by JR Cook - 8 years ago     show comments

Senior Designer Ben Brode just released a new video today outlining 2 new modes that will be available in Hearthstone, as well as getting 9 new deck slots.

The two new play modes are standard and wild. Standard will include all basic and classic cards plus sets released in the current and previous year. This current format is called the “Year of the Kraken” and will include Blackrock Mountain, The Grand Tournament, League of Explorers and any other new expansions that will be released in 2016. This will be the format moving forward for the Hearthstone World Championships.

This format change is exactly what we just discussed in the last episode of Well Met Podcast as a way of keeping the meta fresh and changing – while also helping out new players to not have to need every single card of every single set to be competitive.

The other play mode is called Wild. It’s basically what you have in Hearthstone today. Any card from any set. In both modes you will be able to rank up to legend, play in casual, or in arena.

Also, for those who have unlocked all 9 heroes in the game, you will be getting 9 additional deck slots to make the total 18 now instead of 9. So double the deck slots for everyone!

These changes are set to release sometime this spring.

What do you think of these new changes? Do you think this is needed to keep Hearthstone fresh for players while also keeping it accessible to new players? Let us know in the comments!