At BlizzCon, a first look at a future battlefield of Heroes of the Storm could be caught – Towers of Doom.
Two Nexus Lords and the Ghost Towers
Typically, the great Lords of the Nexus rarely make an appearance. In Heroes of the Storm, they are somewhat like the “gods” of their respective battlefield, making the heroes fight each other for their amusement. In the upcoming battlefield “Towers of Doom”, two of these Nexus Lords are in conflict with each other, wanting to expand their territory – and you must help them.
While the basic goal of the map is still the same, the destruction of the opponent’s Nexus, Blizzard has managed to combine this once again with unique mechanics. Scattered across the entire map are the titular towers, which can be captured by both teams.
Once a tower belongs to one side, it not only fires at nearby enemy minions and heroes but also periodically at the opponent’s fortifications. How do you prevent that? It’s simple: You destroy the corresponding tower, causing it to switch sides. A destroyed red tower leaves behind a blue shade that gradually evolves into a new blue tower until it is fully operational again.
Those who do not want to directly conquer the towers can at least suppress the bombardment for some time by activating certain temples at neutral positions on the map – this gives the team a little more time to seize one or two towers from the opponent’s control,
… and the Headless Horseman
In addition to the objectives mentioned above, there are also unique mercenaries to be found on the map. Instead of the usual front breakers and siege mercenaries, there are “Sappers”, probably something like “Demolitionists” in German. These mercenaries march to the nearest target and blow themselves up – they must be stopped early if one wants to avoid their damage.
Instead of a Grave Golem, there is a new variant of the boss. The Headless Horseman can be defeated but remains in place after the capture of the control point. In compensation, he fires a volley of devastating projectiles.
More info from BlizzCon, such as the new heroes Lunara and Greymane or Cho’Gall can be found on our Heroes of the Storm topic page.
