Cross-faction gameplay will soon be possible, but only in premade parties for specific instances.
Longtime fans of the World of Warcraft franchise are well-versed in the importance of Alterac Valley in the ongoing war between the Horde and Alliance. Now, Hearthstone players have been tossed into the fray.
After years of tension within the Hearthstone universe, players will finally get to decide which faction is superior: Horde or Alliance. On Tuesday morning, Blizzard Entertainment announced that the upcoming Hearthstone expansion will be titled Fractured in Alterac Valley and will go live on December 7.
In the three days since the Hearthstone development team released their most ambitious project yet, Mercenaries, players have flooded social media and forums with questions, feedback, and discourse.
A tale as old as time: Horde vs. Alliance in a battle of dominance over Azeroth has trickled into Hearthstone's most recent roguelike game mode, Mercenaries.
As the Year of the Gryphon in Hearthstone rolls on, so too does the development team's content cadence.
Hearthstone players around the world were treated to an announcement on Thursday afternoon by the game's development team. Shared on the title's official Twitter account, the most recent expansion, Forged in the Barrens, will feature a mini-set of 66 cards set to go live next week.
As BlizzConline week is in full swing, the Hearthstone development team teased an announcement of an announcement on Tuesday afternoon.
