Hearthstone Battlegrounds, the next esport?
With the release of Hearthstone’s Battleground. There has been talk of it becoming a possible esport after it leaves beta and has had some balancing...
Tag : Patches
Recruit’s Fatal Flaw: Why We’re Still Drawing Patches
Anyone who played Aggro while Mean Streets of Gadgetzan was in rotation knows the pain of drawing Patches. Patches was one of the first cards...
When Hearthstone Nerfs Go Wrong
Balance in Hearthstone is more of an art than a science. The aim is never to have perfectly equal winrates. Instead, the focus is on...
Raza, Patches, Corridor Creeper, Bonemare: The best nerfs to date?
After a pretty dismal start to the Kobolds and Catacombs meta, everything suddenly got better. Yes, things were pretty one-dimensional for a while. Aggro mirrors...
The forgotten Warrior 1-drop
In an exercise in sadism and masochism, I recently climbed to Legend with Fatigue Warrior. This isn’t an experience I’d recommend; at almost 10 minutes...
Will post-nerf Cubelock conquer all?
Hearthstone’s incoming round of balance changes are as wide-ranging as they are unusual. Unlike the Gadgetzan patch a year ago, the balance team chose not...
The five stages of Corridor Creeper nerf
Nerfing a card must be a traumatic experience for the development team. Cards have a ton of effort and love poured into them, with art,...
The World Championship was Hearthstone at its best and worst
(Spoilers) Hearthstone’s World Championship is finally over, after a rollercoaster ride of high stakes, great plays and unbelievable topdecks. It served as testament to not...
Rotation, schmotation: Hearthstone needs balance changes now
We’re not even a month beyond the Kobolds and Catacombs release and already the meta is closed to settled. While the eventual top dog is...
Nerf dodgers
Not every controversial card gets the nerf hammer. Sometimes, the community’s least-favourite meta-defining additions simply go on existing in their original state. Be it due...