<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
a	O
crossover	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
June	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
various	O
characters	O
from	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
franchises	O
as	O
playable	O
heroes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
different	O
battlegrounds	B-Protocol
based	O
on	O
Warcraft	B-Application
,	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Overwatch	B-Application
universes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
Defense	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Ancients	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
community-created	O
mod	O
based	O
on	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
another	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
revolves	O
around	O
online	O
5-versus-5	O
matches	O
,	O
operated	O
through	O
online	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	O
Battle.net,	O
with	O
an	O
average	O
game	O
duration	O
of	O
roughly	O
20	O
minutes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
15	O
battlegrounds	B-Protocol
available	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
different	O
metagame	O
and	O
secondary	O
objectives	O
to	O
secure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
using	O
the	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
,	O
called	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
through	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
gain	O
permanent	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
Storms	O
allows	O
heroes	O
to	O
quickly	O
restore	O
their	O
health	O
and	O
mana	B-Application
over	O
time	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
they	O
are	O
within	O
the	O
Hall	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
talent	O
system	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
"	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
"	O
,	O
an	O
ability	O
that	O
allows	O
heroes	O
to	O
teleport	O
back	O
to	O
their	O
base	O
from	O
anywhere	O
on	O
the	O
battleground	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
of	O
channeling	O
without	O
receiving	O
damage	O
,	O
using	O
abilities	O
,	O
or	O
attacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
includes	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
from	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
play	O
either	O
against	O
computer-controlled	O
Heroes	O
or	O
other	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Jim	O
Raynor	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
teleported	O
from	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
universe	O
into	O
the	O
Nexus	O
,	O
receiving	O
instructions	O
from	O
Uther	O
Lightbringer	O
from	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Training	O
-	O
A	O
reduced	O
experience	O
mode	O
where	O
a	O
player	O
teams	O
up	O
with	O
four	O
AI	B-Application
teammates	O
against	O
five	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
set	O
at	O
the	O
Beginner	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versus	O
A.I.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
-	O
Players	O
face	O
off	O
against	O
five	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
starting	O
the	O
match	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
have	O
human-controlled	O
or	O
AI	B-Application
allies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
difficulty	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
chosen	O
prior	O
to	O
initiating	O
a	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
invites	O
a	O
higher	O
level	O
of	O
skill	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
must	O
wisely	O
choose	O
their	O
characters	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
compositions	O
of	O
each	O
team	O
and	O
their	O
knowledge	O
of	O
how	O
the	O
various	O
battlegrounds	B-Protocol
differ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mutators	O
-	O
Unique	O
mechanics	O
change	O
the	O
way	O
you	O
play	O
on	O
existing	O
Battlegrounds	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Single-Lanes	O
-	O
One-lane	O
Battlegrounds	B-Protocol
with	O
no	O
objectives	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
destruction	O
of	O
the	O
enemy	O
's	O
structures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usage	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
"	O
to	O
teleport	O
to	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
Storms	O
is	O
disabled	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Hall	O
of	O
Storms	O
provides	O
no	O
healing	O
or	O
mana	B-Application
restoration	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
will	O
still	O
grant	O
immunity	O
damage	O
and	O
disabling	O
effects	O
to	O
players	O
within	O
its	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Custom	O
Games	O
-	O
Often	O
used	O
for	O
tournament	O
play	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
a	O
lobby	O
and	O
make	O
a	O
predetermined	O
match-up	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
players	O
versus	O
five	O
players	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
whether	O
to	O
enable	O
draft	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
to	O
add	O
AI-controlled	O
heroes	O
and/or	O
allow	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
observers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
is	O
free-to-play	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
freemium	O
business	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
supported	O
by	O
micropayments	O
using	O
three	O
in-game	B-Application
currencies	I-Application
:	O
"	O
Gems	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
Shards	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gold	O
is	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
earned	O
by	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
completing	O
daily	O
,	O
seasonal	O
and	O
event	O
quests	O
,	O
and	O
leveling	O
up	O
(	O
Loot	O
Chests	O
can	O
be	O
acquired	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gem-only	O
items	O
in	O
Collection	O
are	O
"	O
bundles	O
"	O
(	O
dynamic	O
groups	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
content	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
boosts	O
"	O
(	O
formerly	O
called	O
"	O
stimpacks	O
"	O
)	O
which	O
increase	O
Gold	O
and	O
account	O
experience	O
earned	O
per	O
match	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	O
feature	O
for	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Wings	I-Application
of	I-Application
Liberty	I-Application
,	O
a	O
custom	O
map	O
called	O
"	O
Blizzard	B-Application
DOTA	I-Application
"	O
was	O
announced	O
alongside	O
several	O
other	O
mods	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
at	O
