Heroes of the Storm Is No Longer Receiving New Content From Blizzard
Heroes of the Storm is somewhat of a distant memory for many Blizzard fans at this point. In 2018, Blizzard downsized the Heroes of the Storm team and announced it would be transitioning to what it called a phase of «long-term support.» This process included ending esports support for Heroes of the Storm, including its Heroes Global Championship events. Now Blizzard is taking additional steps to wind down Heroes of the Storm's support, shifting the game into what Blizzard traditionally calls maintenance mode.
Blizzard made the announcement on Friday, July 8, confirming that Heroes of the Storm is being shifted to a state of support that both StarCraft and StarCraft 2 are currently in. What that means specifically is that Heroes of the Storm will continue basic support for current in-game features, like its hero rotations and seasonal rolls. No further content will be developed for Heroes of the Storm, however, so patches will focus only on bug fixing and balance changes as necessary.
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No new content also means that Heroes of the Storm will no longer receive new microtransaction additions from Blizzard. The Heroes of the Storm storefront will remain open for those who would like to purchase skins and other offerings, but they'll simply be content previously made available. The game as it exists now is how it will exist going forward.
In a somber revelation, Blizzard mentioned that June marked the seventh anniversary of Heroes of the Storm. Other than some celebration among Heroes of the Storm's most dedicated fans, little came about for the event. Now, a month later, Blizzard is saying «thank you» to the community for their support.
As one last gift before putting Heroes of the
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