Ready for battle
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m not exactly the MOBA guy around here. Off the top of my head, I’m not sure that I’ve ever written aboutLeague of LegendsorDota 2.I wrote aboutParagononcebefore we ever knew whatParagonwas, so that hardly counts.
Yet, here I am talkingHeroes of the StormbecauseOverwatch‘s Zarya is in it. That’s kind ofHeroes of the Storm‘s thing — it brings together characters from all of Blizzard’s properties and mashes them up in a MOBA.
The latest instance is for theStarCraft-themed “Machines of War” event on the Warhead Junction map. That patch went live yesterday, so it’s available now. Go play as the pink-haired heroine, shield your teammates from danger, and throw the damage right back at your foes.
Maybe it invites too many weird canonical issues, butOverwatchcharacters should be in more Blizzard titles. I don’t even care if it makes no sense. Torbjorn the friendly shopkeep inDiablo? Yep! An army of Reinhardts inStarCraft? Sure! A race of Hanzos inWorld of Warcraft?
Nah, I get to see enough other people playing Hanzo inOverwatch. I’m good there.
