Zerus, The Primal Beast

dude this is actually an awesome idea ...

a few mechanic issues like the primary attribute? will the amount change as well?
say
str:40
agl:60 (primary)
itel:40

when u assimilate does your primary attribute amount swap? or will it just accrue the +6? but stay the same as it was before the swap?

also i love the idea of the three forms, its like brewmasters ulti in a way. i think the only thing i don't know about is the neutral creep thing i mean i know there all over the map but if i had to find one to change that would limit my usefulness since if i wanted to get the full potential out of the hero i would have to be near or within range of neutral creeps?...

or can you just target an enemy hero and use their primary attribute? the animation would sorta be like lions mana drain make it a 2 sec change as primal beast senses the opponents strengths and adapts to them.
maybe the assimilate should work as a slow of 50% for 2 seconds and at the end of it primal beast is now in a new form?

i love this idea but the versatility of the hero would mean you could change strategy's on the fly... love it

Hey Porygon

Awesome idea as always!

I was think that instead of having Assimilate, it could be a toggled ability called 'Evolve' or something, that would work similarly to power treads. (Pressing would cycle through Strength,Agility,Intelligence with no cool-down).

This would make it not so fumbly in team-fights, and stop the need for having to search out creeps in the jungle. The attribute gain from using Assimilate is not really that beneficial, so simply having a skill that can change your form to give you the attribute gain without having to 'Assimilate' someone, like Troll Warlord's first skill. His early game would consist of harassing and last hitting with Septic, using Raptor during ganks for damage, and Behemoth to survive ganks.

Also, instead of him completely metamorphosing into a whole new animal, which could look kinda weird, he should have a default model that adapts to his selected form. So raptor, green spines would grow out of his spine, and his claws would get bigger. Behemoth would make bony reddish brown callouses on his skin, and maybe give him a large horn, and septic would make him thinner with blue glowing areas on his body, making his front limbs drip with green venom.

For example..

This is what i had in mind for him as default, before he levels the skill, with none of the above adaptations. Though i understand this picture is quite abstract and unusual so you may not like it...

His ulti could have a few nerfs so on their own they are average-weak spells, but keep separate cool-downs meaning he can do a variety of different things to make up for it. Basically, instead of him getting an ultimate, he gets three more skills. The manacosts might need to be lowered as well.

PS: About Ziklash - I have done some work on him, but I am struggling to find inspiration. The main reason is probably because I keep on getting distracted by other small projects, all the whole trying to learn how to use Unity, and to get better at 3D modelling. I'll keep at it, and should have something presentable to you - eventually D:

very unbalanced hero with too many skills, ultimate is 3 skills 2nd spell also and only third spell shares cooldown. I saw plenty of effects dealing damage and/or DoTs if you come in one form throw your hate than change form do it again and change form and again it's too much I think. I think the hero should only have 1 skill with an alternate effect depending on the form and maybe his ult could reset evolve's cooldown so that you can still enjoy a reflex and fast cast based hero.