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The value! Wing Commander Mulverick play video with Wyvern tokens. #hearthstone link: https://t.co/bwuzRHP06k https://t.co/IvIXhhN2lb

The value! Wing Commander Mulverick play video with Wyvern tokens. #hearthstone link: https://t.co/bwuzRHP06k https://t.co/IvIXhhN2lb

  • ben_heathstone
    Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
    The value! Wing Commander Mulverick play video with Wyvern tokens. #hearthstone link: https://t.co/bwuzRHP06k https://t.co/IvIXhhN2lb

    • hsdecktech
      Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
      @ben_heathstone I helped write the scripts for a bunch of the reveal videos. Some of them are simple, like pretty much just “play the card, mouse over the options.” This one I had a vision and whoever played and recorded it did it even better than I imagined it!

      • hsdecktech
        Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
        @ben_heathstone Btw, since you've seen the video, here's the script I submitted for it. The person recording absolutely understood the assignment, and the Augmerchant at the end was that added bonus that just put it over the edge for me. Great job, b-roll person! https://t.co/3XuTmEnOMd

        • MadK17
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone The augmerchant ping that summons a 2/2 is *chef's kiss*

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @MadK17 @ben_heathstone MFW when I saw the ping do the proc. https://t.co/umVT6bREtl

        • adam_noodelman
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone How many times did the ectoplasm spawn the guy with divine shield and ruin the video?

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @adam_noodelman @ben_heathstone We'll have to ask b-roll recorder, lol. I mostly just send the script out and then get a video back (sometimes with questions, or issues if something is bugged or doesn't work how I thought).

        • ZerotoHeroes_HS
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone I'd love to have that "cheat the card into your hand" feature, would make testing so much easier for me :)

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @ZerotoHeroes_HS @ben_heathstone Become a dev on the Hearthstone team and you've got it. 😉

        • Coldrun_MN
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone Who actually is the b roll person in this case?

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @Coldrun_MN @ben_heathstone I don't know. My understanding is that there's a team of them, who I don't interact with that often so I don't know who all they are. Also, they don't sign their work or anything.

        • SwaguarTV
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone I'm having trouble figuring out how to do Step 2. Any tips you can share?

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @SwaguarTV @ben_heathstone Step 2 is easy. First, get hired onto the Hearthstone team in some capacity that involves working with dev versions of the client...

        • Gambito_HS
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone Wow, this is some neat insight. I always thought it was like more “here’s the card you’re revealing, and make a short clip about it”. But there’s a script, a super dev client, and directions. Love to see this kind of things, really cool process! 😬

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @Gambito_HS @ben_heathstone We put these together and then send them to the person/org doing the reveal. Then they can do their own stuff with what we give them.

        • cinco5cuatro4
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone Little question, do you use debug/dev mode game versions to test these with ideal conditions, or just use the live interface to start friendly matches with decks drawn to fill the situation? Like, can you control what card is drawn and what card isn't? or is it a scripted match?

          • hsdecktech
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @cinco5cuatro4 @ben_heathstone That would be a question for QA folks, if any feel like chiming in. I suspect they test in either/both, especially if something is being reported a lot on live but can’t be replicated in dev mode.

            • cinco5cuatro4
              Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
              @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone This scene for example, demanded to have all those boars in hand, which isn't impossible but requires to have them drawn before fatigue, so I assume it's scripted, instead of trying over and over until the perfect hand for both players align.

              • hsdecktech
                Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
                @cinco5cuatro4 @ben_heathstone Oh, I got thrown by “test.” These b-roll videos are done using some dev tools, yes. I never record the videos so I don’t know exactly how it works, but they do have access to cheats.

      • ben_heathstone
        Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
        @hsdecktech Excellent! Thanks for the insight. I was thinking as I watched that video, “dang they really nailed the power of this card” so many wyvens! 😎

        • hsdecktech
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @ben_heathstone Yeah, you usually write the scripts to try to show what's cool about the card. Some cards are really straightforward, so showing the cool thing is pretty much just showing the card, but some of them you can set up stuff to really make it pop.

          • Old_GuardianHS
            Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
            @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone I liked the Guardian Augmerchant, nice touch.

            • hsdecktech
              Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
              @Old_GuardianHS @ben_heathstone Me too--that was like when the actor ad libs a line and it becomes iconic. The person recording absolutely nailed it.

      • RTwoCTwo
        Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
        @hsdecktech @ben_heathstone This video screams, "Tell me you hate Deathrattle Demon Hunter without TELLING me you hate Deathrattle Demon Hunter."

        • hsdecktech
          Posted 4 years, 2 months ago (Source)
          @RTwoCTwo @ben_heathstone It was more just me trying to think of the coolest way to summon as many wyverns as possible. Initially, it was just a Glowfly Swarm on the enemy side, but Deathrattle Demon Hunter was just better for this purpose.
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