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Awakening of the Ancient Gods is the third expansion for Hearthstone. The update will be released on April 27. With the release of the expansion, 134 new maps will appear in the game. New packs can be purchased with real money or in-game currency, and individual cards can be crafted using Arcane Dust.

Introductory video "Awakening of the Ancient Gods"

1. Release date for the “Waking of the Ancient Gods” add-on

The exact date is not yet known. We only know that the addition will be released in late April - early May.

2. Maps

With the release of the expansion, 134 collectible cards will appear in the game.
New cards will be contained in new sets that will appear in the store after the expansion is released.
A set costing 100 gold will contain 5 cards. New packs can be purchased for real money at the same price as existing ones.
All new cards can be crafted from Arcane Dust.
The first set opened after the expansion release will contain C'Thun.

3. Promotion

Anyone who logs into the game during the promotion will receive three free packs from the new expansion. This way, everyone can get a free legendary card!

4. Standard mode

With the release of the Awakening of the Ancient Gods add-on, a new mode will appear in the game.
Unlike Wild mode, in Standard mode you will not be able to use cards from the Goblins and Dwarves and Curse of Naxxramas expansions.

5. Arena

Immediately after the expansion is released, all new cards will be included in the list of cards available for play in the arena.
The exception would be C'Thun and creatures associated with him.

6. Pre-order

Pre-order allows you to buy 50 sets of cards for 2,500 rubles (2,900 rubles for IOS users).
Players who pre-order will receive an exclusive shirt.
Pre-orders will be available starting March 14th.

7. All maps of the expansion "Awakening of the Ancient Gods"

Below are new cards from the Awakening of the Ancient Gods expansion.

8. Information about the add-on from the developers

The guys from the Hearthhead.com website team were lucky enough to receive an invitation to the Blizzard headquarters and hear information about the upcoming expansion first-hand. They spoke with developers and leading players about what awaits us in Hearthstone.

Shortly after this, a promotional video appeared, published by Blizzard on the official Twitch channel. Rumors about the release of a new addition have been around for a long time, and the video fully met the expectations of the gaming community. Despite the fact that the expansion itself will be released in late April or early May, the development team is obviously eager to talk about it in more detail.

“The ancient gods are huge creatures with tentacles and many eyes. They were the ones who created the Universe,” Broad revealed the secret. “They enslaved Ragnaros, drove Deathwing mad, created the Nerubians and the Faceless Manipulators.”

The ancient gods are truly terrible creatures.

They are probably remembered even by those who have never played World of Warcraft, but were interested in the emergence of this fantasy world.

Now the influence of the ancient gods has spread from the creatures from Hearthstone. Some of them - like the beloved Treasure Gatherers and Ancient Healers - have turned their backs on the Light and become Filthy Scavengers (a 4/2 stat minion that costs 4 mana and a deathrattle that lets you draw a card) and Corrupted Healers (a 6/ stat minion). 6, cost, 5 crystals and a death rattle that heals the enemy).

In some cases, the changes were much more difficult. The Doomsayer's prophecy has come true! He became the Herald of Proven Doom, a 0/7 creature whose attack power increases at the start of your turn. This means that Doomsayer cannot be destroyed by a Master Hunter or neutralized by an Aldor Peacekeeper immediately after spawning.

The cast of new creatures would not be complete without the ancient gods themselves. The first of the four most powerful beings was C'Thun himself. It costs 10 crystals, has stats of 6/6, and deals damage equal to its attack power, randomly distributed among all enemy characters. Some may think that 6 units of damage is too weak for an ancient god, but it must be remembered that his strength lies in synergy with other creatures. In particular, 16 of the 134 cards in the new expansion are directly related to C'Thun. For example, Evilcaller (2/3, 2 crystals) gives C'Thun +2/+2 wherever he is (in hand or on the board), and Twilight Ancestor (3/4, 3 crystals) gives C'Thun Tunu +1/+1 at the end of your turn. It looks like Blizzard is trying to create a completely new archetype. C'Thun's ability is instant and well worth its high cost, but it remains to be seen whether it will be possible to build full-fledged decks around it.

At first glance, everything sounds good, doesn't it? However, it would be a shame to get a power-up card without having the ancient god himself in hand... That's why Blizzard promises that every player will find C'Thun and two Evil Callers in the first set of cards they open. Those who play Hearthstone immediately after the expansion will be able to receive three free packs, and those who pre-order will become the owners of an exclusive Hearthstone-themed Eye of C'Thun shirt.

