Takin' A Day Off

Hey everyone,

I'm taking a day off today to celebrate my wife's birthday. That being said, unfortunately there won't be any new coverage of Legacy of the Void this week.

Don't worry, I'm not leaving you empty handed!

There's some good news too. We have some new maps available in StarCraft II for the new season. You can check those out here.

And if you want to see a really cool short film inspired by Starcraft II, check out "The Rush" - available here.

Thanks for stopping by, and I'll see you back in Wednesday for more heroes!

Cheers,

Scary

Friday Night Magic - Soldier Swarm!

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Welcome to another episode of Friday Night Magic,

Your weekly destination for exciting magic games played online every Friday night in Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers!

Today I am playing a green and white tokens deck that focuses on an aggressive strategy.

Please leave your thoughts in the comments section below and make sure to thumbs up and subscribe if you haven't already!

Enjoy the video :)

Heroes of the Storm Gameplay - Anub'Arak

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Hey everyone,

Welcome back to more Heroes gameplay. Today I'm playing Anub'Arak!

Anub is not actually "a noob", as most would have you believe (See what I did there?) But, I suppose because this is my first time playing him, you might as well call him Anoob. ;)

He can be built to be fairly tanky, or to dish out some damage. I found that his damage dealing often took a back seat to his stunning and slowing abilities, which are amazing! He can also get away fairly easily with his burrow, which is nice that it's available as both a defensive and offensive action.

He's often great to have around when you don't want people escaping from team fights. His survivability is great, however his damage suffers as a result.

For more information about his abilities, check out this page!

Let me know what other heroes you'd like to see!

Hope you enjoy this video, and if you have any builds of your own please leave them in the comments section below!

Thank you for watching :)

Free Gold Anyone? Xbox Live Gold, That Is

Hey everyone,

As you may or may not know, I recently just purchased an Xbox One, and have been checking out some content that I thought was worth sharing. Don't freak out, my channel is still very much about PC gaming! But, I wanted the opportunity to show you some cool things that I encounter and in the end, gaming is gaming, and we all love it very much. That being said, I'd like to periodically bring you some Xbox One content. I don't think this warrants starting another channel, but it is definitely a change and one that should be celebrated!

So, in the month of July, I will be giving away two FREE Xbox Live Gold 14 Day Trials to two lucky subscribers!

This will be a subscriber only giveaway, so make sure to follow these steps:

• You must be a subscriber
• Leave a comment under any SSP Gaming Xbox video with "#freegold" (Thumbs up or down is up to you ;) )
• Be a new Xbox Live user (These are trial memberships after all, which means they will not work if you have or have had an Xbox Live Gold membership in the past.)

That's it! That's all you have to do. Easy, right? I thought so :) Now I know that last line above is a bit of a downer, but it's what I have to work with right now. On the bright side, if this goes well I will consider doing more giveaways in the future :)

Hope you guys like this idea, and good luck snagging your 14 day trial. Please be honest, and don't tag your post if you're an existing (or were) an Xbox Live Gold member. 

Thanks for keeping this honest, and let's have some fun with it. Keep an eye out for periodic Xbox content coming in July!

Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void (Closed Beta) Features Discussion

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Hey everyone,

Today I'm playing 1v2 Archon while discussing some of the new units coming in Legacy of the Void.

Also, I'm talking about some of the cool new features like Allied Commanders that are a huge change and a big step away from what we're used to.

Hope you enjoy this look at Legacy of the Void Beta. If you have any suggestion about future shows, make sure to let me know in the comments below.

Enjoy!

Friday Night Magic - Enchant This!

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Welcome to another episode of Friday Night Magic,

Your weekly destination for exciting magic games played online every Friday night in Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers!

Today I am playing a red and white Boros enchantment deck that plays inexpensive yet efficient creatures, and enchants them with cheap auras that make them go BEAST MODE.

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Enjoy the video :)

Heroes of the Storm Gameplay - Nova

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Hey everyone,

Welcome back to more Heroes gameplay. Today I'm playing Nova.

Nova is a ranged assassin who cloaks and ambushes heroes with high burst damage.

Her Q is a skill shot that when used out of or shortly after cloak does a substantial amount of damage. Although sometimes hard to hit with, the payoff is great as it almost always ensures a kill if timed correctly.

The W is a slow, which lasts for a couple seconds. The damage is not that high, but what is good using this build is that anything that follows this move up will also deal quite a bit more damage. In this case, I usually always slow first, then hit with Q for a good bit of burst damage, especially when the hero is low on health.

Nova's E ability can be very useful as it makes a copy of her. Yes, you can build into the copy doing light damage, but that's not what I use it for. It's a great decoy to stand behind while retreating under fire, and also acts as a great decoy when used near towers, to get those last few hits in.

