In this Episode of Into the Nexus: Garrett and Kyle are joined by Andrew “TheBrew” Kinabrew, Senior II Artist for Heroes of the Storm. The gang gets to talking about how the art works over at Blizzard and the recent Craft Wars release. How models are built, lit, adjusted and released; a process taking the entire team. This is a deep dive into the art department for Heroes. We will see you next week with our two week balance check it. Enjoy and thank your artists!
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#337 - Into the Nexus: “Everyone Gets Unstoppable!”
The event Garrett and Kyle have been waiting for. The crossover Warcraft and StarCraft event is coming with the new season. The guys couldn’t be more excited for it. Get ready for the Gladiator's Medallion, unstoppable for all! Brawl is becoming the official ARAM mode. There is also a D.Va and Gazlowe rework incoming, making them full blown Bruisers ready to meet our 2020 opinions on the role. More balance to follow, making this a packed episode of Into the Nexus.
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Read More#335 - Into the Nexus: “Bringing Home the Beetles”
Patch time! No surprise here, Garrett and Kyle like talking tanks and there is another massive patch of tankery goodness. Of course we all have our pet projects. Garrett is stoked about the Tyrande buff and Kyle looks forward to streamlining a few talent tiers.
Read More#334 - Into the Nexus: “つ _ ༽つ SUMMON PATCH NOTES”
Heroes Esports is coming back! Or did it ever leave? Garrett and Kyle break down all Heroes of the Storm happenings. The expected 3 week balance patch has been delayed to next week, but devs converm it is on the way. HeroesHearth is teasing out their upcoming CCL event with Masters and Grandmasters across the NA region. Kyle shares his recent macro discoveries from team play and Garrett tells us all about his probius desires. Emails and more, enjoy this episode of Into the Nexus sponsored by the Patrons over at Patreon.com/ITN.
Read More#333 - Into the Nexus: “A Tale of Two Tiers”
Tier List Mayhem! Garrett and Kyle are back, but it’s all quiet on the developer front. While Mei might be suffering from some RNG power, the game, the meta, is in a solid place. Time to enjoy the settled landscape and talk a little about Tier Lists. The hosts duke it out of a fresh pile of opinions. Who is SSS? Who is F? And who is the classic cookie? Stay tuned and enjoy this episode of Into the Nexus!
Read More#332 - Into the Nexus: “D Value”
Garrett is back and it’s time to get caught up on all the Heroes happenings with Kyle. Garrett is back on an old favorite, Tychus. Kyle is tanking up the tanking biz. We have a big check in with the win-rates over at HOTSlogs.com and talk about their new tool for reputation and team analysis. There are also some AMA Tidbits from the recent developer Q&A worth mentioned. Your emails finish out this episode.
Read More#331 - Into the Nexus: “Renaissance Beam” with Bahamut
Kyle and Bahamut break down the recent July 15th patch with some coordinated play in mind. With a recent shotcaller take over of the team, Kyle has a lot of questions, and who better to answer them than perhaps the busiest casting in Heroes: Bahamutgaming. Nerfs and Buffs, all of interest. Garrett is on vacation and will rejoin the show next week.
Read More#330 - Into the Nexus: “Noodling” with AZ Jackson
Game and Balance Designer AZJackson returns to the show, following his most recent balance patch. We catch up since his last episode 311: Xul, Tassadar, Cassia, Tracer, Call for Help, Mei and the Weather. Of course the weather is a big topic of our conversation, but what we really want to talk about is Tanks and the recent balance patch. Garrett and Kyle lead you through a rollercoaster of an interview, with delightful heights, challenging lows and the story of Broody the Broodlord.
Read More#329 - Into the Nexus: “Where we’re going we don’t need angles.”
Garrett and Kyle are here with the big patch rundown! The movers and shakers of 2.51. Some make perfect sense with the weather anomaly, others are complete mysteries. We’ll have to ask AZJackson how things look on his end next week. We round out the show with emails and more!
