Developer Blizzard Entertainment rolled out a new patch for Heroes of the Storm, currently available on the PTR servers. Check out the full patch notes on the official site, and let’s dive in and check out some of the more general changes.
Heroes of the Storm – General Changes:
- All Quests that can lose stacks will never cause the player to fall below milestone thresholds.
- Pinnacle Rewards are now named Mythic Rewards to give a more Blizzard feel. So Mythic-y!
- The following Summoned Units now lose health each second: Demon Lieutenants, Demon Warriors, Gargantuan, Hydralisks, Roaches, Rock-It Turrets, Rush Zombies, Scarabs, Treants, Tumors, and Water Elementals. Total Health and Duration of these Summoned Units have been adjusted to compensate for this.
- Structures now prioritize Summoned Units when there are no remaining minions.
- Summoned Units no longer take half damage from Structures.
- XP Globe pickup sound is now also played when killing a minion that instantly yields XP.
- Updated Homescreen and Startup Music.
Heroes of the Storm – Map Changes:
- General – Watch Towers will now reset to neutral after 45 seconds of not being occupied.
- Volskaya Foundry – Triglav Protector bonus Damage and cooldown speed increased from 25% to 40% when 2 players are inside.
- Warhead Junction – The burn duration is now displayed on structures affected by a Warhead.
Balance updates target the following Heroes: Azmodan, Deathwing, Falstad, Jaina, Muradin, Murky, Sylvanas, Thrall, and Tyrande.
