The latest game mode for Heroes of the Storm has been describe by Blizzard as "a new game mode that breaks all the rules." With Heroes of the Storm going up against MOBA giant League of Legends, Blizzard has come up with some quirky changes that will add some more life into an already stellar game. The new game mode releases on October 17th, 2016.
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Blizzard described the new game in their press release as:
"In a nutshell, Heroes Brawl is Heroes of the Storm, seen through the lens of delightful madness. Play on unique maps with surreal twists and with custom rulesets that turn everything you thought you knew about the game on its head. Weekly rewards await. Take a break from the conquest of the Nexus, gather your friends, and check out what this new mode has to offer."
So what do we know about the new mode so far? They stated that their will be three kinds of herores brawl battlegrounds. First, standard maps with mutators (more in a bit), arena maps and single lane maps.
ARENAS:
It looks like they will be mixing up some classic maps and changing them for the mode. The three known arenas will are the punisher arena, sky temple arena and garden arena. In the punisher arena heroes must score 100 points to win the match. In the sky temple arena, players must control the temple and laser their oppenents core to death (sound familiar?). Last but not least in the garden arena heroes must collect 100 seeds for the win.
MUTATORS:
Blizzard didn't go into much detail about the new mutators that will be coming but they did say this,
"There is a substantial number of modifiers, and we don’t want to spoil too much of what’s coming. Suffice to say, expect these gameplay modifiers to add completely new and unexpected quirks to drastically change how you play Heroes of the Storm."
HERO SELECTION:
Blizzard is changing up the Hero selection for these brawl matches. Gamers will be pick from custom lineups, preset or not pick at all and randomly recieve their hero.
This appears to be a fun game mode that will encourage other players to become well versed in many characters instead of their favorites. This could also mean that it will be more of a even playing field all around for gamers.