Heroes of the Storm

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  1. flyingjig
    Jun 12, 2019
    0
    Don't wast you time. This genera needs to have a pick counter pick of heroes and items. Play dota and you wont need to pay for those heroes. farther more the latest hero wont be op to reward the people who bought it. Bad game development Blizzard.
  2. Satyr_King
    Jun 7, 2019
    2
    Matchmaking in this game is totally broken and playerbase is ****

    Some champions are totally unbalanced in a chaotic battlefield, i did try to like this game but after lv.15 i found out that this i just silly thing to do so i uninstalled the game. i'm trying to find anything positive with this game but i can't find any thing to say, tho the game started up and did not crash.. that    Matchmaking in this game is totally broken and playerbase is ****

    Some champions are totally unbalanced in a chaotic battlefield, i did try to like this game but after lv.15 i found out that this i just silly thing to do so i uninstalled the game.

    i'm trying to find anything positive with this game but i can't find any thing to say, tho the game started up and did not crash.. that must count for something.    … Expand
  3. ponos
    May 20, 2019
    10
    I do not know what to write here, but still I'm here.
    i'll start with the defect:
    -in your game can get a lot of inadequate cattle, which will disturb you, and **** in chat in your game you can -when you start to play in the "matchmaking" you question that some people have a brain - personally, I developed titanium eggs, because of which I cannot safely pass metal detectors at airports    I do not know what to write here, but still I'm here.
    i'll start with the defect:
    -in your game can get a lot of inadequate cattle, which will disturb you, and **** in chat in your game you can
    -when you start to play in the "matchmaking" you question that some people have a brain
    - personally, I developed titanium eggs, because of which I cannot safely pass metal detectors at airports
    -i stuck in this game for 2 years
    pros:
    + the amount of toxic people is much less than in DotA / Lol.
    + interesting gameplay, where you have to play as a team, and not be substituted yourself
    + general level
    + talents: various builds on the choice of one or another talent
    + pretty nice graphics
    + maps where you need to perform certain tasks to win
    + each new hero is a hero from the universe Blizzard, who has been familiar to me since childhood)
    + minimum donate (yes, yes, it is not necessary to spend real money to buy game characters)
    + free weeks where you can play on characters for free (both on new and old)
    + balance of heroes and their talents    … Expand
  4. Kenstar
    May 14, 2019
    0
    The game is trash and blizzard can't go a single patch without screwing it up more, the balance and matchmaking is so bad that Im not even sure they're trying to fix anything, just push out new skins and everyone will be happy. The game has an actually fun core but the incompetence from blizzard is just to much. Even after the reset of ranked season its just a mess, you either getThe game is trash and blizzard can't go a single patch without screwing it up more, the balance and matchmaking is so bad that Im not even sure they're trying to fix anything, just push out new skins and everyone will be happy. The game has an actually fun core but the incompetence from blizzard is just to much. Even after the reset of ranked season its just a mess, you either get facerolled or facerolling the other team maybe 1/10 matches are even. Its absolutly laughable how obviously rigged this game is with forced 50% winrate matchmaking, like all blizzard games are now. In fact this game is so bad that Im starting to consider that Blizzard are actually trying their hardest to get people to stop playing so they can finally shut it down. One can only hope that ActivisionBlizzard soon goes under or just keep focusing on mobile games, they are a cancer on the PC platform.… Expand
  5. matixon
    Mar 18, 2019
    10
    The game is actually great to play, lots of great content and no toxic community, You need to try for yourself.
  6. zelloxy
    Feb 23, 2019
    10
    Love it. Best MOBA out there without a doubt. While playing you can focus on what matter in the game, fighting and not economics.
  7. Tilt1k
    Jan 29, 2019
    8
    Really different MOBA than the others. There is no laning phase and farming, no items. It all feels just like a big teamfight. Balancing of champion is also not so good. But the objectives, man they are so good and the map pool keeps every game fresh and enjoyable.

    Its fast pace is really something fresh to MOBA genre and its not boring at all. There is not so big skill cap like in Lol,    Really different MOBA than the others. There is no laning phase and farming, no items. It all feels just like a big teamfight. Balancing of champion is also not so good. But the objectives, man they are so good and the map pool keeps every game fresh and enjoyable.

    Its fast pace is really something fresh to MOBA genre and its not boring at all. There is not so big skill cap like in Lol, but you need to play well as a team co its perfect to play with bunch of friends and advance in ranks. Also the thing that these characters are from Wow, Diablo and other blizz games makes it more enjoyable.

    This is hiden gem of multiplayer games and the biggest surprise i would say. Give it a try this game is not perfect, but its absolutely a lot of fun.    … Expand
  8. vkasakv
    Jan 27, 2019
    0
    Дайте этому казуальному куску говна уже спокойно умереть
  9. activision
    Dec 18, 2018
    10
    I'm in love with this game. It's amazing, and fun. HOTS has much lower entry barier than dota, matches are by far shorter and high paced, you dont play individually but as a team. No more bad game mechanics of last hitting. The best MOBA out there.

    gud gaym
  10. SakhTyphlosion
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    Blizzard needs moneys, not fan community, if they are putting their dic on the community, then why we should play this. let Blizzard go to all four sides, only the lack of players can sober up those tossers from blizz.
  11. skitz4me
    Dec 12, 2018
    1
    I have spent hundreds of dollars on battlenet games and HOTS, specifically. After spending about an hour to report a bug that made my game unplayable, I will no longer be spending money on their company. I wish I had stopped sooner. I hope there developers get jobs at places where they care about their clients.

    Blizzard used to be a company I was proud to support. Now it's just another    I have spent hundreds of dollars on battlenet games and HOTS, specifically. After spending about an hour to report a bug that made my game unplayable, I will no longer be spending money on their company. I wish I had stopped sooner. I hope there developers get jobs at places where they care about their clients.

    Blizzard used to be a company I was proud to support. Now it's just another EA. They don't give a crap about good content or helping their customers. If you pay them, they will continue.    … Expand
  12. Olezhka
    Dec 8, 2018
    0
    +Idea
    +Design
    +Pace -Balance (would say double -) -Pay-for-new-OP-hero (always OP, always expensive, kind of P2W) -Toxic kids -Reporting is not working -Hard to reconnect after disconnect -Bugs -Varian 2 years have passed, but feeling that game is trash and done for easy money is still here. Developers are concerned about cosmetics more than about the actual game. Would play if    +Idea
    +Design
    +Pace
    -Balance (would say double -)
    -Pay-for-new-OP-hero (always OP, always expensive, kind of P2W)
    -Toxic kids
    -Reporting is not working
    -Hard to reconnect after disconnect
    -Bugs
    -Varian

    2 years have passed, but feeling that game is trash and done for easy money is still here. Developers are concerned about cosmetics more than about the actual game. Would play if it has a soul like previous Blizzard games.
    Do not recommend unless you want to burn out all the time.    … Expand
  13. HotsIsGarbage
    Dec 7, 2018
    0
    Garbage moba, garbage matchmaking,it;s nothing but a cash grab.
    Purposely releasing overpowered heroes so all the 12 year old would get their mom's credit card to buy the latest hero and dominate the battleground and it takes months until they nerf.
    Don't waste your time with this game .
  14. 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.
  15. seking812
    Oct 20, 2018
    0
    the worst out of the MOBA genre. while League of Legends and DOTA 2 continue to grow, heroes of the storm only developed their cash grab loot boxes model, beyond that nothing else. uneven and more often than not lop-sided matchmaking makes the match last an average of 12-15 minutes where one team decimates the other. balance only applies as far as any heroes with upcoming skins. new heroesthe worst out of the MOBA genre. while League of Legends and DOTA 2 continue to grow, heroes of the storm only developed their cash grab loot boxes model, beyond that nothing else. uneven and more often than not lop-sided matchmaking makes the match last an average of 12-15 minutes where one team decimates the other. balance only applies as far as any heroes with upcoming skins. new heroes are over-tuned for the first 2 weeks until they are sold enough, then nerf down to below working condition.
    the forums bleed with playes asking for the same two things, balance and matchmaking, yet blizzard continues to work on "lore" that makes no sense and throw giant re opening events, only to fall flat when people AFK and leave games since there is no punishment for leaving.
    this saddens me as a blizzard fan boy, i have played wow, SC I and II and diablo for years. overwatch is my favorite shooter. too bad blizzard simply sees this sad MOBA as a way to pick up whatever pennies its players are willing to throw their way.    … Expand
  16. Xeminus
    Oct 10, 2018
    9
    Heroes of the Storm

    Heroes of the storm is a MOBA game released by Blizzard using iconic characters from their other franchises as the playable heroes It is made for teens and adults and focuses on the aspects of teamwork and communication that are required in groups. It competes with the other large MOBAs Dota and League of Legends and though it is the smallest of the 3 it promotes    Heroes of the Storm

    Heroes of the storm is a MOBA game released by Blizzard using iconic characters from their other franchises as the playable heroes
    It is made for teens and adults and focuses on the aspects of teamwork and communication that are required in groups.
    It competes with the other large MOBAs Dota and League of Legends and though it is the smallest of the 3 it promotes teamwork and cooperation much more than the other 2

    As someone who has spent countless hours in Hots I can say that the game itself has very few flaws
    The paywalls restricting play of new characters is likely the most tedious and obnoxious flaw the game possesses, it forces you to use the few free rotation of heroes that changes each week to earn gold but this limits your time to improve on these characters and thrusts you into unknowns when forced to swap to new ones when the rotation changes
    Different game modes requiring different approaches to the game, quick match and vs Ai are very similar in that you choose the hero you want to play and queue into a match with them whereas the ranked formats and unranked both use a drafting system. Quick match forces you to expect the worst from your teammates or be ready for disappointment, ranked often results in less risky matches where the players fear to make any mistakes should it cause them to lose their precious ranked points and unranked is similar to ranked except with more risk taking as it is view to not matter.
    The most challenging part of the game comes initially when your roster of heroes is limited exclusively to the free rotation as unlocking a new hero can take several days of play. The only thing done to alleviate this problem is the variety available in the rotation, it usually contains 2-3 heroes for each role in the game allowing for some options for newer players.

