Blizzard has confirmed that Heroes of the Storm will obtain no extra content material updates. The crossover MOBA‘s seventh anniversary was simply final month, however now shouldn’t be the time for celebration. After years of affected by its declining participant base, Blizzard has opted towards producing new content material for HoTS.
Within the saying weblog put up, Blizzard explains that it intends to deal with Heroes of the Storm equally to different longstanding video games like StarCraft. It would proceed to help Heroes with extra seasonal rolls and hero rotations. Additionally, the in-game store will stay lively for some time, however no new purchasable content material will get added. Heroes of the Storm will nonetheless obtain updates, however they are going to be targeted on shopper sustainability and bug fixing with the occasional stability patch if obligatory.
As a closing token of appreciation, Blizzard is giving freely a particular mount. In subsequent week’s patch, all gamers will obtain the uncommon Epic Arcane Lizard mount. This mount was beforehand datamined by a bunch of gamers, however it’s unlikely that they foresaw the circumstances wherein it will be distributed.
It’s been coming
Blizzard indicators off the announcement by thanking the group for its help. Although Heroes of the Storm is receiving no extra content material updates, that doesn’t imply it didn’t have an excellent run. It was as soon as competing amongst the style’s perfect. It’s by no means enjoyable to see a recreation approaching its finish, however a seven-year run is best than most MOBAs handle.
The unhappy reality is that the writing has been on the wall for Heroes of the Storm for a while. Again in 2019, Blizzard successfully killed off the MOBA’s esports group when it canceled the Heroes World Championship. Additionally, HotS has not acquired a brand new hero since 2020, when Warcraft‘s Hogger was added. It could have been good to see Heroes of the Storm make a comeback, however it isn’t as if its group wasn’t ready for this.
