Heroes of the Storm: What We Know

Live Posted 2013/11/08 at 6:38 PM by Ashelia

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The game is about getting the heroes into the game and creating an evironment that facilitates this.

Battlegrounds should innovate the world of MOBAs.

A lot of talk about how art was created for Warcraft III and how the fans took it over, creating the original DotA.

The prototype for Heroes of the Storm was shown at BlizzCon back in 2008, but it was very barebones and completely put into the StarCraft II game. It was literally a mod. It was hard for them to decide what universe to set it in.

To them, Hearthstone really captured what it should be about--and it's what they're aspiring to do.

This isn't just another MOBA. This is a challenge to the genre.

It was a challenge to make these heroes--take for example the years of concept material for Arthas. Prince Arthas can be a skin for Arthas, they can just come up with unlimited options.

Syndragosa, Army of the Dead--you can summon and change it up.

Elite Tauren Chieftan has a heroic ability (ultimate) where he jumps anywhere and lands, inflicting. He can go everywhere on the battlefield. He's high damage, high mobility, and can even heal himself.

Abathur can't fight, he's a support hero. But he can infest a friendly hero and make them stronger by helping them out; he can also tunnel across the map to rapidly find heroes to jump into. He jumps into Nova and gives her a shield.

Skins are shown in our gallery below, but they will be really wide and varied. Medic Uther, Uther with Judgement Armor.

The goal is 20 minute games.

Team levels: you're not leveling on your own, support heroes won't have to worry about leveling since their team levels them.

The map modes want to make the game interact with players differently. This is going to have a lot of StarCraft II's campaign styles put into it--because they couldn't do it into multiplayer from SC2, they can do it here.

They will be retiring map modes as they get boring.

Blackheart Bay: you have to find skeletons and kill them, you need to collect treasure, and all of this earns you doubloons. A cursed pirate, Blackheart, wants these. Enemy players will randomly get bounties on them that increase their doubloon drops. Once you collect enough coins, he helps you out and you do damage to the enemy.

Haunted Mines: you are put into a PvE PvP environment. You have to collect skulls and kill a boss, but you also try to just kill each other. Once all the skulls are picked up, a grave golem spawns for each team; the golems vary in power by number of skulls collected. So you have to protect the golem or help it kill things.

Dragonshire: you capture two obelisks, once they are captured you control an alter. Your heroes transform into the dragon knight and annihilate everyone.

You get mounts in the game so you can be way more mobile (sort of like boots in other MOBAs).

Towns/towers have ammunition.

There is no shop. There are no boots.

You get ultimates at level 10.

Q&AWhat are you doing to protect snowballing since there is no farming like other MOBAs?The mechanics seem very complicated--how will players communicate for strategy? It seems like going underneath the mine and these maps can be very complex.What's up with Kerrigan on a wolf?With everything being shared, how do you have individual skill and carry?What's your core audience?How will you balance it? In most MOBAs there's hard counters and things like that. This is an objective based MOBA, would you be against though making it more traditional of MOBAs?Customization?Where does Heroes fit in for eSports and competitive, ranked play?Boots?ScreenshotsGameplayBattlegroundsHeroes & SkinsVideosHeroes of the Storm Fact SheetHeroes of the Storm draws from more than 20 years of Blizzard gaming history, with instantly recognizable characters, like Kerrigan, Raynor, Thrall, Arthas, and Diablo, who enter battle with built-in grudges and room in their hearts for the fires of new rivalries to grow.

In Heroes of the Storm, players are distinguished through the accomplishments and overall success of their team. Every role is valuable and viable over the course of each match, and every player benefits from each hero takedown and each epic victory they contribute to.

Whether players are battling for supremacy, bragging rights, or just the hell of it, the battlegrounds in Heroes of the Storm mix up the experience with a variety of maps and unlockable advantages—including powerful allies, friendly towns, and valuable vantage points—that offer multiple paths to victory and reward teamwork, strategy, and creativity.Q: What is Heroes of the Storm?Q: What makes Heroes of the Storm different?Q: Which heroes are in the game, and what roles do they play?Q: Heroes of the Storm is free-to-play—what is available for sale and what can be earned in game? Q: What kind of post-launch support is planned? Q: Is it required to have StarCraft II to play?Q: On which platforms will Heroes be playable?Q: Will there be a beta test? When will it start? How can I apply for the beta?Q: When will Heroes of the Storm be released?Q: Is there something else you can tell me about the game?Q: Seriously?Q: But...www.heroesofthestorm.comhttp://www.facebook.com/BlizzHeroes

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Comment by aznballer735capt raynorComment by voreoA moba i might actually play / tryComment by simlol12i have never been so excited about game release in my whole gaming experience , this is seriously an intriguing project , i am exceptionally looking forward to spend hundreds of hours playing Zeratul .Comment by LordVarbarolooks coolComment by 892098Some skins are nice, but another could be better :pComment by 953661cant wait to have a beta key u.uComment by tierajewelsI can't wait to Play HOTS! It looks soooo seamless to include all our favorite heroes and villians in one smooth game! Can't wait! WTG Blizz! WTG!Comment by ZakuriI don't play much DotA games, but this game looks pretty fun. I opted into the beta as soon as I saw it was added. I always wondered who would win in a fight, Arthas or Diablo.Comment by RuhigHm. Hopefully Blizz can make this sort of game easy to get into. I've tried both LoL and DOTA2, and I just can't wrap my head around it. :(Comment by kurtwjacksonVery glad to hear it is free to play. I was honestly worried there when I first heard about it.Comment by ZombabeeBig fan of League of Legends and this game looks really awesome and can see myself playing it a lot in my extra free time.Comment by NynaeveThat Illidan skin... OMG. Very exciting!
I can't wait to see all these skins in action. Melding all the different Franchises together... Art-wise, it's an incredible thing to behold.Comment by ffchroniclesSeems good and free to play, characters's model looks cool too.Comment by MyrroddinBlizzard is on a roll this year. HotS looks terrific. I think most players have wanted to see what happens when franchises collide. I especially like that you can play the same hero multiple times, and have a different experience each time due to the inclusion of talents.

I have never played a moba before. In fact, I have no idea what "moba" stands for, even though I have seen lots of video from other games. Some of those games intrigued me, but HotS might be the game that I actually play.

... Wait, it is free?Comment by adammartin13OMG ARTHAS FTW !1Comment by KittyhaseoI really think combining characters from the 3 different games by Blizzard sounds fun and interesting. I wonder if there will be any way to change the angle of the camera, I'd like to be able to change the position of the camera at will if possible.Comment by aldgodOh I can't wait wait to play Arthas! Summoning Sindragosa to attack people is going to be hilarious.Comment by MadrielNo more LoL or DotA for this Blizzard fan.Comment by 1190160This post was from a user who has deleted their account.Comment by MajeyelolThey won't be able to get this beta out fast enough to everyone.

I'm already sitting across from the GF going "omg.. get me in this beta already".

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