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United States8476 Posts
Source: us.battle.net
Introducing Tavern Brawl!
Tavern Brawl is a new way to play Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft!
Each week, a different Tavern Brawl will pit you head to head versus another player using exciting and unique rules. One week might feature preset decks, while another week could have you crafting a brand new Tavern Brawl deck following specific guidelines, while others might offer buffs to specific minion types—who knows!
Tavern Brawl can be found below the Play, Solo Adventures, and the Arena buttons on the main Hearthstone screen. You may have to toughen up before entering the fray—Tavern Brawl is unlocked once a player has a level 20 Hero.
The possibilities for fun inside Tavern Brawl are endless— the only thing you should expect is the unexpected!
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No tournament mode  .. Still better than a shop button though! :D
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What about unique rewards? This sounds fun though. I can't help but think of the tavern where dark iron patrons gather.
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Will there be rewards/ladder? Otherwise kind of pointless to play it...
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United States2235 Posts
So basically Challengestone? Sweet. A mode that encourages players to get creative with decks because of constant changes could be a nice alternative to a fairly stable meta full of netdecks that is ladder most of the time. And this might also mean we could get some really fun/crazy gimmicks some weeks, like an "all unstable portal" deck like the BRM class challenge except you can play it against other players.
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On June 11 2015 03:16 Kapparian wrote:
Will there be rewards/ladder? Otherwise kind of pointless to play it...
There's the whole fun to it
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As part of the launch celebration, you'll earn a free card pack when you win your first game of the week in the first several brawls!
so atleast a few decks.
guess we'll see what this ends up going to be. good news but i really hope there is more then just a different thing to do once a week.
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On June 11 2015 03:22 Roe wrote:Show nested quote +On June 11 2015 03:16 Kapparian wrote:
Will there be rewards/ladder? Otherwise kind of pointless to play it... There's the whole fun to it
"screw fun, give rewards" everyone.
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Katowice25012 Posts
Seems interesting, hope its fun. I'll definitely check it out, I haven't been playing as much HS lately.
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So it's gonna be like a weekend warrior in Solforge? Cool!
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People talk a lot about tournament mode, but really, Blizzard never really wanted to push this game as an esport.
The game mode sounds super fun, though I hope there will be few weeks of preset decks, those are not endless fun for me.
The Class challenges in the Adventure Mode Expansions are for me, super dull.
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So we want tournament mode and instead we get Tempo Storm ChallengeStone Mode. Yippee
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United States2235 Posts
So apparently it will be free to play, and reward a classic pack for the first brawl you win each week.
I really like that--in one swoop it helps solve the issues of new players having an incredibly hard time building their collections without spending a ton, of classic packs being unavailable except via purchase or the spectator quest, and of a metagame that many players feel doesn't change quickly enough to provide a varied ladder experience. Now everyone has incentive to log on and play once a week, and if they do the games are guaranteed to be different from what they've played before, and they'll get a free classic pack for their efforts. Sounds like a win for new players, a win for experienced players, and a win for Blizzard.
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Yawn, guess this is 1 free pack per week for me if that, can we have another GvG like expansion pretty please 
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On June 11 2015 06:12 Bigbowlr1037 wrote:
So we want tournament mode and instead we get Tempo Storm ChallengeStone Mode. Yippee
What "we"? These few days were the most cringeworthy days for me, regarding HS.
People barely stopped crying about the new heroes and how will they ask so much money from their mum, and then this "tournament mode!!!"-craze begun. I was just reading the posts while praying they will be wrong. I absolutely hate the idea of a tournament mode. Ranked is tryhard enough, I don't want a new mode which would be basically called "Grim Patrons and Hunters only, thxbye!!". It's fun for those who either dig the current must-play decks, or those who are seriously competitive, but why would I care about it. I'm not a legend player (and I'm not alone), I don't like playing with one of the top 3 meta decks, especially when they come in various forms of being über-expensive (control lock), goes against my playstyle even if it would net me more wins (basically any Hunter) or I just find it annoying to play (grim patron). Why would I want a mode where I go in with my dear deck which is so enjoyable for me, just to meet some cancer deck under the hand of a legend player, to make my nightmarish experience even worse?