BlizzCon	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
showcase	O
the	O
modding	O
abilities	O
that	O
were	O
to	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
Blizzard	B-Application
DOTA	I-Application
was	O
rebooted	O
and	O
demoed	O
at	O
BlizzCon	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
by	O
Valve	O
,	O
Rob	O
Pardo	O
,	O
the	O
executive	O
vice	O
president	O
of	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
expressed	O
concern	O
at	O
Valve	O
using	O
and	O
trademarking	O
a	O
name	O
that	O
originated	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
Warcraft	B-Application
III	I-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
failed	O
trademark	O
injunction	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
Riot	O
Games	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
acquired	O
Riot	O
's	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
DotA-Allstars	O
,	O
LLC.	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
company	O
that	O
represented	O
the	O
servicing	O
of	O
Defense	B-Operating_System
of	I-Operating_System
the	I-Operating_System
Ancients	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsequently	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
filed	O
an	O
opposition	O
against	O
Valve	O
for	O
claiming	O
the	O
DotA	B-Operating_System
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
and	O
Valve	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
dispute	O
had	O
been	O
settled	O
,	O
with	O
Valve	O
retaining	O
the	O
commercial	O
franchising	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Dota	B-Operating_System
"	O
,	O
while	O
Blizzard	O
would	O
change	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Blizzard	B-Application
DOTA	I-Application
to	O
Blizzard	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
will	O
retain	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
use	O
DOTA	B-Operating_System
name	O
non-commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
promoting	O
DOTA-style	O
maps	O
made	O
for	O
Blizzard	O
games	O
by	O
the	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Dustin	O
Browder	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Blizzard	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
did	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
definitely	O
be	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Activision	O
Blizzard	O
fourth	O
quarter	O
2012	O
earnings	O
report	O
listed	O
Blizzard	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
areas	O
of	O
continued	O
investment	O
for	O
Blizzard	O
throughout	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Browder	O
commented	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
that	O
a	O
few	O
artists	O
had	O
transitioned	O
from	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Heart	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Swarm	I-Application
team	O
,	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Blizzard	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
time	O
being	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
few	O
designers	O
on	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
challenge	O
faced	O
by	O
art	O
team	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
senior	O
art	O
director	O
Samwise	O
Didier	O
,	O
was	O
bringing	O
in	O
three	O
different	O
art	O
styles	O
and	O
themes	O
from	O
Warcraft	B-Application
,	O
StarCraft	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Diablo	B-Application
in	O
line	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
for	O
the	O
game.In	O
August	O
2013	O
the	O
game	O
went	O
into	O
wider	O
internal	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Blizzard	B-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
team	O
was	O
expanded	O
in	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
from	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
resources	O
who	O
were	O
reallocated	O
when	O
Blizzard	O
's	O
Titan	B-Protocol
project	O
was	O
rebooted	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
downsized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
Alpha	O
testing	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
ran	O
a	O
promotion	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
pre-order	O
for	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Reaper	I-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
which	O
unlocked	O
Valla	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
mark	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
,	O
Blizzard	O
had	O
crossovers	O
implemented	O
between	O
Blizzard	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
reached	O
account	O
level	O
12	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
received	O
the	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
themed	O
card	O
back	O
in	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
and	O
after	O
winning	O
100	O
play	O
mode	O
matches	O
in	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
received	O
the	O
Hearthstone	B-Application
Card	O
mount	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
reached	O
account	O
level	O
20	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
received	O
a	O
Grave	O
Golem	O
battle	O
pet	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
and	O
after	O
reaching	O
level	O
100	O
in	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
received	O
an	O
Ironside	O
Dire	O
Wolf	O
mount	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
hero	O
patch	O
,	O
any	O
player	O
who	O
purchased	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
given	O
the	O
Diablo	B-Application
hero	O
(	O
Al'Diabolos	O
)	O
free	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
;	O
players	O
who	O
reach	O
level	O
12	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
will	O
receive	O
a	O
unique	O
pennant	O
and	O
portrait	O
frame	O
in	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
and	O
reaching	O
level	O
70	O
Season	O
4	O
and	O
beyond	O
receive	O
Malthael	O
's	O
Phantom	O
mount	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchase	O
the	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
deluxe	O
or	O
collector	O
's	O
editions	O
receive	O
a	O
Void	O
Seeker	O
mount	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
and	O
purchasing	O
any	O
edition	O
of	O
Legacy	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Void	I-Application
unlocks	O
the	O
Artanis	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchase	O
the	O
Origins	O
Edition	O
of	O
Overwatch	B-Application
unlock	O
Tracer	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
hero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Nexus	O
Challenge	O
event	O
(	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
–	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
who	O
completed	O
