Q build with double precision and bribe is being my QM Nova strat for yeeeeaaars, is so funny seeing people losing their minds over a Nova being top siege
Ive been doing this for years in silver and ive gotten flamed so hard in every match, but when the winions knock on their core and that victory screen comes up i always feel vindicated bec of my high soak numbers even if my hero dmg is abyssmal. I know the real reason we won, why every lane was pushed out to its max, and why every camp is painted blue.
i found out about this in korean storm league (diamond-plat) before when nova's prec strike had 60 (30 on lvl 20) cooldown, they'd use it on the top keep and making sure to hit the minion wave too. on the late game, it gets strong, forcing catapult pressure on enemy core.
Clones hold the line against minions as well. The minions will always attack the nova clones and ignore your minions. Saving their hp for towers. She’s is so much fun for macro.
That made me think of the old days with Fnatic. The iconic Wubby Dehaka and Quackniix Falstad and Schwimpi Genji. Your ennemy team was almost as good. Almost.
yep as a nova who is often in qm, i find various combo to be against that is just impossible to kill, now that i know when i often spec full macro w precision strike and explosive shot and just soak , harass (but not engage) and push.
I personally tok a smurf account from Bronze to Master as Nova only 2-3years ago, playing the way she is ment ot be played, which is presicion strike macro Nova. Ofc at times you gotta adapt and run triple, but 95% of all games are just macro Nova games. I always find it hillarious when i see people play Nova as if they are playing Zeratul pretending to be a strong assassin in any way. The biggest struggle i had was in High Silver - Gold/Low Plat, people seriously just left the game or went AFK by just seeing Nova, which to me is absolutly crazy. Was stuck in Silver-Gold for like 2-3 months because people simply just gave up games on the first mid brawl or when the game started. But i got it in the end to master.
Generally means anything that has long term impact, like getting xp, getting camps to force the enemy to clear them, if possible during an obj, split pushing, rotations, all that kind of stuff, as opposed to micro, which is just being good at teamfights and playing your hero
Macro is contrasted against Micro. Micro is using your abilities, managing your resource (mana), side-stepping, timing your stuns/combo starters properly, saving your escape, proper initiation and overall team-fighting. Basically, boot up a replay and zoom in to your character as much as possible, then put a post-it note over the mini-map: everything you see is now Micro. Macro is watching the mini-map, being aware of talent tier offsets, knowing camp spawn and clear timing, objective timing,
Oh my god that post... Tbh they raise a couple good points, but the wording isn't doing them any favours Edit: the post actually DID mention the E tanking, although in the context of minions, as I recall
Noooo, don't listen to this guy! Repeat after me: I am a real nova, I only use the superior ult, triple tap! I am a real nova, if I misclick my ult, I use orbital strike only on heroes! I am a real nova, I only use snipe on heroes! I am a real nova, my decoys are to precious to tank buildings! I am a real nova, I don't even know what soak is!
I learned recently that Nova's decoys can pick up exp globes and will run to them to pick them up if there's nothing to shoot at
Same with samuro, you can just clones on a lane and go away and they will still pick up sone exp
they just added nova clones get xp. feels like they should have always imo
12:14 LMAO this Genji gave me such a good laugh. I salute him.
5:54 Falstad was hearthing back anyways, you made him a favor
Forbidden knowledge in practice!
Q build with double precision and bribe is being my QM Nova strat for yeeeeaaars, is so funny seeing people losing their minds over a Nova being top siege
looking forward to the macro morales
#1 Creep Killer Hero
Ive been doing this for years in silver and ive gotten flamed so hard in every match, but when the winions knock on their core and that victory screen comes up i always feel vindicated bec of my high soak numbers even if my hero dmg is abyssmal. I know the real reason we won, why every lane was pushed out to its max, and why every camp is painted blue.
