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20 Free Heroes of The Storm Characters with 2.0 Launch (Live Now)

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20 Free Heroes of The Storm Characters with 2.0 Launch (Live Now)
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Mugsy on 22/04/2017 - 09:37 us.battle.net (2001 clicks)
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From the website:

Whether you’re a grizzled MOBA veteran, or you’re not quite sure what “mid lane” even means, Mega Bundles make it easier than ever to dive head-first into the Nexus! Each bundle contains 20 Heroes, and has its own unique theme. The best part? We’re giving you enough free gems to unlock the Mega Bundle of your choice once Heroes of the Storm 2.0 goes live in your region after April 25! Check out the Mega Bundles below to get a feel for which playstyle will suit you best, then take our quiz if you’re still not sure which bundle is right for you.

Limited time offer. Mega Bundles will be available following the launch of Heroes of the Storm 2.0 in your region, lasting until May 22, 2017. All players who log in to Heroes of the Storm during that timeframe will automatically receive 100 Gems, which can be used to permanently unlock one (1) Mega Bundle of their choosing. Choose wisely! Once you have unlocked one of the four Mega Bundles described above, the other three will become unavailable. (picked up by Trop)

To claim, install the game, start it up and go into the 'Collection' section and pick one of the bundles to purchase for 100 gems that is credited to your account. Be sure to claim your Mega Bundle before opening loot boxes. Some loot boxes will give you a hero. The Mega Bundles won't give you shards if there's a duplicate but the loot boxes will.

Some facts for those deciding on the various Mega Bundles and want to get the most value based on the in game gold currency. The current gold value of the packs are:

Assassin - 145,000
Flex - 123,000
Support and Specialist - 131,000
Tanks and Bruisers - 141,000

Assassin and T&B has the most 10k gold heroes at 8. Flex has the least at 6.

What I did for my main account (which I plan on obtaining all heroes on) was work out the gold value of the heroes I own in those packs and subtracted these values from the above totals to determine the net gold value of those packs for myself. Current gold cost per character here:

http://heroesofthestorm.gamepedia.com/Hero_Prices

Of course, if you just want a bunch of free heroes to play the game with from time to time, pick the pack that has the heroes that suits you the most. For anyone farming daily quests, I'd also consider a pack with Abathur… pretty much the only hero you can set up and go afk in an AI game.

UPDATE: Launch event is 11am PDT 25 April which is 4am AEST 26 April.

UPDATE 2: Anyone just starting out and wanting to maximise the heroes you get shouldn't get the Assassin pack. Raynor and Sylvanas can be picked up for free via a 'Recruit a Friend' promo link: https://us.battle.net/account/en/creation/recruit.html?rid=L… (link corrected). The Flex bundle still has Sylvanas but if S&S or T&B isn't your playstyle, Flex will still let you get Raynor for free, though he's a 2k gold hero and easy to get.

UPDATE 3:Nexus Challenge 2.0 details (Youtube vid) - Basically mounts, cosmetics and loot boxes for HOTS and OW over 4 weeks.

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  • konji on 22/04/2017 - 09:50
    +1

    nice i just installed it yesterday!

  • FFx0 on 22/04/2017 - 11:12

    For anyone that already has an account, you can calculate how much each bundle is worth for you with these spreadsheets (from Reddit): Version 1, Version 2.

    • Mugsy on 22/04/2017 - 12:09

      Nice find!

      I ended up making my own spreadsheets last night as I'm assessing my main account and my alt and bro's account differently. My main I intend to unlock all heroes so a straight up assessment of net gold value works.

      My alt and my bro's don't get a lot of activity so used multicriteria analysis instead to look at the worth in gold, number of additional heroes I'd get, and the types of heroes I/my bro really want. The S&S pack will be redeemed on these accounts even though it's only the second best in terms of gold value.

  • Kendrite13 on 22/04/2017 - 11:37

    Recruit a Friend link here.

    Edit: Link deleted - seems I'm ineligible (to high a level).

    • Neverpayretail on 22/04/2017 - 17:31

      What level is too high?

      • Kendrite13 on 22/04/2017 - 17:54

        I believe you have to be below level 5.

        • Mugsy on 22/04/2017 - 18:45

          Yeah, lvl5 or below I believe to redeem the recruit a friend thing.

  • Online Bathroomware on 22/04/2017 - 11:41

    You can also refer friends that have already played if they're level 5 or lower.

