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Are you having fun?

I've been playing for almost 3 months already and I still have a lot of fun on this game. The PVP is amazing, the objectives are entertaining, the pace is good, the Heroes are extremely creative, the balance is mostly fine. Of course, there is Genji, which almost ruins the game, but other than that, it is just so fucking fun!

Yet, I don't understand you. Every single time I lose, there is someone complaining or offending team-mates on chat. Whenever I visit this sub, almost all posts are complaints about bugs, about MM, about pings, about the fact it is not as popular as LoL. So what? Hots will never be the most popular MOBA, and it is not because of bugs or MM. It is just network effect, LoL was first and people won't change all they know. That's like complaining your favorite restaurant isn't as popular as McDonalds. Makes no sense. And bugs happen! I'm a dev myself and honestly, being a dev for this game must be kinda miserable.

So, I just wanted to ask: are you having fun? If not, why are you playing!?

KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

I'm having fun!

I play it nightly. I play it on my weekends. I play it on my lunch breaks. I've been a developer on Heroes for over 4 years. I feel like we've done a ton of awesome things to this game and I can't wait for everyone to see what's coming in the future.

As for being miserable. I'm not. We have many very passionate players who want the best from this game. We want the best from it too. We have a group of very dedicated developers who aim to make this the best game it can be.

Thanks for playing :)
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

Be honest with us, do you play the game for fun while pretending you are play testing an animation or debugging?

My playing outside of work is outside me play testing in house for various reasons. That's not to say I don't catch things outside of work too.
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

Do you guys ever have like, play with the Developers events? I would enjoy playing games with the developers not sure why. Probably so I can post embarrassing videos of developers making human mistakes.

But I'd be happy to play with you peeps anyways :)

Every once and awhile (usually on a hero release) some of us play on the heroes twitch channel for some viewer games. Check out @BlizzHeroes twitter for updates and info on when we do the next one.

Or, you can play a guessing game, while playing Heroes look at a high level account and guess if that's one of us or not. Not all of us have a high level account so it can be very discrete but some of us are pretty high up there. :)
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

discrete

As opposed to continuous? ;)

discrete

You got me. Discreet. :)
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

Hey, you signed my Lumberjack Uther axe at BlizzCon one year! I still have that, got it mounted on the wall!

I did! That's awesome :)
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

This might be a dumb question but would a developer ever be allowed to go pro on the eSports side of things? Just a random thought I had from your response.

Nope. Conflict of interest :) I still like to climb HL though.
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

OT but: How did you land the gig? I've been making games in my spare time and I can't even land a phone screen for the new grad roles (I just graduated).

But then I see dudes on LinkedIn that failed the whiteboard that have never touched Unity or Unreal. Just trying to figure out what you're looking for, if not games/a degree/cover letter.

Super passionate about Blizzard but man is it making me a tad grumpy, haha.

A lot of practice. Lots of hard work and a little bit of luck. My first gig was in military simulations. Your first job into the industry doesn't have to be flashy.

At Blizzard we hire people who have just a degree under their belt. We have a pretty awesome internship program as well https://careers.blizzard.com/en-us/students. Check out our careers page for openings https://careers.blizzard.com.

Keep practicing, keep trying and keep applying. Samwise always says to remember your ABCs. Always be creating :)
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

he is playing qm with genji and tracer exclusively

Actually I'm a Tyrande main with a specialization in Butcher and Gul'dan. Because I don't get the opportunity in comps to play those as much as I like I default to Warriors.
KinaBREW

Posted 6 years, 7 months ago (Source)

I love playing Aba. I always have to go against a tyrande that stuns/owls me all game (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

Sorry :(

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<div class="md"><p>I'm having fun!  </p>

<p>I play it nightly.  I play it on my weekends.  I play it on my lunch breaks.  I've been a developer on Heroes for over 4 years.  I feel like we've done a ton of awesome things to this game and I can't wait for everyone to see what's coming in the future.</p>

<p>As for being miserable.  I'm not.  We have many very passionate players who want the best from this game.  We want the best from it too.  We have a group of very dedicated developers who aim to make this the best game it can be.</p>

