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BrokenEchelon · Mar 22, 2013

Beta - Summer 2013
Release: TBD 2013

duckroll said:
Official site and beta sign up: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QdXl3QtutQI

* New Team: "Team 5"
* Focused on making smaller titles, back to "garage programming" roots, 15 developers
* 300 Cards at launch
* Free to Play
* Booster Packs will be bought/earned
* Estimated price for packs will be around $1, 5 cards in each pack
* You can pick one of nine heroes tied to WarCraft Lore, Garrosh, Jaina, etc.
* Heroes seem to be related to archetypical WarCraft classes; Mage, Druid, etc.
* Connected to Battle.net for matchmaking, will try to pair you with others of similar skill level
* Medal ranking system, as you earn medals you earn booster packs
* Practice mode included for deck testing
* "The Forge" mode, deck building/construction mode
* PC/Mac versions in development, iPad version coming later

Dakota47 · Mar 22, 2013

*yawn*

I mean, a card game .... Seriously?

LiK · Mar 22, 2013

This was really underwhelming news.

Derrick01 · Mar 22, 2013

This is what people were excited about for weeks? A F2P...card game?

I think I'm too stunned to laugh right now.

Naka · Mar 22, 2013

What were people really expecting? They are going to save their giant announcements for Blizzcon...

Leflus · Mar 22, 2013

:kek

I'll pass.

Interfectum · Mar 22, 2013

Naka said:
What were people really expecting?

Something good?

Nirolak · Mar 22, 2013

Derrick01 said:
This is what people were excited about for weeks? A F2P...card game?

I think I'm too stunned to laugh right now.

To be fair, this will probably be better than Diablo 3.

Hallondricka · Mar 22, 2013

BrokenEchelon said:
* New Team: "Team 4"

He said Team 5.

Avallon · Mar 22, 2013

Now that is how you disappoint your fans Blizzard!

You raised My hopes and dashed them quite expertly, bravo sir!

CzarTim · Mar 22, 2013

WoW killer.

twinturbo2 · Mar 22, 2013

Dammit Leeroy, you're stupid as hell...

Dakota47 · Mar 22, 2013

The 'applause' by the underwhelmed crowd was quite funny to listen to though.

Zia · Mar 22, 2013

A way to get WoW addicts to spend more money. You know they're going to integrate chase cards with codes for in-game pets and mounts.

Naka · Mar 22, 2013

I really wonder if this will be PC only or for mobile & tablets. Seems like this would be perfect for an iPad.

Derrick01 · Mar 22, 2013

Nirolak said:
To be fair, this will probably be better than Diablo 3.

Damn :lol. You're probably right too.

erpg · Mar 22, 2013

I saw Jaina fighting Thrall and thought "Yes, finally, Blizzard All-Stars news". And then some dwarf popped up and we found out it was a card game.

Meh.

Axspell · Mar 22, 2013

I like card games, and I like Warcraft, so this is cool. I was never able to get into the official TCG since no one I knew played it.

Avallon said:
Now that is how you disappoint your fans Blizzard!

You raised My hopes and dashed them quite expertly, bravo sir!

Even after the letter they issued which practically spilled a sack of beans in regards to how left-field this would be? Really? I mean I thought it was rather well handled.

CarbonatedFalcon · Mar 22, 2013

Just based on the announcement (I don't have the stream open to see what it actually looks/plays like), it could be a fun diversion.

It was pretty much confirmed to be an iOS title before. I don't know what people were expecting for an announcement coming out of PAX.

BrokenEchelon · Mar 22, 2013

Hallondricka said:
He said Team 5.

Fixed.

Darklord · Mar 22, 2013

Lupin the Third · Mar 22, 2013

Nirolak said:
To be fair, this will probably be better than Diablo 3.

And to further be fair, this announcement was appropriate for a con run by the Penny Arcade bunch, given their love for card- and dice-based tabletop games.

skarabrae · Mar 22, 2013

I wonder how much of this was necessitated because of how long Blizzard takes to release games.

Liquid_Bike · Mar 22, 2013

Is this blizz's new game?

JetBlackPanda · Mar 22, 2013

I love card games and I love Blizzard. This is great news, I would be pretty disappointed if I had waited any amount of time for this news though. I just found out about the announcement this morning.

edit: is this thing stand alone? or is it tied into WOW?

does anyone remember that Gem game you could play in Everquest while you waited for your mana to regen? do they plan on allowing you to play this in the wow client?

Vexxan · Mar 22, 2013

So happy to see that "Wood League" finally made it into a Blizzard game, haha.