    However, despite these negatives the games also contains many positives, the community whilst still containing toxic members is mostly acceptive and willing to help players grasp new concepts. Higher levels of play can open up limitless opportunities to try out unusual and fun strategies that other players would usually berate you for, and the frequent updates and events being added to the game help keep play fresh and exciting.
    The map variety allows for different characters to shine of some maps while not being drastically stronger than the rest of the roster. Objective focused teams can lose to enemies who use the team’s tunnel-vision against them and push in multiple locations, yet these strategies won’t be as effective against coordinated teams.
    The options in the game allow for changing the graphics settings with higher amounts allowing the character models to fly across the screen when they die, though lower settings are still available for people with computers that aren’t able to handle the higher quality.
    Overall, the game can be tough for new players to get into but once past the initial grinding to unlock characters you will be able to enjoy trying out different strategies and characters on the vast selection of maps and objectives the game offers.    … Expand
  17. nanakhy
    Sep 13, 2018
    1
    i love blizzard universe, but i hate this f.... matchmaking....so unfair half time...
  18. Tritonio
    Aug 27, 2018
    4
    Still the best MOBA but lately it's been a series of stomps with 1:7 games been interesting. I doon't know what they do with their matchmaking but its becoming worse and worse.
  19. MrMati864
    Jul 23, 2018
    9
    Heroes of the Storm is if not the best MOBA i ever played, It's simple to play and goes to the point, easy to play hard to master, tons of map variety and if you are playing with friends it's for sure that you will have fun. The problem is that for example the gold is hard to earn by itself even if you complete the daily missions but it's just a flaw that fixes itself with the boxes forHeroes of the Storm is if not the best MOBA i ever played, It's simple to play and goes to the point, easy to play hard to master, tons of map variety and if you are playing with friends it's for sure that you will have fun. The problem is that for example the gold is hard to earn by itself even if you complete the daily missions but it's just a flaw that fixes itself with the boxes for lvling up that can contain anything even XP/gold boosters.… Expand
  20. Rorsha
    Jul 23, 2018
    0
    Worst MOBA ever. Really. I like Blizzards universes of WOW or Starcraft, but HOTS…. Its something so useless and impotence. The rank system, matchmaking, report system too bad taken. When u become a experienced player u realise that. Also theres childish and weak community.
    Better play Dota2 or LoL
  21. Sharrash
    Jul 16, 2018
    0
    Game is good, but the company's support is terrible. Never thought I'd get threats and insults when contacting a customer service, but Blizzard employee, Xyriex, surely showed me that everything is possible. So yeah, if you want a good game, but being treated like a trash as a customer, I'd definitely recommend this game to you.
  22. CobaltFox
    Jun 16, 2018
    0
    They should renamed the game to Heroes of the Bots, or Heroes the Map Hacks.
  23. stugpro
    Jun 7, 2018
    1
    Я эту игру не советую
    Во первых: героев нужно покупать, а это очень тупо учитывая, что есть дота ,где все герои сразу открыты .В базовый комплект входят не все герои ,а только 8 (за 850 рублей) учитывая, что есть игра с похожей системой (paladins), но только при покупке похожего набора тебе открываются все, и последующие герои, но только за двое меньшею сумму(а именно за 350 или 450 руб)    Я эту игру не советую
    Во первых: героев нужно покупать, а это очень тупо учитывая, что есть дота ,где все герои сразу открыты .В базовый комплект входят не все герои ,а только 8 (за 850 рублей) учитывая, что есть игра с похожей системой (paladins), но только при покупке похожего набора тебе открываются все, и последующие герои, но только за двое меньшею сумму(а именно за 350 или 450 руб) . Это показывает насколько жадный отдел биззард отвечающий за эту игру.
    Во вторых: баланса тут нет , герои несбалансированные ,а о новых героях я и говорить не хочу ,выходят очень часто примерно по герою в месяц и часто бывает, что способности у них очень однообразны, например иллидан с тираэлем и их ульты, маиев и сильвана с их Eшкой и т.д. не интересно.
    В третьих : игра однообразная ,карты выходят очень редко ,лор типо есть, но о нем практически нет информации говорят будут развивать (уже 3 года развивают) , очень много доната в виде кастомизации ,из нового будет только это ,потасовок новых нет, каждую неделю показывают одно и тоже.
    Игра скучная и однообразная ,если было бы у меня возможность вернуть все то время которое я профукал в hots, я бы воспользовался ею.    … Expand
  24. volorin
    May 27, 2018
    0
    This is literally the worst MOBA ever created. Actually, no. The game itself is good, fun, and games/maps are quite fast paced, which is very nice, but you'll have to grind EVERY DAY playing heroes you don't want, and after weeks of farming you'll be able to buy a new hero, and few weeks after this, the hero will be heavily nerfed. All new heroes cost a tremendous amount of gold/gems toThis is literally the worst MOBA ever created. Actually, no. The game itself is good, fun, and games/maps are quite fast paced, which is very nice, but you'll have to grind EVERY DAY playing heroes you don't want, and after weeks of farming you'll be able to buy a new hero, and few weeks after this, the hero will be heavily nerfed. All new heroes cost a tremendous amount of gold/gems to buy. 90% of heroes are 10€, but no, you can't buy them with money, you need to buy gems, and of course you never have just the right amount of gems, it feels like you're playing clash of clans or other cancerous games with absolutely no love or care of its players. Just abandon it and play LoL, or even better, DoTA, where all heroes are free, and only cosmetics can be bought.… Expand
  25. DKR
    May 25, 2018
    4
    Blizzard. King of MMO's, ARTS, RTS, and now FPS. Last to conquer is the every growing, ever dated MOBA, and it sucks but not totally.

    The graphics deliver what you would expect: saturated & colorful with a wide palette on the heroes and maps. Might be the game's best feature. Sound-wise, the voices are great (when they learn to st*u. BLESS YOU, HEALER! BLESS YOU, HEALER! I've never    Blizzard. King of MMO's, ARTS, RTS, and now FPS. Last to conquer is the every growing, ever dated MOBA, and it sucks but not totally.

    The graphics deliver what you would expect: saturated & colorful with a wide palette on the heroes and maps. Might be the game's best feature.

    Sound-wise, the voices are great (when they learn to st*u. BLESS YOU, HEALER! BLESS YOU, HEALER! I've never been more deterred from healing.), the music is 50-50, and all the sound effects are satisfying.

    Plot. LUL.

    Also note this is a MOBA, so all that implies is here: OP hyper-expensive champs, cheap, sh**** champs, weeks of grinding to unlock one decent champ, new champ every other day to drain the wallets of neckbeards and kids with disposable income, garbage balancing, matchmaking pits a first time player with salty top 500 players, blah blah blah, its all here.

    In brief, Bliz shows off its trademark polish on all categories. Except gameplay and the usual MOBA business model tropes.

    The gamepl- (sorry, the rest of this review is DLC. You can read the rest for just $5.99!)

    *cha-ching*

    gameplay wants you to think there is wide variety of champs and styles and builds. There isn't. As with any other MOBA, the DPS tanks with mobility stomp anything in their path. Bliz's twist on this done-to-death genre is controlling a neutral boss/advantage (think Baron Nashor) for a team/morale crushing super power. Some of these powers can be bosses, bosses you can pilot, swarms of creeps, lasers that zap buildings, big variety of things. How do you unleash these pandora boxes? Mostly has to do with standing in a zone and controlling it for 30ish seconds. These 30s are the meat of HOTS' matches. Above any other strategy, build, champ choice, synergy; above all else, controlling these wins the game. So, just go fight for it, right? If only. See, another age-old problem is here.

    The (Episode 2 of this review is out now for only $9.99!)

    *cha-ching*

    community. Everyone's favorite collective of idiots is alive and well in HOTS. Bad champ choices, not playing tanks/healers, poor engages, chasing across the map into an ambush/turret death, no communication, sh**y connections, flaming, abusing the automated report system (more later), ignoring objectives, not grouping, poor target focus, gorging the enemy to death with their feeding then d/c, oh yeah! Apparently, it's somehow your fault if it happens a lot, according to threads and fanboys. So you go to claim the power. As expected, all 5 of the enemy is there. Looking at the map shows your teammates are either dead, or scattered everywhere. You can either a) rush in and die alone or b) wait for the inevitable. If your team DOES group for it, the opponent has a meat wall of 4-5 high dps, high mobility oafs ready to toss anyone into an event-horizon-blender of CC and DPS. Ofc, you can TRY to reason with your teammates, but they'll just report you. Of all the stupid ideas Bliz learned from Riot, they had to take the fully automated report system which punishes players - NOT BY VIOLATIONS - but by number of reports.

    Justice can't be democratic by it's nature, folks.

    So assuming any position of callouts, leadership, or polite disagreement can net you a THREE. MONTH. ACCOUNT SILENCE, preventing you from saying anything to anyone for 90+ DAYS. Meanwhile, the guy that called me stuff that I can't repeat here, NOTHING happens to him. Why? Did he not break any rules? No. "Not enough people reported him." Now everyone thinks I'm a jerk b/c I don't talk to them....uh....how do I tell them my account is silenced? Do I just wait for more reports of poor teamwork to pile up? Then what do I do? Bliz could care less. The cash is flowing and flowing. Fanboys beat back these legit concerns with "well dont be toxic then DUH!!" *high fives and Oh's all round*

    My last solace is to just have fun in unranked with a champ I like. Unless I crack open my wallet, I'd have to grind. It's about $10ish per hero, or you can save up 10,000 coins. At about 15 coin/25 min game, order some pizza and call in sick, bc u gonna b hur a while, and that's to get ONE. The novelty of each champ wears thin after 3 games, too. Sorry it's just...boring. There's no skill or room for mastery and improvement. You play dps tanks, m2 targets, and mash your 4 buttons. I thought LoL casualized MOBA. HOTS puts LoL to shame. Even LoL had a tiiiiny bit of mastery to it. If you're still curious, I'd say jump in quick, bc HOTS is dying FAST. The queues are taking forever. The last people playing are trolling the chat with politics or watching the pros with their kappa memes bc HOTS is bare-bones BORING.

