Here's the thing: Chrono-Ranger isn't my favorite hero. I'm still more fond of Unity, Tachyon, and Omnitronks (Who has recently jumped up my list).
That being said, Chrono-Ranger is, in my opinion, the damn coolest hero of them all. I mean, seriously. I don't think any hero will ever be cooler than him. I think we've hit our high point on the coolness scale of heroes. From now on, when a new hero is revealed, we'll say "on a scale of Iron Legacy to Chrono-Ranger, how cool are they?" (Iron Legacy being the bottom of the scale for being an evil hero--totally uncool)
But really, when it comes to the new heroes, I'm happy with all of them.
I've still never played as The Scholar (not even when playtesting!) so I can't speak too much on him, but from what I've seen, he's got great potential. Easy to learn, difficult to master.
On the subject of mastering heroes, I really want to see more level 3 heroes. Seriously, GTG: please make more level 3 heroes. There's a disturbing lack of them. Don't get me wrong--having a lot of heroes that are easily accessable but still fun is great. But my plea for level 3 heroes comes from my love for the idea of heroes that it's considered a talent to play as. I really consider being able to play the current level 3 heroes to be a talent. Especially Absolute Zero; but I don't think I'll ever even try and master him. I leave that to the one member of my group that can play him well.
Anyways, I'll get to summing up thoughts.
Chrono-Ranger plays well. His biggest problem is getting past damage defenses without The Masadah. But when that's not a problem, he's great. His bounties all have great applications, and he's got a good amount of cards that can let him get bounties back from the trash. I like him.
Omnitronks has really impressed me. The way he uses components and platings is really fun and exciting to set up. I still haven't gotten to a point in a game with him where it'd be a good time to pull off a Singularity/Self-Sabotage bomb, but I really look forward to it. And I love the inclusion of the Reset card, which will be the perfect follow-up to the aforementioned bomb. Only problem with him is getting bogged down with platings you don't need. I love him.
I'd really like to talk about how the new promo heroes hold up, but I'm afraid this post is getting too long, so I'm stopping here.