Heroes of the Storm Update 24.09.19/XNUMX/XNUMX - Full Description

CONTENTS

• Common
• Scarlet Heist Event
• Hero Rework: Whitemane
• Hero Rework: Junkrat
• Collection
• Corrections made

GENERAL

•  Update for macOS:
  • With this update, Heroes of the Storm on macOS will be rendered using Metal. The changes are made so that the game is compatible with macOS Catalina and will be supported by macOS for a long time. As a result, the minimum system requirements to run Heroes of the Storm on macOS have been increased to support macOS 10.12 Sierra and later.
  • After the update, you may encounter some issues:
    • At first, the game can slow down and freeze, especially at the first launch and the first meeting with the enemy team. As the match progresses, the game will become more stable, and after a few launches, macOS will automatically optimize Heroes of the Storm.
    • Some contours may be painted black.
    • Some outlines and textures of teams can be painted in alternative colors, even if this option is disabled in the settings.

Developer comment: We want macOS users to have the best possible gaming experience, and we'll continue to look for solutions to fix these and any other issues.

• Free 30 Day Boost Container (Twitch Promotion)
  • Until October 22, when buying a boost for 30 days, you will also receive the legendary Scarlet Casino Heists container!

NEW EVENT: "SCARLET CASINO HOLD"

New Tirisfal. A city where sooner or later all the cops are sold, and the bandits pay their bills. From a penthouse atop the Scarlet Casino, Whitemane runs the biggest crime empire this side of Tirisfal. No deal or scam can be done here unless Whitemane gives his blessing - and gets his cut... At least that's how it used to be.

Scarlet Heist Event Dates

• The Scarlet Heist is a fall event in Heroes of the Storm that runs from September 24th to December 3rd. During it, you can get skins for Junkrat, Orphea, Sgt. Hammer, and Whitemane, and for completing tasks, you will unlock portraits, sprays, emoticons, and special vehicles.

Scarlet Heist Containers

• During the Scarlet Heist event, all Loot Chests (except Hero Loot Chests) earned through Level Up, Brawls, or Gold will be replaced with Scarlet Heist Loot Chests. Most of the event items listed above can only be found in them. In addition, you will be able to acquire items from last year's "King's Ridge Fall" event.

Scarlet Heist Quests

• Orphea's plan is simple: she will capture the safe while Junkrat distracts the competition with firepower, and Bama will provide the team with transport. Whitemane can't imagine that there is someone as determined (or stupid) to rob the Scarlet Mafia. Orpheus is counting on this mistake. Completing quests will unlock rewards, and if you manage to pull off a heist, you'll earn a new vehicle, the Royal Escape Bike.

HERO REWORK: WHITEMANE

Basic Features

• Weapon
  • [UPDATE] Reduced attacks per second from 1,18 to 1.
  • Damage reduced from 60 to 55
• Desperate Plea (Q)
  • Cast range increased from 7,5m to 8m.
  • Mana cost increased from 30 to 45.
  • The ability's mana cost on subsequent casts is now increased by 60 instead of 45.​
• Inquiry (W)
  • Damage reduced from 350 to 329
• Blazing Whip (E)
  • [UPDATE] Damage increased again from 75 to 82.
  • Cast range reduced from 8,5m to 8m.
• Mercy (keyboard "1")
  • Now included as a base ability.
  • Mana cost per cast is 75.