    Bliz knows the game is dying. Begging people to play.

    Overpriced champs, dumba* community, sh* balancing, no farming/itemizing, and a garbage report system with a dying community. It would stop if morons would stop pouring cash into these practices.

    "Guess stupidity will never go out of style." -Carth Onasi    … Expand
  26. VladiMiagk
    May 15, 2018
    10
    Отличная игра! Лучшая в своем жанре! Близзард как всегда на высоте! Играю уже давно!
  27. Saxdrik431
    May 6, 2018
    4
    This game is ridiculous, everytime that a heroe is realeased, the meta burst, blizzard always had had the same problem they dont know how to balance their games wow, ow, heroes what ever.
    Also the community sucks, toxic everywhere, the rank system is a piece of **** that provoked me to leave the game.
    It`s not worth it anymore.
  28. Cowson
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    One of my all time favourite games. Most of my collection is from loot and gold. I only tend to spend money on the xp boosts. I thoroughly enjoy playing this game all the time. There aren't many games that holds my attention anymore, but this one certainly does.
  29. 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.
  30. Sassoroleofen
    Apr 22, 2018
    0
    The worts match making ive ever seen on a MOBA, Blizzard died when Activision buyed it !
  31. buzzspark
    Apr 15, 2018
    10
    The best game I have ever played. Period. So much fun and it never gets old, LoL and DOTA2 can suck it.
  32. DepressedGamer
    Mar 22, 2018
    2
    Power creep and matchmaking have utterly crippled this game. Matches are usually a stomp and there is no fun to be had anymore. This is made worse because, like most MOBAs, the community is extremely toxic.

    Plus Lootboxes are the primary means to get cosmetics.
  33. 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
  34. 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.
  35. Ins0mnia
    Mar 16, 2018
    10
    Heroes of the storm is by far the best moba out there, teamplay is the key, short matches and utterly fun. especially for the blizzard fanboy.
  36. Blenderhead
    Mar 5, 2018
    9
    Whether you like this game is directly proportional to how much of a MOBA purist you are. If you're looking for a gritty, heavily-optimized, highly twitchy experience that rewards perfect execution, this isn't a game for you. If you want a game that rewards broad strokes game knowledge over pinpoint accuracy, welcome aboard!

    PLUSES: Games are shorter, typically 20-30 minutes. All    Whether you like this game is directly proportional to how much of a MOBA purist you are. If you're looking for a gritty, heavily-optimized, highly twitchy experience that rewards perfect execution, this isn't a game for you. If you want a game that rewards broad strokes game knowledge over pinpoint accuracy, welcome aboard!

    PLUSES: Games are shorter, typically 20-30 minutes. All basic abilities are unlocked at level 1, with Ults (a choice of 2 for all but 2 heroes as of March 2018) at level 10 and powerful "Storm" Talents on 20. Heroes fit broadly into roles and sub-classes, and drafts are very rewarding since they're full of counterplay. The lack of an item shop keeps gameplay going smoothly, sometimes evolving in the middle of a big fight. There are no passive bonuses earned outside of each map, so no grinding for rune pages or spells.

    MINUSES: Quickmatch lacks a draft, meaning a lot of counterplay gets lost; sometimes you wind up with an unwinnable match. Many of the truly innovative heroes like Medivh, Cho'Gall, and Abathur wind up a liability if someone on your team doesn't know how to play with them. Hero pricing has gone down since the 2.0 update in early 2017, but is still a bit high (though you won't have much trouble picking up a hero a week on dailies alone). And lastly, this game *does* have loot boxes; they're mostly cosmetic (occasionally permanently unlocking a Hero for free), but if you're someone whose brain chemistry makes them bothersome, be aware that they're there. I can't give a game with loot boxes a 10/10 in good conscience.

    There's also been some complaints about matchmaking, but in my experience that seems to be confined to people with either very high or very low MMR. High end people are rare and difficult to pair effectively, while very bad people typically overestimate their own skill or grief to the point that the game thinks they're worse off than they are.

    I've been playing this game on a more-or-less daily for more than two years, so yeah, I'm a fan.    … Expand
  37. tzimisce
    Feb 1, 2018
    1
    Blizzard chose to be "original" and not to implement any of the mechanics that make mobas worth playing.

    The matchmaking randomly throws players of all skill levels together and on top of that the game does not have any mechanics that would differentiate players like other mobas have - gold and individual xp. This makes ranked modes which really are the whole point of a moba, completely    Blizzard chose to be "original" and not to implement any of the mechanics that make mobas worth playing.

    The matchmaking randomly throws players of all skill levels together and on top of that the game does not have any mechanics that would differentiate players like other mobas have - gold and individual xp. This makes ranked modes which really are the whole point of a moba, completely worthless.

    Solo ranked is getting worse by the season and there are no fixes. There was a performance based MMR implemented and then it was removed shortly afterwards with no explanation or estimation when it would be back.    … Expand
  38. Vorapsak
    Jan 21, 2018
    0
    I would rate 8/10 if there was a real matchmaking. Unfortunately, it's based on Elo... When game devs will learn that sucks for team game ranking, it will be a good game.

    I changed my note from 2 to 0 since Blizzard seems to let pedophiles use their game to trade and never ban them.
  39. Algoros
    Dec 22, 2017
    0
    One of the most unbalanced games in this genre...
    Realy bad. This are the last years of blizzard of course
  40. Veriera
    Dec 17, 2017
    3
    This game can be better. I love the IDEA behind some of their features but be prepared to be frustrated. QM fills like your drawing straws, and feels like it has gotten worst. I have seen a full solo Q of Specialist vs Assassins. How does that happen?? How is that fair? Ranked, you can easily pay for someone who wants to be a troll.
  41. ragingdsssss
    Dec 8, 2017
    1
    Not the best MOBA out there, but a good game. The low rating is due to the fact that as with most Blizzard games the matchmaking is horrendous. The draft system is not good but at least its playable. The normal system leaves you fighting with a team that has no synergy or chance at victory at all. Why play a 20-40 minute game when you know 30 seconds in you have no chance of victory noNot the best MOBA out there, but a good game. The low rating is due to the fact that as with most Blizzard games the matchmaking is horrendous. The draft system is not good but at least its playable. The normal system leaves you fighting with a team that has no synergy or chance at victory at all. Why play a 20-40 minute game when you know 30 seconds in you have no chance of victory no matter how well you play?… Expand
  42. metacriticisbad
    Dec 2, 2017
    10
    Critically underrated. Probably my favorite game of all time. Played lol for several years, never again. This game is much better designed and each hero is truly unique.
  43. 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
  44. AkumaJack
    Oct 22, 2017
    8
    The best MOBA out there. Surely the most original.
    Different maps, team focused with intresting heroes like Murky, Abathur or The lost vikings.
    No boring lane for 20 minutes. A fast paced game that is a must try for fan of the genre.
  45. 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
  46. Hotcity
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    Do NOT support child gamblers Activision Blizzard!

    If you are a parent whose child is playing this and worse, if you let your child to use your credit card, this game is not only going to rob you of your precious money, but also raising a gambler, all hidden in plain sight! This game blasts you with random ''lootboxes'' on each hero level-up, yet keeps a lot of content (''epic''    Do NOT support child gamblers Activision Blizzard!

    If you are a parent whose child is playing this and worse, if you let your child to use your credit card, this game is not only going to rob you of your precious money, but also raising a gambler, all hidden in plain sight!

    This game blasts you with random ''lootboxes'' on each hero level-up, yet keeps a lot of content (''epic'' skins) accessible only from them, not able to be directly bought, and allows to buy more of these lootboxes with real money.
    There is also a psychological trick, called fake currency. First you buy "shards" with real money and then use these shards to buy lootboxes, it seems to lessen the "pain of purchasing" creating a perceived distance to money.

    This trend has to die before it spreads, already upcoming Warner Bros game Shadows of War also is including lootboxes, same BS is happening in another Blizzard games - Overwatch and Hearthstone.    … Expand
  47. HonestCritic198
    Sep 17, 2017
    0
    This game had potential. I like its design and its production values. But it has many problems that not only have never been addresed, but have become much worse since i began playing during its launch week more than 2 years ago:

    1) Matchmaking. It has the worse matchmaking system in existence. This is because the MMR ratings for each player are broken for various reasons, and while we    This game had potential. I like its design and its production values. But it has many problems that not only have never been addresed, but have become much worse since i began playing during its launch week more than 2 years ago:

    1) Matchmaking. It has the worse matchmaking system in existence. This is because the MMR ratings for each player are broken for various reasons, and while we have given feedback to Blizzard they refuse to fix those issues. This is the first game in my life that i have experienced more retarded teamates as i climbed through the ladder. One would expect that once you become better, your teamates and opponents will be better, but no... You grind your way up to diamond and masters so you can have the priviledge of playing with complete imbeciles on your team

    2) The report system in this game is trash. It is hurting innocent players and it lets criminals get away with "murder". I have been repeatedly penalized for saying to people to stop feeding, getting banned from playing ranked even without calling names. Just criticizing bad picks or bad plays. Blizzard's GMs refuse to even look into my cases and say the penalties are justified. It is somehow forbidden to talk about strategy in this supposedly strategic team game.... Yet many people are allowed to die to towers, feed, troll, troll pick at draft, curse, and nothing happens to them. Also, the abusive chat report options is abusable because it is automatic. It just works on a number of reports, so if someone with his alternate accounts and his friends wants to ruin your account and your real money purchases, he can just mass report your account. Penalty durations double with each iteration, no max duration.

