A Special Year of the Mammoth Pack is Coming Soon - 30 Packs in One!
A huge update has been done to this post thanks to an English version of the Blizzard post becoming available.
Details on a special Year of the Mammoth have emerged and things are looking quite awesome. Initially, the news broke out from South Korea but now we've got better insight into all the details thanks to a new blog post on the European Hearthstone site.
- A special bundle is being added to the Hearthstone shop - "The Mammoth Bundle". It may be purchased once.
- The Mammoth Bundle contains 30 packs for a lower than usual price, 10 for each expansion released in the past year.
- There is a special event (Quest For Packs) taking place that has a fantastic giveaway.
- Each quest you complete during the event, up to a maximum of 14, gives you one entry into the giveaway.
- This special event runs from February 1 - 14.
Around $19 USD after conversion. It has been confirmed to be 16.99 GBP.
183000 Hearthstone Pack Giveaway
In addition, there's a crazy giveaway taking place with the following prizes available. Previously this stated a much higher number of packs.
Grand Prize (1 winner)
- 3000 Hearthstone Packs
- The Lich King's Helmet
- Hearthstone Apparel Gift Set (T-shirt, cap, and pin)
- UPDATE: $1200 (USD)
Mammoth Bundle (1000 winners)
- 10 Un'Goro Packs
- 10 Frozen Throne Packs
- 10 Kobolds Packs
Mammoth Card Pack (50,000 winners)
- 1 Un'Goro Pack
- 1 Frozen Throne Pack
- 1 Kobolds Pack
Blue Post
Quote from BlizzardIn the year of the Mammoth, you embarked on many memorable quests! You explored steamy jungles in search of primordial mysteries in Journey to Un’goro. You embraced the deadly power of the Lich King in Knights of the Frozen Throne. You delved deep into trap-infested tunnels to loot incredible treasures in Kobolds & Catacombs. Now, one last legendary quest remains in the Year of the Mammoth, and the rewards are beyond your wildest dreams!
Introducing the Quest for Packs Sweepstakes!
Everybody loves opening Hearthstone card packs. . . . How would you like a chance to open 3,000 of them?
To celebrate the amazing adventures we had together in the Year of the Mammoth, starting at 17:00 GMT on February 1 and up until 17:00 GMT on February 14, each daily Quest* you complete during the Quest for Packs grants you one entry for a chance to win 3,000 Hearthstone card packs, the Lich King’s helm, and more!
It’s incredibly easy to enter—just log in and complete your daily Quests! That’s it!
Quest for Packs Prizes
The rewards for this quest are very rich indeed! You could win one of these prizes:
Grand Prize – One (1) grand prize winner will receive a prize package including:
- 3,000 Hearthstone Card Packs – That’s 1,000 packs from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth: Journey to Un’goro, Knights of the Frozen Throne, and Kobolds & Catacombs.
- The Lich King’s Helm - We found it in his desk after his internship ended. Now we’re passing it on to you! Yes, the very same helm worn by the Lich King as he stalked the halls of Blizzard Entertainment could be yours!
- Hearthstone Apparel Gift Pack- When the crown of Grand Prize Winner grows too heavy, try this t-shirt, cap, and pin on for size!
Mammoth Card Bundle – One thousand (1,000) players will receive a Mammoth Card Bundle containing 10 packs from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth.
Mammoth Pack – Fifty thousand (50,000) players will receive three card packs—one from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth.
Introducing the Mammoth Card Bundle
To commemorate the Year of the Mammoth, we’re adding a new bundle to the shop! The new Mammoth Card Bundle includes 10 packs from each expansion released during the Year of the Mammoth, for a total of 30 card packs.
You can win a free Mammoth Card Bundle when you Quest for Packs, but for a limited time (starting with the arrival of the upcoming 10.2 Update), you’ll also be able to purchase one.
Purchase is limited to one Mammoth Card Bundle per account.
Please read the rules for eligibility, and happy Hearthstone Questing! We’ll see you in the tavern!
*Entries limited to a maximum of fourteen (14) per Battle.net account and one (1) entry per day.
Half of those accounts are probably active, not to mention not everyone's going to finish all 14 quests, which would make it pretty hard to figure out your chances. Also you "did the maths" wrong, your percentages are a little off :P
51 001 / 70 000 000 ~= 0.0007
0.007 * 100 = 0.07
which is roughly 0.1% like he said
it would be fine even if it were 10 accounts get 300 packs each...
or one to get 1000 and helmet++ ...and 10 accounts -> 200 packs each...
It says that update 10.2 is required before the Mammoth Pack will be purchasable. Do quests completed before this patch count as entries? I'm wondering if I should wait to see if the patch comes later today before completing today's quest (even though it's after 17:00 GMT).
So, is it finally safe to start completing quests? Am I supposed to get a notification after completing one saying that I have an entry? monkaS
I guess the 30 pack bundle will be available to buy with the patch.
Fuck I didn't realize it started at 9:00 am (PST), I already completed my daily. I guess I only get 13 entrees RIP.
You can send a postcard. Hell, I'm sure even an index card would count.
@Maggot
Yep...I know how you feel. Out of habit (or stupidity), I completed my quest first thing this morning.
It was a 40g quest (re-rolled from another 40g quest). I'm thinking: well, 40g sucks but at least I just got my first entry completed = (
Just finished the quest and no entry received. Do yo need to have fresh quest?
How do you check if you've received an entry? I completed a quest and did not get any visual confirmation, but are we supposed to get any?
It was a new quest which you get after 17:00 gmt or old before that time?
I think you need to re-roll quest to mark it as new.
I just got mine htc packs several hours ago... EU...
Got HTC pack yesterday
Those who have no quests are screwed, right ?
So the event is supposed to have started, and no update yet? Odd
Not eligible... Congrats to the winners
Event starts in a hour and no patch yet.
Sad.......Not eligible