Everyone has a fighting chance
The Heroes of the Storm team has unleashed a new developer blog that compliments a pair of videos released late last month that show off the new traits and abilities soon coming to both Raynor and Azmodan. Each will have a trio of new talents that should dramatically alter their gameplay. They’ll be coming to the Nexus in July.
The Heroes of the Storm site has been updated with a new contest that offers entrants a chance to win a real world copy of Yrel’s Hammer of the Naaru. From now through July 12th, all players have to do is follow the HotS Instagram and “like the official contest post” in order to be entered to win.
The newest Heroes of the Storm comic has arrived that very obviously ties in to the World of Warcraft faction struggle coming in Battle for Azeroth. Interestingly, the WoW pre-patch event is called War of Thorns and one of the central characters in the comic is the Lady of Thorns, a character seemingly on the side of “good” in the Nexus. She alludes to one of the “Nexus realms” being in danger of falling to the Raven Lord’s “evil”.
North American Heroes of the Storm players can now try out the Echoes of Alterac map that brings a whole new way of playing into the game. Players will find multiple objectives to complete and a fitting champion awaiting them should they manage to finish the objectives and break down the final gates. On one side General Vanndar Stormpike for the Alliance and on the other is General Drek’thar of the Frostwolf Clan for the Horde.
The Heroes of the Storm site has been updated with some new ways for players to unlock loot chests just by watching Twitch streams. From now through July 12th, fans can check in on Twitch streams to earn Heroic or Rare chests. In addition, players can unlock Alterac portraits and even receive free chests from eligible streamers during the giveaway period from June 14-July 12.
The Heroes of the Storm team has just revealed a new hero and map coming to the game. Yrel, once one of the major characters in the World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor expansion, will be heading into the Nexus as will the Echoes of Alterac map.
The Heroes of the Storm forum has been updated with the news that another round of bans has been handed out to those who “regularly go AFK, refuse to participate, or intentionally and repeatedly die” during HotS matches. There is no count of how many were removed from the game, but some players are complaining that matches are harder to fill.
Heroes of the Storm has been updated with the latest patch that brings the Nexomania event online. In addition, players will find a number of big changes to heroes, most notably Lunara and Diablo as well as tons of skins, sprays, voice lines, mounts and much more.
The latest Heroes of the Storm patch has been detailed on the official site. A number of tweaks and ability balance adjustments have been made to several heroes, most significantly those in the healing / support bracket, doubtless in part to the recent arrival of Deckard Cain.
The Dark Nexus is the next Heroes of the Storm content drop that is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, May 1st. This begins fulfilling the promise made earlier this year that more would be revealed about the lore and story behind HotS. As part of the lore, a new “cannon comic” called “Rise of the Raven Lord” has been released that provides background on why he has begun summoning forces from the Dark Nexus to help defeat what he perceives as a dark future in the Nexus.