So, it looks like reveals will probably run from the 16th through the 22nd then, if they stick to their recent sort of schedule for expansion reveals.
The 20.0 patch is likely slated for sometime between the 23rd and the 25th, which would give 5 days to a week to play with the unnerfed cards in Standard.
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100 codes via reddit and 0 here, once again, the devs are saying we’re not part of the hearthstone community LOL
No giveaways during the weekend is a failed event.
Reveal times are up in the Card Library
Are there less this time than normal, or do I just not know how many are normally there?
It is certainly a quick reveal. If you remember the last COVID reveal they dropped it a bit faster too.
I also find it strange how long a wait there is between reveal and launch. Also, this is the first time I remember them doing the Twitch Pack drops after the set is released. Weird.
They’ve been slowly adding them on. Earlier today when I first looked, there were only 18 slots. Now it’s up to 20. So, I’d expect them to keep adding more reveal times, especially since the last one should be the final stream, and that will be from HS itself, probably on YouTube like the initial stream on the 16th. My best guess is that the final stream will likely be on the 22nd, one day before they have the theorycrafting streams.
Edit: Actually, the full blog post gives the time for the final reveal: March 22 at 10:00 am PT.
Glad Regis is in the final reveal stream. He is one of the more upbeat streamers.
Also saw that Fireside Gatherings will be from the 26th to the 29th, so you will get to open your preorders early.
so the pre order bundles will be removed over a week before its released
i dont think they ever did this before
Say goodbye to their revenue. Who is going to pre-order without seeing all the cards???
I am thinking about buying both bundles. I haven’t spent money on this game in years. I have managed but with so many changes it might be a good time to buy and save my gold. I think I can get through another year or two with just gold if I do.
I’m pretty sure they’re doing a full reveal stream at the end of reveal season. They always do. People will still have some time in between that and it leaving the store.
I don’t know about other countries, but for USA I am 100% sure they can shift the pre order date to whenever they want. Hell I am sure they could re sell the Rastakhan pre order if they really wanted (I am sure nobody wants it though).
Because it really looks like they wanted to release on the 23rd and pulled it back a week.
And I am more concerned about bugs and glitches than anything else.
They’ve said several times that 20.0 is going to be the most complicated patch they’ve ever done, so I’m glad they’re moving it back a week to help ensure integrity.
If it launches on the 30th, why are the pre-order bundles end on the 22nd? Is it their sneaky way to pressure ppl to buy the bundles before being able to see theory crafts?
I think the original intent was to launch on the 23rd. They had mentioned the possibility of pushing the launch back (potentially even into April) due to the scope of 20.0 and some difficulties in getting everything implemented and jiving together, so a 30th launch is actually pretty good.
On the bright side, we’ll have one hell of a meta shakeup with the un-nerf meta before rotation hits, so for the first time in a long time I’ll be playing MORE right before an expansion hits instead of just sitting back being burnt out.
Also, they can probably keep the preorders open until the 29th. I’d be a bit surprised if they didnt, unless they plan on capping off the reveal season before the 22nd.
The final reveal stream is the 22nd.
Maybe it is just a typo, or remains to be corrected. We always were able to buy the preorders up till the day before release, even after rotation, early pack openings and theory crafts. Just felt weird how they are releasing/staggering card info releases this year compared to previous years, like it feels much later than usual on the reveals. Maybe just me