I Saw A Bold New Strategy Today In Quick Match | Heroes of the Storm (Hots) Gameplay

[@Juniper_Rose]

Nova completely absent from the MVP Lineup was pretty priceless, considering.

[@CRSB00]

which is funnier because even 1v5 Ilidan made it, both Ilidans made it, actually

[@salchipapa5843]

1v5 Illidan and split-push Nova were nerve wracking to watch, but then again, the game wouldn't have been half as entertaining without them, lol.

[@nintendobama89]

Love that Nova called her MVP and didn't even land on the board at the end =D

[@sqw33k]

I was thinking that too. xD

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

That's the equivalent of calling that you'll get a home run in baseball and then getting struck out.

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

LEEEEEROOOOOY JENKINS

[@Emyrsbeard]

at least _"she got globals"_

[@thatisokay]

I was player2 (enemy Illidan) and I remember us all talking about whether or not that was the real Pally. I started with your videos a long time ago, but have been watching fan lately, it was just coincidence I clicked on this and I'm happy I did! Great match Pally!

[@Lord_Shadowfang]

Glad you enjoyed the vid. I wouldn't mind meeting you in the nexus. We all have to start somewhere. I remember my early Dota 2 days. I had no map awareness and was always falling prey to ganks. T1 towers are trash and never deal any damage, so even turret hugging won't save you. Grouping is the only saving grace!

[@Lord_Shadowfang]

I'm not the vid maker. Reading my own comment makes it sound like a direct response. I'm just a random player. Lol.

[@CaptainFalcon333]

You timed your Hunt pretty well. Loved to see you combo it with the Pyroblast.

[@scottk4424]

Viewer games might be easier for you but random teammates is funnier for us.

[@karabinarhaken2934]

Actually putting down the nova decoy in lane leads to friendly minions being always at full health when they reach buildings. And if you go for the lower cd and mana cost of decoy you can have it up almost all of the time for a tiniy bit of mana - so it's both pretty effective and efficient

[@unholyiiamas]

Yup, it's amazing for protecting forts and keeps from push also

[@karabinarhaken2934]

@@unholyiiamas true!

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

I dont believe u good sir. I just cant.

[@TimoRutanen]

Only if the friendly minions are there to fight. Otherwise it just stops the wave for a moment and deals a little bit of damage

[@Kyndral22]

why not just go pve snipe? it clears wave, did they get rid of it? either way, nova shouldnt be split pushing but still

[@Tachii31]

"Taz'dingo is dingoing" ...My favourite part is when he said it's Dingoing time.

[@yunogasai3350]

Considering that he's an enemy I hated how he Dingo'd all over Pally tho

[@Rob-qe3cg]

The level 20 orbital on nova legitimately has such a short cool down that using it off cooldown to global push waves is actually really reasonable. Not sure what the pre-20 behavior was, though.

[@Draeckon]

Yeah, I've been trying Nova lately and that's something I started doing when I noticed how short the cd is. It's not _ideal_ to use it that way pre-20, but the cd is short enough that it's usually not a terrible play if you really need to clear a pushed lane while something else is happening.

[@atsukana1704]

Pre 20 it seemed like she was using her cloned to tank minion waves so that she could amass an army. Truly trying to ressurect the specialist days of old. And honestly it seemed like it was working to a degree. Thing is though, to pull that off effectively you would have to use a ton of game sense to know when to be a part of the team and when to push. So it isn’t an easy task. Overall though I would maybe have prefision strike sometimes clesr a wave or two if it helps you get a keep down and you don’t need it for the fight. You would have to play it almost like zagara nydus where you split and help with teamfights simultaneously.

[@Aqualightnin]

@@atsukana1704 its amazing for getting free tower damage during obj, as long as you are smart enough to go join the team when you need to while it does its work on its own in the offlanes

[@Rob-qe3cg]

Ok, interesting. So she's got the right idea, but is misunderstanding that you can get the value and still rotate to obj. People really tunnel vision on what they think are silver bullets.

[@caesaria]

soaking to 20

[@Emyrsbeard]

brightwing deserves the mvp. at the last tribute she even sacrifice herself so illidan can get it.

[@ThorMan91587]

"That's a bold strategy, Cotton"

[@badguy5]

Sometimes, you use the wrong formula, but still get the right answer.