CzarTim · Mar 22, 2013

Liquid_Bike said:
Is this blizz's new game?

This is Titan, yup.

Kazerei · Mar 22, 2013

* Booster Packs will be bought/earned
* Estimated price for packs will be around $1, 5 cards in each pack.

Are the cards random? I feel like this kind of DLC should be illegal :\

Brazil · Mar 22, 2013

People were actually excited over the "a little something we've been working on" wording?

If that's the case, then they deserve the disappointment.

duckroll · Mar 22, 2013

Official site and beta sign up: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Lord Griegous · Mar 22, 2013

Lol at the commentator. Trying to be excited...

CzarTim · Mar 22, 2013

Kazerei said:
Are the cards random? I feel like this kind of DLC should be illegal :\

That's cheaper than rl CCG and there is a crafting system for when you want a specific card.

Mpl90 · Mar 22, 2013

Kazerei said:
Are the cards random? I feel like this kind of DLC should be illegal :\

That smells like Gatcha. And...didn't this practice for social games start being persecuted legally in Japan?

Robin64 · Mar 22, 2013

Why the negative? People have always said they want an online Warcraft TCG.

Looks pretty good!

Axspell · Mar 22, 2013

Kazerei said:
Are the cards random? I feel like this kind of DLC should be illegal :\

Trading card games have operated on this business model since forever.

Naka · Mar 22, 2013

Robin64 said:
Why the negative? People have always said they want an online Warcraft TCG.

Looks pretty good!

Agreed, I think it looks pretty cool. Being free to play there is no harm in trying it out.

From the official FAQ on the platforms:

Hearthstone will initially be available for Windows® and Macintosh®, with a version for iPad coming later.

Source: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/faq/

darkside31337 · Mar 22, 2013

This is legitimately the most excited I've been for a Blizzard game in years. So hyped.

nikos · Mar 22, 2013

I've always wanted to try CCGs so I'll definitely check this out when it's released.

CzarTim · Mar 22, 2013

Robin64 said:
Why the negative? People have always said they want an online Warcraft TCG.

Looks pretty good!

Yeah, this honestly looks fine/harmless. They said it wasn't going to be a big game, not sure why people got hyped.

Nirolak · Mar 22, 2013

This looks fun.

Miletius · Mar 22, 2013

Robin64 said:
Why the negative? People have always said they want an online Warcraft TCG.

Looks pretty good!

It's a pretty niche genre. I can understand why people are disappointed but it's a matter of checking your expectations.

Edit: and yes, it looks pretty fun to me too.

KingKong · Mar 22, 2013

It looks weird, like a drawing of WoW graphics http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/static/images/media/screenshots/ss1-full.jpg

The Lamonster · Mar 22, 2013

Dakota47 said:
*yawn*

I mean, a card game .... Seriously?

*another

dimb · Mar 22, 2013

I'm actually really interested in this, and it seems like a really great entry into the free to play market for Blizzard.

Kazerei · Mar 22, 2013

CzarTim said:
That's cheaper than rl CCG and there is a crafting system for when you want a specific card.

I didn't know about the crafting system, that sounds cool. Still, if I want a specific card, I'd like to be able to buy that card.

CzarTim · Mar 22, 2013

Kazerei said:
I didn't know about the crafting system, that sounds cool. Still, if I want a specific card, I'd like to be able to buy that card.

I'm suspect we'll see an auction house.

Schweinehund · Mar 22, 2013

Naka said:
What were people really expecting? They are going to save their giant announcements for Blizzcon...

Well their allstars game has fit the bill of not sequel or their new mmo, it has also been under dev for a long time. They're is also a lot of league fans that go to pax east, so maybe they wanted to demonstrate it to their target audience instead of WoW fans? Blizzcon most likely has titan and maybe a d3 expansion under it's belt already, no need to put all your eggs in one basket.

Brazil said:
People were actually excited over the "a little something we've been working on" wording?

If that's the case, then they deserve the disappointment.

Blizzard is excessively vague, similar to valve. "Soon" could mean 5 months, "a little something" could mean what?

Anyway its not THAT disappointing. I hope card fans can find something enjoyable about it, it is not my cup of tea.

Forkball · Mar 22, 2013

It would be cooler if they used all Blizzard IPs. It could be fun, I assumed CCGs would have some rebirth due to F2P gaming becoming popular. I'm not sure if I will be so excited that I scream at the game though.

JWong · Mar 22, 2013

I like their TCG, but this doesn't look like it is based on it.

KingKong · Mar 22, 2013

Does anyone else think its weird that this isnt a phone game? Desktop only with iPad to come later is a bad choice for a f2p card game

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