What sort of PVE content do you want to see in Heroes of the Storm?
Heroes of the Storm’s latest Brawl is, hands down, its most fun Brawl yet. Sorry if you disagree, but that’s just a fact. Another fact: It’s the first PVE-focused Brawl the game’s had.
It wasn’t released with more fanfare than any other Brawl, but its appeal quickly spread around Reddit, Twitter, and the game’s official forums. And trust me, the appeal is completely warranted. Part of this may be because it’s the first of its kind and people like new things.
But a bigger part of it is definitely because it’s a fun, completely unique experience in the world of HotS. Imagine the map objectives — bosses, enemy waves, mercenary drops — were the only enemy in your way. That’s sort of what the Brawl is, and it reminds me of the “hero” missions in StarCraft 2 or Warcraft 3 mixed with co-op play.
Playing through it, my first thought — and the first thoughts of many — was, “We need more of these!” But the question is, how would more of these work? What would be different about them? This one is themed around a Zerg invasion and features Zerg-infested enemy Heroes, so what other themes could work for Heroes PVE Brawls?
My immediate response to the above is that we could have a PVE Brawl that serves as an homage to Warcraft 3. Make Arthas the final boss, use snowy assets from the Haunted Mines map (since it’s close to the Warcraft aesthetic). Maybe instead of Zerg, you’re fighting off waves of undead. And instead of multiple bosses per checkpoint, have one big boss like a super-buffed Kel’Thuzad.
Obviously, to keep things interesting, we’d need Brawls that didn’t all revolve around waves of enemies with intermittent bosses, but a Frozen Throne homage is a good place to start, if you ask me. There are plenty of map assets from other Blizzard universes, however, and all of them would serve to make PVE Brawls focused around their respective IPs.
So to get to my main question, I want to know what your ideal PVE Brawl for Heroes of the Storm would be. What universe would it be set in? Would it be similar to Escape from Braxis, or do you have an idea for a different kind of PVE event? Share below — maybe Blizzard could even take some inspiration from us!
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