    3) Lack of polish. The game has crashed on numerous occasions, runs very erratically, has an attrocious reconnect system, and very high requirements due to it being essentially a 2 core game.

    4) This is a personal thing for older players, the new loot system with version 2.0 essentially made our previous purchases worthless. Hots used to demand really high prices for cosmetics, and we bought them because there was no other way to buy them. Yet now Blizzard made all cosmetics obtainable by grinding the game, and every free to play player can have access to the same things we paid real money for. This was really unfair for real money players prior to 2.0.

    All in all, this could have been a success, but Blizzard management is attrocious and buried their own game with their decisions.    … Expand
  48. V01D
    Sep 7, 2017
    0
    Do NOT support child gamblers Activision Blizzard!

    If you are a parent whose child is playing this and worse, if you let your child to use your credit card, this game is not only going to rob you of your precious money, but also raising a gambler, all hidden in plain sight! This game blasts you with random ''lootboxes'' on each hero level-up, yet keeps a lot of content (''epic''    Do NOT support child gamblers Activision Blizzard!

    If you are a parent whose child is playing this and worse, if you let your child to use your credit card, this game is not only going to rob you of your precious money, but also raising a gambler, all hidden in plain sight!

    This game blasts you with random ''lootboxes'' on each hero level-up, yet keeps a lot of content (''epic'' skins) accessible only from them, not able to be directly bought, and allows to buy more of these lootboxes with real money.
    There is also a psychological trick, called fake currency. First you buy "shards" with real money and then use these shards to buy lootboxes, it seems to lessen the "pain of purchasing" creating a perceived distance to money.

    This trend has to die before it spreads, already upcoming Warner Bros game Shadows of War also is including lootboxes, same BS is happening in another Blizzard games - Overwatch and Hearthstone.

    Gaming community accepts being treated increasingly worse - fanboyism or plain apathy caused broken games on release - enormous first day patches, a lot of content cut out and resold as "DLC", paying for unfinished games, called "early access", the greedy men in suits push for more - they want gambling! They want your kids to be gambling!!! And if the sheep will ignore this one too, it will happen!

    Apart from that, the game itself is very retarded and so is the average player, because for them this game has been designed and marketed.
    No items, no gold, no builds, no strategy. Just go in, mash buttons. There are "talents" but they are merely a change of style not a change in power, there are no power spikes whatsoever, there is no individualism.
    The worst part of this game is shared EXP system. All team shares level. It is good for utter morons, who are the target community, as it helps even complete failures to be carried to mediocrity.
    For good players this system is unacceptable. It keeps you down. It doesn't allow you to shine. No matter what you do, it feels without impact - and so go the matches, they're like slowly moving wall. If you're winning, it doesn't happen fast. This game doesn't respect your skill, it doesn't respect your time. And if you lose, if you are pulled down by morons, it feels like punching a slowly moving concrete wall. Game goes and goes and you got this false hope but because everyone in the enemy team got stat advantage ALL ACROSS THE BOARD you can try and try but eventually lose. There is also no surrender option.
    When comparing all kinds of PvP games - DOTA 2, LoL, other MOBAs, CS, Halo, other shooters, whatever.. this game is the most hostile to individual plays and the most catering to morons. Do you enjoy being a digital babysitter to random idiots?

    Many maps are recycled, the "strategy" in them all is the same - go to the objective, it is essentially a numbers game, the most people at the ridiculously overpowered objective are present, that team wins.

    Strategy in them all is the same, exactly like President Camacho's speech in the movie Idiocracy: "3 point plan to fix everything, Number 1 - we got this guy Not Sure, Number 2 - he got da highest IQ out of anybody, Number 3 - he's gonna fix everything!!!" *wild applause now*
    It is the same here: Number 1 - kill minions, collect stuff, Number 2 - deliver collected stuff to temple / checkpoint, whatever, Number 3 - summon big scary monster, big gun or whatever and proceed to kick ass
    Bonus point is if you're playing this on Windows 8 or 10 - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/80/5d/d4/805dd41210153c62db3a48eeba6534a4.jpg

    The graphics also are crap considering the insanely high system requirements, there are still reports of failures, glitches and low FPS even on the most powerful of gaming PCs.

    Also do you love each new hero released to be super-overpowered for a while, for the company to milk money from purchases only to nerf it in oblivion soon before the next hero is released? And this practice constantly repeated? Like it is in League of Legends? This is exactly what happens in this game.

    And from the old heroes, the balance is completely wrecked. Some heroes are worse than situational, utter, complete garbage, no reason to pick them, others are super OP and can do good in nearly every game, every scenario. And no - that is not addressed.

    There is also an influx of retarded pop-culture inspired cancer "heroes" from Overwatch, them in the same game with well-established, lore-rich heroes of Diablo and Warcraft universes is an insult, however, these heroes have been made when Blizzard was good, when it was real Blizzard. Right now it is a zombie owned by Activision, kept technically alive only to pump out as much money as possible, using every sleazy tactic out there and even pushing the limit.

    Blizzard is dead. Long live the Blizzard.    … Expand
  49. CrispyMcBacon
    Sep 6, 2017
    0
    Cons-

    The game is streamed on servers so there is a delay on everyspell/action u make and often u press a button and the spell isn't starting on your pressing time. Matchmaking is completely broken, unbalanced skills, unablanced heroes match, or u stomp your enemy or u get stomped, there is no competition or skills challenge, or get destroyed by enemies or your team destroy them,    Cons-

    The game is streamed on servers so there is a delay on everyspell/action u make and often u press a button and the spell isn't starting on your pressing time.

    Matchmaking is completely broken, unbalanced skills, unablanced heroes match, or u stomp your enemy or u get stomped, there is no competition or skills challenge, or get destroyed by enemies or your team destroy them, that's why matches last 15-20 min max

    Heroes balancing, they nerfed the goods heroes the few that were balanced like ETC or Muradin becasue the kids were crying on the forums casue they haven't any skills to kill them or to use them.

    Most of the people use toxic heroes like Genji, Valeera, Nova useless in team just to get easy kills and run away like cod players they camp u in lane waiting for u to have few hp than use 2 skills to oneshot u, feeling so pro in their minds.

    Ranked match are totally a mess...u lost more points than u can gain with a win, so after the 10 qualifiy matches it's hard to rank up, usually or u play 200-300 match per season u u just lose ranks

    Full of russians toxic players from other moba like LoL

    No moderation in game, no banhammer, no toxic player banned, no troll banned, they ruin ranked and unranked without any problem one of the worst experience of my life...stay away from this game!    … Expand
  50. tandriotti
    Sep 3, 2017
    0
    Matchmaking broken, overpowered talents on release, random nerfing every week, no punishment for toxic or afk, at least one AFK player every 4/5 games - sometimes 2 afk and even 3. Unless you have a 5 friends party to balance all this you have no chance to have fun.
  51. Black7
    Aug 25, 2017
    2
    Это дерьмо хуже беты доты 2, союзники такие же животные как и в доте. За 2 года ничего не изменилось.
  52. Mnoma
    Aug 25, 2017
    1
    This game has a lot of potential, but has the worst matchmaking I've ever seen in any MOBA or other online game. Don't ever expect a fair match from Blizzard. They could do better.
  53. destinyfan1
    May 29, 2017
    9
    Most moba's are boring as hell but I am having a blast with this one , the graphics , actually fun gameplay and fun with friends , this is what a moba should be and not the boring gameplay of other moba's
    Also the heroes are the most fun that I have ever played in a moba
    Recommended for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  54. sodapopinsky
    May 16, 2017
    0
    Game is terrible now. Game keeps getting worse & worse. blizz is rushing garbage overwatch heroes trying to promote overwatch which is pretty stupid.

    Played this game since beta & now it's dumbed down for 8 year olds and boring.

    Game is so easy & people still have no clue.

    Notice how there's no negative from critics. People who suck at video games writing about them.
  55. SQLOwns
    May 13, 2017
    2
    Overall an interesting take on the MOBA genre. Nice graphics, nice heroes, nice game play.

    I have 3 main issues, as others have said, the MM in this game is atrocious. Also, if you are solo queue the game is almost unplayable. Finally, the game is already struggling with player population, it takes over a minute to find a match, and as mentioned earlier, when it does find a match, it    Overall an interesting take on the MOBA genre. Nice graphics, nice heroes, nice game play.

    I have 3 main issues, as others have said, the MM in this game is atrocious. Also, if you are solo queue the game is almost unplayable. Finally, the game is already struggling with player population, it takes over a minute to find a match, and as mentioned earlier, when it does find a match, it is normally one sided....maybe 1 out of 50 games are close, the rest are just landslides.

    tl;dr
    Overall, a fun game, and it's free so nothing is lost but time if you don't like it. There are just a few issues that need to be resolved.

