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Hearthstone Group AMA #1 4:00PM - 5:00PM PST Ask us a question about Hearthstone! I'm joined by @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre So drop a follow to all these great people, and we'll answer all the questions we can. https://t.co/cfxZ5OxUZh

Hearthstone Group AMA #1 4:00PM - 5:00PM PST Ask us a question about Hearthstone! I'm joined by @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre So drop a follow to all these great people, and we'll answer all the questions we can. https://t.co/cfxZ5OxUZh

  • themattlondon
    Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
    Hearthstone Group AMA #1 4:00PM - 5:00PM PST Ask us a question about Hearthstone! I'm joined by @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre So drop a follow to all these great people, and we'll answer all the questions we can. https://t.co/cfxZ5OxUZh

    • Iksar
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/1OhyKrj6W1

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @IksarHS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre It takes SIX of us! And we still don't cover the anime!

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @IksarHS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS https://t.co/eEa95t5apo

    • Jkirek_
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre What BGs event has seen the most changes from their first design concept? How drastic did they need to change to be "shippable"?

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Jkirek_ @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS We playtested a version of Buddies where instead of them being guaranteed, they were in the minion pool for everyone in that lobby like a regular minion. So each game would have 8 different minions in the pool. 1/2

        • John McIntyre
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Jkirek_ @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS We used to give 3 quests/rewards during a game with them increasing in quest difficulty and reward flashiness. It was a lot to keep track of. In the end we preferred having 1 quest/reward but the reward designs providing a direction for players instead of generic bonuses. 2/2

        • snglttrs
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @JohnEvMcIntyre @Jkirek_ @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Wait what that sounds so cool though

          • John McIntyre
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @snglttrs @Jkirek_ @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS The issue was, if the designs lean too much into the strategies of their hero, they are a whiff for the other players. If they are good with any hero, why not just add them to the game permanently? There's space between those two extremes but it's tough to design 80 of them.

    • RidiculousHat
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre why is chadd doing an AMA while he has covid

      • hsdecktech
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @RidiculousHat @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Chadd is an unstoppable force. We can’t contain him.

        • Chadd Nervigg
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @hsdecktech @RidiculousHat @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/eqtYbCXN14

    • ramanujoke
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Who made Crabrider ?

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @ramanujoke @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Everything is a team effort, I don't think it is healthy to tally out who made each design... I'm pretty sure that was me? 1-0 @MyntyPhresh, get rekt.

        • MyntyPhresh
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @JohnEvMcIntyre @ramanujoke @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Foiled again

    • Paraducks_GB
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre What set would you say has been your most enjoyable to work on over the last couple of years?

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Paraducks_GB @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Outside of sets I lead, I'm really proud of Scholomance Academy. Dual-class was fun to work on.

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Paraducks_GB @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Sunken City was a lot of fun! Designing Colossals was cool. I of course enjoyed the narrative work of Nathria. I learned a lot through that process and it was really rewarding to see the story come to life.

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Paraducks_GB @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Personally... The next one. /tease 😏

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Paraducks_GB @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre I thought Stormwind was pretty challenging and fun to figure out all the Questline stuff as well as come up with Tradeable designs.

    • LeBruce
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Favourite Paladin legendary in the history of HS from each of you please! 🙏 Also want to send some love to each and all of you for being fantastic humans! https://t.co/nzNH3Is45E

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LeBruce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Two of my favorite decks of all time are Shirvallah + Holy Wrath and Uther DK + Beardo OTK.

      • Mitchell Loewen
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LeBruce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Un'Goro belongs to the Titans! https://t.co/kJot9AI0kN

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LeBruce @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/JVyVwnp3Fe

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LeBruce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/KmblvNMPGh

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LeBruce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Shirvallah!

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LeBruce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/IYGtk6kAO9

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LeBruce @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Not to be that guy, but there's a Paladin legendary in our next expansion that has my favorite text box of all time.

    • pocky_plays
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre For each of you, what was the idea you were most excited about, that got shot down the hardest, either by the rest of the team or the playerbase after release?

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Floppy physics cards

        • pocky_plays
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @JohnEvMcIntyre @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Like... they flop onto the board? Like instead of fake cardboard they were fake slices of cheese or deli meats?

          • John McIntyre
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS I cast Polymorph Boar! https://t.co/Gi2n1OZxj7

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre A mechanic that I prototyped back in Darkmoon Faire (which was ultimately cut because it was just way too complex and required too much custom UI): Various cards in the set gave you Prize Tickets, which appeared in your hand as a spell.

        • Chadd Nervigg
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Gaining more would just add to that one spell, incrementing the number on the spell. "37 Prize Tickets" or whatever. When played, it would pop open a shop of various Darkmoon Prizes, each with its own cost, that you could buy. Each game, the selection of prizes would vary.

          • Chadd Nervigg
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Shop was shared between the players though, so you might buy something just to deny your opponent getting it. Ultimately, crazy complex, so cut it, and many of the cards that granted prize tickets just turned into rewarding a cool thing for them.

            • Chadd Nervigg
              Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
              @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre That idea also ended up contributing to Darkmoon Prizes in Battlegrounds too.

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre warlock curses in sunken city were pretty divisive among the final design team.

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I once pitched a card for a future set which made spells temporarily unplayable for both players. @GallonHS promptly used his "one veto per set" on it. To be fair to Gallon, it was not a good idea!

        • Gambito_HS
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @AlecoGereco @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GallonHS This is very very interesting. I love it! Does every design member of the team (initial or final) have a “veto vote” per set, or there’s a limited amount of people with “veto powers”? 😁 HBDAY! And appreciate if there’s a follow up answer to this one 🤍

          • Aleco Gereco
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @Gambito_HS @pocky_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GallonHS Gallon may or may not have invented this concept in response to just how terrible my idea was.

