A message from J. Allen Brack and Ray Gresko about the future of Heroes of the Storm and the HGC >
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December 14, 2018
Blizzard is scaling back development on Heroes of the Storm
In an official announcement, Blizzard revealed that the company is shifting developers from the online multiplayer game to other projects and ending future esports tournament events.
Photo via @PolygonBlizzard is scaling back development on Heroes of the Storm
As I've reported, Blizzard has been told to cut costs and ship more games. (kotaku.com/the-past-prese) So today's news on Heroes of the Storm, which is scaling down/losing developers, makes a lot of sense. It's been Blizzard's least successful game by far:
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My sympathies to hardcore Heroes of the Storm players and to Blizzard folks who loved working on the game!
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I remember talking with Blizzard employees about their plans for Heroes of The Storm as an esport and telling them it couldn't work without some big changes. That was the start of me being on the naughty list but when you're right, you're right.
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Imagine telling thousands of players, staff, casters and administrators that they no longer have a job overnight.
Sadly, this has just become reality for everybody involved with Heroes of the Storm.
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A message from J. Allen Brack and Ray Gresko about the future of Heroes of the Storm and the HGC >
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Goodbye Heroes of the Storm and good night friends, will try to get some sleep.
I will let you guys know in the next few days what my plans are and I hope you keep supporting me as you did until now. My path in esports does not end here.
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RIP Heroes of the Storm! I haven't liked its dev direction for a while, but I've been hoping it could go back to being the crazy MOBA that introduced more wild, genre-breaking Heroes like Abathur, Lost Vikings, Murky, and Cho'gall. Instead, it's having it's dev team gutted. 😞
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I'm extremely disappointed by the heroes of the storm news 😔 no more HGC and downsizing of their team feels like a slow death sentence to a game I love so much
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Been playing Heroes of the Storm since the alpha and love the game, though I don't play a ton anymore, usually a few matches a month based on a new hero/event. Sad to hear that it's being downscaled, though it seems like this was a long time coming.
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Breaking: Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm is scaling back, devs are moving to other projects, and tournaments have been canceled bit.ly/2Qxl6cg
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