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#378 - Into the Nexus: “Building a Better Blaze”
Balance time! Delivered fresh from the devs. Garrett and Kyle walk you through all the changes which are already live inside your game! Blaze, Garrosh, Muradin, Stitches, Imperius, Anduin, Raynor, Valla, Johanna and Orphea. But wait, where is Stukov? Well the infested man is out for the weekend due to bugs. Stay tuned and find out more.
Read More#377 - Into the Nexus: “Garrett Really Hates Subdue”
Kofalt is on the case! Blue posts, it’s what’s for dinner on Into the Nexus. The new, and we assume, Lead Balance Designer has taken to Reddit to show us the future. Updates incoming soon for Raynor, Malfurion and Johanna. Garrett and Kyle have opinions on Subdue and go through your emails.
Read More#376 - Into the Nexus: “UnQuest”
Happy 6th Anniversary Heroes of the Storm, and seven years to Into the Nexus! Garrett and Kyle bring you all the Heroes news including a very interesting Blue Post about changes to quest talents, in particular Muradin. Muradin might be getting the Stitches treatment. What other heroes quests or talents could be updated for a level unlock? We have some ideas. A quick look at the recent patch win-rates and emails from YOU, make this a complete Heroes of the Storm Podcast.
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#375 - Into the Nexus: “Azmodunking with Jhow”
Jhow, streamer, educational YouTube and former HGC caster rejoins the show to bring the good word of Valla… or Azmodan! Yes the self proclaimed valla one trick has a secret weapon up his sleeve.
Read More#374 - Into the Nexus: “The Reign of Vengeance”
The patch is live! Garrett and Kyle walk you through all the goodies inside to prepare you for your weekend’s Heroes-tastic adventures. Hots is in the public eye this week as not only Blizzard, but other news sources have been talking about our humble little game. Next comes the big patch rundown. Week one playtesting feelings on the reworks and covering the ins and outs of all the balance chances. Just ban Valla (unless you’re GM quality Zeratul is ready).
Read More#373 - Into the Nexus: “UnDead Game”
The long awaited patch is here and its BIG! Five Hero Reworks, eleven balanced Heroes, new XP Orb changes and two hosts ready to guide you through. These are the big strokes. Loan Talents are coming and they showcase new tools the developers have to adjust and argument heroes. XP orbs are being reinforced as a learning tool. Anduin, Johanna, Raynor, Stitches and Valla are all getting a fresh coat of talent paint. We’ll see you next week with the more minute crunchy details.
Read More#372 - Into the Nexus: “The Blue Barrage”
The Blues have spoken! Is Kofalt the new balance designer? Or just a brave soul helming the communication ship? Either way, the lines are open and we have a glimpse in the happenings over the Heroes team. Garrett and Kyle walk you through the important bits: Bug fixes, balance incoming and future skin updates. We also take a healthy dose of emails. Enjoy this Into the Nexus!
Read More#371 - Into the Nexus: “Whip it Out”
Into the Nexus is your SOURCE for Heroes of the Storm news! Garrett and Kyle continue through our long meta with a host of new discoveries thanks to CCL. Heroes Devs have returned to the reddit to bring us a reminder of tasty breadcrumbs, which might be only 2 weeks away. Tensions are high and moral is low across the Heroes of the Storm community as they attempt to gauge their expectations. All this and more on this hearty edition of ITN.
Read More#370 - Into the Nexus: “Redrafting the CCL” w/ Bahamut
With HeroesHearth’s Community Clash League Season 2 upon us, Bahamut joins the show and gives us the rundown of the team which starts play this weekend. Garrett and Kyle walk you through the tournament draft, teams, meta, rules and map pools as we head towards some top tier Heroes of the Storm action. The gang also theorizes how the game has shifted since the previous Season 1 and what we can expect on the horizon. Emails and more! Enjoy this packed episode of Into the Nexus.
Read More#369 - Into the Nexus: “Get Low”
Into the Nexus is back to throw the bones! Let’s divine up some patch information. Garrett and Kyle take a look at the old AMA and Dev comments to find the future patch.
