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A new Heroes of the Storm patch is now available for playtesting on the PTR and here are the patch notes!

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Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. We would like to take a moment to thank the community for providing insight and feedback for these changes. Although we may not reply to your feedback and posts we do listen and appreciate all of it. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.


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General

Observer UI

  • D.Va's Mech Healthbar is now displayed in the observer interface's top bar.
  • Misha's Healthbar is now displayed in the observer interface's top bar.
  • The Lost Vikings Healthbars are now displayed in the observer interface's top bar.
  • XP Globes are now displayed as Blue for the left team and Gray for the right team.

Icons

  • Abathur
    • Changed Icon color for Locust Strain.
  • Anub'arak
    • Changed Icon color for Chitinous Plating.
  • Blaze
    • Incinerator Gauntlets Icon changed to non-Heroes Damage from Basic Attacks.
  • Cassia
    • Martial Law Icon changed to Searing Damage from Basic Attacks.
    • Changed Icon color for Ball Lightning.
    • Changed Icon color for Valkrie.
  • Dehaka
    • Changed Icon color for Elongated Tonuge.
  • Diablo
    • Changed Icon for Soul Shield to be different than Spell Shields.
  • Genji
    • Changed Icon color for Zanshin.
  • Jaina
    • Changed Improved Ice Block Button to be normal Ice Block.
  • Illidan
    • Fiery Brand Icon changed to Searing Damage from Basic Attacks.
  • Muradin
    • Changed Icon color for Perfect Storm.
  • Nova
    • Changed Icon color for Rapid Projection.
  • Sonya
    • Rampage Icon changed to Cooldown Reduction from Basic Attacks.
  • Sylvanas
    • Remorseless Icon changed to Range Increase for Basic Attacks.
  • The Lost Vikings
    • Nordic Attack Squad Icon changed to Searing Damage from Basic Attacks.
  • Tychus
    • Sizzlin' Attacks Icon changed to Searing Damage from Basic Attacks.
  • Tyrande
    • Shooting Star Icon changed to Range Increase for Basic Attacks.
  • Valla
    • Manticore Icon changed to Searing Damage from Basic Attacks.
  • Whitemane
    • Changed Icon color for Saintly Greatstaff.
  • Zarya
    • Feel the Heat Icon changed to Damage Increase from Basic Attacks.

Abilities

  • Bounce
    • Abilities that Bounce will require all targets to be visible.
  • Cleave
    • Abilities that Cleave will reveal the area and does not require target to be visibile.
  • Splash
    • Abilities that Splash will reveal the area and does not require target to be visibile.

Invulnerability

  • Johanna
    • Blessed Shield no longer hits Invulnerable enemies.
  • Junkrat
    • Frag Launcher no longer hits Invulnerable enemies.
  • Kael'thas
    • Gravity Lapse no longer hits Invulnerable enemies.
  • Li-Ming
    • Magic Missiles no longer hits Invulnerable enemies.
  • Nazeebo
    • Plague of Toads no longer hits Invulnerable enemies.
  • Tracer
    • Parting Gift no longer hits Invulnerable enemies.

ARAM

  • Increased experience given by Experience Globes.

UI

  • Floating Combat Text for Experience earned from killing blows now has a gold color.

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Balance Update

General

  • Adjusted difficulty levels for a number of Heroes.

Heroes

  • Samuro
    • Increased Windwalk healing from 1% per second to 3% per second.
    • Decreased Way of the Wind healing from 5% on cast to 4% on cast.

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Bug Fixes

General

  • Fixed an issue that caused Evading targets to still lose armor to Hellbats and Gnolls.
  • Fixed an issue that caused ARAM maps to use different XP systems.

