Heroes of the Storm consists of online 5-versus-5 matches, operated through Blizzard’s online gaming service Battle.net. Players can choose from playing with or against computer-controlled heroes or other players. When players first start the game, they may use 6 heroes provided by the free hero rotation, but by using gold coins or through microtransactions, they can gain permanent access to a hero. Once the player reaches level 15, there are four additional free hero slots being made available, rewarded progressively.
The 2017 Heroes of the Storm competitive season will come to a head at the Global Championships. The event is also known as the Grand Finals. This is an event that will take place from October 26 to November 4 at the Anaheim Convention Center. $1 million is to be spread among the sixteen teams that will compete. The winning team will earn $500,000 while second place gets $200,000. It is expected to be the top event for Heroes of […]
In a move similar to what has been used in many Dota 2 competitions over the years, crowdfunding will be utilized in the upcoming Heroes of the Storm Global Championship event. Blizzard and Twitch have set up a new partnership called HGC Cheer. This is where people can send Cheer funds to the championship as a means of showing one’s support of an individual team. The teams that are the most successful in the program will get a part of […]
The 2nd phase of Heroes of Storms eSports has begun and alongside this the Open Division series has also been restarted. Every single week there will be teams of amateurs from Europe and North America. They will battle out against each other in the format of a tournament cup. This will generate points for them that will give the opportunity to try and qualify for the Crucible. So they can put their skills against the lower ranked pro teams. And […]
Esports competitors are looking at the Heroes of the Storm 2.0 patch to see what it offers and how it will change the balance of the game. The changes to the game include features like 73 new skins and a variety of special interface changes. But there are a few features that will directly impact a number of professional eSports competitions. A New Map One key part of the update is the inclusion of a new map. The Hanamura map […]
The new HOTS patch is introducing a new hero under the name of Cassia and this new hero was described by the developers as a powerful amazon warrior. Even though it has not been confirmed officially how she will fit in the complete meta, one thing can be said with absolute certainty even without the official confirmation, and that is that this hero will be oriented towards causing massive damage with her auto attacks. However, the new HOTS patch did […]