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Yong Woo Dev Interview - Donuts
Hearthstone's Senior Producer, Yong Woo, was invited onto the Velen's Chosen podcast today. We didn't really learn anything groundbreaking, but it was nice to have some things confirmed. You can check out our recap below and if you'd like to watch the whole thing, you can do that too!
You can also check out the podcast (and previous episodes) at VelensChosen.com
Quote from Yong WooDonuts
- The Hearthstone team has a Donut rule. If you mention donuts over at the office, you're bringing in at least 2 dozen donuts.
- There is a calendar to keep track of who is bringing in donuts when based off this rule. Many donuts are on queue.
General
- There are more players playing standard than wild.
- They're quite satisfied with how the crafting system has been working.
- They've been experimenting internally with ways to teach new players game concepts that can be difficult to understand.
- Just because a card only has a 40% winrate doesn't mean there isn't anything wrong with it - they try to also design around emotion. The game has to feel good.
Arena
- The second pack that players could receive in arena at the high end feels great, and that's why you can now get a second pack earlier on.
- The guaranteed pack from Arena runs is from the latest expansion because players want the newest stuff.
Art
- Yong had reservations at first about Mimiron's Head's effect animation due to the amount of time it would take to create it, but it paid off in the end when the community talked about how awesome it was.
- The extra art associated with Fandral Staghelm was a bit out there, but it too paid off.
- "Who would make a bear tiger? Really, you spent the time to make a bear tiger?"
Americas Spring Championships this Weekend
This weekend is home to the Americas Spring Championships of the HCT 2016 Tour, and it should be a fun one! If you're interested in watching or taking a look at the deck lists of all the players who made it, keep reading!
Schedule
All games will be broadcast on the official PlayHearthstone Twitch channel. We will provide a stream embed during the event.
- June 25 - Games start at 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC, 18:00 CEST)
- June 26 - Games start at 9:00 AM PDT (16:00 UTC, 18:00 CEST)
Competitors
The eight top players from the Spring Preliminaries have made it to the championships! Who will be crowned king?
Napoleon 
Joster 
Duane 
Cydonia 
DeerJason 
PNC 
Bradfordlee 
Rosty Decklists
All the decks which will be in use this weekend can be found below. Also be sure to check out our class and archetype breakdowns!
Cydonia
Cydonia's C'Thun Druid - Americas Spring Championships 2016 8900
Cydonia's Midrange Hunter - Americas Spring Championships 2016 1900
Cydonia's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championships 2016 2000
Cydonia's Zoolock - Americas Spring Championships 2016 4460
Cydonia's Dragon Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 6040
DeerJason- DeerJason's Yogg Druid - Americas Spring Championships 2016 8260
- DeerJason's Midrange Hunter - Americas Spring Championships 2016 3360
- DeerJason's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championships 2016 3400
- DeerJason's Zoo Warlock - Americas Spring Championships 2016 3260
- DeerJason's Tempo Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 10600
Napoleon- Napoleon's C'Thun Druid - Americas Spring Championships 2016 5080
Napoleon's Freeze Mage - Americas Spring Championships 2016 5680- Napoleon's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championships 2016 2000
- Napoleon's Zoo Warlock - Americas Spring Championships 2016 4820
- Napoleon's Tempo Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 8960
Bradfordlee- Bradfordlee's C'Thun Druid - Americas Spring Championships 2016 6620
- Bradfordlee's Midrange Hunter - Americas Spring Championships 2016 1880
Bradfordlee's Miracle Rogue - Americas Spring Championships 2016 8160- Bradfordlee's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championships 2016 2000
- Bradfordlee's Tempo Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 7500
Rosty- Rosty's Hybrid Hunter - Americas Spring Championships 2016 1700
- Rosty's Freeze Mage - Americas Spring Championship 2016 5680
- Rosty's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championships 2016 2060
- Rosty's Zoolock - Americas Spring Championships 2016 4820
- Rosty's Dragon Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 5080
Duane- Duane's Midrange Hunter - Americas Spring Championship 2016 1960
- Duane's Tempo Mage - Americas Spring Championships 2016 5000
- Duane's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championship 2016 1940
- Duane's Zoolock - Americas Spring Championships 2016 3100
- Duane's Tempo Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 9000
PNC- PNC's Midrange Hunter - Americas Spring Championships 2016 1740
- PNC's Miracle Rogue - Americas Spring Championships 2016 6620
- PNC's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championships 2016 2060
- PNC's Zoo Warlock - Americas Spring Championships 2016 1820
- PNC's Dragon Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 5080
Joster- Joster's Camel Hunter - Americas Spring Championships 2016 1800
- Joster's Miracle Rogue - Americas Spring Championships 2016 8220
- Joster's Aggro Shaman - Americas Spring Championships 2016 2000
- Joster's Renolock - Americas Spring Championships 2016 10000
- Joster's Tempo Warrior - Americas Spring Championships 2016 9000
Jaina vs Gul'dan: A Hearthstone Cartoon
From the Creator of Thrall vs Rexxar, Wronchi Animation is at it again with Hearthstone animations and this time, it is Jaina vs Gul'dan. Who will win?