Heroes

  • Abathur
    • Fixed an issue that caused Abathur's Monstrosity to gain an additional 0.02 damage per stack.
    • Toxic Next no longer reveals attackers while Arming.
  • Anduin
    • Moral Compass is now considered Splash damage and will not hit targets Immune to AOE.
  • Blaze
    • Combustion now reveals area it affects.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Heat Treatment to not match the damage dealt by Pyromania.
    • Fixed an issue where Oil Spill granted more vision than intended.
    • Flame Stream now reveals targets hit.
  • Brightwing
    • Invisible Friends now displays a healing over time preview.
    • Phase Shift's heal now happens after teleportation instead of at the same time.
    • Unstable Anomaly now reveals the area it affects and enemies it hits.
  • Butcher
    • Cleaver AOE no longer reveals targets hit.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Butcher to lose more than intended stacks of Fresh Meat when killed.
    • Furnace Blast now reveals targets hit.
    • No longer revealed when Lamb of the Slaughter damages an enemy.
  • Cassia
    • Fend now reveals targets hit.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Lightning Fury Bolts cast from Static Electricity and Lightning Fury to be inconsistently determined.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Lightning Fury Bolts generated by Static Electricity to not heal for the appropriate amount with Ring of the Leech.
    • Fixed an issue where Lightning Fury Bolts were not displaying as critical hits against Blinded enemies.
    • Martial Law no longer damages Heroes while Blinded.
    • Surge of Light now reveals the area it affects and enemies that it hits.
  • ChoGall
    • Consuming Blaze now reveals targets when applied.
    • Consuming Blaze will now interrupt channels that are interrupted by damage when applied.
    • Dread Orb no longer has an abnormal vision height.
    • Dread Orb now reveals targets hit.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Cthun's Gift to Slow while Blinded.
    • Fuel for the Flame no longer deals damage to evading enemies near the Basic Attack target.
    • Fuel for the Flame no longer deals damage to the target of Basic Attacks while Blinded.
    • Fuel for the Flame no longer display as critical damage against Heroes.
    • Runic Blast now reveals targets hit.
    • Shadowbolt Volley no longer has an abnormal vision height.
    • Shadowbolt Volley now reveals targets hit.
    • Shadowflame now reveals targets hit.
    • Twisting Nether now reveals targets hit.
    • The Will of Gall is now treated as a Quest talent and displays the progress in the talents tab.
  • Chromie
    • Fixed an issue that caused Sand Echo's Basic Attacks to grant stacks while Blinded.
    • Shifting Sands will no longer be removed upon death.
    • Time Trap will no longer prevent Allies from being revealed temporarily.
    • Time Troubles' Armor granted to allies will no longer be removed by Stasis.
    • Unravelling's Armor debuff will now be removed by Stasis.
  • Deathwing
    • Death Drop's Armor Reduction is now removed by Stasis.
    • Gaze Onto Destruction no longer reduces the damage of non-Heroes hit.
  • Deckard
    • Fixed an issue where Horadric Staff does not consume the cooldown when used on an Evading target.
    • Fixed an issue where Potion of Shielding increased Deckard's Self Healing.
    • Fixed an issue where Scroll of Sealing revealed targets for 4 seconds when taken.
  • Dehaka
    • Burrow no longer prevents allied abilities from affecting Dehaka.
    • Burrow will now cleanse negative effects.
    • Lurker Strain no longer reveals area around knocked back targets.
    • Lurker Strain now reveals targets hit.
    • Lurker Strain's Knockback will no longer function as a Stun.
  • Diablo
    • Dying Breath will now display as Apocalypse on the Death Recap.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Black Soulstone to be multiplicative with other health bonuses.
  • D.Va
    • Defense Matrix now works on Zagara's Banelings.
  • Falstad
    • BOOMerang's Armor Reduction is now removed by Stasis.
    • Hammerang now reveals targets hit on return.
    • Hammerang's explosion no longer displays as a crit after selecting BOOMerang.
    • Hammerang's reactivation explosion now reveals targets hit.
  • Fenix
    • Fixed an issue that caused Divert Power: Weapons to be refreshed while Blinded.
    • Fixed an issue that could cause Mobile Offensive to not apply when moving.
    • Phase Bomb Splash damage now consumes Block charges.
  • Garrosh
    • Decimate now reveals targets hit.
    • Into the Fray now shows up on Garrosh's Try screen.
    • Wrecking Ball and Into the Fray now reveal targets hit.
  • Gazlowe
    • Adjusted Ark Reaktor damage to 36.
    • EZ-PZ Dimensional Ripper can now have the cooldown announced to your team.
    • Mecha-Lord no longer grants Armor while Blinded.
  • Genji
    • Fixed an issue where Deflect did not grant full Self Healing score when preventing damage.
  • Greymane
    • Fixed an issue that caused Alpha Killer to be capable of activating on-hit effects on Invulnerable enemies.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Go For the Throat to apply the incorrect cooldown to Disengage with Running Wild selected.
    • Removed dual block visual from Thick Skin.
  • Gul'dan
    • Fixed self-healing bonus from Hunger for Power.
    • Pursuit of Flame is no longer visible through fog.
  • Hanzo
    • Fixed an issue that allowed players to fire Storm Bow at maximum range without charging.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Sharpened Arrowheads to not reduce Armor while Blinded when applied with Storm Bow.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Sharpened Arrowheads to reduce Armor before damage is dealt with Storm Bow.
  • Jaina
    • Fixed an issue that caused Frost Bolt to hit targets behind Frost Bolt.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Frost Shards to allow more than 2 additional targets to be hit.
    • Frostbite Armor now has a block visual.
  • Johanna
    • Blessed Hammer now reveals the area it affects.
    • Fixed an issue where Blessed Momentum stacks multiplicatively instead of additvely with other attack speed modifiers.
    • Heaven's Fury no longer prevents allies from being revealed.
  • Junkrat
    • Fixed an issue that caused Junkrat's Frag Launcher to gain 0.002 damage per stack of Taste for Explosions.
    • Splash damage now consumes Block charges.
  • Kel'Thuzad
    • Deathchill will no longer activate if the target loses Root or Slow by becoming Unstoppable.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks against Rooted Heroes to activate Icy Grasp.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks against Rooted targets to activate Hungering Cold.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Kel'Thuzad's buttons to light up when getting 15 baseline quest stacks.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Power of Icecrown's damage increase to be lost upon death.
  • Kerrigan
    • Fixed an issue that caused Kerrigan's Self Healing to increase when she gains Assimilation Shields.
    • Fury of the Swarm no longer reveals targets.
    • Impaling Blades now reveals targets hit.
    • Primal Grasp's Pulse now reveals targets hit.
    • Psionic Shift now reveals targets hit.
    • Ultralisk Splash damage reveals targets.
  • Kharazim
    • Fixed an issue that caused Insight to progress while Blinded.
  • Leoric
    • Buried Alive can no longer have its duration reduced.
    • Drain Essence no longer increases his Self Healing score.
    • Deckard's Rejuvenation is now removed on Undying.
    • Fixed an issue where Leoric could receive Tyrande's Shadowstalk Healing when Undying was active, thereby reducing his respawn timer.
    • Ossein Renewal can no longer be cast while Undying is active.
    • Drain Hope, Drain Essence, and March of the Black King are now removed if the target enters a vehicle.
  • Li-Ming
    • Fixed an issue that caused Tal Rasha's Elements to prevent Force Armor from granting Block charges.
    • Fixed an issue where Aether Walker would sometime not reset correctly.
  • Lt. Morales
    • Medi Drone no longer heals Heroes in Undying state.
  • Lunara
    • Fixed an issue that caused Invigorating Spores to be capable of activating on-hit effects on Invulnerable enemies.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Invigorating Spores to deal percent damage while Blinded.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Nature's Toxin to be applied before damage dealt.
  • Maiev
    • Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks while Blinded to increase Vengeful Knives damage.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Umbral Bind to not increase Vengeful Knives damage .
  • Mal'Ganis
    • Winged Guard now has a block visual.
  • Malthael
    • Ethereal Existence now has a block visual at max stacks.
  • Mei
