Hearthstone China Gets Replays, Deck Tracking, and Deck Recommendations
Thanks to /u/czhihong for providing the usual scoop of info from Hearthstone China.
First, China received tournament mode back in 2016.
China then saw the release of personalized yearly stats for the 2016 year at the start of 2017.
Next, China players got free Arcane Dust for purchasing card packs due to loot box regulations.
It was soon after that Khadgar made not one, but two appearances in the country.
Now, China gets one of the most requested Hearthstone features since we first learned about the game during Alpha.
Replays.
The Hearthstone China Replay Client
A companion desktop application available only to players on the Chinese servers has arrived which records your games and allows you to rewatch them in-client. You can share your replays with your friends through a unique replay code and the client even has a deck tracking tool alongside a deck recommendation tool.
- The client only works on Windows computers. No Macs, no mobile devices.
- Up to 200 replays are shown in the list.
- Replays can be paused, brought to a specific turn, and will show which cards are being highlighted.
- Featured decks display replays of the deck in action and allow players to comment on the deck.
- The deck feature also tells you how many cards and dust you're missing from completing the deck.
Here are some screenshots provided by czhihong. Photo credits go to 营地 Yingdi and NGA.
Client Press Release
Quote from Blizzard (Translated)Do you want to improve at Hearthstone? Have you always wanted to share and showcase the exciting moments and cool lethals in your games? The Hearthstone Official Companion App has been released for beta testing! Flawlessly integrated within the game, it can provide you with a plethora of actual game data.
Besides a deck tracker and a deck recommendation tool that have been greatly improved and optimised, the app can even automatically record all your exciting games!
1. One-click deck recommendation tool, know how much dust you’re missing right away
Once you enter the app from the main menu, you can browse through all the interesting and cool decks [My note: Sintolol and Tarei alert. Some of the deck names are hilarious btw] for all classes using the deck recommendation tool. The tool will immediately inform you whether you have the cards for the decks, and if not, how much dust you’re missing.
Once you pick a deck you like, you can immediately click to create the deck in your collection. No more scurrying around looking for deck codes!
2. Capture every second of your insane games
Did you just come back from one health and are bursting to share with someone? The official companion app automatically records every game you play and stores it on the cloud, ensuring that every single exciting moment is not missed.
You will be able to replay the games in spectator mode to view at your own time, any time. You can also share and favourite your replays. With this app, everyone can create their own Trolden videos!
3. Real-time card tracker to optimise your strategy
Every Hearthstone game is different, your opponents play different decks every game. Know thy self, know thy enemy, a thousand battles, a thousand victories. The app will help you record all cards your opponent has played, exact cards remaining in your deck, provide aides for secret guessing, and much more.
Download the feature-filled official companion app today! Your journey to legend has never been easier!
Note: The app is currently in beta, we seek your patience and understanding if you encounter bugs. Please submit your feedback and bug reports to the official forums.
The Spot Where the Poll Would Go
Usually, we post a poll asking if this is something you'd like to see. The answer is, of course, yes so including it seemed silly.
Just kidding, you're getting a poll! If you don't want to see a replay feature, tell us why in the comments.
I use a deck tracker for Mac that’s pretty good, but I hardly ever use it since I usually play on my iPhone.
I got a friend that play on a ipad, and is looking for a good decktracker for iPhone, would you be so kind and tell me the name of the decktracker
NERF CHINA!!!!
Rather buff rest of the world.
Powercreep
Ok... I am Jelly...
china numba wan
No-one in the comments (on page 1 at least) seems to be aware that this is developed by Netease and not Blizzard, it's not Blizzard giving extra things to China, or Blizzard testing things in China, it's a separate company that Blizzard is obliged to work with / profit share with, to be allowed to operate in China who have made their own external app that pulls data from the client, or client logs, to add functionality. Be jealous, sure, but don't have a go at Blizzard for giving something extra to the China region - they are not. Again, feel free to complain that Blizzard haven't added this functionality themselves... but this is not a Blizzard product they are withholding from the rest of the world because ???? PROFIT.
Shows how lazy Blizz is if they aren't providing their own game with the same features as an independent company.
This just means the Chinese hearthstone team say F*ck you to Blizzard headquarter, we are making our own stuffs you lazy piece of SH*T.
for motha China!!! $.$
$$$ ;D
And people said blizzard will ban those who use deck tracker one day, is that day today?
If people actually said that then people are wrong. Blizzard confirmed that anything you could do with pen and paper, like deck tracking, is completely fine. You shouldn't believe everything people tell you.
/Sigh, I think my sarcasm level is too high. Such a shame
Year of Raven Live on China !!!
can't help but notice the racist overtones of the OP. It makes perfect sense to me that a country with about 15% of the worlds populaton would receive more attention from a company out to make money than say the US which has just over 1% of the world's population. but hey, what do i know really.
yeah you know nothing that's right
no of cfourse not, i'm an f'n moron who can't understand the logical reasoning behind catering to a broader market in a bigger populace and instead i want to pour all my eggs into one small f'n tiny little basket and hope my investment actually pays off. No, i do not understand whatsoever that the difference between 360 million people and over 1 billion people is quite considerable. No , i want to use a f'n tiny little basket to try to shove mass amounts of eggs into hoping they don't crack, when i could be putting said eggs into a larger basket where they will hatch into little money chickens. No, i'm quite obvioously a fuckin moron. no, i obviously can't tell that the OP is jealous and angry that china is receiving more content than america> No i am a dumb fuckin retard who can't read the obvious emotion behind their points.
in other words, go fuck yourself