# Digital Media Concepts/Heroes of the Storm

Heroes of the Storm is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment .

#### Overview

The game began in Closed Beta on January 13, 2015, and officially launched June 2, 2015. On release day, the game had 30 playable heroes, 7 battlegrounds, and 130 skins. Players take on the role of notable characters all across Blizzard's games, taking heroes from Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, and Starcraft Universes. The objective of the game is to destroy the enemy core. The various battlegrounds in the game introduce variation to the game, each battleground comes with it's own unique objectives that assist players by either by directly damaging the core or creating unique circumstances that help with the goal of destruction. fighting often revolves around defending these objectives due to their devastating effects.

## Heroes

Heroes are the unique playable characters in Heroes of the Storm. A player chooses a single hero each with it's own different abilities and talents. They can fight other heroes and be slain, re-spawning after a set time where they started the game. Fighting heroes and creatures give players experience with unlocks access to new talents and abilities. Heroes come in 5 different roles, Assassin, Warrior, Support, Specialist, and Multi-class, which define their core play-style in the game.

### Roles
#### Warrior

Warriors are front-line heroes, built to withstand large amounts of damage either through self healing or damage mitigation abilities. Their objective is to disrupt the enemy team either by removing key heroes or tying up the other warrior.
| Warriors | Sub-Role |
| Yrel | Off-Tank |
| Blaze | Main-Tank |
| Garrosh | Main-Tank |
| D.Va | Bruiser |
| Varian | Multiclass |
| Zarya | Bruiser |
| Dehaka | Bruiser |
| Cho | Bruiser |
| Artanis | Main-Tank |
| Rexxar | Off-Tank |
| Leoric | Anti-Tank |
| Johana | Main-Tank |
| Anubarak | Main-Tank |
| Chen | Off-Tank |
| Diablo | Main-Tank |
| Tyrael | Off-Tank |
| Sonya | Bruiser |
| Muradin | Main-Tank |
| Arthas | Main-Tank |
| E.T.C. | Main-Tank |
| Stitches | Main-Tank |

#### Support

Support heroes bring powerful healing and buffs to their allies, they assist warriors with control with their own disruptive abilities, usually by roots or stuns.
| Support | Sub-Role |
| Whitemane | Burst-Healer |
| Deckard | Sustain-Healer |
| Ana | Burst-Healer |
| Stukov | Burst-Healer |
| Lucio | Sustain-Healer |
| Auriel | Burst-Healer |
| Lt. Morales | Sustain-Healer |
| Kharazim | Burst-Healer |
| Rehgar | Burst-Healer |
| Brightwing | Sustain-Healer |
| Li Li | Sustain-Healer |
| Uther | Burst-Healer |
| Malfurion | Sustain-Healer |
| Tyrande | Burst-Healer |
| Tassadar | Secondary Healer |
| Alexstrasza | Burst-Healer |

#### Assassin

Assassins are your main damage dealers, either by burst or by sustained damage, they thrive in battles but lack resilience.
| Assassin | Sub-Role |
| Mephisto | Sustain Carry |
| Fenix | Sustain Carry |
| Maiev | Burst Carry |
| Hanzo | Sustain Carry |
| Junkrat | Sustain Carry |
| Kel'thuzad | Mage |
| Malthael | Sustain Carry |
| Genji | Burst Carry |
| Cassia | Burst Carry |
| Valeera | Sustain Carry |
| Zul'jin | Sustain Carry |
| Ragnaros | Sustain Carry |
| Varian | Multiclass |
| Samuro | Sustain Carry |
| Alarak | Burst Carry |
| Gul'dan | Mage |
| Chromie | Mage |
| Tracer | Sustain Carry |
| Li-Ming | Mage |
| Greymane | Sustain Carry |
| Lunara | Sustain Carry |
| Gall | Mage |
| Butcher | Sustain Carry |
| Kael'thas | Mage |
| Thrall | Sustain Carry |
| Jaina | Mage |
| Tychus | Sustain Carry |
| Zeratul | Burst Carry |
| Illidan | Sustain Carry |
| Raynor | Sustain Carry |
| Kerrigan | Burst Carry |
| Valla | Sustain Carry |
| Nova | Burst Carry |
| Falstad | Sustain Carry |

#### Specialist

The most unique out of all the heroes, they can lock lanes down on their own, quickly return to fights if defeated or even stop structures from attacking, their unique abilities often synergize well with the other roles to devastating effects.
| Specialist | Sub-Role |
| Probius | Area Denial/Pusher |
| Medivh | Sub-Support |
| Xul | Pusher |
| Sylvanas | Pusher |
| Lost Vikings | Pusher |
| Azmodan | Pusher/Brawler |
| Zagara | Pusher |
| Murky | Pusher/Brawler |
| Sgt. Hammer | Area Denial/Pusher |
| Nazeebo | Pusher/Brawler |
| Abathur | Pusher/Sub-Support |
| Gazlowe | Area Denial/Pusher |

## Battlegrounds

Battlegrounds are the maps or battlefields that heroes do battle in. Each battleground has a different layout and unique features that set it apart from the others. Each one houses special objectives that can give your team massive advantages.
| Battleground | Special Objective Type | Lanes |
| Alterac Pass | Capture Point | 3-lane |
| Garden of Terror | Collection | 3-lane |
| Hanamura Temple | King of the Hill | 2-lane |
| Volskaya | Capture Point | 3-lane |
| Towers of Doom | Capture Points | 3-lane |
| Shrines | Capture Point | 3-lane |
| Battlefield of Eternity | Boss Race | 2-lane |
| Tomb of the Spider Queen | Collection | 3-lane |
| Sky Temple | Capture Point | 3-lane |
| Blackheart's Bay | Collection | 3-lane |
| Dragon Shire | Capture Points | 3-lane |
| Cursed Hollow | Capture Points | 3-lane |
| Braxis Holdout | Capture Points | 2-lane |
| Warhead Junction | Collection | 3-lane |
| Haunted Mines | Collection | 2-lane |

### Lanes

Each battleground features between 2 to 3 lanes which connect two bases. These lanes serve as conduit where minions progress and where forts are placed. Maintaining control of lanes and dividing attention between them is key to the strategy of Heroes of the Storm.

### Structures

Structures are fortified positions placed along the lanes of a battleground. Each team has one or more forts in each lane, with one being their main base, the core. Each fort contains towers, castles, healing wells, and gates which prevent enemies from marching through them. Forts represent the main form of progression in a match, with the destruction of these forts serving to remove enemy defenses allowing for access to an enemy core and the end of the game.

### External Links

https://heroesofthestorm.com/en-us/game/
https://heroesofthestorm.gamepedia.com/Heroes_of_the_Storm_Wiki