    • Fixed an issue that caused Cooling Servos to Slow while Blinded.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Mei's Induce Hibernation Talent to reduce damage of non-Heroes.
    • Skating Away now has a block visual.
  • Murky
    • Fixed an issue that caused Big Tuna Kahuna to be multiplicative with other health bonuses.
    • Octograb now reveals the target instead of the area around the target.
    • Pufferfish now reveals targets hit.
    • Slime now reveals targets hit.
    • While revealed, Murky will no longer reveal the area around him when his Egg is slain.
  • Nova
    • Anti-Armor Shells is now removed by Stasis.
    • Anti-Armor Shells now applies debuff after damage.
    • Explosive Snipe now reveals targets hit.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Anti-Armor Shells to display an incorrect damage value for Nova's Holo Decoys.
    • Holo Decoys no longer reveals area when killed.
    • Holo Decoys are now visible from the center of the unit instead of their border.
    • Precision Strike now reveals targets hit.
    • Snipe no longer reveals around target.
    • Triple Tap no longer reveals area around the target, and the target is now revealed for 2 seconds afterwards, up from 1.3 seconds.
  • Orphea
    • Fixed an issue that caused Dead Magic to splash to Evading targets.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Empowered Eldritch Conduit to be lost on death.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Empowered Eldritch Conduit to not be granted when going from 7 or 8 stacks to 10.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Eternal Feast to hit dead objects.
  • Probius
    • Fixed an issue that caused Pylon Overcharge to deal additional damage when Construct Additional Pylons is selected.
  • Qhira
    • Basic Attacks will no longer reveal targets hit.
    • Blood Rage's activation no longer grants Fatal Wounds progress.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Finishing Touch to grant attack speed on attacks that bring the target below 50% health.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Finishing Touch to grant attack speed while Blinded.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Upstage to not apply if the targets were killed by the activation damage.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Your Pain, My Gain to grant Armor while Blinded.
  • Ragnaros
    • Cauterize Wounds now displays on the Death Recap correctly.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Empower Sulfuras to not reduce the cooldown of Blistering Attacks on non-Heroes.
    • Tempered Flame no longer increases Self Healing on application.
    • Lava Wave can no longer pickup or magnetize Experience Globes.
  • Raynor
    • Fixed an issue that caused Execute Orders to not display in the Death Recap.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Give Em' Some Pepper damage to behaving incorrectly.
  • Rehgar
    • Fixed duration of Totemic Projection.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Hunger of the Wolf to deal damage and heal while Blinded.
  • Rexxar
    • Fixed an issue that caused Kill Command's damage bonus to be multiplicative.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Misha to not gain Primal Intimidation's Passive on respawn.
    • Fixed an issue where Unleash the Boars was not affected by some damage modifications.
  • Samuro
    • Burning Blade is now Splash damage.
    • Way of the Wind now increases Self Healing intead of Healing.
  • Sonya
    • Leap now also grants Unstoppable when used at minimum distance.
  • Stukov
    • Fixed an issue that caused Reactive Ballistospores to not work correctly with cooldown resets.
  • Sylvanas
    • Deafening Blast now applies Black Arrows if active.
    • Deafening Blast now reveals targets hit.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Evasive Fire to be refreshed while Blinded.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Lost Soul to reduce cooldowns while Blinded.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Overwhelming Affliction to apply the slow to a Remorseless target when firing at a target with 3 stacks.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Possession to give more XP than intended for Catapults.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Remorseless to not apply Black Arrows while Blinded.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Remorseless to not Stun enemies while Black Arrows is active.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Remorseless to not Stun Mercenaries with 3 stacks of Black Arrows and Merenary Queen.
    • Might of the Banshee Queen is no longer removed on death.
    • Wailing Arrow no longer reveals area around Sylvanas when cast.
    • Wailing Arrow now reveals the area of detonation.
  • Tassadar
    • Archon no longer applies armor reduction while Blinded.
    • Archon Splash damage no longer reveals targets hit.
    • Archon's Armor reduction is now removed by Stasis.
    • Feedback's Armor reduction is now removed by Stasis.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Oracle to not show in the Death Recap.
    • Khaydarin Amulet will now reveal while active after the attack expires.
  • Thrall
    • Feral Resilience now has a block visual.
  • The Lost Vikings
    • Hunka' Burning Olaf now reveals target instead of the area around the target.
    • It's a Sabotage can no longer be applied while Erik is Blinded.
    • Nordic Attack Squad now shows in recap.
    • Viking Bribery stack count is no longer visible on the scoreboard to other players.
  • Tracer
    • Bullet Spray now reveals targets hit.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Composition B and Quantum Spike to deal percent damage to non-Heroes.
    • Heavy Handed's Armor is now removed by Stasis.
    • If Locked and Loaded has been activated, then the floating text for completing the reload will display as a crit.
    • Is That a Healthpack can no longer heal Vehicles.
    • Locked and Loaded no longer causes Basic Attacks to display as a crit.
    • Ricochet will no longer reveal targets hit (Tracer Rounds will still apply if taken).
    • Telefrag no longer reduces the cooldown of Recall while Blinded.
    • When Tracer completes a reload, it now displays floating text.
  • Tyrael
    • Archangel's Wrath now reveals targets hit by the explosion.
    • Bound by Law no longer refreshes El'Druin's Might while Blinded.
  • Tyrande
    • Fixed an issue that caused Elune's Chosen to heal for overkill damage.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Self Healing to not increase her Self Healing.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Sentinel to be reset if a Hallucination is killed while revealed.
    • Fxied an issue where Mark of Mending was not healing Evading targets.
  • Uther
    • Divine Storm now reveals targets hit instead of area around targets hit.
    • Divine Storm now reveals the area it affects.
    • Holy Radiance now reveals enemies hit.
    • Holy Radiance reveal updated to match area of effect.
  • Valeera
    • Ambush now reveals the target for 2 seconds.
    • Blade Flurry now reveals targets for 2 seconds.
    • Blade Flurry now reveals the area it affects.
    • Cheap Shot now reveals the target for 2 seconds.
    • Eviscerate now reveals the target for 2 seconds.
    • Fixed an issue where Garrote's damage displayed incorrectly in the Death Recap.
    • Garrote now reveals the target for 2 seconds.
    • Sinister Strike now reveals the target for 2 seconds.
  • Varian
    • Fixed an issue that caused Juggernaut to be capable of activating on-hit effects on Invulnerable enemies.
    • Fixed an issue that caused Varian's Victory Rush button to be grayed out.
    • Master At Arms now reveals targets hit and the area affected.
  • Whitemane
    • Clemency no longer reveals the area around the heal target.
    • Divine Reckoning now reveals targets hit.
    • Inquisition and Shared Punishment now reveal the target for 2 seconds after expiring.
    • Inquisition now reveals the target instead of the area around the target.
    • Searing Lash now reveals targets hit.
  • Xul
    • Shackler no longer reveals the area it affects.
  • Yrel
    • Aegis of Light no longer reveals area it affects.
    • Avenging Wrath now reveals targets hit.
    • Dauntless now has a block visual.
    • Holy Wrath now consumes Block charges.
    • Righteous Hammer now reveals targets hit.
    • Vindication now reveals targets hit.
  • Zarya
    • Explosive Barrier now reveals the area and targets.
    • Fixing an issue where Zarya's Defensive Shielding did not stack correctly with other blocks.
    • Splash damage no longer reveals targets.
  • Zeratul
    • Cleave now reveals the area it affects.
  • Zul'jin
    • Buzzsaw now reveals targets hit for 2 seconds.
    • Grievous Throw now reveals targets hit for 2 seconds.
    • Guillotine now reveals targets hit.
    • Twin Cleave now reveals targets hit.
    • Wrong Place Wrong Time now reveals targets hit for 2 seconds.

