WoW’s latest Hearthstone event crushed to death by a tide of roleplayers, as selectively-applied server sharding causes utter chaos-
World of Warcraft’s latest Hearthstone event is receiving some mixed feedback. Mostly because it’s a little confusing, but also because of its chaotic world bosses. In case you’re unfamiliar, here’s the rundown:
In three major cities (Stormwind, Orgrimmar, and Valdrakken) there are hotspots with Hearthstone tables in ’em. Well. Table singular, unless you go to a shady merchant and get a special Hearthstone Wild Card—which’ll let you right-click the item to, uh, play a card near a table. This gives you the vague suggestion of having fun while also letting you complete the quest. If you or one of your mates has the Hearthstone Game Table toy, you can put one down, but it does seem like a bizarre choice from the get-go.
That’s not even the main problem players have been having, though. Every so often, a gnome by the name of Whizbang will tear open a portal and huck a bunch of monsters at the festivities. This has resulted in a great deal of lag. While I was a…