Heroes of the Storm received patch notes, with their newest hero, Qhira, now live.
Qhiria is, “A sworn knight and holder of a singularity shard, Qhira’s only desire is to seek out others who may have escaped the destruction of her doomed home realm, Iresia. While she searches, she gets by as a bounty hunter--- a job she loathes, despite her exceptional skill.”
You can read more about Qhira here.
Storm League also received some updates,
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Ranked Points are now directly mapped to a player's Storm League MMR.
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Rank is no longer considered by the matchmaker.
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Leaving a Ranked Match Lobby or Game results in a 500 Rank Point penalty which can be slowly regained in future matches.
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Placement Matches have been reduced from 10 to 3.
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Promotion and Demotion games have been removed and players will seamlessly transition through Leagues and Divisions.
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The MMR range has been rebuilt and remapped to handle this.
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A Team Leader (banning player in Ranked Draft) is selected on the highest Rank for placed players, or MMR for unplaced ones. In mixed teams, placed players have priority.
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Rank Decay has been adjusted
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Only players that are Diamond 5 or higher and that have finished their Placement Matches are eligible for decay
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If a player's decay timer is less than 3 days, it resets to 3 days upon playing a Storm League game. If the timer is at or above 3 days, players will gain an additional grace day for each game played (up to a maximum of 30).
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A Ranked Seasonal Questline is now available to players
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This Questline will be available each Season and must be completed in order to be eligible for both the Ranked Seasonal Rewards and the Grand Master Leaderboards.
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