BlizzCon 2017

BlizzCon 2017 was an event that was held at the between November 3-4, 2017.

Event

 * Dragons of the Nexus

Heroes

 * Alexstrasza
 * Hanzo

Mercenaries

 * Siege Giant Camps - Heroes can now dodge siege giant attacks
 * Knight Camps - the Wizard mercenary now grants spell armor to allies near it
 * Hellbat Camps - now reduce armor each attack

Gameplay

 * 2018 Gameplay Update
 * Removed Ammunition from structures
 * Regeneration Globes changed
 * Objective timers standardized to 1:30, or 3:00, depending on the battleground, with a 30 second warning
 * Stealth Rework
 * New shaders for stealth
 * To compensate, stealth heroes will receive buffs
 * Valeera - Openers will teleport Valeera a medium distance after being stealthed for 3 seconds; longer silence and blind duration
 * Nova -  Increasing mobility during Stealth and overall damage with Snipe Master added at baseline
 * Samuro - Improving Samuro's ability to fake out opponents; Image Transmission available at baseline on a 25s cooldown
 * Zeratul - Adding a new Heroic that rewards high mechanical skill; increasing mobility with Vorpal Blade at baseline
 * Forts and Keeps now have True Sight

User Interface

 * Heroes in Vehicles or Objects are now revealed through a small portrait above
 * Target Info Panel

Others

 * Performance-Based Matchmaking
 * Voice Chat
 * Zoomed-out Camera

Virtual Rewards
Those who bought BlizzCon 2017 Tickets, received the following in-game items:

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 * BlizzCon 2017 Banner
 * BlizzCon 2017 Portrait
 * Cartoon Nexus Razorback Spray
 * Nexus Razorback Mount
 * Winston Skin
 * Mounts: Stormwind Skychaser & Orgrimmar Interceptor
 * Junker SCV, Probe, and Drone Skins
 * Mystery goodie
 * Murkromancer Pet

eSports
The Grand Finals for the 2017 Heroes Global Championship was held.
 * Prize Pool: $1,000,000
 * Champions: KSV Black