    FYI, Update 2.0 did nothing to address the MM issues.....So yeah, still not increasing the rating.    … Expand
  56. 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
  57. Ravarath
    May 10, 2017
    2
    For a player with over 250 hours spent in game I must say... It was a great waste of time. New 2.0 version adds a lot of in my opinion redundant items that feels like another nasty money grab. What this game really needed is more maps, new mechanics and for the love of everything that's dear to you - better matchmaking! Current matchmaking is a joke and with recent wave of new playersFor a player with over 250 hours spent in game I must say... It was a great waste of time. New 2.0 version adds a lot of in my opinion redundant items that feels like another nasty money grab. What this game really needed is more maps, new mechanics and for the love of everything that's dear to you - better matchmaking! Current matchmaking is a joke and with recent wave of new players matches are more than often hyper one sided.
    It's free to play so check it out it might be fun for couple of hours but in long run it's just bland. Just DO NOT spend real money on this!    … Expand
  58. 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.
  59. TheEyeszlader
    Apr 30, 2017
    8
    In the end it's just a waste of time and money, Heroes 2.0 it's made in special so that they can keep players a little longer. There are far better games to invest time on like Rainbow Six Siege and others. Still better than Lol or Dota , but nowhere near being a decent game
  60. TheWeissRose
    Apr 28, 2017
    9
    Just another moba I was told. Granted its another moba, but this moba moves many peices around to make a glorious experience. The smell of sulfur arises as Azmodan births demons unto the battlefield of booms and bangs! To see an army of demons serve under the foul smelling lord of sin himself, this smell coming from his basketball game he played prior because what six legged demon of vividJust another moba I was told. Granted its another moba, but this moba moves many peices around to make a glorious experience. The smell of sulfur arises as Azmodan births demons unto the battlefield of booms and bangs! To see an army of demons serve under the foul smelling lord of sin himself, this smell coming from his basketball game he played prior because what six legged demon of vivid nightmares doesn't tear it up on the court?
    In an industry of halfassed games this game is masterfully made. Whether you look from a balance standpoint, artistic, voice, depth and sheer euphoria of sending the lich king to hell, the real hell, the one where he has to watch as his team is slaughtered by a gnome so ugly even stitches stomache turns sour.
    Heroes of the storm is a very fun take on what some consider a standard moba. There are no items in this game. What? How does that make this game good!? It isnt just that but many other aspects that bring me back day after day to azmodunk people unto the dark texture-less void. Matches in this game feel much more team based than other moba's which I quite like. The fights are faster but feel as if time is slowed as each stroke and every decision has the potential to take a conflict to new heights.
    The leveling system and aquisition of abilities is very fun as well. One must use all tools they have as if it were a crystal ball of magicy weirdness as the team levels, not the player. everyone on a team is the same level and all xp is shared to the team xp bar. You can stil get more xp in a game than your teammates, but only the kind that affects profile level or rank. This insentavises teamwork and for one to carry a game is much more difficult.
    Luring me again and again with the opportunity to bathe in the blood of my enemies, I capture tribute and employ anubis himself to assist my team of magic wielders, creepy giga-bugs and edgy future soldiers of space. We push the lane all the way back, holding eachothers trust as tightly as we hold our hand to the throat of the demons we so desperately seek to kill. As we fight on many lands and plains we seek victory through strategy and maybe a god or two. As my team will agree empowering our angel master to duke it out with a demon on the battlefield is as enjoyable to watch as it is to fight by their side!
    The music and voice and art of this masterpiece only adds to the sharp love i feel towards my support. Oh supports thank you so much, but its still your fault!
    From being the mind of three fat vikings, one of two heads on an ogre or just playing diablo himself, there is no better game of teamwork in the moba genera. This game brings everything to the table from amazing maps and skins to fights that leave you feeling like a GOD. The smell of blood has never been so great!
    This game has its highs and very few lows ( one being random teammates, there is no fixing stupid no matter how much healing or tips are given ). That said this game is much more fun with a friend but stands tall and filled with opportunities to fight in the best clash of nerd heroes and villains alike from the amazing universes that blizzard has so delicately built over the years.
    With every inch of my rather large body i encourage you play this game! Make new allies and indulge upon new blood as each match offers new tactics, objectives and play styles as well as builds and synergies. With 21 free heroes ripe for the taking as soon as you load in and 50+ more to unlock ( this number is ever growing with characters from all of blizzards ip's. This makes for many fun nights up too late laughing your ass off because the 20 kill streak you are on induces hysteria and blood lust. Free to play and an amazing experience this is a must play for anyone with a computer!    … Expand
  61. FreelancerTrent
    Apr 27, 2017
    9
    EDIT: the Heroes 2.0 update has really breathed fresh life into this game, glad they put it back on the map. I'm pleased with getting loot boxes for each hero level up, although it's too bad I didn't get some for all the hero levels I already gained!! But yeah this is a compelling little experience, even more now, makes me also curious about playing SMITE again, basically it reawakens myEDIT: the Heroes 2.0 update has really breathed fresh life into this game, glad they put it back on the map. I'm pleased with getting loot boxes for each hero level up, although it's too bad I didn't get some for all the hero levels I already gained!! But yeah this is a compelling little experience, even more now, makes me also curious about playing SMITE again, basically it reawakens my love for MOBAs.
    This game has been such a pleasant SURPRISE! As a longtime casual SMITE player, I thought it would be too boring & simple after about a week of trying it.... but then I realized that when it forgoes the meta of "standard item builds" for your class and replaces this with hero-specific talent trees this creates a very personalized sense of build and progression for each hero. Then you realize how the objectives subtley change how the game plays on a map-to-map basis, and you see what a gem this MOBA is.    … Expand
  62. lucasvinciWTF
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
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  63. Mooyini
    Apr 4, 2017
    8
    a Great free MOBA game. I like this game even more then League of Legends. Why? Because of the variaty of maps and playstyle. not only that the game sessions are much shorter and more intense.
    This game is also really F2P friendly, and for the upcomming version 2.0 it will be even more F2P friendly, also skins are possible to unlock. Great game! 8/10 (maybe 9/10 when version 2.0 comes out)
  64. Rhonln
    Apr 1, 2017
    0
    no challenge, pay to win... you have to wait 15 minutes for a game that lasts 10. Hero balance is non existent... unless you buy the most expensive heroes and only play with them
  65. voltaguy
    Mar 13, 2017
    8
    HoTS is a MOBA, or a Team Brawler in Blizzard's words because they like to change the name of everything when they do it for whatever reason. This is a really strange MOBA actually. No golds or items, no last hitting, team gains experience with you which is helpful for leveling, to build your character you select talents at certain levels, you can chose between two (rarely three) ultimatesHoTS is a MOBA, or a Team Brawler in Blizzard's words because they like to change the name of everything when they do it for whatever reason. This is a really strange MOBA actually. No golds or items, no last hitting, team gains experience with you which is helpful for leveling, to build your character you select talents at certain levels, you can chose between two (rarely three) ultimates which are powerful skills that you can unlock at level 10. The games run about 15-25 minutes and generally fast paced. There are different maps with different objectives, layout and theme, which affects the comps, strategies and match duration. The game is much more teamfight based than other MOBA's. Because the game is less lethal, the fights feel slower and more strategical, rather than being decided by "who has the fattest carry". E-sport scene (especially Korea and Europe) is really fun to watch.

    So how is it compared to LoL other than the points mentioned above? The skills are much less complicated and more like vanilla LoL actually. In vanilla LoL, champions were simple and most of them didn't require superior timing and aim to use at an effective level. In short, hero skills in HoTS is Vanilla LoL with more skillshots. Also, thankfully the game is much less lethal, i.e you don't die to a fed Syndra pressing R button, feels good man. How is it compared to DOTA2. DOTA2 has a lot of depth, day/night, active items, deny, high ground, trees, evasion, stats and the list goes on. HoTS has none of those, which is not a bad deal since nothing but active items make the game more interesting. You can get active skills from talents in HoTS, but the choices are much more limited. In HoTS, skills are shorter and more skillshot based and therefor, fair. HoTs is good at taking good stuff from both those games and Blizzard franchise, then creating satisfying skillsets. A character can have different playstyles but not unlimited ones unlike DOTA2, i.e a healer is a healer, you can build them to do more damage or more healing but it is still a healer. Yes, the game has healers unlike LoL.

    I talked positively until now, let's beat the game down a bit. Balance. I hate Blizzard for this, but they will never change. Nerf the high skill cap hero that wins games until it is not viable. We've seen it in Overwatch, but HoTS had this issue much before OW. And by nerfing those heroes, and buffing the no skill ones, you are kind of messing up with matchmaking. Matchmaking. People used to abuse overpowered no-skill heroes to climb the ladder. The nerfs were always late, the ban system was non-existent for a while, and some people got really cheap mmr abusing the system. Now that everything is kind of fixed, why there is not a damn mmr reset. I don't play ranked anymore, even if I go 0/10 or 10/10 in placements I will be diamond 3. How is that fair Blizzard. Also, we need swaps when picking heroes, why a simple yet amazing feature like this is still not implemented yet? Why don't we have voice chat when Overwatch does, which requires at least as much communication as HoTS? Community. This community is full of crybabies who are afraid of interacting with real people. I see people in Reddit, who are motivating people to use the feature "disable team chat". This is a team based game. Go play a single player game if you don't want to communicate. Reporting system. It is absolute **** If you play the game enough, you will get reported enough to be "silenced". You can't use the chat, you can't enter ranked play. I never got silenced myself but know a lot of people who are silenced just because some Russian premades didn't like the guy and decided to report him. The system is dumb and needs to be re-implemented.

    Unlike what people say in negative reviews, comebacks are pretty possible and much more frequent in high level play. There will be times when both teams are kind of equal in talent tiers unless the losing team screws big time. Also buying heroes without real money is much easier since there are Brawls and end-season rewards which give you a lot of gold.

    If you like MOBAs, give it a try. It is a great game that keeps getting better by years.    … Expand
  66. vandana
    Feb 20, 2017
    9
    Heroes of the Storm grew on me. I'm glad it did and I'm glad I stuck with this game. I do not see myself going into any other MOBA any time soon. Partly because I no longer have time for 45 mins+ games, Partly because I simply grew to love HotS.

    Coming from Dota 2, I had to overcome the initial "this is dumbed down" feeling, HotS is quite radical in what it stripped from the usual MOBA    Heroes of the Storm grew on me. I'm glad it did and I'm glad I stuck with this game. I do not see myself going into any other MOBA any time soon. Partly because I no longer have time for 45 mins+ games, Partly because I simply grew to love HotS.

    Coming from Dota 2, I had to overcome the initial "this is dumbed down" feeling, HotS is quite radical in what it stripped from the usual MOBA mechanics. But the result is a lot of fun without unnecessary clutter of last hitting, denying and juggling with backpack items. To realize that I don't need all this "arcane" knowledge I needed some time. This is a true "hero brawler" - a game of intense teamfights from the start where your ability matters the most.

