A now 5-year-old image makes the players of Hearthstone sad. We reveal to you what it’s about.
In Blizzard’s video games, it is common in various communities to indulge in a bit of nostalgia. This is also the case with Hearthstone. However, in the case of this screenshot from 2014, players feel sad because many of their hopes and expectations have not been met. It’s about this image:
What is shown in the picture? The photo shows a survey about Hearthstone that players could participate in at BlizzCon 2014. It was about some “potential features” that could be implemented in Hearthstone in the future.
The respondents were to rank these features in order of their interest. The most important on 1, the least important on 6. The following ideas were up for selection:
- Replay feature for already played matches
- Viewable player profiles (with game statistics, win rates, and the decks played, etc.)
- Achievement system
- Cooperative game mode (for example, compete against AI with friends)
- A tool to plan and conduct tournaments
- Cosmetic enhancements (new game boards, emotes, heroes, etc.)
Why are players sad about it? In hindsight, many players are extremely disappointed by this survey, as none of the “potential features” were implemented in Hearthstone. Although the developers worked on a tournament mode, they ultimately discarded it and put it on hold.
Only “new cosmetic enhancements” were released in the form of some new heroes and the typical new game board per expansion.
This is how players react: On Reddit, most comments on the image are therefore negative, even though the image itself received 98% upvotes.
It is said, for example, by Pekraab:
“God, I still remember that. I took so long to decide because I thought my decision actually mattered.”
Or rather humorously as described by Emi_Ibarazakii:
“Sir, we have completed the analysis of the surveys to find out what the players want.”
“Did they answer ‘Nothing’?”
“That… was not an option, Sir. What they wanted the most was…”
“Wonderful! Then we will do ‘Nothing’!”
What do you think when you see this old screenshot of the survey? Do you also find it surprising that Blizzard has not implemented any of this? Or do you think Hearthstone is on a good path despite a different focus?
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