(Updated) Hearthstone 29.2.1 Patch Notes – Weekly Quest Changes, Battlegrounds Updates, Bug Fixes

Update: RidiculousHat wanted to make it clear that those aren’t all the changes planned for Weekly Quests. The plan is to look at the data, listen to feedback, and tune the system. They are also looking into other tech solutions like the “quest chains”. (Source) I think this should be a part of the patch notes if you ask me, it’s kind of a big deal… I’m obviously not happy about the changes, but I can at least hope that things will get better (as long as we keep voicing our opinions instead of just accepting the current state).

Blizzard just posted patch notes for the 29.2.1 hotfix. It’s server-side so you don’t need to download anything, and it’s rolling out right now in waves. It means that you might not see the effects immediately, but you should get the update within the next few hours.

The main feature of the patch is – you probably guessed it – changes to the weekly Quests. Some of the most egregious requirement changes were rolled back. After the patch, they will sit between the original requirements and the new ones. Some of them remain unchanged, but they weren’t the problematic ones (like spending 750 mana). I’ll be honest – my first reaction is that this still isn’t enough. I’ll have to do some math with the new numbers though.

Other than the Quest changes, the patch comes with some Battlegrounds updates. Multiple Heroes got their Armor bumped up or down to balance them better.

And finally, we have some bug fixes, mostly for Battlegrounds, but also for the Death Knight weapons freezing the target hit even though they shouldn’t (it was pretty annoying, so I’m glad it’s fixed).

You can read full patch notes below:

Patch 29.2.1 is a server-side hotfix rolling out now with the following game updates and bug fixes.

Weekly Quest Update

The Weekly Quest requirements are now as follows:

• Use your Hero Power 30 times (instead of 40)
• Play Battlecry cards 75 times (instead of 100)
• Play Miniaturize or Mini cards 32 times (instead of 60)
• Win games in Tavern Brawl, Arena, or Battlegrounds 10 times (instead of 15)
• Win ranked Hearthstone games 10 times (instead of 15)
• Damage enemy heroes 400 damage (not changed this patch)
• Spend 750 mana (not changed this patch)

XP granted by the Weekly Quests is not changing from the new higher amount.

Dev Comment: To get these changes out as fast as we could, we’ve put them into this server-only hotfix. That means there will be some weirdness where the numbers look unchanged in the client, but function as described above (so your ranked wins Quest, for instance, will read 9/15, but get completed after your next win, at 10/15). We are putting together an additional client-side hotfix patch to clean up this issue soon.

See our recent blog post for more on why Weekly Quests were changed with Patch 29.2 and why they’re being adjusted again with this patch.

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Battlegrounds Updates

Armor Updates

The following heroes now have more Armor:

• Millhouse Manastorm now has 10 Armor at all ranks.
• Cho and Gall now have 14 Armor.
• Queen Wagtoggle now has 10 Armor at lower ranks and 15 Armor at higher ranks.
• Arch-Villain Rafaam, Fungalmancer Flurgl, and N’Zoth now have 15 Armor.
• Dinotamer Brann and Ozumat now have 18 Armor.

The following heroes now have less Armor:

• Ysera now has 10 Armor.
• A. F. Kay now has 14 Armor.
• Millificent Manastorm now has 10 Armor at lower ranks, still has 16 Armor at higher ranks.

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Bug Fixes

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Death Knight weapons could sometimes gain the ability to Freeze targets.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Splendiferous Whizbang’s Rogue deck would sometimes not include its Treasures.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug that caused some Battlegrounds Duos games to instantly end right after hero selection.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug with Cariel Roame causing disconnects.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug with Al-Akir’s Hero Power causing de-syncs.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where using Reno Jackson’s Hero Power on a Shellemental didn’t give a Golden Spellcraft spell that turn.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Rylak Metalhead’s effect triggering Deck Swabbie would give both you and your partner the tavern cost reduction.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Storm Splitter would copy any spell, not just Tavern Spells.
• [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Golden Zilliax (with the Magnetic Module) couldn’t be played after being passed to your partner.
  [Battlegrounds] Fixed a bug where Man’ari Messenger’s Battlecry would affect all players if activated in combat.
• [Achievements] Fixed a bug where Doctor Holli’dae’s achievements didn’t progress.
• [Localization] Fixed a text issue with the German version of Watercolor Artist.

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