Free-to-play Heroes of the Storm won’t leave you stressing about spending money

Everyone loves getting something for free, and no one knows this better than publishers of free-to-play video games.

Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard Entertainment’s new multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) game, is the latest to adopt this strategy. It offers the majority of its content for free, but how “free” is it, really? Can you play it without ever spending a dime? The answer is yes — if you’re patient and don’t care about cosmetic items.