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I'm surprised they even bother with bug fixes anymore given how they quit developing the game.

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It's interesting how they started patching this game again. Remaining HotS players are probably currently overdosing on hopium.

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On 10/23/2023 at 10:51 PM, Arcling said:

It's interesting how they started patching this game again. Remaining HotS players are probably currently overdosing on hopium.

As a remaining HoTS player. The hopium is through the roof.

Realistically, this is just one dev who was given free reign to do some bug fixing and balancing, but I would love to believe in HoTS 3.0

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11 hours ago, Zippydipity said:

As a remaining HoTS player. The hopium is through the roof.

Realistically, this is just one dev who was given free reign to do some bug fixing and balancing, but I would love to believe in HoTS 3.0

It seems unlikely they would update a game that has been abandoned for so long. It would have been great if we started getting some new heroes again, I remember (and it was after first major downsizing) when people were still hoping for new heroes to be released simultaneously with other games, like Lilith with Diablo 4. Good times! 

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On 10/27/2023 at 11:57 PM, Arcling said:

It seems unlikely they would update a game that has been abandoned for so long. It would have been great if we started getting some new heroes again, I remember (and it was after first major downsizing) when people were still hoping for new heroes to be released simultaneously with other games, like Lilith with Diablo 4. Good times! 

Personally, I'd rather see some new maps, including modified ARAM, e.g. there was this one where it was one lane, but you had a Triglav protector.

Worst thing is, I am more than sure this is something the community would do themselves if they had the map editor available. 

