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Blizzard Hints at What Is and Is Not on Hearthstone’s Horizon

by - 6 years ago

In what appears intended to be a recurring series of forum-based, pre-selected Q&As (called “Tavern Talks”), Jesse Hill took a moment to answer a few common community questions over on the official Hearthstone forums.

Unfortunately, he only answered three questions this first time around, so there is not much to summarize, but the quick and dirty of it is: 1) they are not planning to add extra rewards for all 9 golden heroes any time soon, because too few people have even that at this point; 2) they are planning to add more ranks to the bottom of the ladder to further space out new players; and, 3) they do not plan to do reprints or alternative card arts any time soon.

The first and second points serve to remind us how much of a bubble we hardcore players tend to be in, as compared to the average Hearthstone player. The third point indicates that the Hearthstone team is generally happy with the current “evergreen sets” system and not planning to switch to a “core set” model any time soon.

We hope to see more of these Tavern Talks in the future. Check out all the details in the official post, below.

Originally Posted by Jesse Hill (Blue Tracker / Official Post)
Ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of the tavern? Ava and the crew’s antics aside, the Hearthstone development team works hard on a myriad of tasks to bring you the game you know and love so well. More than that, we also make the time to read about the different issues and questions the community brings to light each day.

Welcome to Hearthstone Tavern Talk, where we’ll share with you answers to some of the questions we see in our community!

Are there any additional rewards for players who have achieved a Golden Hero in every class?

Usually when we add new features or rewards we like to make something that can be obtained by 10% or more of our players. Only very few of our players have the 9 Golden Heroes, and we feel that’s already pretty awesome by itself.

Do you have any changes planned for the new player experience? 

We have some small ladder changes that we would like to do at some point, specifically targeted at new players when they first enter the game. The change will add some additional ranks above rank 25 that new players can play through before having to play more invested players. There will only be forward advancement through those ranks, so even if they lose, no one will be able to drop back down.

What are your thoughts on alternate card art or reprints of cards from earlier sets?

Alternate card art is something we have avoided because players almost always use art to recognize a card and instantly know what it does. Good gameplay is very important to us so we have avoided adding multiple pieces of art for a single card.

Reprints are something that we have discussed in the past, but we would want to do so only after careful consideration. We don’t have any specific plans for this in the near future.

See you at the next edition of Hearthstone Tavern Talk!


Nicholas Weiss

Is a lawyer by day and a cardslinger by night. He's decent at both. He's been playing Hearthstone since open beta and writing about it for a few years now.


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