since we started working on heroes of the storm years ago, hero customization has been a top priority for us. being able to play your heroes in different ways, and react to the needs of your team as well as the threats of the enemy team is important for depth and replayability in this type of game. one of our early goals for the game was to allow for a large amount of hero customization. we tried several different approaches even before the game reached alpha. for a long time we had a...

Very cool! Keep up the good work! :)

Here they are: http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/14537490/heroes-technical-alpha-patch-notes-june-25-2014-6-25-2014#Murky

Bringing unique concepts and ideas to the Nexus is a goal that’s very important to the Heroes design team, and Murky is a true manifestation of that goal. After listening to feedback from the community, it was clear that this rather unconventional Hero might need a few tweaks to help him fit more naturally in the Nexus. Game Designer Kent-Erik Hagman stopped by to provide insight on the changes we brought to Murky in our latest patch. Before we begin, the exact changes to Murky can...

It’s time for another Designer Insights in which we explore a hero’s design and mechanics. We’ll be chatting with Senior Game Designer Richard Khoo about the zerg Broodmother herself, Zagara. Trikslyr: Zagara's heart truly lies with the Swarm. She believes the zerg are superior in every way to any other lifeform in the StarCraft universe. What were some of the important steps the design team took to make sure Zagara felt powerful and zergy? Richard: In the lore, Zagara...

Patch Highlights(read the full patch notes here) Experience and Snowballing Experience earned by killing Minions in-lane has been increased by 20%. Bonus trickle experience granted to a team that is behind by 3 or more levels during a game has been removed. Early implementation for the “Underdog Bonus” has been added. New Hero Welcome the broodmother, Zagara! (see Zagara trailer here) User Interface Right clicking a player’s Hero image on the...

Very awesome! I can't wait to see what you do when we have guides in! :D

In the coming weeks, the next phase of the Heroes of the Storm Technical Alpha will begin, and we wanted to let everyone know what changes lay ahead of us in the Nexus. The Current State of the Technical Alpha Heroes of the Storm is still deep in development, and during the past few months we’ve introduced a variety of changes to the game, including an overhauled UI, new heroes, skins, and more, but we’re not done yet! We have a lot of plans in store, and we will...

(Available after you reach Level 7) (Free for all players in all game modes. More info here.) What heroes will you be trying out this week? :)

I've been hearing a lot of negativity about murky, mostly that he's not fun to play against, or the counterplay is too hard. What do you guys think? Do you think he's a good addition to the game or is he having a negative impact on gameplay?