    I also had to accept the fact that HotS business model is different. I paid some money for a bundle and played some promo matches against AI to get a decent base of heroes and a stimpack (experience aka in-game gold earning rate boost). I needed to put up with some painful grind and I'm not a fan of locking heroes behind the paywall.

    The major area where HotS lacks in my opinion is the e-sports appeal. It is way more entertaining to play HotS than to watch HotS. Lack of proper spectator mode doesn't help.

    It doesn't matter that much, It's nice to have a quality game where your favorite characters from all your favorite games battle each other.    … Expand
  67. notacarebear
    Feb 18, 2017
    0
    + different maps with slightly different gameplays
    + grinding gold for heroes (i like it)
    + ladder with ranks (adds depth) - forced to play by the devs rules, and clearly they do not know how to make a successful moba. Ingame shop dweller doesn't care. - worst team fights mechanics in an online game ever, stupid, slow and awkward. Almost cringeworthy. Shop dweller doesn't care. - the    + different maps with slightly different gameplays
    + grinding gold for heroes (i like it)
    + ladder with ranks (adds depth)
    - forced to play by the devs rules, and clearly they do not know how to make a successful moba. Ingame shop dweller doesn't care.
    - worst team fights mechanics in an online game ever, stupid, slow and awkward. Almost cringeworthy. Shop dweller doesn't care.
    - the fact that not everyone has access to every hero makes whole playerbase look like total noobs. Shop dweller doesn't care.
    - overall game design: shared exp and no last hits. Shop dweller doesn't care.
    - top heroes, ie new releases, in the past ranked seasons are always in the bottom tier of new ones. Shameful. Shop dweller doesn't care.

    Blizzard went full communism in this game and it shows because it failed.    … Expand
  68. kmdcanada
    Jan 29, 2017
    0
    Game is awful. most players have no concept of how to play so games are always imbalanced. Do not play this game, play dota or lol where good players can carry bad.
  69. rcharmz
    Dec 28, 2016
    10
    Great game. Strong balanced dynamics which allow complex team configurations and unlimited possibilities. Free to play, where a committed player will be able to freely unlock a couple new heroes every month. Unfortunately, since the game is team based, you run the chance of being teamed up with bad players, especially at low levels. Yet players with strong leadership skills can easilyGreat game. Strong balanced dynamics which allow complex team configurations and unlimited possibilities. Free to play, where a committed player will be able to freely unlock a couple new heroes every month. Unfortunately, since the game is team based, you run the chance of being teamed up with bad players, especially at low levels. Yet players with strong leadership skills can easily direct and change the course of the game simply by effective pinging.

    Great job Blizzard.    … Expand
  70. BadIdeas
    Dec 22, 2016
    4
    I really tried to like this game. I was given Alpha access by a friend at Blizzard, and played it for the last two years. Tonight I uninstalled it though. I realized I get more upset, frustrated, and angry when playing than I enjoy it.

    It is a nice clean, polished game. Unfortunately, that is the graphics. Gameplay is and always has been lacking. It is simple and faster, or at least    I really tried to like this game. I was given Alpha access by a friend at Blizzard, and played it for the last two years. Tonight I uninstalled it though. I realized I get more upset, frustrated, and angry when playing than I enjoy it.

    It is a nice clean, polished game. Unfortunately, that is the graphics. Gameplay is and always has been lacking. It is simple and faster, or at least shorter than other Moba's, but it has no real depth. Also there are some gameplay design flaws that I pointed out were terrible decisions in Alpha, but because they are core concepts they stay in the game. One of these things is the shared XP. Unlike other Moba's where you have your own level, your whole team shares a level. So if one player is not contributing, it hamstrings the entire team even more than it does in a regular moba. Another issue is roles are very set, you can't compensate for a bad healer by taking heal items, because you dont have any. So basically one bad team member destroys your chance of winning a match. thanks to a horrible matchmaking system, once you lose a match, you are more likely to get bad team members.

    Basically, what happens, is if you start winning games, winning is pretty easy and you can keep winning. Start losing and the same thing happens in reverse. What happens though Is you will get leavers, maybe not the first season you start playing, but sooner or later it will happen in your placement games for a ranked season. At which point you will be fed bad teammates until you start winning more than your losing. As the other team is also bad, it eventually averages out. However, if you get unlucky and have the worse player in the match on your team, you will lose. Because of the way it is designed, it does not matter how good you play, it simply matters who has the worst overall player, or in some cases the most bad players. This makes for a frustrating and miserable experience.

    I would like to add that i have been on both sides of the teeter-totter when winning you get matched with winners and games are enjoyable even if you lose. When losing you get matched with losers and games are frustrating even when you win.

    Because of all the horrible design choices the ranks are near meaningless. I saw someone that was playing at top tier rank 1 on the old ranking system, then Blizzard revamped the ranking system and he ended up at silver 2 with is the 8th rank from the bottom with 25 ranks plus master and grand master. After dozens of games he was silver 5 which was 3 ranks lower. This is someone that was playing in top tier matches before.

    TL:DR. HOTS is a polished turd due to intentional design choices by Blizzard compounded by their poor match making system.    … Expand
  71. Roleplejer
    Dec 11, 2016
    10
    I used to play from time to time but after I discover one hero specific to my play style (Zeratul) I fully committed to the game and had some of the best team play moments of my life.
  72. zekromgames
    Nov 24, 2016
    8
    O jogo tem um conceito parecido com LOL, mas as diferenças dele que o tornam tão bom por exemplo a possibilidade de escolher entre duas ultimates ou até mesmo o nível ser da equipe e não individual assim não gerando discussões por conta de farm, porem o jogo possui uma escassez de players e uma falta de modos de jogo
  73. 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
  74. LichKing786
    Oct 10, 2016
    9
    This game ia very underrated for the genre its in. I believe the reason for this is that the MOBA genre consisted of 2-3 games (lol and dota) who all copied the same mechanics giving this whole moba field a concrete outline for game makers. Now HOS comes along and celeverly fixes a lot of issues the other 2 games -mainly dota- had by developing a new fresh format. You dont have to fightThis game ia very underrated for the genre its in. I believe the reason for this is that the MOBA genre consisted of 2-3 games (lol and dota) who all copied the same mechanics giving this whole moba field a concrete outline for game makers. Now HOS comes along and celeverly fixes a lot of issues the other 2 games -mainly dota- had by developing a new fresh format. You dont have to fight with your team for farm because gold and items are irrelevant. You all share exp therefore u cant just afk farm and kill steal your way into making this a solo oriented game. The game removes item building in order to reduce the stupidly long match durations that dota has. It has a ton of map varieties unlike dota and lol (ik league has other maps but 99% of time you play the standard map anyways) which adds a lot to a game that is all about repetition. HOS is also rich with lore thanks to Blizzard bringing characters from its other 4 top games. (Bonus for the fanboys like me) The devs actually work hard and release new heroes and patches quickly unlike dota2 which gets major patches every 6 months and adds a hero every 1-2 years zzzz. One problem the game has is that the talents dont quite make up for the lack of diversity and skill this game compensated by removing items and other louzy and unfun yet skill demanding mechanics like last-hitting, microing etc. I hope Blizzard will come up with a solution for that or just add more to the talent tree of the heroes to give the game more complexity… Expand
  75. jlcv91
    Oct 3, 2016
    2
    the fast pace and map obejectives are a nice add to the moba genre,but then the rank system ,matchmaking,report system its a major flawed system that blizzard never done anything to solve. as soon as you start to be a experienced player you realise those things.

    A complete casual player game !
  76. FalconX
    Sep 21, 2016
    10
    Great! This has maintained itself as my favorite game for over a year now. The updates are frequent; balance patches, new maps, new heroes. Super easy to earn in-game gold with the free hero rotations and gold gained from leveling heroes and completing daily quests I'm left with a surplus - if anything they need more gold sinks in this game. I love the game play, it removes tedium found inGreat! This has maintained itself as my favorite game for over a year now. The updates are frequent; balance patches, new maps, new heroes. Super easy to earn in-game gold with the free hero rotations and gold gained from leveling heroes and completing daily quests I'm left with a surplus - if anything they need more gold sinks in this game. I love the game play, it removes tedium found in other games in a similar genre and lets you focus on mechanical skill and overall map strategy. A phenomenal team game.… Expand
  77. 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.
  78. LostSands
    Aug 16, 2016
    8
    I'll keep this short.

    Heroes of the Storm is an objectively better game than League of Legends. It has better game design, hero balance, strategic elements, ect. Any positive review will explain further. What I am here to say is as a response for some of the negative reviews. People say they can't carry; they are wrong, they are just less able to notice game changing opportunities,    I'll keep this short.

    Heroes of the Storm is an objectively better game than League of Legends. It has better game design, hero balance, strategic elements, ect. Any positive review will explain further. What I am here to say is as a response for some of the negative reviews.

    People say they can't carry; they are wrong, they are just less able to notice game changing opportunities, or are potentially really bad. LostSands is my username in League of Legends, and I am a Platinum V support main. I play Heroes of the Storm now because it is an objectively better game, and I maintain a 65% win rate in my games. You 100% can carry a game by playing the right characters and making the right play at the right time.

    For individuals who are saying that it's community is toxic, that is ultimately not a consequence of the game, but rather a consequence of any given online MOBA community, and HotS is by far the most tame of any of them due to the fact that you literally cannot spend that much time in a game typing, or else you aren't playing.

    Make no mistake, If you wanted to complain about Heroes of the Storm, then you can absolutely do so, but it should be done for the right reasons. The largests flaw in heroes of the storm for me is a consequence of one of it's upsides. Games are shorter, and more team oriented, objective centric. Because of this, as an individual who is very competitive, it makes the entire game feel less impactful

    There are many times that I know I do very well, landing a critical snare, or a well timed ult, and these things lead to finishing the game. However, these moments don't stack up very well to the moments I have done at the 37 minute mark in League.    … Expand
  79. somedude14
    Aug 13, 2016
    1
    This game is absolutely abysmal. It has good art and a cool soundtrack, and the idea to differentiate it from other MOBAs is neat (objective based maps and team levels), but holy smokes the gameplay is awful.

