We're going to be covering the Hearthstone What's Next Panel with a live recap! This panel requires a virtual ticket to watch so if you don't have one.
The panel is now over.
Panel Recap
We didn't learn too many new things, but we got new cards!
- Liv Breeden, Game Designer is on the stage.
- We started the year off with Rise of Shadows - 5 villains.
- Khadgar lives up to his reputation, losing Dalaran immediately. The first step in the master plan is finished.
- Hadidjah Chamberlain enters the stage! She represents the League of Explorers.
- Descent of Dragons is the epic conclusion to the Year of the Dragon.
- The League of EVIL is resurrecting Galakrond!
- Galakrond is a new hero card, available to the five EVIL classes. Its a different card for each of the classes.
- Galakrond can be upgraded by using the Invoke mechanic. This mechanic's purpose is only to activate Galakrond.
- Devoted Maniac is revealed - A dragon cultists that helps Invoke Galakrond.
- Time Rip revealed - new control option for priest that works with Galakrond.
- Everyone gets Galakrond for free, for all the EVIL classes, when you login on release of the new set.
- Sidequests don't start in your hand, but can be more flexible.
- Explorers are cards that will always Discover a Dragon.
- Abilities on the Explorers are tailored to each of the friendly classes.
- Dragon Breaths push dragon decks in different directions. Every class gets dragons!
- Mike Donais, Lead Game Designer, and Conor Kou, Associate Game Designer, join the stage.
- Battlegrounds has been worked on for the past 6 months.
- More information on Battlegrounds can be found in our dedicated overview.
- Battlegrounds was created because they wanted to make a new game mode and they really enjoyed autochess.
- Conor Kou was already working on an autochess Tavern Brawl which helped with the new mode.
- Visual Emotes are a new feature for Battlegrounds, making it more social.
- You can queue into Battlegrounds with 1 friend. You'll still fight each other though!
- 24 new heroes can be found in Battlegrounds.
- There are 10 Battleground-only minions.
- Mana costs on cards are replaced by "Tavern Tiers" - a star level for each card indicating strength.
- There will be web leaderboards. Top 1000 players will be listed.
Battlegrounds Only Cards
These are cards unique to the Battlegrounds game mode.
New Cards
12 new cards have been revealed. A few cards were spotted in a Blizzard gameplay video, though this is the first time most people saw them so we included them here!
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Comments
Is it finally time for control rogue to rise?
Are we able to craft the dragon hero card as golden?
They'd be silly not to let you, right?
Will there be solo content or not?
There will be. Please see https://outof.cards/hearthstone/432-everything-you-need-to-know-about-descent-of-dragons-blizzcon-reveal
This looks really cool, a new way to play auto chess. Everyones been doing it the same way, this is unique. I was watching Kripparian play it and it looks pretty good. Hope theirs a ranking system and rewards in the future :D
You can find all Battlegrounds heroes - and their hero powers - and cards - and their upgrades - in the official hearthstone website
This is a panel u could watch for free on the Battle.net. I was watching it there. So why u guys put disinformation about that u must have virtual ticket to watch it?
Questions I'd ask:
1. I assume there's no story mode for this expansion, since Auto Chess is being promoted.
2. Madam Lazul's comment in the trailer really mean anything at this point?
There will be a big dragon for the good teamies... So that'd be what lazul said galakrond or the other dragon.
Where are you watching this from
You need Blizzcon virtual ticket for this or be at blizzcon itself...
Blizzcon panels
Is this that virtual ticket thing?
Yes.
Yes. That's why they're posting the live recap. So people who don't have one can see what's happening.
Nope, that was free. I watched this on Battle.net app :D
I don't understand why anyone would even bother with a virtual ticket if you can just watch it for free.
Its part of their promotion, this year, they give you an access - more like a sample or a teaser - to most of the first day of Blizzcon.