Blizzard: Lack of latest merch is not a “doomsday ticker” for Heroes of the Storm

At IEM Katowice, we spoke to Sam Braithwaite, esports franchise lead for Heroes of the Storm, about whether or not Heroes of the Storm is dying: brief reply, no. 

Concerns from the subreddit got here from just a few instructions, akin to blaming the Overwatch League for taking Blizzard’s assets, hypothesis that the gadgets simply weren’t promoting effectively, and one comment over 500 words long that feared Heroes of the Storm was “going to go down the Paragon route,” referring to how Paragon was cancelled.

Braithwaite says the Heroes of the Storm merchandise being pulled is totally unrelated to the well being of the sport, although, and that folks have centered in on the flawed factor. “Heroes of the Storm will not be dying. We’re not giving up on it, nothing like that – in reality, we’re enthusiastic about HGC 2019, we’re already speaking about what we will be doing subsequent yr. We’re already speaking in regards to the content material we will be placing out subsequent yr, by way of heroes, battlegrounds, and that form of stuff. 

“In normal, I feel persons are taking one thing that may be very unrelated, in any respect, to the sport’s well being, which is a few merch that we’re re-evaluating, and form of placing a doomsday ticker on that, which is totally not the case. We have an extremely jam-packed content material schedule for the remainder of this yr, persons are going to be actually excited for the stuff that we’ve deliberate, we’ve a number of superior bulletins that can come out of BlizzCon, tons of latest heroes down the pipeline, new battlegrounds, you may count on the identical degree of help from Heroes of the Storm that you’ve got been getting. 

“We did announce lately that we will be slowing down on hero releases, however that, as soon as once more, will not be an indication of something, it is only a course of that we’re taking to re-evaluate. We wish to ensure that we’re giving consideration to lots of older heroes that have been launched, and ensuring that they’ve spot viably, each competitively in addition to in fast play, and so we will be spending lots of time remodeling in addition to placing out new heroes.”

Amidst that can be affirmation of two additional issues: Heroes of the Storm might be getting one thing particular at BlizzCon (which is totally unsurprising, however additional reinforces the face that Heroes of the Storm isn’t more likely to shut down quickly) and that extra hero reworks are coming (once more, unsurprising, however exhibits Blizzard are anticipating the upcoming Medivh and Sonya reworks to achieve success). 

So, put the pitchforks down. The servers shouldn’t be happening quickly.