Game director Dustin Browder detailed Heroes of the Storm's upcoming Battlegrounds maps at BlizzCon 2013. “It’s not enough to pay homage to the games, he said. "We have to provide you with new challenges, and challenge the genre.” As such, the Battlegrounds feature distinct advantages for players who go out of their way to accomplish more.
In Blackheart’s Bay, you can deliver treasure to a pirate who turns the cannons of his pirate ship against your enemies. In another area, you can collect skulls, and combine them with necromatic magic to summon a massive, destructive companion creature. In Dragon Shire, you'll use the Obelisk of the Sun and the Obelisk of the Moon accesses Dragon Altar, which allows you to summon a brutal knight to fight alongside you.
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