Look at that horse . That horse is amazing . <| sep |> Jeff Kaplan Says When we were first developing the game , we had no labels on the heroes . As we included new people in our playtesting , they were often confused or overwhelmed by the hero lineup . We ended up adding the roles as a way to help players gravitate toward a playstyle more quickly . We also thought adding roles would help teams communicate better about team composition and strategy . The roles were never intended to be super rigid . They were more added as a way to help guide players who were looking for guidance during hero selection . 9 <| sep |> Don ' t big patches turn off your ironman ? Did you apply the Denmark patch ? <| sep |> Since the next Major is in Spring , I doubt WCA would matter much when it comes to invites . It mattered last year because there was a Major happening a few months after WCA .