Heroes of the Storm Dev Tracker

The Destroyer has finally descended upon Heroes of the Storm, and the community has been celebrating his arrival with some spicy content.

Here’s some of what you missed while you were laying waste to the Nexus:

Burn Beneath the Shadow of Her Tiny, Adorable Wings

Deathwing’s reveal trailer introduced players to the littlest Aspect of Death, and they have since embraced the adorably terrifying Flying Destroyer Brightwing in all her pint-sized glory. Alongside the Worldbreaker himself, the two make a ...

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It’s not always sunshine, stuffing, and rainbows between the Funtime Pals. It seems Tickle Mephisto has a posable plastic bone to pick with Cuddle Bear Stitches ever since the adorable abomination played a bit too rough during last year’s celebration. Now, the precocious host of last year’s event has settled into slumber and Mephisto has invited you over for another round of games… though he may have a more sinister goal in mind.

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Event Dates and Details:

Dust off your dice and round up your friends--the Toys event kicks off at 10:00 am PT on December 16 and will run until the week of March 3, PT.

You’ll embark on the following set of unique quests with the onset of the Toys event, granting awesome 2019 event rewards as you wind your way around the game board for the first time:

• Have Spacesu...

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Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.

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The next Heroes of the Storm patch has arrived! The update brings a new Hero, Deathwing the Destroyer, new Experience Globes, new bundles, new skins, and much more! Dive on in for more information.

NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.

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Senior game designer Alex Neyman’s excitement about Experience Globes is obvious in the way he moves his hands. First they’re in the air, outlining shapes as he speaks; then they’re karate-chopping the table to emphasize a point. He’s talking about the massive armies of minions that often materialize in late-game Heroes of the Storm, and how Experience Globes make vaporizing those stacked-up waves more satisfying than ever.

“It used to be a little bit of a chore,” says Neyman. “But now, you’re like, oh! Honestly, psychologically, it feels so good to see all those minions die and all the globes go—”

(He makes a sound effect along the lines of “shwoop shwoop shwoop,” and mimes picking up Experience Globes with his fingers.)

Nine months ago, the Heroes of the Storm development team began experimenting with ways to make gathering experience more intuitive and fun. That exploration culminated in Experience Globes, the first in a series of seasonal gamep...

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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until the week of December 2, PST. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.

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Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes! Read on for details.

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General

Generic Talents

• Seasoned Marksman
  • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 30 seconds.
  • Attack Speed bonus duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds.

Developer Comment: Since its removal on many H...

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We’re adding a new feature to Heroes of the Storm that will allow you to charge into battle with an extra bit of flair: introducing Mastery Rings!

Reaching level 15 with a hero you own will unlock the ability to use gold to purchase a Mastery Ring for that hero, which will be displayed in game as an extra adornment of your hero’s regular selection circle. Additionally, when you reach level 25 with that hero you can then purchase an even more distinct Mastery Ring with gold.

FAQ

Q: Can I get Mastery Rings for more than one hero?
A: You can get Mastery Rings for as many heroes as you like, given than you’ve reached at least level 15 with those heroes.

Q: Do I purchase these rings for each Hero separately?
A: Yes. These rings signify experience playing individual heroes and let other players know that you know how to play your chosen hero, so Mastery Rings are hero-specific.

Q: When will Mastery Rings become availa...

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Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero balance changes and bug fixes! Read on for details.

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• The Scarlet Heist: Daily Quests
  • Mobsters a...

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Updated November 1:

New in-game extras have been revealed, including the Hearthstone Golden Legendary card, Diablo III wings, and the addition of Deathwing the Destroyer for Heroes of the Storm. Read on for more!

The most epic family reunion on the planet is just a month away! BlizzCon® 2019 kicks off in earnest on November 1–2, when the Blizzard community around the world comes together in person, in-game, and online for two days of games, cosplay, contests, esports, and so much more.

Everyone’s invited to join the fun from home, with more panel content from the main BlizzCon stages available to watch live online for free than ever before, along with the opening ceremony and esports tournaments. But if you want to take your BlizzCon home experience to the next level, you can pick up the ...

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Heroes of the Storm has just been updated with Hero reworks, a brand new event, bug fixes, and more! Read on for details!

NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.

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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting until the week of September 23rd. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.

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Junkrat and Whitemane were reworked for more dynamic and interesting play. Here’s the details of the changes!

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Junkrat

Overview:

The wildly destructive Jamison Fawkes (A.K.A. Junkrat) is one of the most popular Overwatch Heroes in the roster. While he is consistently represented in the meta, we feel like his talent diversity is less than ideal. This update is our opportunity to create more interactive and interesting talent and Heroic options while ensuring he remains the manic hyper-carry he’s always been. Our primary focus with these changes is to increase the power of his less popular build paths, remove unnecessary talents, and round out his other builds to be on par with Frag Launcher. Armed with some new toys, this deranged demolitionist is ready to rain havoc and bedlam on the battlefield!

New Talents:

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We’ve just released a Heroes of the Storm patch in order to address a few live bugs. Read on for details.

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Bug Fixes

Heroes

• Chen
  • Fixed an issue where Gift of the Ox could cause Chen to take all Stagger damage at once.
  • Purifying Brew no longer reduces crowd control effects on Chen.
• Rehgar
  • Casting abilities now properly puts Ghost Wolf on cooldown.
• Valla
  • The Caltrop quest now properly completes at max stacks, and properly grants Vault cooldown and its Mana cost reduction.

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With the launch of Storm League season 1 we have seen a dramatic improvement in rank distribution. One of the primary changes in this release was in how rank is determined. In the past, rank and rating were two entirely different concepts, both of which were updated differently after each game. It was very common for a player's rank and rating to diverge throughout each season which could cause the matchmaking system to struggle to find games.

With the changes introduced this season, rank is always updated by taking the change in rating and determining the equivalent number of rank points to reward. This leaves very few ways rating and rank can diverge and results in most players being shown a number equivalent to their rating.

Overall, we are very happy with how the changes are looking; however, we are aware of the inconsistencies players are currently experiencing in Bronze 5. With the new design, players in Bronze 5 will gain/lose far fewer points per game than ...

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We’ve just released a Heroes of the Storm patch in order to address a few live bugs. Read on for details.

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Bug Fixes

Heroes

• Qhira
  • Fatal Wounds no longer causes Blood Rage to deal bonus damage to enemies that have less than 5 stacks.
  • Fatal Wounds no longer causes the activated portion of Blood Rage to deal bonus damage.

User Interface

• Ranked: Post-game point breakdown animation now properly counts up or down.
• Season names now properly display in order on the Profile.
• Fixed an issue where Blizzard Checkout could fail to load when purchasing Gems.
• The Loot Chest award animation no longer improperly displays two Loot Chests granted when a Hero Le...

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The next Heroes of the Storm patch has arrived! The update brings a new Hero, Qhira the Iresian Bounty Hunter, alongside bug fixes, new bundles, new skins, and much more! Dive on in for more information.

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