StarCraft fans have long known Terran (read: human) hero Tychus Findlay as a cigar-chomping loveable grump. Sadly, Heroes of the Storm players will only get to know him as a loveable grump. That’s right: they put out the guy’s smoke.
Heroes of the Storm fans first discovered this glaring omission last night when Blizzard released a new trailer for its up-and-coming MOBA to commemorate the game’s entrance into open beta. It ended with a few premium character skin showcases, one of them being for “Prisoner Tychus” — a version of Tychus as he appears in his incarcerated getup, much like his role in the famous first teaser trailer for StarCraft 2:
Only one thing was missing all of a sudden:
Adding insult to injury was the fact that the Prisoner Tychus skin originally had cigar:
Fans of the space marine haven’t been very happy with the new cigar-less Tychus:
Wow #Blizzard patched out Tychus` cigar #uninstall #hots
— Rick America (@UnCoolBear) May 20, 2015
And why would they be? Tychus’ cigar is practically canon! “Cigar” is even an entry in the StarCraft Wikia. Isn’t Heroes of the Storm supposed to be a piece of Blizzard fan-fiction?
Some disaffected Heroes players have speculated that the cigar’s removal has something to do with the game’s ESRB rating — which is currently T for Teen. The game’s ESRB page doesn’t mention any references to tobacco or tobacco usage — both of which are official “content descriptors” used by the ESRB when rating games, so they may very well be right. A Blizzard representative wasn’t available to comment on the cigar controversy this morning.
All I can say is: the removal of the cigar doesn’t bode well for diehard StarCraft fans curious about giving Heroes of the Storm a try.
“Gotta check SCII intro if Raynor is still drinking in bar,” one Heroes player said on a Reddit thread about the cigar removal. “I have a bad feeling about this.”
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15 responses to “Blizzard Took Out Tychus’ Cigar In Heroes Of The Storm”
It was always a bit of a problem smoking with an oxygen feed…
Only a problem for girly men.
The american commentary over that remark was hilarious, trying to work out what he meant.
It was an insult you idiots.
Is he striking a Randy Orton pose in that first Heroes shot?
Maybe he just decided to give up the smokes and gain a few years on his life…. it happens. Real world realism at its best 🙂
There’d be a better way for him to gain a few years…
SC2 spoiler:
Not betraying Raynor for MengskExcept within the Nexus he’s getting his faced smashed in, dying and then being revived magically each time. I think smoking ceases to be an issue when the Lord of Terror can suplex you and break your spine.
Diablo: (as he tears into Tychus’ armour) “you seem more sprightly this round. Your spittle is less yellow”
Tychus: (nonchalantly while his arms are torn off) “yeah, dumped the cigars. I’m losing weight too, holding less fluid. Was thinking of trying kale next.”
Diablo: (sucking the marrow from his bones) “oh yes. Kale is fantastic for cleansing. Try it next round!”
It’s just a cigar. So what? Can they not make any changes at all to their own character?
It’s just a Rodian shooting first. So what? Can George Lucas not make any changes at all to his character?
Ooh good response. But what if the only change was that Greedo had a cigar in one film and not in the other. Proportionate response?
Needs cigar DLC
It’s like Graves from LoL all over again…
Swap it out for an e-cigar?? that seems to be all the rage with the kids these days.
The reason for this that I read based on pure conjecture was it was removed to allow Heroes of the Storm to receive a lower advisory rating from countries that frown upon smoking characters.
At the end of the day, it’s such a minor change that seems neckbeards love getting up in arms over.