Acquiring the Primal Flamesaber: Beginner Heroes of the Storm Tips for WoW Players

Posted 2017/02/14 at 8:27 AM by Ketsuki

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Blizzard

Beginning February 14 through March 26, a new quest called For Azeroth! will be available in Heroes of the Storm. Play 15 Heroes of the Storm matches with a friend from your Battle.net® friends list, and you’ll be burning a new trail through Azeroth in style.

Just the Facts

When: February 14 – March 26, 2017
Where: Play Heroes of the Storm Free
What: Play 15 matches of Heroes of the Storm using a Warcraft Hero while teamed up with a friend from your Battle.net friends list.
Reap the Rewards: You’ll receive a Primal Flamesaber mount in World of Warcraft, plus a Judgment Charger mount and a 10-day Stimpack to carry on your adventures within Heroes of the Storm.

Don’t have a Warcraft hero in Heroes of the Storm already? Don’t worry—each week a new set of heroes will become available to play for free. See the hero rotation schedule and begin planning your path to victory within the Nexus!

Primal Flamesaber Mount ModelWhat is the "For Azeroth" Event?February 14th (US) / February 15th (EU) March 14th15with a friendagainst AIQuick PlayHow do I install Heroes of the Storm?

Open up your Battlenet Launcher.

Select Heroes of the Storm game on the left hand side.

Click Install.

How do I get the mount?What heroes can I play?

Warrior: Varian, Cho, Rexxar, Anub'arak, Chen, Arthas, E.T.C., Muradin, Stitches

Assassin: Valeera, Zul'jin, Ragnaros, Varian, Samuro, Gul'dan, Chromie, Greymane, Lunara, Gall, Kael'thas, Thrall, Jaina, Falstad, Illidan

Support: Rehgar, Brightwing, Li Li, Malfurion, Tyrande, Uther

Specialist: Medivh, Sylvanas, Murky, Gazlowe

What Heroes are the easiest?

Rank 2: Uther Support

Rank 3: ETC Warrior, Li Li Support

Rank 4: Stitches, Muradin, Arthas Warrior; Jaina and Zul'jin Assassin, Varian Warrior/Assassin

Do I have to spend money on Warcraft heroes?

When you first log onto Heroes of the Storm, you will be prompted to complete a tutorial. When you finish the tutorial, you are given the choice of one of three Warcraft heroes permanently for free: Jaina, Muradin, or Tyrande.

Each week different heroes are available to play for free. For Feb 14 - 21st, Malfurion, Varian, Sylvanas, Greymane, Rexxar, Uther.

There are also weekly sales on heroes and skins. A good deal right now is the Nexus Challenger Bundle, which has 8 Heroes for only $4.99 and half of them are WoW heroes.

You can buy heroes for money or via Battle.net balance. You can also buy Heroes with gold, a currency awarded for completing matches.
They range from 2,000 gold or $3.99 to 10,000 gold or $9.99

However, between the free hero you get AND the rotation you should not feel pressured to buy a hero.

You can also purchase skins, which are pricier as they get more elaborate, but they do not affect your character's skill or power.

How long do games take?How do I queue with a friend?

Versus A.I. (recommended for brand new players to Heroes of the Storm or Moba games in general)

Quick Match (recommended for those who have some understanding on the game and want to play against other real players.)

Unranked

Ranked

Brawl

Custom Games

What is a MOBA?How do I look like less of a noob?Heroes FireHeroes Fire Map

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Comment by PhotekzFor EU this event starts tomorrow. http://eu.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/20532383/for-azeroth-2-6-2017Comment by Zawodowiec1532Can this mount fly? :)Comment by perculiaWe found a mount special but does not have an animation sequence for flying atm. Perhaps still incomplete. Blizzard hotfixed the mount into the mount journal today so we can see more of the model though :)Comment by rodalphoIs it possible to login to two battle.net accounts simultaneously on the same computer and (for lack of a better phrase) play with yourself?

I couldn't possibly care less about MOBAs and want to get this over with as quickly and painlessly as possible. Losing every game instantly to the AI, if such a thing can be done.Comment by WohanDo you know the game, or the genre? If not, give it a try. I prepared myself for this event beforehand and played some 30 games team vs. AI, and I must say it was quite fun. The maps with their special quirks are interesting. I even achieved to get the ingame mount for last weeks event. So there's that.Comment by EasyrokIt might be worth noting that a half-decent team can demolish a vs AI game in less than five minutes and there will be plenty of groups doing just that for the event, same as the Overwatch event a few months ago.Comment by uparrowBlizzard really needs to stop with the cross-game promotional bull*&^$. Many WoW players do not play Heroes of the Storm, and this is a way from Blizzard to manipulate the playerbase numbers by incentivizing them with a shiny exclusive mount that nearly everyone wants. We all know it Blizz, HotS is not doing well against long established MOBAs like League of Legends and DotA 2 - no need to pretend anymore.Comment by daunzeycan anyone confirm whether or not this works on custom games?Comment by perculiacan anyone confirm whether or not this works on custom games?Comment by elvor0Is it possible to login to two battle.net accounts simultaneously on the same computer and (for lack of a better phrase) play with yourself?

I couldn't possibly care less about MOBAs and want to get this over with as quickly and painlessly as possible. Losing every game instantly to the AI, if such a thing can be done.Comment by rodalphoThanks-- that's what I'll be doing then, Netflix on my second monitor.

Googling around, I found this tutorial on how to launch two copies of HoTS on the same computer. You can't do it without sandboxing one of them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/3wx83m/multiboxing_smurfing/

So basically:

1) Sign up for HoTS on your primary battle.net account using someone's recruit a friend link. They are very, very easy to find. Just make sure it's the same region as yours. Probably people will start linking theirs here now that I mentioned it. In fact, here's mine! Use it to sign up and I'll get free bonus stuff for a game I intend to never ever play!

*NA region only: https://battle.net/recruit/QKMB2SHGRH

2) Sign up for second battle.net account, using a recruit a friend link from your primary
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/game/recruit-a-friend/
3) Login to HoTS on your primary battle.net using the battle.net launcher
4) Start HoTS inside sandbox via the executable (not the launcher) and login to your second battle.net account
5) Friend the accounts together. RAF may have already done this for you.
6) AFK through 15 games on hardest AI setting using Warcraft heroes
7) Get your mount in WoW and uninstall HoTS foreverComment by VulstarsJust to point out: In "What heroes I can play?" section Cho is regarded a warrior but Gall should be regarded as an assassin.Comment by perculiaJust to point out: In "What heroes I can play?" section Cho is regarded a warrior but Gall should be regarded as an assassin.Comment by ValyBMW"How long do games take?" Versus A.I. Co-op take 5 -10 min, max 15 if all the other players are new to the game.Comment by daunzeycan anyone confirm whether or not this works on custom games?Comment by clay2kThere should be plenty of people to play with for this mount. HotS has a general chat that will prolly be full of people. There is also a Reddit thread starting that people are posting their info in.Comment by RagnaflockBlizzard really needs to stop with the cross-game promotional bullsh**. Many WoW players do not play Heroes of the Storm, and this is a way from Blizzard to manipulate the playerbase numbers by incentivizing them with a shiny exclusive mount that nearly everyone wants. We all know it Blizz, HotS is not doing well against long established MOBAs like League of Legends and DotA 2 - no need to pretend anymore.Comment by vnhunterCan this mount fly? :)Comment by Jevnakeryeay i can do this against ai which is the only mode i play.Comment by uparrowmakes investing in several games not feel like waste.

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