Stonekeep's Articles
Huge Hearthstone Esports Changes Coming in 2022 – 16 Players in Worlds, Last Year of Grandmasters, 3 Million Dollars in Prizes, Battlegrounds Tournaments
It’s safe to say that Hearthstone Esports has been really stale for the last couple of years. While it was still going on, the viewership and overall excitement for it has been pretty low. But it looks like Blizzard has some plans to fix that and make the competitive scene better for both players and […]
Celestalon Confirms Balance Changes, Many Of The Decks Played At Worlds (Mostly Combo) Will Get Hit
Okay, this might seem like pointless news, but I’ve heard people arguing that we won’t get any balance changes before new year since the meta isn’t really broken. Which is KIND OF true, it’s not in a terrible state, but we could still use some changes. And luckily, Celestalon just confirmed that we indeed will […]
Iksar’s Twitter Q&A #36 Summary – Battlegrounds Card Reveals, Revisiting Old Keywords, Auto-Squelch, Number of Cosmetics, and more!
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 a break. People have been asking lots of questions about the game’s balance, design, specific cards, mechanics, […]
Shop Update: Alterac Valley Bundle ($19.99) & Golden Bundle ($39.99) + Battlegrounds Shadowlands and Beach Party Bundles Are Back ($9.99 Each)
We’ve got the first shop update after Alterac Valley’s launch. Given that the expansion has just been released, Blizzard is kindly asking you to buy more packs! The main meat of this update are two Alterac Valley bundles: Alterac Valley Bundle (Rank 1) for $19.99 – 10x Alterac Valley Pack, 10x […]
No Balance Changes Before World Championship (Happening This Weekend)
While it doesn’t come as a huge surprise, we now have an official confirmation that there will be no balance changes before World Championship. Top 8 players from around the world will face each other this weekend (December 18-19), and that’s most likely the reason why we won’t see a patch this week. Let’s say […]
