The next hero for Heroes of the Storm is known. A popular unit from StarCraft is coming to the Nexus – the Firebat.
The year 2017 is almost over for Heroes of the Storm. But there was still a surprise that came just in time for Christmas. The next hero to enter the Nexus has been revealed!
Blaze Firebat comes from StarCraft, and veterans will recognize him not just by his name as a Firebat. Just like in the strategy game, he brings two flamethrowers that are perfect for making the Zerg swarms feel the heat.
A short trailer featuring Winter Jaina, who just wanted to build a snowman, announces Blaze:
Blaze will enter as a Warrior, focusing on area damage, making large areas of the maps hard to access for opponents.
Firebat is expected to be released early in 2018 – likely in the first week of the new year.
New Stealth Mode with Tactics
In the past few weeks, there have been significant changes in Heroes of the Storm. The major winter gameplay update is live and has altered several mechanics in the game. The biggest changes are:
- Stealth is now clearly noticeable as an outline. Stealthed heroes can still not be targeted and must be hit with an area attack first. When stealthed heroes are motionless, they become completely invisible, without a visual cue for the opponent.
- A tower has been removed from every fortress. The health and power of the tower have been integrated into the fortress.
- Fortresses can now reveal stealth.
- Fortresses and towers no longer have ammunition – they fire indefinitely.
- Regeneration orbs are only available for a brief time for your team, after which they become neutral and can be picked up by both teams.
- The first map objective (chests, tributes, temples, etc.) now always spawns after a fixed time interval. Either after 90 or 180 seconds, depending on the map.
Cortyn says: I generally like the new stealth mode, but it seems that a hero was overlooked in the revisions – Tyrande. She can have stealth as her heroic ability, but she hasn’t been improved. This makes her stealth mode weaker and makes the High Priestess of Elune a bit boring to play. I hope there will be improvements here!
What do you think of the changes to Heroes of the Storm? Are you looking forward to Firebat?
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