  • [Deactivated] on 22/04/2017 - 12:31
    -2

    league of legends is better

    • Bargain4Days on 22/04/2017 - 14:53
      +6

      Uhh what league?
      Sorry but dota 2 is better

      • airal3rt on 22/04/2017 - 15:34
        +11

        They are completely different games.

        DoTA is a more strategic and knowledge based game, whilst League is a more action-oriented and twitchy reaction/mechanics based game. You need elements of both to be successful in either, but they emphasize different aspects of gameplay.

        Heroes of the storm is in a different category, much more casual friendly, teams scale collectively rather than individually so you can never carry a game but you will never be useless either. Much more focused on just grouping for objectives than rotations/splitpushing/grouping/ganking like the other two.

        • Mugsy on 23/04/2017 - 12:59
          +1

          Good non-fanboi response!

          HOTS suits my preferences. Not a MOBA fan but I've really enjoyed HOTS. Only started playing it to unlock the portrait and pennant for Diablo 3 but got hooked at how easy it is to get into. The first few games with a new hero is always a bit of a learning curve as one needs to learn their upgrades but once you get your head around a hero, it's very enjoyable. Despite spending about $60 on a few character packs, I don't regret it. Definitely got my money's worth out of the game.

        • Hellman109 on 24/04/2017 - 09:26

          hotslog is good to see what other people usually build, gives you an idea of talen paths for HOTS.

          Warning though, it has a million ads and leaving it open even on my OC'd 6600k causes lag in game as it murders processing power, I use HOTS Complete on mobile which gives the same information but without that crap (well it has a small banner ad but whatever).

      • Jhonka on 23/04/2017 - 20:39
        -1

        LoL is like dota for kiddies.

    • neosin on 22/04/2017 - 22:50

      League community is AIDS + CANCER + EBOLA

      Toxic feeders, afkers, people telling you to KYS, 9/10 games

      • Mugsy on 23/04/2017 - 22:07
        +2

        As someone who sees a loved one deal with cancer day in and day out, using such diseases as a simile for a gaming community is somewhat bastardising how severe those diseases are.

        In saying that, yes, I do believe the MOBA community can be quite toxic:

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_KBnLUTMIg

        But trust me, cancer's much worse.

  • DauntingEarth on 22/04/2017 - 12:34
    +1

    I am getting the Tanks and Bruisers bundle i have the least of those (12 missing)

  • polol on 22/04/2017 - 12:37
    -1

    so hard to find a game, no aussie players?

    • Mugsy on 22/04/2017 - 12:43

      You in ANZ chat channel?

      • polol on 22/04/2017 - 12:43

        negative. Does the chat channel matter when queuing for quick play?

        • Mugsy on 22/04/2017 - 12:45

          Not sure but I get the least number of complaints RE lag and comments about who in game is in AU when I'm only on that channel so it might.

        • polol on 22/04/2017 - 12:46

          @Mugsy: I'll give it a go. I also just leave it on "auto select region". Is there a way to queue without picking a character? I feel like it inflates queue times

        • Zak on 22/04/2017 - 12:53

          @polol: You can pick Random

    • Hasquarl on 22/04/2017 - 14:36
      +2

      I have no problem with Quick Match and Ranked queues with Australians. But if you're trying to queue for Unranked, you'll go nowhere.

    • Hellman109 on 24/04/2017 - 09:27
      +1

      Quickplay and ranked has decent populations.

      Dont bother with Unranked draft, no one plays it

  • alabatusa on 22/04/2017 - 14:21

    Thanks, i've been meaning to play this to level 12 so i can get my HS cardback. I thought most characters where already free on rotation?

    On another note, so when i post a CSGO Negev deal it gets removed for being an ingame item, but this is fine?!
    Thanks mods!

    • Bargain4Days on 22/04/2017 - 14:55

      Lol ur a troll

      Csgo guns have no "real vaule"

      With this u get free characters which u normally have to pay for with real funds

      • alabatusa on 23/04/2017 - 12:58

        You can get them for free saving gold no?

        and they are always free on rotation.

  • AlienC on 22/04/2017 - 14:35
    -1

    Can't wait for them to release an Android/iOS version with good mobile touch controls like Vainglory.

    My guess is they are just waiting for mobile hardware to catch up/get better.

    So much new potential for tablets and smartphones with each every passing year.

    • airal3rt on 22/04/2017 - 15:26
      +2

      Heroes of the Storm will never be released on mobile devices, it's a matter of input controls. You can't take a MOBA that was designed around Keyboard&Mouse inputs and try to get it to work as a touchscreen. There are some pseudo-moba style games out there for mobile, but they have to be designed as such from the ground up.

