Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?

Excruciating. Feels like the longest wait ever for one. Wasn’t a big fan of AoO, pretty much why but I have a feeling this new one will be really good. Maybe news tomorrow. Sigh!

There is still a whole month before the expansion comes out so I wouldn't expect to see any news about it for another week or so, based on how late they have been announced lately. It is most likely the upcoming nerfs are announced first.

The new normal since last expansion is to do the reveals 2 weeks before the actual expansion itself. Prior to that, we'd have that announcement to the announcement of the expansion by now.

I wouldn't be too surprised to see it announced maybe next week, with a select 6 cards revealed early. That should give them time to set that supposed final set of nerfs before the end of AoO, which I think should be anytime this week.

So after some minor digging, I found the announcement to the announcement for AoO was on the 13th of March: https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/news/23335603/save-the-date-hearthstone-2020-showcase-coming-march-17

We should expect something similar this time around as well, but with the pandemic, nothing is guaranteed these days.

I'd say we riot if we hear absolutely nothing next week xD

latest announcements of the announcement were quite near the announcement, with short wait to reveal cards

A month-long reveal season would have been ideal, given the period of time we live in, and the staleness of meta in HS (and I doubt the next nerf patch is going to solve it, since current HS includes structural problems).

Yeah, not a fan of this new way of doing reveals. I prefer the slow drip of new content versus being hit with it so quick. Reveal season is the best! You know what I’m talking about- plan a meal around it, crack open a beer and see what Regis has. Repeat the next day for Trump. Want more of these “dinner and a movie” experiences even if its far and few between. 

also screw the final big dumps, space em out!!

I've been a bit distracted the last few days with IRL stuff, so I almost forgot about waiting for the reveal, lol. I'm sure it will drop this week or next week. It only makes sense that they would wait for the Felfire Festive to end and close out the Outland theme before moving on to announcing the new theme. 

Technically this hasn't been a long wait, because the first expansion is usually announced at the end of February but AoO was announced in the middle of March. Everything got shifted forwards half a month.

I kind of prefer this because we get condensed information, instead of that awkward two week period where we know the set but nothing gets announced.

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It only makes sense that they would wait for the Felfire Festive to end and close out the Outland theme before moving on to announcing the new theme. 

This.

Having said that,  I'd argue that this year's summer festival has been a less effective distraction from a stale meta than previous years, as the solo adventure was a bit underwhelming, there has been no arena reset, and the 3 x legendary quests, while welcome, didn't do as much to create the sense of an ongoing festival vibe as previous years' double gold rewards, or last year's buffing of boomsday cards / addition of sn1p sn4p. Also, the nerfs to primarily demon hunter cards haven't really shaken the meta up very much, meaning that essentially the same decks have been tier 1 since the AoE release settled down.

As a general rule, I feel team 5 did a much better job of pacing meta shakeups in Year of the Dragon than they have so far in Phoenix. Last year the teaser for the August expansion caught me off guard, as the RoS expansion still felt fairly fresh at the time, and the boomsday buffs, wild cards returning to standard for a limited time, and Galakrond's Awakening all seemed like interesting and varied ways to shake things up a bit. Hopefully things will improve as the year goes on.

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It only makes sense that they would wait for the Felfire Festive to end and close out the Outland theme before moving on to announcing the new theme. 

This.

Having said that,  I'd argue that this year's summer festival has been a less effective distraction from a stale meta than previous years, as the solo adventure was a bit underwhelming, there has been no arena reset, and the 3 x legendary quests, while welcome, didn't do as much to create the sense of an ongoing festival vibe as previous years' double gold rewards, or last year's buffing of boomsday cards / addition of sn1p sn4p. Also, the nerfs to primarily demon hunter cards haven't really shaken the meta up very much, meaning that essentially the same decks have been tier 1 since the AoE release settled down.

As a general rule, I feel team 5 did a much better job of pacing meta shakeups in Year of the Dragon than they have so far in Phoenix. Last year the teaser for the August expansion caught me off guard, as the RoS expansion still felt fairly fresh at the time, and the boomsday buffs, wild cards returning to standard for a limited time, and Galakrond's Awakening all seemed like interesting and varied ways to shake things up a bit. Hopefully things will improve as the year goes on.

 

I agree. I am very disappointed in how year of the Phoenix has started off compared to year of the Dragon. The meta's never got stale last year, the content was released at good pacing, where you were still excited to play, while new stuff was being announced. I thought they would keep that momentum going into year of the Phoenix.

Instead, we are sitting in basically the same spot we were in at the beginning of the year. Felfire festival was super boring. I forgot it was happening until I would get my new "legendary" quest. (Bring back double gold god damnit! That was a true festival)

Mid expansion event was a complete lackluster bust, did nothing to change the meta. Adventure was meh. Which is fine since it was free, which was a nice change of pace. But AoO really needed something to shake it up midway through, and despite the record number of nerfs, we just never got it. 

I'm trying to give them the benefit of the doubt. Adding a 10th class was never going to be a simple task, and is definitely going to take multiple expansions before it feels right. I have high hopes for expansion #2 to start fixing a lot of issues. This is supposed to be the year of "rebirth" and so far, it feels Blizz has taken steps backwards instead of forwards. 

AoO is battling for the #1 spot on my list of worst expansions/metas, and honestly at this point, I think it has surpassed the MSoG Pirate Warrior meta. Really disappointing and worrisome having the first expansion of the year being the worst expansion in the history of the game.

The new game mode they release this year is currently what I'm looking forward to most. Hopefully I don't end up disappointed once that is revealed. 

The moment of truth quickly approaches... Will we get an announcement in 40 minutes (18:00 UTC), the usual time, or will we have to wait another week (or more!) in excruciating silence and crippling boredom?

Edit: God fucking damnit.

I reallly want the teaser at least to come out this week, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we get another batch of nerfs this week, with the expansion announced next Tuesday

No.

nerf patch at 14 july so 100% announcement until 14 july, they normally patch the game to add the preorder bundle.

I think pissed is a bit much but I'm definitely getting anxious.  Hopefully next week fingers crossed.