Since the launch of Hearthstone's latest expansion pack, Exploring the Sunken City, Tavern Wargame will also usher in the first season of Wargame mode in the 23.2 patch. In this season update, the Warga Card Pool will have a new race "Naga" and a new mechanic "Shaping Spell" added, and the "Companion" system of heroes in previous versions will be removed.
In order to allow newcomers and pit players to quickly understand, here is a brief introduction to the "wargame buddy" system that existed in the tavern wargame before the arrival of the 23.2 patch on May 11. In the current version, after each hero character appears, there will be an additional energy bar on the left side of the character, which can be recharged in various ways, and when the energy bar is halfway through, you can get a "partner" card for free, and the energy bar will get two "partner" cards after the energy bar is full, which can be combined once in a triple effect. For example, the tavern hero "Wings of the Wind" is a companion of the "Flight Trainer".
The Tavern Wargames partner system not only provides lineup strength, but also balances heroes to a certain extent, such as the familiar hero class "Eater Hand" (Devourer Mutanus) partner "Nightmare Soft Pulp Monster" (when you "devour" the companion, spit its attribute value to an additional 2 minions), which can quickly help the entourage in the lineup of various companion types to quickly improve in size later in the game.
While the "buddy" system makes tavern wargames more interesting to play, the fly in the ointment is conspicuous: it limits players' ideas to a certain extent, and also makes it more difficult for newcomer players to get started quickly. Presumably, the designer also made the decision to remove the "partner" in the first season of the tavern wargame for various reasons, and this information has been confirmed by the official designer "Kripp".
Although the buddy system is about to "wave goodbye" to everyone, it is not necessarily a bad thing for the tavern environment, and it is foreseeable that the pace of the new version of the game will slow down, giving players more room to operate. In addition, the newly unveiled "Naga" race retinue is also exciting, the signature mechanism "Shaping Spell" highlights the powerful magical power of the Nagas, and their leader "Queen Isara" is the old face of Blizzard fans.
Now the new version of 23.2 is just around the corner. Although the Tavern "Buddy" system is about to be removed, the new race system and the arrival of Queen Asara are undoubtedly more exciting! Players may wish to take advantage of the eve of the 23.2 patch to log in to the game to hone their chess skills, and then experience the end of the buddy system. What are you waiting for? Shout out to your little friends to fight together!