      • AlienC on 22/04/2017 - 15:45

        I know it was just wishful thinking hoping some Android mobile enthusiast would take up the challenge and try to soft port it to Android with good half decent mobile controls.

        So many good games just not too many on mobile hehe atm :( (yet..)

        • Xastros on 24/04/2017 - 12:53

          Blizzard wouldn't allow such a thing. They would do the port themselves if at all.

    • myclock on 22/04/2017 - 16:27

      I find Mobile Legends controls to be suitable for mobile device, although it's not 100% perfect.

      • AlienC on 22/04/2017 - 16:39

        Have you tried vainglory? It's ok but not too bad. Good start in a great direction. First of what I would call the half decent games.

        • myclock on 22/04/2017 - 23:28

          I haven't played that yet, mainly because a few of my friends play Mobile Legends as well so we're always partying up. I hardly play games at all these days, I just find it fun when playing with friends. But I have heard many good things through Reddit about VainGlory. One of the better MOBAs it seems.

        • AlienC on 24/04/2017 - 08:02

          @myclock: It's a start a definite step up from mobile legends and it's competitors.

          We still don't have league of legends or dota 2 on mobile and probably never will because of its complexity but vainglory shows that minor tweaking can make a compromise.

  • airal3rt on 22/04/2017 - 15:36

    Does anyone know if you need to log in to claim it, or will the gems be credited to your account even if you don't log in within the promotional period?

    • Trop on 22/04/2017 - 15:50
      +1

      *Limited time offer. Mega Bundles will be available following the launch of Heroes of the Storm 2.0 in your region, lasting until May 22, 2017. All players who log in to Heroes of the Storm during that timeframe will automatically receive 100 Gems, which can be used to permanently unlock one (1) Mega Bundle of their choosing. Choose wisely! Once you have unlocked one of the four Mega Bundles described above, the other three will become unavailable.

      • Mugsy on 23/04/2017 - 17:30

        Added to main post and set expiry date too.

  • G Wok on 22/04/2017 - 16:07
    +1

    I haven't played much HotS, the tank and bruiser packs seem like the strength heroes but which pack is closest to agility?

    • Mugsy on 23/04/2017 - 09:54

      Not sure what you mean by agility but in HOTS, heroes fall into at least one class being either Assassin (damage dealer but fragile), Tank (front line), Support (healers), and specialists (usually siege role but may do other stuff).

      There's a questionnaire on the page I linked that'll help you determine which pack is best for you based on your preferred play style.

  • jrizza on 23/04/2017 - 08:19

    has this started to work yet?

    i logged in and can't see any gems or whatever

    • Mugsy on 23/04/2017 - 09:55
      +1

      Nope. See main post. I'll be keeping this up to date if anything changes.

    • Hasquarl on 23/04/2017 - 09:56
      +1

      Starts April 26th.

  • spriggan43 on 23/04/2017 - 15:20

    WoW thats nice free heroes, Goes back to dota 2 where all the heroes are free

  • frewer on 23/04/2017 - 15:45

    Do I violated the Copyright laws, if you make plush toys base loosely on these character and sale it?

    • CheapCoffee on 23/04/2017 - 17:40
      +1

      Yes. Get ready for Activision/Blizzard's lawyers.

      • Mugsy on 23/04/2017 - 17:56
        +1

        And god knows they have a decent team of lawyers.

  • Broos on 24/04/2017 - 11:17

    Excellent post OP. Hopefully it stimulates additional growth for this amazing game!

    PM me if you'd like to buddy up with someone or learn the game at all. I've got over 3500 games played (:
    glhf!

    • Xastros on 24/04/2017 - 12:59

      Is it really an amazing game? I haven't played it much, but of all Blizzard's modern games this one seems to be the least successful.

      3500 games. Respect.

      • Mugsy on 24/04/2017 - 13:10
        +1

        Depends on whether you like MOBAs or not but in saying that, I don't enjoy DOTA2 or LOL as those games require a reasonable level of time investment per match. HOTS is streamlined enough that you don't need to learn 101 things before getting into a match, and matches are usually 20min games and leveraging off Blizzard's popular franchises does make the game quite enjoyable for fans of Diablo/WoW/Starcraft/OW.

        Being Blizzard, they also continue to support the game with new heroes and battlegrounds released frequently enough (even if they did release one too many Warcraft themed assassins for a while there).

