Hearthstone’s designers on The Grand Tournament and the future danger of too many cards

GamesBeat: We talked with Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcrft senior game designers Ben Brode and Mike Donais about the launch of the expansion, their favorite cards, and how Blizzard will combat the problem oversaturation in the future.

[ColManischewitz]

To me, Evil Heckler is the first example of true power creep. It's 5/4 taunt for 4 mana, making it more powerful than an near-identical card, 5/4 taunt for 5 mana Booty Bay Bodyguard.

[Dinkleberg101]

so im paying 5 mana for a 4/5 that heals all characters for 2, just to get this minion killed by a 4 mana taunt. why the hell would i pay an extra mana for 2 health? this game is slowly turning into an unbalanced cards game. what really is pissing me off is that the developers aren't listening to any of their community suggestions. if they keep this up this game is slowly going to kill itself. im waiting for its competitor being made by bethesda. hopefully they fix the problems hearthstone currently has

[Dinkleberg101]

also when you look at other cards like that 6 mana 6/5 taunt its very saddening they are killing their own cards just to make acouple bux

[Perjoss]

I agree, if they cant make new cards that are appealing to use without making them more powerful than older cards then they at least need to revise older cards, otherwise they are devaluating cards that we have paid or grinded gold to obtain.

It feels like they are releasing content too fast, game came out last year and already has 2 expansions and 2 adventures.

[TheTwelve]

"Slowly" unbalanced? I still can't see how people play a game of such shallow strategy.

[dkp23]

So they nerf grim patron yet? Everyone get in here!

[shadowknight203]

Adventures aren't very big, and expansions are being released simular to how MTG works in a timetable comparisont. i do think that Blizzard is going to go simular to how MTG does it, with classic becoming replaced next year with a new core set of cards, with classic cards being of use in free play but banned in ranked. With as much money Blizzard is making out of Hearthstone and no end to it in sight, Hearthstone will just get bigger and bigger in terms of game modes, mechanics, and of course more cards.