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Posted Nov 11, 2017 (Marin's Treasure)I miss that Yogg-Saron.
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Posted Jul 9, 2016 (Old Gods)Just had to say that at least part of the end happened to me while playing Jaina. Yogg cast DOOM! causing me to draw a ton of cards, then froze me in place. And I was facing Jaraxxus! And Yogg killed him. Sadly though, not with Sacrificial Pact. So close.
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Posted Jul 1, 2016 (Old Gods)Thrall vs. Rexxar was pretty good, but this one was side splitting! I swear I hurt so much from laughing! Jaina just munching popcorn and then wildly drawing cards (My hand is too full!). I seriously lost it. Even my wife was laughing really hard. Great job, and thanks so much for posting these when they pop up! That guy deserves the attention.
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Posted Jun 28, 2016 (Old Gods)"There are more players playing Standard than Wild."
Understatement of the century, everyone.
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Posted Jun 27, 2016 (Old Gods)"The guaranteed pack from Arena runs is from the latest expansion because players want the newest stuff." I love it when they tell me what I want... even though if you asked me or anyone else they would say they want to pick their pack because that is actually what we want.
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Posted Jun 26, 2016 (Old Gods)I love these cartoons. I hope he makes more of them. I wonder which two heroes he'll do next...
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Posted Jun 26, 2016 (Old Gods)Find it hysterical that just as Jaina played Yogg, I was preparing to in this Tavern Brawl... He even gave himself a bubble like the video!
Only difference was that mine actually did dang good and buffed himself to a 12/7 behemoth.
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Posted Jun 26, 2016 (Old Gods)they need to create more animations like that... it's really funny :)
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)Jaina versus Dan! *Dirty look from Gul'dan
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)The thing is, which cartoon is better? The Jaina vs Gul'dan one or the Thrall vs Rexxar one?
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)Love the new cartoon from Wronchi, I hope they make a series of these they are really awesome, well done guys!!
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)Destroy jaraxxus ? is there such spell?
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)isn't it called sacrificial pact?
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)They should really stop spending so much time on figuring out how to make this already simple game even more simple for new players.
I don't know about you guys, but in my experience it takes about a week to learn all mechanics in Hearthstone. Only exceptions are some specific interactions between rare / epic / legendary cards which you're not going to see anyway until you've played the game for a few months.
Everyone who needs more than the current tutorial to learn the game is just an idiot...
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)PLEASE make more cartoons like this I laugh so much!!
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)The animation is so funny!
Also loved his 1'st Hearthstone video:
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)Bear-Tiger? I always though the mix between a Bear and a Panther would be a Bear-Panther...
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)Poor Gul Dan and RNG.
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Posted Jun 25, 2016 (Old Gods)Awsome cartoon, even better than Rexxar vs Thrall!!!!! I'm more excited about the upcoming episode than the next Star Wars movie!
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Posted Jun 24, 2016 (Old Gods)Excellent, another cartoon from Wronchi Animation. Keep doing these, please.