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @pocky_plays @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I was really excited to increase the difficulty of "Book of" solo content because players complained the adventures were too easy. So I made it hard and then the completion rate plummeted and everyone complained that it was too difficult and I ruined their "relaxation mode."

    • MinderRoots
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre BG: What aspects about Quests had been working better then expected and what has been worse then expected (design wise). Any Big lessons learned yet?

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @MinderRoots @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Would love to hear your thoughts on the strengths and weaknesses first!

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @MinderRoots @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS It turned out how I had hoped with only a few of the drawbacks we had expected. Here's the good, the bad and the takeaways.

        • John McIntyre
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @MinderRoots @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS The Good: Quest/Reward parings creates cool choices. Lots of nobs to tune for balance. Less focus on power leveling/tripling. Lots of cool interactions to discover between quests, rewards, hero powers and minions. More big moments. Different looking boards/play patterns.

          • John McIntyre
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @MinderRoots @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS The Good Cont: Best hero balance we've ever had (still room to improve). The Bad: Tradeoff of big moments is the course of the game can feel decided in that moment. You kind of know if you are aiming for top 4 or first place. Some reward interactions can be swingy/extreme.

            • John McIntyre
              Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
              @MinderRoots @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Something neutral we expected: More attention would be on Rewards than Quests. That's why we designed more Rewards. If I were to start over: Bring the power variance of the outputs of Rewards a little closer to each other with a focus of bringing down the power of the highest.

    • paulsworkintwit
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre what's it like to work on hearthstone

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @paulsworkintwit @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre It's pretty cool. The excitement definitely comes in waves.

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @paulsworkintwit @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Iz good

      • Mitchell Loewen
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @paulsworkintwit @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Pretty great/10

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @paulsworkintwit @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Best job ever!

    • Greexoff_
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Since battlegrounds have their own reward track now, will the tavern pass and pre-order bundles include more items(cosmetics/packs/legendaries) designed for traditional hearthstone? 1/2

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Greexoff_ @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Yes. Since BGs has its own Reward Track, we'll be replacing BGs content on the main Reward Track with more constructed content, starting with next expansion.

    • TheRealNzoth
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre HI RANDOM PERSON OFF THE STREET HERE. DO YOU PLAN ON MAKING SOME MAGICAL GIRL SKINS FOR THE OLD GODS. THANK YOU.

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TheRealNzoth @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I DO NOT KNOW BUT THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT IDEA WE SHOULD PUT PRETTY BOWS ON YOGGS TENTACLES

    • TitoSantanaHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @Celestalon will you ever try to make a card like Zeph again?

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TitoSantanaHS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'd love to. Just gotta find the right design. I love spending extra time/effort on making something really special, if the result is worth it. Not necessarily single cards, but there are some really special things coming up in the future that we've put a ton of effort into. :D

    • lunalovepls
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre On avg how much hearthstone do you play for fun?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @lunalovepls @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Not as much as I used to, but still probably more than I should. 2-4 hours each day on average.

        • Iksar
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @lunalovepls @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I remember when we were comparing our hearthstone numbers cora absolutely demolished everyone else a true gamer

          • Cora
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @IksarHS @lunalovepls @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre It's really a shame I'm still so bad lol.

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @lunalovepls @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre I don't play too much outside of work these days, but occasionally I binge play stupid amounts and push r1 legend.

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @lunalovepls @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I played a lot before joining the team, but a lot less now that I have. I lose tons of games each day to @Chakki_HS while playtesting, which isn't "playing for fun" per say but I still enjoy that aspect of the job quite a bit. I also watch *a lot* of twitch streams.

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @lunalovepls @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Hearthstone during work hours tends to come in waves, just due to dev cycles, and my off-the-clock play tends to be the opposite wave. When new cards come out, all bets are off, though.

    • RTwoCTwo
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre With the current year approaching it's end, do you feel the "quality of life" approach @IksarHS talked about has been a success? Is the team still focused on QoL improvements for the next year, or have there been discussions about new game modes?

      • themattlondon
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @RTwoCTwo @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @IksarHS We're always investing resources into QoL -- @Celestalon can speak to some of the huge improvements made this year on the Features side. For Modes, we're working on exciting new things. New ways to play Hearthstone, the return of solo content, and more. So stay tuned.

        • Chadd Nervigg
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @themattlondon @RTwoCTwo @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @IksarHS Yeah, I recently looked back at the projects that Features has built so far this year, and it's kinda crazy. Upgrade to Golden, No Quest Credit confirmation, Play from Mini Hand, Multi Fav Cardbacks, Overcapped Decks, In-Game Reporting, Multi Fav Hero Skins...

          • Chadd Nervigg
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @themattlondon @RTwoCTwo @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @IksarHS Recently Completed Achievements, Recent Opponents on Friends List, Artist Credit expansion, Deck Codes in chat, and tons more. I'm super proud of our Features team and what they've accomplished! And we're not done, lots more to come, including some BIG things!

    • JaredPullet
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Was this truly the reason you announced miniset yesterday? https://t.co/Lg6NDqoYIU

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @JaredPullet @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Yes. Absolutely. But actually, I did see this before the announce. It made me chuckle. Well done lol.

    • BitBeaker
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Who is the best player on the dev team and why is it @Chakki_HS?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @BitBeaker @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Gallon, Jia, Boar, and Chakki can all battle it out for the #1 spot.

        • John McIntyre
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @BitBeaker @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Best person goes to @Mathamagicia

    • SwaguarTV
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Were there any popular archetypes that you didn't expect, or plan in advance?

