E.T.C. Hard Rework by SMILE

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E.T.C. Hard Rework

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While E.T.C. has his niche, his kit is quite outdated, and his builds lack variety due to poor balance between talents.
The idea behind this rework is to spice up the gameplay of the Rock God himself and try to add some variety to his builds.

Combat Trait

Rockstar (Reworked Trait)

Using a Basic Ability releases a pulse that deals 24 damage to nearby enemies.

Radius: 4

Using Powerslide releases the pulse upon reaching the end location.

GOD OF METAL (NEW D)

Charge GOD OF METAL by using Abilities and hitting enemy Heroes with them.
Using a Basic Ability grants 1% Charge per Hero in your vision radius.
Basic Abilities grant 5% Charge per enemy Hero hit.
Rockstar grants 2% Charge per enemy Hero hit.
Once at 100% Charge, GOD OF METAL can be activated.

Activate to empower your Basic Abilities, draining 10% Charge per second.
Keep the effect going in the same way you charge GOD OF METAL.

Once the effect ends, GOD OF METAL is set on a 60 second cooldown.

Drains 1% Charge every 0.1 seconds.
Cannot exceed 100% Charge while the effect is ready and while it is active.
Using an Ability checks for both allied and enemy Heroes, including E.T.C. himself.
Using Powerslide checks for Heroes upon reaching the end location, but grants Charge for hitting Heroes immediately.

Primary Abilities

Powerslide (Q)

GOD OF METAL: Powerslide can travel over walls and terrain.

Face Melt (W)

Mana increased from 55 to 60
GOD OF METAL: Face Melt leaves behind an Amp that knocks enemies away again 2 seconds later. Does not grant Charge.

Guitar Solo (E)

Cooldown increased from 9 to 12 seconds
Healing duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds
GOD OF METAL: Gain 30 Armor while Guitar Solo is active.

Heroic Abilities

Mosh Pit (R1)

Mana reduced from 100 to 60

Stage Dive (R2)

Mana reduced from 70 to 60
Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds
Radius increased from 5 to 6
Slow changed from 50% for 4 seconds to 80% for 2 seconds.

LEVEL 1

Show Stopper (Moved from Level 16)(Reworked)
Gain 30 Armor during Powerslide and for 2 seconds after.

Guitar Hero (Reworked)
While Guitar Solo is active, Basic Attacks increase its duration by 0.25 seconds and reduce its cooldown by 0.5 seconds.

Heavier Metal (New)
Rockstar also grants 40 Physical Armor for 2 seconds.

LEVEL 4

Mic Check (Moved from Level 13)(Reworked)
Hitting at least 2 enemies with Face Melt or its Amp reduces its cooldown by 3 seconds.

Echo Pedal (Moved from Level 7)(Reworked)
Rockstar deals 25% more damage and releases another pulse 2 seconds after the first.

Tough Crowd (New)
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Activate to play your Taunt animation. Taking at least 240 Heroic damage while it plays will grant 30% GOD OF METAL Charge.

LEVEL 7

Crowd Surfer (Moved from Level 4)(Reworked)
Powerslide can be reactivated while traveling to cancel it.
Sliding through allied and enemy Heroes increases the distance traveled by 10%.

Face Smelt (Moved from Level 13)
Slow decreased from 50% to 40%.

Speed Metal (Moved from Level 4)(Reworked)
Rockstar also grants 25% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.

LEVEL 13

Pinball Wizard (Moved from Level 7)(Reworked)
Enemies hit with Powerslide take 200% more damage from Face Melt for 2 seconds after the sliding ends.
Enemies hit with Face Melt take 200% more damage from its Amp.

Aggressive Shredding (Moved from Level 7)(Reworked)
Gain 25% Attack Speed.
This bonus is increased to 50% while Guitar Solo is active.

Hammer-on (Moved from Level 7)(Reworked)
Basic Attacks against enemy Heroes grant 2% GOD OF METAL Charge.
While GOD OF METAL is active, Basic Attacks heal for 50% of the damage dealt, but cannot grant Charge.

LEVEL 16

Power of the Horde (New)
Increase the maximum possible GOD OF METAL Charge to 150%.
While GOD OF METAL is active, Basic Attacks deal 50% more damage.

