Digital Media Concepts/Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment .

Overview

The game began in Closed Beta on January 13, 2015, and officially launched June 2, 2015. On release day, the game had 30 playable heroes, 7 battlegrounds, and 130 skins. Players take on the role of notable characters all across Blizzard's games, taking heroes from Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, and Starcraft Universes. The objective of the game is to destroy the enemy core. The various battlegrounds in the game introduce variation to the game, each battleground comes with it's own unique objectives that assist players by either by directly damaging the core or creating unique circumstances that help with the goal of destruction. fighting often revolves around defending these objectives due to their devastating effects.

Heroes

Heroes are the unique playable characters in Heroes of the Storm. A player chooses a single hero each with it's own different abilities and talents. They can fight other heroes and be slain, re-spawning after a set time where they started the game. Fighting heroes and creatures give players experience with unlocks access to new talents and abilities. Heroes come in 5 different roles, Assassin, Warrior, Support, Specialist, and Multi-class, which define their core play-style in the game.

Roles

Warrior

Warriors are front-line heroes, built to withstand large amounts of damage either through self healing or damage mitigation abilities. Their objective is to disrupt the enemy team either by removing key heroes or tying up the other warrior.

Warriors	Sub-Role
Yrel	Off-Tank
Blaze	Main-Tank
Garrosh	Main-Tank
D.Va	Bruiser
Varian	Multiclass
Zarya	Bruiser
Dehaka	Bruiser
Cho	Bruiser
Artanis	Main-Tank
Rexxar	Off-Tank
Leoric	Anti-Tank
Johana	Main-Tank
Anubarak	Main-Tank
Chen	Off-Tank
Diablo	Main-Tank
Tyrael	Off-Tank
Sonya	Bruiser
Muradin	Main-Tank
Arthas	Main-Tank
E.T.C.	Main-Tank
Stitches	Main-Tank

Support

Support heroes bring powerful healing and buffs to their allies, they assist warriors with control with their own disruptive abilities, usually by roots or stuns.

Support	Sub-Role
Whitemane	Burst-Healer
Deckard	Sustain-Healer
Ana	Burst-Healer
Stukov	Burst-Healer
Lucio	Sustain-Healer
Auriel	Burst-Healer
Lt. Morales	Sustain-Healer
Kharazim	Burst-Healer
Rehgar	Burst-Healer
Brightwing	Sustain-Healer
Li Li	Sustain-Healer
Uther	Burst-Healer
Malfurion	Sustain-Healer
Tyrande	Burst-Healer
Tassadar	Secondary Healer
Alexstrasza	Burst-Healer

Assassin

Assassins are your main damage dealers, either by burst or by sustained damage, they thrive in battles but lack resilience.

Assassin	Sub-Role
Mephisto	Sustain Carry
Fenix	Sustain Carry
Maiev	Burst Carry
Hanzo	Sustain Carry
Junkrat	Sustain Carry
Kel'thuzad	Mage
Malthael	Sustain Carry
Genji	Burst Carry
Cassia	Burst Carry
Valeera	Sustain Carry
Zul'jin	Sustain Carry
Ragnaros	Sustain Carry
Varian	Multiclass
Samuro	Sustain Carry
Alarak	Burst Carry
Gul'dan	Mage
Chromie	Mage
Tracer	Sustain Carry
Li-Ming	Mage
Greymane	Sustain Carry
Lunara	Sustain Carry
Gall	Mage
Butcher	Sustain Carry
Kael'thas	Mage
Thrall	Sustain Carry
Jaina	Mage
Tychus	Sustain Carry
Zeratul	Burst Carry
Illidan	Sustain Carry
Raynor	Sustain Carry
Kerrigan	Burst Carry
Valla	Sustain Carry
Nova	Burst Carry
Falstad	Sustain Carry

Specialist

The most unique out of all the heroes, they can lock lanes down on their own, quickly return to fights if defeated or even stop structures from attacking, their unique abilities often synergize well with the other roles to devastating effects.

Specialist	Sub-Role
Probius	Area Denial/Pusher
Medivh	Sub-Support
Xul	Pusher
Sylvanas	Pusher
Lost Vikings	Pusher
Azmodan	Pusher/Brawler
Zagara	Pusher
Murky	Pusher/Brawler
Sgt. Hammer	Area Denial/Pusher
Nazeebo	Pusher/Brawler
Abathur	Pusher/Sub-Support
Gazlowe	Area Denial/Pusher

Battlegrounds

Battlegrounds are the maps or battlefields that heroes do battle in. Each battleground has a different layout and unique features that set it apart from the others. Each one houses special objectives that can give your team massive advantages.

Battleground	Special Objective Type	Lanes
Alterac Pass	Capture Point	3-lane
Garden of Terror	Collection	3-lane
Hanamura Temple	King of the Hill	2-lane
Volskaya	Capture Point	3-lane
Towers of Doom	Capture Points	3-lane
Shrines	Capture Point	3-lane
Battlefield of Eternity	Boss Race	2-lane
Tomb of the Spider Queen	Collection	3-lane
Sky Temple	Capture Point	3-lane
Blackheart's Bay	Collection	3-lane
Dragon Shire	Capture Points	3-lane
Cursed Hollow	Capture Points	3-lane
Braxis Holdout	Capture Points	2-lane
Warhead Junction	Collection	3-lane
Haunted Mines	Collection	2-lane

Lanes

Each battleground features between 2 to 3 lanes which connect two bases. These lanes serve as conduit where minions progress and where forts are placed. Maintaining control of lanes and dividing attention between them is key to the strategy of Heroes of the Storm.

Structures

Structures are fortified positions placed along the lanes of a battleground. Each team has one or more forts in each lane, with one being their main base, the core. Each fort contains towers, castles, healing wells, and gates which prevent enemies from marching through them. Forts represent the main form of progression in a match, with the destruction of these forts serving to remove enemy defenses allowing for access to an enemy core and the end of the game.

External Links

https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/game/

https://heroesofthestorm.gamepedia.com/Heroes_of_the_Storm_Wiki