Mewnfarez and Horsepants at BlizzCon 2016: "Ragnaros is insane"



I sat down with popular Heroes streamers Mewnfare and Horsepants and get their rapid-fire opinions on the BlizzCon 2016 Hero reveals.

BlizzCon is massive and even the most dedicated fans need to stop and take a break. I happened to run into Mewnfare and Horsepants, two heroes streamers with a penchant for low-tier heroes and solo queue Hero League grinding. They were enjoying some snacks in the media break room, and I decided to ruin their relaxing time and pester them with questions until they were forced to leave:





Who is more OP? Varian or Ragnaros?



Mewnfarez: Ragnaros



HorsePants: Ragnaros, but Varian is more versatile

What is the most powerful thing about Ragnaros?

MewnFarez: His Lava Wave heroic. The damage is absurd and creepwave clearing and pushing with it is so strong.



HorsePants: His W, Living Meteor. It's low cool down and the damage it's capable of doing.

What about Varian? What is his most powerful feature?



MewnFarez: His damage build seems insane. The heroic where you leap (Colossus Smash) is really good and easy to combo.



HorsePants: I don't have that much play time on him, but his two handed sword build seems powerful.

Ideal heroic choices for the new heroes?



Mewnfarez: Colossus Smash for Varian. Lava wave for Ragnaros



HorsePants: Lava wave is a nice combo, but Sulfuras Smash will be the default.

What do you think about the new Brawl?



Mewnfarez: Brawl is actually pretty fun. It's a good brawl-- not like the last one.



HorsePants: Haven't had a chance to play it.

What do you think about the Fnatic vs. MVP Black upset?



Mewnfarez: Fucking Awesome. The crowd had tons of hype. I had nerd chills.



HorsePants: Breeze is god, incredible play. To me, that upset made BlizzCon

What needs to change about Samuro?

Mewnfarez: Illusions need to be reworked. They are too tanky. You just have to run the moment Samuro uses them.



HorsePants: A lot of new players blame the stealth or his damage, but illusions are the problem. Something needs to be done

What teams will Ragnaros fit in?

Mewnfarez: He is good with combo oriented teams. His strengths are wave clear, strong solo lane, and AoE. I think he will actually make a strong counter pick and not some standard.



HorsePants: Rag will be similar to Thrall. Ranged Poke, sustainability, and in addition, he is a hard counter to Sylvanas. His trait just stops the for push and gives it a new HP bar as well. The range on it is incredibly powerful.

What teams will Varian fit in?

Mewnfarez: His Tank Role is REALLY tanky, but I'm not sure of the utility. I think he will be more of an off tank. He is actually really good at Tank Busting-- like Melee Tychyus. Dual Wield build is great vs. double warrior.



HorsePants: Varian can fit into more comps obviously. He can fit any melee role easily. If you need a melee hero, Varian can do it. Side tank, melee assassin, whatever.

What is your reaction to the Artanis changes?



Mewnfarez: Before, he was a really stale hero. You couldn't out play people. But now, his skill cap is really high. His new combo is awesome and great players will do well on him.



HorsePants: Artanis changes are going to make him beyond viable. I'm sure his other tweaks will be buffs, but we really don't know.

What is your favorite part about BlizzCon?



Mewnfarez: Meeting fans, the squadron party. It's always just great to meet everyone.



HorsePants: The people. I come to meet everyone!



Horsepants stream: https://www.twitch.tv/horsepants

Horsepants Twitter: @horsepantsu



Mewnfarez Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/mewnfarez

Mewnfarez Twitter : @mewnfarez

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