[@lukemorris261]

Great to see you play some HotS Pally! Got to say you are an inspiration in staying level-headed. Two of the most tilting people on your team and you were always very respectful. Really wish there were more like you out there! Keep up the great content my dude!

[@zbar739]

24:46 SlurpDaddy96 has come online lolol

[@grennbalze]

I still remember when the Blaze release trailer came out. The live action commercial with Jaina, and then just catch phrases from Blaze. I was so excited because I had wanted a Firebat in HoTs since it came out as they were one of my favorite units from Starcraft. Great character. Super happy with how he came out

[@Braxtonkai]

would have preferred SC1 firebat, but seeing one in HotS still tickled my fancy

[@chaoslink1158]

Love the HOTS content Pally! Would love to see a combination of videos, half being the gold ring and half just you visiting your favorite heroes and just relaxing with them. Maybe even one for one.

[@UMCorian]

Always have faith in the Split Push Nova.

[@rasmustapper9994]

Okay, so as a long time blaze player i gotta say i dont really get the atm meta build for him, i mean If you go Lvl 1 D quest. Lvl 4 D. Lvl 7 Q or W dep if the enemy has spell power or attack power. Lvl 10, again dep what the enemy has. Lvl 13 W quest. Lvl 16 D. and Lvl 20 again, dep on the enemy team, then you have crazy sustain AND pve dmg w the extra burning time on oil ! You can literally just solo take a boss or any camp and shut down any kind of dmg + the extra dmg that you do w the oil + fire is nuts AND the cd on D ( that has unstobable when quest is done ) is so small ! This build just seems to lose a lots from, while giving a little something in really spesific situations

[@JGeMcL]

Nova's lvl16 explosive shot and 30 sec cd on the ult makes her decent at lane push. But ONLY at lvl 16 and on.

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

Pally has had a lot of learning arcs lately

[@lincolnnoronha4128]

nova and illidan be like “LEEEERROOOOY JENKINS”.

[@jero3295]

unironically i have a variation of this build for maximum lane dmg while still being capable in teamfights, and the main goal is to max soak. BUT I only pivot to this build when my team's soak won't do their job so I basically make up for almost all the lost exp we might have incurred. i pick armor piercing rounds for the fights, but basically the build relies on increased snipe stacks, snipe aoe, and precision strike. you max out your snipe stacks and one snipe to the middle of a wave can finish it off pretty quick. then precision strike for the ghetto ass, discount lava wave. it totally works in qm, and can only recommend it in ranked below gold, because low ranks cannot understand the importance of exp from lane soak. gg that was a fun video. also goddamn, classic qm illidan istg

[@FatTonyBBX]

Kind of love that the guy asking if you were the real Pally was the MVP. Nice to think he might see his great performance on a channel he watches.

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

Pally does Viewer Games for consistency in his teammates. Random QM gives you funny stuff sometimes like Split Push Nova and 1v5 Illidan but that isn't always great to have happen.

[@maartentops1703]

You'd think that the game mode with matchmaking would produce more evenly matched games than viewer games with random skill levels, but here we are...

[@Notsoshady4891]

I used to do a split push thing with Nova. It was a lot of fun. It feels like low rank thing to do but, I sort of still feel like it has its merits. Granted that was a long time ago. Okay, so even if it is a typically bad strat, here is how it worked for me. I get Holo Stability, so I can just drop the decoy in the lane from a distance. Then later you get the improved Lethal Decoy, that is kind of free damage without putting yourself in danger. The idea is to harass the enemy team and less of a true split pusher. The Decoy's job is to be somewhere impactful as often as possible. Cutting off reinforcements and retreats as well as just be some where in a lane to put a nova maker down for them to notice. The decoy does damage not great but, I can also stall minions and give a tiny edge all game. I tend to focus on being on my teams periphery never too far away to help with objectives and the occasional objectiveless scuffle. Late game the pushing is a bit more of an active task. The lethal decoy and at 20 precision strike are both used to keep enemy minions from being effective. I wouldn't use precision strike to just nuke minions though, way better to hit mercs. Hero>Mercs>minions>summons. Hitting minion the second they spawn is funny though but just keep the pushes going. That's my take anyway.

[@Jonjon13Jonjon13]

Joke all you want, but probably "split push nova" is what kept the exp game on par despite the clearly suicidal Illidan. What seemed like a losing game with having "two trolling characters" was actually a very contested game that yall literally won by "surprise" by pushing and pushing and somehow noone noticed, but all the enemy buildings were dead!

