Despite those issues, however, Heroes of the Storm represents a solid entry in the MOBA genre while also providing a different experience from its competitors. By switching to shared experience and de-emphasizing strict roles like overpowered characters that carry entire teams, HotS also has greater comeback potential than DotA 2 or LoL, especially when map objectives such as Dragon Knights are factored in.ĭownsides include pricey heroes, grindy gold acquistion and talent gating at earlier hero levels.
The game offers a wider selection of maps, each with their own nuances to think about as well. In place of items, HotS offers a range of abilities that allow players to customize their playing style based on the skills they pick up at various levels. Not to say that HotS is devoid of its own complexities. The game is also more forgiving, providing opportunities for players to recover from their errors while having a less stressful experience in the process. Closer inspection, however, reveals a method to Blizzard's apparent madness.įor starters, the HotS' more welcoming structure opens it up to a bigger audience. To many grizzled veterans of DotA 2 and LoL, the changes amount to sacrilege.
Instead, HotS emphasizes shared experience, map objectives and more team fighting. Gone are ingrained concepts such as last hitting creeps or minions to deny foes, feeding a hero or champion tasked with carrying the team, and using items to customize characters. But that's exactly what Blizzard's got cooking with "Heroes of the Storm." Trying to make your mark against the Coke and Pepsi of the genre - "Defense of the Ancients 2" and "League of Legends - certainly seems like a tall order. The same philosophy could be applied to video game genres such as the multiplayer online battle arena or MOBA scene. You can change the spices, perhaps mix in certain meats, use different beans or cheeses and come up with a different yet still equally yummy and comforting concoction. There's more than one way to make a good bowl of chili. Well played.Īnyway, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry so, naturally, I did both. Naturally, the game decides to give her "low fertility." Oh yeah, it also decided to give me a brother who's a drunk. Darn it, is that a receding hairline I see atop my glorious noggin? If I wanted to put my dad in the game, then I would've asked him to pay the hundred bucks instead, Double Fine!įortunately, my in-game wife is a bad bass who not only is brainy but also has "Bear Strength." I have a feeling in-game Jason Hidalgo's two favorite words are "yes" and "dear." With your success in the game dependent on passing on good traits to your descendants, my "waifu" at least gives my bloodline a fighting chance. I mean, check out my awesome traits and personality such as dimwitted, clumsy, nervous and … hey, wait a minute that doesn't sound right. Two years later, the moment of truth arrived and I excitedly loaded randomly generated Jason Hidalgo of clan Hidalgo - there can only be one - to bask in all my digital glory. I even got to design clan Hidalgo's banner, which has a lion 'cause I wanna be like freaking Hercules and a feather because I was often chased by chickens in my grandpa's backyard as a kid. I'm talking one Benjamin's worth of moolah to get my name immortalized as a founding member of one of the game's starting clans.
See, as someone who has a soft spot for Double Fine games, I decided to help crowdfund the development of their strategy game "Massive Chalice" way back in 2013. That in-game representation of yourself that you paid for via a Kickstarter pledge that you thought was gonna be super bad (insert something that rhymes with bass here). Follow his shenanigans on Twitter things just don't work out. Technobubble is a regular feature by Jason Hidalgo that covers games, gadgets and technology.
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