The announcement of the changes to the progress system that are coming to Heroes of the Storm have lead to quite the discussion. In response a Heroes dev posted some feedback on the forums.
So, we’ve read through a lot of your initial reactions to Artifacts and Progression System updates that we announced over the last few days. I just wanted to make sure all of you know that we’re here, we’re reading your feedback, and we’re taking your thoughts on these very new systems into consideration.
The Heroes Technical Alpha represents a true milestone for us, because we’ve never invited external players to help us test one of our games this early on during the development process. We’re still in the alpha stage right now, and we’re looking to try out new things, like Artifacts, in order to get a feel for what works, what doesn’t quite work how we’d like, and how we can make changes. Your feedback is critical for getting a feel for how these things will affect the game as a whole, and determining how we’ll move forward.
We’ve already made a number of big changes based on feedback from alpha testers such as yourselves with the Underdog Bonus, adding the ability to earn Gold for each game you complete, and implementing Quest progression/completion for Cooperative mode, to name just a few. We’re still listening, we’re still hoping for lots of feedback, and so far you’ve all been really great about letting us know what you think. We’re really thankful that so many of you are so passionate about helping us make Heroes the great game that we know it can be, so thank you for sending us your thoughts so far.
Because these Progression and Artifact changes are so new, the most helpful feedback you can provide will be feedback based on playtesting after the patch is released. I’d also like to remind you we’re going to be giving out very sizeable amounts of Gold to existing alpha testers with the specific hope that you’ll use it to help us test Artifacts as thoroughly as possible. With these things in mind come patch day, we’re kindly requesting that you really dig into the Progression and Artifact System changes and let us know what you think after you’ve had a few games to really soak it all in. Again, Heroes is in an alpha state, and these systems are brand new! They could totally change in the future — So keep playtesting, and keep sending over your constructive feedback.
As many of you may be aware, our Developer Insights broadcast will go live on Twitch.tv/BlizzHeroes tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. and the development team is going to be there to talk more about our thoughts on the changes mentioned above, and answer your questions. Be sure to tune in, because we’re looking forward to talking more with you then.
See you in the alpha!
Rehgar has been announced as the next new hero! Check out the trailer below, and check out the details here.
And then finally, game director Dustin Browder was interviewed by Gamespot about heroes of the storm, the new hero rehgar and the new battleground Garden of Terror. You can read the full interview here.