The upcoming Heroes of the Storm patch has landed on the Public Test Realms and will remain available until February 5. So if you can not wait for Maiev Shadowsong to arrive in the live version of the game, PTR gives you an opportunity to indulge in some Illidan hunting before the patch is released.
Players can expect the following:
- Lunar Festival 2018 will begin on Tuesday, February 6, and allow players to receive special rewards by completing matches in Versus A.I., Quick Match, Unranked or Ranked modes. You can find out more about the rewards following the link above.
- New Hero – Maiev Shadowsong stood watch over the imprisoned Betrayer for ten thousand years, and hunted him relentlessly after he was released. Some say she’s determined; others say she’s obsessed. Either way, she will stop at nothing to ensure the security of her world.
UI Improvements include:
- Voice Chat for Parties and Teams has been introduced to the game. While available in the PTR, it will be enabled in the live game at a later date.
- Target Info Panel will allow players to investigate a unit’s gameplay stats in real time, including Health & Helth Regen, Mana & Mana Regen, Basic Attack Damage, Attacks per Second, Attack Range, Spell Power Modifier, Movement Speed and Physical & Spell Armor.
- All Battlegrounds with turn-in mechanics will not show a visual indicator when a team’s gathered count is enough to complete the objective.
Art changes:
- Ping icons that appear overhead have received updated visual effects.
- Multiple visual changes for Heroes, Abilities, and Talents.
The team has also made a tuning pass over Triglav Protector on the Volskaya Foundry map and introduced changes to Greymane, Malthael and Tyrael heroes.
You can find all of those changes and numerous bug fixes on the patch notes page.