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @SwaguarTV @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Usually it's more cards that ended up shipping a bit too good and warp what that class does significantly. But here's some archetypes I think were unexpected: (couldn't think of any from Rastakhan's to Darkmoon)

        • Chakki
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @SwaguarTV @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Turtle Mage - lol. (ok i forgot this one was uldum) Barrens Spell Mage - Mostly surprised at the sheer popularity of this deck (over 40% at peak). Deck of Lunacy went from meme card to most defining card in the game due to rotation.

          • Chakki
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @SwaguarTV @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Quest Mage - Again, a lot more popular than I expected. We had some concerns aggro matchups would keep it down, but turns out Blue card good. Garrote Rogue - Did not expect solely dealing damage via Garrote to be a viable deck.

            • Chakki
              Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
              @SwaguarTV @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Quest Priest - This one was about as bad as expected on release but actually grew into a pretty reasonable deck. Definitely had to convince some people this was weak to ship a card that reads "Destroy the enemy hero."

              • Chakki
                Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                @SwaguarTV @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Boar Priest - More card draw + rotation making the field a bit softer made it a real deck. Nathria Control Shaman - an absolute pile of cards that just worked really well together. Probably my favorite recent deck and I didn't come anywhere close to this in playtesting.

      • SwaguarTV
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre On the flip side, were there any that you expected to take off, but didn't pan out?

        • Chakki
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @SwaguarTV @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Not too much on this side, especially recently we just buff pieces if we miss on power level. But we're usually pretty aware when something won't land after all the set is done, and try to make it better in future sets.

          • Chakki
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @SwaguarTV @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Only one I can really think of is: Rastakhan Shirvallah Paladin - I think this deck was way better than the amount of play it got. Surprised it didn't have a bunch of pro players saying the data was wrong and it was actually OP.

    • Jkor92
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Will HS team incentivize completion of achievements for expansion before the next release. Something minor like a cool card back or coin would be fun. I always do 100% achievements each expansion because it's fun, but just curious if that's something we could see l8r. TYIA!

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Jkor92 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Sounds cool! That's not an easy feat to accomplish. @Celestalon might be able to be persuaded.

        • Chadd Nervigg
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @Jkor92 @themattlondon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre There's a bit of incentive for this already: There's XP reward on them until the expansion ends. We could consider a bit more, if we had a good reward that we were looking for somewhere to put though.

    • lyynnnHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Social event of the century Ok which card had you most certain would fail(in terms of effect or flavour)

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @lyynnnHS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Most recent is probably Insatiable Devourer. We actually swapped Insatiable Devourer's effect over to Sire Denathrius pretty late in development, and then made this new Devourer design in the 11th hour. Thought it would probably be too expensive to work, so pleasantly surprised!

        • MarcusHci
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @lyynnnHS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'm sorry, you're telling me you used to be able to run 2 of Denathrius?

          • Chakki
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @MarcusHci @Songbird_HS @lyynnnHS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre it didn't have lifesteal and the damage started at 1, but yep!

        • lyynnnHS
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Two denathrius, at 9 mana? Oh no..

          • Cora
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @lyynnnHS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Yeah that would have been not good.

    • ArchVillainRaf
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre So.. I think that I was a good ethereal....so maybe? any plans for a certain ethereal to be made into a skin? Pretty please? . I swear to not steal a whole magical city..again..

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @ArchVillainRaf @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Stealing a magical city is kind of a one strike and you're out situation... Would love to do a Rafaam skin. I'll plead your case.

    • hs_triple
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Thoughts on beans in food?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'm going to circle back to this in a few days when the Shaman mini-set cards have been revealed. I have a story.

        • MyntyPhresh
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre CORA

          • Cora
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @MyntyPhresh @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Ok fine! WE have a story.

            • MyntyPhresh
              Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
              @Songbird_HS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I gotta get the whole gang here to hype this up @GallonHS @GonnzoHS @SirSlimHS @banjo_games

              • GallonHS
                Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                @MyntyPhresh @Songbird_HS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GonnzoHS @SirSlimHS @banjo_games BEANS?!?!

                • HS_Alec
                  Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                  @GallonHS @MyntyPhresh @Songbird_HS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GonnzoHS @SirSlimHS @banjo_games On toast

                • kilmarnok1285
                  Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                  @GallonHS @MyntyPhresh @Songbird_HS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GonnzoHS @SirSlimHS @banjo_games I hear some people on the team are anti bean

                  • MyntyPhresh
                    Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                    @kilmarnok1285 @GallonHS @Songbird_HS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GonnzoHS @SirSlimHS @banjo_games Beans bad

                    • Cora
                      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                      @MyntyPhresh @kilmarnok1285 @GallonHS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GonnzoHS @SirSlimHS @banjo_games Agreed

                    • GallonHS
                      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                      @MyntyPhresh @kilmarnok1285 @Songbird_HS @hs_triple @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @GonnzoHS @SirSlimHS @banjo_games SO wrong

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @hs_triple @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre There are a wide variety of awesome, delicious beans (lentils are OP)

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @hs_triple @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/RMKHWpv0FP

    • LightbringerHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Have you guys considered making a Bastion Expansion?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LightbringerHS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We have! We considered all 4 covenants before we ultimately decided to pursue Revendreth first. We may decide to visit others in the future, but no plans right now. Ardenweald would be quite cool as well I think.

    • Corpssavy66
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are Death Knights coming next expansion? Please don’t respond to this question if the answer is YES I know you’re under NDA thanks! 😊

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Corpssavy66 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/mZLrLbxO0V

    • FroggyHSxD
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre How excited should we be for the next set?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @FroggyHSxD @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/qIxc5qrHQY

        • Chadd Nervigg
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @FroggyHSxD @themattlondon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/1TxwM0sjMV

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @FroggyHSxD @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/bOlEqrZ0PD

    • RidiculousHat
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre hey chakki did you nerf strongman

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @RidiculousHat @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre not yet...

