The
Heroes of the Storm
website announces plans for
Heroes of the Storm 2.0, an overhaul of
Blizzard's free-to-play MOBA. This will go live in the next patch, but is also
now in beta testing on the PTR. Word is: "Since launch, we’ve added tons of
content to Heroes of the Storm. Now, we’re ready to take the game to the next
level with a more powerful progression system, reward-packed Loot Chests, an
innovative new Battleground, and, of course, heaps of rule-shattering heroes."
Information on this will be doled out in portions, and they currently offer
an article on
a new progression system and a new reward system, adding loot chests, sprays,
announcers, and more. They also have a
Cassia profile for a
new hero, showing off an assassin described as an Amazon Warmatron. They have
locked articles with dates for two Reddit Q&As, a Heroes timeline, two more hero
reveals, a launch event, and more. Here's
an overview video and
some details:
The first major
update coming with Heroes of the Storm 2.0 is a massive overhaul of our leveling
and progression systems! In our next patch, we’ve decided to make progression
more straightforward by removing the Player Level cap and transforming it into
the sum of all the Hero levels you’ve gained. We’ve also removed the Hero level
cap so that your ability to continue progressing is near limitless.
As a result, the XP you’ll earn by completing games will now only affect your
Hero progression. Whenever you gain a new Hero level, your overall Player Level
will increase as well.
Uncapping progression helps us accomplish our goals to make progression more
frequent and more meaningful. It also gives us enough flexibility to reward you
with some sweet in-game loot every time you level up one of your Heroes!
We’re rolling out game-changing additions to make Heroes of the Storm a new,
even better experience: stronger player progression in the form of Loot Chests;
innovative new Battlegrounds from more Blizzard universes; new mechanical twists
on over-the-top brawls; and, of course, tons of rule-shattering Heroes.