Hearthstone's Most Wanted Emotes
Emotes. It’s a wonder how something so simple, so brief, and so seemingly innocent can cause such strong feelings. Emotes are a surprisingly divisive topic among the Hearthstone community, so with that in mind, it seems prudent to acknowledge a few things before we get started:
- A lot of players want there to be NO emotes in the game at all, let alone any more then we currently have available.
- A lot of players want there to be an auto-squelch feature instead of any more emotes.
- A lot of players feel that no matter what emotes there are or aren’t the majority of opponents are going to use them in bad manners (BM), so what’s the point?
If you fall into one of the above categories, reader beware! The rest of this article is going to talk about the emotes that the community most wants to see added to the game. Feel free to skip right ahead to the comments section and let us know which category you’re in and why! That being said, let’s begin!
“Sorry”
By and large, the most wished for emote was one we actually used to have. “Sorry” was replaced with the “Wow” emote around the time that the Whispers of the Old Gods expansion was released. Pretty much since then, players have been clamoring for its return. Not big fans of its replacement, even a year and a half later the request is still going strong.
So why did it disappear and why do people want it back? Well, according to Ben Brode, it just wasn’t very useful and they already had “Wow” recorded…but a large portion of the internet suspects it was because players were abusing it and it got annoying.
The people who want it back seem to want it to genuinely express an apology. Maybe they had to answer the doorbell and accidentally roped their opponent, or their opponent had a terrible run of RNG and they want to express something like “that was bad luck”. The “Sorry” emote could encompass a lot of different meanings in one, and sure not all of them were polite, but that’s life.
“Good Game”
I know, I know, doesn’t “Well Played” already cover this? Well, it does…and it doesn’t. A lot of players want a dedicated emote instead of having to rely on “Well Played” for everything. They argue that “Well Played” is too generic, or too overused, or too perfunctory.
Many complain that “Well Played” is used sarcastically too often for it to serve the purpose of genuinely wishing your opponent a good game. A common wish is to be able to say some variation of “Thanks stranger, for taking the time out of your day to play a game with me for our mutual enjoyment” but since that won’t fit in a speech bubble some form of “Good Game” would work.
Perhaps you wouldn’t want to use this with every opponent, for instance with a habitual roper, but some games just stand out as being exceptionally fun or well played and you want something a little more meaningful than an end of game “Well Played”. Considering this emote would be used only at the end of a match, it might not be realistic for Blizzard to create an emote that’s a one-trick pony, but who knows? Keep hope alive, GG-ers!
“You’re Welcome”
We already have a “Thanks” emote and a large number of players wish there was a companion emote to go along with it, a simple “You’re Welcome” emote. Whether that’s because they want to genuinely say “You’re Welcome” to a genuine “Thanks” or use it for more nefarious reasons, that’s up the individual player and game. Either way, this emote has been requested again and again by community members.
Polite players looking to respond to their opponents “Thanks” currently only have the option of saying “Thanks” back and hoping their meaning gets across.
Overall, the majority of requests for new emotes seemed to be serious and genuine. Most players who want more emotes want them for additional interaction with their opponent. Sure, there was a fair amount of sarcastic suggestions and plenty of emotes that could only be meant to BM, but they weren’t the main part of the conversation.
Bonus Emotes
The following suggestions weren’t as popular or discussed as seriously. Even if it’s highly unlikely they’d make their way into the game, they’re still worth mentioning. Whether that’s because they’d be dead useful or just good for a few laughs is up to you to decide.
- “Seriously?”
- *sigh*
- “Hurry up!”
- “BRB”
It’s impossible to predict if Blizzard will add or change any emotes in the future, but what do you think? Do you wish emotes would go the way of the dinosaur? Do you think emotes would just result in more BMing or would it make the game friendlier? Do you tend to use emotes in a genuine or sarcastic manner? Are there any emotes you want to see added? Let us know in the comments!
"kys" is the only emote I'd need.
There needs to be a Laugh emote. It doesn't automatically mean BM. I mean, Ben Brode laughs all the time playing/watching people play Hearthstone, so why can't we?
definitely should have brb and auto-squelch
Nope, just fought that bitch Nemsy. Auto-squelch, PLEASE.
What i want is a notification for when your opponent squelchs you
You need to do this action in every game what is really annoying. Create 1 check box in setting isn't so difficult and will help to keep your nerves.
You seem like the kind of person who doesn't understand the whole purpose of computers: To automate tedious, repetitive tasks.
"The people who want it back seem to want it to genuinely express an apology" ...course they do, they are so nice people! They just want to express their true, sincere and honest feeling of remorse and compassion to their opponent. What else could it be?
I feel like I was the only nice person to use sorry properly. Lol
My internet connection isn't great so I always said sorry whenever I roped because I was trying to reconnect
auto squelch needs to be a thing i squelch every single person at the start of games anyway emotes serve no purpose apart from making u want to punch your opponent
"Rekt!" as leathal is found.
i would also like a universal squelch button in the main menu, so if i dont want to hear emotes i dont have to do it every game
Moar emotes FCS! :)
... The irony is getting thicker than a bowl of oatmeal
Too complicated for new players
Unless the emote is super specific, anything added can be abused by BM-ers, so let's not wring our hands over that for too long. Auto-squelch would be a great option for when you just don't care for any emotes at all!
Otherwise, I do think a couple new ones would be interesting to add, especially since Blizzard will make sure the emotes will fit each character's personality and demeanor. It's the little things...
i like how people are stupid enough to think that changing well played to good game will change how sarcastically people will use it, it won't, people will be assholes with emotes regardless of how theyre worded, even i do it from time to time when im just dickin around and having fun, ive never had emotes "ruin" my experience of the game and they never will cause theyre harmless stupid little emotes
BRB and auto-squelch. That's all I need.
hurry up is a must in this game. Here is the question: Why would the time be equal for both one mana and ten manas? The time should be related to mana. I mean 10 seconds for one mana, 15 seconds for two manas ....