19.2 Server Hotfix – Arena Micro Adjustments, Corrupted Minions Visual Bug, Duels HP & Treasures Fix

A new hotfix is being deployed right now, addressing some common issues with the latest patch (which we’ve already posted about here) + adding micro-adjustments to Arena picks. The goal of the latter is to bring all the classes closer to 50% win rate, particularly Demon Hunter & Warlock were “nerfed”, while Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue and Shaman were “buffed”. Other classes should remain roughly the same.

Update: Players will get compensated with 150 Gold for every Heroic Duels run affected by the Hero Power / Signature Treasure bug.

It’s server-side update, so you don’t need to download anything!

Hey everyone,

We’re currently in the process of deploying a hotfix that includes the following:

  • Made several micro adjustments for card offering rates in Arena.

Dev Comment: Updated the appearance rate of cards to ensure class balance remains close to the ideal 50% win-rate. Specifically, the win-rate of Demon Hunter and Warlock should now be decreased. The win-rate of Druid, Hunter, Mage, Rogue, and Shaman should now be increased. The win-rate of Paladin, Priest, and Warrior should be roughly the same as before.

  • Fixed a visual bug that persisted on the board after a Corrupted minion had been destroyed or otherwise removed. We’re still working on a fix for cards that transform, such as Bandersmosh and Molten Blade.
  • Fixed a bug that caused unlocked Duels Hero Power and Signature Treasure choices to revert to default Hero Powers and Signature Treasures after they’d been selected.

12/16 Update: Players will be compensated with 150 Gold for every Heroic Duels run impacted by this bug between the launch of the 19.2 patch and this hotfix. Compensation for this is planned to go out within the next two days.

This hotfix will take place on the server side, so you won’t need to download anything if you’ve already updated to the 19.2 patch.

Source

Stonekeep

A Hearthstone player and writer from Poland, Stonekeep has been in a love-hate relationship with Hearthstone since Closed Beta. Over that time, he has achieved many high Legend climbs and infinite Arena runs. He's the current admin of Hearthstone Top Decks.

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9 Comments

  1. Harador
    December 17, 2020 at 3:43 AM

    And they made every level above 50…Gold earned down from 150 gold to 50 gold.
    Wow Blizzard “You did it again “ Go For it.

    Cheers
    Harry

    • KingCucumber
      December 17, 2020 at 6:35 AM

      When you hit lvl 50 I think that it is less exp per level though and if I remember correctly you will get more and more gold per level as you make progress

      • KingCucumber
        December 17, 2020 at 6:37 AM

        I don’t know if it is better or worse than before though, havent done the math

        • Irish Seadog
          December 17, 2020 at 7:19 AM

          Should be exactly the same gold as before, but 3x as frequently received (i.e. 150 split between 3 levels totalling the same xp as 150 from 1 level previously)

          • Durps
            December 18, 2020 at 7:18 AM

            pretty sure the Gold and XP past Level 50 is the exact same as before, they are just trying to increase the Dopamine hits, which people requested for.

            level 50 to 150 = 100 levels
            so 100 x3 = 300 levels and divide the XP needed by 3 per level
            Total is now 350 levels

            also probably about replicating that dopamine hit from 3 wins = 10g (capped at 100g a day or 30 wins a day)

            • Durps
              December 18, 2020 at 7:19 AM

              150G per Level for 100 Levels is now 50G per level for 300 Levels.

    • Stonekeep - Site Admin
      December 17, 2020 at 11:55 AM

      …while reducing the necessary amount of XP by 2/3 and increasing the number of levels from 150 to 350.

      In other words, it’s literally the same amount of gold in total, you’re just getting smaller amounts more often now (which is always better).

  2. Harador
    December 17, 2020 at 3:43 AM

    And they made every level above 50…Gold earned down from 150 gold to 50 gold.
    Wow Blizzard “You did it again “ Go Go.

    Cheers
    Harry

  3. Harador
    December 17, 2020 at 3:42 AM

    And they made every level above 50…Gold earned down from 150 gold to 50 gold.
    Wow Blizzard “You did it again “ Go Go Go.

    Cheers
    Harry