Recently, I got my hands on screen recording software for the sake of proving a point in my Tychus Review and Rework thread: specifically, despite being a “Tank Buster Assassin”, Tychus with The Bigger They Are… could delete a full-health Valla in 4 seconds flat.
After watching this, one of my friends asked if I knew any other characters that could put down that much burst damage at Level 4. I said no, he said we should test it and find out, I said that I’m in the middle of moving so I don’t have that kind of time, he suggested outsourcing, now I’m holding a contest.
THE GOAL
- Post a video or webm of you killing Valla in Try Mode at Level 4 as quickly as possible.
THE RULES
- Both you and Valla must be Level 4. If you’re not familiar with Try Mode, there’s a handy slider in the upper left that accomplishes this!
- TTK will be counted from the first damage instance or offensive ability cast. Turret cheese and mine cheese don’t count!
- Valla must be at full health when you engage. This is a 100 - 0 race, not <100 - 0 race.
- No outside influences. No Towers, no Fort, no Minions, no Allied Hero. The first two can be avoided by moving to the middle of the lane, the last two can be turned off in the options in the upper left.
- No Quest Progress. Just because it’s possible to have hundreds of Meat or Sadism or You Want Axe at Level 4 doesn’t mean that it’s realistic.
- Submissions must be in the form of a full screen video or webm. You can find plenty of free video recording softwares with a cursory Google search, but I personally recommend OBS because everyone uses it and it’s not shady.
- Submissions must have a TTK of 6 seconds or less. 6 seconds is 50% longer than the original benchmark of 4 seconds, so I feel that’s a reasonable minimum requirement.
THE REWARDS
The contestants with the three fastest times can choose from:
- A Review + Rework of an existing Hero. People keep asking me when my next R+R thread will be and I keep telling them I don’t know, so this is your chance to decide for me!
- A Hero Concept for a Blizzard character. Want me to spin a workable kit out of thin air? I’ll make it happen.
- Artwork of a HOTS character. For an example of my art skills, here are some illustrations I did for the Lost Vikings Review + Rework.
THE DEADLINE
- Submissions close on September 1st. Do you think you’re a bad enough dude to compete in the TTK Olympics? Then beat up that Valla and prove it!