Testing

To test C'Thun, two decks were created that included only announced and existing cards. The first of these was a mage deck with the spells Fire Wave and Frost Nova, which allowed to slow down the enemy’s development and maximize C’Thun’s strength. The magician’s opponent was a druid with large provocateurs who were supposed to hold back the onslaught. We weren't able to make any shocking discoveries, but we must say that the animation for C'Thun's appearance is truly impressive. We are not at all disappointed in the first of the ancient gods. He looks menacing and seriously influences the game situation. We hope that all other gods will have the same cost (10 crystals) and importance.

“The approach to map design has changed a bit lately, which is cool,” player Noxious from the Complexity team told us. “By placing such a strong emphasis on C'Thun, the developers want to force us to build decks around a single card.”

"Perhaps in the near future - say in two years - there will be a separate archetype," he added. So, with the release of the new expansion, at least one new archetype will appear in the game.

When combined with Brann Bronzebeard and known cultists, C'Thun can be very effective. Even taking into account the Experienced Hunter? Yes, because the effect works instantly, without giving the enemy time to recover.

There is information that in the Awakening of the Ancient Gods add-on there will not be new creatures with inspiration or new races, but there will be new dragons. Broad was understandably short on additional comments about the new maps, focusing on the announced changes.

In addition to C'Thun, we were able to test Herald of Proven Doom, Caller of Evil, and Twilight Ancestor, although the latter greatly reduces the pace of the game in the current meta. The decks we put together were generally very slow and heavy, and lacked spells to eliminate enemy creatures, so Doomsayer often survived until the next turn. Since there will still be new cards in the game, it is possible that in the future the messenger will not be nearly as strong.

Noxious noted: “I think the new version of Treasure Collector will find its way into specific combo decks. In control decks, it can be used for draw and board control. It's a sort of delayed-onset Dwarf Inventor that can be very useful in certain circumstances." Speaking about the controversial Herald of Proven Doom, Noxious elaborated that "this card looks good in theory, somewhat reminiscent of Bolvar, but smart opponents always use silence effects, and the Herald choice rarely makes sense."

Upcoming changes

Some changes to Hearthstone will go into effect next week.

“We are preparing the ground for the launch of a new expansion and standard game mode,” Wu said. - “The new patch will be released next week. Players will have access to nine additional deck slots. In addition, we have a test version of the interface designed to switch between Standard and Wild modes so that players can see how it will all work. Finally, the patch will introduce a new collection of deckbuilding tips that will allow all classes to enjoy the game.”

As for the nerf of cards, Wu said that this will happen with the release of the expansion.

At the same time, he gave some arguments in defense of the nerf decisions.

“Many players are very upset when they learn that they will have to remove favorite cards from their decks, such as Warsong Commander. We'll be announcing any changes closer to the expansion's release, but we haven't yet decided what the changes will be. I prefer to look at this issue philosophically and can say that we are currently looking at cards that are critical to the current meta. If we don't do this, the standard regime will not be viable. We're also looking at revamping some of the Druid cards because Druid decks have an overwhelming amount of Basic and Standard set cards."

As for the nerf method, Broad clarified that “the team is trying its best to improve existing cards, but often these problems are solved by simply changing characteristics.”

According to Broad, the developers are not at all trying to replace all outdated maps with new ones.

“For example, we don’t want all the mechanisms to disappear from the standard mode. We want Standard to change every year without necessarily copying cards from new sets. We strive to change truly good creatures by creating better versions of them,” Broad explained.

“We hope that with the release of Standard mode a new chapter in the history of Hearthstone will begin,” he added.

Arena

The developers' genuine interest in the new modes does not mean that they have forgotten about the arena. Broad mentioned that Awakening of the Ancient Gods is in active testing - not only to correct the class balance, but also to fully experience the synergy of the new cards.

“We're giving C'Thun to everyone so that players will be interested in getting the cultists associated with it,” Broad said. “We found a lot of problems with arena games because the cultists are of low quality, and C'Thun is one of the legendary cards that is not often found in this mode. We decided not to include C'Thun in the list of cards for the arena, because it is almost impossible to play profitable combinations here.”

