If you haven’t been following the Hearthstone Twitters or Reddit you might’ve missed out on some of the small hints we’ve been getting for the next expansion. We covered the potential of it being a Duskwood expansion based on the tweet from the Hearthstone LATAM account. There’s been speculation it could be about the Cenarion Circle, due to the fact that Blizzard has registered the CenarionCircle.com domain. After those initial hints, we’ve been getting some interesting tweets from some of the developers!
Update (3/12/18): This second update is much more ominous!
Update (3/12/18): Looks like Yong Woo is now on the case!
Dave Kosak, Game Designer, started us off with this tweet about being outdoors and camping to get the creative juices flowing:
Nothing gets the @playhearthstone creative juices flowing like some time outdoors. I’m goin’ camping and looking for the next expansion! – Source
Ben Brode, Game Director, followed it up with a tweet about announcing the expansion soon:
Have fun! Bring the expansion back soon! We’re supposed to announce it this month! – Source
It was then followed up that Dave Kosak was apparently lost in the wilderness. This could be playing into the mystery aspect that the Hearthstone LATAM’s tweet alluded to.
Still no word from @DaveKosak. Hey @benthompsonart – you want to help me look for him? I really want to see the next expansion!! – Source
Ben Thompson, Art Director, responded about grabbing his camera:
Yeah, for sure… let me get my camera. – Source
Ben Brode also commented on a Reddit post:
It depends on how long it takes us to find Kosak. We’re leaving soon to find him, but i think it could take a few days
…but if we’re not back Sunday night, call Yong Woo.
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And finally Ben Brode tweeted a selfie with Ben Thompson from the forest!
Selfie from the road! – Source
It looks like Ben Brode and Ben Thompson are missing as well, but never fear because Yong Woo is on the case:
Hey. Anyone seen @bdbrode or @benthompsonart? They were searching for the next expansion with @DaveKosak and haven’t come back. Maybe I should look for them…. – Source
Uh oh, this is starting to sound like the Blair Witch Project!
I didn’t find @bdbrode, @BenThompsonArt, or @DaveKosak but I found Thompson’s camera where they were supposed to be. Let me get this footage uploaded… – Source
So where does this leave us? Well, we know the next expansion is likely to be in the forest/woods and it might contain a mystery (Kosak gone missing!). So this still gives us Cenarion Circle and Duskwood as our possible expansion with a detective twist! What we know for sure, however, is that the expansion is likely going to be announced this coming week! So stay tuned, we’ll be here F5ing away until the reveal!
I think “Unsilence” could be cool. something along the lines of revert a minion to all previous stats and abilities before the last silence.
That depends on whether Voidlord sticks around in the new meta. The last thing we need is a way for Zoo Warlock to be even better.
Combined with the Latin America teaser about Detective cards, I’d say after-turn effects and uncover/stealth mechanics could be the next thing.
So duskwood.