies) with Diablo 3's Monk, Kharazim, joining the fray. Kharazim brings a highly mobile, tough as nails support to Heroes of the Storm and Garrett and Kyle both bought him on the spot. A large patch also came in with the Monk bringing a wide variety of changes to many heroes. All of this plus emails from ITNcast@gmail.com.

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#62 - Into the Nexus: "Beware the Punisher"

August 13, 2015

On Into the Nexus #62, the Heroes of the Storm PTR has the Monk and Infernal Shrines up for testing. Garrett and Kyle discuss their first impressions with the upcoming content, as well as how the PTR patch may effect the game.

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#61 - Into the Nexus: "An Orc Hybrid, a Protoss, and a Monk Walk into a Bar..."

August 6, 2015

On Into the Nexus #61, Gamescom is in full swing and it has brought upon an eruption of Heroes news. Three new Heroes have been previewed. The Diablo 3 Monk, Kharazim will be the next hero added to the game. Warcraft's Rexxar, as well as StarCraft's Artanis appear to be just around the corner. Blizzard also previewed the last Diablo-themed battleground (for now), Infernal Shrines. Garrett and Kyle also talk new skins, the incoming Cleanse nerf, Dustin Browders latest musings, Blizzard's trademark of "Compete", discuss how to play against stealth heroes, and take some emails!

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