Talents

• 1 level
  • righteous flame
    • The principle of operation has been changed: Increases the damage of Blazing Whip by 25%. The bonus increases to 50% if the target is stunned, rooted, silenced, or slowed.
  • Mercy for the fallen
    • The principle of operation has been changed: Hitting enemy Heroes with Blazing Lash reduces the cooldown of Inquest by 1 second. If the target is below 25% health, your healing is increased by 25%.
  • New Talent: Inquisitor's Prayer
    • Problem: hit heroes with Blazing Whip.
    • Reward: for each hit on the hero, Whitemane will receive an increase of 3 units. to health and 2 units. to your mana until the end of the match. Hitting a Hero with the second hit of Blazing Whip counts 2 hits.
• 4 level
  • High Inquisitor
    • Talent removed.
  • Enduring Faith
    • [UPDATE] Functionality updated: Increases auto attack range by 20%. Increases auto attack damage by 15% for each Zeal active.
  • Martyrdom
    • Talent moved from level 1.
    • [UPDATE] The principle of operation has been changed: Desperate Prayer restores 10% more health. Each active Zeal stack increases the effect by an additional 20%.
  • Absolution
    • Functionality updated: Movement Speed ​​is increased by 5%, and an additional 5% per active Zeal.
• 7 level
  • Intercession
    • Cooldown reduced from 60 to 45 seconds.
  • New Talent: Wrath of the Scarlet Crusade
    • [UPDATED] Each Basic Attack against an enemy Hero increases the duration of Zeal by 0,5 sec.
• 10 level
  • scarlet aegis
    • Cooldown increased from 60 to 90 seconds.
  • Retribution from above
    • Cooldown reduced from 100 to 75 seconds.
    • The principle of operation is added: you recover mana equal to 25% of the damage dealt to heroes.
• 13 level
  • Good intentions
    • Talent removed.
  • Guiding Light
    • Talent removed.
  • Subordination
    • Talent moved from level 20.
    • Damage reduction reduced from 75% to 50%.
  • Flagellation
    • Talent moved from level 16.
    • The principle of operation has been changed: no longer deals additional damage on the second hit of Blazing Whip.
  • New Talent: Holy Staff
    • Increases the healing from basic attacks while Zeal is active by 100%.
• 16 level
  • Severe discipline
    • Talent moved from level 13.
  • Collective responsibility
    • The principle of operation is added: Enemies affected by Inquisition have their armor reduced by 10.
• 20 level
  • Apocalypse
    • Damage bonus increased from 30% to 50%.
  • Fanatic Power
    • Talent moved from level 7.
    • Functionality updated: activating gives the selected ally a permanent Zeal effect. Only one hero can have infinite Zeal at a time. Cooldown - 15 sec

HERO REWORK: Junkrat

Basic Features

• Basic Attack damage reduced from 116 to 110
• Grenade Launcher (Q)
  • Damage reduced from 128 to 118

Talents

• 1 level
  • And now - with a twist! (Q key)
    • Talent removed.
  • Leap Jump (Q)
    • Talent removed.
  • Foot in hand! (Q key)
    • Talent moved from level 7.
    • Movement speed bonus reduced from 15% to 10%.
    • Additional functionality: When the Grenade Launcher runs out of charges, Junkrat's Basic Attack damage is increased by 15%.
  • Clockwork Timer (Q)
    • The principle of operation is added: The last projectile in the Grenade Launcher deals 60% more damage.
  • New Talent: Detonate! (W key)
    • When Explosive Mine or Trap hits an enemy Hero, Junkrat's Basic Attacks and Basic Abilities deal 25% more damage for 6 seconds.
• 4 level
  • Great Hit (W)
    • Talent removed.
  • Clockwork Jaw (E)
    • The talent is now available at level 13.
  • BDESH! (W key)
    • Talent moved from level 20.
    • The cooldown is now reduced by 12 seconds instead of 8.
  • Love for Explosives (Q)
    • Damage increased from 0,5 to 0,2% per stack.
    • The maximum bonus damage will be 100% instead of 40%.​
• 7 level
  • Contusion (W)
    • Talent moved from level 13.
    • Slow effect reduced from 60% to 40%.
    • Slow effect duration increased from 2 to 2,5 seconds.
  • Size Matters (E)
    • The principle of operation is added: Enemy Heroes caught in the trap lose 10 damage. armor for 3,5 sec.
  • Someone got stuck! (E key)
    • Functionality updated: Silences trapped Heroes for 2,5 seconds.
  • New Talent: Dirty Rascal (Trait)
    • Increases the explosion radius of Total Chaos by 20%. If Junkrat is below 50% health, when rooted, stunned, or damaged by an enemy hero, he will cast Total Mayhem, throwing 5 grenades at his feet, dealing damage to nearby enemies. Recovery time - 12 sec.
• 10 level
  • Infernal Tire (R)
    • Cooldown reduced from 80 to 75 seconds.
  • Ratman (R)
    • Movement speed increased from 5,5 to 6.
    • Damage on hit increased from 750 to 815
• 13 level
  • Caught a fish!
    • The talent is now available at level 4.
    • No longer has a benefit-granting task.
    • The maximum number of traps has been reduced from 3 to 2.
    • The cooldown is now reduced by 5 seconds, up from 3 seconds.
  • New Talent: "Let's Go!" (Q key)
    • Increases basic attack range by 1 meter. Grenade launcher projectiles fired over 0,5 seconds. After auto-attacking, deal 25% more damage.
• 20 level
  • Special Flame (R)
    • The cooldown is now reduced by 25 seconds, up from 20 seconds.
  • Mischief managed! (R key)
    • Functionality updated: Allows you to use the Infernal Tire. Heroic abilities alternate after each use and are restored independently of each other.
  • New Talent: I hate waiting! (Z key)
    • Junkrat always uses his own Transport Rocket, which increases his movement speed by 150%. The vehicle recovery time is increased by 12 seconds.

