Nexus Weekly #5: Tempo Storm triumphs

Free Hero Rotation Week of Tuesday June 2nd

Available at all levels: LiLi, E.T.C., Falstad, Diablo, Tychus

Available at level 12: Azmodan

Available at level 15: Tassadar

Tournament Forecast: Enter The Storm #2

Enter The Storm #2 looks to crown a champion as the finals begin June 6th, 2015. With a prize pool of over $10,000, the competition will be fierce as the top EU teams battle it out. Participants in the third Enter The Storm Cup include Team Liquid (Rank #1), Fnatic (Rank #17), SK Gaming(Rank #80), Dignitas (Rank #14), and more.

You can see all of the Enter the Storm #2 action on twitch.tv/Khaldor. For more information, visit The Official Tournament Website.

On Our Mini-Map: Tempo Storm HOTS Revisited





Two weeks ago, we looked at the current state of Tempo Storm HOTS. In the midst of roster turmoil, we wondered if they would continue to be one of the top forces in the North American HOTS scene. Our questions have been answered.

Currently ranked #4 in our GosuGamers.Net Global Rankings, Tempo Storm is on a torrid streak, having won eight matches in a row against some of the best teams NA HOTS has to offer. They've recently beat 2ARC Gaming (Rank #24), Zeveron (Rank #38), COGnitive Gaming (Rank #181), and compLexity Gaming (Rank #176). But perhaps most impressively, only yesterday Tempo Storm HOTS trounced Cloud 9 Maelstrom (Rank #2) 3-0 in the WCA Qualifiers, putting to rest any question that Tempo Storm HOTS remains one of the best teams in North America.

Skins vs Skins: Little Black Dress

Dark is the Void, and so is the color pallete for the Nexus Summer Line. Zeratul sports a masterfully worn black loin cloth accompanied by sharpened shoulder armor inlaid with pieces of Pylon. This stylish get-up is perfect for the Templar on the go. It isn't easy to look stylish in a sixty-ton tank, but Sgt. Hammer does just that in this slimming black number. Onyx treads and an Obsidian facemask round out this piece which dazzles with explosive elegance.

Tyreal is dashing down the walkway to heaven in this angelic battle armor. Oil-treated steel with inlaid indigo accents means this Angel of Justice will be sanctifying in style. Lastly, our demon hunting diva Valla vaults into the spotlight wearing the bones of her enemies accented in gold. With her winged crossbows and knee-high boots, this Hatred-Honing-Hottie leaves us hungering for more.

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Storm Stream of the Week

This week's Storm Stream of the Week spotlights GillyWeed, a streamer who focuses on chat interactivity. Gilly proves her smarts by labeling Kael'Thas, The Lost Vikings, and Sylvanas (on Haunted Mines especially) as Over Powered. And while Gilly refuses to call out Blizzard on underpowered characters, she does wish that LiLi, who holds a special panda place in her heart, would get a little more Blizzard love.

Gilly describes her stream as "focused all around Heroes, with different types of content daily, and with a lot of chat interactivity. To describe a bit more: Content varies from viewer games, to wombo brigade (where we come up with and practice different wombo combos), to standard play sessions, to a newbie day where I have chat give tips on a hero I'm learning. That way, everyone can learn those tips =). I also have this amazing feature that allows people in chat to passively gain "GillyGold" while they hang out in chat. They can then spend this gold to have activities pop up on stream - from owls with Kappa faces that fly across the stream to dance parties that I have to stop what I'm doing and dance to. It's amazingly fun and we have a lot of great Heroes discussions and fun going on in chat in every stream."

If you want a stream which focuses on viewer interaction, because you, like us, are so very, very lonely, then check out GillyWeed's stream at twitch.tv/GillyWeedSC2.

If you'd like to be featured on Storm Stream of the Week, e-mail [email protected]