[2020] Some Positivity for Dean and the Dev Team

Some of you you may have seen a twitter post from Dean Ayala about negativity and toxicity in the hearthstone community. (https://twitter.com/IksarHS/status/1249466208308453377). It's clearly affected him quite badly and probably quite a few others too. Hearthstone may not be perfect (what game is) but I want to just talk about some of the best things that have happened over the last year in Hearthstone and please post your own positive comments below. Dean I hope you see this.

In the last year the dev team has worked so hard and have honestly listened to feedback. We've had really quick balance changes, both buffs and nerfs, a whole new game mode, more cards than ever before, a whole new class, big changes to ranked and smaller changes to arena, lots of single player content, lots of free rewards and lots of new ways to get new and returning players into the game So many great new things have happened. They have experimented a lot and I say go for it. It may not always work but experimentation, failing, correcting and learning are way better than nothing at all. What I see though is that everything they do in this game comes out of pure love and passion. They clearly want to make a game they are proud in and it shows.

We have had a standard year with a fully interlinked story that has really brought the lore of hearthstone and pushed it further than before. It honestly makes the game have its own unique and fun law which transcends the lore of world of warcraft. I've loved the lackeys being continued throughout the year. I've really enjoyed this story and hope they try it again.

The new class I think was such a big and bold move, it must have been so hard to create and I love it. I've always wanted a new class and I love demon hunter. It feels very distinct to the other classes but also fits right at home. It had a few teething problems but blizzard wanted us to be able to play this and then immediately fixed the issue and are looking to continue working on it, exactly what I want. I don't expect a new class to be perfect out of the bat but they put their effort in and I love it and I really hope they do more in the future. Seriously, Monk and Death Knight here we come I hope.

This past year I have been fortunate to play so many amazing decks. To name a few I've personally really enjoyed: All the quest decks from Uldum (I love quests so much), dragon hunter, highlander hunter, evolve shaman, reborn paladin, handbuff beast hunter and elemental mage. I have had so many decks I've wanted to try this expansion and they are all a lot of fun.

I could say so much more but don't want to get too long so please post your own positive comments about hearthstone. It has come so much and honestly Dean and the dev team have pushed the game so much more in this last year, it is better than it has ever been. Please keep it up. Love to you all.