


"This is something the players have been asking for," added Alan Dabiri, technical director on Heroes of the Storm. Titled "Eternal Conflict," a new months-long promotion for Heroes of the Storm will add more heroes (and villains) from the Diablo franchise, including fan-favorite The Butcher, and introduce a new battleground inspired by Diablo 3.ĭuring a recent press event at Blizzard headquarters, Heroes of the Storm game director Dustin Browder explained that Eternal Conflict will add new characters, skins and special events to the free-to-play game, all of it Diablo-themed. You continue to be one of our most passionate communities, we’re grateful for your continued dedication and support, and as always, we look forward to seeing you in the Nexus.When Blizzard added Johanna the Crusader from Diablo 3 to Heroes of the Storm earlier this week as a playable hero, it was quietly kicking off a larger Diablo-themed push for the multiplayer strategy game. To our Heroes community, we say, “thank you”. Future patches will primarily focus on client sustainability and bug fixing, with balance updates coming as needed.Īs a token of our appreciation, we are gifting the incredibly rare Epic Arcane Lizard mount to all players with next week’s patch.


In the future, we’ll continue seasonal rolls and hero rotations, and while the in-game shop will remain operational there are no plans for new for-purchase content to be added. Moving forward we will support Heroes in a manner similar to our other longstanding games, StarCraft and StarCraft II. Heroes and its community are home to some of the most passionate gamers from around the world and we’re committed to making sure that you can continue to enjoy your adventures through the Nexus. Combining legendary characters from all of our universes, it naturally brought players together into a truly unique experience. This June marks the seven-year anniversary of Heroes of the Storm.
