![]() 4 – Tournament mode – for the big tournaments Needless to say, having these options integrated into a game would make for a better experience. You want to know more about your winrate against Warlock while playing Miracle Rogue or how often you ran into Hunter on the ladder today? Fire away! Not only does it display your overall winrate (which is already more than what Blizzard is kind enough to give us), you can get a detailed breakdown. Sure, it’s not a fair accusation: you can also see your current ladder rank and your best Arena Key to date! Spectacular!Īs far as I’m aware, there are multiple programs of this kind: they use image recognition to collect statistics from your game. The only thing I can find in my Quest Log are my total wins in Constructed and Arena – completely useless statistics, except for the very few of us who are into that sort of nerd cred. It is also difficult to understand why we need to use external programs to track our stats in the game. Thing is, you have that fancy little option, you know, to name your deck? I reckon that would solve the problems of even the least qualified Hearthstone player – but then again, I am not a goldfish. It gets a lot more complicated quickly” – they say. “We’re just worried that players who have 18, 30 deck slots can get overwhelmed and forget which one’s which. There simply cannot be any computational or other limitations that force only 9 deckslots – it’s a design decision, and a baffling one at that. No matter how casually you play the game, you always have the option to just leave those empty – and if there are a few players who possess the mental capacities of a goldfish, surely you shouldn’t sacrifice the convenience of almost everyone else for them? ![]() 2 – More DeckslotsĪpparently, more than 9 possible decks at once confuse the poor casual player – I’m not buying that for a second. ![]() If Blizzard didn’t neuter the communal aspect of the game with the very limited chat (which is, don’t get me wrong, something I agree with), it could be argued that is allows friends to spectate each other’s games – it could also help with coaching. It would really increase the quality of these events if the broadcasters had a spectator client at hand – depending on the settings (and mutual consent from the players), you’d be able to see both players’ hands at once, having control of the cursor as well… Not to mention the possibility of annotating/showcasing some possible plays, just like chess casters have the opportunity to play out certain variations or display various options with arrows on the board – the latter would also help to eliminate some of those annoying situations where the casters just aren’t sure if the player has lethal or not. Casters always struggle with secrets, for instance, as they are simply always off the screen for one of the players – not to mention the fact that they cannot manually check the amount of cards left in the decks (or anything, for that matter). They usually have to resort to what are, frankly, quite cranky methods: overlapping multiple streams from the players into one, cutting off parts of the screen and showcasing an annoying delay between the two sides in the process. The tournament scene in Hearthstone – which is still in its infancy due to a lack of supporting features, despite the serious amounts of money being thrown at it – and the streams of said competitions are really hurting because of the lack of a spectator mode. ![]() There are many, many features they could – and should – add to the game to make life easier for those who are taking it more seriously: here’s a list of the most important ones! 1 – Spectator Client It’s a well-known fact that Hearthstone’s popularity as an e-sport even took Blizzard by surprise: no wonder they are still taking their time to adjust to the fact that their game has attracted more than just the initially expected casual crowd. ![]()
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