How did you guys enjoy your very first Hero Battle?!
Here's how mine went. I rolled a warrior pvp char and set him up as a simple pve sword w/mo. My three hero's were put together pretty quickly as I just wanted to get in and try it out. I had a monk with life sheath, an interupting poison arrow ranger, and koss as a devistating hammer warrior.
Was very quickly put together and I didn't make any special armour or even add a single rune to anything. I just made a weapon for each character and set off to battle!! now that I think of it I don't think I even changed anyones stats to match their build lol..
I was up against an assasin, with similar hero's to mine but much different builds. He had his ranger as a thumper. Good idea!! Anyways it was a fun battle right from the start. I saw a message saying my opponent captured something which worried me as I didn't know what it was or how it would effect the fight!! But I soon found myself in the lead 4-1 then the tables turned 5-4 for him!! I saved my hero's from dying a couple times with healing hands on my warrior lol.. and we battled on to a 20-9 victory for me!! was fun I tells ya!! not sure how effective my monk was but my warrior and ranger definately followed my target's nicely!!
I had a great time but I was expecting to continue on for a win streak. Your sent back to town after the fight. I would like to see some sort of title implemented for hero battles but it is fun to do it just for that.. fun!!
So how did your first Hero Battle go?
Your first Hero Battle
luxor9
Poison Ivy
I ran a Gale Warrior myself.
Koss took mainly Protector's Strike and Bull's Strike.
The Ranger was a Cripshot.
The Monk was a Blessed running Power Drain.
We got pretty much steam rolled.
At first I had no idea what I was suppose to do, so I ordered everyone to split up and take a shrine each, I myself ran around while getting healed by my Blessed hero, as the monk, ranger and koss took 3 shrines. I got killed, ordered my heros back, eventually I rezed and it was a 4 vs 5 (they had a lvl 24 Necro that I didn't know how the hell they got one). Eventually we kept getting killed because I thought the point was to hold shrines, and lost 8 vs 20.
Koss took mainly Protector's Strike and Bull's Strike.
The Ranger was a Cripshot.
The Monk was a Blessed running Power Drain.
We got pretty much steam rolled.
At first I had no idea what I was suppose to do, so I ordered everyone to split up and take a shrine each, I myself ran around while getting healed by my Blessed hero, as the monk, ranger and koss took 3 shrines. I got killed, ordered my heros back, eventually I rezed and it was a 4 vs 5 (they had a lvl 24 Necro that I didn't know how the hell they got one). Eventually we kept getting killed because I thought the point was to hold shrines, and lost 8 vs 20.
achilles ankle
I won my first hero battle. I used the Hero's that u get automatically cuz im an idiot and didnt stock up on faction.. bu neway i ran an ele/ranger with barrage and mark of rodgorts(HUGE UPDATE). i had the ranger run cripshot/poison. Koss ran bullscharge with a sword and Dunkoro ran blight monk. Never once had to take them undercontrol myself, they did it by themselves.
Also did a few guild scrimmages...owned my friend 3 times in a row without dying once.
They may need a little tweaking(enchants, rezing,) but for now i love em
Also did a few guild scrimmages...owned my friend 3 times in a row without dying once.
They may need a little tweaking(enchants, rezing,) but for now i love em
Ekelon
I ran 2 R/D RaO scythe rangers (I was one of the rangers), a Mo/W with shield bash, and a ritualist with warmonger's weapon when the hero battle ladder came out. The build got me 28 straight wins... until I faced java, then it was gg.
Bryant Again
Me, two RaO R/P's with me as a R/P and a Prot monk. Got tier 1 title in a bout two days with that. I just did it for Balth faction.
Earth
Went in with me and Jin as a RaO thumper, Zhed as a mind blast and Tahl as a prot monk. Won too, even though I had no clue what I was doing 
Only stepped foot in HB for like 3 times after that.
Only stepped foot in HB for like 3 times after that.
Zeek Aran
Would ya' look at the date on that.
Never done HBs, but I did watch one. 8 players, all /A with Return. So much micro management and teleporting around I got dizzy, and was impressed.
If the OP ever comes back, someone slap him for having the wammo build. >-<
Never done HBs, but I did watch one. 8 players, all /A with Return. So much micro management and teleporting around I got dizzy, and was impressed.
If the OP ever comes back, someone slap him for having the wammo build. >-<
Selket
3 ZB Warriors and Song of Resto Paragon
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~ Dan ~
I ran two d-slash warriors (me and faithful koss) with 2 monks (god knows what they were)... and won!
