Stonekeep's Articles
Blizzard Game Servers Closed Down in China Today
It’s official – with no last-minute deals or extensions, it looks like Blizzard services provided by NetEase have closed down in China after 14 years. It means that Chinese servers for most of the major Blizzard titles – including Hearthstone – are now offline. Chinese players can still play games on other servers through a […]
Top Standard & Wild Legend Decks – March of the Lich King Week 7 – January 2023
My hopes of a Constructed balance update coming alongside the big Battlegrounds patch (25.2) were shattered. Sadly we didn’t see any nerfs or buffs at all. Now we know that there’s another patch planned for next week – probably Tuesday, but it’s yet to be revealed. Patch notes also aren’t known ahead of time, but […]
Hearthstone Esports Plans For 2023 – Reduced Prizes and Less Events, No Chinese Players, Twitch Streams Are Back
Blizzard has just announced their plans for Hearthstone esports this year. Pro players have long waited to hear more about the direction the game will be taken in. Sadly, the news don’t look very bright. Hearthstone’s esports scene gets considerably downsized this year. In total, there will be seven major events – […]
Hearthstone 25.2.1 Patch Notes – Battlegrounds, Arena & Duels Updates + Bug Fixes
Blizzard has just dropped patch notes for 25.2.1 update which is being rolled out right now. It’s a pretty big one – mostly related to Battlegrounds, but has some changes for other game modes and bug fixes too. It’s a server-side hotfix, so you don’t need to download anything. In Battlegrounds, previously […]
Big Standard Balance Patch Coming Next Week
Finally! We knew that Constructed balance update is meant to be released later in January, but we haven’t heard anything about it since ~2 weeks ago. Just now, Hearthstone’s Final Design Lead Aleco Gereco shared some info about the patch. The balance update is coming ~1 week from now (if I had […]
