I sat down with popular Heroes streamers Mewnfare and Horsepants and get their rapid-fire opinions on the BlizzCon 2016 Hero reveals.
BlizzCon is massive and even the most dedicated fans need to stop and take a break. I happened to run into Mewnfare and Horsepants, two heroes streamers with a penchant for low-tier heroes and solo queue Hero League grinding. They were enjoying some snacks in the media break room, and I decided to ruin their relaxing time and pester them with questions until they were forced to leave:
Who is more OP? Varian or Ragnaros?
Mewnfarez: Ragnaros
HorsePants: Ragnaros, but Varian is more versatile
What is the most powerful thing about Ragnaros?
MewnFarez: His Lava Wave heroic. The damage is absurd and creepwave clearing and pushing with it is so strong.
HorsePants: His W, Living Meteor. It's low cool down and the damage it's capable of doing.
What about Varian? What is his most powerful feature?
MewnFarez: His damage build seems insane. The heroic where you leap (Colossus Smash) is really good and easy to combo.
HorsePants: I don't have that much play time on him, but his two handed sword build seems powerful.
Ideal heroic choices for the new heroes?
Mewnfarez: Colossus Smash for Varian. Lava wave for Ragnaros
HorsePants: Lava wave is a nice combo, but Sulfuras Smash will be the default.
What do you think about the new Brawl?
Mewnfarez: Brawl is actually pretty fun. It's a good brawl-- not like the last one.
HorsePants: Haven't had a chance to play it.
What do you think about the Fnatic vs. MVP Black upset?
Mewnfarez: Fucking Awesome. The crowd had tons of hype. I had nerd chills.
HorsePants: Breeze is god, incredible play. To me, that upset made BlizzCon
What needs to change about Samuro?
Mewnfarez: Illusions need to be reworked. They are too tanky. You just have to run the moment Samuro uses them.
HorsePants: A lot of new players blame the stealth or his damage, but illusions are the problem. Something needs to be done
What teams will Ragnaros fit in?
Mewnfarez: He is good with combo oriented teams. His strengths are wave clear, strong solo lane, and AoE. I think he will actually make a strong counter pick and not some standard.
HorsePants: Rag will be similar to Thrall. Ranged Poke, sustainability, and in addition, he is a hard counter to Sylvanas. His trait just stops the for push and gives it a new HP bar as well. The range on it is incredibly powerful.
What teams will Varian fit in?
Mewnfarez: His Tank Role is REALLY tanky, but I'm not sure of the utility. I think he will be more of an off tank. He is actually really good at Tank Busting-- like Melee Tychyus. Dual Wield build is great vs. double warrior.
HorsePants: Varian can fit into more comps obviously. He can fit any melee role easily. If you need a melee hero, Varian can do it. Side tank, melee assassin, whatever.
What is your reaction to the Artanis changes?
Mewnfarez: Before, he was a really stale hero. You couldn't out play people. But now, his skill cap is really high. His new combo is awesome and great players will do well on him.
HorsePants: Artanis changes are going to make him beyond viable. I'm sure his other tweaks will be buffs, but we really don't know.
What is your favorite part about BlizzCon?
Mewnfarez: Meeting fans, the squadron party. It's always just great to meet everyone.
HorsePants: The people. I come to meet everyone!
Horsepants stream: https://www.twitch.tv/horsepants
Horsepants Twitter: @horsepantsu
Mewnfarez Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/mewnfarez
Mewnfarez Twitter : @mewnfarez
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