Heroes of the Storm no longer in the Competitive Esports Scene

The gaming developers, Blizzard have decided to cancel all Heroes of the Storm tournaments namely the Heroes Global Championship that was to take place next year. The news broke out in a blog post signed by Blizzard President J. Allen Brack and the Chief Development Officer, Ray Gresko. 

This move means that Blizzard will give more focus on other esports games in their portfolio. The dismissal of the biggest Heroes of the Storm match was proof enough that the game did not prove to be a viable esports game.

The news of this dramatic decision reached the four corners of the globe. Many professional players invested their time practising in the video game have expressed their anger. Content creators that have made Heroes of the Storm their livelihood have expressed their sadness and are now confused about what to do next.

With so much time, even years of practice and learning the game Heroes of the Storm for players, coaches they cannot dream to make it to the top now. A money maker like Blizzard bombards a sudden bombshell to make more money in their other esports games.

It is thanks to the professionals and casual gamers that Blizzard is what it has become today, so where is the appreciation? Well, there will still be the video game available to play casually as the blog states:

We'll continue actively supporting the game with new heroes, themed events and other content that our community loves, though the cadence will change. Ultimately, we're setting up the game for long-term sustainability.      

The game developers that worked on Heroes of the Storm will most likely be moved around to work on other games within the company as Brack and Gresko point out:

This isn't the first time we've had to make tough choices like this. Games like Diablo II, World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Overwatch and more would not exist had we not made similar decisions in the past.