Hero release data by years (WIP~)

Karabars-2813 · September 7, 2018, 10:09pm

A post about the different years’ franchise and role diversity.

Base(/Trailerless) Heroes:

List of Heroes

Abathur, Arthas, Diablo, ETC, Falstad, Gazlowe, Illidan, Malfurion, Nazeebo, Nova, Raynor, Sgt. Hammer, Sonya, Tassadar, Tyrande, Uther, Valla, Zeratul

Release Data

Warrior: 4 | 22%
Support: 4 | 22%
Assassin: 6 | 33%
Specialist: 4 | 22%
Multiclass: -

2014:

List of Heroes

Tychus, Tyrael, Kerrigan, Brightwing, Li Li, Murky, Muradin, Zagara, Rehgar, Stitches, Chen, Anub'arak, Azmodan, Jaina

Release Data

Warrior: 5 | 37%
Support: 3 | 21%
Assassin: 3 | 21%
Specialist: 3 | 21%
Multiclass: -

2015:

List of Heroes

Thrall, The Lost Vikings, Sylvanas, Kael'thas, Johanna, The Butcher, Leoric, Kharazim, Rexxar, Lt. Morales, Artanis, Cho, Gall, Lunara

Release Data

Warrior: 5 | 36%
Support: 2 | 14%
Assassin: 5 | 36%
Specialist: 2 | 14%
Multiclass: -

2016:

List of Heroes

Greymane, Li-Ming, Xul, Dehaka, Tracer, Chromie, Medivh, Gul'dan, Auriel, Alarak, Zarya, Samuro, Varian, Ragnaros

Release Data

2017:

List of Heroes

Zul'jin, Valeera, Lúcio, Probius, Cassia, Genji, D.va, Malthael, Stukov, Garrosh, Kel'thuzad, Ana, Junkrat, Alexstrasza, Hanzo

Release Data

2018:

List of Heroes

Blaze, Maiev, Fenix, Deckard, Yrel, Whitemane, Mephisto, Mal'Ganis, Orphea

Release Data

2019:

List of Heroes

Imperius, Anduin, Qhira

Release Data

Overall in the Nexus:

Overall Data

Disclaimer

Stopped calculating this in the old rolesystem at the end of 2018, but kept it (striked) as a memento in the years it was live. Last Hero counted in it is Orphea.

Karabars-2813 · October 1, 2018, 8:09pm

Oh, my thread!
Will I be able to edit it or this’ll be kept fresh by Blizz now?

DJPea-1843 · October 2, 2018, 12:10am

Cri Karabars, we loved your endless updates to the OG thread! But it looks like Blizz has taken the reins

SamiSha-21964 · October 2, 2018, 6:54am

@DylanBates, if by any chance, if @Karabars copy this thread and recreate it, can you sticky it back so he can keep it up to date?

Vekkul-1152 · October 2, 2018, 9:53pm

That’s kinda what I was wondering too lol.

tuxedobob-1113 · October 4, 2018, 7:59am

I don’t get it.

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Kalviery · October 4, 2018, 5:06pm

The power is yours!

Karabars-2813 · October 4, 2018, 5:08pm

Thank you!

Vekkul-1152 · October 4, 2018, 6:05pm

Could I trouble you for some of that edit power over in the Patch History thread? It’s already out of date and I’ve written up a prettier version for the new forum!

Karabars-2813 · October 4, 2018, 6:31pm

Write a ticket like I did. That’ll speed up things imo.

Flinx-1851 · October 5, 2018, 7:51pm

Not to derail this thread or anything, but why didn’t Kalviery’s post appear in the Blizzard Tracker?

BadgerBone-1585 · October 11, 2018, 4:53am

Interesting find. I, too, have been tracking this in a spreadsheet by looking back at the news posts of the past. I think the order for 2014 might be incorrect, according to the kerrigan-hero-week post (15396162). That was dated Aug. 26, 2014, which would put her between Stitches and Chen.

Karabars-2813 · October 11, 2018, 5:19am

Kerrigan trailer: Apr
Kerrigen release: March
Chen trailer: Sept
Chen release: Sept

I used the Hero Trailers on Youtube for the order in that year (and tbh the order is the least important imo).

CheeLebba-1692 · October 31, 2018, 3:29pm

And they say Overwatch heroes are op…

Karabars-2813 · October 31, 2018, 3:34pm

Tho I don’t think they’re op (anymore), I don’t see how their numbers/percentage in the roster reflects, proves or disproves that claim.
Just because we have a small number of them they can be op (but again, I don’t find them op).

Reinhardt at Blizzcon pls!

CheeLebba-1692 · October 31, 2018, 4:10pm

I thought they were win rates. My mistake.

Karabars-2813 · November 4, 2018, 3:09pm

No problem.
Here is the new role system if you’re interested: https://imgur.com/a/i1eyn3f

(Sidenote: updated the format and the role-part)

dualcells-1641 · November 16, 2018, 4:45pm

Whoa, reading the heroes list for 2014 highlighted (for me) how long ago this game was released. It still feels new!

Siveen-21194 · February 28, 2019, 4:59am

Oh nice, this is a thing.
Kinda cool to see, thanks for putting this together.