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HearthStone Heroes of Warcraft

  • 20-08-2013 10:45am
    #1
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,716 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Blizzards new free to play game.
    Ive never played anything in this genre before but my youtube subs box is full of gameplay vids and those i follow on twitch tv are all playing the beta and raving about it so im starting to take notice.
    Surfing through twitch tv lastnight i noticed 60k viewers of this game.
    Anyone playing the beta? Any thoughts?

    http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/


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  • Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 28,633 Mod ✭✭✭✭Shiminay


    I'm not a big fan of these card combat games really, but it seems to be hugely popular alright - I think the Blizzard part and Warcraft bit is the main reason.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Dcully wrote: »
    Blizzards new free to play game.
    Ive never played anything in this genre before but my youtube subs box is full of gameplay vids and those i follow on twitch tv are all playing the beta and raving about it so im starting to take notice.
    Surfing through twitch tv lastnight i noticed 60k viewers of this game.
    Anyone playing the beta? Any thoughts?

    http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

    Need a north america account to play it. Apparently if you get an beta invite code and are EU, it still won't let you play.

    Day9 got a key and is playing it. never played a card game like it before so it has peaked my interest


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,839 ✭✭✭Jelle1880


    Pretty hyped for it, what I've seen looks very good.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,755 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    Final Fantasy VIII's Triple Triad was the only card game within a game i ever enjoyed. If this is f2p, i'll likely try it but i have my doubts already


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    Final Fantasy VIII's Triple Triad was the only card game within a game i ever enjoyed. If this is f2p, i'll likely try it but i have my doubts already


    It will be ftp, but pay to win, it says you can purchase cards.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,755 ✭✭✭✭degrassinoel


    same as all F2P's then


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,839 ✭✭✭Jelle1880


    Nope.

    If you buy cards you will automatically be placed in a higher ranked league, putting you against higher classed players.

    So technically (depending on if it's worked out properly) you won't get overpowered players constantly beating beginners.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Took no interest in it when it was released but after watching a few streams i really want to try it. I always wanted to try out Magic: The Gathering but didn't want to invest so much time just learning the rules. Hearthstone i learned how to play it after watching a stream for 15 minutes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    Want this. Though saying that I bought Scrolls and have played it for a grand total of 2 hours!


  • Registered Users Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GO_Bear


    Want this. Though saying that I bought Scrolls and have played it for a grand total of 2 hours!

    Same here lol !

    But I have been watching people stream it and it looks great ! Any update on it ? Can you play in Euro yet ? I was watching 2GD stream it last night and I think the good studio is in sweden so you must be able too !


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,425 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    Nope EU as usual with blizzard are quite a bit behind with getting access


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    I've been watching a lot of videos on this game, and have to admit it looks a lot of fun. However, I can see the pack buying becoming very expensive.


  • Registered Users Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GO_Bear


    Anyone wrote: »
    I've been watching a lot of videos on this game, and have to admit it looks a lot of fun. However, I can see the pack buying becoming very expensive.

    I did hear it was a money sink to be honest, but if you have not bought any packs of cards you only get queued against people who have also bought no cards AFAIK !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    GO_Bear wrote: »
    I did hear it was a money sink to be honest, but if you have not bought any packs of cards you only get queued against people who have also bought no cards AFAIK !

    Yep seems that way "Players can purchase the packs of cards for real money. The prices range from 1 Pack (100 gold), 2 packs for $2.99, 7 packs for $9.99, 15 packs for $19.99, up to 40 packs for $49.99"


    This is the series of vids I have started watching:



  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭DeSelby83


    Have they said when this will be released? Is it going to be free to play


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,906 ✭✭✭EGriff


    I wish they'd make an ordinary Warcraft game again. I loved 2 & 3 and the expansions.

    "Ready to serve M'lorrrrd".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    DeSelby83 wrote: »
    Have they said when this will be released? Is it going to be free to play

    Yeah its free to play and free to buy. Just the extra/better cards that will cost money.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,425 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    Also any cash you spend in the beta will be brought over to the full release, however the cards you unlock will be wiped


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,358 ✭✭✭seraphimvc


    trump's stream is the only one worth watching atm and I want the betakey so badly :( haven't played any game for a long time since i am away from my desktop with this laptop.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    European site is up now, so I'm guessing the beta isnt far away.

    http://eu.battle.net/hearthstone/en/


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,137 ✭✭✭✭TheDoc


    Beta went live today, emails went out for first wave


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭ferrigan101


    TheDoc wrote: »
    Beta went live today, emails went out for first wave

    Has anyone here got in?

    I'm wondering how long it will be for an android app to come out for this. It seems to be the ideal game to play on a tablet, sitting on the couch.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    No invite :(

    I never get any from Blizz anyway so I don't have high hopes.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    Got an email from blizzard and it was an email about diablo 3 on consoles......