Read More#368 - Into the Nexus: “Tiers & Tears”
Into the Nexus returns with your weekly Heroes of the Storm update! The community is hungry for communication! Blizzard as a whole seems to be struggling to release content across their games, with Hearthstone currently the exception. CCL is right on the horizon, but will that exacerbate the perception of the community should balance not happen. Sonya, Hogger and DVa currently dominate the bruiser seen and bruisers are slowly taking over the tank roles. Does the next update need to be a dramatic shake up? Or should we refine our current understanding of the game. Garrett and Kyle also talk ARAM, Speedruns, your emails and more!
Read More#367 - Into the Nexus: “What the Tank?”
The HOTS devs are being really quiet this week and during their silence some convincing community-made Heroes of the Storm pranks sent players into a sad spiral. Kyle and Garrett talk about this long period of no changes, the latest HOTS dev, CCL’s player drama, CavalierGuest’s new tanking guide, and take your questions.
Read More#366 - Into the Nexus: “The Smurf Special”
Fresh off the Internet, Garrett and Kyle bring you the tidings from around the moba sphere. While we eagerly await out patch in two weeks, eyes have turned towards Dota 2’s new initiative to ban all smurfs from their games. Naturally Heroes of the Storm wants to get in on the smurf banning action. CCL is firing up with their Free Agent Tournament this weekend. All this and more on your Heroes of the Storm podcast of choice. Enjoy!
Read More#365 - Into the Nexus: “Panda Parrot Pals”
Garrett and Kyle, ever ready for analogy, bring you the big news from around Heroes of the Storm! We take a look at the March 2nd Balance patch and analyse its impact on the game. Spoiler Alert: There was an impact. We also have a guess as to who the new balance designer might be. Is this the end of Activision Esports? Blizz/Activision announces more layoffs to it’s esports divisions, this time for Overwatch League. Your emails and more!
Read More#364 - Into the Nexus: “Breaking Through Obvious Walls”
We’ve had a busy few weeks Into the Nexus. Guests, patches. It’s time to kick it with Garrett and Kyle, old school style. Prepare yourself for anecdotes, knowledge bombs and classic off topic banter. Falstad is all the rage and we go deep on how the people are playing him. Kyle also has many lesson to share from tournament play and recent pro interviews. We also breakdown the game basics in out strategy section for a new player to the game. All this and more on this Heroes of the Storm podcast.
Read More#363 - Into the Nexus: “Panda-monium”
It’s patch time! Garrett and Kyle walk you through the changing tides on the high seas of Heroes of the Storm. While it may not be meta defining, there are plenty of new toys to play with; particularly if you are into the likes of Li Li, Falstad and Tyrael. Deep dive with us through an ocean of changes! Got an opinion on the changes? Let us know at Itncast@gmail.com
Read More#362 - Into the Nexus: “SUMMON PATCH NOTES” w/ NotParadox
As is tradition, Not_Paradox joins us for our post BlizzCon show; BlizzcOnline anyway. While we get to our coverage, we get breaking news about the upcoming Balance Patch next week! Queue the predictions, what will be the big movers and shakers? We’ve got ideas: particular about Nova. Paradox joins Garrett and Kyle for your emails to make this a complete episode. See you next week with that balance patch!
Read More#361 - Into the Nexus: “Mountain Out of a Gnoll-hill”
Into the Nexus is back with your weekly heaping helping of Heroes of the Storm news. Garret and Kyle walk the recent blue posts, predictions of the incoming season and our favorite new segment: This week I learned. We also have a heaping helping of Hogger strategy. Your emails and more! We will see you on the other side of BlizzcOnline.
Read More#360 - Into the Nexus: “Mystery Cadence”
In the immortal words of Illidan: “In truth, it was I who was betrayed. Still, I am hunted. Still, I am hated. Now, my blind eyes can see what others cannot.” In this episode of Into the Nexus, Garrett and Kyle have concerns. A savagely tone death tweet from the Heroes account let loose the bad news: No BlizzcOnline presence for Heroes of the Storm. While we have received word from the devs that things are still being worked on, it’s up to us to unravel the mystery of future Cadence.
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