    • LiquidOxHs
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Why is Sylvanas infuse 7? is 6 broken and 8 too weak or is there a specific flavour reason for 7? just seems kinda random. I also always wonder how you balance other stuff like this e.g puzzlebox casting 10 spells over 11 or 9 or convoke the spirits casting 8.

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @LiquidOxHs @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We started her at 10, but that was definitely too high. Kept lowering until we found a sweet spot. 6 probably isn't broken, but maybe 5 is? Hard to say for sure. Convoke was too strong at 10 because the spell pool is curated, but 10 is a nice round number for Puzzlebox.

        • Chakki
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @LiquidOxHs @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre we basically just playtest a bunch of different numbers and people keep going "this feels a bit too good" or "this feels bad" and then eventually it passes the vibe check.

    • koljan016
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre will this miniset help paladin and warrior to comeback into the meta?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @koljan016 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Paladin has 2 cards that are pretty fun, and Warrior has 1 that's a bit spicy. Paladin and Warrior have some deficits that we're working on fixing. I don't want to see them at the bottom of the tier list for much longer. Garrosh and Uther deserve better.

        • Mitchell Loewen
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @koljan016 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre #JusticeForJustice

    • PizzaCardRips
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre What are the plans to keep BGs more balanced, overall? Would we ever see high or low outliers removed from the pool to push everyone to the middle? Are there other ways to keep balance or make the pass purchase feel worthwhile?

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @PizzaCardRips @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS Right now we are operating under the philosophy of redesign over removal, such as Elise and Pyramad.

    • DatMageDoe
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Thoughts on the Bolf/Mal'ganis and Jailer interaction?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @DatMageDoe @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Seems awfully silly, and a little bit spooky. We'll be very aware of it and respond accordingly if necessary. But like, maybe we embrace our new Bolf overlord? /s

    • qwerty111111223
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'm in data science and love Hearthstone. I recently did some text analysis on Hearthstone for Reddit and I was wondering if anyone on the team does anything similar to see what the cards you print look like from a bird's-eye view? https://t.co/4ngnsyHBsp

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @qwerty111111223 @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS One thing we do internally is user testing to rate clarity and then compare that set over set. We also have a bunch of dashboards for all sorts of data. This was really cool to look at btw.

    • zzackkennedyy
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are collossals exclusive to sunken city? I know there weren't any in Castle Nathria but I thought it was a really cool flexible concept that could be used in diff situations

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @zzackkennedyy @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We've discussed this a bit. Colossals are very high impact cards, but they're also fairly well-liked and a lot of fun to design. We're open to making more if they fit a specific theme, but nothing in the works at the moment.

      • John McIntyre
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @zzackkennedyy @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS https://t.co/f3gB4kDO1V

        • AlecoGereco
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @JohnEvMcIntyre @zzackkennedyy @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS https://t.co/qpXo3Wt020

          • Cora
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre @zzackkennedyy @themattlondon @Celestalon @Chakki_HS https://t.co/cEe184kiI4

            • themattlondon
              Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
              @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre @zzackkennedyy @Celestalon @Chakki_HS https://t.co/3IxNDzb375

              • Chadd Nervigg
                Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre @zzackkennedyy @Chakki_HS https://t.co/kg0RJmlPaK

    • Gab__HS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre How is the process behind the creation of a new keyword/mechanic?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Gab__HS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre It varies from set to set. We budget about a 6 week period for mechanic exploration, and in that time we throw just about everything at the wall to see what sticks. Lots of playtesting and iteration with a group of about 6 people.

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Gab__HS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre In some sets we find fun stuff really quickly, and in others it takes a little longer. Things like Galakrond and Locations weren't finalized until months into the design process. Colossals were locked in much sooner.

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Gab__HS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Lots of iteration! Our first ideas rarely stick. We get stuff in, test it with the team, then decide if the idea is worth refining or if we should move on from it. We often come back to old ideas that felt close as well.

    • carryberto
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Cool to see this, hopefully we see more (Maybe regularly??) I'm hungry for mystery. Has there been any recent case of "Unicorn priest" where there's a deck that looks very strong on playtests but hasn't been discovered publicly yet? If so, any hints to find it?

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @carryberto @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre players basically find everything, and if they don't, we probably didn't either.

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @carryberto @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Definitely Bean Shaman

    • IDew802
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre How do you feel about the power level of the infuse cards and particularly neutral infuse cards outside of Denathrius and the 9-mana minion? The 5-mana infuse 5 to deal 5 and the 7-mana infuse 3 to gain their stats seem significantly lower power level than others

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @IDew802 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'm generally pretty pleased with where Infuse landed, with a couple exceptions. Sinfueled Golem is quite weak, but we sort of knew that before it was released. Cards like Priest of the Deceased and Stoneborn Accuser are simple foundational Infuse pieces, but don't see much play.

        • Chakki
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Songbird_HS @IDew802 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre +1 to this and Priest/Stoneborn Accuser at least slap in arena!

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @IDew802 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I think overall Infuse is actually more consistent than I thought it would be, and the play rate is pretty good even when you take Denathrius out of the equation. Cards like Famished Fool and Insatiable Devourer seeing play is great. I didn't really expect Devourer to be good!

    • imik_plays
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are you going to add more Diamond cards and expansion coins for older sets (that don't have any) in a near future? I've been waiting for my Diamond Nzoth and Yogg/Cthun coin for a while.🥺

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @imik_plays @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Yes! Several more Wild Diamonds are coming. Still several months away, but coming!