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Got an invite but my account is behind an authenticator on a phone which is broken :mad: Gotta send them scans of my passport and what not. Should be playing by tomorrow...


  • Registered Users Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GO_Bear


    Got an invite but my account is behind an authenticator on a phone which is broken :mad: Gotta send them scans of my passport and what not. Should be playing by tomorrow...

    Nice one Congratz man !

    I will continue my fruitless struggle of entering random codes into my battlenet !


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,425 ✭✭✭✭VinLieger


    No email here either unfortunately


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,122 ✭✭✭BeerWolf


    EGriff wrote: »
    I wish they'd make an ordinary Warcraft game again. I loved 2 & 3 and the expansions.

    "Ready to serve M'lorrrrd".

    Honestly don't see them making another Warcraft RTS anytime soon, if at all, because it would affect WoW's lore. The storyline of WC2/xp lead towards it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    No invite :(

    I never get any from Blizz anyway so I don't have high hopes.

    Yeah same :(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Addictive stuff. Alot of my games keep going down to the wire with each player having zero cards in their hand and low HP and each of us just hoping to get that card to finish the fight. Tense stuff


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    https://twitter.com/Brandonspikes/status/375724061411639296

    That might be of interest to those on who opted in. Hopefully thats for the EU beta as well as the US.


  • Registered Users Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GO_Bear


    Anyone wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/Brandonspikes/status/375724061411639296

    That might be of interest to those on who opted in. Hopefully thats for the EU beta as well as the US.

    Hopefully the Closed beta does not last over a year ala dota 2 xD


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    GO_Bear wrote: »
    Hopefully the Closed beta does not last over a year ala dota 2 xD


    From what I have read, closed beta will be for a month. Then a month of open beta.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,349 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    Is online play cross platform anyone know.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 14,716 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dcully


    Is online play cross platform anyone know.

    Isnt it PC only?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    Dcully wrote: »
    Isnt it PC only?

    PC and Ipad afaik.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    what annoys me more is the keys been sold. There is people selling multiple keys on sites like ownedcore so it could be streamers selling off spare keys


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,932 ✭✭✭YouSavedMyLife


    Dropped €45 on this today in my pursuit to make the perfect Spell Power Mage deck. The urge was to much as you gain cards kind of slowly from just playing alone

    Blizzard have another cash cow on their hands with this i feel


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    what annoys me more is the keys been sold. There is people selling multiple keys on sites like ownedcore so it could be streamers selling off spare keys

    You think that's bad? A guy on reddit created an entire sub-reddit with the purpose of raffling off keys donated by the community. He staged a fake lottery to get things rolling until someone actually donated a real key and then stole it for himself and deleted his account.

    Details here: http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/1m32r3/this_community_has_stooped_to_a_new_low_uxenooo/

    Real low-life stuff :mad:


  • Registered Users Posts: 966 ✭✭✭GO_Bear


    EU opt in wave going on at the moment

    Let us know if anyone gets one !


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭ferrigan101


    GO_Bear wrote: »
    EU opt in wave going on at the moment

    Let us know if anyone gets one !

    Nothing in my inbox.... Yet ;)

    At least there's no trolly Blizzard email about the Diabolo 3 console launch this time round!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭Taylor365


    Dropped €45 on this today in my pursuit to make the perfect Spell Power Mage deck. The urge was to much as you gain cards kind of slowly from just playing alone

    Blizzard have another cash cow on their hands with me i feel
    FTFY :P

    Alas the wait for a key begins.

    It feels like a game were watching someone play is better than actually playing.

    I wouldn't know though :rolleyes:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    <== official member of the blizzard no beta club


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Another wave went out.

    Anyone get lucky?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,696 ✭✭✭Jonny7


    Well if you are desperate.. and rich..

    www.ebay.de search for hearthstone beta, prob selling for 200 euros at mo


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭ferrigan101


    Another wave went out.

    Anyone get lucky?

    Not here anyway. Has there been any indication of when the closed beta will end?


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭Taylor365


    Another wave went out.

    Anyone get lucky?
    No, but we've come to far to give up who we are,
    i will be up all night to get lucky.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    Not here anyway. Has there been any indication of when the closed beta will end?


    I read somewhere it will be 4 weeks of open beta(that was last week). So probably until the first week in Oct.

    No key here either.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    Jonny7 wrote: »
    Well if you are desperate.. and rich..

    www.ebay.de search for hearthstone beta, prob selling for 200 euros at mo

    Haha no.

    Hate that ****. That's why I liked the previous wow betas were you didn't get a key, they just flagged your account


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭Anyone


    I've actually become addicted to watching twitch feeds of this game. Its really interesting to watch. Trump plays most evenings our time, good player and like the way he explains a lot of his plays.


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