So the Founder's Pack ($40) is now available for Heroes of the Storm. It gives you instant access to the game including 3 heroes and a few other cosmetic things. I'm considering buying it, though I'm not sure it would be worth it.
The game is still in Alpha yes? (I realize that Blizzard Alphas are like other game late-betas but yeah)
Also, is it free to play when it's released as well?
Those who have played, let me know what you think.
Hmm, I believe the game has actually reached it's beta state now, though I could be remembering it wrong.
Yes, it's a free-to-play one, pretty typical payment method and all that. Though the real-money prices for individual heroes and such seem a bit on the high side to me. But yeah, you know how it works, earn gold/something/whatever for winning matches, spend it on heroes and such.
I dont think it takes THAT long to unlock heroes, not as long as some of the others take.
My one issue with this: Regardless of how you unlock a hero, they start out at a "hero level" of one. What does this do? Simple: It means that alot of the skills/spells you can grab as perks when your team levels up in game are actually locked. So on a particular level up, where you'd normally have a choice of 5 perks with a character, you'd instead have a choice of TWO without having levelled them. I find the system kinda irritating, honestly. Particularly since there's already guides and such detailing interesting builds and strategies with each character, but.... you cant fully try them out if you cant access the perks for them! Hero level goes up as you'd expect, just play games with that hero. It seems it doesnt take long to max them out, but it seems unnecessary to me for it to be that way.
As for the price and wether or not it's worth it.... honestly, it's like anything in this genre: only you can figure out if it's worth it to you. You're best off watching some videos of high level matches if you can find some good ones. Watch a bunch of the different characters, watch a bunch of the different maps, and what strategies are used and all of that. While keeping in mind the various important differences between this game and the others (less focus on actual kills is one that might throw off some players).
40 though, hmm, I personally think it's a fine price IF it's the sort of game that is for you. It's a good deal for entry into a game that's already got loads of content and Blizzard's extreme level of polish. Seems a fairly typical price for a "founders pack" type thing also.
