Nerfing Telluria (Mar 2020 HOTM) ---> POLL IN POST #2; [Staff Comment Post #1445 & #4422]

Guvnor · May 6, 2020, 3:48pm

No. They won’t…

Guvnor:

Going to drop this in here (as people seem to be getting attached…)

Nerfing heroes

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The idea that all content in the game must be static once released is unrealistic and unreasonable. Beta testing reflects our best efforts, but sometimes an unexpected interaction is found, or it becomes clear after telease that some hero is simply too good—or too bad.

Many more heroes have been buffed than nerfed, FWIW.

Precedent on balance changes is that everyone gets a little gift afterwards and the world keeps turning & sun keeps shining.