Patch notes : mise à jour du 6 Février 2024

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NOTE: Orange text indicates a change between PTR and Live notes.

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• General
• Balance Update
• Bug Fixes

General

• Added XP given to enemy display. This will show up as purple floating text for the player that had their Hero slain.

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Balance Update

Heroes

• Li Li
  • Jug of 1,000 Cups healing increased from 66 to 75.
• Medivh
  • Mage Armor duration increased from 4 seconds to 5 seconds.
  • Mage Armor increased from 30 to 40 Armor.
• Nova
  • Advanced Cloaking bonus mana regen increased from 3 to 6.
  • Anti-Armor Shells duration increased from 3 seconds to 4 seconds.

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Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed an anchor offset on Hero Select display.
• Fixed an issue that caused Shielding to not be displayed correctly in the Death Recap.
• Fixed an issue that caused Hellbats and Gnolls to reduce the Armor of enemies before damage was dealt.
• Fixed an issue that caused Heroes that use non-standard attack abilities to display the incorrect confirmation visuals. Certain Heroes would show a red confirmation arrow instead of a green arrow when moving.
• Fixed an issue that caused place of death to reveal into nearby shrubs.
• Fixed an issue that caused player-located cooldowns to continue refreshing after a Core is destroyed.
• Fixed an issue that caused Sapper Mercenaries‘ area warning indicator to persist after the attack has landed.
• Fixed an issue that caused the event count in the Death Recap to update for all players when a new death recap is created for any player.

Maps

• Blackheart’s Bay
  • Chests now feature a warning indicator for the coin land location. The display happens once the coin has been launched and not prior to the coin launching.
• Lost Cavern
  • Fixed an issue that caused minions to grant 1 XP for being in range of them dying.