Forbidden knowledge: in bronze any hero is macro.
i found out about this in korean storm league (diamond-plat)
before when nova's prec strike had 60 (30 on lvl 20) cooldown, they'd use it on the top keep and making sure to hit the minion wave too.
on the late game, it gets strong, forcing catapult pressure on enemy core.
abolish magic chen was my favorite from the hots reddit.
I never played Nova in Rank but this is how I often played her in QM
Still think she sucks though, but fun
I managed to get a 70% win rate
Clones hold the line against minions as well. The minions will always attack the nova clones and ignore your minions. Saving their hp for towers. She’s is so much fun for macro.
That made me think of the old days with Fnatic. The iconic Wubby Dehaka and Quackniix Falstad and Schwimpi Genji. Your ennemy team was almost as good. Almost.
lvl 20 prevision is so OP. toxic in aram too. triple tap should be renamed to triple trash.
Holy Nova Maco Tech!
This reddit post was so funny 😂
8:31 get down mr president!
"Equally as hot as Ragnaros." Sad that Nova is for Ragna just an insect. Burn baby burn!
This is how i play nova
Am I watching HOTS or SC2 Nova Covert Ops 🤔
yep as a nova who is often in qm, i find various combo to be against that is just impossible to kill, now that i know when i often spec full macro w precision strike and explosive shot and just soak , harass (but not engage) and push.
I personally tok a smurf account from Bronze to Master as Nova only 2-3years ago, playing the way she is ment ot be played, which is presicion strike macro Nova.
Ofc at times you gotta adapt and run triple, but 95% of all games are just macro Nova games.
I always find it hillarious when i see people play Nova as if they are playing Zeratul pretending to be a strong assassin in any way.
The biggest struggle i had was in High Silver - Gold/Low Plat, people seriously just left the game or went AFK by just seeing Nova, which to me is absolutly crazy.
Was stuck in Silver-Gold for like 2-3 months because people simply just gave up games on the first mid brawl or when the game started.
But i got it in the end to master.
I would really like to see the Nova forbidden knowledge in GM
Goofy and entertaining as hell. Nice game!
I fucking knew the title would be referencing the reddit post ahahaahh
Whats next, xul number 1 player killer hero forbidden knowledge?
I can't believe I'm seeing this reddit post here XD
I feel like if you are in QM macroing with Nova is still more macro than you will normally see.
why is my perks preset for nova is FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE? wthecc
made me laugh so hard
algo!
I need more macro Nova
MACRO NOVA!!!!
May i please get this definition of the term Macro
Generally means anything that has long term impact, like getting xp, getting camps to force the enemy to clear them, if possible during an obj, split pushing, rotations, all that kind of stuff, as opposed to micro, which is just being good at teamfights and playing your hero
Macro is contrasted against Micro.
Micro is using your abilities, managing your resource (mana), side-stepping, timing your stuns/combo starters properly, saving your escape, proper initiation and overall team-fighting. Basically, boot up a replay and zoom in to your character as much as possible, then put a post-it note over the mini-map: everything you see is now Micro.
Macro is watching the mini-map, being aware of talent tier offsets, knowing camp spawn and clear timing, objective timing,
MACRO NOVA!
Oh my god that post...
Tbh they raise a couple good points, but the wording isn't doing them any favours
Edit: the post actually DID mention the E tanking, although in the context of minions, as I recall
They definitely made some decent points. Obviously Nova as a hero just isn't great since most macro heroes do the macroing much better than she does.
3x soak than Dehaka lol
Damn my Nova build has been discovered... now it will become mainstream. xD
Not really forbidden, i see a lot of novas doing it
Noooo, don't listen to this guy! Repeat after me:
I am a real nova, I only use the superior ult, triple tap!
I am a real nova, if I misclick my ult, I use orbital strike only on heroes!
I am a real nova, I only use snipe on heroes!
I am a real nova, my decoys are to precious to tank buildings!
I am a real nova, I don't even know what soak is!
These silver players are teaching GMs one at a time how to side step