Heroes of the Storm

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  1. Giero
    Jan 3, 2023
    6
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  2. Tenshiexe
    Nov 9, 2022
    5
    Я делаю оценку для себя и будут тут игры которые я прошел
  3. Czechinator
    Aug 31, 2022
    6
    The only moba game on the market that I really enjoyed. I liked the familiar heroes and their catchphrases. Unfortunately, the matchmaking is the worst. QM is practically unplayable for some heroes and pretty unfair in team composition. Ranked play was the biggest problem what ruined this game. If one played with 5 friends you could win 90% games in a row. If you played alone it was anThe only moba game on the market that I really enjoyed. I liked the familiar heroes and their catchphrases. Unfortunately, the matchmaking is the worst. QM is practically unplayable for some heroes and pretty unfair in team composition. Ranked play was the biggest problem what ruined this game. If one played with 5 friends you could win 90% games in a row. If you played alone it was an absolute misery where you could lose 15 games in a row.… Expand
  4. Sioandel
    Aug 22, 2022
    5
    I like the gameplay beyond other MOBA but sadly Blizzard abandoned it so I think it's better keeping it in good memories than playing the same patch without any new contents for years.
  5. Gamepro5
    Jun 7, 2022
    7
    This is easily one of the best MOBAs I've ever played. It's not too complicated, visually pleasing, and the various characters can be unlocked just by playing the game. The gameplay is so fun that I often wish the games didn't end up in a steamroll situation where your team is at a lower level and you can't keep up with the enemy team. Sadly, the game has been ignored by the developersThis is easily one of the best MOBAs I've ever played. It's not too complicated, visually pleasing, and the various characters can be unlocked just by playing the game. The gameplay is so fun that I often wish the games didn't end up in a steamroll situation where your team is at a lower level and you can't keep up with the enemy team. Sadly, the game has been ignored by the developers since around early 2020. There has not been any new content, and it's currently on life support.… Expand
  6. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    5
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  7. Tk4Bullet
    Mar 29, 2022
    6
    I'll give it a 6 because I had a blast playing it, but as time goes it get worse wnd worse. The game removed unecessary and boring stuff like last hitting/farming from another mobas and made a team-oriented moba, where you have no chance 1 v 5. Additionally, different maps provide more variety, where various compositions will excel, but some players still can't use this to theirI'll give it a 6 because I had a blast playing it, but as time goes it get worse wnd worse. The game removed unecessary and boring stuff like last hitting/farming from another mobas and made a team-oriented moba, where you have no chance 1 v 5. Additionally, different maps provide more variety, where various compositions will excel, but some players still can't use this to their advantage.
    Edit: while playing unranked our tead did not know what to pick and therefore we were knocked out of the picking phase back to menu and got banned for 1 game from unranked/ranked - had to win 1 game of QM, but after 2 matches of **** quick match provides, we uninstalled. Nova/deathwing/genji/tracer every game. Why can't heroes like this just be deleted? **** all of you guys who main these heroes

