Even Pirates can be Champions
Yaarrrr Harrr! Another update from the @PlayHearthstone twitter today, this time a picture of a pirate with yet another blurb about champions.
Quote from @PlayHearthstoneChampions are sometimes even pirates with barrels for feet, although admittedly that’s rare!
What will we see July 22?
We've seen a few different pieces of information now leading up to the July 22 announcement.
- July 2 - PCGamer received a scroll in their mailbox mentioning a gathering of champions.
- July 8 - The Hearthstone team posted a blog post talking about happiness in the air, shining armor, and people getting impaled.
- July 9 - A tweet with the picture of a Blood Elf stating champions answer the call of those who need aid.
- July 13 - Blizzard announced an in-person event and livestream for July 22.
- July 14 - Another tweet, this time with a picture of a Troll.
- July 16 - Yarr harr Pirates! Pirates can also be champions.
Galaxy Gifts Card Back Now Available
The Galaxy Gifts Card Back which we datamined last month is now available. The card back comes with three free classic packs.
The card back is obtained by playing Hearthstone on a Samsung Galaxy S6 series phone.
Quote from BlizzardIf you already own a Galaxy S6 series phone, or you’re thinking about adding one to your collection, listen up! Starting July 16, players around the world who play Hearthstone® on one of the new Samsung Galaxy S6 series phones will receive three free Classic card packs and a shiny Galaxy Gifts card back.
Players who want to pick up their Galaxy Gifts rewards just need to download the mobile version of Hearthstone to their devices from Galaxy Apps or Google Play™ and enjoy the game.
Already got a Samsung Galaxy S6? If you’ve already downloaded Hearthstone, completed the tutorial, and created a Hearthstone account, then your rewards should automatically arrive after you log in for the first time after the promotion starts. If you’ve never played Hearthstone before, then you’ll receive your Galaxy Gifts card back and free card packs after you complete the tutorial and create a Hearthstone account using your Galaxy S6.
There are no regional restrictions, so you can get your Galaxy Gifts rewards anywhere, but they can only be redeemed once per Battle.net account!
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Posted Jul 20, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)A bunch of random digital cards that get people thinking and excited. Tied to lore of another overgrown product. Jack up the costs (to create false value), make the rewards incredibly elusive (more false value), and use any means to generate income (doesn't have to be false to the creators).
Hearthstone
Real cards cost a lot of money. I mean, at least they're real. Even then I hardly ever knew people to play card games. Pokemon maybe back when I was in grade school... back when Pokemon first was released.
What happened that people in other parts of the world continued to pour their lives and earnings into these things. Nobody ever wanted to see the stacks of real cards people collected (very few collectors except in their comic stores or basements), it was typically embarrassing actually to show others what you'd collected. I'm not understanding how this has spiraled off into something successful enough that SAMSUNG wants to advertise on it.
How does Hearthstone enrich anyone's lives? What do people get from this that warrants their time/effort/money? And don't say fun, because that's not something you strive or work for, it's something you create in whatever you do. So what else can it offer you? (I imagine some people somewhere might get along and bond over this, but certainly not in my part of the world where it's typically like "What's a hearthstone?")
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Posted Jul 20, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)What. A. Pile. Of. Rubbish.
Using your logic, nothing that is fun should be worth your time or money. Why would anyone buy gaming consoles or games then?
People are happy to spend money on Hearthstone because they enjoy playing the game and want to have competitive decks without grinding out game after game to save gold for card packs. Simples.
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Posted Jul 21, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Right, because Ontario has such a dearth of Hearthstone players..
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Posted Jul 19, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Stranglethorn Vale has Trolls in camps in the north west region and Pirates all along the south coast. ...it also has the Gurubashi Arena. So perhaps we are getting a Gurubashi Arena themed something?
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Posted Jul 19, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)i can't wait
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Posted Jul 19, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)3 days to go.... Da hype is real Kreygasm
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Genymotion = Happiness
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Looks like it's time to buy a new phone. SIKE, sticking to my Galaxy S5. Screw you Blizzard.
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Just going to do this through someone who has a S6
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Or genymotion lel
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)sad post, tho.
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Did anyone else notice that the barrel is not actually this pirates foot and that he is merely resting his peg leg on the barrel? If that barrel is his foot this guy cannot walk. I understand that the metal "shoe" on his peg looks like a connection to the barrel but he is simply doing a captain Morgan with a barrel as the resting place for his peg.
Disappointed in you blue poster you should have known this.
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)It seems that every one I know is getting the card back via an Android emulator...
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)That's an option? Cool.
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)I haven't done that anyway. But that's what is happening in China. Every Hearthstone community is filled with topics teaching how to use an Android emulator to get the card back...
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)How is blizz supposed to know you didn't buy an S6?
As far as Blizz is concerned everyone borrowed an S6 to get the back and packs from one of their pals.
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)yep. just like they banned all who got fireside gathering card backs on emulators
or those who buy tespa card backs on ebay
or remember when ppl used android emulator for free packs or asked their friends who have ipads/phones to play 1 game for them?
so much bans. right? right?
how will blizz prove i didnt play 1 game on my friends s6 or that i didnt sell my s6?
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Posted Oct 20, 2015 (Warsong Nerf)silly people silly blizzard silly rewards....
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)Although I am a lucky owner of S6 but I can assure you that you can get this card back by using android emulator. Try it out if you really want to get this card back. As for expansion, I am really excited for Pirates!
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Posted Jul 17, 2015 (Blackrock Launch)which emulator can emulate the galaxy s6?