Summary: In Episode 122, Kenny, Botticus, Appa, and Andrew talk about the extensive news announced this week. News covers Ranked Play Updates, Upcoming Balance Changes, A Grand Prize Pack Giveaway, a new card back, Blizzards “Openeing Moves” Week Series, and Blizzard’s “Off-Meta” Deck Spotlight #2. No real tournaments to cover except the drama with a player in the Hearthstone Sydney Stop qualifier. Decksplanations this week is about how to determine what to play after the nerfs.<br> News<br> <br> * <a href="https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/21469305/upcoming-ranked-play-update">Ranked Play Updates</a> (<a href="https://youtu.be/pH5d7ROjsHc">VOD</a>)<br> <br> * Card backs will be earned 5 wins each month<br> * All ranks have 5 stars<br> * When a new season starts you will reset back exactly 4 ranks from your highest ranking for the month (including stars) (<a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://twitter.com/bdbrode/status/958152580466528256">Brode’s Tweet</a>)<br> * Ranked rewards go by your highest rank during the season<br> <br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://twitter.com/bdbrode/status/956592802518908928">Rank inflation?</a> <br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://twitter.com/bdbrode/status/956613526033870848">No changes to win streak mechanic</a><br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://twitter.com/bdbrode/status/956597453716795397">Ranked floors are still in place</a><br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/7sxzp0/designer_insights_upcoming_ranked_play_updates/dt8dlhe/?st=jcuvoh30&sh=9b9a6f01">Brode’s response</a> on why so long <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/blog/21361570">Upcoming Balance Changes</a><br> <br> * Bonemare now costs 8 mana, up from 7<br> * Corridor Creeper now has 2 attack, down from 5<br> * Patches the Pirate no longer has charge, and his <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/7tu5l9/upcoming_balance_changes_update_102/dtf7hv4/?st=jd0jfs49&sh=045b8ed0">voice will be changing</a><br> * Raza the Chained’s effect now sets your Hero Power to 1 mana, up from 0<br> <br> <br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/blog/21469306/quest-for-packs-to-win-up-to-3000-card-packs">A 183 Thousand Hearthstone Pack Giveaway</a><br> <br> * Grand Prize – one winner<br> <br> * 3000 card packs – 1k for each set released during Year of the Mammoth<br> * The Lich King’s Helm – his actual helm from the youtube series <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lVio-6Wv54">here</a><br> * Hearthstone Apparel Gift Pack – t-shirt, cap, and pin set<br> <br> <br> * Mammoth Card Bundle – 1k players will receive 10 card packs from each expansion released during Year of the Mammoth<br> * Mammoth Pack – 50k players will be receiving 3 card packs from each expansion released during Year of the Mammoth<br> * Mammoth Card Bundle avail on the shop. (one purchase per account, avail in 10.2 patch)<br> <br> * Limited to 14 entries per account<br> * tarting 17:00-GMT/9:00-PST of Feb 1st until 17:00-GMT/9:00-PST Feb 14th<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> * Khadgar is Available in <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="http://hs.blizzard.cn/article/20/12295">China HOTS Promo</a>, Again…<br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/world-of-warcraft-battle-for-azeroth">Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth is available for pre-order</a><br> <br> * Deluxe version gets you an awesome Hearthstone cardback<br> <br> <br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="http://www.hearthpwn.com/tag/opening-moves-week">Blizzard “Opening Moves” Week Series</a><br> * <a style="font-size: 15px;" href="https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/blog/21473294/off-meta-spotlight">Blizzard “Off-Meta”...</a>