    On the other hand, quick match was and still is the biggest flaw of the game where you get idiotic compositions. You either stomp or get stomped. Sounds like fun, eh? Yet I am not suprised because most of players want to carry and play assassins. Nobody cares about a good team comp on QM. Reconnecting system is bad too. If you lost connection, you may just wait until the match is over because you will not rejoin in time. Ranked is far from ideal too, people are clueless about positioning or draft, even in diamond/master. Trollpicks such as nova/gazlowe/murky are a common thing    … Expand
  8. Krakonian
    Feb 22, 2022
    5
    The game is fine, but is so simple and is hard to find a party to play. The game is dead now.
  9. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    7
    Лучшая моба, имхо. Жаль близарды угробили её. Идея с талантами прекрасна, нет фарма голда и закупа непонятных шмоток. Главная проблема в сильной зависимости от тимплея. В одного тут не понагибаешь, а вот слиться в конце катки из-за какого-нибудь дурачка слишком легко.Лучшая моба, имхо. Жаль близарды угробили её. Идея с талантами прекрасна, нет фарма голда и закупа непонятных шмоток. Главная проблема в сильной зависимости от тимплея. В одного тут не понагибаешь, а вот слиться в конце катки из-за какого-нибудь дурачка слишком легко.
  10. Atecno
    May 24, 2021
    7
    I like the game but its very meh because its more casual than LoL. I only played because of the Overwatch characters lmao
  11. BarTenTen
    May 17, 2021
    5
    Hello everyone, just a few words about the reason for this assessment. Dynamics -7; Graphics -7; excitement -3; variety -6; community - 6; ESports -4. The game has its fans, but being too late does not correspond to the present. And it should be noted a complete failure with unique content and monetization. The feeling that the developer initially took on the role of an outsider withoutHello everyone, just a few words about the reason for this assessment. Dynamics -7; Graphics -7; excitement -3; variety -6; community - 6; ESports -4. The game has its fans, but being too late does not correspond to the present. And it should be noted a complete failure with unique content and monetization. The feeling that the developer initially took on the role of an outsider without investing money.… Expand
  12. Oshiri_Maeda
    Aug 9, 2020
    7
    Fun moba with no useless and time-consuming elements like half an hour grind and shop management, just pure brawl. However, it is still a team game, and God, sometimes teammates are f awful: trolls, leavers and plain stupid. But well, which team multiplayer doesnt have such issues?
  13. Flemat
    Jul 27, 2020
    5
    This is a very unique case. When it came out, during beta testing it seemed so new, so fresh, and so much fun. It was until about they brought in the 2.0 system with loot boxes major **** balance changes and whatnot...
    Then as I kept playing more solo and less with friends in a team, I just had to admit, that the games unique system, that i first praised and what makes this game unique,    This is a very unique case. When it came out, during beta testing it seemed so new, so fresh, and so much fun. It was until about they brought in the 2.0 system with loot boxes major **** balance changes and whatnot...
    Then as I kept playing more solo and less with friends in a team, I just had to admit, that the games unique system, that i first praised and what makes this game unique, is the worst thing ever. By sharing all exp and basically with that your aka items/strength. You just NEVER have the chance to turn around a game with 4 casual teammates against 5 good enemy players. There were times when I was MVP, had both top damage, top heal, top exp earned, did most objectives as well and still lost.
    The reason? Simple. Lets take League of Legends for reference.
    You have 1 pro (S=5), and 4 casual (D=1) in TEAM1, and 5 average gold players (A-B=2-3) players in TEAM2. The pro will most likely carry the game.
    Here: the enemy team will most likely win. Why? BECAUSE everything is shared, TEAM1 with a total of 5+4*1=9 points < vs 5*2-3 =10-15 point. To put THIS into perspective, TEAM2 will have ults and even lv13 talents, while TEAM1 wont even have ults.
    This is just an example to give you an idea what I mean.

    Before 2.0 it was a solid 8-9/10, now its like a 4-5. Love the blizzard universe, but objectively it seems the game has already stopped development. Nothing happened for a long time since deathwing came in. Not so long ago they introduced Mei (tba).
    There is a FIX meta, where a selected 10 or so few heroes are a must pick/ban, the rest are only for fun or none existent.

    When was the last time you seen a gazlove? Who needs Specialists (old role)? How much Ranked you played were there was none of these picked and/or banned: Xul, Li-ming, Kael Tas, Deathwing, Mephisto, Tycus, Malthael, Garros, Diablo (exclude Mei, but a possibility)

    The game is playable, mostly for fun only, but can't be taken seriously anymore. Feels bad, I really wanted it to be better, to be good, to be the League killer...

    For those who are not familiar or very casual playing MOBA games, I can very much recommend this game as your introduction to MOBA-s. Since everything is shared, you will feel being as good as your teammates, and they will uplift you. Its easy to learn, and not so (/as) hard to master. It's the perfect stepping stone (sadly).

    For those with more experience, and to play seriously, competitive, NOT RECOMMEND it! (With friends only/premade maybe)

