March 1st Blizzard News & Blue Post Roundup - Hero Talents, SoD Dev Update, Follower Dungeon Hotfixes

Some hotfixes have applied some ability tuning to the Plunderstorm Battle Royale which includes a nerf to Fire Whirl. Edit #1: This article originally said players «move at 70% of normal movement speed». It has been updated to the correct text as «move 70% faster».

Spring is upon us at last, and that means it's time for the Steam Spring Sale of 2024! With all of the Spring rains that are coming to rain out our days, it's a perfect time to play games.

Blizzard has posted 12 new Hero Talent Trees revealing the first Demon Hunter, Monk, and Shaman Hero Talent Trees and all the remaining Death Knight, Druid, Evoker, and Warrior trees! The War Within Hero Talents Overview

This week's blue post and developer discussion roundup includes a recap of the Hearthstone 10th Anniversary Event and the Patch 10.2.6 date announcement.

Overwatch 2’s current season will wrap up in the coming weeks, but what should fans look forward to in Season 10? It seems the development team at Blizzard is kickstarting the hype cycle earlier than usual, as a new Developer Update video is coming on March 19th. Game director Aaron Keller will discuss “future updates”, including Season 10, which is “shaping up to be a great one.”

Ubisoft’s Far Cry series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this month, with the franchise discounted by up to 85 percent across all platforms. A livestream is also planned for March 21st to celebrate the milestone.

The long wait is almost over, Blizzard has announced that the Patch 10.2.6 content update will go live on March 19th, promising a bold, new, limited-time event!

NCSOFT is stepping up to the plate with the second Battle Crush global beta test starting March 21. The title had its first beta test, a closed one, back in October 2023 for various platforms. Post that, it gave gamers a peek at the action at the G-STAR 2023 in November.

At the end of February, Blizzard revealed 8 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Devastation Evoker guide writer, Preheat, offers an early review of the Scalecommander Evoker Hero Talents highlighting the straightforward tree with interesting talent interactions. With some small adjustments to the baseline talent trees and a bit more utility, Scalecommander could be a powerhouse.

This week's blue post and developer discussion roundup includes more information about the Colossus hero talent tree in The War Within, Dragonflight dungeon hotfixes, Season of Discovery experience buffs, and the start of the Cataclysm Classic Beta!

Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy 14 will release on March 21st for Xbox Series X/S. Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can claim the Starter Edition from March 21st to April 19th. Check out the latest trailer below.

This past week, Blizzard revealed 8 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Augmentation Evoker guide writer, Jereico, offers an early review of the Scalecommander Evoker Hero Talents for Augmentation where players harness the powers of the black dragonflight to become commanders of the earth and sky. While Scalecommander comes with a strong fantasy, there are some concerns that perhaps the value of this tree might be more valuable for Devastation.