This is great news for those who are used to playing in rated and unranked battles with random players. In fact, for the first time, Blizzard representatives admitted that they excluded “failed” cards from a certain list. It is obvious that they plan to do so in the future. This does not mean that creatures like Storm of the Seas and Leader of the Magnataurs will disappear from the game, however, the developers have expressed a clear desire to meet the players halfway.

Future prospects

What does the future hold for Hearthstone? Recent changes allow us to hope for further progress. There are rumors about improvements to the collection interface, which will allow you to more efficiently sort cards by cost, attack power, quality, etc.

Blizzard has made it clear that it plans to release two expansions and one adventure over the course of the year. It is possible that this will not be the end of the matter.

“We can continue to work in the same vein or do something different,” Broad outlined the company’s position. He also explained to players the reason why expansions and updates are not released regularly. Some people enjoy the hype that inevitably comes with new cards being released, while others need time to adjust. This process can take up to two months.

"The gap between League of Explorers and Awakening of the Old Gods may have been a little longer than we expected, but we don't want to be predictable," Broad said. He emphasized that the company first of all strives to surprise and delight its players.

Are you looking forward to the “Awakening of the Ancient Gods” expansion? Do you like the upcoming innovations?

Hello everyone, friends! NeGamer is with you and today we will talk to you about the first announcement of the new Hearthstone add-on - Awakening of the Ancient Gods or Whisper of the Ancient Gods (the first version is the official Russian-language version, and the second is a translation of the original).
I won’t spend a lot of time blah blah blah and get straight to the point.
First, some numbers. The release date for the new Hearthstone expansion is late April-early May 2016. The next part of the addon maps Awakening of the Ancient Gods will be shown on March 21st. The introduction of standard and free modes is planned along with the release of the entire add-on. From March 15th, pre-orders for packs are available - 50 pieces for 2500 rubles (as many as 10 booster packs as a gift and a unique shirt).

Now the reasoning. What surprised me most after (during) the announcement of the new Hearthstone expansion was that we were all expecting such a technical patch. In other words, first of all, regular players are interested in changes to the balance, since many were upset, and some were downright enraged, by the current meta, consisting mainly of Face Shamans, Secret Palladins and of course Druids. Of course, there are also less popular, albeit very effective, decks like Zoolock, Patron Warrior or the old Face Hunt. Other variations of decks are more for gourmets, perverts and streamers, who on streams can sprinkle ranked with something like Reno Rogue and then, outside the stream, rise with ordinary trendy decks.

In this regard, everyone was waiting for the release of the standard mode with thoughts about the global rebalancing of the game. Some kind of reboot that will make Hearthstone more of an eSports game, with more skill rather than randomness. But the guys from Blizzard are simple people - they see the problem and introduce new cards, removing others. In short, Gods is….this is a completely different type of gameplay.

I’ll say right away that C’Thun will be given out to EVERYONE FOR FREE. Legendary, fuck her!

C'Thun is the most important god who is buffed wherever he is. Those. once put into your deck, it can be buffed in your hand, on the table, or just sitting in your deck. He will have 16 servants who will be able to buff their god. C'Thun and his 16 servants are a separate company. In addition to them, there will be 3 more gods, but it is not clear whether they will have their own servants. And yes, C’Thun and his servants will not be in the Arena. This information is not on the official Blizzard website. There are just videos, pictures, slogans and other rubbish.

So, as I already said, a new type of gameplay opens up before us: you take the god C’Thun and the cards that buff him into your deck and get profit from the god’s release. In the case of C’Thun, this is a battle cry of randomly distributed damage across all opponent’s creatures (similar to the Avenging Wrath card), including his face, equal to the magnitude of the buffed attack of the god’s legendary. The mechanics themselves, I think, are clear, but if not, then at Blizza’s presentation they showed a video where they upgraded the god to stat 14/14, and therefore C’Tun distributed well.

Entering the table, C'Thun cleared the entire table and left the opponent's hero with 2 hit points. In short, he turned a winning game for the magician into a loss and a burning ass.

