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Hearthstone Week in Review: Jan 9 - Jan 15

Last week was pretty busy with the developers back in office and coming out to play with the community.

News

• Ben Brode talked about the role of basic decks in the new player experience.
• Mike Donais confirmed we wouldn't see ladder changes in the next set, discussed current meta, and Small-Time Buccaneer.
• Mike Donais stated it was unlikely we'd see more Reno cards in the near future, talked about the different Gadgetzan themes, and gave us a look at how some legendaries in Gadgetzan evolved.
• Ben Brode and Dean Ayala did a live Developer Insights where they discussed potentially upcoming changes to Arena & Ranked.
• We saw Cart Crash at the Crossroads return for Tavern Brawl.

HearthPwn

• We released a site update that increased performance for many users.
• As a follow-up to our site update, we fixed some bugs including Arena Simulator adjustments and the return of achievement trophies.

Decks

• We featured some decks of lesser played archetypes in a new weekly feature, Something New to Play Tuesday.
• Why not Wild? Check out this past week's Weekend Wacky Wild Decks.
• Who made the most popular decks on the site? Take a look at the past week's Top Decks of the Week.

Esports

• Blizzard announced the HCT Winter Championships would be in the Bahamas!
• The third China vs North America Hearthstone Challenge tournament is taking place this week, learn more.

Super Cool Videos

• Value Town #103 - Keeping it Fresh
• The Angry Chicken #191 - Bathtub Design
• A Different Take on Mage Arena by Kripparrian
• Talkstone: Standards & New Player Experience by Noxious
• Firebat has the Biggest... Eggs
• Kripp Plays Arena - When he complains, it goes faster
• Hearthstone Main Theme Cover by Alina Gingertail