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      Anubarak Level 20 Cryptweave Fixed an issue that caused Cryptweave's duration increase to be granted while Anub'arak is dead. Artanis Level 10 Purifier Beam Fixed an issue that caused Purifier Beam to last up to an additional 0.5 seconds. Azmodan Level 10 Demonic Invasion Fixed an issue that caused Demonic Invasion grunts to attack Stealthed enemies. Cassia Level 20 Titan's Revenge Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge empowered Basic Attacks to consume Block charges. Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge to not apply to Charged Strikes bounce attacks. Cho'Gall General Fixed an issue that caused Cho and Gall to become separated if Cho enters a Vehicle the moment the Vehicle expires. Deathwing Level 10 Bellowing Roar Fixed an issue to allow Deathwing to cast Bellowing Roar while Dragonflight is active. Diablo Base Black Soulstone [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Diablo's health gained from Black Soulstone to not be accurate. D.Va Base Self Destruct [E] Exploding Mech visibility has been updated from the detonation area to the expanding warning indicator area. Boosters [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not be affected by cooldown reduction granted by Allied Heroes. Will now behave similarly to Defense Matrix and have a fresh cooldown when a new Mech is called. Level 16 Emergency Shielding Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fenix Level 20 Unconquered Spirit Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Added a range indicator for Drain Life. Hanzo Level 16 Piercing Arrows Fixed an issue that caused Storm Bow to not hit targets in close proximity to the first target hit with Piercing Arrows. Johanna Level 20 Indestructible Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Junkrat Level 7 Dirty Trickster Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Leoric Level 1 Fealty Unto Death Healing increased from 31.85 to 32. Updated the tooltip to display number instead of percentage. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused crit floating modifiers to not apply to Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not apply to any Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power to not apply to Cloud Serpent healing. Healing Brew [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Healing Brew to be disjointed if the target Teleports. Level 7 The Good Stuff Fixed an issue that caused The Good Stuff's Fast Feet healing increase to be multiplicative. Level 10 Jug of 1,000 Cups Fixed an issue that caused Jug of 1,000 Cups to instantly heal the target if the target Teleports while the jug is on its way to them. Level 13 Lightning Serpent Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power and other damage mods to not apply to Lightning Serpent damage. Level 16 Pick Me Up Fixed an issue that caused Pick Me Up's healing increase to be multiplicative. Lt. Morales Level 4 Trauma Trigger Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fixed an issue that caused the cooldown displayed on the ability to show incorrectly. Maiev Level 4 Sudden Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused Sudden Vengeance to not activate Ruthless Spirit. Mal'Ganis Level 1 Winged Guard Fixed an issue that caused Winged Guard to lose Block charges to all effects that ignore Armor. Mephisto Level 16 Lightning Reaction Fixed an issue that caused Lightning Reaction to activate around Shades of Mephisto when Mephisto has not selected Mimic. Nazeebo Base Voodoo Ritual [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Voodoo Ritual and Vile Infection to display the incorrect total damage value in their tooltips. Fixed an issue that caused Voodoo Ritual to not grant stack progress if the target is killed by the last tick of Voodoo Ritual after completing Vile Infection. Level 10 Gargantuan Fixed an issue that caused Gargantuan Stomp damage to not display the correct values in the tooltip. Orphea Level 16 Dead Magic Fixed an issue that caused Chaos-empowered Basic Attacks from Dead Magic to consume Block charges. Rehgar Level 7 Purification When selecting Purification, Purge will now be able to target Unstoppable enemy Heroes. Rexxar Level 10 Unleash the Boars Unleash the Boars damage updated to have Rexxar deal the damage instead of each Boar dealing its own damage. Samuro Base Image Transmission [Trait] Fixed an issue that allowed Samuro to cast Image Transmission on a destroyed Mirror Image if it was queued to happen directly after Mirror Image was cast. If Samuro activates Image Transmission or if a new Mirror Image is created, any Mirror Images that are updated will copy Blessing of the Red if it is present on Samuro instead of increasing their maximum Health as if Blessing of the Red were cast on them. Level 7 Crushing Blows Fixed an issue that caused Crushing Blows to apply to the triggering Critical Strike. Level 20 Three Blade Style Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to increase Mirror Image maximum health if Samuro gained Blessing of the Red between the Images being created and the talent being selected. Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to reset the duration on an active Mirror Image when selected. Sgt. Hammer General Sgt. Hammer's level 1 talent icon changes have been reverted. Stitches Level 13 Meat Hook Fixed an issue that caused the refresh duration to not match the full duration of Meat Hook. Tassadar Level 7 Arc Discharge Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge to become disjointed when Tassadar stops attacking. The Butcher General Talent sorting for The Butcher has been updated to be the same as other Heroes. Base Fresh Meat [Trait] Fresh Meat is now referred to as stacks instead of charges. Thrall Level 13 Spirit Shield Fixed an issue with Spirit Shield's cooldown reduction from Frostwolf Resilience. Tyrande Level 1 Ranger Fixed an issue that caused Ranger to allow Sentinel to hit up to 3 targets. Level 4 Everlasting Light Added an indicator on targets that will receive additional healing from Light of Elune. Whitemane Base Inquisition [W] Added a range indicator for Inquisition. Fixed an issue that caused Inquisition to not be cancelled if the target leaves the radius while Stealthed. Zul'jin Level 16 No Mercy! Fixed an issue that caused empowered Grievous Throw Basic Attacks from No Mercy! To not activate Medivh's Raven Familiar. Return to Top
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    • By Staff
      Blizzard has updated the PTR patch notes from November 14 with additional Hero changes.  
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      NOTE: New changes are highlighted in Orange text.
      Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.
      Quick Navigation:
      Map Update Hero Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes Map Update
      Volskaya
      The Triglav Protector will now gain 25% increased energy regeneration and the Pilot and Gunner Abilities will both recharge 25% faster while both slots are occupied. Return to Top
      Hero Updates
      Chen
      Talents
      Level 10 Wandering Keg Wandering Keg updated to be a targeted forced Quick cast instead of a Self cast. Samuro
      General
      Order of buffs in the Buff bar has been updated to match the order in which talents are gained. Samuro can no longer target a Mirror Image that is affected by launch effects (Example: Phase Prism). Samuro will no longer mirror Hearthstone and Mount commands on his Mirror Images if the command is sent while selecting a Mirror Image and not Samuro. Tooltips have been updated to reduce confusion. Base
      Image Transmission [Trait] Advancing Strikes will now copy Samuro's state for the following: creating a new Mirror Image, Image Transmission, Deflection, Press the Attack. Wind Walk [E] Wind Walk will no longer cancel move and attack commands in the command queue when activated. Critical Strike [W] Activating Critical Strike while Samuro's Basic Attack is being swung will now apply to that attack, rather than the next attack, and will carry the attack reset over to the next Basic Attack. Samuro can now see his Critical Strike progress below his Healthplate. Samuro can now see the remaining duration of Critical Strike's activation around the ability button. Critical Strike will now copy Samuro's state for the following: creating a new Mirror Image, Image Transmission, Deflection, Press the Attack. Talents
      Level 1 Way of Illusion Way of Illusion quest progress is now correctly mirrored between different Mirror Images and Samuro. Level 7 Burning Blade Burning Blade is now an additive modifier for both Samuro and his Mirror Images instead of just his Mirror Images. Level 13 Kawarimi Kawarimi Mirror Images will now clear their command queue of Hearthstone commands when created. Level 16 Harsh Winds Harsh Winds is now an additive modifier. Balance Update
