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Old 03-22-13, 10:43 AM
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Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

http://kotaku.com/5991891/blizzard-r...es-of-warcraft
Free to play ccg on PC /Mac / iPad.

This is not what I was hoping for when I heard there was going to be a Blizz announcement at Pax East...
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I have been playing in the closed beta for this...and I have to say, I like it.

Basically, it's a CCG (collectable card game) set in the Warcraft universe. And because it's Blizzard, a lot of attention has been paid to making things accessible and easy to jump into. The game does a good job of introducing the mechanics before setting you loose against the world.

There are two sets of cards: basic cards, which everybody gets for free by leveling up (you get XP by playing games), and expert cards which are found in packs. Packs can be bought for real-life money, of course, but you can also earn gold in-game and buy them that way. Decks are small...exactly 30 cards...and the game plays fast.

There are nine "classes" -- each class has it's own special ability and unique cards. There are also several neutral cards which can be used by any class. You get mana each turn in incremental amounts (1 mana, 2 mana, etc) and use that to cast spells and put out "minions". Matches are head-to-head, with the objective of taking your foe down from 30 hp to 0.

Currently there are three game modes: "Play" (compete against other people using a deck you construct from your collection), "Practice" (same as play, but against the AI), and "Arena". Arena has an admittance fee ($1.99 or 150 gold) and you construct a deck based on a random assortment of cards. After that you, keep playing others until you win 9 or lose 3...which ever comes first. Based on how well you do, you get an assortment of prizes (which always includes a pack of cards).

Anyway, thought I'd mention it here since I know there are a few folks around who enjoy CCG games. It's still in closed beta, but open beta should be starting up next month, with a full release in the spring.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

If anyone wants an extra Beta invite, I have a key.

EDIT: Gone

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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

Thanks Stan!
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Heartstone is in Open Beta

If you ever played MTG, you will probably like this new game by Blizzard.

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (can't add a link, I'm new)

It's easy to pick up and fast paced game. Runs perfectly on tablet too.*

Add me up to anyone who plays. They will probably implement a trading system soon.
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Re: Heartstone is in Open Beta

i thought you could only get it on your PC right now? You can download beta on iPad? I have been wanting to try this game out.
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Re: Heartstone is in Open Beta

No iPad version yet, just PC/Mac. I hadn't even heard of this until I saw it's a very popular stream on Twitch. I haven't been into PC games for ages. Despite having a MacBook Air that the game claimed was below requirements on CPU speed, I downloaded the beta anyway and it seems to run just fine. How demanding can a CCG be anyway? It's a LOT of fun but boy, do I suck at it! I've mostly been playing practice matches, and mostly been losing. I think I've only unlocked 4-5 of the heroes. I've played a few online matches and won one of them.
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Re: Heartstone is in Open Beta

This game is gonna take over the world. For realz.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

Merging threads...now in Open Beta!
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I played this for the first time yesterday so i could get the free WoW mount. It seems pretty simple when compared to MtG. I haven't unlocked any other other heroes though as I only played the minimal amount required to win 3 online games.

From my limited experience (4 online games), the deal 1 dmg to all enemy creatures spell seems a bit overpowered. I think it should be deal 1 dmg to ALL creatures. The guy I was playing was probably mad that my 1 spell cleared out his entire army of 5 murlocs that he had just played the previous turn. I am also not sure I like the hero's special power of dealing 1 dmg to anything. I basically use it to pick off the enemies creatures when I have nothing else to play.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I've been playing the shit out of this and now that it's out of beta, I'm still playing it. I just can't seem to get above lvl 18 though, I run into some good players. Oh well.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

https://itunes.apple.com/app/hearths...7520?ls=1&mt=8



now on the iPad...woot! i am going to give it a try
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I will have to borrow my wife's iPad while she sleeps, lol. It is coming to iPhone too right? Also, I think if you play on the iPad you get a free card pack.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

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I will have to borrow my wife's iPad while she sleeps, lol. It is coming to iPhone too right? Also, I think if you play on the iPad you get a free card pack.

from what i read an iPhone and Android release is later this year. only iPad now. I am looking forward to trying this tonight. I have wanted to play, but just not got around to it. It was something I would rather play on the iPad anyway. It is supposed to be fairly simple to learn right?
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I got this on release day and have been enjoying it so far. As an experienced MTG player I picked it up pretty quickly. The only thing so far I don't really get is the crafting system. Can someone explain how that works?
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I friggin' love this game, but it really is brutal on newcomers at this point. "Casual" doesn't appear to have any kind of matchmaking at all, so if you're new, you'll probably still be playing against people with all kinds of legendaries/epics/rares in their carefully tuned decks. "Arena" is theoretically better since everyone gets cards from the same pool, but unless you already have a lot of experience with the Arena card pool and the strengths of the different classes, you'll probably still get spanked (which is exactly what happens to me). Oddly, "Ranked" is probably the best for newcomers, which doesn't make any intuitive sense at all. I've only been playing a few weeks, and I don't usually play "Ranked," but I've gotten up to 17 in Ranked with pretty basic cards.

The big problem (to me) is that most of the daily rewards are tied to WINNING, instead of being tied to PLAYING. That sucks for people discovering the game six months after many of the regular players, since those folks already have so damn many cards/dust they can make whatever decks they want. The rewards should all be like "cast 100 spells" or "kill 100 enemy minions."

I've never spent actual money on the game, and I just got my first Legendary in a pack a couple of days ago. I dusted it so I could make several halfway decent uncommon cards, which I desperately needed just to stand a chance against other players. Probably every two or three games I play, I see people with cards I've never seen before.

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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

Happy Naxxaramas Day!
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

Anyone playing this? I have just gotten into it over the weekend. i am using a Mage. I was getting my butt kicked in every match with a human until last night. I was able to win 6 PVP matches. Either I was paired with bad players or I am just getting better. I hope the latter is correct.

my tag is greywolfsif#1556 if anyone wants to play sometime.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

For all of you Android tablet users, Hearthstone is now available.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

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For all of you Android tablet users, Hearthstone is now available.
About time...

Played through the tutorial matches last night. Fun tablet fsme, but I don't expect I'll become as addicted as some people out there. I'll bet they said the same thing, though.
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

yeah, HS is my first card game, other than spades or go fish

I am utterly addicted. If you told me a few months ago I would be obsessed with a card game I would have called you an idiot.


add me and we can play sometime -- greywolfsif#1556


what class are you using?
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I started playing this again a couple weeks ago when i got a new phone. its fun but can be frustrating
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its better with a custom deck. the basic deck will get you no where fast.
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yeah i used online guides to create a custom deck out of the basic cards. it seems like its going to take forever to get good cards from packs
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Re: Blizzard Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft CCG

I've been playing it on and off for a while. It does take a lot of grinding to get to a place where you feel good about your deck.

I'm debating whether or not I want to pony up for the expansions.

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