Tuesday, May 12, 2015   |   HotScast Episode #52   |   Hosts:  Vincent (Rilandune), Mike (Fimlys), & Kali (NerdiChar)

HotSCast Episode 52 - Such a Blood Elf! - HotSCast is YOUR source for all the Heroes of the Storm coverage you can handle! Find us online at HotSCast.com, on Twitter @HotSCast, on Twitch.tv/HotSCast, YouTube.com/HotSCast, on Google+ and Facebook as HotSCast. Email the show HotSCast@gmail.com! This week we introduce Kael'thas Sunstrider to Heroes! A HUGE patch with a metric ton of changes, and MORE!! Enjoy! And if you do, please leave us a review on iTunes, or Stitcher, or whatever podcast catcher of your choosing! That is the best help you can provide in growing the show, Thanks!!
Hit the Break for all the EPIC LEVEL Show Notes, Links, and More!!

SALES & FREE HERO ROTATION
Weekly Sale:  May 11 - 18, 2015
Falstad -- Sale Price: $4.24 USD
Storm Lord Falstad Skin -- Sale Price: $3.74 USD
Angelic Valla Skin -- Sale Price: $4.99 USD
Week of Tuesday, May 12, 2015:

E.T.C
Jaina
Li Li
Sonya
Uther
Sgt. Hammer (Available after you reach player level 12)
Thrall (Available after you reach player level 15)

Upcoming
At launch on June 2, a Starter Pack will be available for purchase for $19.99 USD. This will include:

Five Heroes – Zagara, Sonya, Li Li, Jaina, Zeratul
The Ronin Zeratul skin
The Golden Tiger – a unique mount only available with the Starter Pack

Already got some of this stuff? No problem. Each of the seven items is included as a separate code, so you can simply gift that spare Zeratul to a friend or team-mate.
UPCOMING SKINS & MOUNTS

Super Sonya
Mad Martian Gazlowe
Bikini Stitches
Hearthstone Card Mount
Illidan’s Nightmare Mount
Billie the Kid Mount

Links:
http://www.pcgamesn.com/heroes-of-the-storm/blizzard-sneakily-unveils-another-heroes-of-the-storm-character-johanna-the-crusader
E-SPORTS & TOURNAMENTS
Ril:  Not an e-sport, but a regular sport - Manny Pacquiao’s team shirt had the Heroes of the Storm logo on it during Saturday’s Mayweather vs. Pacquiao boxing match. Game Revolution reported that Blizzard may have purposely paid for this “obscure†ad to promote web searches for Heroes of the Storm.
Mike:  The boxing match had more viewers than any match in history, many of whom were Filipino. Game Revolution reported that many Filipino’s are MOBA fanatics. Great marketing ploy?
Kali:  Mike Morhaime announced that Heroes of the Storm is officially getting its own pro-league competition, and the details will be released in the coming weeks.
Links:
http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/heroes-of-the-storm-was-featured-on-manny-pacquiaos-team-shirt-32583
http://segmentnext.com/2015/05/12/heroes-of-the-storm-pro-league-competition-announced/
NEW HEROES
Ril:  Kael’thas is live as of today! He was released with his Master skin and StormPunk skin. [Describe his spells.]
Mike:  Johanna the Crusader is coming! Johanna will be released with Centurion Johanna and, of course, her Master skin.
Kali:  [Describe Johanna’s spells.]
Links:
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19005493/kaelthas-hero-week-5-12-2015
http://www.gosugamers.net/heroesofthestorm/news/30908-kael-thas-and-johanna-abilities-and-talents-revealed
PATCH NOTES
Ril:  UI update to look of buttons and the store layout.
Mike:  “Right-click through minimap†option enabled as first attempt at avoiding misclicks on minimap during gameplay.
Kali:  Upon reaching Player Level 25, all Heroic Abilities and Talents will now be automatically unlocked for Heroes that have not yet progressed to Hero Level 4.
Links:
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19067455/heroes-closed-beta-patch-notes-may-12-2015-5-12-2015
EPIC WINS
Ril:  Kotaku put together a pretty funny article referencing the infamous “360 no scope†from Call of Duty. Picture this: You’re Sgt. Hammer. Murky has just taken out your teammates. You are the last hope; in desperation you launch your super rocket.