Stonekeep's Articles
Top Standard & Wild Legend Decks – Whizbang’s Workshop (Week 5) – April 2024
What a week, huh? If you, for whatever reason, missed it, here’s a quick summary. Last week in 29.2 patch notes Blizzard put a small footnote about making some changes to Quests. Almost no one cared about it, because small adjustments to stuff happen all the time. But then when Patch 29.2 released on Tuesday, […]
Bot Ban Update (April 2024) and Arena Matchmaking Changes
Blizzard has just published another bot ban update. It seems like they aren’t slowing down – we just had another massive ban wave. Since the last post they made 3 weeks ago, they banned another 240k accounts. On top of that, they finally took some proactive steps for the current Arena situation. […]
(Updated) Hearthstone 29.2.1 Patch Notes – Weekly Quest Changes, Battlegrounds Updates, Bug Fixes
Update: RidiculousHat wanted to make it clear that those aren’t all the changes planned for Weekly Quests. The plan is to look at the data, listen to feedback, and tune the system. They are also looking into other tech solutions like the “quest chains”. (Source) I think this should be a part of the patch […]
Update on Weekly Quests
Blizzard just published an emergency blog post regarding yesterday’s Weekly Quest changes. After Patch 29.2 went live, players have noticed that requirements on most of their quests have tripled. The rewards also increased, but not nearly as much (by around 25% if we average all three Weekly Quests). I’m sure you’re aware of the situation, […]
Shop Update: New & Returning Constructed Skins, Battlegrounds Season Pass, Signature Bundles, Tavern Ticket Bundles
Another shop update dropped today! Patch 29.2 just released, so it’s a massive update with lots of new and returning stuff. Season 7 of Battlegrounds launched today so you can get a Battlegrounds Season Pass. On top of that, we have lots of Constructed skins (both new and returning – including a new “Diamond” skin […]