Would'ya look at the pathetic state of the meta now..
I think you must be the only person impressed at how shadowstepping ruined HB.
Would'ya look at the pathetic state of the meta now..
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Would ya' look at the date on that.
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Zeek Aran
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I think you must be the only person impressed at how shadowstepping ruined HB.
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Adam144
I took a nuker and the 3 Necro build (SS, Jagged Bones [useless] and Resto Nec)
My opponent left as soon as the game began.
Never went back to HB.
My opponent left as soon as the game began.
Never went back to HB.
HawkofStorms
I played during the double HB weeekend. Plenty of noobish players. I knew enough about the concept to understand what to capture/do. Ran my own mesmer build with a monk, warrior, and ele hero. Ended up beating two guys who had level 15 heroes on them (one guy with a level 3 koss). Lost to people running cookie cutter R/P condition builds. Needless to say, my winning record of 4-2 over the course of the weekend wasn't exactly representitve of the HB experience.
I decided never to do it again due to 2 reasons:
1) cookie cutters back the play sytle boring
2) I sometimes slow load. Can't be helped when you play on a laptop. If you load into a HB match 15 seconds into the start of the match, you've automatically lost. The countdown timer on HB matches is not as long as other PvP forms. Frankly, I always thought this was a big flaw in HB design, as it severally penalizies people with any form of lag.
I decided never to do it again due to 2 reasons:
1) cookie cutters back the play sytle boring
2) I sometimes slow load. Can't be helped when you play on a laptop. If you load into a HB match 15 seconds into the start of the match, you've automatically lost. The countdown timer on HB matches is not as long as other PvP forms. Frankly, I always thought this was a big flaw in HB design, as it severally penalizies people with any form of lag.
Neo Nugget
I didn't enjoy it at all.... i've only ever done like....3 HB's lol.Not my thing.
chowmein69
my first heroe battle was when there was no ladder ...
i did / rolled and won my first heroe battle.
i did / rolled and won my first heroe battle.
{IceFire}
I rolled myself up 2 e/d's taken straight from pvxwiki along with an r/p, and made myself a zb prot with shield bash... Boring as hell but I got my 125 wins, now I can never go back to HB. yay.
Count to Potato
A monk, a sandstorm warder, an sh and a grenth derv (me)
i played a person form [EW] and the only thing that saved me was the warder : ) i won
i played a person form [EW] and the only thing that saved me was the warder : ) i won
Shayne Hawke
Right after ladder came out, I played a build from the PvX wiki. Lost with it, hated it.
Switched immediately to a spirit spam build from PvX. Got me to top 1k ranked players, and I quit playing after that. I go back when there's a faction/point bonus weekend there, but that's it.
Switched immediately to a spirit spam build from PvX. Got me to top 1k ranked players, and I quit playing after that. I go back when there's a faction/point bonus weekend there, but that's it.
VitisVinifera
I was in the HB beta test team and I hated it from the get go. I ran joke builds because I really didn't care. Once the beta testing ended, I've never been back.
aapo
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8631/easywins2os4.jpg
One picture tells more than thousand words. ANET fricking needs to stop releasing these crap PvP modes no one cares about.
One picture tells more than thousand words. ANET fricking needs to stop releasing these crap PvP modes no one cares about.
RhanoctJocosa
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I'm impressed at how it's used, but I find it sad that now everyone must use it to win. Metas are the reason I don't PvP. Also, I don't know what meta means.
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wait wut
Catrion-Leyt
I definitely ran some terrible build on my ranger. My heroes certainly weren't any better. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing, but I knew my heroes were a part of it. Needless to say, I was destroyed. Haven't done one since.
Arkantos
I ran R/P with 2 R/P heroes and something else. Person asked to roll, I said ok. He beat me in roll, but I didn't leave. Instead I rolled him. <3
TheGuildWarsPenguin
I was a monk and I used 3 SF heroes and I burned everything.
Curse You
I don't recall what I did exactly, but I think I ran:
R/P (Build I made up)
Cripslash Warrior
SF Elementalist
Monk
I faced some totally clueless Asian guy, who apparently was less prepared than me. I won by something like 20 - 6. I haven't done a hero battle since.
R/P (Build I made up)
Cripslash Warrior
SF Elementalist
Monk
I faced some totally clueless Asian guy, who apparently was less prepared than me. I won by something like 20 - 6. I haven't done a hero battle since.