      Heroes
      Arthas
      Talents
      Level 13 Frost Strike Rework: If Death Coil hits a target Slowed by Frost Strike, they will be Silenced for 1 second. Rework: No Longer reduces the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers. Level 16 Frostmourne Feeds Rework: The cooldown for Frostmourne Hungers now starts as soon as the first empowerment is used. Rework: The second Frostmourne Hungers empowerment now only applies after hitting a Hero and lasts for 4 seconds. D.Va
      Base
      Max Health increased from 2100 to 2150. Defense Matrix [W] Damage reduction increased from -50% to -60%. Talents
      Level 1 Liquid Cooling Bonus duration increased from 35% to 50%. Level 7 Get On The Point! Movement Speed increase duration increased from 2 seconds to 3 seconds. Timer reduced from 3 seconds to 2 seconds. Level 10 Bunny Hop Damage increased from 70 to 78. Proc bonus damage reduced from 100% to 80%. Micro Missiles Cooldown between charges reduced from 5 to 3 seconds. Cooldown per charge reduced from 20 to 19 seconds. Level 13 Target Locked Armor reduction and Slow are now refreshed in duration if the enemy Hero already has the debuffs. Reduced the amount of time that enemy Heroes need to be in the Defense Matrix from 1 second to 0.75 seconds. Level 16 Diverting Power Healing reduced from 35 to 31. Emergency Shielding Duration increased from 4 to 8 seconds. Shield increased from 280 to 290. Greymane
      Talents
      Level 16 Lord Of His Pack New: Replaces Executioner. Basic Attacks against Slowed, Rooted or Stunned enemy Heroes deal 25% additional damage for 3 seconds, increased to 50% while in Worgen Form. Imperius
      Talents
      Level 10 Wrath of the Angiris Rework: Damage reduced from 375 to 250. Rework: Now deals 20% additional damage for each Valorous Brand marker on the target when landing. Rework: Valorous Brand markers placed by Imperius will no longer be removed when launching the target into the air. These can still expire while in the air. Li Li
      Talents
      Level 1 Free Drinks Can now reduce the cooldown multiple times per cast (Example: Combined with Two For One). Level 20 Shake It Off Armor now persists for 2 seconds after Stun, Silence, or Root expires. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 20 Glyph of Poly Bomb Rework: Target an area to apply Poly Bomb to all enemy Heroes in the area. Poly Bomb activates a second time 1 second after. Murky
      Talents
      Level 13 Egg Shell The Shield now regains an amount equal to 35% of Murky's current Health when Murky places a new Egg. Varian
      Talents
      Level 20 Demoralizing Shout Cooldown of Demoralizing Shout and Parry are reduced by 2.5% whenever an enemy Hero affected by Demoralizing Shout deals damage to a Hero. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed issues with Block and Basic Attacks that Ignore Armor. Map
      Cursed Hollow Fixed an issue that caused Cursed Hollow's Call for Help's Armor reduction to not be cleared by Stasis or Invulnerable. Heroes
      Anubarak Level 20 Cryptweave Fixed an issue that caused Cryptweave's duration increase to be granted while Anub'arak is dead. Artanis Level 10 Purifier Beam Fixed an issue that caused Purifier Beam to last up to an additional 0.5 seconds. Azmodan Level 10 Demonic Invasion Fixed an issue that caused Demonic Invasion grunts to attack Stealthed enemies. Cassia Level 20 Titan's Revenge Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge empowered Basic Attacks to consume Block charges. Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge to not apply to Charged Strikes bounce attacks. Cho'Gall General Fixed an issue that caused Cho and Gall to become separated if Cho enters a Vehicle the moment the Vehicle expires. Deathwing Level 10 Bellowing Roar Fixed an issue to allow Deathwing to cast Bellowing Roar while Dragonflight is active. Diablo Base Black Soulstone [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Diablo's health gained from Black Soulstone to not be accurate. D.Va Base Self Destruct [E] Exploding Mech visibility has been updated from the detonation area to the expanding warning indicator area. Boosters [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Boosters to not be affected by cooldown reduction granted by Allied Heroes. Will now behave similarly to Defense Matrix and have a fresh cooldown when a new Mech is called. Fenix Level 20 Unconquered Spirit Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Added a range indicator for Drain Life. Hanzo Level 16 Piercing Arrows Fixed an issue that caused Storm Bow to not hit targets in close proximity to the first target hit with Piercing Arrows. Johanna Level 20 Indestructible Ability will no longer be shaded as though it is disabled when off cooldown. Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Junkrat Level 7 Dirty Trickster Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Leoric Level 1 Fealty Unto Death Healing increased from 31.85 to 32. Updated the tooltip to display number instead of percentage. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused crit floating modifiers to not apply to Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not apply to any Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power to not apply to Cloud Serpent healing. Level 7 The Good Stuff Fixed an issue that caused The Good Stuff's Fast Feet healing increase to be multiplicative. Level 13 Lightning Serpent Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power and other damage mods to not apply to Lightning Serpent damage. Level 16 Pick Me Up Fixed an issue that caused Pick Me Up's healing increase to be multiplicative. Lt. Morales Level 4 Trauma Trigger Will now be properly reset when ability cooldowns are reset in Sandbox or Try Mode. Fixed an issue that caused the cooldown displayed on the ability to show incorrectly. Maiev Level 4 Sudden Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused Sudden Vengeance to not activate Ruthless Spirit. Mal'Ganis Level 1 Winged Guard Fixed an issue that caused Winged Guard to lose Block charges to all effects that ignore Armor. Mephisto Level 16 Lightning Reaction Fixed an issue that caused Lightning Reaction to activate around Shades of Mephisto when Mephisto has not selected Mimic. Nazeebo Level 10 Gargantuan Fixed an issue that caused Gargantuan Stomp damage to not display the correct values in the tooltip. Orphea Level 16 Dead Magic Fixed an issue that caused Chaos-empowered Basic Attacks from Dead Magic to consume Block charges. Rehgar Level 7 Purification When selecting Purification, Purge will now be able to target Unstoppable enemy Heroes. Rexxar Level 10 Unleash the Boars Unleash the Boars damage updated to have Rexxar deal the damage instead of each Boar dealing its own damage. Samuro Base Image Transmission [Trait] Fixed an issue that allowed Samuro to cast Image Transmission on a destroyed Mirror Image if it was queued to happen directly after Mirror Image was cast. If Samuro activates Image Transmission or if a new Mirror Image is created, any Mirror Images that are updated will copy Blessing of the Red if it is present on Samuro instead of increasing their maximum Health as if Blessing of the Red were cast on them. Level 7 Crushing Blows Fixed an issue that caused Crushing Blows to apply to the triggering Critical Strike. Level 20 Three Blade Style Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to increase Mirror Image maximum health if Samuro gained Blessing of the Red between the Images being created and the talent being selected. Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to reset the duration on an active Mirror Image when selected. Sgt. Hammer General Sgt. Hammer's level 1 talent icon changes have been reverted. Stitches Level 13 Meat Hook Fixed an issue that caused the refresh duration to not match the full duration of Meat Hook. The Butcher General Talent sorting for The Butcher has been updated to be the same as other Heroes. Base Fresh Meat [Trait] Fresh Meat is now referred to as stacks instead of charges. Tyrande Level 1 Ranger Fixed an issue that caused Ranger to allow Sentinel to hit up to 3 targets. Whitemane Base Inquisition [W] Added a range indicator for Inquisition. Fixed an issue that caused Inquisition to not be cancelled if the target leaves the radius while Stealthed. Zul'jin Level 16 No Mercy! Fixed an issue that caused empowered Grievous Throw Basic Attacks from No Mercy! To not activate Medivh's Raven Familiar. Return to Top
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    • By Staff
      Find out what's new in Heroes of the Storm during Warcraft's 30th anniversary!
      Anniversary Background
      A new background is available in the game when you log in.

