Post by fcostarocha on Jul 29, 2016 19:52:53 GMT 1
I have tested live arena.
It as gameplay is wonderful (bugs, and server crashes were terrible, I hope they can fix it)
Live arena is all about skill and a bit of luck.
We get 8 heroes and have to choose 5 for your team (u cannot change your team after your first battle).
Some heroes are just terrible, others are OK, and there is a group of the best of live arena.
Unlike other modes, u must know all heroes, not only the good ones. It is easy to pick Pegasus, but between Zona and Stryker it is a little bit more dificult to choose.
Here is my picking order:
Ranking
5.0 - I will always pick this hero
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3.0 - It is an OK Hero
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0.0 - I would almost never pick this hero.
I want to rate some groups, since I think live arena has a unique gameplay
*4 movement Melee Heroes*
The 4 movement heroes are far more important in this mode than any other. In live arena everybody will "Wait" on the first Round, so the heroes with 4 movement will always act last in round One and first in round 2, completely out of your opponent range.
5.0 - Pixie
Her luluby will send to sleep at round 1, then she will ult round 2. If u are lucky enough she will take down an opponent hero for several turns. Her low HP means u must protect her at round 1 and 2. Sometimes there's nothing your opponent can do against her. Don’t forget she dodges ranged attacks too.
4.0 - Gable
He is a good hero, being a 4-movement is what makes him a 4.0. His endless counterattack is annoying. Has a very good stun ability
3.0 - Pyro
Pyro is good only for its 4-movement. Low stats, poor ult (you will almost never hit more than 1 enemy with this)
2.0 - Zona
Zona is playable, high dodges are annoying, but if it gets stunned will die very fast. For me, her hit and run ability is a disability. I like my 4-movement heroes to hit and stay where they are to block a ranged hero. She is like a bad Ranged hero.
4.0 - Dracula
He is good enough for most teams. Can heal himself, his female-dodge is good.
4.0 - Drakon/Gladius
They both has good HP, and deal great damage. I prefer Drakon, but I would choose both anyway if I had a chance.
5.0 - Pegasus
Has a good HP, deals great damage, and can help everybody to ult? Definity I will always get Pegasus, and it will make me win most games.
3.5 - Perseus
His skills are awkward, but are better with me controlling it than with AI
*Healers*
Since Zoraks are less frequent in this mode, healers are very good at this mode.
4.5 – Helena
Helena has a good defense, cannot be blocked, and has 2 heal abilities, plus a selfheal. The only downside is that she heals at round 1, when probably all your heroes are at full heath.
4.5 – Aqua
Aqua is better at healing than Helena, only because she does it at round 2, when it is probably relevant. If u doesn’t have an Elemental/Devil character, your opponent will have to think twice before attacking a hero that will soon be healed. Aqua downside is that she can be blocked, but her turn 1 freeze can prevent it from happening.
3.5 – Merlin
Merlin is not properly an healer, but he will prevent damage at round 1. Merlin is better if u are attacking at round 1, and his electric armor is good to pair with many heroes (like Gable, Grump). Merlin can be blocked, but will still deal the same damage, what makes him a fine long ranged hero as well.
3.0 – Alexander
Alexander will heal at Round 3, mostly himself, but will also heal some HP from nearby allies and hit foe Demons. He is easy to disable, but sometimes he will heal a lot of HP and eventually hit someone with it. I would always pick him if paired with his cooperation companions (Grump and Tristan).
3.5 – Nightmare
His heal will not help much. It is very good at disabling. It will stop opponent’s ults, and abilities. But be careful, Nightmare is very easy to kill.
*Tanks*
Tanks can help to lure your opponents at round 1, and will probably survive through the whole match. So your opponents must want to attack them, otherwise they will just ignore them.
4.5 – Centaur
At Round 1, Centaur is a 4 movement hero, what is very good. His stuns are awesome. Sometimes he will grab more than 1 hero with his ultimate, he hits hard at round 1/4/7/10 with his stun ability.
3.5 – Grump
Grump is slow. But he will probably taunt one of your opponents heroes from round 2 an so on. I would not get Grump if my party is full of 4 movement heroes. He will help to save your ranged heroes, and get a nice bonus with cooperation.
