Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm details emerge in video

It has been an exciting week for Blizzard fans with the the launch of Hearthstone and more info about the the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion. But what is even more exciting is that Blizzard has showed us some alpha footage of their upcoming MOBA game Heroes of the Storm. The nearly 9 minute long video walks you through the game and shows some of its features, such as daily quests (oh no!) and its leveling system.

So what are these quests exactly? Quests are specific challenges that grant XP as well as gold to your account. Quests in Heroes of the Storm can differ from winning two matches as a certain character to capturing towers during a match. These daily quests can also be hero specific, and completing these quests can grant you new skins for the hero. That’s not where it ends though, some quests even unlock additional modes and features. It’s pretty clear that Blizzard intends to make this questing system a core part of the game.

Another core part of any MOBA game are the playable heroes, and this isn't any different in Heroes of the Storm. If you have played any other Blizzard game, you will definitely feel familiar with some of the heroes as they come from games such as Warcraft and Diablo. The heroes that you can select once you are starting a match are the ones that you have purchased, or that in the current free hero rotation. The hero rotation consists of a few heroes that are free to play with for a selected amount of time, and when this period ends a new batch of heroes will be free to play with.

There currently are three different games modes: Practice Mode, Cooperative Mode and Versus Mode. Practice mode puts you in a match to fight together and against computer controlled enemies. Cooperative mode is practically the same, except that your team will consist of other human players. The most important mode is still Versus, since this is the game mode that will queue you and your team against other human players. This all is pretty standard for a MOBA game and we didn't expect anything else but seeing these game modes in Heroes of the Storm as well.

Since Heroes of the Storm is a free-to-play game and Blizzard is a company that has its mind on profit, a cash shop was a feature that we would know it would appear in the game. The in-game shop will allow you to buy heroes, skins and mounts. If you are thinking of buying a hero, a skin or mount, Blizzard has been nice enough to let you try it out first. Prices vary for everything in the game, and you will be able to pay with real currency as well as with in-game gold that you earn by winning matches. Blizzard explicitly mentions that the current prices are a work in progress and will probably change in the future. Currently $3,99 equals 2000 gold and $9,99 is the same as 10000 gold. The prices for skins and heroes aren't low for a reason, as most people would just save up some gold instead of grabbing their wallet.

We will see what the future brings, but it is clear that League of Legends and DotA2 should get prepared for the new and strong competitor that is on its way. Check out the official video below to hear and look at the smaller details of Blizzard's upcoming Heroes of the Storm.