      All 43 Warcraft Heroes Available for Play
      All Warcraft Heroes are available for play completely free this week. If you'd like to earn some gold, this is a really good opportunity to bring them all to Level 5!

      Faction-Themed Bundles
      You can purchase faction-themed bundles in Heroes of the Storm.
      For the Alliance bundle includes Muradin and Varian, 6 skins and 3 mounts.

      For the Horde bundle contains Rehgar, Garrosh, 6 skins, and 3 mounts.

      Warcraft Remastered Battle Chest
      When you buy the recently-announced battle chest, you will receive Jaina, Thrall, Anub'arak, and Tyrande in Heroes of the Storm!
       
    • By Staff
      The next Heroes of the Storm patch is now available for playtesting for one week and here are the official patch notes!
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      Our next Heroes of the Storm patch has just hit the Public Test Realm and will be available for playtesting. As always, if you encounter any bugs during your PTR play sessions, please stop by the PTR Bug Report forum to let us know about your experiences.
      Quick Navigation:
      Map Update Hero Updates Balance Update Bug Fixes Map Update
      Volskaya
      The Pilot and Gunner Abilities will both recharge 25% faster while both slots are occupied. The Protector will now gain 25% increased energy regeneration. Return to Top
      Hero Updates
      Chen
      Talents
      Level 10 Wandering Keg Wandering Keg updated to feature quick-cast targeting. Samuro
      General
      Order of buffs in the Buff bar has been updated to match the order in which talents are gained. Samuro can no longer target a Mirror Image that is affected by launch effects (Example: Phase Prism). Samuro will no longer mirror Hearthstone and Mount commands on his Mirror Images if the command is sent while selecting a Mirror Image and not Samuro. Tooltips have been updated to reduce confusion. Base
      Wind Walk [E] Wind Walk will no longer cancel move and attack commands in the command queue when activated. Critical Strike [W] Activating Critical Strike while Samuro's Basic Attack is being swung will now apply to that attack, rather than the next attack, and will carry the attack reset over to the next Basic Attack. Samuro can now see his Critical Strike progress below his Healthplate. Samuro can now see the remaining duration of Critical Strike's activation around the ability button. Talents
      Level 1 Way of Illusion Way of Illusion quest progress is now correctly mirrored between different Mirror Images and Samuro. Level 7 Burning Blade Burning Blade is now an additive modifier for both Samuro and his Mirror Images instead of just his Mirror Images. Level 13 Kawarimi Kawarimi Mirror Images will now clear their command queue of Hearthstone commands when created. Level 16 Harsh Winds Harsh Winds is now an additive modifier. Balance Update
      Heroes
      Arthas
      Talents
      Level 13 Frost Strike Rework: Frostmourne Hungers now Silences the enemy for .25 seconds. Level 16 Frostmourne Feeds Now also reduces the cooldown of Frostmourne Hungers by 2 seconds. Greymane
      Talents
      Level 16 Lord Of His Pack New: Replaces Executioner. Basic Attacks against Slowed, Rooted or Stunned enemy Heroes deal 25% additional damage for 3 seconds, increased to 50% while in Worgen Form. Imperius
      Talents
      Level 10 Wrath of the Angiris Rework: Damage reduced from 375 to 210. Rework: Now deals 20% additional damage for each Valorous Brand marker on the target when landing. Rework: Valorous Brand markers placed by Imperius will no longer be removed when launching the target into the air. These can still expire while in the air. Li Li
      Talents
      Level 1 Free Drinks Can now reduce the cooldown multiple times per cast (Example: Combined with Two For One). Level 20 Shake It Off Armor now persists for 2 seconds after Stun, Silence, or Root expires. Medivh
      Talents
      Level 20 Glyph of Poly Bomb Rework: Target an area to apply Poly Bomb to all enemy Heroes in the area. Poly Bomb activates a second time 1 second after. Murky
      Talents
      Level 13 Egg Shell The Shield now regains an amount equal to 35% of Murky's current Health when Murky places a new Egg. Varian
      Talents
      Level 20 Demoralizing Shout Cooldown is now reduced by 2.5% whenever an enemy Hero affected by Demoralizing Shout deals damage to a Hero. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      General
      Fixed issues with Block and Basic Attacks that Ignore Armor. Map
      Cursed Hollow Fixed an issue that caused Cursed Hollow's Call for Help's Armor reduction to not be cleared by Stasis or Invulnerable. Heroes
      Anubarak Level 20 Cryptweave Fixed an issue that caused Cryptweave's duration increase to be granted while Anub'arak is dead. Artanis Level 10 Purifier Beam Fixed an issue that caused Purifier Beam to last up to an additional 0.5 seconds. Azmodan Level 10 Demonic Invasion Fixed an issue that caused Demonic Invasion grunts to attack Stealthed enemies. Cassia Level 20 Titan's Revenge Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge empowered Basic Attacks to consume Block charges. Fixed an issue that caused Titan's Revenge to not apply to Charged Strikes bounce attacks. Cho'Gall General Fixed an issue that caused Cho and Gall to become separated if Cho enters a Vehicle the moment the Vehicle expires. Deathwing Level 10 Bellowing Roar Fixed an issue to allow Deathwing to cast Bellowing Roar while Dragonflight is active. Diablo Base Black Soulstone [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Diablo's health gained from Black Soulstone to not be accurate. Gul'dan Base Drain Life [W] Added a range indicator for Drain Life. Hanzo Level 16 Piercing Arrows Fixed an issue that caused Storm Bow to hit targets in close proximity to the first target hit with Piercing Arrows. Leoric Level 1 Fealty Unto Death Fixed an issue that Fealty Unto Death's heal. Li Li Base Cloud Serpent [W] Fixed an issue that caused crit floating modifiers to not apply to Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Defense Matrix to not apply to any Cloud Serpent damage. Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power to not apply to Cloud Serpent healing. Level 7 The Good Stuff Fixed an issue that caused The Good Stuff's Fast Feet healing increase to be multiplicative. Level 13 Lightning Serpent Fixed an issue that caused Spell Power and other damage mods to not apply to Lightning Serpent damage. Level 16 Pick Me Up Fixed an issue that caused Pick Me Up's healing increase to be multiplicative. Maiev Level 4 Sudden Vengeance Fixed an issue that caused Sudden Vengeance to not activate Ruthless Spirit. Mal'Ganis Level 1 Winged Guard Fixed an issue that caused Winged Guard to lose Block charges to all effects that ignore Armor. Nazeebo Level 10 Gargantuan Fixed an issue that caused Gargantuan Stomp damage to not display the correct values in the tooltip. Orphea Level 16 Dead Magic Fixed an issue that caused Chaos-empowered Basic Attacks from Dead Magic to consume Block charges. Rehgar Level 7 Purification When selecting Purification, Purge will now be able to target Unstoppable enemy Heroes. Rexxar Level 10 Unleash the Boars Unleash the Boars damage updated to have Rexxar deal the damage instead of each Boar dealing its own damage. Samuro Base Image Transmission [Trait] Fixed an issue that allowed Samuro to cast Image Transmission on a destroyed Mirror Image if it was queued to happen directly after Mirror Image was cast. If Samuro activates Image Transmission or if a new Mirror Image is created, any Mirror Images that are updated will copy Blessing of the Red if it is present on Samuro instead of increasing their maximum Health as if Blessing of the Red were cast on them. Level 7 Crushing Blows Fixed an issue that caused Crushing Blows to apply to the triggering Critical Strike. Level 20 Three Blade Style Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to increase Mirror Image maximum health if Samuro gained Blessing of the Red between the Images being created and the talent being selected. Fixed an issue that caused Three Blade Style to reset the duration on an active Mirror Image when selected. Sgt. Hammer General Sgt. Hammer's level 1 talent icon changes have been reverted. Stitches Level 13 Meat Hook Fixed an issue that caused the refresh duration to not match the full duration of Meat Hook. The Butcher General Talent sorting for the Butcher has been updated to be the same as other Heroes. Base Fresh Meat [Trait] Fresh Meat is not referred to as stacks instead of charges. Tyrande Level 1 Ranger Fixed an issue that caused Ranger to allow Sentinel to hit up to 3 targets. Whitemane Base Inquisition [W] Added a range indicator for Inquisition. Fixed an issue that caused Inquisition to not be cancelled if the target leaves the radius while Stealthed. Zul'jin Level 16 No Mercy! Fixed an issue that caused empowered Grievous Throw Basic Attacks from No Mercy! To not activate Medivh's Raven Familiar. Return to Top