I Am Murloc (New)
Increase the radius of Rockstar by 50%.
While GOD OF METAL is active, Rockstar Slows enemies hit by 20% for 2 seconds.

Rogues Do it from Behind (New)
Deal 25% more damage to enemies that are not facing you.
While GOD OF METAL is active, this bonus is increased to 100%.

LEVEL 20

Tour Bus
Unchanged.

Crowd Pleaser (Reworked)
Reduce the cast time of Stage Dive to 0.5 seconds.
If an enemy Hero dies within 4 seconds of being hit by Stage Dive, reset its cooldown.

Death Metal
Unchanged.

Rock Party (New)
Rockstar also makes Basic Abilities recharge 50% faster for 2 seconds.
Rockstar affects allied Heroes in its radius, granting this and other Talent bonuses.

E.T.C. Hard Rework by SMILE

E.T.C. Hard Rework

E.T.C. Hard Rework

My Suggestions

While E.T.C. has his niche, his kit is quite outdated, and his builds lack variety due to poor balance between talents.
The idea behind this rework is to spice up the gameplay of the Rock God himself and try to add some variety to his builds.

Combat Trait

Using a Basic Ability releases a pulse that deals 24 damage to nearby enemies.

Radius: 4

Primary Abilities

GOD OF METAL: Powerslide can travel over walls and terrain.

Mana increased from 55 to 60
GOD OF METAL: Face Melt leaves behind an Amp that knocks enemies away again 2 seconds later. Does not grant Charge.

Cooldown increased from 9 to 12 seconds
Healing duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds
GOD OF METAL: Gain 30 Armor while Guitar Solo is active.

Heroic Abilities

Mana reduced from 100 to 60

Mana reduced from 70 to 60
Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds
Radius increased from 5 to 6
Slow changed from 50% for 4 seconds to 80% for 2 seconds.

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 7

LEVEL 13

LEVEL 16

LEVEL 20

REMOVED TALENTS

Prog Rock

Block Party

Loud Speakers

Encore

Imposing Presence

Storm Shield

Bolt of the Storm

Quick Comment

Heroes of the Storm

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E.T.C. Hard Rework by SMILE

E.T.C. Hard Rework

E.T.C. Hard Rework

My Suggestions

While E.T.C. has his niche, his kit is quite outdated, and his builds lack variety due to poor balance between talents. The idea behind this rework is to spice up the gameplay of the Rock God himself and try to add some variety to his builds.

Combat Trait

Using a Basic Ability releases a pulse that deals 24 damage to nearby enemies. Radius: 4

Primary Abilities

GOD OF METAL: Powerslide can travel over walls and terrain.

Mana increased from 55 to 60 GOD OF METAL: Face Melt leaves behind an Amp that knocks enemies away again 2 seconds later. Does not grant Charge.

Cooldown increased from 9 to 12 seconds Healing duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds GOD OF METAL: Gain 30 Armor while Guitar Solo is active.

Heroic Abilities

Mana reduced from 100 to 60

Mana reduced from 70 to 60 Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds Radius increased from 5 to 6 Slow changed from 50% for 4 seconds to 80% for 2 seconds.

LEVEL 1

LEVEL 4

LEVEL 7

LEVEL 13

LEVEL 16

LEVEL 20

REMOVED TALENTS

Prog Rock Block Party Loud Speakers Encore Imposing Presence Storm Shield Bolt of the Storm

Quick Comment

Heroes of the Storm

While E.T.C. has his niche, his kit is quite outdated, and his builds lack variety due to poor balance between talents.
The idea behind this rework is to spice up the gameplay of the Rock God himself and try to add some variety to his builds.

Using a Basic Ability releases a pulse that deals 24 damage to nearby enemies.

Radius: 4

Mana increased from 55 to 60
GOD OF METAL: Face Melt leaves behind an Amp that knocks enemies away again 2 seconds later. Does not grant Charge.

Cooldown increased from 9 to 12 seconds
Healing duration increased from 4 to 6 seconds
GOD OF METAL: Gain 30 Armor while Guitar Solo is active.

Mana reduced from 70 to 60
Cooldown reduced from 75 to 60 seconds
Radius increased from 5 to 6
Slow changed from 50% for 4 seconds to 80% for 2 seconds.

Prog Rock

Block Party

Loud Speakers

Encore

Imposing Presence

Storm Shield

Bolt of the Storm