I think this is just how they get Battlegrounds and Mercenaries focused players to consider picking up the pass. If you play everything, you can get insane value from it. Otherwise, you get some form of a baseline.
Those pool 1 passives looks ready to piss a good deal of players off when it gets offered to decks that absolutely have none of those spells in the deck. Hopefully team5 coded it to appear according to the number of these spells in the deck.
Anyone know if we'll get a free ticket from heroics this time round?
Nice to know that we'll get Korrak right away with the tavern pass so I dont have to chance it off packs. Would have been interesting if it was a hero card instead, then we'll get the first diamond hero in the game. Wonder how distracting it would be to have that hero animation float around like its resisting an itch.
Fortunately the price remains the same. It is activision-blizz here. In another world, it would have been 5 bucks extra.
This is quite a lot of stuff on the pass. I hope they don't use it as an excuse to up the price because I want the normal rewards and don't care a lot about Battlegrounds stuff and I would feel rather sour if I had to pay extra for stuff I didn't ask for.
Also big sad for no Vanessa hero skin. Would have killed for that one, but Dragon Mage thingy is cool too.
I'm honestly not a fan of this. I personally find coherent boards much more appealing, even if I don't see it all the time. Plus: This way I can (sometimes) enjoy the full board without owning it.
There's no reason to do any balance changes when you have no idea what the expansion will end up doing for the meta. Problems now might not be as problematic in a couple of weeks.
I think it could be way more interesting if boards were "divided" into two halves, so it would show both yours and your opponent's skins (on their respective halves) on every fight, instead of having it show a full board of one or the other.
I'm surprised that it took them that long, and even more surprised that it's not for the Tavern. The current Tavern board looks perfect for modular customization.
Sky Admiral Rogers seems like the reliant Cairne/Diablo Counter we've been waiting for. Just equip his 2. ability and use it on Diablo to completely deny his Fire Stomp (as long as Rogers hasn't been slowed)
Hearthstone's Fractured in Alterac Valley Rewards Track Detailed - Celeste Mage Hero Finally Appears, Largest Pass to Date
It hit reddit hard and other news sites. Being the source of information can be big traffic!
Hearthstone's Fractured in Alterac Valley Rewards Track Detailed - Celeste Mage Hero Finally Appears, Largest Pass to Date
Price is going to be the same!
I think this is just how they get Battlegrounds and Mercenaries focused players to consider picking up the pass. If you play everything, you can get insane value from it. Otherwise, you get some form of a baseline.
Hearthstone's Fractured in Alterac Valley Rewards Track Detailed - Celeste Mage Hero Finally Appears, Largest Pass to Date
What made the Celeste post so popular? It only got two votes leaving it at a 4/5, and it has less comments than any of the Q&A posts.
Hearthstone Duels Gets A Round of Updates in Patch 22.0 With 15 New Passive Treasures & Goblins vs Gnomes Joining the Card Pool
Those pool 1 passives looks ready to piss a good deal of players off when it gets offered to decks that absolutely have none of those spells in the deck. Hopefully team5 coded it to appear according to the number of these spells in the deck.
Anyone know if we'll get a free ticket from heroics this time round?
Hearthstone's Fractured in Alterac Valley Rewards Track Detailed - Celeste Mage Hero Finally Appears, Largest Pass to Date
Lokholar, the Ice Lord for free are great news for me. It is the only legy card I was 100% sure I will craft - and now I don`t have to. Great! :)
Hearthstone's Fractured in Alterac Valley Rewards Track Detailed - Celeste Mage Hero Finally Appears, Largest Pass to Date
Nice to know that we'll get Korrak right away with the tavern pass so I dont have to chance it off packs. Would have been interesting if it was a hero card instead, then we'll get the first diamond hero in the game. Wonder how distracting it would be to have that hero animation float around like its resisting an itch.
Fortunately the price remains the same. It is activision-blizz here. In another world, it would have been 5 bucks extra.
Hearthstone Duels Gets A Round of Updates in Patch 22.0 With 15 New Passive Treasures & Goblins vs Gnomes Joining the Card Pool
Not gonna lie: I feel like some of the "old" tools are so strong and consistent that do not let the new toys be as successful as they may be.