    • Seba_SN
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Favourite Muppet of each of you?

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Seba_SN @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/Gzf9Es4goE

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Seba_SN @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/n02MvFXPvf

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Seba_SN @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/GyqCrgJVFx

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Seba_SN @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/T0K47Fba8a

    • PaxLillin
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Huge Hearthstone (and Mark Rosewater) fan, so to crib an idea from him: Do you have any memorable cards that didnt make it through final design that embody the idea that complexity/‘interesting’ design doesn’t always equal a fun design?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @PaxLillin @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre The original design for Murloc Holmes for sure. It was essentially a game of Guess Who that assigned a different suspect as the killer in each game, and then had you jump through hoops to find them. It was massively complicated, but very fun on paper! Not so much in actuality. :(

    • J_Alexander_HS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @AlecoGereco @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Was there any conscious effort to lower power level with this rotation?

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @J_Alexander_HS @themattlondon @AlecoGereco @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @JohnEvMcIntyre Not to the degree of "let's print weaker cards", but there was some effort to not support powerful strategies from last year (questlines come to mind).

    • Negilahn
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre about cosmetics : will you want to add more ? like card frame ? Hero Power frame ? Hero Frame ? 🙂 about features : Detailed stats like BG ? Copy an adverse deck to try it after a match ?

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Negilahn @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre These are all things we've talked about, and we think there are some cool ideas here!

    • Kyleliu78545008
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I dont know if yall have ever answered this before but how do yall make the music for legendaries? And voicelines too for all the cards

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Kyleliu78545008 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We have an awesome sound department that makes our musical stingers for legendary cards, and we write the VO. We'll usually spend a week or so writing VO for all the characters in a set, and then there will be a solid month when all of the recording happens.

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Kyleliu78545008 @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre One of the most fun parts of the job is getting to sit in on these VO sessions to provide character context or clarity for the Directors and Actors. I've gotten to work with some very cool people.

    • TomCarterHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Favorite ice cream flavor?

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TomCarterHS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Chocolate Peanut Butter

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TomCarterHS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Pistachio

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TomCarterHS @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Cookie Dough

    • WardrumHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Do balance patches before mini-sets ever affect any final tweaking on those mini-sets?

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @WardrumHS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre Not too much. We generally finalize miniset balance shortly after expansion launch. We have some room to make final adjustments if a later balance patch would cause something to be way off.

    • TheInfinitePez
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'm absolutely fascinated (and overjoyed) with the choice of Revendreth and a more "wow" centric feel to the theme of this expansion. As an avid hunter player, I was SO hyped to see wild spirits actually get its own card, same with rogue's flagellation. (1/2)

      • TheInfinitePez
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I guess the main question that I have is how do you teeter the line between something thats more centered around things in "wow," compared to something easier to access, but centered in the warcraft universe (i.e. ungoro).

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @TheInfinitePez @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We definitely like to ride the line between realism and absurdism a bit. Nathria is quite a bit more absurd than the Year of the Gryphon, for instance. Each set we have to find that balance and just depending on the theme or the story we want to tell, it will vary.

          • Cora
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @TheInfinitePez @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre But I think even if you're doing ridiculous things like killing an unkillable Eternal One or sending a Murloc detective to the afterlife, it's really nice to have those faithful touches still. The Covenant spells being accurate for the classes of the suspects is a nice touch imo.

    • Trimutius
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre So have you guys ever thought about collectible neutral spell? Like a neutral quest or something?

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Trimutius @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre yeah, i'm sure it'll happen one day. neutral quests are tricky because we'd have to find a way to make it feel like a different deck across all the classes.

    • Gambito_HS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre This is for purple! As the features lead, can you tells us in broad strokes what your next priorities are when it comes to features for the game? How’s the collection manager improvements going? that one has been mentioned before. (Hoping for a speedy recovery! 🙏🏻 much love)

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Gambito_HS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Thanks. Covid sucks, but I'm getting through it. Appreciate all the love. Features priorities... A lot of what we've worked on so far this year has been a bunch of small and medium sized projects. The next few things for us are... much bigger.

        • Chadd Nervigg
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Gambito_HS @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre So, our immediate priorities: 1) Get these several big things out the door. 2) Catch our breath and add some more polish to all the things we've done recently, react to feedback, etc. 3) Start figuring out next big projects.

    • HS_Copa
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Any plans to make boar shaman a thing in the future??

      • Chakki
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @HS_Copa @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre i can imagine there being at least one animal related shaman archetype in future sets.

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Chakki_HS @HS_Copa @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre We already have parrots and fish. Isn't that enough?

        • Iksar
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Chakki_HS @HS_Copa @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre frog i want froggy shaman

    • KaysaCat
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Which minion or hero do you feel you are the most relatable to in terms of personality?

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @KaysaCat @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Zephrys, because I try my best to grant wishes, and sometimes I even get it right!

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @KaysaCat @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I hate to say it but probably Guff. I love nature! I go hiking almost every weekend and animals are the best.

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @KaysaCat @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Xyrella

    • adam_noodelman
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Is it too late to squeeze Uther of the Ebon Blade into next year's core set? I think he and the jailer would get along well

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @adam_noodelman @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre No, but...

    • Vaapad1_HS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are there any relics in the miniset? Maybe a 2 mana powerhouse? 👀

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Vaapad1_HS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre No Relics in the mini-set, but I will say I'm really happy with where Relics landed and I'd be open to doing them again in the future. Mechanics like Jades and Relics are really easy to overdo, but when they're done carefully I think the gameplay is fun.

