In the classic announcement of an announcement, we’ve learned that the next Hearthstone expansion is going to be revealed very soon – this Thursday, July 1. We’ve already got a short teaser, showcasing Alliance soldiers (Stormwind City guards).
We already knew that the expansion will be Alliance-themed, after just having a Horde-themed one in Forged in the Barrens.
Sadly, we’ve also learned that devs need tome more time with Mercenaries game mode, and it has been postponed to Phase 2 (so sometime during the 2nd expansion). We won’t learn any new details during Thursday stream.
Learn more from the official blog post below:
With all that experience fighting Quilboar in the Barrens, heroes like you have leveled up! It’s time to replenish your bags, repair your armor, and prepare for a new quest. . .
Join us on July 1 at 9:30 a.m. PT, on either Twitch or YouTube, for the reveal of the next Hearthstone expansion! Lead Designer Alec Dawson will kick things off with an overview on what you can expect from Phase 2 of the Year of the Gryphon. From there, Game Designers Liv Breeden and John McIntyre will dive into what’s new in the upcoming card set. We also have some news to share for Battlegrounds. We’ve got plenty to talk about, you won’t want to miss it!
Separately, we know you’re eager to learn more about Hearthstone Mercenaries. While we’re very excited with how things are coming together, we need more time to implement all the awesome content we’ve planned for the mode. As such, we’re now expecting Hearthstone Mercenaries to be released in Phase 2 of the Year of the Gryphon and won’t be quite ready to share details on the mode during the stream on July 1.
Instead, we’ll be hosting a dedicated Hearthstone Mercenaries stream this Fall. We’ll give more details about this stream closer to its broadcast date. Until then, we hope you’ll enjoy the expansion reveal and all the things still to come in the Year of the Gryphon!
So, they indeed rushing it.
I assume it’s either because they’re already behind schedule, or because they don’t wanna lose too much hype from Runeterra new expansion.
I’m excited!
Ooooh, can’t wait!