23 heroes, plucked from StarCraft, Warcraft, and Diablo, are available in the current version of the beta, and Blizzard has opted for three tiers of pricing--the cheapest heroes cost $3.99/2000 gold, whereas the most expensive heroes go for $9.99/10,000 gold.
Blizzard has mentioned a couple of important caveats: the pricing right now is being experimented with, so they are subject to change between now and the game's eventual release. The other thing is that players in the alpha will have their accounts wiped in the future, losing their purchases and in-game gold. If you spend real money during the alpha, the money will be credited back into your Battle.net account when the servers are wiped.
But, out of curiosity, just how much would it cost to buy all 23 heroes right now? You're looking at $160.78, or 135,000 gold. Best get playing.
League of Legends, meanwhile, currently has 118 champions, with pricing tiers set at 260/585/790/880/975 Riot Points or 450/1350/3150/4800/6300 in-game currency. Riot sells its Riot Points currency in fixed bundles, with the cheapest (650RP) costing $5, so at that rate its champions range from roughly $2.00 to $7.50 when buying with real money. Valve's Dota 2, on the other hand, does not charge for access to characters--it makes its money purely by selling cosmetic items.
The hero pricing tiers for the Heroes of the Storm technical alpha:
Gust Points or GP for short are points that can be acquired from the Internet. These points can then be used in GP Fusion to gain bonuses such as double experience, double Dive Points, and double the money earned.
Square Enix is currently testing a new enhancement system known as Job Points, which are expected to be implemented in either the upcoming mid-March or April Final Fantasy XI version update.
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Adapted from the popular boardgame, Da Vinci's Art of War has you taking over regions in 16th-century Europe.
At every turn, you'll be looking to gain Victory Points so that you can outbid your opponents at auction on Leonardo da Vinci's war machines.
You earn Vi...