    5/10    … Expand
  14. kezzyhko
    Jul 27, 2020
    7
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  15. xl33tgamerx
    May 10, 2020
    7
    This is a pretty average game. Nothing great. Just average. About as average as the come for MOBAs. Nothing special, just a Blizzard brand MOBA.
  16. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    7
    I very much liked this game it was a different take on MOBA but I stopped playing when Blizzard **** up the game so. But until then it was great.
  17. blover
    Dec 5, 2019
    7
    It's a good game, but Hots is too casual and quickly bored.Dota 2 and LoL are much better.Blizzard lost this battle
  18. harros
    Sep 9, 2019
    7
    World, graphics and hero design are on point and creative, however what the game brings in joy and creativity it limits weekly. Not all heroes are available to play like competitive MOBAs and I think this will be the biggest hurdle in front of the community for ever becoming a serious esports in the eyes of its own casual palyer base and if your casual playerbase don't feel serious thenWorld, graphics and hero design are on point and creative, however what the game brings in joy and creativity it limits weekly. Not all heroes are available to play like competitive MOBAs and I think this will be the biggest hurdle in front of the community for ever becoming a serious esports in the eyes of its own casual palyer base and if your casual playerbase don't feel serious then you will have no esport base either.… Expand
  19. 4125MakeItSo
    Nov 3, 2018
    6
    It is nice to play characters from favorite games. Also many maps with different mechanics. But game is too dependable of team play, and many team mates ruin it, even if you try your best.
  20. Junglist724
    Apr 23, 2018
    5
    This game is actually really fun, nice and casual with short games. The main problem is people are REALLY REALLY BAD at it, like even people with hundreds of levels on their account still stuggle with moba fundamentals when that's all this game is, the most basic MOBA ever.
  21. Thornep
    Mar 18, 2018
    5
    This game is... disappointing. The matchmaking is usually poor (seems to be a blizzard thing) and worse yet, the games are long with no option to concede. Aside from fanboys that will defend anything about this game, everyone would like the option to quit when you know within 5 minutes that the teams are absolutely rigged either because some players are terrible (or purposefully throwingThis game is... disappointing. The matchmaking is usually poor (seems to be a blizzard thing) and worse yet, the games are long with no option to concede. Aside from fanboys that will defend anything about this game, everyone would like the option to quit when you know within 5 minutes that the teams are absolutely rigged either because some players are terrible (or purposefully throwing the game) or because the game decided to give one team a ridiculously stupid composition compared to the other. So when one person leaves and another sits in spawn dancing you can either waste your processor doing it with them or you can go fight and lose for 15-25 minutes, all because they don't want to bother figuring out a way to quit. Or you can leave and get all the penalties they impose. And in this game, if one person is bad, they easily drag the whole team down very quickly just due to the way it plays.

    The worst part of the busted matchmaking is that the game will put a full pre-made team- i.e. 5 people who have chosen their heroes to compliment each other and are likely on voice chat- against teams made up of randoms or just 2-3 people on a team. This is almost always a frustrating waste of time and should never happen. Any team with 5 people should be matched against other 5 teams or, at least, 4.

    There are many heroes, so many that unless you play this game every day you will probably end up completely lost as to who does what because heroes get changed all the time and there are simply too many to keep track of- again, unless you play this game religiously.

    The good news is: it's free. As long as you don't care about cosmetics you will quickly get enough heroes that you'll be okay, even though it will take some time to earn all of them via the game's currency.

    The bad news is: it feels like a waste of time because I rarely had any actual fun.    … Expand
  22. DalerLK
    Mar 16, 2018
    5
    If you are looking for fun with friend(who play casual game) in MOBA, then it's your turn. Easy game for spend some time without any nerves.
  23. steelcl
    Nov 22, 2017
    7
    I play since beta and have over 2000 games played.

    It's an amazing game overall. It has great depth and variety in game strategy. Hero design is the main focus of this game. They are challenging to master and some are really unique and fun to play. My favorites are Medivh and Stitches. Contrary to what most might think, you can carry pretty hard in this game if you choose the right    I play since beta and have over 2000 games played.

    It's an amazing game overall. It has great depth and variety in game strategy. Hero design is the main focus of this game. They are challenging to master and some are really unique and fun to play. My favorites are Medivh and Stitches.

    Contrary to what most might think, you can carry pretty hard in this game if you choose the right hero, have enough map knowledge and your teammates aren't intentionally throwing the game. A downside is that some maps are much harder to comeback from a bad early game than others, but it depends much in the draft.

    Every role of your team composition is meaningful. Carrying a game as a healer is one of the most satisfying feelings in gaming history. The pacing of the team fights is one the best qualities of the game. The games last about 20 minutes which is more practical than other mobas.

    The main flaws are:
    -The developers keep making unnecessary reworks for heroes;
    -Quick match is absolutely unplayable because of how random team comps get;
    -Player base is kind of small, so it takes too long to search for draft games;
    -If you're a new player, buying new heroes takes forever.