    I'm convinced the only reason they released it was because they knew if they made it a F2P they could get sales from people who would play it extremely casually and buy heroes for    This game is absolutely abysmal. It has good art and a cool soundtrack, and the idea to differentiate it from other MOBAs is neat (objective based maps and team levels), but holy smokes the gameplay is awful.

    I'm convinced the only reason they released it was because they knew if they made it a F2P they could get sales from people who would play it extremely casually and buy heroes for the novelty factor. Why throw out something you know is garbage when people will play it anyway?

    Incredibly unbalanced, terrible matchmaking and a massively toxic community that cannot be bothered to work together in a team game.    … Expand
  80. mokinono45
    Aug 10, 2016
    2
    Terrible. The idea of the game 5v5 in a small map forces you to play the way the game designers want. Unlike League, your individual skill can't carry, you can't customize your build--there are no items--, there is little rewards to practice, and it feels like it was made specifically for people who can't think for themselves and create unique play styles.

    If you get stuck with a bad    Terrible. The idea of the game 5v5 in a small map forces you to play the way the game designers want. Unlike League, your individual skill can't carry, you can't customize your build--there are no items--, there is little rewards to practice, and it feels like it was made specifically for people who can't think for themselves and create unique play styles.

    If you get stuck with a bad team. Don't try, because the enemy literally has to throw for you to have a chance. And if you are carrying your team and going 10 kills for zero deaths, the exp system doesn't reward you. Mindless, stupid, devoid of any coherent meta.

    I give it 2 stars for 2 reasons. Sexy Butts and the concept of gathering all the different heroes and making them fight. The idea is good, but you'd have to put your brain on acid to like it.    … Expand
  81. Lone_Wolf_Sones
    Aug 7, 2016
    8
    Heroes of the Storm is Blizzard's take on the MOBA genre. It smartly trims the more tedious elements of other MOBA's like LoL and Dota and stands on its own as a fresh experience that is both faster paced and more accessible. Gone is the laning phase and other things you might be familiar with. In fact you can get about the map much faster by using mounts. The heroes all feel distinct withHeroes of the Storm is Blizzard's take on the MOBA genre. It smartly trims the more tedious elements of other MOBA's like LoL and Dota and stands on its own as a fresh experience that is both faster paced and more accessible. Gone is the laning phase and other things you might be familiar with. In fact you can get about the map much faster by using mounts. The heroes all feel distinct with characters like Cho-gall even requiring two players to play him. If there is one gripe I have; its that some of the game's heroes and skins are pretty expensive. Its possible to earn them through play but the pricing needs some work. Its wise to wait for a sale before spending on real cash on the game at the present.… Expand
  82. Ogie
    Aug 7, 2016
    9
    HoTS is very good MOBA game. I really like graphics of the game and mainly I like team play here. LoL is pretty much game about individuals, HoTS is about team. HoTS is maybe a bit simpler moba, but in this case simple does not mean bad. I am not moba fanatic and have not too much time for playing, but if you are looking for best moba I would definitely recommend this one!

    Graphics - 9    HoTS is very good MOBA game. I really like graphics of the game and mainly I like team play here. LoL is pretty much game about individuals, HoTS is about team. HoTS is maybe a bit simpler moba, but in this case simple does not mean bad. I am not moba fanatic and have not too much time for playing, but if you are looking for best moba I would definitely recommend this one!

    Graphics - 9
    Gameplay - 9
    Lasting Appeal - 8
    Execution - 9

    Overall - 8,75    … Expand
  83. AzazelNGT
    Aug 6, 2016
    3
    Addictive, would be a really nice game if not for the cons:

    - Poor server, often unstable connection, there is usually at least one gamer having connection problems which compromise the match - Unusually long waiting times, on average a game lasts 40 mins, of which 25 mins is the net game time - Teams on quick match can be imbalanced and since no resign option is available that means    Addictive, would be a really nice game if not for the cons:

    - Poor server, often unstable connection, there is usually at least one gamer having connection problems which compromise the match
    - Unusually long waiting times, on average a game lasts 40 mins, of which 25 mins is the net game time
    - Teams on quick match can be imbalanced and since no resign option is available that means 40 mins of your time wasted. Same if one player does not participate.
    - Teams are too small. Should there be any of the issues above present, your whole match is just a waste of time. There is no chance to stand with 4 vs 5.
    - Free part of the game allows not much personalization. The paid part is at ridiculous prices and do not give any valuable extras.    … Expand
  84. clawh00k
    Jul 21, 2016
    9
    I wanted to play a MOBA but LoL and VainGlory weren't fun for me. I picked up the starter pack for this game ($20) and got right into it. I love it. The combat is fun and I like the turret design more than in other MOBAs. My only complaint is that the frame rate can be bad, even at lower settings. Besides that, this is a great game!
  85. Onlifex
    Jul 21, 2016
    10
    A really good and fun game, with a lot of goals and characters so it is hard to get bored, it really is a work of art, Blizzard good work. And I know what I say, because I've been playing this game since beta.
  86. jacob4
    Jul 16, 2016
    10
    A fun, exciting, and competitive crossover of Blizzard's greatest works! Heroes of the Storm is like the Mountain Dew of team arena games which is good I guess. The maps are interesting and all the characters are unique in their own way. A great substitute if your not into League of Legends or DOTA.
  87. Nickssaa
    Jul 9, 2016
    4
    This game is made by Blizzard. Blizzard is one of those companies that is still alive only from name recognition, and this game is a proof of that. Heroes is a "Hero Brawler" which is an attempt to dig into the money from a game which used to be a mod for their game Warcraft 3. This game is the perfect for those who are new to the genre but are turned down by the complexity of Dota 2 orThis game is made by Blizzard. Blizzard is one of those companies that is still alive only from name recognition, and this game is a proof of that. Heroes is a "Hero Brawler" which is an attempt to dig into the money from a game which used to be a mod for their game Warcraft 3. This game is the perfect for those who are new to the genre but are turned down by the complexity of Dota 2 or League of Legends. This game is simple, casual, fun. However, as with all their modern games, Blizzard is trying to make this game a competitive E-Sport, which causes issues with the structure of the game. The main game is like most ARTS titles, you're in a 5v5 map where the objective is to destroy the enemy's core, which is guarded by forts, and you have to go down lanes and destroy these forts. Unlike most games of this type, your team levels up together, and instead of skill leveling and items, you have power ups called 'talents' which you receive every 3 levels, with the choices differing for each hero. Unfortunately this does minimize hero creativity, something the genre is very well known to do well at. There are 10 different battlegrounds, and an ARAM map that nobody plays on. These battlegrounds differ in layout and in objectives that help you push the lanes and win the match. These objectives are hit or miss however, there are those that go well with the ARTS gameplay with focus on dominating you lane like Dragon Shire, however, most maps are distracting and involve you frequently leaving the lane to got jungling for a few minutes like Garden of Terror. These objectives end up feeling like distractions, and you end up running around the entire map trying to get them, without a quick breather in most cases. The objective bonuses also differ, but some are worst than others, and often feel like game over being hit by them like the one in Cursed Hallow where your forts stop firing and your minions have 1 hp. Some bonuses involve the game destroy towns for you and these maps fail to balance laning and pushing and with objectives, making these maps all about standing around doing objectives until the game wins itself, and really shows how the game could be completely mechanically remade, and yet play almost the same. Now lets talk about heroes. There are currently 53 heroes in the game with with a weekly rotation of 7 heroes, which you can increase to 10 by leveling up. The f2p model is similar to that of league, but much more demanding. The maximum price for heroes is $10, and their price with in game currency is ridiculously high. The only way to reach their prices is through daily quests, which forces you to frequently play heroes against weak bots so that you can get them over with. Items like skins aren't better. Average skin prices range from $7.50 - $15.00 and are fairly expensive by industry standards. So, how does the game perform? Not so great. The game is poorly optimized with many FPS and Ping spikes with a lot of stuttering even on high end PCs, and the engine handles reconnects very poorly, having the client catch up to the server, even if you are alt-tabbing. There are a few issues with the core gameplay as well. Due to a lack of items, there are no regular health pots. Instead, there are Healing Fountains and Regen Globes that heal you in a team fight. Due to their abundance and short cooldowns however, recalling and going back to base become useless since there is a lot of sustain options in the game, especially since all the supports are all heal-bots, meaning that they mostly revolve around healing allies. Other differences in this game is the inclusion of ammo bars on forts and keeps. Although you can rely on your minions to tank them, once they run out of ammo, your minions become useless and and you can take on the towns yourself. Overall, this game is an interesting concept, to say the least. However, it is not completely well made, with gameplay that negates certain aspects, of the game, and not well balanced. This game is fun as a casual free-to-play game, but Blizzard is trying to show off this game as competitive, which it isn't and won't be any time soon. This game could've been good, but many aspects ruin the game and makes it not fun, and makes you wish that you were playing Dota 2.… Expand
  88. AdamM88
    Jun 26, 2016
    0
    The game has been out for years. Virtually everyone who plays it and wants to like it decides not to play it after a short while. Why? Mostly because of the absolutely pathetic matchmaking and ranking system. What's bad about the game will never improve. The WHOLE community is very vocal and unanimous about those things. And what's good about the game will never outshine the bad featuresThe game has been out for years. Virtually everyone who plays it and wants to like it decides not to play it after a short while. Why? Mostly because of the absolutely pathetic matchmaking and ranking system. What's bad about the game will never improve. The WHOLE community is very vocal and unanimous about those things. And what's good about the game will never outshine the bad features of the game. Save yourself from hours of frustration, and play Dota/Lol/whatever. Don't waste time on this steaming pile of crap.… Expand
  89. 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
  90. Kirill626
    Jun 13, 2016
    1
    Неаптимизированное сраное гавнище да ема е у меня crysis 3 на высоких настройках нормально работает , а это гавнище умудряется тормозить даже на самых низких настройках!!! ГАААВВВВНИИЩЕЕ!!!!
  91. 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
  92. Seafox89
    May 28, 2016
    8
    Blizzard always puts out great quality games. HotS looks great, plays smooth, has a huge variety of heroes, maps, and extra stuff, a pretty positive online community, as well as a really really solid client. Overall it's an excellent F2P MOBA. As a long-time League of Legends player, it's hard not to review HotS without making comparisons. The key difference I see between HotS and LeagueBlizzard always puts out great quality games. HotS looks great, plays smooth, has a huge variety of heroes, maps, and extra stuff, a pretty positive online community, as well as a really really solid client. Overall it's an excellent F2P MOBA. As a long-time League of Legends player, it's hard not to review HotS without making comparisons. The key difference I see between HotS and League is the skill-level and strategic depth. HotS is a bit simpler and easier for beginning players to learn and enjoy, but that means it doesn't quite have the same depth as League in terms of high level play. However, HotS still has some pretty competitive pro-level play. Blizzard is fast approaching Riot's position as the poster child of esports, and I wouldn't be surprised to see HotS on ESPN at some point.… Expand
  93. DwaneDibbley
    May 28, 2016
    0
    Oversimplified, dumbed dota/lol for casuals. Same **** as their MtG (heartstone) or TF2 (Ovewatch). Blizzard therw away quality as they found that they get most money from casual players.
  94. ComandanteCobra
    May 25, 2016
    7
    Good Work Blizzard. It's a free MOBA that is actually excellent!
    1# No pay to win 2# Fast matches ...15 minutes or even less 3# Fun cooperative play is possible (party vs ai) 4# Easy to earn in-game currency to "buy" champions without burn real money 4# Easy to learn but experienced players shine in actual gameplay 5# No toxic community 6# Really encourage teamplay because Heroes (or    Good Work Blizzard. It's a free MOBA that is actually excellent!
    1# No pay to win 2# Fast matches ...15 minutes or even less 3# Fun cooperative play is possible (party vs ai) 4# Easy to earn in-game currency to "buy" champions without burn real money 4# Easy to learn but experienced players shine in actual gameplay 5# No toxic community 6# Really encourage teamplay because Heroes (or Champions) gains levels as a team and not individually 6# Support champions are fun to use 7# Lots of players 8# Lots of maps with different objective and tactics 9# If a player disconnect a bot immediately take his place 10# AI is not too dumb 11# There is a pratical way to try champions before buy 12# No equipment to buy during matches ...that means no coins gain for a kill...that means no kill-stealing whingers 13# Fast connection time 14# If you do decide to play solo gets repetitive like other MOBA so lower score to 6 or 7 solo. 'nuff said ! Note: High Score because is a free game    … Expand
  95. TemplarGR
    May 24, 2016
    10
    I have been playing it a lot for a year. It is clearly the best MOBA game in the market right now. Better than LoL or Dota 2, by a large margin.

