![]() Heroes of the Storm 2017 BlizzCon Hanzo Blizzard Entertainment, heroes of the storm spray, dragon, fictional Character, storm png 6000x3750px 3.33MB.Overwatch D.Va Mecha Heroes of the Storm Tempo Storm, others, video Game, fictional Character, widowmaker png 952x992px 817.57KB.Heroes of the Storm Kel'Thuzad Arthas Menethil, storm, fictional Characters, computer Wallpaper, fictional Character png 1163x1246px 292.54KB.Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Heroes of the Storm Tyrael, storm, computer Wallpaper, video Game, fictional Character png 1024圆40px 436.4KB.The International 2016 Dota 2 Defense of the Ancients Heroes of Newerth Heroes of the Storm, hero, purple, game, fictional Characters png 512x512px 277.16KB.StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void Heroes of the Storm Artanis Characters of StarCraft, Heroes of the Storm, video Game, fictional Character, starcraft Ii Legacy Of The Void png 805x835px 819.67KB.Without outside interference, the game will fade into obscurity, with just the question of what could have been. As the game grows staler and staler, queue times will increase. New management may see a game beloved by its fandom and reopen what should be the love letter to all Blizzard fans. Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard offers a sliver of hope, albeit tiny. The game will not change from here on out unless someone realizes the mistake that has been allowed to occur. Heck, I'll queue up three nights a week and have a great time, but I know that this is it. Admittedly, it's nowhere near the popularity of similar games such as DOTA 2, League of Legends, or even Smite, but when you queue up for a match, you'll get into a game within seconds. The saddest part is that the game is still fun and still has a following. That's almost two years without a new hero before pulling the plug. Since then, seven heroes were released over the next four years, with the last one being released in December 2020. Before Blizzcon 2018, a total of 83 heroes were released, with Blizzard having a blistering pace of 1 per month. As a result, the Heroes team was downsized, and updates came less frequently. Players still wanted to play, but there was nowhere to go if you excelled. Blizzard didn't see the eSports scene for the game growing thus, the more minor independent leagues were left in an incredibly uncomfortable situation. There was a buzz about the game that would take over Blizzcon.Īfter Blizzcon 2018, the Heroes Grand Championship was abandoned. Creativity flowed as different seasonal games would take over and allow the casual player to have fun. Players were regularly given updates about the game's development and what new events were around the corner. Patches were put in regularly to balance hero play. Once upon a time, newly added heroes received an introduction trailer, fully fleshed out, showing a high level of attention to detail. What little hope fans and professionals had surrounding the game has evaporated. If you log in, you'll still be awarded Christmas-themed loot boxes for leveling characters. ![]() No balances, no grand event, just shortened patch notes. Players were awarded the Epic Chaos Lizard Mount, and a new Butcher skin was added to the shop for whatever reason. ![]() On July 12th, Blizzard put in what would conceivably be the last content update. Heroes of the Storm, or HotS as it's commonly referred to, deserved better than this. Eliot wrote, "not with a bang, but a whimper," but it didn't have to be this way. After limping along nearly four years past its perceived death knell, Activision Blizzard has decided to put the company's fan-favorite MOBA into the dreaded maintenance mode.
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