Be wary, as this means they have lower health pools and should stick behind their team. If you’re the type of player that likes to just throw yourself into the heat of battle, then warriors are meant for you.Īssassins deal the most damage, usually having utility skills to supplement their offensive skills. He has abilities that allow him to headbutt enemies into a wall, stun them, and perform an ability called Overthrow, which will make Diablo pick up an enemy and slam it behind him, stunning and rendering the opponent useless for a short time. Yes, the demon overlord from the Diablo franchise. Warriors are perfect for players who really just want to dive into an enemy team and smash faces in. Warriors are heroes that are focused on being on the frontline, getting into the face of the enemy, ripping their faces off, and soaking up damage. They’re sorted into their respective roles of warriors, assassins, supports, and specialists. Like many other MOBAs, Heroes of the Storm offers players a variety of heroes to use in their games, each one possessing their own unique characteristics. Upon entering the game, players will notice that they’ll be able to purchase and view many characters, or “heroes” as the game calls them. However, these subsequent lessons aren’t mandatory in any way, but they do offer a quick way to earn money to purchase more characters. After its successful completion, more tutorials are offered that focus on specific aspects of the game. Another key aspect of HotS is that experience is shared globally with your team, so everyone on your team is always the same level. A couple of main points the tutorial points out is that Heroes of the Storm doesn't have “gold” or “items”, so no last hitting is necessary. Uther serves as the mentor in this tutorial, walking players through movement, camera control, ability usage, and the main objective of the game, which is destroying the enemy’s “core”. Players go through the tutorial as Jim Raynor, accompanied by another familiar face, Uther the Lightbringer. The tutorial educates players with the essentials of the game, as well as the MOBA genre, in a humorous way. If they do choose to proceed with the tutorial, they’ll find that many of the mechanics and features of HotS are similar to other MOBAs. When players first log into Heroes of the Storm, they are thrown into the games tutorial, but have the option of leaving it.
Given Blizzard’s prowess in the gaming industry, it is needless to say HotS will not be “just another MOBA”, and after playing the game, this is evident. The graphics are not too cartoony unlike some other MOBAs, and Blizzard has done a wonderful job making the game unique with things like mounts, objective based maps, and nostalgic characters from their other games. Five years later, the hard work is well reflected in HotS. HotS first appeared in Blizzcon 2010, and went through many phases of playtesting over the years.
Heroes of the Storm, or HotS for short, began its closed beta on January 13th, 2015, open beta on May 19th, 2015, and was later officially launched on June 2nd, 2015 for Microsoft Windows and OS X. Heroes of the Storm (formerly titled Blizzard DotA and Blizzard All-Stars) is a free-to-play 3D MOBA developed by Blizzard Entertainment, which features crisp, clean visuals and heroes from other Blizzard franchises such as Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft.
The game features traditional 5v5 MOBA gameplay with a unique cast of characters from the three major Blizzard franchises: Starcraft, Diablo, and Warcraft. Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard's take on the increasingly popular MOBA genre.