HotSCast Episode 75 - Of BlizzCon, Tech Issues, and Con Crud! 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 recap BlizzCon 2015, giving the emotional reactions and bullet points, discuss how accurate (or inaccurate) our BlizzCon predictions were, and we are RIDDLED with tech issues and con crud! YAY! 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!!
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SALES & FREE HERO ROTATION
Week of November 10 - 17, 2015
Sale Items:

Sonya -- $3.24 USD
Wrath Sonya Skin -- $3.74 USD
Insectoid Zagara Skin -- $3.74 USD

Free Hero Rotation:

Chen
Malfurion
Thrall
Tyrael
Valla
Sgt. Hammer (Slot unlocked at Player Level 12)
Lt. Morales (Slot unlocked at Player Level 15)

NEW HEROES
Ril:  Overwatch:  Tracer
Mike:  World of Warcraft:  Greymane
Kali:  World of Warcraft:  Cho’gall (and Chill), Lunara
Links:  
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19953230/new-heroes-battlegrounds-announced-at-blizzcon-2015-11-6-2015

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP & UPCOMING CHANGES
Cloud 9 takes the first-ever world championships, with a hilarious troll Murky semifinals clincher along the way! 
Building Sustainability:  We’d like to put even stronger support systems in place so that existing teams can continue to thrive, create a more sustainable esports environment where new teams can emerge, as well as provide individual, high-MMR players who have not yet jumped into esports with even more opportunities to show they have what it takes to compete on a global stage.
 If you and your teammates are hoping to join the fray next year, then grab your keyboards and start practicing now! The competition begins in January, and our first Global Championship kicks off later in the spring, with a prize pool of $500,000 USD. Stay tuned to HeroesoftheStorm.com/esports for more details over the coming weeks.
Links:  
http://us.heroesofthestorm.com/esports/en/news/19958656
http://kotaku.com/heroes-of-the-storms-world-champions-won-semifinals-wit-1741468193
http://us.heroesofthestorm.com/esports/en/news/19954847
NEW MAPS, GAME MODES, & BLIZZARD’S LAST LAUGH
Ril:  New map:  Towers of Doom
Mike:  New game mode:  Arena Battleground
Kali:  IGN’s 6.5/10 review in the teaser trailer
Links:  
http://us.battle.net/heroes/en/blog/19953230/new-heroes-battlegrounds-announced-at-blizzcon-2015-11-6-2015
http://www.pcgamesn.com/heroes-of-the-storm/blizzard-havent-forgotten-igns-6510-heroes-of-the-storm-review

NEW SKINS & MOUNTS
Ril:  Skins:  Corruptor Cho’Gall, Master Cho’Gall, Sentinel Lunara
Mike:  Skins:  Master Lunara, Ringmaster Greymane, Master Greymane
Kali:  Mounts:  Ringmaster’s Pride, Felstalker, Cho’gall’s Mount: "Horsing Around" a.k.a. Carried
Links:  
http://us.battle.