Thanks for all the feedback on battlegrounds MMR and how it feels.
We sat with engineers and talked through how it works and decided on a change that will help with the issues.
We are going do 2 things. 1. Post explaining how it works. 2. Make a change so that people get more points for a win and lose more for a loss.
The future post will go into more details on this.
Thanks for the polite, clear feedback - it really helped us know what to look for and how to address it.
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Patch notes will be up soon.
The mana cost change is just relevant for effigy.
For context, because it takes 2 weeks to make a proper client patch with localization and QA, these changes predate Blizzcon and were made before we had live data.
We have a small server side patch next week that introduces new heroes. After that we will patch balance again at the start of December.
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We don't specify an exact time in case one of a million possible things goes wrong, but ideally around 25 hours from now if everything goes right.
Ideally you want a divine shield minon for this - so that the buffs help you twice.
Later in the game if you see a hydra you could repeat the process and make a big hydra. Its tough when you have 5 minions in the shop though because you will sometimes buff the wrong thing.
OT: Are they going to wipe all player stats (rank points) at release?
We are not resetting MMR. That makes for very bad matchmaking and you face people that are not the same skill as you.
I always have between 5000-9000 gold saved for each expansion.
Yep and as long as you have around 1500 saved + you earn around 5 free packs (which is easy to do) then you can unlock the hero bonus choice.
The goal is for free to play people to have access if they engage a lot (do quests and earn gold).
My biggest complaint about this system is they count the unreleased set as the latest one. At this time the only way to have the bonuses is by spending $50+. Hopefully moving forward they won’t count the new set until it’s actually been released
In this situation - during the 4th month of descent of dragons you can have descent of dragons packs or the future expansion packs to unlock it.
Our engineers are looking into this thanks!
mmm Bacon
We actually catered a bacon /eggs /pancakes breakfast to celebrate finishing the mode.
Does that mean it won't be available at all or that you can try it if you dare? I have an iPad Air 2 which has been for years now, mostly just what I play Hearthstone on. Probably won't upgrade for another year and a half, would really love to try Battlegrounds on it!
A warning pops up if we detect an issue and you can still play.
Tyranda is not till December :(
It doesn’t release on west coast until noon, so if you’re like me on the east coast, we won’t see Pc patch until 3 pm and mobile likely later.
Should be a lot sooner than these times.
Closed beta includes mobile but if you have a small amount of ram (1-2) then you might have issues. Mobile usually takes 0-2 hours after patch to propagate to all the stores/devices/etc.
Today for virtual ticket and xpac pre-orders
It will be free for everyone one week later.
Stop checking reddit and go fix Wild.
EDIT: New account created! Thanks powerchicken for defending that incompetent idiot!
Thanks all who downvoted this guy. Stuff like this is why more devs don't post a lot on social media (for lots of games).
In normal games I try to play quickly and not rope. When I played at BlizzCon it bothered me to have to watch the rope burn down every turn. It made me feel like I was doing something wrong, but I wasn’t - I was done with my tavern and just waiting. And forced to watch the rope.
Can it be just a timer and not a rope? Or can there be a way to turn off the rope animation?
We are talking about adjusting the rope to be softer. I feel you.
Does Patchwerk seem undesirable to anyone else? I feel like the extra HP doesn't matter if you're falling behind every round because your hero power doesn't synergize with the board state.
That extra hp can help you through the early game while you spend turns upgrading your tavern. Having a higher tavern tier is a big advantage.
Patchwerk is also good at making top 4 which is effectively a win with 8 players.
Will there be interest in adding new cards/heroes to battlegrounds alongside future expansions?
Yes we are working on it already.
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