I was feeling nostalgic and decided to reinstall this game. The splash page on BNet app looks extremely sparse and these forums have ground to a halt. Does anyone actually still play this?
Yes we do
And you can add me for some games together too at: Xylord#2300
The most recent patch was 30 days ago for some minor adjustments, some of which around here will claim do âkillâ the game.
If Heroesprofile is using that as a âminor patchâ then they have 174080 games uploaded (not including custom) in those 30 days or ~ 6000 games are being played a day, but there isnât any way to tell if thatâs 1% or 50% of games played, though itâs unlikely to be 100%.
Blizzardâs games in China have been cut-off and may take years to return.
And then thereâs Heroes of the Storm Update - July 8, 2022 â Heroes of the Storm â Blizzard News
where blizzard said HotS is getting the Starcraft/2 treatment and no more content is being added to the shop. However, the dev-team has been pushed out from HotS for awhile, so itâs not really surprising that they âofficiallyâ said updates are going to be slim since blizzard is trying to get newer games put out asap to try to rekindle their reputation from the fiascos in recent years.
Functionally, the forums have been âdeadâ for awhile as the active portions of the playerbase either donât use any communication channels, or they mostly stick to discord groups instead.
This is definitely news to me
I wonder what the real reasons were behind it
I still play the game, not dead yet. And not because I play it, but rather when I played I noticed others also play it.
Basically, games accessed in China need to be licensed through a Chinese company. Blizzard had a partnership with Netease that ended in January for most of their titles â exception being Diablo Immortal â and the two couldnât negotiate agreeable terms with each other. Netease has since teased some upcoming games to replace Blizzard titles (such as a âwow killerâ mmo) and blizzard is currently stuck trying to negotiate with other companies, but that could take months or years.
In simpler terms, Netease doesnât need Blizzard anymore, and some of the leadership/diplomacy at blizzard has been less-than-stellar in recent years.
Sounds like Netease is making smart business decisions
Their own success hinging on the success of a poorly run company is honestly a liability
Whatâs the purpose of the forums? To discuss⌠New things or frustration.
I think that answers the question, why.
People learn to deal with frustration or move on eventually.
Missing a few members anyway, hoping everyone is well.
Someone who uninstalled the game for a long period of time suddenly wants to pop back up and ask if itâs a âdead gameâ? Yeesh.
Anyhow, i suppose one could say the game is âdeadâ to you, if youâve been gone for so long. Itâs also Highly unlikely the game has undergone any changes that would entice you to stick around. For the past couple of years, it has not received any substantial tweaks.
Well for the past few years, the purpose of these forums has been to whine about it being a âdead gameâ and âno new charactersâ.
So thereâs that
Yes.
The forums are mostly dead but people play the game and the queues, for quick match at least (I donât really play SL anymore), are fairly quick.
When I last played SL late last year it seemed to be pretty quick to get into a game.
And while itâs not the latest trender, I still see people making content for the game. Was watching a grubby video he just put out this week where he was playing games with his wife.
Evolve is a dead game, and I was there to see it collapse.
This game is doing extremely well in comparison.
How are the forums mostly dead when people come here almost every single day?
The same dozen or less people make the majority of posts which, themselves, are relatively infrequent.
That is not the definition of a dead forum the last time I checked
Thereâs no need for pedanticisms.
The forums are effectively âdeadâ. That a few people continue to use them to argue amongst themselves not withstanding.
Your definition of dead isnât really dead then
So there absolutely is a need for âpedanticismsâ
If these forums were really dead then absolutely no one(including you) would be coming here to argue or do anything else
Weâve even had active cases of moderation happening lately which others here have witnessed
These forums have definitely seen better days but itâs still a place where a lot of us can have fun discussions and throw ideas around
Thereâs plenty of new accounts coming here to whine
And Karabars is still livening up the place with his cool comics
Mumrah is on anti-troll duty
And phaseshifter is a salty Dehaka that keeps on getting saltier by the minute
You seem like a cranky old Deckard who has âdeadâ and âless activeâ confused
Might want to open your eyes and take a real look
Youâve managed to focus on a minor component of my otherwise positive statement.
I visit the forum because I have an interest in hots and play it fairly regularly.
There is a lot less to talk about hots related because there is no new content.
Iâm late to the party bit there is a community here that has been here since early in hots lifecycle I imagine.
The general chat is pretty active. The competitive and looking for party subforums are pretty dead.
Yes, I deserve some kind of prize for that
And here lies the main reason why the forums are less active these days
We used to be getting a new hero almost every single month so itâs not surprising that we arenât as active as those days anymore
The only ânew contentâ weâve had lately is the return of âOne for Allâ in ARAM and even this change has caused quite an uproar over on these forums
(looks around) You sure about that?
Very little actual game talk is had anymore. And what discussion does happen around here is usually clown-shoes, non-sense. This thread being a Perfect example.