Hearthstone Dev Tracker

As mentioned in last week’s hotfix patch, we’re getting these out earlier due to the upcoming Masters Tour. Getting them out earlier means they come in forum post form, like the server-side patches do.

Patch 27.6.2 is a data-only patch, launching on October 26, with the following updates:

Hearthstone Updates

Card Updates

Dev Comment: There were two clear meta offenders that we wanted to address in this patch: Yogg-Saron and the Druid class. Recent additions from the mini-set made for overly-powerful neutral board control tools that were warping the meta. These, combined with stand-out Druid cards, made for a Druid shell that was able to cover its class weaknesses and utilize any number of “finishers” to end the game. These changes focus on weakening the Druid shell that facilitated these powerful finishers, while also removing negative play experiences that we believe are causing more pain than fun. After those adjustments, the Jailer and Tony are out on probation, but we’ll be keeping an eye on them, and the rest of the meta, as we head into the Showdown in the Badlands.

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Patch 27.6.1 is a server-side patch going live today with the following updates:

Dev Comment: There are no Traditional Hearthstone balance changes in this patch. The reason is a bit technical, but the short of it is that the types of balance changes we’d want to make—and you’d want us to make—have to go into a different type of hotfix patch. We know that players are eager to see balance changes and are disappointed with the timeline they’re coming in, and we want you to know that they’re coming soon.

In fact, in light of the upcoming Masters Tour, we wanted to let you know that the balance hotfix is scheduled for next week, October 26. The main targets of that patch will be Yogg-Saron, Unleashed and Druid. Instead of our usual balance teaser and patch notes blog, we plan to get the changes finalized and the patch notes out on the forums as soon as possible, by early next week. We’re looking forward to seeing what you think of the upcoming changes, and what...

Hey there, sorry for the confusion. For mobile, it doesn’t work if you just long-tap the packs where they are. You need to first “grab” the pack and move it slightly off of where it is. Then it will start adding packs to the stack as you continue to hold. Then you can move it over to the pack opening area to open all of them.

Patch 27.6 is now live, bringing with it a bonanza of updates, like pre-purchase for our next, rootin’ tootin’ expansion: Showdown in the Badlands!

The following are some of the known issues we’re tracking this patch:

• [General] With the launch of Patch 27.6, some players were inadvertently shown a surprise planned for BlizzCon that we’re not ready to reveal yet. We’ll catch you up on all the details soon.
• [General] The team is aware of an error causing crashes in the tutorial. We’re working on a server-side hotfix to resolve the issue.
• [Hearthstone] Players have reported that moving pack piles while Mass Pack Opening can cause one big cluster of overlapping packs or other pack spacing issues. Leaving the pack opening screen and coming back seems to resolve this issue. We’re working on a more permanent bug fix for the next major patch. Until then, remember: if your pack stacks get whack, just evac and come back.
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