[@tietdrifter2041]

Interesting that both Illidans got on the board.

[@vicantirasumovski4375]

Improved Precision Strike on minion wave actually not a bad move sometimes it's only 30 sec CD, like mini Lava Wave.

[@Draeckon]

Blaze is one of my favorite tanks, by far. I recently played him again after a long break from HotS and I feel so powerful in most matches. Incredibly beefy, able to get himself in or out of danger at will, and has decent lane clear. I've been able to bully dedicated lane pushers out of lane and can beat most bruises that don't have built-in percent damage a lot of the time. His camp clear isn't super fast, but he can do it with minimal damage taken. I used to only take Combustion until recently, and the bunker has really saved my hide a few times - and some teammates when they remember they can use it.

[@zekutheninja]

Dude, bunker drop has an attack. You just seem to drop it and get out and leave. You need to use it when Pyro blast is on you. It would've saved you that time

[@sadbanana5896]

Blaze is mainly an offlaner. MT is his secondary role for sure, will struggle greately into diablo/garrosh, u know the jazz.

[@strawberrymilkkid5893]

split push nova was mvp in my heart

[@OrdinDarksoul]

I really hoped for Nova mvp, just for the meme. 😂

[@itsallenwow]

You’re gonna love blaze. He has some of the best tank waveclear in the game

[@josefkarny9]

Blizzard, why don't you listen?! Just let Nova be global! Props to Brightwing and Li Ming for staying level headed.

[@TruePirateKing12]

I mean every once and awhile you see Machiavellian geniuses like split push nova. They are so far ahead of everyone else that we mere mortals cannot even comprehend their genius.

[@Mdlfh]

20:00 I guess she was criticising Li Ming for pushing top. Also *confused screaming.

[@ebrytaim]

I laughed so hard at your OMG at the end 😂

[@DawiFromAnotherHold]

I always enjoy a good minions and mercs killing the core "Let the servants handle it" Priceless

[@DawiFromAnotherHold]

@OfficialMFPallytime4 is this legit?

[@Jeru3]

In case you are starting to believe that "super soak nova" is a thing: No. It's not. The enemy were just even more stupid and made more misplays. Don't let the confirmation bias fool you, chat.

[@sqentontheslime1967]

I heard pally mention hugger in the intro, and for a brief, fleeting moment, I thought that Roadhog had made it into Hots

[@cagaulu]

Impressive that you still can stay calm and positive with mates like this nova :D Btw. Nova has ONE easy to avoid long cooldown global skill, so let her be.. ."global".. 🤣

[@Aqualightnin]

she had like 1k less damage than the highest on the team, as much siege as the highest, staggered enemy deaths, and out xp'd everyone by a mile. people need to appreciate other playstyles than "follow tank, shoot what tank shoot"

[@josephdavis5308]

@@Aqualightnin 1k less, you mean 20k below the illidan with 12 deaths?? It's funny how kael'thas had almost all of her stats tied while also getting many more elims. I'm all for different strats, but if you want to be global splitpusher, nova aint the play. I like to play nova as an assassin with a global wave pusher, akin to rag, not a splitpusher with global team fight move, like illidan (because her 'teamfight move' is pretty mediocre unless the person hit by it is already about to die)

[@Aqualightnin]

@@josephdavis5308 talking about on her team.

[@Aqualightnin]

@@josephdavis5308 also she never tried to play splitpush, she was doing exactly as you said, global wave pusher, just pally isnt familiar with that so he called it split pushing, chill. they did fine.

[@cagaulu]

@@Aqualightnin You can use a spoon to cut your meat, yes, yet if you use a knife, which is designed to cut things, then you will be much more efficient. Strategies are not just randomly activated like a trap card but use a efficient way to archieve a specific goal. The whole idea of Nova is very good, don't get me wrong, but she is not even using a spoon but feathers to cut steel. Nova has very weak push power and more single target power. This is the whole point. Using the strat self is perfectly fine but then use a hero like Brightwing, Abathur, Dehaka or similar heroes who can push lanes fast AND have the actual global presence.

[@ricksanchez8393]

Love this guy, best personality for this type of channel. Keep up the great work!

[@UlfFormynder]

Is it really a friendly Illidan if you don't wish they Illadidn't?

[@ricksanchez8393]

How do I set up auto attack? & is there a negative to that?

