Mastery Taunts aren't satisfying

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From what I have heard a lot of players do not appreciate 2.0 taking away Mastery Skins entirely. And asking devs to make a new skin for every hero to fill this hole is ridiculous. But the taunts are just not satisfying. Maybe it is because taunting is useless and puts you at a disadvantage.

Perhaps something could be added to display the effort one has put into learning the ins and outs of a hero to their core like fancy particle effects when using Hearthstone.

If you care about this topic too please comment your suggestions.

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I really with the taunts would go past 100. My Alex and Auriel will both be level 200 soon and I have no way to show anyone besides them inspecting my profile.

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They could be more flashy, or what if they displayed the specific level, or level check mark by 25s above the emote?

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I would like to see ‘effects’ passed 100 like electricity rolling over the character and when you reach level 200 you float in the air and charge up :star_struck:

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I think the best solution would be some kind of special animation when the Hero is selected and locked in draft.

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Yeah i wish we had something like mastery skins! That would be so awesome!..
curls up in a corner and starts crying

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I’d literally buy stimpacks if there were more rewards for higher level heroes in either special taunt/animation or master skins, Abathur sitting at level 125 and 900 games without needing them stim packs.

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Wouldn’t be every hero , but yeah, too many.

I like the idea of different hearthstone animations. Perhaps a special mount (doesn’t have to be a unique one per hero. Mount is only usable on mastered heroes) or a special base skin tint.

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Particle effects are actually an interesting choice for a cosmetic improvement.

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In which way? Like a trail, new ability particles? Im interested in what you mean :thinking:

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I was thinking on some effect on abilities like Nexus patterns or maybe some firey/lightning effect.

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As a “mastery” thing? That would cool honestly, making you feel a little special for grinding that level!

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Yep, this was the point of the OP too isn’t it?

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Perhaps?.. :man_shrugging:

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Why not have the level show up above the taunt surrounded in electricity once you hit 101 and higher?

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I didn’t really like master skins as a way to show mastery before 2.0. Using them without implying anything was problematic as everyone immediately thought you have to be godly on a hero and how dare you ,ake mistakes. Also if you do want to show off, then restricting your skin pool to just one isn’t enticing.

Mastery taunts don’t restrict anything, which is good. But they themselves are too boring. I can’t even tell the difference between them at first glance, so if someone taunts, I can’t really tell what they are trying to show. There should be obvious distinctions between levels. Different colors and effects, maybe eye-catching animation.
Blizzard should also do something with b-steps, like delaying the start of animation by 1 second. Using taunt has a disadvantage, you show off your confidence or disrespect if you will by inflicting self-cc. B-steps are just for cowards.

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It’s not that many actually.
Starting with Malthael every hero has 2/3 bonus recolors (Ana has all 3), just add 1 and make it Master.
That’s 14 recolors or much less work than 3 new skins.

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In addition to this…

-For the beginning of each game, before gates drop, allow teams to see each other at each gate. This allows a small time period where taunts can be used.
-Add animations/emotes to MVP screen. (While you’re at it, add some commendation rewards as well)
-Add special particle affects for all Basic and Heroic abilities. Examples: Diablo lets out small bursts of flame when using abilties. Butcher causes enemies to visibly bleed/spurt blood (assuming this isn’t too grotesque).
-Since Mastery skins aren’t a thing, why not open up for complete color customization? Allow Mastery players to create/save different colorings of their favorite skins. Heck, you can even have the colors individually cost Gold/Shards to unlock.

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They do need something better to show. Give us a master skin or something that you can only use when when you hit goals. Like the old days. If you taunt and if by mistake your are a sitting duck/not helping for that amount of time.

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