Hearthstone's Josh Durica took part in a recent live stream event to lay out the details about forthcoming mechanics changes heading into the game later this month. The goal is, he said, to make Hearthstone "strategically deep: a game of careful choices, calculated risks and exciting events".
The post on the game's official forum is very detailed, revealing a glossary of terms used in the lengthy description of what's coming to HearthStone. If you're into the metagame in Hearthstone, this is a must-read. For the more casual user, the video below provides and overview.
Hearthstone has a lot going on under the hood. The cause-and-effect relationships when cards are played are relatively straightforward and easy to predict, but because of the way certain events are timed, some very surprising things can happen in rare circumstances. We want cards to work the way that you guess they might—in other words, we want the game to work intuitively.
Hearthstone’s core gameplay won't change, but what will change are some rare edge-cases.
Read more on the Hearthstone site.
