Blizzard just posted the news that the expansion announcement is coming next week and that the Buddy system is making its return to Battlegrounds. Read all about it below!
Quote from BlizzardBattlegrounds is bringing back Battlegrounds Buddies for the mid-season update in Patch 25.6! Buddies are those friends, sidekicks, or pets that are specific to each Battlegrounds Hero and designed to synergize with their style of play. Buddies are earned throughout the match and can give you a big boost when you need it most! Now that Buddies are back, we’re building on that friendship with a few updates.
New Buddies!
Buddies are back for every Hero that had a Battleground Buddy before, but Battlegrounds has grown since Buddies were last here, so there are plenty of opportunities to make a new best friend! Heroes who don’t already have a Buddy will be getting their Buddy in Patch 25.6, like Murloc Holmes’ iconic new Buddy, Watfin!
A New Way to Make Friends!
The Buddy Meter will be going away and there will be a “Buddy Button” in its place that you can press to get your Buddy immediately. The initial cost to get your Buddy will be based on your Buddy’s Tavern Tier. Buddies are having their Tavern Tiers reworked, so now there can be Buddies of Tavern Tiers 1-6. The cost to buy a Tavern Tier 1 Buddy will start at 11 Gold and the cost to buy a Tavern Tier 6 Buddy will start at 21. The cost will then reduce by (3) for each won or tied combat, or reduce by (2) for each lost combat.
Like with the previous Buddy Meter, the Buddy Button can be activated up to twice per game. The first time you press the Button, you’ll get one copy of your Buddy and the second time you press the Button you’ll get two copies. The cost to press the Button resets and is slightly increased after you press it the first time. That lets you plan ahead and choose when is the right time and value for your Buddy (or Buddies) to join your warband!
Bud Wait, There’s More!
Follow the official Hearthstone social media accounts to meet some new Buddies today! Then, stay tuned for the 25.6 Patch Notes next week with more information about all the new Battlegrounds updates coming in this patch, as well as news about Hearthstone’s next expansion!
Expansion launches 10th April as that's when reward track for March of the Lich King ends! It says on battle net shop.
BG's, BG's, buddies buddies buddies, buddies buddy bud bud, new Battlegrounds updates coming in this patch, oh and also uuh as well as news about Hearthstone’s next expansion which is not that important...
Didnt we literally just get March of the Lich King?? lol
the mini set was released on february 14th and next week we'll get an announcement, which will mean the expansion is ~4 weeks away after the announcement. they release the mini set 2 months after the expansion release and they release a new expansion 2 months after the mini set release. their schedule is consistent.
Nope. March of the Lich King was released in the first week of December. That's 3 months ago already. It's time. :)
yeah, we have just got it, this month. remember it's _march_ of the lich king!
And now we have the announcement of the announcement. Yes, as is tradition.