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[Nirolak]

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20852959/

• "Starting with the release of Hearthstone's next expansion (but applying to ALL Hearthstone card packs), every time you open a Legendary in a card pack, it will be a Legendary card from the same set that you don't already own."
• "In addition, you will never open more copies of any card in a pack than you can use in a single deck—no more opening three or more of the same common, rare, or epic card in one pack! "
• "Beginning with the release of the next expansion, you're also guaranteed to get a Legendary within your first 10 packs of a new set."
• In the video version, the game's director also notes that more people are playing the game than ever, and that they're excited to unveil the next set, presumably not all too long from now.

There's also a sale for Un'goro cards, where they're the same price as normal, but you get free bonus packs:

7 packs		+2 packs  = 9 packs total
15 packs	+5 packs  = 20 packs total
40 packs	+12 packs = 52 packs total
60 packs*	+18 packs = 78 packs total

 

[Yoshichan]

I honestly thought the change would be something similiar to how Gwent does it (choose the fifth card in the pack).

But this is a good change, for sure. Too bad I can only say "too little, too late" for me.

 

[georly]

Would have preferred zero duplicates per pack (rather than limit 2) but otherwise these are incredible changes. Especially the benefit of not being afraid to craft legendaries anymore.

Guess i'll refrain from opening any more packs until next expansion? Or does the fix only apply to packs acquired after the fact?

 

[Willy Wanka]

A good change but they should have tweaked epics as well.

 

[Hektor]

I stopped playing a while ago already, but this is definitely a good change.

One of the biggest advantages all these other f2p card games like Gwent, Faeria or Shardbound have is that they give you cards a lot quicker and/or make it easier to get the specific cards you want

 

[Nirolak]

I stopped playing a while ago already, but this is definitely a good change.

One of the biggest advantages all these other f2p card games like Gwent, Faeria or Shardbound have is that they give you cards a lot quicker and/or make it easier to get the specific cards you want

The next expansion is also rolling out free singleplayer content that grants you more packs.

 

[Yoshichan]

The next expansion is also rolling out free singleplayer content that grants you more packs.

I thought they were done with SP campaigns?

 

[PAULINK]

I thought they were done with SP campaigns?

it's not a standard adventure, just something on the side ton incentivize earning some extra packs.

 

[Tagyhag]

"In addition, you will never open more copies of any card in a pack than you can use in a single deck—no more opening three or more of the same common, rare, or epic card in one pack! "

That was actually a thing? Fuck that lol.

Anyways, good changes, not amazing, but good changes.

 

[Natiko]

A step in the right direction. Maybe I'll start playing more frequently again after the next release.

 

[inky]

Good changes. Guaranteed legendary within the first 10 packs is nice, but if they keep the trend of more legendaries per set up in the new expansion (especially ones like quests, which are 100% deck enablers) people are still going to be playing catch up, even with the $50 pre-order pack, which would only guarantee 2 out of like 25+.

But like I said, good changes.

 

[EmiPrime]

Too bad I can only say "too little, too late" for me.

Yep.

This is not enough to make up for getting rid of adventure expansions and the price hike on packs. Hearthstone is too expensive to keep up with.

 

[Hari Seldon]

So don't buy anymore packs until this hits? I was saving up gold for hte next expansion anyway.

 

[Nirolak]

I thought they were done with SP campaigns?

No, they're just free and come out with expansions now.

 

[RecRoulette]

I honestly thought the change would be something similiar to how Gwent does it (choose the fifth card in the pack).

But this is a good change, for sure. Too bad I can only say "too little, too late" for me.

Same here, the only way I see myself playing Hearthstone again is if they have some Overwatch tie-in. The last expansion pushed me out the door.

 

[Zakalwe]

I'll carry on playing for a while longer because of this, but I do feel myself drawn to GWENT a lot more often.

I spent a little money to make a deck I wanted (including a few premium cards), and it was far, far less than I had to spend to make a single deck in HS.

Still enjoy the game, but the difference between the two is pretty staggering.

 

[Hari Seldon]

No, they're just free and come out with expansions now.

This is what they should have done with the quests. If you have deck enabling cards like Quests or C'Thun then they should be acquirable easily and not through random packs.

 

[Randomizer123454444]

Great news.. if theme and cards of next expansion are great I might jump back in.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Lol they are literally saying "don't purchase packs until the next xpac".

Good changes, way too fucking late, but still nice.

 

[Chairman Yang]

Yep.

This is not enough to make up for getting rid of adventure expansions and the price hike on packs. Hearthstone is too expensive to keep up with.

Yeah, to me, this still seems like Blizzard tinkering on the margins and doesn't make Hearthstone a game I'll get back into or spend money on. Too bad.

 

[zashga]

Wait, this doesn't happen until the next expansion? Then why would anyone buy packs until then?

 

[Hybris]

Wow that's insane! Opening a full set from packs is gonna be a lot easier now.

Edit: Nvm misread the duplicates part. Thought it applied across all packs not just in a single pack.

 

[PhantomThief]

About time.. droprate on legendaries seemed way down for me in Un'Goro

 

[The Lamonster]

Lol they are literally saying "don't purchase packs until the next xpac".

Good changes, way too fucking late, but still nice.

They're not literally saying that. But yeah, that's the idea.