3.0 – Salvo
Salvo is a good hero in this mode. He can 1 hit kill an opponent hero at round 1 if far enough. He has better damage than most tanks, it is probably better at a team that is attacking.
3.5 – Kamus
Kamus will survive only by its stats, and will not help strategically. He is just a brute force.
3.5 – Isha
Isha is just like Kamus, a brute force that will survive only by her stats.
2.0 – Mucker
His only good skill is stun at round 3, which is easy to dodge because Mucker has only 2 mobility points. Alliance should be a nice bonus, but not a priority.
1.0 – Ives
I think Ives does the opposite of what I want to do in this mode. I want my friends close, and enemies closer (!). As a tank he is good enough, but I don’t like his abilities. Maybe he is good in a very specific strategy.
? – Farand
I have never played with/without him. I can’t understand what his skills do.
1.5 – Tristan
For a tank, he is very skirmish, and vulnerable for magic damage. I would only add him for cooperation.
1.5 – Lazarus
He can heal stun, and that’s it. I would be happy to see Lazarus at my opponent´s team.
*Dodge Guys*
Sometimes dodge 1 time is enough to win the battle. It is hard for your opponents to attack this heroes.
3.5 – Hyperia
Hyperia can dodge Physical attacks. That is most of attacks. If your opponent lacks good magic heroes hyperia can that over the game. She will prevent them from ulting, and can deal huge damage with her ultimate. Sometimes your opponent will have to attack Hyperia, and they will miss, and you will win.
2.5 – Igor
Igor is all about dodge, and he can also avoid stun. Don’t forget to eat some corpses.
1.5 – Adrian
Adrian has a very low HP, I prefer my heroes to survive, Adrian does not has any skill that will help this purpose.
5.0 – Zorak
He is one of the best heroes in this mode. He will attack round 1, and also disable an enemy. He will make 2 attacks uncontested, and will for sure block the ranged heroes.
4.5 – Raina
Her semi-ranged attack is very good. Her ult is awesome, making any enemy in a friend for a turn (and probably making it ult its own team). She can dodge male characters.
*Ranged Heroes*
A ranged hero needs to have special abilities to be playable in this mode. Heroes that can be blocked and/or can ult while blocked are poor picks
3.0 – Cyclops
Cyclops has the greatest HP among ranged heroes. And can ult while blocked (and probably only while blocked). His Round 2/5/8 skills are practically an ultimate.
1.5 – Medusa
Medusa will be blocked. Only 30% of stun at melee don’t seems reliable.
3.0 – Pei
Just like Cyclops, Pei has a good HP, and as a bonus he can heal himself. He will probably survive to the late game, when it will not be blocked. Pei will threaten with his ultimate that deals a great amount of damage and can't be blocked.
1.0 – Katla
I don’t like her random abilities. She does as much damage as Helena, what is not much. At least she has unblockable attacks (again just like Helena). If you want a Helena that does not heal, pick Katla.
2.0 – Airy
Airy is harder to be blocked, but it is not impossible, and he has a fine HP. His ult will deal damage to all heroes. Alliance is a bonus.
0.0 – Stryker
Stryker deals damage. Can be blocked, can’t ult while blocked. I would prefer any melee over stryker.
– Isaac
Never played with/against him. He will be probably a 3.5-4.0. He deals great damage, and force your enemies to come closer, otherwise they will just lose the match
1.5 – Zia
The only thing Zia can do is to Slow Down 1 enemy. She will probably be blocked anyway.
1.0 – Makhai
He can’t protect itself. His little skeleton is better used to block ranged heroes, it dies very fast (both Makhai and the skeleton).
*Others*
- Elemix
Never played with/against him. He will probably be a 3.5-5.0. He has the greatest attack in the game. His ultimate will take the game.
2.0 – Infernio
Good attack, low defense, and elemental bonus. Don’t let it ultimate, and have fun.
1.0 – Aries
Aries ult is worse than Kamus and Isha. I would like a huge damage than a chance to kill enemies below 50% HP. If u can make the Fear, you will win the game (but I think u won’t)
0.0 – Frosty/Fiesty
They don’t have any special ability. They make a better use when they die than when they live.
