yellorambo's Articles
Priest Has Been Taken Care of – Is Paladin Next?
Of the many Year of the Phoenix announcements earlier this week, the aggressive revamp of the Priest class’ evergreen set is perhaps the most interesting from a design implications perspective. Such a change – much like the introduction of a tenth class – would have been unimaginable in the past. It was a long overdue […]
Taking Stock of the Year of the Raven – The Impact of The Boomsday Project Keywords
Our Year of the Raven retrospective continues with The Boomsday Project, a set which was initially seen as a grossly unimpactful one, especially in light of the Genn/Baku scourge dominating the ladder at the time. Has time (and their early rotation) been kind to this expansion? It turns out TBP has aged a lot better […]
Taking Stock of the Year of the Raven – the Impact of the Witchwood Keywords
As brave Redditors keep on trying to summon the announcement for the upcoming Hearthstone year, it’s high time to take a look at the three sets that are leaving Standand with the upcoming rotation. What did The Witchwood bring to the table and how impactful was it? With one keyword a permanent fixture two years […]
Hearthstone Esports Moves to YouTube: Does It Really Matter?
Reddit ran ablaze with threads about the poor viewership stats of Masters Tour Arlington, decrying Activision-Blizzard as money-grubbing monsters with little concern about the health of competitive Hearthstone. The takes were so hot you could have cooked a full course dinner on them, and most of them were wrong: this is not a poor third-party […]
Galakrond’s Awakening Heroic Guide – Chapter 4 (Showdown in Dalaran)
It’s time for the final showdown in Dragonblight in the fourth week of the Galakrond’s Awakening adventure! For once, Heroic actually lives up to its name – monstrous mega-baddies stand between you and the fancy card back, some of which are truly, astonishingly disgusting. We’ve battled through it all to ensure you have safe passage […]
