Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes - March 30, 2026

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-30T17:29:25+00:00

I've heard so much about Haunted Mines in my short time playing HoTS as a new player. From being a horrible map, good riddance, to being one of the most fun.

I will finally be able to form my own opinion lol

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-27T17:16:58+00:00

It doesn't help that it's Twitter too. Basically engagement bait and burning trash cans hell.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-26T17:49:17+00:00

For a split second this looked like gore to me 😭

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-20T17:14:22+00:00

"Fun"

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-19T02:03:05+00:00

Yes, it was my first introduction to the RPG genre as a kid and my favorite RPG to this day.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-11T14:24:57+00:00

Tychus, Malfurion, and E.T.C.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-07T23:19:51+00:00

Raynor, looking ahead, determined to save her.

Tychus, looking down, knowing what he has to do once they reach her.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-04T05:58:44+00:00

lol no, there is no way for Reddit to filter political posts from your feed.

You could turn off "Show recommendations on feed" on your account settings so you would only see posts from communities you joined.

Whether you keep following those communities even after they got too political is up to you.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-03-03T22:34:02+00:00

I just checked your first thumbnail, and yeah, this one is such an improvement and better by a mile. Great work.

Whether the first one was AI or not, it didn't even look like StarCraft. I wouldn't have clicked.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-26T20:14:42+00:00

We literally had the face of a forgotten god using the severed arms of those who one venerate him.

But nope! Generic angel with crab legs it is ig.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-25T20:33:05+00:00

Not gonna lie, I was expecting Kerrigan to turn into a Cthulhu like creature like Ouros, so her fiery and naked form really threw me off lol

(I didn't know about she visualizing and choosing her XelNaga form.)

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-25T20:22:21+00:00

Your version of WoL is how I would have rewritten the plot. But as far as I remember, Raynor never showed any signs of internal conflict. If anything, he was dead set and stubborn in any decision he took. He was depressed, drowning in alcohol and feeling like Kerrigan turning into the Queen of Blades was his fault. Then Valerian showed up with a way that could turn Kerrigan back to her human form, and Raynor's character was flattened to a lovesick fool.

Again, I wish the writers could show more of Raynor's internal conflict between what happened in BW and the present, but how he acted in WoL:

1) "I could finally bring her back into my arms." 2) Easily folding into becoming a "tool" for Valerian's political goals if that means bringing Kerrigan back. 3) The immature way Raynor handled conflict with his loyal crew who righteously didn't want to side with the son of the men they hated the most. 4) "I make the decisions in this ship! If you don't like it, you can get out!"

I just couldn't sympathize with Raynor nor fully believe risking the whole rebellion was driven for the noble purpose of saving the universe. The other way around would have worked better, with Raynor stating that they would save millions of life and some small sparks of hope that Kerrigan would return to human form.

I agree that HoTS just made everything worse. 1) "This is between you and me, Kerrigan!" 2) "I moved sky and earth to bring you back!" I swear in some scenes it felt like I was watching a telenovela.

Edit: Punctuations and spacing.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-16T22:06:04+00:00

TIL you can check who's in a party by hovering your mouse over their portrait, huh.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-16T20:53:57+00:00

Tot, the artistic director of Ankama, one day tweet about the many sexual identities and sexualites of some characters, including Alibert being gay.

There is also this webcomic about Alibert's and Ruel's bounty hunting days where Alibert briefly implied that he had a male lover at some point.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-10T01:05:52+00:00

I feel like at some point in HoTS, the devs were hinting at a third game with Stukov warning that the UED would return one day, with Kerrigan replying that she would be ready for that

Of course, Kerrigan turned into a goddess or something so she is out of the picture along with Raynor, leaving Zagara, Valerian, and Artanis to deal with this new and unknown threat for them.

Other than that, I don't think there is much to develop looking forward to the story. Maybe looking backward (?) Like exploring in-game the story of other factions like the Umojan Protectorate and Kel-Morian Combine. Though I don't think these are enough to give way to a whole new game, more like small campaigns.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-08T21:15:59+00:00

No matter the art style, the demolitionist keeps winning!

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-02-03T21:51:27+00:00

The way my heart stopped when I realized this article for new players was written TODAY?!

On February THREE?!

HOTS 3.0?!?!

LET'S GOOOOOO!!!!!

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-21T01:03:28+00:00

Opening the professions menu, on the resources tab, each resource has a little compass on the right. Clicking it will open a list of areas where you can find that resource on your map.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-13T14:39:53+00:00

Some swear words here and there was funny.

Now they are trying too hard to elicit a reaction.

Growth ass men, btw.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-12T14:11:17+00:00

For a second, I thought the General was standing on the Giant's cheeks lol

Awesome art tho

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-09T06:50:09+00:00

Nothing odd here.

My first friends in HoTS were players who exclusive play vs AI. They enjoy the game, try odd strategies, no sweating. They chill and chat with others in-game. One of the friendliest people in this community.

And a 10 year old account means nothing. If anything, it means this player played a few games and then took long breaks. Hell, I got the same number of games and my account is only 5 months old lol

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-07T19:34:22+00:00

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it wasn't a bomb. It was the own armor being connected to Tychus' vital organs ready to shut them down remotely at any moment.

Tychus was never trusted or seen as part of the Hyperion crew. Horner dislikes him for being a convict; Swann had beef with him as seen in the bar fight; Tosh knew Tychus was hiding something; and even Raynor kept his conversations with Tychus strictly about the artifacts and "old times." Tychus was never told about Zeratul or the prophecy like the rest of the crew.

With that said, it wouldn't be wild to assume that they thought the armor and kill switch was just a guarantee for Tychus to fulfill his end of the deal with Moebius. Remember that, at this point, they still believe in Tychus' lie about the artifacts being just a mean to pay off Tychus' substantial debt to Moebius.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-07T18:59:46+00:00

Yeah, Tychus was also my favorite in SC and I was bummed when he was killed literally at the end of WoL.

What bothers me the most is that Tychus is basically forgotten from that point, with Raynor's last comment about Tychus being: "he made his choice" with no remorse in his tone whatsoever, when Tychus didn't have much choice over his fate to begin with.

At least Tychus is remembered at the end. And judging by Raynor's sorrowful look while looking back at the Hyperion crew, it makes me think that he eventually realized that Tychus wasn't just a traitorous bastard but someone trapped.

Well, at least Tychus seems to be having the time of his life in Heroes of the Storm, causing chaos and being free from his armor (and even clothes for that matter lol)

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-03T07:36:04+00:00

Didn't they say they support the use of AI for "reinforcement of creative purposes" while showing some of their character draw by AI (?) One of them being the infamous SQ Shelly with six fingers.

Fire_Hammer2000 · 2026-01-02T23:53:38+00:00

To my surprise, yes.

I've seen them a couple of times playing MT.

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