Greetings.
I would like to propose 3 changes.
- New trait. Current trait (collect globes for minor regen) is very uninspiring and other heroes have talents that are way better versions of Vikings trait. What Vikings currently lack is protection from the AoE damage creep over years. Basically if all 3 Vikings get hit by AoE, they take 3x as much damage as other heroes.
Solution - trait that reduces the AoE damage Vikings receive when they are together. Exact numbers up for discussion, but I would say 20% when 2 are together, 40% when all 3 together.
Considering Erik has only 1840 hp, which is 240 and 340 more hp than Murky or Abathur respectively, this would greatly improve his survivability in a cluster AoE spam teamfights where currently 2 AoE spells would be enough to kill him and almost kill Baleog too.
- Select 2 Vikings at once. Very often I want to seperately control Olaf - melee group and Eric/Baleog - ranged group. I need Olaf to be in face and tank, then micro ranged vikings. Currently you can drag and select them, but it is not reliable.
Solution - pressing 2&3 at once selects both. Same as 1&3 at once should select Olaf + Eric etc… as simple as that. No extra buttons, but would allow to select any combination of Vikings in an instant and with ease.
- Idle retreat mechanic. This would be a simple quality of life change that would let you set up a seperate retreat point for every viking (D key toggle perhaps? ). If you currently do not control that viking and there appears a hero in his vision, he automatically pings you to alert you and runs back to the set retreat point (eg. Fort).
Why? With CC and damage creep over time, a single player can gank the viking while you are focusing on micro of another viking and you cannot even blink before he is dead. This would allow you to quickly react or else the viking would at least attempt to run away to safety by himself. No crazy AI. Just if enemy is visible is in X range -> go to Y. Current shift que commands allow for some strategy, but not enough.
Thank you for reading, you can now start throwing tomatoes and boo’ing.