Hearthstone's Fractured in Alterac Valley Rewards Track Detailed - Celeste Mage Hero Finally Appears, Largest Pass to Date
This is quite a lot of stuff on the pass. I hope they don't use it as an excuse to up the price because I want the normal rewards and don't care a lot about Battlegrounds stuff and I would feel rather sour if I had to pay extra for stuff I didn't ask for.
Also big sad for no Vanessa hero skin. Would have killed for that one, but Dragon Mage thingy is cool too.
Hearthstone Duels Gets A Round of Updates in Patch 22.0 With 15 New Passive Treasures & Goblins vs Gnomes Joining the Card Pool
Duels changes are always fun and exciting!
But Mind Tether is still Mind Tether, so I can't be overly pleased
Riot Announces Runeterra's Next Card Expansion - Magic Misadventures Releases on December 8, 2021, New Cards Revealed
So this expansion is going to be Ionia focused? Dread intensifies.
4 New Playable Mercenaries Are Coming to Hearthstone Including Valeera Sanguinar and Vanessa VanCleef
This almost makes me hope for a Vanessa skin on the Tavern Pass (for regular Hearthstone I mean) but I doubt they'll do it so soon after Edwin.
New Bounties Are Coming to Hearthstone Mercenaries, Expanding the Blackrock Zone
That will most likely be part of the first big merc update later into the expansion
New Bounties Are Coming to Hearthstone Mercenaries, Expanding the Blackrock Zone
How about..like...a new zone insteaad of just tagging stuff onto Blackrock?
Hearthstone Patch 22.0 Removes Diablo From Battlegrounds, Introduces Scabbs Cutterbutter Hero
I'm honestly not a fan of this. I personally find coherent boards much more appealing, even if I don't see it all the time. Plus: This way I can (sometimes) enjoy the full board without owning it.
Hearthstone Patch 22.0 Removes Diablo From Battlegrounds, Introduces Scabbs Cutterbutter Hero
We're getting a 135 card expansion in a week :P
There's no reason to do any balance changes when you have no idea what the expansion will end up doing for the meta. Problems now might not be as problematic in a couple of weeks.
Hearthstone Patch 22.0 Removes Diablo From Battlegrounds, Introduces Scabbs Cutterbutter Hero
Agreed. They even have the board almost perfectly mirrored lol.
My guess is this will eventually be a feature, they just need to build the tech for it.
Hearthstone Patch 22.0 Removes Diablo From Battlegrounds, Introduces Scabbs Cutterbutter Hero
I think it could be way more interesting if boards were "divided" into two halves, so it would show both yours and your opponent's skins (on their respective halves) on every fight, instead of having it show a full board of one or the other.
Hearthstone Patch 22.0 Removes Diablo From Battlegrounds, Introduces Scabbs Cutterbutter Hero
Nothing for constructed? That's disappointing.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Gets New Cosmetic Boards Starting With the Arena of Champions Board
I'm surprised that it took them that long, and even more surprised that it's not for the Tavern. The current Tavern board looks perfect for modular customization.
4 New Playable Mercenaries Are Coming to Hearthstone Including Valeera Sanguinar and Vanessa VanCleef
Sky Admiral Rogers seems like the reliant Cairne/Diablo Counter we've been waiting for. Just equip his 2. ability and use it on Diablo to completely deny his Fire Stomp (as long as Rogers hasn't been slowed)
How to Complete the United in Stormwind Rogue, Shaman, and Warlock XP Achievements
They didn't fix it as of the latest patch.
Hearthstone Battlegrounds Gets New Cosmetic Boards Starting With the Arena of Champions Board
Battlegrounds cosmetics should be a mix between achievements and cosmetic shop, makes cosmetics much more interesting.
I also think the cosmetics for Battlegrounds are overpriced, but the accountants of Blizzard probably did their math and this maximizes their profit.
Riot Announces Runeterra's Next Card Expansion - Magic Misadventures Releases on December 8, 2021, New Cards Revealed
HYPE
What is the Alterac Valley Meta going to be?
Depends on the nerfs. Based on tweet from Iksar there is a chance Blizzard will axe the quests (*fingers crossed for that)
https://twitter.com/IksarHS/status/1460459873187950595/photo/1
Fractured in Alterac Valley Community Card Review Round-up Featuring Standard, Wild, Arena, and Duels
Slizzle466 has a five minute wild review up here:
https://youtu.be/8O-I678xwUw
Cousin Sluzzle has a one minute review that should be up soon and is pretty hilarious stuff, as well.