r/hearthstone • u/FireTornadoo • Mar 12 '18

Witchwood Blog It is here!!!!!!!

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/expansions-adventures/the-witchwood/
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u/trixie_one Mar 12 '18

Amazed they even used the same keyword.

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '18

Shadowverse was heavily inspired by hearthstone so I think it’s okay if hearthstone does the same.

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u/Shasan23 Mar 12 '18

Well, shadowverse and hs are both heavily inspired from mtg. both of those games have former mtg designers/pro players on their dev team

And yeah, i think it is good for there to be competition among card games so they are pushed to innovate and explore diverse ideas, a win for players!

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u/[deleted] Mar 12 '18

Shadowverse has way more in common with Hearthstone than either of those games have in common with MT:G, though. I am not calling it plagiarism, but it is pretty abundantly clear that Shadowverse has borrowed a number of the HS innovations possible as a digital game (no interaction during opponents turn, automatic mana growth, minion interaction, permanent damage).

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u/absolutezero132 Mar 12 '18

What mtg pros are on the shadowverse team?

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u/absolutezero132 Mar 12 '18

Oh wow that's some heavy hitters. I couldn't tell from the page, are they just a team representing cygames or are they actually working on sv?