The team wanted to create a large number of fights that forced players to build a special deck for Heroic mode. Fights such as and accomplished this goal by creating interesting encounter mechanics and hero powers.

Normal modes were tuned slightly easier than Naxxramas since some casual players had a lot of difficulty defeating them.

Ben Brode mentions that the team is trying to make the adventures replayed more often and achievements are one possibility to make that happen.

Specific Encounter Ideas

The Mage Class Challenge deck, inspired by the Naxxramas Hunter Class challenge, was made using only Unstable Portals because it was simply fun.

The team experimented with different amounts of s in 's deck and also had a version where Majordomo Executus had more health so that Molten Giants would be played earlier.

didn't have any unique qualities in his Warcraft encounter so the team was able to come up with a unique mechanical identity for his character in Hearthstone.

In the encounter, the team had trouble with Moira's AI because she would just attack taunts and die. They tried to fix it but decided to write that exact mechanic on her card text instead.

The team wanted to have the fight give a powerful bonus to the player during the encounter, similar to the Warcraft encounter. They decided to give you an extra 2 cards a turn, so you would never have to worry about topdecking and had multiple options every turn.

In an early version of , the cards that buff your opponent's cards originally debuffed the player's cards instead. The team felt that not being able to play out your strategy was really unfun, so they changed to to help your opponent instead.

Mike Donais states that they learned about buffing and debuffing players from the cards but he is unsure if they will have these mechanics outside of Adventure mode.

In an early version of the Omnotron Defense System encounter, there would only be two Trons up at a time (summoning a third would destroy the first), similar to the Warcraft Encounter. However, they felt it wasn't interesting enough and too complicated so the team changed it.

In an early idea for the fight, Nefarian shot one fireball at your face every 5 seconds in the air phase.

The encounter went through many implementations as the team attempted to incorporate mind control. In the end, they removed the mind control aspect of the fight, and focused the encounter on the corrupted eggs.

Publié 18/05/2015 à 19:32 par Squishei

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Going Back to the Zoo: The Rise of Demon Zoo Lock

Publié 14/05/2015 à 16:52 par williedills

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Hearthstone Beta Build 8834: Heroes of the Storm Card Back and Mount

: A reward for your 100th win in Play Mode. Log in to Heroes of the Storm to claim it! This rewards a new Hearthstone Card mount in Heroes of the Storm.

: Awarded for excellence in the Nexus! This rewards a new card back, .

Patch is now live for: PC, MAC

In this Hearthstone patch we added the sneaky Ninja card back, a stylish Heroes of the Storm card back, and fixed a few bugs.

The full patch notes are below!

GENERAL

The following card backs have been added:
- Ninja – Acquired by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of May. Card backs are awarded at the end of the Ranked Play season.
- Heroes of the Storm – Acquired during the Heroes of the Storm cross promotion event.

[iOS] Added support for 64-bit devices.
[iOS] In order to address an issue when searching for cards that utilize diacritics, we have temporarily disabled searching for cards that use diacritics without their proper marks.
[Android] Resolved an issue causing some phones to display the tablet UI.

BUG FIXES

Resolved an issue with Invite Spectator and Kick Spectator buttons in the Nearby Players list.
[Tablet] Tablet versions of the game should now be able to purchase multiple packs at a time with gold.
Fixed various graphical, sound, and UI issues.

Publié 13/05/2015 à 14:11 par perculia

Hearthstone

Recap: Challengestone Brings Much Needed Freshness to Competitive Hearthstone

Minions have to have an ODD attack value (1, 3, 5, 7, etc.)
Spells have to be an EVEN mana cost (0, 2, 4, 6, etc.)

Publié 13/05/2015 à 13:05 par Skiffington

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The Angry Chicken #82

hitting 30 million playersHearthstone card back mount coming to Heroes of the Storm

Publié 13/05/2015 à 10:46 par GarrettW

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Kolento Wins Inaugural Kinguin Pro League Season

When a player wins a game, the deck used by the winning player cannot be used for the remainder of the match.
The losing player can keep the same deck used or switch to a different one of their choice.
Players will be told what classes their opponent has available, but they won’t know which class is picked until both players have picked.

Publié 11/05/2015 à 13:40 par Skiffington

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Leeroy Jenkins 10 Year Anniversary

this videoalso a Hearthstone card

Publié 11/05/2015 à 13:34 par Squishei

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Hearthstone Card Mount Coming to Heroes of the Storm

recently previewedClassic

Publié 09/05/2015 à 10:12 par perculia

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Hearthstone Hits 30 Million Players, New Hearthstone Tribute in WoW, Blue Tweets

sent out a tweetNew Hearthstone Tribute in WoWhas found another reference

Publié 06/05/2015 à 11:35 par Squishei

Hearthstone

The Angry Chicken #81

Publié 05/05/2015 à 13:54 par GarrettW

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Ninja Card Back Revealed for May 2015 Season

Ninjas

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The fourteenth official Hearthstone Ranked Play Season is now live—and we’re unveiling a new card back you can add to your collection!BELIEVE IT! Master the shadows and silently pursue your ~~prey~~ opponents up the Ranked Play Ladder with the cunning Ninja card back. You can only earn this card back by playing Hearthstone during the month of May.These card backs replace the art decorating the reverse side of your cards and are a great way to show off your Hearthstone accomplishments. Add the Ninja card back to your collection by hitting Rank 20 in Ranked Play mode. You’ll receive the Ninja card back at the end of May’s Ranked Play Season.Don’t forget—the further you move up the Ranked Play ladder, the more bonus stars you’ll receive next season. In Ranked Play, you’ll receive bonus stars based on your performance from the previous season —one bonus star per rank you attained. Please note that even if bonus stars from the previous season get you directly to Rank 20 or above, you still have to log in at least once each Ranked Season to qualify for the card back reward.The top 100 Legend players for the April Ranked Play season will also accrue points towards qualifying for the Hearthstone World Championship. For more information on how you can become the next Hearthstone World Champion, please visit our Hearthstone World Championship blog here.Practice your ninjutsu and master your Ranked Play skills in our fourteenth official Ranked Play Season, Go Ninja, Go!, running through the month of May!

Publié 01/05/2015 à 08:31 par perculia

Hearthstone

Blackrock Mountain - Hidden Laboratory Guide

Blackrock Depths guideMolten Core guideBlackrock Spire guideBlackwing Lair guidefilter for a particular deck designed to defeat a particular boss

Publié 30/04/2015 à 12:04 par Squishei

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The Angry Chicken #79

Blackwing Lair

Publié 29/04/2015 à 12:03 par GarrettW

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Blackrock Mountain - Hidden Laboratory Preview

Blackwing DescentBlackrock Depths guideMolten Core guideBlackrock Spire guideBlackwing Lair guide

Publié 28/04/2015 à 09:48 par Squishei

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The Return of the Freeze Mage: The Emperor Strikes Back

Publié 23/04/2015 à 16:44 par williedills

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Blackrock Mountain - Blackwing Lair Guide

Blackrock Depths guideMolten Core guideBlackrock Spire guidefull list of Blackrock Mountain bosses and hero powers.filter for a particular deck designed to defeat a particular bossplaying a game on an iPhone or Android device

Publié 23/04/2015 à 12:04 par Squishei

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Blackrock Mountain Fallout #2: Ranked Hearthstone after BRM Week 2 & 3

New Zoolocklast monthZoolock deck Firebat used in the Gfinity Hearthstone Spring Masters tournamentMulligansGameplayKolento has a Demon Zoolock

Publié 22/04/2015 à 11:06 par GarrettW

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