After the announcement of the new addon, Awakening of the Ancient Gods, on various forums, the community began to actively discuss what playing with such a deck was like. Many examples have been given of the type of deck based on Malygos or Reno, but this is all bullshit. IMHO. There is such an effective deck as Secret Paladin or SecretPal (in the English manner). Although it doesn’t burn me. That's fair. I am for everyone to play the decks they like and enjoy the game, but I don’t really care if it’s Face Hunt or Face Shaman or Secret Paladin. But this is a digression from the topic. So, I believe that a C’Thun deck will be very similar to playing a Paladin. Why? Yes, because both decks contain cards (will contain them) that play perfectly individually and terribly synergize with each other. The Paladin deck has an average of 7 secrets, 2 secretaries, 2 challengers and Tyrion. A total of 11 mandatory cards, to which several more are added such as 2 jugglers, 2 calls to battle, 2 minibots, etc. The deck with C'Thun will contain him and his minions, for a total of 16 mandatory good cards in themselves. Do you catch the parallel? Same thing...

What can I say? All forums have already agreed that decks on C’Thun will be able to easily assemble Control Vars, Warlocks and Druids. They can buff it very easily, very easily reduce the cost with the help of Thaurissan and wait until the god C’Thun enters the field, and he with his battle cry can simply destroy the enemy’s table and his face. At the same time, if Blizzard usually demonstrates only approximately 50% of the possible power of cards, then K’Tunishka will do everything at least 20. This is how a new type of deck turns out. Whether it’s good or bad, you’ll understand...

On the other hand, yes, you and I all want a consistently good Midrange Hunter, Midrange Druid with his combo, maybe just a little more expensive, but Blizz can’t make nerfs like those in Dota, when any of the heroes gets knocked out into the status of Imba and the high rises in this regard, then the developers simply “cut” it and everyone is happy in the end. But it turns out that if there is an imbalanced shredder, then it is better to immediately cut out all the additions with it and instead introduce a new one with a new imbalance. No comments.

In general, now, in addition to Reno decks and dragon decks, there will be another type - decks based on C’Thun. Clearly positive aspects include the fact that this legendary will be given to everyone for free along with 3 packs. Therefore, the dominance of K’Tunya decks is guaranteed. The developers explain this move by saying that it is necessary and has a large collection of cards. And since there will be a dominance of such decks, it will be amazing how many mirror matches there are (specifically on C’Thun. Class doesn’t really play a role yet), which means that the game will be decided in 99% of cases by random - whoever puts God on the chair first will win I won, because not every table and face can withstand 20+ damage. And now imagine your feelings when you are not lucky! Oh, how the chair will burn under you...

That's all for me. New maps will be in the following articles

Thanks to all!

NeGamer was with you!

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The release date is the time period after which the game is considered released, which usually means that it can already be downloaded and tried if you purchase a licensed copy. For example, the release date of Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods (Hearthstone: Awakening of the Old Gods) is April 27, 2016.

Recently, more and more often, developers allow you to buy a game in advance - make a pre-order. In response to support from potential buyers who believe in the success of the project so much that they give money for it even before release, the developers share various bonuses and exclusive materials. This could be a soundtrack, an art book, or some mini-addons for the game.

Thus, pre-order actually allows you to buy the game before its official release, but this does not mean that the stated release date loses its significance, since you can fully play it only after release.

Why do you need to know game release dates?

If only because it’s more convenient to plan your time and finances. If you know, for example, when Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods (Hearthstone: Awakening of the Old Gods) will be released, then it will be easier for you to navigate: set aside money in advance to purchase it, plan things so that you can immerse yourself in the game as soon as she will come out.

Many gamers track game release dates using special calendars and feature articles about the most important releases of the month or season. You can find both on our gaming portal website

How do developers choose the time to release?

They are guided by many factors at once. Firstly, it is important for them to know that their target audience will be able to immediately join the gameplay, so games are released less often during the holiday season, as well as in those months when work is usually busy and students are in session.

Secondly, for a successful release, developers try to compare their plans with announcements of potential competitors. For example, if we are talking about a shooter, then releasing it simultaneously with the new Battlefield or Call of Duty is not very reasonable.

Thirdly, the release date indicates the so-called deadline - the very point after which the game is ready. This means that it must be completed within the stated time frame. Alas, this does not always work out, and therefore the release date of the game may be shifted one or even several times.

In addition to this, the release of Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods (Hearthstone: Awakening of the Old Gods) on PC and consoles may differ - often developers try to release one version first, and only then move on to the next.

Important news An ancient evil has awakened from a centuries-old sleep. Having stretched its tentacles, it prepares to wreak havoc among mortals. The third expansion for Hearthstone, Awakening of the Ancient Gods, is about to be released.