COLLECTION

Many seasonal items have returned to the collection! For a limited time, they can be crafted on their own or found in a container.

During the Scarlet Heist, the Legendary Event Loot Chest will be available for 12 Gold (000 Loot Chest per regional account)!

New Bundles (available for a limited time!)

• Scarlet Heists Bundle
• Whitemane Star Kit
• Harsh Sergeant Hammer Set
• Junkrat mafia set
• Baby Orpheus set
• Raccoon set
• Getaway bike kit
• Fall of Kings Ridge Bundle

New skins (available for a limited time!)

• Whiteman Star
  • Noir star Whitemane
  • Star Idol Whitemane
  • Dazzling Star Whitemane
  • Movie Star Whitemane
• Severe Sergeant Sledgehammer
  • Severe kabby Sledgehammer
  • Tough Sergeant Sledgehammer
  • Impenetrable Harsh Sledgehammer
  • Severe dragster Kuvalda
• Mafia Junkrat
  • Disposing mafia Junkrat
  • Mercenary mafioso Junkrat
  • Gambling mafia Junkrat
  • Joking Mafia Junkrat
• Baby Orpheus
  • Golden baby Orpheus
  • Sweet baby Orpheus
  • Cunning baby Orpheus
  • Insidious baby Orpheus

New vehicles (available for a limited time!)

• Timmy the Raccoon
  • Bobby the raccoon
  • Frankie the Raccoon
  • Joey the raccoon
  • Raccoon Escobar
  • Tommy the raccoon
• Moto to get away
  • Classic getaway bike
  • Flaming escape bike
  • Stylish getaway bike
  • Cool bike to get away
• venerated tombstone
• Toxic tombstone

New content (available for a limited time!)

• The game has new portraits and graffiti.

FIXES MADE

Common

• [NEW] (macOS) Players will now see a message that Heroes of the Storm requires the Metal API to play.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a black payment screen to appear after purchasing items.
• Fixed an issue where containers would sometimes not open if you navigated to the correct screen via the notification at the end of a match.
• Mercenaries and monsters have been removed from the "warrior" category.
• (Updating the statistics screen): the amount healed and self-imposed shields are now calculated separately. This score will no longer stack with the heal/shield score and will take the place of "Damage Taken" on the stats screen.​
• (Trial mode): Resetting talents in trial mode completely resets the armor Cassia gains from Titan's Rise.
• If a hero learns any abilities while being disabled by CC, those abilities can no longer be used every time the hero is disabled by a sustain or other CC.

Heroes, abilities and talents

• Leoric: Wandering Spirit's movement speed has been changed so that the 50% bonus is now correctly applied.
• (Rework) Junkrat: Explosive mine explosions will now always knock back enemies of all types, including Junkrat himself.
• Stitch: Shuffling Terror's movement speed has been changed to match the hero's new base movement speed.
• Li Li: Blinding Wind can no longer target immune targets and blind them.
• Artanis: Interrupting Lightning Blades before launching the second projectile no longer places Artanis on impassable terrain.
• Azmodan: while in the afterlife state, Consuming Flames no longer affects targets.
• Orpheus: Shadow Waltz no longer grants Orpheus mana.
• Yrel:
  • Upon returning to base after using Bubble+XR, Yrel will now automatically board a vehicle.
  • Yrel can no longer temporarily get stuck channeling a basic ability when she spends her remaining mana on Ardent Defender.
• Kahira:
  • Nowhere to Hide has been updated and the 20% damage bonus now applies to Blood Rage, Throbbing Pain, and Final Strike.
  • The chain from the chain hook will no longer remain after using it on an obstacle.
  • Debilitating Spin no longer grants Energy Armor even if Killing Spin ends.
  • Thirst no longer heals Kahira when Carnage hits non-Heroes.
  • Kahira no longer bounces at the end of the Dance animation.
• Kel'Thuzad:

Talents

• 10th level
  • Dark Breakthrough (R)
    • Hitting an enemy Hero no longer instantly resets Dark Rush, but instead sets the cooldown to 1,5 seconds.

Developer comment: did you miss fireworks? The change to Dark Rush in the recent balance update caused a lot more confusion than we expected. Yes, we wanted to reward those who accurately hit enemies with the ability, but with its instant cooldown, it was often frustrating to play against the hero. The changes to Might of the Scourge caused additional issues, so we removed the instant cooldown and set the cooldown to 1,5 seconds.