Her heroic abilities are both pretty cool. Double tap does nice burst damage to a single target, while the precision strike deals damage to a wide area and hits everything in said area. I enjoy both but typically go for the strike.

Nova is a versatile hero with a lot of burst potential, and one of my favorite Heroes of the Storm.

Let me know what other heroes you'd like to see!

Hope you enjoy this video, and if you have any builds of your own please leave them in the comments section below!

Thank you for watching :)

Legacy of the Void Closed Beta - Archon Mode!

Hey everyone!

I am excited to show off some 2v2 play in the new "Archon" mode that will be available in Legacy of the Void, a standalone expansion and the third and final installment in StarCraft II's trilogy.

In Archon mode, you pair up with a partner and take on another Archon (team of two players) in a battle to the death. Alternatively, you can also compete 2v1, against a single player who has chosen to take on an Archon team by him/herself.

A very cool and unique feature never before seen in Starcraft, Archon mode is sure to make games a lot more interesting, interactive, and explosive.

Enjoy this week's coverage of Archon mode and make sure to come back next week for more Legacy of the Void Closed Beta coverage!!

Friday Night Magic - Grixis TROLL

Hey everyone,

As you've probably guessed from seeing the video on the channel this past Friday, I was re-visiting my Grixis Control deck.

I enjoyed the deck so much I decided to go back to it and play it again. Since there are only so many deck ideas possible with the card pool in Magic 2015, I will be re-visiting a number of other decks that were popular and performed well in the weeks to come, as we anticipate the new release of this year's "Duels" which is coming in July.

Hope you enjoy the video :)

Heroes of the Storm Gameplay - Zagara Round Two

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Hey everyone,

Welcome back to more Heroes gameplay. Today I'm playing Zagara.

Because I really enjoyed the build from the first time around we're going to keep things very much the same, with maybe one or two differences along the road to 20.

Zagara is an awesome ranged specialist able to dish out a surprising amount of damage with the correct timing in addition to some cool control effects.

Her Q spawns a line of banelings, which when they connect deal a great amount of damage and are just satisfying to watch as they roll into your opponent's face kamikaze style :)

Her W spawns a hunter killer Hydralisk which is actually a targeted ability. Once you target a hero with it the Hydralisk relentlessly pursues them, dealing damage along the way until it's killed or kills it's target. This can be upgraded later to contain an extra charge and even to evolve it into Mutalisk form, which is able to fly over ground obstacles!

Zagara's E ability drops a pod of three little zergling type dudes who attack anything nearby. They don't last very long nor do they have much health, but they do a good amount of damage and can really catch heroes off guard. The initial blast also deals some damage, so it's a bit of a two tone effect.

Lastly Zagara has two heroic abilities. The first of which being my favorite control ability in the game (short of maybe Stiches' ability to EAT someone and transport them down the highway to hell, at the end of which are your teammates waiting to show him the welcome wagon of death) Devouring Maw. The maw itself doesn't deal that much damage but it does eat and consume anything caught in the radius and keeps it there for several seconds. Mind you, even though the damage is negligible, the effect of temporarily removing a few or even just one hero from a team fight can sway it heavily in your favor.

Zagara also has the ability to take advantage of the Nydus Worm Network as her alternative heroic ability. Essentially this allows her to travel anywhere on the map that you can see (initially) and then once the tunnels have been placed, you can travel there at will from another tunnel. Really cool.

Let me know what other heroes you'd like to see!

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Thank you for watching :)

Hatred Gameplay

What's going on guys :) Heard a lot of things about this game and decided to try it out, this is Hatred by Destructive Creations.

It's a top-down Postal-eque game that has violence and death in spades. You play as one pissed off dude who just wants to see the world and the people who inhabit it burn to ashes.

The premise is a linear level by level design incorporating a variety of weapons and explosive devices. Your targets are innocent, unarmed and fear-induced citizens and the police officers who respond to the hell that you put those people through.

There are some objectives that when completed, will give you respawn tokens which can be used to, well, respawn if you die. If you have no respawn tokens, you have to start the level all over again.

The only bit of narrative is that of these small objectives. The rest of the game is basically point, shoot, and repeat.

I'm not crazy about this game, but that's not because of the violence. There have been many games in the past even more violent than this, and hey - it is what it is. What makes this an uninstall for me is the sheer linearity of the plot, the absence of a narrative or story, and very little reward other than feeling like a complete psychopathic bad-ass on the war path. And that feeling fades away pretty fast. Add to that no checkpoint system, lack of customization options, and really just a lack of purpose, and it's hard to keep going with this game.

Fun for jumping in and out, responsive gun play and cool explosions and destructive environments. I also do enjoy the noir feel, as it really brings the darkness that envelops you throughout your journey to light, so to speak. Other than that, unfortunately, this is just another casual romp in the sea of many other games out there that don't do anything interesting, but seem to give you a small dose of whatever it is you were looking for. Trouble is, we always come back for more, and there's only so much you can get out of a game like this.

