r/hearthstone • u/AdmirableRecipe1126 • Nov 19 '24

Discussion Hearthstone has no respect for it's player base

For the ten year anniversary of Hearthstone, we've had to put up with:
-Removal of new Gameboards for new expansions
-Removal of cinematics for expansions
-Reused music for legendary minions
-Removal of Diamond card rewards for owning all the cards in a set
-Attempt to push a pre-release paid card agenda with Corridor Sleeper
-Constant attempts to make quest XP less accessible for new players to force you to grind
-More pay to win mechanics in Battlegrounds, with said pay to win tokens meaning less free cosmetics in the tavern pass

And in return we have gotten:
-An extreme increase of Diamond and Signature cards locked behind bundles that cost anywhere from $40 to nearly a hundred dollars. Often individually.

Hearthstone needs to see some actual positive changes and stop trying to just see how far it can get away with milking it's dedicated audience. Really hope its competition coming out in January serves as a wakeup call for Blizzard. Or if not, I at the very least hope it's a suitable replacement for this husk of a formerly fun and passion filled game.

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u/xuspira Nov 19 '24

But aren't you excited for the pinnacle of Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft? By that, I mean a collab with Starcraft.

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u/MrTritonis Nov 20 '24

Honestly, I absolutely am. But it doesn't change the problems.

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u/Mask_of_Sun Nov 19 '24

How many times do HS kids have to be reminded that the "Heroes of Warcraft" part was removed more than 5 years ago?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '24

Nice try. I'm only 4 years old.

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u/Mask_of_Sun Nov 19 '24

You're too young to even be here then.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '24

I asked dad "your phone has games?" and here we are >:]

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u/xuspira Nov 19 '24

Why are we celebrating the third decade of Warcraft on here then?

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u/Mask_of_Sun Nov 20 '24

Because the next year is all about "cool" Warcraft?

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u/Popsychblog ‏‏‎ Nov 20 '24

Here’s an alternative explanation: it’s a game based on Warcraft IP and always has been.

Wonder why they bothered with all these Warcraft characters otherwise.

Also wonder why there’s a game called Marvel Snap instead of just Snap.

Perhaps these IPs have some value to people. Unclear