It as gameplay is wonderful (bugs, and server crashes were terrible, I hope they can fix it)
Live arena is all about skill and a bit of luck.
We get 8 heroes and have to choose 5 for your team (u cannot change your team after your first battle).
Some heroes are just terrible, others are OK, and there is a group of the best of live arena.
Unlike other modes, u must know all heroes, not only the good ones. It is easy to pick Pegasus, but between Zona and Stryker it is a little bit more dificult to choose.
Here is my picking order:
Ranking
5.0 - I will always pick this hero
.
.
.
3.0 - It is an OK Hero
.
.
.
0.0 - I would almost never pick this hero.
I want to rate some groups, since I think live arena has a unique gameplay
*4 movement Melee Heroes*
The 4 movement heroes are far more important in this mode than any other. In live arena everybody will "Wait" on the first Round, so the heroes with 4 movement will always act last in round One and first in round 2, completely out of your opponent range.
5.0 - Pixie
Her luluby will send to sleep at round 1, then she will ult round 2. If u are lucky enough she will take down an opponent hero for several turns. Her low HP means u must protect her at round 1 and 2. Sometimes there's nothing your opponent can do against her. Don’t forget she dodges ranged attacks too.
4.0 - Gable
He is a good hero, being a 4-movement is what makes him a 4.0. His endless counterattack is annoying. Has a very good stun ability
3.0 - Pyro
Pyro is good only for its 4-movement. Low stats, poor ult (you will almost never hit more than 1 enemy with this)
2.0 - Zona
Zona is playable, high dodges are annoying, but if it gets stunned will die very fast. For me, her hit and run ability is a disability. I like my 4-movement heroes to hit and stay where they are to block a ranged hero. She is like a bad Ranged hero.
4.0 - Dracula
He is good enough for most teams. Can heal himself, his female-dodge is good.
4.0 - Drakon/Gladius
They both has good HP, and deal great damage. I prefer Drakon, but I would choose both anyway if I had a chance.
5.0 - Pegasus
Has a good HP, deals great damage, and can help everybody to ult? Definity I will always get Pegasus, and it will make me win most games.
3.5 - Perseus
His skills are awkward, but are better with me controlling it than with AI
*Healers*
Since Zoraks are less frequent in this mode, healers are very good at this mode.
4.5 – Helena
Helena has a good defense, cannot be blocked, and has 2 heal abilities, plus a selfheal. The only downside is that she heals at round 1, when probably all your heroes are at full heath.
4.5 – Aqua
Aqua is better at healing than Helena, only because she does it at round 2, when it is probably relevant. If u doesn’t have an Elemental/Devil character, your opponent will have to think twice before attacking a hero that will soon be healed. Aqua downside is that she can be blocked, but her turn 1 freeze can prevent it from happening.
3.5 – Merlin
Merlin is not properly an healer, but he will prevent damage at round 1. Merlin is better if u are attacking at round 1, and his electric armor is good to pair with many heroes (like Gable, Grump). Merlin can be blocked, but will still deal the same damage, what makes him a fine long ranged hero as well.
3.0 – Alexander
Alexander will heal at Round 3, mostly himself, but will also heal some HP from nearby allies and hit foe Demons. He is easy to disable, but sometimes he will heal a lot of HP and eventually hit someone with it. I would always pick him if paired with his cooperation companions (Grump and Tristan).
3.5 – Nightmare
His heal will not help much. It is very good at disabling. It will stop opponent’s ults, and abilities. But be careful, Nightmare is very easy to kill.
*Tanks*
Tanks can help to lure your opponents at round 1, and will probably survive through the whole match. So your opponents must want to attack them, otherwise they will just ignore them.
4.5 – Centaur
At Round 1, Centaur is a 4 movement hero, what is very good. His stuns are awesome. Sometimes he will grab more than 1 hero with his ultimate, he hits hard at round 1/4/7/10 with his stun ability.
3.5 – Grump
Grump is slow. But he will probably taunt one of your opponents heroes from round 2 an so on. I would not get Grump if my party is full of 4 movement heroes. He will help to save your ranged heroes, and get a nice bonus with cooperation.
