The “Chef” of Hearthstone, Ben Brode, explains to us how far in advance they are already working on new cards for Hearthstone.
In recent days, we had the opportunity to interview Ben Brode, the Game Director of Hearthstone, and discuss current topics related to Blizzard’s digital card game.
One of our questions dealt with how far the developers of Hearthstone are actually looking into the future and already developing plans and designs for upcoming expansions.
Ben Brode replied:
“Right now, we are finishing the development of our next card set, but we are also already hard at work on the two subsequent expansions.”
The upcoming set could be the leaked “Lost Secrets of Un’Goro“.
This statement suggests that the developers of Hearthstone at least have the next 12 months in mind and that the work is significantly more than just “rough planning”. According to current statements, three new card sets are expected to be released each year. Two of these are pure “sets”, with a little over 100 fresh cards; one expansion is an adventure with story elements and PvE bosses, but it will also bring significantly fewer cards (about 30-40). In compensation, the cards from the adventures are usually “more powerful” and have a greater impact on the meta than individual cards from the large sets.
Although there has been no official announcement yet, the next set is expected in spring 2017, as the “Year of the Kraken” will then end and old sets will be removed from the standard rotation.
