BlizzCon 2018 Opening Ceremony - Hearthstone Expansion Announcement
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Expansion Launches December 4.
The largest event of the year, BlizzCon, has arrived! We'll be updating this post live with everything that happens within the opening ceremony. You should expect to see brief details on the new Hearthstone expansion alongside a couple of card reveals. More information about the new expansion will then come later on during the dedicated "What's Next" panel.
Note that the Opening Ceremony will be broadcast on all of Blizzard's Twitch channels for free, but the rest of BlizzCon (outside of Esports) will require access to a Virtual Ticket. We've embedded the stream down below.
- The Challenger's Bundle - "Ready to Rumble" Card Back, 17 Card Packs - 19.99 USD
- Rastakhan's Rumble - New Alternate Shaman Hero: King Rastakhan, "Ready to Rumble" Card Back, 50 Card Packs - 49.99 USD
- Discuss the new cards.
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Opening Ceremony Live Recap
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- Rastakhan's Rumble is the name of the next expansion, leaked by PCGamer.
- Ben Thompson has taken the stage. Audio is cutting out - woot!
- Gurubashi Arena is where we're fighting in the new expansion.
- In the single-player mode for Rastakhan’s Rumble, Rumble Run, compete for glory before cheering crowds in a no-holds-barred smackdown in the Gurubashi Arena! Players will choose a troll champion and climb the ranks in this gladiatorial contest to be crowned champion.
- Spirits are a new mechanic - each class has one. They are minions with stealth for one turn.
- Overkill is a new keyword. If you deal more damage then you need to kill a minion, you get a bonus.
- Logging in when the expansion launches gets you a free Legendary Loa card and two copies of the spirit from the class of your random Loa.
- Logging in also gets you six free card packs for the expansion.
Blizzard
- Destiny 2 is Free for everyone on Battle.net - Must redeem by November 18th through Bnet Gifts to keep it.
- Mike Morhaime, Blizzard's old president, has taken stage to introduce BlizzCon.
- Mike passes the torch to Blizzard's new president, J Allen Brack
- Overwatch raised 12.7 Million for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
- Heroes is getting a new hero. She isn't from any of Blizzard's franchises.
- Orphia, the new hero, is free for everyone at BlizzCon or with a Virtual Ticket.
- WoW Classic launches next Summer.
- WoW Classic can be accessed by players with an active subscription to WoW.
- WoW showcased a new cinematic featuring Saurfang and Anduin.
- Overwatch is playing a new cinematic on Route 66 with McCree eating some delicious pie.
- Overwatch is getting a cowgirl - Ashe!
- Warcraft III Reforged! An HD remake of Warcraft III Reign of Chaos and Frozen Throne.
- Culling of Stratholme is playable at BlizzCon.
- Warcraft III Reforged comes with a Hearthstone card back.
Watch Live
The Opening Ceremony is available for free to those without a Virtual Ticket. If you want to watch the panels though, you'll want to buy a Virtual Ticket.
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screw off then were better off without you
"I don't play this game so it's dead"
Turn 10: Spirit of the Shark + coin + Giggling Inventor = hello, hello, hello
Turn 11: Sonya Shadowdancer + ram your Giggling Inventor in and play him again = more hello, hello, hello
Turn 12: opponent concedes
Mossy Horror
Meh I was more hyped than I should have been
What’s a loa card?
Basically, each class will have two legendaries, one champion minion and one spirit minion. And you will get one random spirit minion (for example the lion that was revealed before that).
so is like each class getting a new hero card like the deathknights or just a minion that's animal based?
Each class will get a legendary spirit beast
each class will get a legendary troll champion except of one class which will have a deathknight
Apparently, the attack sound of that 25 mana minion is "Too slow"
Aaahh, what an irony it is
Yeah it's a bit of a shame it's going to take 25 turns for paladin to get all of those mana crystals to cast it. Oh well. /s
So do we get to use the alternate hero and card back right away if we preorder today? Or do we get those things when the whole expansion launches on December 4th?
Probably right away. At least this was with Mecha-jaraxxus. So you will get it after the update on the beginning of next week.
oh ok, so although technically I own the new shaman hero right now, I can't use him until an update happens (which you say is likely in a couple days or so). Got it, I'll just be patient to use him then. Got scared for a second when I didn't see the packs, hero, and card back.
Yes, Hearthstone needs to update to download the images for the packs, cardbacks, hero. And the rest that will be added in patch. Then you can use him. The patch should hit on November 5th (Monday).
And finally the hero to satisfy your curiosity
Sweet, now I don't need to refer friends which i don't have to get an alt.
If you are curious this is the cardback in the bundle
and a card pack design
Rhastakan Rumble,mobile diablo aahahahah,the end is coming,u know where to stick those digital cards u spend milions of dollars for know dont you MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH,happy new year!!!!!MY FAVOURITE BLIZZCONE AHAAHAHAHAHAH I LOVE IT!!
Guys, just for you a gameplay of new cards from Blizzard Hearthstone facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Hearthstone.en/videos/298031547480837/