Hope you enjoyed this, make sure to subscribe and comment with your ideas and suggestions!

Friday Night Magic - World Warped

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Welcome to another episode of Friday Night Magic,

Your weekly destination for exciting magic games played online every Friday night in Magic 2015: Duels of the Planeswalkers!

This deck was built by Monk1410 and is available here: http://forum.nogoblinsallowed.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=8231&start=20#p261558

This is a control style deck which focuses on the card warp world. THe basic strategy is to litter the battlefield with as many permanents as possible, then use warp world and enjoy the fun.



It's mostly a fun deck that isn't very competitive, because the combo (which can go infinite) is tough to pull off and requires a bit of luck as well.

Nevertheless, with all these three star top of the tier decks being played, I thought it'd be fun to check out something new for a change.

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Enjoy the video :)

Heroes of the Storm Gameplay - Diablo

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Hey everyone,

Today's video features the one and only lord of terror, Diablo himself.

Diablo is a melee warrior capable of soaking up a lot of damage. But although he can be built to do just that, he's also an awesome initiator for team fights, and can often sway them in your favor by stunning and "re-positioning" enemy heroes into less-than-ideal places so as to make it much easier to have your team pick them off.

His Q is a charging bash ability that sends the hero flying a short distance and also suns them for a short while. It's very useful to catch up to someone and get them on your other side (with E), preferably on the one that all your teammates are standing on. I also found it useful to use those two abilities backwards if I can get close enough without having to charge. If you can surprise the enemy hero, slamming them over to your other side with E and then charging them further into the undesirable (for them) location is pretty awesome and often spells certain doom.

His W is a fiery blast that goes out in a circular fashion getting larger in radius as it travels further. It deals a certain amount of damage to anyone caught in the burning embers. It's nice for catching people off guard with a little bit of damage, but the unfortunate thing is that it is just that - only a little, and I found it more often than not useful more so to take out creeps than enemy heroes. Still, at level 20+ it does a respectable amount of damage and should still be used when the time is right.

Diablo's E ability allows him to grab a hero and smash them over to his other side. This also deals a bit of damage, but that's not why this ability is really really good. In team fights this move often catches a hero off side, and punishes them DEARLY for it. In addition to putting them into a place they don't want to be (like, surrounded by your teammates for instance) it also is made much worse by charging at them with W to further push them in said direction. Awesome.

Diablo's passive allows you to collect black soulstones; which, when at maximum, give him a buff to HP and also allow him to resurrect nearly instantly after he dies. At that point he looses 100 and has to start again. It's noteworthy that he still gets a boost to HP the more he collects, just that he will not benefit from the resurrection buff until he has 100.

He as a lot of fun to play, quite tanky, and a great hero in fights. Surprisingly, he was also fairly easy to pick up. Let me know how you play Diablo in the comments below. :)

Hope you enjoy this video, and if you have any builds of your own please leave them in the comments section below!

Thank you for watching :)

Learn2Magic: Green

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Welcome back to some more Learn2Magic, where I look at the basics and key features of Magic that are most important to learn for new players. This includes card mechanics and interactions that may be somewhat confusing at first, to help get new players on track and enjoying games sooner.

This week's video focuses on Green. Green is a colour of life, growth, and big badass creatures! With the help of cards that accelerate our mana base (called ramp) fight spells that act as removal by having our big creatures fight our opponents' smaller creatures, and finally big fatties, green usually overwhelms and obliterates boards in a big way.

We have a small amount of card draw through Elvish Visionary, which helps us get some more lands (sometimes). With cards like Elvish Pioneer, we're able to place more lands per turn into play, thus being able to cast Cultivate sooner, which gets us even more lands. With all those lands the strategy is to play big fatties and simply smash things in the face until they fall down.

Green is probably one of the easier colours to get into when first starting Magic as its interactions are typically a little more simplistic than those of the other colours.

Nevertheless, as simple as it may turn out to be, it can be just as deadly and very very scary for you if you're on the wrong side of the table.

If you have any questions about this deck, this colour, or have some suggestions of your own, make sure to leave it in the comments below, and thanks for watching!

Learn2Magic Series - Delay

Hey guys!

Today has been an insanely busy day. I apologize for not being able to produce a video today, as I had to visit my doctor among a plethora of other important to-do's (including helping the wife at home.)

I haven't slipped, so don't worry ;) I will hopefully be releasing the video tomorrow, or at worst alongside the weekly rendition of Heroes Gameplay on Wednesday.

In the meantime, please enjoy the rest of what the channel has to offer as we look forward to the Legacy of the Void beta, which I am very excited for.

Thanks for reading and for watching, and I will see you very soon.


-Scary