Whispers in the dark

Legend says that no mortal can resist the ominous whispering of the ancient gods. Since time immemorial, these powerful and terrible deities have slept in a dead sleep in the bowels of the earth and the depths of the ocean. But recently there have been rumors that through the veil of slumber, bursts of laughter, joyful exclamations and the clatter of mugs that fill the taverns penetrated into their sleepy world. We are probably to blame for the awakening of the ancient gods.

One way or another, nameless* monsters awaken, and terrible corruption rushes from the abyss to the surface. However, be afraid practically nothing. Our civilization Bye in safety. Quite May be that the ancient gods are not going to destroy all life in Azeroth.

After stretching their tentacles and other limbs, rubbing their sleep-swollen eyelids, and eating a hearty breakfast, the ancient gods set out to place their dark power into the hands of mortals... in the form of terrifyingly powerful Hearthstone cards!

Chaos in decks

The “Awakening of the Ancient Gods” add-on promises players enormous power: if the timeless cosmic entities have promised you something, then rest assured that it will not be enough. You'll be able to add one hundred and thirty-four disgustingly beautiful new cards to your collection.

And these are not ordinary cards! They are imbued with the dark energy of the ancient gods. For the most part, your decks will be replenished with new, never-before-seen monsters, but you will also meet old friends who could not resist the temptation to acquire Ancient Cosmic Power**.

Ancient gods

New to Awakening of the Old Gods are four Legendary Old God cards. By adding them to your collection, you will gain supernatural power. Four ancient gods: C'Thun, Yogg-Saron, Y'Shaarj and N'Zoth - are stretched out (or vice versa, swaying and writhing) and are ready to send indescribable nightmares to your opponents.

C'Thun is especially interested in the prospect of playing with you***. And with the legendary card “C’Thun” and two “Callers of Evil”, even the most experienced will envy your collection. To get them, you just need to buy and print the first set of “Waking the Ancient Gods” - and new dubious allies will immediately answer your call.

Call of C'Thun

What is an ancient deity without a retinue of fanatical sectarians? C'Thun's followers are fervently preparing for his awakening, so each time you place a Cultist card on the board, C'Thun's power increases. It doesn’t matter whether his card is in your hand, on the field or in the deck.

Pre-order (coming soon)

Starting March 15, you will have the opportunity to pre-order 50 sets of expansion cards at a price of RUR 2,500. (RUR 2,900 for iOS). You will receive a monstrously beautiful card back as a gift!

Attack is imminent

All mortals (especially owners of devices with Windows®, Mac®, iOS® and Android® OS) will feel the coming of the ancient gods very soon: in late April or early May. Card packs will be available for purchase in the in-game store using gold or real money for the same price as less creepy packs from previous Hearthstone expansions.

Cards from Awakening the Ancient Gods packs will be usable in the arena on launch day, even if you haven't yet added them to your collection.

Site from the depths of the universe

1. Release date for the “Waking of the Ancient Gods” add-on
The exact date is not yet known. We only know that the addition will be released in late April - early May.
2. Maps
With the release of the expansion, 134 collectible cards will appear in the game.
New cards will be contained in new sets that will appear in the store after the expansion is released.
A set costing 100 gold will contain 5 cards. New packs can be purchased for real money at the same price as existing ones.
All new cards can be crafted from Arcane Dust.
The first set opened after the expansion release will contain C'Thun.

3. Promotion
Anyone who logs into the game during the promotion will receive three free packs from the new expansion. This way, everyone can get a free legendary card!

4. Standard mode
With the release of the Awakening of the Ancient Gods add-on, a new mode will appear in the game.
Unlike Wild mode, in Standard mode you will not be able to use cards from the Goblins and Dwarves and Curse of Naxxramas expansions.

5. Arena
Immediately after the expansion is released, all new cards will be included in the list of cards available for play in the arena.
The exception would be C'Thun and creatures associated with him.

6. Pre-order
Pre-order allows you to buy 50 sets of cards for 2,500 rubles (2,900 rubles for IOS users).
Players who pre-order will receive an exclusive shirt.
Pre-orders will be available starting March 14th.

7. All maps of the “Awakening of the Ancient Gods” expansion
Below are new cards from the Awakening of the Ancient Gods expansion.