3.0 – Salvo
Salvo is a good hero in this mode. He can 1 hit kill an opponent hero at round 1 if far enough. He has better damage than most tanks, it is probably better at a team that is attacking.
3.5 – Kamus
Kamus will survive only by its stats, and will not help strategically. He is just a brute force.
3.5 – Isha
Isha is just like Kamus, a brute force that will survive only by her stats.
2.0 – Mucker
His only good skill is stun at round 3, which is easy to dodge because Mucker has only 2 mobility points. Alliance should be a nice bonus, but not a priority.
1.0 – Ives
I think Ives does the opposite of what I want to do in this mode. I want my friends close, and enemies closer (!). As a tank he is good enough, but I don’t like his abilities. Maybe he is good in a very specific strategy.
? – Farand
I have never played with/without him. I can’t understand what his skills do.
1.5 – Tristan
For a tank, he is very skirmish, and vulnerable for magic damage. I would only add him for cooperation.
1.5 – Lazarus
He can heal stun, and that’s it. I would be happy to see Lazarus at my opponent´s team.
*Dodge Guys*
Sometimes dodge 1 time is enough to win the battle. It is hard for your opponents to attack this heroes.
3.5 – Hyperia
Hyperia can dodge Physical attacks. That is most of attacks. If your opponent lacks good magic heroes hyperia can that over the game. She will prevent them from ulting, and can deal huge damage with her ultimate. Sometimes your opponent will have to attack Hyperia, and they will miss, and you will win.
2.5 – Igor
Igor is all about dodge, and he can also avoid stun. Don’t forget to eat some corpses.
1.5 – Adrian
Adrian has a very low HP, I prefer my heroes to survive, Adrian does not has any skill that will help this purpose.
5.0 – Zorak
He is one of the best heroes in this mode. He will attack round 1, and also disable an enemy. He will make 2 attacks uncontested, and will for sure block the ranged heroes.
4.5 – Raina
Her semi-ranged attack is very good. Her ult is awesome, making any enemy in a friend for a turn (and probably making it ult its own team). She can dodge male characters.
*Ranged Heroes*
A ranged hero needs to have special abilities to be playable in this mode. Heroes that can be blocked and/or can ult while blocked are poor picks
3.0 – Cyclops
Cyclops has the greatest HP among ranged heroes. And can ult while blocked (and probably only while blocked). His Round 2/5/8 skills are practically an ultimate.
1.5 – Medusa
Medusa will be blocked. Only 30% of stun at melee don’t seems reliable.
3.0 – Pei
Just like Cyclops, Pei has a good HP, and as a bonus he can heal himself. He will probably survive to the late game, when it will not be blocked. Pei will threaten with his ultimate that deals a great amount of damage and can't be blocked.
1.0 – Katla
I don’t like her random abilities. She does as much damage as Helena, what is not much. At least she has unblockable attacks (again just like Helena). If you want a Helena that does not heal, pick Katla.
2.0 – Airy
Airy is harder to be blocked, but it is not impossible, and he has a fine HP. His ult will deal damage to all heroes. Alliance is a bonus.
0.0 – Stryker
Stryker deals damage. Can be blocked, can’t ult while blocked. I would prefer any melee over stryker.
– Isaac
Never played with/against him. He will be probably a 3.5-4.0. He deals great damage, and force your enemies to come closer, otherwise they will just lose the match
1.5 – Zia
The only thing Zia can do is to Slow Down 1 enemy. She will probably be blocked anyway.
1.0 – Makhai
He can’t protect itself. His little skeleton is better used to block ranged heroes, it dies very fast (both Makhai and the skeleton).
*Others*
- Elemix
Never played with/against him. He will probably be a 3.5-5.0. He has the greatest attack in the game. His ultimate will take the game.
2.0 – Infernio
Good attack, low defense, and elemental bonus. Don’t let it ultimate, and have fun.
1.0 – Aries
Aries ult is worse than Kamus and Isha. I would like a huge damage than a chance to kill enemies below 50% HP. If u can make the Fear, you will win the game (but I think u won’t)
0.0 – Frosty/Fiesty
They don’t have any special ability. They make a better use when they die than when they live.