If you're among those that are looking forward to getting their hands-on Heroes of the Storm, then there's some encouraging news today from Blizzard, after they confirmed that the ‘Technical Alpha' is en route.
This "very early" alpha test is for a limited number of players, and gives the team a chance to test the infrastructure around the game. Spaces will be extremely limited, but Blizzard are offering advice for players interested in giving themselves the best possible chance of getting early access (head here).
"While Heroes of the Storm is playable and much of the core experience is present, it's still very much in the early stages of development. Work is ongoing and we're far from considering the game in a polished or finalized state, but after a period of extensive internal testing, we're ready to crack open the Nexus for the very first time and invite some players to step inside.
This initial testing phase is intended to help us better examine how our infrastructure and tech will function across a much broader spectrum of machines and connection types. What's more, inviting external Alpha testers will allow us to take a closer look at our hardware needs so that we can be absolutely sure we're able to support the entire Heroes population as the community grows."
If you want to know more about Blizzard's entry into the MOBA genre that they facilitated back in the day (Defence of the Ancients - which spawned League of Legends and Dota 2 - was a mod for Warcraft 3), head this way to read our preview.