    After all this time, I'm still addicted to the feeling of making plays in this game. That being said I'm retired from it until the number of players gets significantly bigger, because, right now, I spend more time queuing and drafting than actually playing, which makes losses much more stressful.    … Expand
  24. Aldrenean
    Oct 10, 2017
    6
    HOTS is the first serious attempt to make a casual, easy to learn LOMA/MOBA/ARTS/DOTA clone. It's an admirable goal, but I have to once again report that the amount of game space that is cut out is not worth the decreased learning curve.

    This is probably the only game in its genre I'd recommend to anyone besides DOTA, since unlike League/Smite/any of the other numerous clones, it's    HOTS is the first serious attempt to make a casual, easy to learn LOMA/MOBA/ARTS/DOTA clone. It's an admirable goal, but I have to once again report that the amount of game space that is cut out is not worth the decreased learning curve.

    This is probably the only game in its genre I'd recommend to anyone besides DOTA, since unlike League/Smite/any of the other numerous clones, it's actually enough of a departure to be unique, instead of just being DOTA with worse balance, less experienced developers, and more pay walls.

    However, HOTS is still plagued by the worst parts of those games, most notably the pay walls. Unlike Smite and other games, there's no option to unlock all the heroes in one reasonably priced pack, so to gain access to the full roster you need to either grind out hundreds or probably thousands of games to buy them with the in-game currency, or spend hundreds of dollars to get them all with real money.

    Really I think any LOMA without a fully unlocked hero roster is doomed from conception. The business model only allows for two options: either people without the full roster are at a competitive disadvantage, or the roster is drastically less diverse than in DOTA.

    Put in the extra time and effort to learn DOTA and you will be rewarded with a truly balanced and endlessly deep game that you can learn and improve at all your life. Stick with HOTS and you'll be stuck in the kiddie pool -- not because this is a marginally easier game to play, but because the design decisions made by the developers necessarily limit your creativity as a player.    … Expand
  25. StarmanDX
    May 13, 2017
    7
    I've been disappointed with everything else Blizzard has done since Starcraft II, so this came as a pleasant surprise. I played LoL and DotA2, but always found them more of a chore than a game. And then somehow Blizzard comes along and makes a MOBA that's actually fun? Color me surprised.

    Granted I'm still at the low levels and I like the idea of Quick Match, but comp play is where    I've been disappointed with everything else Blizzard has done since Starcraft II, so this came as a pleasant surprise. I played LoL and DotA2, but always found them more of a chore than a game. And then somehow Blizzard comes along and makes a MOBA that's actually fun? Color me surprised.

    Granted I'm still at the low levels and I like the idea of Quick Match, but comp play is where these kinds of games tend to get particularly toxic and anti-fun. I think I'll stick to QM, thanks.    … Expand
  26. mijxero
    May 5, 2017
    7
    I played LoL casually so I can't compare these on a hardcore level, but I like both of them. Heroes also has a good business model that allows you access to lots of heroes without spending any or much $. I honestly don't like all the game modes and just prefer the standard summoner's rift type push, but that's just me. I like it, I mean I'm just not blown away.
  27. inimical
    Nov 14, 2016
    6
    I had pretty high hopes for this game starting out, and while I've played it regularly for about a year and a half now, I must say it hasn't lived up to expectations. First, while I really enjoy the vs AI matchmaking of the game, and can congratulate them on a fairly regular stream of heroes being released, it unfortunate that they overlook several big aspects of the game.

    First, they    I had pretty high hopes for this game starting out, and while I've played it regularly for about a year and a half now, I must say it hasn't lived up to expectations. First, while I really enjoy the vs AI matchmaking of the game, and can congratulate them on a fairly regular stream of heroes being released, it unfortunate that they overlook several big aspects of the game.

    First, they treat most of their loyal players like **** They regularly give away heroes that people paid real money for for free during promotions. While it absolutely makes sense to soften the burden of new players into a constantly evolving games, giving away heroes that are month or so old for free is basically a big middle finger to active players.

    Second, things like this that dissuade regular players from sticking around often leads to a bigger problem of insanely long queue times. Playing ranked frequently requires queue times near 5-7 minutes, which is rediculous, because half the time you actually join a game the gap between MMR rating is pretty huge. 1 Diamond, 2 gold, a silver, and a bronze or so.... If they're doing that, then why did I wait so long?? Just throw me into the first 5 people that queue, right? -.-

    Third, I would argue that this game is less toxic than League of Legends. That's pretty important, since LoL is pretty terrible in that regard. It is nice to have a play system where an accidental death isn't the end of keeping up. On the otherhand, the player base is maybe only minorly better, and most toxicity tends to dwell near ranked like most games, which takes forever to join games in.