    • 0352Suchti
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are these AMA's going to become a regular thing? Regular and open communication is probably what I'm going to miss the most about Iksar.

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @0352Suchti @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We don't have a schedule yet, but the plan is to make these a regular occurrence. With our 6+ brains combined we can hopefully answer as many questions as 1 Dean!

    • FCBoogax
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are there plans or can we get a ▶️ collapse option for ‘recent opponents’ and ‘recent chats’? That list gets pretty long and I mostly only care about my friends list which is forced below this ‘recents’ list. Ty 👍 #Hearthstone

      • Chadd Nervigg
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @FCBoogax @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Yeah, we have some additional polish to the Friends List that we've made some UI mockups for, but haven't gotten a chance to implement yet. It's on our list!

    • notbigbando
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre So there is the harvester of envy card and the stronewright says "I am the harvester of wrath" when played. So my question is, were there originally harvesters of "insert of deadly sins here" legendary minions?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @notbigbando @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Good catch! Revendreth has a court of Harvesters that all act as the Harvester of a specific sin. The Stonewright is designated as the Harvester of Wrath. The Harvester of Envy is actually named The Tithelord, which is why his attack VO is "Pay your tithe!"

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @notbigbando @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre The Countess is also the Harvester of Desire!

    • TreeckoRalts
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre What was the thought process behind the Secret Rogue cards in Nathria? Since the game gave me Halkias I've been experimenting but it feels like optimal usage of each of the Secret synergy cards goes in completely separate decks.

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TreeckoRalts @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Honestly, this Secret Rogue iteration is a bit of a miss. If I could go back in time and change something about Nathria, I probably wouldn't do Secret Mage/Rogue even though Secrets are a thematic fit for the set.

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @TreeckoRalts @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre It's especially difficult to design Rogue Secrets in a format where there aren't any, because you pretty much need to make all 3 auto includes which limits how unique they can be. They all need to be foundational pieces like Dirty Tricks, but we can't keep making Dirty Tricks.

          • RafaamArch
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @Songbird_HS @TreeckoRalts @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Couldn't you have just put the secrets from Ashes or Kobolds into core so you didn't have to make 3 rogue secrets for Nathria?

            • Cora
              Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
              @RafaamArch @TreeckoRalts @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Yes, but we didn't know Nathria would be the 2nd set of the year when we made core. At the time we didn't anticipate doing a Secret archetype, and we probably just should have followed through on that.

    • GattiBonati
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Is there any discussion to rework past expansions to improve old cards to be able to compete in todays wild hearthstone? I believe nostalgia regarding specific cards cant outweigh an overall increase of the game’s quality. Also it can be worked around. 💪🏻🔥

      • themattlondon
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @GattiBonati @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Discussion, yes. But it's not as simple as making every card in The Grand Tournament cost (2) less.

        • Chakki
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @themattlondon @GattiBonati @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @JohnEvMcIntyre great, guess i have to go re-do the next balance patch... https://t.co/u87kdazwaA

    • JNytemarePierce
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Any plans to update the mass disenchant? As someone who gets rid of the non-golden cards but make sure I keep two of that card in some version whether that be 2x golden, 1 normal,1 golden. Any plans to add the option to say keep golden and disenchant all non golden dupes?

      • JNytemarePierce
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Like if I own five copies of a card in normal and three copies of it in Golden. When I click mass disenchant it will disenchant the five normal and the one golden leaving me only two golden. This feature would be nice QOL change

        • Chadd Nervigg
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @JNytemarePierce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre This (and numerous other upgrades to Collection Manager) are still something we've love to do. They're just a really big chunk to bite off.

          • GamingPatzer
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @Celestalon @JNytemarePierce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre God no please don’t do that. I dislike golden cards with a passion.

            • Chadd Nervigg
              Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
              @GamingPatzer @JNytemarePierce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Err... I'm not sure what the confusion here is, but this would have no downside for you.

              • GamingPatzer
                Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                @Celestalon @JNytemarePierce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre If I dust duplicates and it keeps the golden cards only (while dusting the regular) that’s a downside. I’d rather dust the goldens.

                • Chadd Nervigg
                  Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
                  @GamingPatzer @JNytemarePierce @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre You could still just choose not do that. No control would be taken away.

    • Sieckmeyer
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre What’s going on with the miniset lore? Going from Denathrius’ faked murder to Sylvanas’ trial with not a lot of transitional information of how we got from A to B is a bit confusing. Where’d Murloc Holmes go? What did he deduce?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Sieckmeyer @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre This is something I was pretty concerned about actually. It's really hard to tell stories in a card game, and if people aren't super active on social media they won't see the story beats that the PlayHearthstone channel are posting to try to bridge the story gap. It's jarring.

        • Cora
          Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
          @Sieckmeyer @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre The mini-set isn't a direct continuation of the Nathria story in this case. Denathrius was revealed to have faked his own death, and now we're detouring to Torghast. You'll see some of the suspects in the art pieces, but there isn't a super clean wrap up here which makes me sad.

          • Cora
            Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
            @Sieckmeyer @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre An adventure would have tied a really nice bow on the Nathria story, but we just didn't have the time or people to make it happen. Good learning for next time. Maybe don't make a super narrative heavy set that we can't satisfyingly conclude.

    • TitoSantanaHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre @Songbird_HS what card didn't make the mini set or the main set you really wanted to see in there?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TitoSantanaHS @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I wanted Dead Blanchy to be the Mage Legendary, but I was vetoed and she ended up being the Sinrunner. I just think Blanchy has the most ridiculous story. I want to know what evil deeds landed her in Revendreth!!!

    • contigwrites
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We've been seeing more "for the rest of the game" effects recently, is that part of a design shift or just a coincidence?

