Heroes of the Storm

From the Bullpen: Balancing Imbalances

6:21 am, February 21, 2015 Last article, I talked about imbalances – the special strengths and critical weaknesses of Heroes that serve the game in some important ways. However, the differences between Heroes can lea [..] View

From the Bullpen: Imbalances Are Cool!

6:21 am, January 24, 2015 Most people have heard the term “a level playing field.” It means that the state of affairs is balanced, and is very applicable to sports that count on literal level playing field [..] View

Closed Beta is Here!

6:21 am, January 14, 2015 It’s been a busy year for Heroes of the Storm, and at last Closed Beta has arrived! With today’s patch, we enter a new phase of testing, and whether you’ve been brawling [..] View

From the Bullpen: A Tale of Two Shamans

6:21 am, January 13, 2015 There are two basic kinds of design flow, which many designers call “top-down” and “bottom-up” design. The terms mean roughly different things between designer [..] View

From the Bullpen: Heroes and Villains

6:21 am, December 9, 2014 A couple of weeks ago, I kicked off this blog by emphasizing the importance of matching Hero design with the fantasy behind our characters in Heroes of the Storm. By “fantasy,” we [..] View

From the Bullpen: True to Characters

6:21 am, November 20, 2014 Greetings, fellow brawlers! My name is John Hodgson, one of the designers on Heroes of the Storm. I’ve been here before during the Chen and Azmodan developer insight blogs. I’m sta [..] View