Read More#328 - Into the Nexus: “Project Picks”
With a solid number of games to draw stats from Garrett and Kyle take a good look at the current state of Heroes of the Storm following Mei’s release. If you’re looking to update your roster to get the most out of the weather anomaly this is the episode for you!
Read More#327 - Into the Nexus: “What Kind of Icing?” w/ NotParadox
NotParadox joins the episode to give us his impressions on Mei, Weather and more. Garrett and Kyle guide you through many other topics as well such as game information and game education. What can be done? Would people take advantage of it? And does the new weather actually impact the game in a meaningful way or does it just complicate our nuance. Wise up and enjoy this episode of Into the Nexus.
Read More#326 - Into the Nexus: “Whether the Weather”
An Overwatch Tank? Called it! Mei joins Heroes of the Storm, but it’s hardly the most scandalous happening of the week. Weather is on its way, and it’s looking to change up your gameplay! Rain, Snow, Fog! And Garrett is having none of it! What strategies will be revealed. Can Kyle sell you the incoming climate? Stay tuned.
Read More#325 - Into the Nexus: “The Same Snowflake Theory”
Mysteries on the horizon! On this week's Into the Nexus, Garrett and Kyle try to solve the snowflake puzzle, knowing full well they may be wrong come tomorrow's reveal. Mei? Baal? Map rework? D.va Rework? Stay tuned. The guys also have at a number of other game issues including overnerfing Deathwing and lane freezing. The episode culminates in a less-than-rapid-fire mailbag. Enjoy!
Read More#324 - Into the Nexus: “Kicking it with Cassia”
A mysterious missing patch? Tracer is still running amuck and Cassia still undertuned but it seems they might be holding back for a big big Call for Help update. As fans await the balance patch, their eyes have turned on Tanks and the limited selection of the role. Can we fix and elevate our situational picks to ETC/Johanna status? Garrett and Kyle give their all to solve the equation. They also try to solve the early game fight issue. Stay tuned for answers on this week’s Into the Nexus!
Read More#323 - Into the Nexus: “Think Tank”
A mysterious missing patch? Tracer is still running amuck and Cassia still undertuned but it seems they might be holding back for a big big Call for Help update. As fans await the balance patch, their eyes have turned on Tanks and the limited selection of the role. Can we fix and elevate our situational picks to ETC/Johanna status? Garrett and Kyle give their all to solve the equation. They also try to solve the early game fight issue. Stay tuned for answers on this week’s Into the Nexus!
Read More#322 - Into the Nexus: “Building a Better Anomaly”
With a very recent forum post asking for feedback on possible ways to reign the Call for Help Anomaly, Garrett and Kyle talk for almost two hours about the very interesting possibilities on the horizon for Heroes of the Storm.
Read More#321 - Into the Nexus: “JHow Returns”
JHow is back and this time Garrett is here! It’s been a busy year full of reworks and Anomalies and our wonderful guest is here to give you full rundown. Towers, Cassia, Tracer, Xul, Tassadar and Deathwing; all are under the microscope. We also get the lowdown on what your returning roster should look like for top tier training. Thank you to all our Patrons for their continued support.
Read More#320 - Into the Nexus: “Summertime and the living is inting”
Big patch! Garrett and Kyle give you the speedy rundown of all the Heroes happenings. Anomaly tower charges are here and they are slightly less deadly but overall cleaned up in some of their poison oddities. A surprise to some, but not to those seeing those new skins come in, we got a Tracer and Cassia rework! Buffs buffs BUFFS to follow. The much expected Tassadar adjustment as well. Join us wont you!
Read More#319 - Into the Nexus: “Fight Beef with Chicken”
The Heroes of the Storm developers have taken to Reddit in their most recent Ask Me Anything. All your favorites are here: KaeoMilker, BlizzAZJackson, Blizz_Daybringer, Blizz_DWarner and more! Garrett and Kyle give you the express pass through all the important tidbits and happenings. We also take a quick look at what's happening with Tassadar and what we can expect from next week’s balance patch. Your emails will have to wait because this is a PACKED episode.
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