The open beta of “HearthStone – Heroes of Warcraft” is obviously going into its final round!
Tomorrow a new patch will be available for download, which, along with the long-awaited golden hero portraits, also brings some changes to legendary cards and fixes positioning errors. The ranking system is also being refined to not scare away new players right away. Last but not least, some achievements have been added, bringing the exclusive mount for World of Warcraft within reach!
+++Update++ As just announced on the official page (see source), the open beta was already in the last round, because the patch tomorrow marks the official launch!
But first, here are the two card changes in detail:
The “Tinkmaster Overspark” is now a 3/3 creature (previously: 2/2) and now transforms a random other minion into a 5/5 dinosaur or a 1/1 squirrel (previously: The creature to be transformed could be chosen).
The card “Nat Pagle” now has a 50% chance at the start of your turn to draw a card (previously: 50% chance at the end of your turn to draw a card).
Keep in mind that these two cards can be disenchanted for 1600 arcane dust in the coming days, so if you don’t need them, now is the right time to accumulate a large amount of arcane dust.
Hero portraits, achievements, and ranking improvements…
As previously announced, golden variants of the hero portraits can now also be unlocked, each requiring 500 wins with the respective class, so it will likely take a few more days until you actually encounter the first ones.
The “Hearthsteed”, an in-game mount for World of Warcraft, will also be available through an achievement, and you only need three wins to unlock it and should be able to collect it directly from the mailbox afterwards.
Additionally, achievements for purchasing the expansion of “Diablo 3” were found, with buyers of the standard version receiving a free card pack, while buyers of the collector’s edition receive two instead.
The ranking system is also getting a revamp that ensures that newcomers at the beginning of a new season do not constantly face hardened veterans. If you have achieved a high rank in the current season, such as “Black Knight” or even “Legend”, you will not start at Rank 25 at the beginning of the next month, but a bit higher up, around Rank 16 or 15.
But since we’re talking about the season: According to the patch data, the first “real” season begins next month, indicating a release in April.
Finally, the new card backs have been implemented into the game, so if you reach legend rank, you can show these new backs after the next season – so every opponent knows who they’re dealing with!
At the end, a little recommendation: Are you a newcomer and not doing very well? Then check out the helpful Arena Guide by Darion:
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