Roderick Bravehart
I went against a W/Mo with 3 warrior heroes with mending.
It was my first, so I took the generic PVE stuff, Koss for tanking, Dunkoro for monking, Acolyte Jin with a burning arrow build. I won it , but only becasue he had Goren set up as a monk. (seriously, I saw him using orison of healing on the other chars.)
It was my first, so I took the generic PVE stuff, Koss for tanking, Dunkoro for monking, Acolyte Jin with a burning arrow build. I won it , but only becasue he had Goren set up as a monk. (seriously, I saw him using orison of healing on the other chars.)
prism2525
I'm too scared to dare remembering such an atroucious thing!!
Lady Raenef
Never Hero Battled. Not even once. 21 months, with an active account. Still have bothered to try it out. I was told it sucks, I never decided to try. 
Squishy ftw
Hmm, when I first heard of HB I grabbed my olias as an MM, talkhora was HB healer I believe and ofcourse zhed as fire nuker. I was warrior with some dumb build.
The match went pretty much like this: Me constantly running after the other guy trying to kill him/his heroes, yet they just kept running *capping shrines*. While I was wondering why the coward was running away from battle. When I noticed I was losing with 0-10, I left.
Never did HB again.
I'm so gud :x
The match went pretty much like this: Me constantly running after the other guy trying to kill him/his heroes, yet they just kept running *capping shrines*. While I was wondering why the coward was running away from battle. When I noticed I was losing with 0-10, I left.
Never did HB again.
I'm so gud :x
Avarre
I ran 1W 1D 1Me (me) and a Monk, using Mesmer shutdown and frantic target pinging to execute a sort of small Adren spike. I fought a guy who was willing to fight me face to face and rolled him.
I got bored soon after I ran into a few 2Mo 1Rt superholding builds.
I got bored soon after I ran into a few 2Mo 1Rt superholding builds.
Yanman.be
Lol EvP! Epic gametype for pve'ers.
Solus Spartan
I used 3 Touchers, 1 Obby Tank. Good fun 
upier
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http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/8631/easywins2os4.jpg
One picture tells more than thousand words. ANET fricking needs to stop releasing these crap PvP modes no one cares about. |
How do I get to these "Hero Battles"-thingy?
Dallcingi
me as sin, 2 r/p, one monk, won...
I did my research! and my opponent called me noob lol.
I did my research! and my opponent called me noob lol.
Mepp
My first hero battle was kinda easy..
I don't remember what i ran on that moment, but after I got a few points, the opponent left.
And so I had a few similar battles, until I went to fight against someone from [WM] (I don't know if that was War Machine). The battle went pretty smoothly, until somehow the [WM] guy got more points and I lost. Never played Hero Battles again after that, I don't know why.
I don't remember what i ran on that moment, but after I got a few points, the opponent left.
And so I had a few similar battles, until I went to fight against someone from [WM] (I don't know if that was War Machine). The battle went pretty smoothly, until somehow the [WM] guy got more points and I lost. Never played Hero Battles again after that, I don't know why.
BMShen
I ran r/w rao with dual monks and SH ele, got top 200 with it, until i realized sin with 2 r/p was ftw.
Wow ive come a long way, rao would fail hard probably atm.
Wow ive come a long way, rao would fail hard probably atm.
Ekelon
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I ran r/w rao with dual monks and SH ele, got top 200 with it, until i realized sin with 2 r/p was ftw.
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Skyy High
3 rangers (me included) with dual shot, distracting shot, and ignite arrows, and hybrid monk. RSpike, taking advantage of ignite arrows to 1. cause AI heroes to run around randomly, and 2. attempt to clear out the spirit spam that was so popular when I rolled this out.
Haven't played much since then, but I got 69 wins in the first week or so running this build.
Haven't played much since then, but I got 69 wins in the first week or so running this build.
maraxusofk
ran a hex necro wit corrupt, 1 lod, 1 shield of regen, and a sp sin. worked pretty well until i faced the dreaded spiritway.......
Akaraxle
I ran a modded eurosplit rit along with dslash Koss, cripshot (or was it burning arrow?) Jin and a ZB monk. Won most games because people were bad and gimmicks hadn't come out yet at the time.
Oh, I also agreed to /roll but never left. Suckers.
Oh, I also agreed to /roll but never left. Suckers.
~ Dan ~
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Oh, I also agreed to /roll but never left. Suckers.
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