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Eternal Conflict – New Heroes, Skins, Mounts Preview and data-mined PTR patch notes!
Hearthstone Mount Now Available!
First Heroes of the Storm PTR to open on 23rd of June!
Archangel of Hope not to be included in the upcoming content for the Eternal Conflict event!
Goblin kill counts toward whole team like takedowns do!
Kerrigan Fury Swipes + Battle Momentum bug has returned!
Community Round Up by HeroesHype
Heroes of the Storm Ultimate Fan Art contest to end on June 24!
BlizzCon 2015 Costume Contest—Sign-Ups Now Open!
Next week sale announced!
Heroes we don’t respect but should
Incredible wallpaper from HotsGuides by Lilith
Eternal Conflict – New Heroes, Skins, Mounts Preview and data-mined PTR patch notes!
Guys from HeroeNexus did an amazing job at creating previews and data-mining the upcoming content! Look at all the incredible skins and mounts and dive into the patch notes! Be wary, the patch notes are to be treated as a rumors, they are not official, and are subject to change. Moreover, some changes may not be presented in the actual patch release at all!
In Development: Eternal Conflict – New Heroes, Skins, and Mounts
Archangel Diablo Skin Preview
Novazon Nova Skin Preview
Mount Preview – Tyrael's Charger
Data-mined patch notes and the PTR talent calculator can be found by these links:
(note: to see PTR talents, select a hero and move the slider, at the top right of the screen, to the PTR option)
http://www.heroesnexus.com/talent-calculator
http://www.heroesnexus.com/news/1405-june-ptr-patch-hero-changes-battlefield-of
More detailed info and more previews can be found here:
Hearthstone Mount Now Available!
New, awesome looking, mount is finally available! It is available to everyone who has won 100 games in Hearthstone. This rule is retroactive, meaning that if you haven’t played much Hearthstone lately, like i did, but got 100 wins in the past, you’ll end up receiving a card mount. As for the players that didn’t play Hearthstone at all, or don’t have needed amount of wins – don’t worry, there is no time limitations, you can safely grind your wins and receive a mount in the future!
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19529839/hearthstone-and-heroes-of-the-storm-rewards-6-18-2015
First Heroes of the Storm PTR to open on 23rd of June!
Blizzard has revealed the additional details about the upcoming PTR. As stated in the official press release, you won’t be able to play Butcher on the PTR! Apart from that, any progress you’ve made during Test won’t transfer to your original account, and shop won’t work on the PTR servers. Additionally, all heroes that are available from Free Hero Rotation will be viable on Test Realm.
Good news is any content you’ve bought in the shop will be available. Refer to the original post for the discussion and more info on the upcoming Test. Quick note: update arrives on 23rd for NA and 24th for EU.
http://eu.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19803330/public-test-realm-coming-soon-20-06-2015
Archangel of Hope not to be included in the upcoming content for the Eternal Conflict event!
Recently, developers confirmed on Twitter that they have no plans to include Auriel in the game, as a part of Eternal Conflict expansion. That doesn’t mean that she won’t be introduced at all. So, we can guess and hope!
https://twitter.com/BlizzHeroes/status/611687418035449856
http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/3acip1/blizzard_just_confirmed_auriel_is_not_planned_as/
Goblin kill counts toward whole team like takedowns do!
Dustin Browder, Game Director on Heroes of the Storm, has confirmed that killing the Treasure Goblin counts for the whole team, letting everyone complete the special daily quest and get the portrait reward, and it doesn’t matter who actually killed the Goblin! Treasure hunting is about to begin!
https://twitter.com/DustinBrowder/status/611582605243191297
http://www.reddit.com/r/heroesofthestorm/comments/3ab0ij/you_do_not_have_to_fight_your_teammates_for_the/
Kerrigan Fury Swipes + Battle Momentum bug has returned!
This time you need an enabler for the bug to work. And the enabler is the level 20 talent – Nexus Blades. So, if you skill Fury Swipes and Battle Momentum and Nexus Blades, your auto-attacks will reduce the cooldown of abilities on more than 0.5 sec, depends on how much units you will hit. For example, if you hit 4 units with auto-attack, the cooldowns will be reduced by 2 seconds. Despite looking like it is huge deal for Kerrigan, i don’t see it being played massively. Reason is simple. The power of Kerrigan fades the more the game progresses, and on level 20, with many heroes getting blinks and other powerful talents, you won’t find yourself auto-attacking much thus nullifying the power of this bug. Actually, it’s a funny build for the Quick Matches, but other than that i don’t see it coming into play for the reasons mentioned above.
Community Round Up by HeroesHype
New Community Round up is here! In this week round up you’ll find info about the popular Twitch channels and shows, such as “Hero Power Hour” and “Eye of the Storm”, or an overview of the podcasts, like “Lords of the Storm”. The Round Up will also highlight awesome weekly video series and will finish off with the hilarious GIF. As always, very informative and funny article by HeroesHype.
http://heroeshype.com/community-roundup-618/
Heroes of the Storm Ultimate Fan Art contest to end on June 24!
Previously announced, contest is coming to its end, as many talented participants are finishing their masterpieces. DeviantArt is just exploding with amazing artworks now! Deadline is on June 24, 2015 at 8:59 CEST. Contest offers superb prizes, one of them is an artwork signed by Samwise Didier! Check out the VOD and impressions of the previous year winner by the link below.
http://eu.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19804015/heroes-of-the-storm-ultimate-fan-art-contest-ending-soon-17-06-2015
http://eu.battle.net/d3/en/blog/19797613/a-journey-to-the-heart-of-blizzard-hq-09-06-2015
BlizzCon 2015 Costume Contest—Sign-Ups Now Open!
This year’s costume contest is open! Throughout the years Blizzcon has been amazing and exciting event, and I’m looking forward to see this year’s entries, as well as a ton of new info on the Blizzard games. If you want to be a participant of the contest, don’t waste your time and register below!
Next week sale announced!
Sales of the next week are rumored to be not as exciting as previous two were. First of all, it is the amount of items on sale dropping down to 3, as it was pre-launch. And second, it’s Arthas on sale, the hero that has been abandoned for a long time now, both in competitive and casual play. Sadly, you rarely see him nowadays.
http://www.heroesevo.com/sales-heroes-and-skins-23-30-june-2015/
Heroes we don’t respect but should
Recently, GosuGamers posted nice opinion article about the underrated heroes. Read it to know what Heroes of the Storm editorial crew thinks about current meta and what heroes, in their opinion, are underrated, and should be played more, or treated more seriously. The one hero, from the article, i would definitely agree upon is Nova. With the current double tank meta, she is a viable choice for punishing back-line squishes, and Puszek Team showed her potential versus Team Liquid in the ETS Playoffs.
Incredible wallpaper from HotsGuides by Lilith
Lilith from HotsGuides made an amazing wallpaper about the upcoming Eternal Conflict event. There are tons of variations for different ratios and devices – from 1280×720 to iphone6+. Choose any image you like!
http://hotsguides.com/download-of-the-day-eternal-conflict-wallpaper/
