More Heroes of the Storm

I'm still playing Heroes of the Storm and Overwatch. I've gotten most of the new heroes to level 5. Here are my impressions.

Zarya

Felt lackluster. Maybe her role isn't so great as primary tank and in quick match you don't often get two tanks. I like playing tanks so why waste my time with this one?

Diablo

I already had this guy at level 5, but he is a big part of the meta these days so I'm re-learning him. Fun, beefy, tank.

Alarak

Hated him. Just didn't get a feel for his skillshot. Decided I didn't want to even get him to level 5.

Greymane

This guy was fun and I could see learning him for real. He isn't part of the meta right now, so I'm not keep to put too much more time into it.

Guldan

Feels clunky. I often had top damage but didn't feel like I was doing much. I see his value and I didn't hate him, but I won't be rushing to learn him.

Li-Ming

Fun long range hero with decent damage. I haven't played Chromie yet but I see the appeal of Li-Ming. If I was going to learn a ranged mage, it would be her.

Ragnaros

Holy crap this guy is awesome. Just my style. Combines powerful 1v1 melee with amazing wave clear and some extra map utility. Kerrigan is my favorite melee but this guy offers more.

Tracer

Loads of fun but needs support which you don't get in Quick Match. If I were playing with a team I might consider her, but that isn't likely.

Tychus

I already had this guy at level 9 but I really suck with him. I think his only role in the meta is vs. Cho'Gall or multiple tanks. Had one fun game vs Cho'Gall where I really ate him up.

Samuro

The first no-mana hero that I sort of like. Normally I like my melee assassins to be YOLO and have no escape, but this guy is pretty fun. I had trouble securing the kills but it's nice to be able to bail out of a bad situation.

Auriel

Didn't feel comfortable. Had a hard time generating mana and healing effectively. I'm not so good with most healers and this is no different. Except Uther. I love that guy.

Medivh

Fun and unique play style. I don't think he is so good in quick match, or maybe that's just me.

Sgt. Hammer

I finally got this guy up to level 5. Previous he was avoided because I tend to not like the heroes with no mount. I like to mount up a lot when I play, especially if I'm not a warrior. A mounted assassin can really threaten the back line. With this guy I kept trying to mount and blowing the escape cooldown. Still, fun hero with straight-forward playstile. 

Xul

While I loved playing a necromancer in Diablo 2, this guy didn't cut it for me. Not sure why since I tend to enjoy melee and specialists. The abilities were never comfortable. Maybe if I was going to dedicate a lot of play to him I could make it work, but for now I really enjoy Zagara, Nazeebo, and Gazlowe who all push lanes well. 

Lunara

Getting to level 5 in quick match wasn't so great. Often there was no front line so I just got to play the poking game mostly. Eventually I started to take the leap ability to play around with it. I might like Lunara if I dedicated some time to her.