      • Cora
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @contigwrites @themattlondon @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'd say it's a bit of a coincidence. I am personally starting to become a bit uncomfortable with the amount of "rest of the game" stuff we currently have in standard, so I'd probably let it breathe. I don't want it to be a crutch we use to make things impactful.

    • Impact_onfire
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Was the change of the balance cadences represented positive change or do you find more people find it annoying that the game is constantly being tweaked (harder to pick up and play)

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Impact_onfire @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre The increased frequency of patches isn't without cost - certainly some people are reporting that they feel like it is harder to keep up with the meta. On the whole though we feel like the benefits of more frequent patches have been outweighing the downsides so far.

    • JockyRhonson
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Gotta ask the obvious: Any plans for a Death Knight class soon or are we at the hush-hush don't tell stage?

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @JockyRhonson @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre If you're looking for Death Knights... Wrath of the Lich King Classic comes out on Monday!

    • gtluizmoratelli
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I really love all attempts at balancing using buffs, thanks for always trying so hard! 🥰

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @gtluizmoratelli @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/XdbwTq1opC

    • Wiibomb
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre any plans to try to implement discoverability in the game? for example sometimes I have a hard time entering constructed because I have no idea what to play until I go to HSReplay. I also love duels, but I barely touch it because, again, I have no idea what to play.

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Wiibomb @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I would love to add more discoverability into the client, especially as it pertains to discovering existing decks. What the would look like is still a big TBD, but this is something we've talked about and an area we know we can improve on.

    • nirmayn2454
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Which mode do you play the most?

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @nirmayn2454 @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Standard and BGs

    • nirmayn2454
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre would you consider playtesting with current top players?

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @nirmayn2454 @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I would love to increase the amount of communication we do with top players. That said, doing full playtests with them would be super complicated to organize (from a tech and legal perspective) and aren't likely to happen any time soon.

    • obviouslee24
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Any plans or ideas to make a more social hearthstone mode? Maybe something more co-op focused? Hearthstone has a very strong community but it doesn’t feel like it has a great mode for meeting and making new friends.

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @obviouslee24 @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I am VERY passionate about bringing more social modes to card games - as are many others on the team. I think about this a lot. It's something we'd love to do once we feel like we have a clear vision which we're excited about.

    • BionicDoor
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre How satisfied is the team with the overall power level of the game. I remember at one point there was discussion of a mass nerf to bring the power level down, is that something you are still considering?

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @BionicDoor @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I actually re-invigorated this discussion right after joining the team! We had a few meetings about it. We decided to wait and see how the power level landed after the Sunken City rotation, and decided against doing something like this because we were happy with the power level.

    • EnderPl97808651
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre How are all of you guys doing today? Not exactly about HS but still is nice to ask!

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @EnderPl97808651 @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'm doing fantastic, thanks for asking! It's my 31st bday today and I'm going out to a fancy🍕restaurant soon.

    • Corpssavy66
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Years ago there were the events we got like Terror in the Tombs where Nzoth and rag came back from Wild and the fire fest-EVIL. There hasn’t been anything like those things since. Is the the team planning on more events between sets and mini set reveals that shake things up?

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Corpssavy66 @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/7qykKJ2gSj

    • Doc_Delight
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Hey, I have a Wild question! So before the Lightning Bloom nerf, Big Shaman was able to summon Neptulon on Turn 1 when going second. But the earliest Big Priest can do it is Turn 2 :( Thoughts on buffing Shadow Essence to 5 mana so Big Priest players can experience true joy? 🥹

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Doc_Delight @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre https://t.co/1bDCx3XNGs

    • RandyTreibel
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Will we ever have the ability to ban playing against one class?

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @RandyTreibel @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We've had discussions before related to trying new things with the ladder, bans among them. Something like this might be possible in a future temporary event, but it is low probability to be a mainline feature any time soon.

    • HolyKnight077
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I hope all of you are doing well… I have a question… for the 10th anniversary of HS, can you guys make the og heroes Legendary cards for the Core Set with their current state in WoW. For instance: Ascended Uther, Chained Garrosh, King Anduin, Admiral Jaina, etc.

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @HolyKnight077 @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre this is a fun idea!

    • RidiculousHat
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre did everyone wish aleco a happy birthday

      • Aleco Gereco
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @RidiculousHat @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I forgot to

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @RidiculousHat @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Most of us did. I think I said something snarky instead, so, happy birthday, @AlecoGereco !

    • Matt London
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Okay let's start answering these questions! And remember to check out Lobby Legends, live now! https://t.co/VfPUsMPW45

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        That's a wrap. Thanks for asking and reading. Please follow this group for more dev insights Check out @PlayHearthstone for the latest Mini-Set Spoilers Watch the latest report on today's court proceedings: https://t.co/i1KDwTuVGh Lobby Legends is live: https://t.co/VfPUsMPW45

    • GattiBonati
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Why does the team often release underpowered cards in modern expansions without buffing them later on?There are always 10-20 unplayable cards in each expansion for both standard and wild which could be instead really cool if buffed..🥸✌️

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @GattiBonati @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre No matter how powerful a set is, there are 10-20 cards that are always the weakest. If you buff those cards, it just makes other cards the weakest ones. When does it stop?

    • TitoSantanaHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre are there any decks you thought somebody would have figured out by now, but it never happened?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TitoSantanaHS @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Unicorn Priest, right?

    • qwerty111111223
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre More to Matt than anyone I think, but can we have some Tavern Brawls make their way into the Modes menu? Brawl Blocks and Co-ops are what I'm thinking of. Thanks!

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @qwerty111111223 @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Buttons on any menu have a HUGE COST. It's incredible. But it would be wonderful to give Tavern Brawl players some options. There are risks, of course. We haven't settled on something we love just yet.