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      Blizzard released a new patch for Heroes of the Storm with additional balance changes and updated shop bundles and items! Here are the official patch notes!
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      Our next Heroes of the Storm patch is live! Read on for more information.
      NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.
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      General Balance Update Bug Fixes General
      Updated Homescreen and Startup Music. Updated Shop Bundles and Items. Return to Top
      Balance Updates
      ARAM
      Same Hero Mode Same Hero mode now enables Health & Mana regeneration at base, reduced from 8% per second to 3.2% per second. Same Hero mode now enables the Hearthstone ability without the burst heal after completion. Reduced the chance of encountering Same Hero Mode from 2% to .5%. Sgt. Hammer has been added to Same Hero mode. The following Heroes have been removed from Same Hero Mode: Alarak, Artanis, Butcher, Cassia, Falstad, Genji, Greymane, Gul'dan, Hogger, Illidan, Imperius, Junkrat, Kael'thas, Kel'Thuzad, Kerrigan, Li-Ming, Lunara, Maiev, Mephisto, Orphea, Raynor, Thrall, Tracer, Tychus, Whitemane, Zarya, Zeratul, Zul'jin. Heroes
      Blaze
      Base
      Basic Attack damage increased from 55 to 60. Flame Stream [Q] No longer able to deal additional damage to Structures. Talents
      Level 1 Adrenaline Stimpack Passive attack speed bonus reduced from 25% to 20%. Level 4 Incinerator Gauntlets Bonus damage reduced from 50% to 40%. Level 7 Nanomachine Coating Attack Speed reduction reduced from 50% to 35%. Duration increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds. Suppressive Fire Reduced Spell Power reduction from 25% to 20% and from 50% to 40%. Level 10 Bunker Drop Cooldown increased from 70 to 80. Flamethrower damage reduced from 170 to 150. Mana cost increased from 70 to 80. Level 13 Collision Course Damage reduced from 275 to 260. Cassia
      Base
      Basic Attack damage increased from 122 to 125. Talents
      Level 1 Impale Bonus Damage increased from 50% to 70%. Thunderstroke Bonus Damage increased from 15 to 20. Level 20 Infinite Lightning Cooldown reduction reduced from 5 seconds to 4 seconds. Chen
      Talents
      Level 1 Eye of the Tiger Bonus Damage increased from 40% to 50%. Leech amount increased from 40% to 60%. Level 4 Accumulating Flame Bonus Damage increased from 20% to 30%. Level 7 Gift of the Ox Bonus duration increased from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds. Level 13 A Touch of Honey Slow bonus increased from 20% to 30%. Ring of Fire Damage increased from 55 to 60. Duration increased from 5 seconds to 6 seconds. Level 20 Untapped Potential Bonus Armor duration increased from 3 seconds to 5 seconds. Hanzo
      Talents
      Level 16 Giant Slayer Damage reduced from 2% of maximum Health to 1.6% of maximum Health. Mephisto
      Talents
      Level 4 Spite Bonus duration reduced from 150% to 100%. Level 16 Lightning Reaction Damage reduced from 138 to 120. Thrall
      Base
      Health increased from 1896 to 1946. Health Regeneration increased from 3.9492 to 4.0546. Frostwolf Resilience [Trait] Healing increased from 223 to 240. Chain Lightning [Q] Bounce damage increased from 81 to 85. Damage increased from 162 to 170. Feral Spirit [W] Cooldown reduced from 12 seconds to 10 seconds. Talents
      Level 13 Spirit Shield Increased Spell Armor from 50 to 70. Valla
      Base
      Hatred [Trait] Duration reduced from 6 seconds to 5 seconds. Talents
      Level 10 Strafe Damage per bolt increased from 60 to 70. Mana cost reduced from 80 to 60. Level 16 Manticore Reduced bonus damage from 5% of maximum Health to 4% of maximum Health. Punishment Reduced the Mana cost of Multishot by 20. Return to Top
      Bug Fixes
      Heroes
      Abathur Level 20 Hivemind Fixed an issue that caused Hivemind to grant more Shielding than intended when combined with Networked Carapace. Alarak Base Sadism [Trait] Fixed an issue that caused Sadism's bonus to not apply to Lightning Surge's healing when the primary target is not a Hero. Butcher Level 1 Invigoration Fixed an issue that caused Invigoration to not activate if Hamstring killed its only Hero target. Cassia Level 13 War Matron Added floating text for the amount of damage prevented by War Matron. Cho'Gall Level 1 Keep Moving! Now also modifies Cho's run animation while Shove's movement speed bonus is active. Level 20 The Will of Gall Fixed an issue that caused The Will of Gall to not increase Gall's damage. Chromie Level 10 Temporal Loop No longer ignores vision limitations when queued. Diablo Base Fixed an issue that prevented Diablo's attacks from consuming charges of Dodge and Upstage. Shadow Charge [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Shadow Charge to attach the target to Diablo if another Diablo is affecting them with Overpower. Overpower [E] Fixed an issue that caused Overpower to activate Stukov's Superstrain twice. E.T.C. Level 1 Prog Rock Fixed an issue that could prevent allies from being affected by Prog Rock's area heal. Garrosh Base Into the Fray [1] No longer displays the duration of its Unstoppable. Bloodthirst [W] No longer ignores vision limitations when queued. Level 1 Body Check No longer ignores vision limitations when queued. Guldan Base Drain Life [W] No longer ignores vision limitations when queued. Imperius Base Celestial Charge [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Celestial Charge to activate Stukov's Superstrain twice. Junkrat Level 10 RIP-Tire Fixed an issue that caused RIP-Tire to not display correctly when cast. Kel'Thuzad Base Death and Decay [Q] Fixed an issue that caused Death and Decay's cast effect to be visible in Fog of War and animate while Kel'Thuzad is Stopped. Level 10 Frost Blast No longer ignores vision limitations when queued. Kharazim Level 4 Earth Ally Updated Earth Ally to have the remaining Physical Armor duration match the remaining duration of Earth Ally. Level 20 Peaceful Repose Fixed an issue that caused Peaceful Repose to activate even when Divine Palm heals the target. Li Li Level 1 Free Drinks Floating text updated to show as a crit. Medivh Base Portal [E] Fixed an issue that allowed Medivh to instantly mount after using a Portal to leave the Hall of Storms. Fixed an issue that caused Medivh's Portal to not feature a channel bar or apply visual effects while being channeled. Portal teleportation now happens instantly after completing the channel instead of briefly after completing the channel. Using Medivh's Portal no longer clears the command queue. Level 4 Raven Familiar Damage is now dealt by the Portal user instead of Medivh. Nazeebo Level 10 Ravenous Spirit Fixed an issue that caused Ravenous Spirit to be cancelled if another Nazeebo cancelled their Ravenous Spirit. Probius Level 16 Quantum Entanglement Fixed an issue that caused Quantum Entanglement to not apply if the Warp Rift is detonated as soon as it activates. Raynor Base Inspire [W] Added a duration indicator to the Abilities button. Level 10 Raynor's Raider Fixed an issue that caused Raynor's Raider Banshee to receive healing when activating the Tunnel on Towers of Doom and the Sewer Waygate on Warhead Junction. Fixed an issue that caused Raynor's Banshee to not be launched by Stitches Hook. Level 20 Execute Orders Fixed an issue that caused Execute Orders Yamato Cannon to fire at targets outside its radius. Rehgar Base Lightning Shield [W] Fixed an issue that caused Rehgar to not be healed by the damage dealt by Lightning Shield when he gains spell leech. Ghost Wolf [Z] Fixed an issue that caused Rehgar's Ghost Wolf Lunge visuals to be visible in Fog of War. Level 4 Electric Charge Fixed an issue that caused Electric Charge to increase the bearer's Self Healing score. Updated to heal the bearer for its amount as a singular combined effect. Rexxar Fixed an issue that caused Misha to receive healing when activating the Tunnel on Towers of Doom and the Sewer Waygate on Warhead Junction. Fixed an issue that prevented Rexxar's melee attacks from consuming charges of Dodge and Upstage. Stukov Level 16 Superstrain Fixed an issue that caused Superstrain to not display FX when activating. Tassadar Level 7 Arc Discharge Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge cooldown to not progress while resonance beam is fully charged. Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge to trigger during cooldown. Fixed an issue that caused Arc Discharge to not activate correctly. Tracer Level 4 Is That a Health Pack?! Fixed an issue that caused Is That a Health Pack?! to increase Tracer's Healing Score when activating. Tyrael Level 13 Law and Order Fixed an issue that caused Law and Order's damage bonus to not be applied. Return to Top
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