Heroes

• Abathur
  • Evolve Monstrosity Stacks are now a Heroic Quest. Players will now be able to see how many stacks the Monstrosity has on the scoreboard, and when it has full stacks, it will display a quest complete indicator.
  • Toxic Nest is no longer triggered by Invulnerable enemies.
• Alarak
  • Fixed an issue that caused Alarak’s Lightning Surge to display incorrectly at long range.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Last Laugh to heal when they have been granted Spell leech. (Example: Nano Infusion from Ana)
• Ana
  • Fixed an issue that caused Eye of Horus to hit Invulnerable Heroes.
• Anduin
  • Divine Star Sword will no longer be destroyed when leaving the base during the game start period.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Piercing Light to treat the first hit as the second.
• Anubarak
  • Anubarak’s Burning Beetle damage is now affected by all forms of damage modification.
  • No longer able to use Locust Swarm while riding on the Toy Train.
  • Updating cancel animations of Hardened Shields to be like similar visuals.
• Artanis
  • Fixed an issue that caused Target Purified to deal double damage.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Titan Killer being capable of damaging Invulnerable targets when activated from Twin Blades.
  • Updated visuals of Spell Armor.
• Arthas
  • Legion of Northrend’s bonus healing is now additive.
  • Rime now has a Block visual.
• Auriel
  • Fixed an issue that caused Searing Light to not grant energy when hitting a Protected enemy.
• Azmodan
  • Bombardment will no longer attack inactive Mercenaries unless the attack is against an inactive Mercenary.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Azmodan’s Demon Warriors to leave permanent burning visuals if killed at the same moment they spawn.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Tide of Sin to leave visual markers at place of death.
  • Fixed Globe of Annihilation no longer stacking off of Possessed minions.
  • No longer possible to cast Tide of Sin when it is already active.
• Blaze
  • Fixed an issue that caused Blaze to deal bonus damage to enemies hit by another Blaze’s Flame Streams.
• Brightwing
  • Fixed an issue that caused Phase Shift to activate on the previous target.
• Butcher
  • Fixed an issue that caused Butcher’s Fresh Meat spawning meat off of Possessed minions.
• Cassia
  • Updating cancel animations of Hardened Shields to be like similar visuals.
• Chen
  • Fixed an issue that caused Stagger to heal when they have been granted Spell leech. (Example: Nano Infusion from Ana)
• ChoGall
  • Fixed an issue that caused Enraged Regeneration to display incorrectly in the Death Recap.
• Deathwing
  • Added Bellowing Roar Camera Lock.
• Deckard
  • Fixed an issue that caused Ancient Blessings damage to not scale on targets if they level up while it is active.
  • Included Potion to search text for Deckard.
• Dehaka
  • Updated visuals of Spell Armor.
• D.Va
  • Fixed an issue that caused Liquid Cooling to reset the fountain in ARAM incorrectly.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Nuclear Option to trigger on an already exploded Mech.
  • Micro Missiles no longer hits Invulnerable targets.
  • Pilot Mode can now see the Self-Destruct charge.
• E.T.C.
  • Crowd Surfer now displays floating text for mana refund.
• Falstad
  • Fixed an issue that caused Falstad’s Flight warning indicator to no longer display after selecting Epic Mount.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Sustained Winds to damage invulnerable targets.
• Garrosh
  • Unrivaled Strength bonus is now additive.
• Gazlowe
  • Fixed an issue that caused Xplodium Bomb to not be affected by allied cooldown reduction.
• Genji
  • Fixed an issue that caused Strike at the Heart to not display a damage preview.
  • Swift Strike now displays floating text for mana refund.
  • Updated visuals of Spell Armor.
• Hanzo
  • Ignore All Distractions will now display MISSED! text in the case of Blinds.
• Hogger
  • Fixed an issue that caused Hogger’s Hogg Wild visual to be visible when Hogger is visible.
• Imperius
  • Fixed an issue that caused Brightwing and Falstad to be at the incorrect height after Celestial Charge Stuns them and a least one other Hero.
• Jaina
  • Water Elemental Frostbolts will now behave consistently with Jaina’s Frostbolts.
• Junkrat
  • Chattering Teeth will now chase (but not trap) Invulnerable targets.
  • Fixed an issued that caused Chattering Teeth to apply to Arming Steel Traps when selected.
• Kerrigan
  • Fixed an issue that caused Sharpened Blades to stack off of Possessed minions.
  • Included Infested to search text for Kerrigan.
• Leoric
  • Skeletal Swing mana refund now displays as a crit.
• Li-Ming
  • Fixed an issue if Seeker is slected while Magic Missiles are in flight while Force Armor was selected.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Force Armor to grant multiple stacks from the same Magic Missiles cast.
• Lucio
  • Fixed an issue that caused Sound Barrier shields to not decay if Bossa Nova was slected while the target was shielded.
• Lunara
  • Fixed an issue that caused Splintered Spear to not display correctly while Blinded or against an Evading enemy.
  • Splintered Spear will no longer attack inactive Mercenaries unless the triggering attack is against an inactive Mercenary.
• Maiev
  • Naisha’s Memento first bounce can now bounce to inactive Mercenaries if the triggering attack is against an inactive Mercenary.
• Mal’Ganis
  • Included Vampire to search text for Mal’Ganis.
• Medivh
  • Medivh’s Portal is now an invalid target for allied abilities. (Example: Brightwing’s Blink Heal)
• Mei
  • Fixed an issue where The Big One was not gaining the full benefit of Slushball.
• Mephisto
  • Fixed an issue that caused Unspeakable Horror being temporarily disabled when the target is knocked back.
• Murky
  • Egg Hunt Egg is no longer killed in one hit by Structures.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Fishy Deal to stack off of Possessed minions.
• Nazeebo
  • Fixed an issue that caused Voodoo Ritual to stack off of Possessed minions.
• Nova
  • Fixed an issue that caused Holo Decoy’s health bars to display incorrectly after losing Protected.
• Orphea
  • Fixed an issue that caused Ravenous Hunger to stack off of Possessed minions.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Shadow Waltz to refund mana multiple times per cast.
• Probius
  • Fixed an issue that caused Spawning Minerals off of Possessed minions.
  • Included Builder to search text for Probius.
• Qhira
  • Updated visuals of Spell Armor.
• Ragnaros
  • Fixed an issue that caused Sulfuras Hungers to stack off of Possessed minions.
  • Updated visuals of Spell Armor.
• Raynor
  • Execute Orders now displays in the Death Recap for its Hyperion cast.
• Rehgar
  • Improved Death Recap for Hunger of the Wolf.
• Samuro
  • Mirage now functions like other Spell Armor Blocks.
• Sgt. Hammer
  • Fixed an issue that caused Orbital BFG to not be affected by damage reduction.
  • Pulse Detonation Core will replace Spider Mines in the recap if chosen.
  • Spider Mines damage is now modified by Defense Matrix and Ultimate Evolution damage modifications.
  • Spider Mines duration will continue while they are chasing.
  • Spider Mines will no longer detonate on Invulnerable targets but will continue to chase them.
  • Spider Mines will now display their damage when clicked in the Target Info Panel.
• Stitches
  • Fixed an issue that caused Putrefaction to display floating text multiple times at once.
• Stukov
  • Fixed an issue that caused Weighted Pustule to not display a damage preview.
• Sylvanas
  • Fixed an issue that caused Withering Fire to display incorrectly.
• Tassadar
  • Fixed an issue where Twilight Archon could use Toy Train.
  • Khaydarin Amulet will cancel itself if the target is an inactive Mercenary.
• Thrall
  • Fixed an issue that caused Echo of the Elements activating off of Possessed Minions and Hallucinations.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Rolling Thunder to not activate from Tempest Fury’s attacks.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Wolf Pack to reset Feral Spirit on talent reset incorrectly.
• The Lost Vikings
  • Fixed an issue that caused Nordic Attack Squad to be able to damage invulnerable targets.
  • Fixed an issue where there health was not set to full on death.
• Tracer
  • Fixed an issue that caused Get Stuffed to be capable of knocking back a target multiple times when Melee was cast in quick succession.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Get Stuffed to knock back targets with other Heroes‘ Pulse Bombs placed on them.
  • Locked and Loaded will now cause Tracer’s Basic Attacks to display as Criticals when active.
  • Ricochet can now bounce to inactive Mercenaries if the attack is against an inactive Mercenary.
• Whitemane
  • Included Chapeau to search text for Whitemane.
• Zagara
  • Medusa Blades will no longer attack inactive Mercenaries unless the triggering attack is against an inactive Mercenary.
  • Mutalisk first bounce can now bounce to inactive Mercenaries if the attack is against an inactive Mercenary.
• Zarya
  • Fixed an issue that caused Basic Attacks not being affected properly by attack speed modifiers.
• Zeratul
  • Fixed an issue that caused Might of the Nerazim abilities to heal for more damage than intended with Shadow Mending.
• Zul’jin
  • A Surprise For Ya! can now bounce to inactive Mercenaries if the attack is against an inactive Mercenary.

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