" hope that every single person who likes Kerrigan now on live will continue to like Kerrigan with the change."
" think a lot of the design ideas for Brightwing just went in and we did it. There is a lot of experimental stuff."
"This is potentially a final farewell from me, but who knows where I will end up in the future. "
In a "David vs. Goliath" storyline, Goliath won, heavily. Team Dignitas took down the Leftovers (4-0) to become the Heroes Global Championship (HGC) Western Clash winners for the second time in 2018.
"they play against us and it is just useless -- we have no idea why they drafted these sort of things."
Heroes of the Storm had a big update to the PTR today. While the new Warchrome Waste skins (as seen above) are rightfully grabbing the spotlight, huge changes to the games ranked mode will also begin testing on the PTR.
Blizzard unveiled two new Heroes of the Storm character re-works today, Azmodan and Raynor. Below are the details for each with a full breakdown of their new kits players will be able to use.
Brett Crawford is the Lead Balance Designer for Heroes of the Storm and, believe it or not, has been thinking about these reworks for almost a year. I had the chance to talk with him about all manner of Raynor and Azmodan topics and, in doing so, I learned a lot about game design and what the word "splat" means.
Blizzard is bringing the Heroes of the Storm Western Clash to LA. The best teams in NA and EU will be live in person competing for a spot in the HGC finals and a $100,000 prize pool.
Just moments ago, Tricked Esports released an official "goodbye" message on their website, citing a "new strategy in 2018" and no "room for improving" their chances in game.
Today, Blizzard unveiled the latest Heroes of the Storm event with news skins and two massive reworks of previously linear heroes, Lunara and Diablo.Alongside the big changes are Mexican Luchador inspired skins!
With pride, Phan mentions that Overwatch League is home to an openly gay man on the Houston Outlaws and a woman on the Shanghai Dragons. Players like these are extremely popular to OWL fans and represent how inclusive and diverse esports can be without sacrificing competitive integrity and professionalism: "This is only the beginning" Phan says, "there is so much more work to be done."
Introducing Gen.G, the global esports organization that transcends borders, offering the premier esports experience for fans, players and brand partners.
As an avid scholar, Deckard Cain has dedicated his life to the pursuit of knowledge. He has been an advisor, storyteller, and friend to Sanctuary's greatest heroes, guiding them through peril time and again. When Deckard speaks, it's wise to stay awhile and listen.
Dragoons are shielded units that deal lots of damage in Starcraft, so perhaps Fenix's Heroes of the Storm debut will play similar to Rexxar as a ranged tank. The specialist category may also fit Fenix, as his fighting style is, to say the least, unconventional.
Maiev is mobile Assassin that excels against clustered enemies and prevents their escape. Her Fan of Knives ability is her primary damage tool and can be upgraded through her talents to deal percentage damage to enemy heroes.
There is a moment in Maiev's hero spotlight where she is specifically described as powerful against high mobility targets. The video then shows her killing Genji after he attempts to escape. So satisfying.
Facebook may be out, but the unique broadcast options for Heroes of the Dorm are still in full effect. Raycom Sports will provide a "dedicated, nationally-syndicated program" over the course of 5 weeks all about Heroes of the Dorm.
Today, Blizzard recently released the highly anticipated Blaze patch but with a sizeable number of changes thanks to the PTR a week before. Nova, Valeera, Hanzo, Samuro, Garrosh, and Zeratul were all changed in ways not seen in the PTR.
They are calling it the "supportocalypse" and "the support slaughter" when, in reality, the nerfs are quite small. Some are claiming Blizzard is forcing them to stop playing support heroes entirely...
