Prior to the upcoming release of Whispers of the Old Gods expansion for Hearthstone in May, acclaimed developer Blizzard Entertainment has rolled out a new update adding more deck slots, a new hero for the title and more.
As reported by Design and Trend, Hearthstone fans shall witness an increase in each of the players deck slots from nine to 18 as a major change that have been long requested for. The game developer has also included addition of a new hero, a Paladin known as Lady Liadrin. However, the new hero can only be unlocked when level 20 is reached in World of Warcraft.
In addition, the newest game update introduces new feature called Deck Recipes allowing gamers to choose a hero when building a deck. Succeedingly, the game will indicate different deck that can be built.
Meanwhile, the next expansion for Hearthstone called 'Whispers of the Old Gods' appeared to be quite simple as there will be no new tribals or keywords but purely plain cards interacting with each other and the Old Gods cards. Although, a new spell type, 'Forbidden' spells, has been announced by Blizzard via its Hearthstone Blog.
Here is the complete list of the patch notes from Hearthstone's new update:
General
Pre-purchase Whispers of the Old Gods
Pre-purchase a "Whispers of the Old Gods" 50 card pack bundle from the in-game shop and unlock a special card back. Whispers of the Old Gods packs cannot be opened until the expansion launches, which will be before May 31, 2016, however, the card back is available immediately!
Unlock up to 18 deck slots!
Gain access to 9 additional deck slots by unlocking all nine Hearthstone Heroes, bringing your total number of deck slots to 18.
If you've already unlocked all nine Heroes, your new deck slots are waiting for you in the Collection Manager: just delete or edit the Basic decks you'll find in your deck list.
Many improvements have been made to the Collection Manager.
- Deck Recipes are now available in the Collection Manager. Use Deck Recipes to quickly experiment with some new deck ideas.
- Right-clicking on card backs in the Collection Manager reveals an improved display. So fancy!
- When building decks, the "Suggest a Card" feature is now smarter about its recommendations.
- It is now possible to search for cards with new search terms, including Attack, Health, Cost, Golden, etc.
- A more complete listing of all the new functions will be revealed in an upcoming blog.
- We have begun preparing for the arrival of Standard and Wild formats with new UI elements.
The following Hero portrait has been added:
- Liadrin - The new Paladin hero is obtained through an upcoming World of Warcraft promotion.
- Hearthstone has been localized into Thai. Players around the globe can now enjoy Hearthstone in 14 different Languages!
The following card backs have been added:
- Hogger - Acquired at the end of the month by reaching Rank 20 or higher in Ranked Play mode during the month of March 2016.
- Eyes of C'Thun - Acquired by pre-purchasing Whispers of the Old Gods.
- Overwatch - Acquired by purchasing the Overwatch: Origins Edition.
- Bonuses provided by Enrage effects now work correctly after a minion's Attack and Health values have been swapped.
- [iPads with iOS 9.0.2+] Resolved an issue that could cause Hearthstone to crash when launched with the device held in certain orientations.
- [Android] Resolved visual issues that could occur with the League of Explorer's card back and after League of Explorer matches on Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge+ devices.
- Resolved various issues with AI behavior and gameplay.
- Fixed various audio, graphical, and UI issues.
Released in 2014, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is an online collectible card game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment as a free-to-play game with optional purchases.
