Fat beats and Murloc slime – the next patch for Heroes of the Storm will have fans’ hearts racing.
The upcoming patch of Heroes of the Storm is expected to go live in the evening hours of February 14th. Currently, players can try it out on the PTR and get a glimpse of the new hero Lúcio, who is transitioning from Overwatch to the Nexus. Additionally, the patch includes a complete overhaul for the little specialist Murky.
In Overwatch, Lúcio is one of the most popular supporters in the game, as he is particularly flexible and can support his team in various ways. In Heroes of the Storm, he will possess similar abilities.
Let’s take a quick look at his abilities:
- The trait Wall Ride allows Lúcio to slide along objects and obstacles, becoming 20% faster and able to glide through other units.
- Soundwave deals damage in a cone-shaped area and pushes enemies back.
- Crossfade corresponds to Lúcio’s passive auras from Overwatch. He can switch between “Healing Boost” and “Speed Boost”, which slightly heals nearby allies or accelerates them.
- With Amp It Up, the current aura is massively enhanced for 3 seconds – meaning more healing or a speed bonus of up to 45%.
- The first heroic ability is Sound Barrier. Lúcio and all nearby allies receive a massive shield that diminishes over 6 seconds.
- The second heroic ability Reverse Amp turns Lúcio into a debuffer. For 4 seconds, his auras become negative effects that either harm or slow down opponents – depending on the active Crossfade aura.
The new Murky – Nasty, fun, but also fair
The new patch also brings a massive overhaul. Murky, the little Murloc specialist, is being fundamentally reworked.
Especially Murky’s pufferfish can now be stabilized. Instead of dying from 3 automatic attacks, it now has a fixed amount of health points, but can also be targeted by abilities and towers.
Murky himself has nearly 15% more health points, but now only reemerges from his egg after 8 seconds (previously after 5 seconds).
A lot has also changed with the talents: Murky can now recruit mercenaries much faster and even lay down false eggs to confuse enemies – when the eggs are destroyed, they cast “slime” on their attacker. Players can debuff Murky’s automatic attacks with a stackable debuff that slows enemies by 10% – up to 5 times in a row. Together with the slow effect of slime, selected victims will then only move at a snail’s pace.
Especially at level 20, the talent will bring a lot of joy – it allows Murky to summon the March of the Murlocs endlessly, making a huge area – theoretically – impassable or single-handedly taking down an enemy fortress.
A list of all changes can be found as usual in our sources.
