Forge Livestream - Finished

[Thorim]

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/...7-22-2013#best

Join us on Friday, July 26 at 10 a.m. PDT for our first-ever live stream of The Forge on the Hearthstone Twitch.tv channel at http://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone. Our designers will take you into the burning heart of this alternative game mode, showing you how to hone your deck-building skills into a weapon of absolute dueling dominance. Will our card choices align with yours? You’ll have to watch to find out!
Along with taking you further into The Forge than ever before, we’ll also be talking about some of the exciting changes we’ve made to the mode since we first unveiled it.
Learn more about Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft on the official site, and stop by the forums to take part in the discussion. Opt in to the beta on Battle.net here.
*Warning: The heroes of Hearthstone are unable to be honed or sharpened in the literal sense. Please do not drag them over a whetstone, trim them down, or insert them into an actual forge for smithing purposes.

MOD EDIT: the stream for those looking for it: http://www.twitch.tv/playhearthstone

VoD's of the stream on HearthPwn: http://www.hearthpwn.com/news/74-the...-deck-fireside

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Awesome sauce!

I know what I'll be doing on my Friday evening.

[Thorim]

yup XD I hope it isn't only like 20 minutes though, hoping for at least a good solid stream, although anything right now is a bonus.

The Forge is the last really big chunk of the game which has yet to be shown off isn't it? Hopefully some other small bits of info as we move closer to beta in the coming weeks.

[xskarma]

yup XD I hope it isn't only like 20 minutes though, hoping for at least a good solid stream, although anything right now is a bonus.

The Forge is the last really big chunk of the game which has yet to be shown off isn't it? Hopefully some other small bits of info as we move closer to beta in the coming weeks.

Yep, Forge is the biggie. Now we have that on the schedule, I'm not sure what else can be shown. I think this might very well be the last official stream before beta. (though this might be me just furiously hoping this is the case, and not actual fact )

[stomination]

Yep, Forge is the biggie. Now we have that on the schedule, I'm not sure what else can be shown. I think this might very well be the last official stream before beta. (though this might be me just furiously hoping this is the case, and not actual fact )

They might try to show how the tournaments work and are setup. Possibly more streams focusing on other classes.

[Nerraw]

Oh nice, pretty awesome timing for EU people too.

[xskarma]

Oh nice, pretty awesome timing for EU people too.

Yep 19:00 CEST Friday, just in time to have had dinner and be ready with a cup of tea in hand to watch the good stuff!

[Nerraw]

Yep 19:00 CEST Friday, just in time to have had dinner and be ready with a cup of tea in hand to watch the good stuff!

Or a nice chilled beer.

And congrats on the big 6k. ^^

[xskarma]

They might try to show how the tournaments work and are setup. Possibly more streams focusing on other classes.

Well the only thing we know about the tournaments is the fact they are talked about in the soundfiles, so we have no clue when Blizzard will say anything on them or how far that particular feature is even developed.

I'll give you the normal class streams as a possibility, but it would be kind of a let down if they returned to doing those instead of giving us beta. More class showcases won't tell us much beyond what we allready know, except maybe show us that playing on a livestream is not good for your win/loss percentage

And congrats on the big 6k. ^^

You won't believe how fast the posts rack up as a moderator, I'm seriously probably getting twice as many posts as I was before. >.<

[Nerraw]

Soon(TM)

As in, 40 minutes from now.

[Viradiance]

Chat's pretty lit up for so far before the event.

Pink for beta~!

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Wait, damn. Now Red is for beta.

[xskarma]

Allright stream just went live, waiting for the action to actually begin. About 20 minutes till start!

[Viradiance]

Allright stream just went live, waiting for the action to actually begin. About 20 minutes till start!

Some kickass music.

[xskarma]

Here we go!

[Viradiance]

Forge renamed to The Arena.

Never Forget.

[xskarma]

Forge renamed to The Arena.

Never Forget.

Ha. What you did there, I see it.

[Viradiance]

No longer keep cards gained in "The Arena" mode (Formerly "Forge" mode). I may have missed what they said, but presumably you earn Gold or unopened Packs for winning The Arena now. You now buy in with Gold (ingame currency) or real cash.

Ha. What you did there, I see it.

: P I thought it was clever!

Edit: List of changes as I catch 'em.

- Fireball reduced to 4 mana.

- Arena selections persists until you lose three times, then you earn rewards based on performance. That is, you get the chance to re-make the deck with the exact same choices of three cards, but it doesn't necessarily have to be the same deck each time.

- You can see the names of people you fight in Arena games?

- Beta still on track for Summer.

- A truly Legendary ending.

[xskarma]

- You can see the names of people you fight in Arena games?

I think you can see the name of who you play always, general play as well. It wasn't shown in previous showcases, but it was mentioned before you could see who you play.

[Viradiance]

I think you can see the name of who you play always, general play as well. It wasn't shown in previous showcases, but it was mentioned before you could see who you play.

I thought it had been mentioned that you wouldn't be able to. Huh.

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Dat Cairne.

[xskarma]

Ha, so awesome. GOOOOOOLLLLLDENNNNN LEGENDARY!