15	O
games	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
together	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
received	O
the	O
Oni	O
Genji	O
skin	O
,	O
Oni	O
Genji	O
Portrait	O
and	O
Oni	O
Genji	O
Spray	O
in	O
Overwatch	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Zarya	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
hero	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
30	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
,	O
players	O
unlocked	O
four	O
additional	O
heroes	O
(	O
Auriel	O
,	O
Greymane	O
,	O
Kerrigan	O
,	O
and	O
Li-Ming	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Orochi	O
Hovercycle	O
mount	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
30-Day	O
stimpack	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
event	O
(	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
–	O
March	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
then	O
extended	O
for	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
–	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
each	O
player	O
who	O
completed	O
15	O
games	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
together	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
while	O
playing	O
as	O
a	O
Warcraft	B-Application
character	O
,	O
received	O
a	O
Flames	O
of	O
Judgement	O
Charger	O
mount	O
and	O
a	O
10-day	O
stimpack	O
to	O
use	O
in-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
received	O
a	O
Primal	O
Flamesaber	O
mount	O
for	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
4	O
weeks	O
of	O
the	O
event	O
,	O
players	O
who	O
completed	O
5	O
matches	O
with	O
a	O
friend	O
could	O
unlock	O
various	O
Overwatch-themed	O
rewards	O
for	O
the	O
players	O
 '	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
and	O
Overwatch	B-Application
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
game	O
director	O
Alan	O
Dabiri	O
announced	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
2.0	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
culmination	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
ways	O
Blizzard	O
transformed	O
the	O
Nexus	O
since	O
launch	O
,	O
plus	O
plenty	O
of	O
radical	O
additions	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
feature	O
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Loot	O
Chests	O
which	O
contain	O
cosmetic	O
rewards	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
Overwatch	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
heroes	O
,	O
skins	O
,	O
and	O
mounts	O
,	O
the	O
chests	O
can	O
also	O
include	O
new	O
portraits	O
,	O
banners	O
,	O
emojis	O
,	O
custom	O
announcer	O
voices	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
StarCraft	B-Application
II	O
)	O
,	O
hero	O
voice	O
lines	O
,	O
and	O
graffiti	O
sprays	O
(	O
both	O
similar	O
to	O
Overwatch	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
shop	O
was	O
remodeled	O
and	O
retitled	O
"	O
Collection	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
new	O
currencies	O
,	O
"	O
Gems	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Shards	O
"	O
,	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
before	O
Heroes	O
2.0	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Diablo	B-Application
hero	O
,	O
the	O
Amazon	O
Cassia	O
,	O
was	O
highlighted.Heroes	O
2.0	O
went	O
into	O
beta	O
testing	O
on	O
March	O
29	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Blizzard	O
President	O
J	O
.	O
Allen	O
Brack	O
and	O
Blizzard	O
Chief	O
Development	O
Officer	O
Ray	O
Gresko	O
jointly	O
announced	O
that	O
some	O
developers	O
from	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
would	O
be	O
moving	O
to	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
transitioning	O
to	O
a	O
long-term	O
support	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blizzard	O
officially	O
stated	O
in	O
July	O
2022	O
that	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
see	O
any	O
major	O
updates	O
with	O
those	O
remaining	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
maintenance	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nexus	O
Anomalies	O
were	O
seasonal	O
gameplay	O
changes	O
that	O
directly	O
affected	O
all	O
game	O
modes	O
in	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setting	O
and	O
plot	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Nexus	O
,	O
a	O
strange	O
limbo	O
of	O
clashing	O
universes	O
which	O
collide	O
from	O
across	O
space	O
,	O
time	O
,	O
and	O
dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
singularity	O
stone	O
grants	O
to	O
its	O
possessor	O
an	O
almost	O
demigod-like	B-Language
status	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
immortality	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
powerful	O
warriors	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
sucked	O
into	O
the	O
Nexus	O
,	O
including	O
combatants	O
from	O
Azeroth	O
,	O
Sanctuary	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Koprulu	O
sector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Blizzard	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
composers	O
,	O
Glenn	O
Stafford	O
,	O
and	O
Jason	O
Hayes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
music	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
present	O
as	O
background	O
music	O
,	O
or	O
represents	O
specific	O
universes	O
with	O
connections	O
to	O
the	O
various	O
Heroes	O
within	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
present	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
playlist	O
are	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
Starcraft	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Terran	O
and	O
Zerg	O
Theme	O
;	O
various	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
World	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
Warcraft	I-Protocol
,	O
such	O
as	O
Obsidian	O
Sanctum	O
from	O
Wrath	B-Protocol
of	I-Protocol
the	I-Protocol
Lich	I-Protocol
King	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
The	O
Wandering	O
Isle	O
from	O
Mists	B-Application
of	I-Application
Pandaria	I-Application
;	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Jungle	O
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
II	I-Application
(	O
Act	O
III	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Reaper	B-Application
of	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
from	O
Diablo	B-Application
III	I-Application
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
soundtracks	O
from	O
Overwatch	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Overture	O
and	O
Hanamura	O
theme	O
;	O
and	O
Smugglers	O
Cove	O
from	O
The	O
Lost	O
Vikings	O
2.The	O
Battle	O
Begins	O
by	O
Glenn	O
Stafford	O
is	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
of	O
Heroes	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Storm	I-Application
.	O
</s>