[@123fakestreettt]

honestly solo queue games are the most entertaining sometimes.

[@atsukana1704]

“Princesspuff, you are a bold one.”

[@chrisegg7936]

21:03 watching Illidan fly across the minimap into a 1.5v5 =|

[@Daikyu9.47]

Picking Anti-Armor Shells while playing pve AND still picking Q talents afterwards = unironical brain rot

[@samuelard8676]

Illidan just sent it, and nova playing 5D chess. QM at its finest

[@jasong.5887]

You know what? My biggest pet peeve is that ppl push minions into a tower and walk away, instead of hitting the building. Honestly. It's an improvement as sad as that is

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

It's because hitting buildings opens you up for ganks. It's greedy and nooby. Better let the minions deal some tower damage and throw your weight around elsewhere.

[@jasong.5887]

yea, well former HGC players say otherwise. Besides, thats where the minimap comes in. Have to pay attention to the map and keep track of where the enemy team is. If they are top, they cant be bottom so attack bottom.@@HighLanderPonyYT

[@FatalWalk3rFilms]

Supersoak nova is not a thing XD but fun to try ngl..forces you to be fast with her and not miss anything, so I mean if you are REALLY good with her, you can probably do it.

[@mazajp3507]

I've been following you on another account since the "I don't remember the name of that gaming group of yours" days and I don't understand much of this game but still watch you 'cause you're super chill

[@Lord_Shadowfang]

I want to play with you from now on. My teams are often like this. Every once in a while I am out of position as Illidan though. Especially if I haven't played in a while.

[@Nicnaem]

Split Push Nova - It's a thing

[@crisalidx5881]

I mean this isn't balanced at all like viewer games. But goddamn this was one of the funniest and most entertaining games i've ever seen lmao

[@brutallama]

Hey, I was the Kael'thas in this game!

[@yunogasai3350]

Gotta admit, that Splitpush Nova was putting in the works!

[@attila4480]

what site does pally use to see talent popularity?

[@ashfield4313]

I honestly didn't know this game still was going

[@Zerathorne.9532]

Pally has the wildest games lol

[@esplin]

Split push nova build video please. We neeeeed

[@DrBonely]

That end made me giggle so much.

[@mattpeterson1498]

"long time listener, first time caller...", I've been following for years now (almost ten years at this point). I fell in love with the content via the HotS years but that is not why I stay tuned to this channel. I just wanted to let you know that I stick around because I like you, not because of the games you play. And I don't want you to feel obligated to play the game you bacame famous on (aka HotS). My wife an I looooooooved watching the God of War series and the Subnautica series together. She does not watch many video game KZbinrs, but she enjoys your content. Anywho, just wanted to say streamers like you and trikslyr have a place outside of HotS and similar games (like LoL), and I am sure I am not the only "lurker" who supports your other content. TLDR; you do you bro, and the true followers will follow. Do not feel obligated to play HotS or LoL. Followers like me will watch whatever you choose to play because we support your content and you! PS... Love the Total War content with shack (and your solo adventures). It inspired me to buy the game and reconnect with an old friend from highschool that I have not talked to in many years. PSS.... You've made a positive difference in multiple lives, including mine, and I just wanted it to be heard #ChickenCoop

[@mattpeterson1498]

I know I am just one person, but I can only hope other also agree with me Chicken Coop Unite!!!!!

[@MrKel2485]

Actually nova did fine, I saw more of a problem the 1v5 illidan, but that is rooted in Illidans brain, nothing a player can do about it, it has life of its own.

[@user-et3xn2jm1u]

Split push Ana > Split push Nova

[@bigcomedown987]

Pally makes me giggle so much

[@person3176]

looks like Heroes of the Storm hasn't changed xD classic nova and illidan

[@OneMoreDeviL]

even tho this is from a year ago i understand this is crazy frustrating. but its just the madness and chaos of qm.... man gotta love it lol

[@TheMadwizz]

Say what you will about Quick Match games. But they are never boring.

[@Zeoinx69]

As a nova player, who really loves killing enemies in mass, this stream hurt, a lot. Someone needs to give that nova player a Gibbs slap.

[@anthonybouffiou153]

This comment made me smile, here's a thumbs up :)

[@Zeoinx69]

@@anthonybouffiou153 cheers

[@Rod2da]

that nova hard carried this blaze

[@johnson1010YT]

hahaha, hard to argue with results! Confident GG.

