Q&A

Iksar's Twitter Q&A #37 Summary - New Expansion Teaser (?), Arena Balance, Core Set 2022, Custom Mode, Temporary Class, Multiverse Expansion

By Stonekeep - January 11, 2022

Dean "Iksar" Ayala is a Lead Designer on the Hearthstone team, and he's been doing weekly Q&A sessions on Twitter for a long time. Right now they happen more rarely, on different days and at different times, since Iksar…

Iksar's Twitter Q&A #36 Summary - Battlegrounds Card Reveals, Revisiting Old Keywords, Auto-Squelch, Number of Cosmetics, and more!

By Stonekeep - December 15, 2021

Dean "Iksar" Ayala is a Lead Designer on the Hearthstone team, and he's been doing weekly Q&A sessions on Twitter for a while now. Right now they happen on different days and at different times, since Iksar is still on…

Iksar's Twitter Q&A #35 Summary - New Card Type, Battlegrounds Battle Pass, Cosmetic Monetization, Arena Bans & Rotations, Death Knights, And More!

By Stonekeep - December 6, 2021

Q&As seem to be back after a longer break - Iksar took time off from work to spend more time with his newborn son. He's still not coming back just yet (if I remember correctly, he should be back in January), but he…

Celestalon's Twitter Q&A #1 Summary - Questlines in Alterac Valley, New Evergreen Keyword, Design Teams & Focus, and more!

By Stonekeep - December 2, 2021

Q&A's are generally Iksar's domain, but since he's still on a paternity leave, Hearthstone Initial Designer Chadd "Celestalon" Nervig decided to take his mantle and try one out. We don't know yet if it was a one-time…

Iksar's Twitter Q&A #34 Summary - Mercenaries Feedback, New Class, Balance Changes, Pirates vs Ninjas, Battlegrounds Rotation, Bots

By Stonekeep - October 23, 2021

Dean "Iksar" Ayala is a Lead Designer on the Hearthstone team, and he's been doing weekly Q&A sessions on Twitter for a while now. Right now they mostly happen on Fridays, afternoon-evening Pacific Time (but he moves…

Iksar's Twitter Q&A #33 Summary - Next Focus After Mercenaries, Different Modes & Progression in BG, In-Game Tournaments, Dual-Class Arena Returning

By Stonekeep - October 16, 2021

Dean "Iksar" Ayala is a Lead Designer on the Hearthstone team, and he's been doing weekly Q&A sessions on Twitter for a while now. Right now they mostly happen on Fridays, afternoon-evening Pacific Time (but he moves…

Iksar's Twitter Q&A #32 Summary - Update on Mass Nerfs, Nerf Reverts At Rotation, Demon Seed Ban, Card Design Approach

By Stonekeep - October 9, 2021

Dean "Iksar" Ayala is a Lead Designer on the Hearthstone team, and he's been doing weekly Q&A sessions on Twitter for a while now. Right now they mostly happen on Fridays, afternoon-evening Pacific Time (but he moves…

Iksar's Twitter Q&A #31 Summary - Next Focus After Mercenaries, Bigger Expansion Late in 2022, Balance Changes Philosophy, New Cosmetics

By Stonekeep - October 2, 2021

Dean "Iksar" Ayala is a Lead Designer on the Hearthstone team, and he's been doing weekly Q&A sessions on Twitter for a while now. Right now they mostly happen on Fridays, afternoon-evening Pacific Time (but he moves…