    The MOBA genre was born out of mods for earlier RTS games. They proved really successful, so standalone versions like LoL were introduced. Problem is, those earlier mods depended on RTS engines like Warcraft 3, and many concepts of those mods    I have been playing it a lot for a year. It is clearly the best MOBA game in the market right now. Better than LoL or Dota 2, by a large margin.

    The MOBA genre was born out of mods for earlier RTS games. They proved really successful, so standalone versions like LoL were introduced. Problem is, those earlier mods depended on RTS engines like Warcraft 3, and many concepts of those mods were influenced by those games, while really not making much sense. When LoL and Dota 2 copied those mods, they brought these problems in their games as well.

    Other MOBAs rely too much on last hitting, which is a very boring thing to do, and have concepts like "carries", which is stupid. You are spending at least half the game's time laning mindlessly for gold.

    Also, other MOBAs are playing only on 1 main map, with clear cookie cutter builds everyone copies from the others. The supposed "depth" doesn't really exist, it is an illusion, all you have to do is follow the "meta", last hit for 20 minutes, and then play another 20-30 minutes when you already know the outcome of the game but can't really leave.

    Heroes, a fresh take on the gerne, removes many of those problems. No last hitting, shared team experience, lots of different maps with different strategies, removal of items, you instead get talent choices unique per hero. The laning phase is quite short and not that tedious, then the game becomes action-packed. Comebacks are extremely common, you don't really know what will happen until the very end.

    It is deceptively deep as a game, in my opinion much deeper than LoL or Dota 2. While you can "learn" the basics really easily, and it really is the best MOBA for a newcomer to get into, you have a loooooong way to go before you understand how each map should be played, how heroes synergise with and against each other, and how to teamfight properly.

    Also, it is probably the best F2P model i have ever seen. Ignore the haters, you can be 100% competitive and have fun without ever spending a single cent. All heroes are available with purchase for in game gold. Match gold gain rates are really slow, but the game features "daily" quest that are completed very easily and provide lots of gold. Just completing these dailies in PvP games will take 1 hour per day and will allow you to buy plenty of heroes per month, alongside all the other gold bonuses you get from leveling up and other promotions/events. Skins and mounts are costly when not on-sale, but the game has to make money from somewhere, and they are purely cosmetic.

    The main problem of this game, is the matchmaking system, which is really bad and easily exploitable. If you have friends to play with, this game will be a blast, but if you are solo, this game can be frustrating. Since this game is the most team-oriented of the MOBAs, your individual influence is very low. If you have trolls, afkers, or just bad players, you may lose games while still playing really well. But still, the game is worth it, even with the bad matchmaking.

    So, if you like MOBAs or want to get into MOBAs, this is the game for you. If you don't like past MOBAs, this may be the game for you. It is free, just try it!    … Expand
  96. Pnx725
    May 22, 2016
    5
    All the good things this game has build with one hand, get removed with the other in the name of Greed. Good things: a fun game with fun maps for a moba, never seen in other games before. Heroes from the blizzard universe make this moba unique and awesome.
    Here is the bad:
    -The games runs on an old engine that can give fps problems to people due to bad cpu utilization and because    All the good things this game has build with one hand, get removed with the other in the name of Greed. Good things: a fun game with fun maps for a moba, never seen in other games before. Heroes from the blizzard universe make this moba unique and awesome.
    Here is the bad:
    -The games runs on an old engine that can give fps problems to people due to bad cpu utilization and because network affect fps in this game.
    -Activision's Greed is present in this game more than ever, more than Destiny, WoW, CoD, or whatever othe tittle. Every hero, skin or mount in this game costs 10 usd, bundles who are presented regularly go for 40 usd. Unlocking heroes in this game is painfully because of slow gold gain.
    -The matchmaking in the game is absolutely BAD. When I started playing the game I did mostly vs AI games and some VS and it felt ok. But now the matchmaking is full of mirror games filled with "unconventional" heroes that make each one of those games sooooo frustrating.
    -The competitive mode has stayed in "PreSeason" for more than a year since it's "official" release, it's like 2 years of preseason most likely, and you know why?? because the matchmaking is so terrible, that it punishes playes to such low mmr ratings and because of how the game is designed getting out of there is impossible, which makes people create new accounts and spend more money to take advantage of the "exploit" of duo queueing using a fake MMR account to boost another account to the highest rank. This is greedy and unacceptable from Activision.
    -The game is full of illuminati references on maps, art, etc. Yes Illuminati
    -They have been releasing heroes that are either severely overtuned or undertuned, they just cannot find the middle ground. It is absolutely terrible.

    This game is fun but at the same time can be SOOOO frustrating and ACTIVISION has it's claws in it.    … Expand
  97. DrunkleBill
    May 20, 2016
    10
    First, try it for yourself. It's free to download and play the weekly free heroes or the starter pack which includes three pretty strong characters is only $5.

    I've been playing for about 6 months now and I think it's great. I can boot up and play a few solo games or team up and get serious if I have the time. It's probably not as attractive to the serious gamer who has hours upon    First, try it for yourself. It's free to download and play the weekly free heroes or the starter pack which includes three pretty strong characters is only $5.

    I've been playing for about 6 months now and I think it's great. I can boot up and play a few solo games or team up and get serious if I have the time. It's probably not as attractive to the serious gamer who has hours upon hours to dump into a game (think LoL), but that's not me.

    I don't understand how people can complain about the costs especially if you compare it to other MOBAs, especially because nothing you have to buy with real money affects your ability to play the game at high levels. You can unlock heroes with gold earned in game, pay real money, 10 heroes are free to play each week and heroes are always on sale. You can pick up some tier one heroes for less than $4. Mounts and skins aren't cheap and some can't be bought with gold, but you can get them on sale too. If you don't find the value in buying them, don't    … Expand
  98. Someonon
    May 19, 2016
    0
    Heroes are cool, gameplay would be fun if not for those **** premades in quick match
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  99. Forgotten
    May 13, 2016
    1
    Gameplay is OK. The huge downside with this game is the community. 90% of matches end up in bickering negative hate spreading chat. After about 1k matches I've decided that this game is the first one to go down the bin because of the community. Way to go people. But if you somehow manage to find decent people to play with, it's alright.
  100. GamerMark
    May 10, 2016
    8
    First of all say that i have more than 2000 games in this games .
    You will have instatn action since minute 1 , for me the best MOBA right now , its more important play as a team than your individual skills . You have many diferents maps with diferents meta champions.
    If you like action and MOBA style play this game you just need to until you learn the bases , this is not LOL or DOTA    First of all say that i have more than 2000 games in this games .
    You will have instatn action since minute 1 , for me the best MOBA right now , its more important play as a team than your individual skills . You have many diferents maps with diferents meta champions.

    If you like action and MOBA style play this game you just need to until you learn the bases , this is not LOL or DOTA this is HOTS.    … 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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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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