    Fourth, and finally, the skins in this game are huge missed opportunity. The design team and the production managers are honestly just really weird. They sign off on weird skin designs regularly. Everyones style and appeal is different. There is surely some you'd love. But even on the ones that are good and appealing to you, they end up choosing just the ugliest alternate colors; All solid green, all red, no darker tones and weird designs kind of ruin it. The best ones tend to be the Master skins that are available for in-game currency only and have high level requirements. It's nice, but begs the question of why. If they had any sense, they'd just tap into Blizzard's trove of original game gear sets, designs and themes and double their skin inventory just based off that.

    All in all, its a fun game if you're a bored Blizzard fan. Otherwise, it's just a strange MOBA that fails to live up to its potential and doesn't treat their loyal players well. I'd avoid it if you haven't already.    … Expand
  28. Detraxxx
    Sep 5, 2016
    7
    This MOBA is fun to play, each hero is unique and there are a lot of maps. It has nice graphics and the fact that you can not buy items is not important, because this game has other great assets. On the other hand, the game is imbalanced and poorly optimized, also the ranked system could be better. In overall HOTS is solid MOBA game, but Dota 2 and LoL are still unchallenged kings of this genre.
  29. opengl
    Jun 22, 2016
    5
    This game is broken for competitive players. Most people i know have given up hope and quit. Its a great game but the matchmaking system for RANKED sucks. You are constantly placed into games with roughly a 50/50 chance of wining every time regardless of your skill.

    LET ME REPEAT: if you are a good player you will be placed with bad players and vice versa. The end result is that you    This game is broken for competitive players. Most people i know have given up hope and quit. Its a great game but the matchmaking system for RANKED sucks. You are constantly placed into games with roughly a 50/50 chance of wining every time regardless of your skill.

    LET ME REPEAT: if you are a good player you will be placed with bad players and vice versa.
    The end result is that you will get close to a 50/50 win ratio over time no matter what. And while it is still very possible to rank up or down, the level of skill corresponding with each rank is hugely varied. And very little satisfaction is there to be had for most players who are looking for an achievement in this regard.

    A good ranking system will have most of these features. Players will win about 50% of the time. Games will feel generally balanced. BUT SKILL WILL CORRESPOND WITH RANK. fix it    … Expand
  30. Sevvy88
    Jun 4, 2016
    5
    The game fails to live up to the fully realized traditions of LoL and DotA and it fils to live up to the polished standards of Blizzard titles.

    Not their best work. I daresay the game "feels" free to play in the worst possible way: like it's a side project that is never quite finished and always "almost there." After being stuck in development for nearly 7 years, here in 2016, Heroes    The game fails to live up to the fully realized traditions of LoL and DotA and it fils to live up to the polished standards of Blizzard titles.

    Not their best work. I daresay the game "feels" free to play in the worst possible way: like it's a side project that is never quite finished and always "almost there."

    After being stuck in development for nearly 7 years, here in 2016, Heroes of the Storm still lacks features we've come to take for granted in other genre titles, fails to garner a strong Twitch following, has messy tournaments, and overall is not anything of a spectacle.

    Not Blizzard's finest hour. Perhaps the game would have been better if they had stuck to their original plan of making it a Starcraft Arcade title.    … Expand
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#16 Best PC Game of 2015
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#12 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#46 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 57 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 57
  3. Negative: 0 out of 57
  1. Ten Ton Hammer
    Nov 1, 2015
    90
    Heroes of the Storm is an exceptional game that’s thrown the cat amongst the pigeons in this rigid genre.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Sep 9, 2015
    90
    In Heroes of the Storm you play as one of Blizzard's iconic characters from Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo. At first glance the game looks like a typical 5 vs 5 MOBA, but there are changes that differentiate it from its competitors. The matches are shorter, items have been replaced with talents and all maps have different side objectives. Overall, the changes have made the game more intense and varied. The main thing that I have issues with is the payment model. At first it seems fair and reasonable, but after a while you realize that you have to spend tons of money if you want to unlock all the characters or play the game for a long time. [Sept 2015]
  3. Games Master UK
    Aug 18, 2015
    86
    A welcoming avenue into a visually complex genre, with supreme production values. [Summer 2015, p.74]
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