[@shababhsiddique]

wow been playing this game for over 6 years, and never knew that + sign under your mana bar is indication that a healing well is active :)

[@BuddyBanchuk]

Its a newer addition to the game, maybe a year back? Along with the change that made Fountains unkillable

[@Pyorittelisinkohan]

Gonna try this super soak Nova next time I play her 😂

[@gregorymurphey2115]

Is she considering the precision strike the thing that makes her Global?

[@marcodallolio9746]

This quick match was very quick match

[@mtndogrally]

Hey Pally, when do you usually play? It'd be great to QM with you!

[@vetkin26]

Nova split push, the new meta. 😅

[@noscopemonkey3369]

Is the game still up?

[@robertalexstorm]

@18:14 Look at that medic disappear.

[@forsalebyowner5721]

I'll nova only now for the superior pushing prowess.

[@strateeg32]

they didnt contest cuz of their core getting smashed by minions

[@murraybritton6729]

Totally got trolled by the title- I was really looking forward to learning a new strat lol 😢

[@DaweSlayer]

Especially in last year, not just QM .. it's such sh*t show, i can't even describe it. Haven't seen players that know how to play game for month, seen some in opposite team sadly. Just some random poorly programmed bots everywhere :)

[@waldo2543]

this match had me lmao the whole time, loved the commentary 😂

[@DarrinSK]

The decoy draws fire from the friendly minion wave. the enemy minions will prioritize it if it is closer. it essentially tanks damage from the friendly minions, so it is not pointless as you seem to believe it is. ALSO: after she gets explosive shot or whatever its called at 16 she can really start smashing through minion waves. I have taken that and the orbital R to surpass heros like zag, murky, and azmo on exp farming I want you to realize that this is actually one of the better builds and ways to play her. Which is sad. She feels like a way too late blooming lane pusher when she is supposed to be an assassin. Its ridiculous.

[@Monkotzoo]

I don't think nova realizes that this was a win in spite of not because of her

[@Coopthegoon]

Lol at 9:00 pally ya your damage is looking real competitive with your damage dealers right now. But you see your nova doing the most siege!?!? Split push nova thought I never see the day

[@fendelphi]

Nova siege damage only appeared high, because her team was constantly forced to fight defensively(since Nova was not around). 2 players on the opposing team had dealt more siege damage by then. If it had been a true split pushing hero, the numbers would have been much higher. Just goes to show that just because you CAN does not mean that you SHOULD.

[@benjendersen]

Approach life with the confidence of a split push Nova.

[@dalynwelch6366]

Don’t understand people defending this nova, friendly team could’ve won 10 minutes earlier with more optimal nova play.

[@Astrospill]

I hate that your team won that game.

[@MagicChemist7920]

The friendly Illidan went full brain-dead mongoloid that game, especially at the beginning. Imagine winning a 3v5 when you shouldn't

[@geeemm135]

what a clusterfuck of a match xD

[@matthiasbohnstedt1186]

After all, it's called Quickmatch not Goodmatch ;-)

[@MrSnoreye]

Split push nova is a thing ask Fan

[@meesert]

Dont even play this game anymore but yeah that nova triggered me. Lvl 20 global is allright for laneclear but before that its just not the way to go

[@cndjonno]

Split push Nova is great but she should be with the team using precision strike to keep far up lanes pressured. Then enemy teams has to split to defend or risk winions. I have won a lot of games as split push Nova thanks to Pally teaching a lot of the meta over the years.

[@AntonioRodriguez-dt1sm]

Did they cancel, canceling this game?

[@J-Beanie]

This is good one to come back to. #SuperSoakNova

[@Aqualightnin]

this decoy tanking is so much stronger than you give it credit for

[@Aqualightnin]

as far as generating more damage on buildings by keeping minions far more alive, not the abandoning everything else thing.

[@kaiiboraka]

sure, but you only need to do that once or twice before you can rotate and help with an obj and go back and continue it

[@Tyranzor64]

How the hell did the enemy team lost that game

[@ZhengTann]

Mostly because after they got the last bottom boss, all 4 of them decided to defend the mid and bot lanes instead of just leaving Illi to defend and contesting the obj as 3.... I think?

[@CRSB00]

@@ZhengTann mostly beacuse they didn't contest that last objective and it gave them the curse