But even without that personal context, why would a tournament mode would be soooo great? So you can play for being the best? That sounds awfully familiar... oh yeah, ranked mode implemented in a different format. And how on Earth people thought it should give rewards? That is just beyond me. I agree that newcomers are in a bad spot, but giving out dust/gold/cards to the best players (aka the ones in top legend) won't do shit for them. You can sustain yourself in Arena, no matter what rank you are on, but it would never happen in a tournament mode if you are not the best.
And if there were different "leagues", then people would just keep losing intentionally in ranked mode, because it's easier to win a tournament among rank 17-14 when your real level is 6.
There is no we, and this mode sounds dope as hell. I am totally on board with it, even if it doesn't reward us with anything fancy. It's goofy, it's fun, it's refreshing and a new way to test your knowledge - in Arena your hand is held a bit, because you are only given 3 options for every pick, but in this new playmode you probably have to basically solve a puzzle while creating your deck. Certain type of cards are banned? Then what cards became stronger? What became weaker? Sounds a hella more fun, then "ALL RIGHT, LET'S BUY IN FOR A NEW TOURNAMENT ROUND. LET'S SEE... MY DECKS ARE... HMM, LET'S GO WITH GRIM WARRIOR, ONE FORM OF HUNTER AND HANDLOCK AGAIN! SO MUCH FUN!"
Edit: Don't get me wrong, if I had all the stuff for a control Warlock (the only top deck I might enjoy to play) and would eventually learn to pilot it to legend, I'd probably be entertained by the idea that I can shine my dick in a new game mode, because I can get quite competitive. But if I wanted to do that, I'd just search for a tournament organized by a third party and that's all.
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On June 11 2015 06:39 Volband wrote:Show nested quote +On June 11 2015 06:12 Bigbowlr1037 wrote:
So we want tournament mode and instead we get Tempo Storm ChallengeStone Mode. Yippee But even without that personal context, why would a tournament mode would be soooo great?
When you are playing something in a competitive environment, it's fun to have something on the line. Tournaments are a means to that end. Nearly every card game out there has a tournament as their primary playing mode for this reason. The ladder is a mediocre means of competitive play at best due to a number of issues that blizzard seems reluctant to address(no rewards, short seasons, no matchmaking leading to aggro meta).
So why would tournament client integration be awesome? Playing in and running online tournaments is currently very difficult. There's no way to enforce many of the rules other than having a large admin staff to resolve disputes. This deters tournament organizers from ever wanting to run qualifying tournaments. Tournaments can take ages with hours in between rounds. Playing in a tournament right now is a really easy way to kill 8 hours even though you only get to play a handful of games. Dealing with random 3rd party websites of varying quality is annoying.
I remember tournaments in warcraft 3 - they were awesome! I knew that I was never going to win, but "maybe this time I'll make it to 3 wins!". It was exciting! It felt like there was something on the line. Tournaments aren't just for the ultra competitive.
I know tournaments aren't everyone's first choice, and I didn't realistically think the new mode would be tournaments, but I would still absolutely love to have them in the game. There is a large competitive scene for the game and support for it from Blizzard would be awesome!
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Disappointed. They really needed to add a tournament mode with a buy in and a prize pool. I have excess gold and no new content to spend it on. They didnt even add a gold option for hero skins so i will just sit on my gold, do dailies, get the pack from this brawl and log out until the next expansion zzzzzzz.
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Better than expected! Should be good fun, and a lot of cards will find more uses in themes like "only 2-attack minions" or "every pirate in your collection".
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I for one am super happy with this. Maybe this isnt exactly what i would have added, but its definitely a fun addition that will not only help newer players. It seems like a game mode that will spice up things a lot.
If you dont like it, dont play it.
I think the biggest surprise is that its free, which makes the hero skins beeing 10$ much more acceptable in my oppinion. Feels a little like theyre trying to earn money from people that can afford it, while still keeping a functional F2p game.
Good job to them!, this is exactly what i wanted to see.
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