<p>Thanks for playing :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du7ieyg">KinaBREW</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Be honest with us, do you play the game for fun while pretending you are play testing an animation or debugging?</p>
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<div class="md"><p>My playing outside of work is outside me play testing in house for various reasons.  That's not to say I don't catch things outside of work too.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du7q0i4">KinaBREW</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Do you guys ever have like, play with the Developers events? I would enjoy playing games with the developers not sure why. Probably so I can post embarrassing videos of developers making human mistakes.</p>

<p>But I'd be happy to play with you peeps anyways :)</p>
</div>
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<div class="md"><p>Every once and awhile (usually on a hero release) some of us play on the heroes twitch channel for some viewer games.  Check out @BlizzHeroes twitter for updates and info on when we do the next one.  </p>

<p>Or, you can play a guessing game, while playing Heroes look at a high level account and guess if that's one of us or not.  Not all of us have a high level account so it can be very discrete but some of us are pretty high up there. :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du7rgg3">KinaBREW</a>)
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<p>discrete </p>
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<p>As opposed to continuous? ;)</p>
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<p>discrete</p>
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<p>You got me.  Discreet. :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8pk4a">KinaBREW</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>Hey, you signed my Lumberjack Uther axe at BlizzCon one year! I still have that, got it mounted on the wall!</p>
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<div class="md"><p>I did!  That's awesome :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8pmr3">KinaBREW</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>This might be a dumb question but would a developer ever be allowed to go pro on the eSports side of things? Just a random thought I had from your response.</p>
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<div class="md"><p>Nope.  Conflict of interest :)  I still like to climb HL though.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8pov8">KinaBREW</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>OT but: How did you land the gig? I've been making games in my spare time and I can't even land a phone screen for the new grad roles (I just graduated).</p>

<p>But then I see dudes on LinkedIn that failed the whiteboard that have never touched Unity or Unreal. Just trying to figure out what you're looking for, if not games/a degree/cover letter.</p>

<p>Super passionate about Blizzard but man is it making me a tad grumpy, haha. </p>
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<div class="md"><p>A lot of practice.  Lots of hard work and a little bit of luck.  My first gig was in military simulations.  Your first job into the industry doesn't have to be flashy.  </p>

<p>At Blizzard we hire people who have just a degree under their belt.  We have a pretty awesome internship program as well <a href="https://careers.blizzard.com/en-us/students">https://careers.blizzard.com/en-us/students</a>.  Check out our careers page for openings <a href="https://careers.blizzard.com">https://careers.blizzard.com</a>.</p>

<p>Keep practicing, keep trying and keep applying.  Samwise always says to remember your ABCs.  Always be creating :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8q354">KinaBREW</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>he is playing qm with genji and tracer exclusively</p>
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<div class="md"><p>Actually I'm a Tyrande main with a specialization in Butcher and Gul'dan.  Because I don't get the opportunity in comps to play those as much as I like I default to Warriors.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8q74z">KinaBREW</a>)
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    <div class="md"><p>I love playing Aba. I always have to go against a tyrande that stuns/owls me all game (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻</p>
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<div class="md"><p>Sorry :(</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du92c23">KinaBREW</a>)
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<p><div class="md"><p>I'm having fun!  </p>

<p>Thanks for playing :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du7ieyg">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>My playing outside of work is outside me play testing in house for various reasons.  That's not to say I don't catch things outside of work too.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du7q0i4">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Every once and awhile (usually on a hero release) some of us play on the heroes twitch channel for some viewer games.  Check out @BlizzHeroes twitter for updates and info on when we do the next one.  </p>

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<p>discrete</p>
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<p>You got me.  Discreet. :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8pk4a">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>I did!  That's awesome :)</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8pmr3">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Nope.  Conflict of interest :)  I still like to climb HL though.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8pov8">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>A lot of practice.  Lots of hard work and a little bit of luck.  My first gig was in military simulations.  Your first job into the industry doesn't have to be flashy.  </p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Actually I'm a Tyrande main with a specialization in Butcher and Gul'dan.  Because I don't get the opportunity in comps to play those as much as I like I default to Warriors.</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du8q74z">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>Sorry :(</p>
</div> (<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/7xbm12/are_you_having_fun/du92c23">Source</a>)</p>
    
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