    • kolstIRL
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre What kind of UI improvements are you thinking about or planning for Arena?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @kolstIRL @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We are still in the "wouldn't it be cool if" stage. So I don't want to say and create too much hype.

    • nirmayn2454
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Would Hearthstone ever have an expansion with a collaboration? For example, cards with characters from Overwatch or even something like Dragon Ball or Marvel?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @nirmayn2454 @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We've talked about it. I have a sweet Tracer hero card design.

    • imik_plays
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are you going to make these AMAs a weekly thing or is this going to be more feeling-like at random times? And are you going to switch/add more devs to this AMA answering group in the future as well?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @imik_plays @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Too soon to tell. But if the community wants it, we want to be here. Communication like this is super important. Hearthstone has a deep bullpen of passionate developers. The future is looking very sweet.

    • TitoSantanaHS
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre would you ever consider adding some female Silver hands that popped up 50% of the time when you summoned one?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @TitoSantanaHS @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We saw this question and all started talking about it. There are some issues with card identifiability, but for something like this maybe we could make it work. Will investigate.

    • Quinterro_
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Are there any news you can share about Classic's mode future?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Quinterro_ @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'll parrot what Dean said in a previous AMA. Classic has been great for the game. It was awesome to see old school pros come back and take it for a spin. Since then, the mode has dipped in popularity. We're weighing our options re next steps for Classic.

    • Yaboipuns
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Will we ever seen an update to the old dungeon runs? (K&C, rise of shadows and uldum) They're some of my favorite pass times while I'm at work, would really like to see new treasures and card pools.

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Yaboipuns @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Brad and I have talked about this! Just gotta find time and resources. (It's not coming anytime soon, though.)

    • GattiBonati
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Please buff old wild cards. More cards = better play experience for wild players —> more people turn to play wild —> more spending on old content alongside current content. Overall better game.🛐❕

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @GattiBonati @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I wonder if people would like that. Personally I think it's a wonderful idea. It would be great to give players an easier way to play competitively in Wild.

    • Quinterro_
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre What do you think about changing Arena/HC Duels rewards? E.g. Getting rid of those 5 gold, letting us choose which pack to open instead of the newest expansion (imo would be very good change to returning players). Are there any plans about it?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Quinterro_ @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre No plans to change up rewards right now!

    • GattiBonati
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Is there any discussion to make the brawliseum a permanent mode such as arena? I think people would love it.

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @GattiBonati @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We've really loved seeing the excitement around more frequent Brawliseums. We're still trying to perfect the model as a limited-time event. (I'd love to see unique cosmetic rewards.) So a permanent mode isn't under discussion just yet.

    • MrAceofKings
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Nathria’s been awesome, and the mini-set’s looking exiting! When recording voice lines for new heroes, is a “Sorry” still recorded in case of Noggenfogger?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @MrAceofKings @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We do still record "Sorry" emotes. Also "Pirate Day" emotes. https://t.co/A8fP0Q6kh6

    • GattiBonati
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Any talks of reworking/buffing old cards from wild expansions? Players would certainly love and commit monetarily for a larger pool of viable cards.🔮🔮🔬

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @GattiBonati @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre I'll answer this question in the form of haiku: A slippery slope Reworking/buffing old cards But...but...but...but...but...

    • Savjz
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Castle Nathria set was heavily inspired by WoW. How do y’all feel about using characters and themes from WoW in comparison to Hearthstone originals? How are the chances we get more of these ”cross-promotion” sets in the future? (I played shadowlands, I thought it was great)

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Savjz @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We like to do both. Every set draws inspiration from the world of Warcraft, but we saw Nathria as a great opportunity to jump on what was current. We'd love to do it again. But as you can imagine, we have a long list of sets we want to make.

    • gtluizmoratelli
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Wouldn't it be possible to have a free arena with no rewards? Even though I know some people would restart until they had "perfect decks" I would love a place to practice in-game drafting.

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @gtluizmoratelli @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We've talked about things like this. Maybe an auto-battler where you draft and then your deck gets ranked. Re-rolls are an issue -- bigger than with Duels. So a mode like this isn't a guaranteed it, nor is it as easy to implement as snapping your fingers. We're still thinking.

    • Saor17614198
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre This is so very awesome to see, but I fear it might not get the attention it rightfully deserves during the busy card/mini-set reveal period potentially overshadowing the Q&A. A week from now might've been a bit more peaceful and ideal, but I suppose we'll take what we can get!

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @Saor17614198 @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Thanks! We wanted the community to know that there is an open line of communication here. So we wanted to do this ASAP. I don't see why it should be a one-time thing. From my perspective, connecting with players like this helps us make a better game.

    • ArticPyre
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Do any of Hearthstone’s original characters, like Aranna or Hooktusk, have unusual skills and/or abilities you wouldn’t know by looking at them?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @ArticPyre @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Kurtrus loves to decorate! Xyrella plays Overwatch. Dr. Boom used to have a hobby, but he forgot.

    • CroqueHs
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre How likely are significant systemic changes to how duels works in the future? Like for example the Addition of Bob, or a different way to draft cards between games or build decks before runs?

      • Matt London
        Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
        @CroqueHs @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre We have things we know we’d like to do. We also have things we want to try but aren’t sure we want to ship. It’s all about balancing that work against the other modes and special projects we have in the works.

    • MyntyPhresh
      Posted 3 years, 3 months ago (Source)
      @themattlondon @Songbird_HS @Celestalon @AlecoGereco @Chakki_HS @JohnEvMcIntyre Whats Chakkis favorite episode from the hit fictional TV show "Hearthstone"
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