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Heroes of the Storm update 2.57.1 nerfs Hearthstone healing by removing Spell Power synergy

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Blizzard released Heroes of the Storm update 2.57.1 on PTR, nerfing Hearthstone healing by removing Spell Power synergy and fixing Sapper mercenary bugs.

Heroes of the Storm update 2.57.1 nerfs Hearthstone healing by removing Spell Power synergy
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Blizzard Entertainment is testing out their update 2.57.1 for Heroes of the Storm on a PTR server. There are some very quick fixes here for some UI issues and character ability timing. If you are one of the players who likes to use the party panel to coordinate with your teammates, you will find that the ally ping system is working properly now and won't have any issues with the previous visual display glitches. This patch fixes an issue with the death icon not rendering properly in some screen resolutions.

Patch 2.57.1 fixes Sapper mercenary bugs and UI glitches on PTR

There are some major gameplay element and UI stability fixes with this update. For example, there was an important issue that Sapper mercs were striking instantly. This was an issue with the timing of the Sapper units.

Blizzard has fixed the issue. There was also a problem with the Sapper warning areas not disappearing. Blizzard has fixed that problem as well so that the dangerous warning areas do disappear properly in a game.

The balance changes here affect the players in the way they manage their resources. The update is making sure that the amount of health that is restored by using the Hearthstone ability does not get a boost from Spell Power. Basically the Spell Power no longer effects the amount of health you receive when you use the Hearthstone ability.

This prevents an interaction that allowed you to get more health back based on the spell power stats you have. This fixes the Hearthstone ability so that you always receive a set amount of health based on the ability and not the spell power ranking of the hero.

We had an update for Heroes of the Storm previously. There are some similar balance and stability topics here that we covered with the last update. The developer is making improvements to the way mercs work as well as the stability of the UI elements in the experimental updates.

If you want to try out some of these fixes, be sure to check out the PTR server. The update is more about the fixes of certain bugs and less about new content or major balance changes.

Source: IXBT

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