      • Broos on 24/04/2017 - 17:52
        +1

        Pretty much what Mugsy replied to you below… But i played LoL and Dota2 for a little, even tried Vainglory at some point, and just couldn't get into the entire MOBA thing. So I downloaded the beta for HotS and was pretty excited to be able to play some of the cool heroes from the Blizzard universe. I've been genuinely enjoying it since beta 2 years ago (i think..?) and most people I get to play it say they really enjoy it too. I don't think it got a very good launch, but the ANZ player base is decent, game length is nice and the mechanics are enjoyable. I also find it really nice that the devs are regularly all over the r/heroesofthestorm subreddit. Ohhhhh and one of the appealing aspects is the weird/quirky heroes that Blizzard has been releasing. I find heroes like Cho'Gall, Ragnaros, Abathur and Murky so interesting. Probably only possible in HotS due to the team xp (:

        PM me if you want to queue up and go through anything (:

        • Xastros on 28/04/2017 - 12:59

          Thanks. I had a similar experience with Dota and LOL where I realised the learning curve was too steep. Too much knowledge required, hundreds of heroes and items, and item combinations etc.

          I did play HoTS at launch. Racked up one or two hundred games I think and was enjoying it but then I realised Blizzard was going down the same path as LoL and DOTA where we would soon have hundreds of heroes. Yes you don't have to play all of them but IMO to be good you need to have a good understanding of all of them at least, so you know how to react when you see them on the enemy team. Know what they can do to you, know when to run or when to attack, what their abilities are actually doing to you.

          Unfortunately I'm at a stage in my life where I can't keep up with this sort of thing anymore as I have a young child.

          Was just interested to see the perspective of people who like the game because popularity wise it is obviously way below its competitors.

  • Sajoh on 25/04/2017 - 12:50
    +1

    I'm hoping to start this game in the next few weeks and will be logging in to claim the mega bundle, would anyone like me to be their recruit so we can get the rewards? Thanks :)

  • Mugsy on 26/04/2017 - 06:04

    The new 'store' section is pretty cool in that the heroes section makes it really easy to see the count of which heroes you have and don't have and for which classes.

  • Mugsy on 26/04/2017 - 12:25

    Anyone get anything exciting from their loot boxes? (if you're not starting a fresh account)

    On my alt account, I got Chen and Kerrigan but have both already so got shards instead. Also got a few legendary skins unlock, most of which are for characters i own, which was nice. Not bad from 5 normal loot boxes and 7 or so epic ones.

    On my main account, I have 5 normal, 33 epic, and 3 veteran boxes to open up. Looking forward to doing that and seeing if they net me any heroes I don't have.

  • NGPriest on 26/04/2017 - 13:42

    Why not put your referral link in the main deal post?

    • Mugsy on 26/04/2017 - 14:55

      Am I allowed to? They unpublished the referral links in the comments section so I didn't put in the main post due to that.

      • NGPriest on 26/04/2017 - 15:13

        Mugsy on 22/04/2017 - 09:54 Comment unpublished. (Referral links in comments are not allowed)

        And yes, we do that ALL the time :p

  • andymatter on 26/04/2017 - 21:30

    I just downloaded the game recently, I couldn't find where to activate this. I went into the store, and in the bundles section there was no bundles available.

    • Mugsy on 27/04/2017 - 05:31

      Did you go to the battle.net store or in game store? (In game store now called "Collection") You need to load up the game and go to the in game store for HOTS. Nothing is sold on battle.net

      • andymatter on 27/04/2017 - 08:13

        I was in the game. My version still says store. I kept looking for "collections" but to no avail. Maybe I still have an old version? I'll give it another go tonight.

        • andymatter on 28/04/2017 - 16:20

          Worked now, it must not have updated properly the first time.

  • Mugsy on 27/04/2017 - 05:31

    Corrected my links above. Thx to those who pointed out that something messed up.

  • watty on 29/04/2017 - 14:56

    Went on for a few qp games and match making was horrible. I had 3 supports on my team and 3 assassins on the enemy team - happened twice in 4 games. Tried the next day hoping it would get better but once again I was placed on teams 3 supports vs 3 tanks. Anyone else getting the same bad luck as I have been?

    • Mugsy on 30/04/2017 - 10:25

      That's a problem with quick match… you'll be grouped with who ever is available and I believe your account level will be more of a deciding factor than the class you choose. It's one of the reasons Unranked was added to the game so randoms have a chance to coordinate their team selection. In all honesty, they need to make Ranked less of an elitist mode and merge Ranked and Unranked. There's enough variations of the same game mode splitting the player base already.

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