Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss @hsdecktech Twitter profile

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

3 years

Actually, you all seem to have seen my post about reporting bugs to forums instead of my twitter, so I'm pinning this again.

Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Used to be my pinned tweet, but I like it so to recap: I decided I wanted it, so I applied like 30 times over 5 years, buffing my skills, connections, and presentation each time until finally it was the right fit.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

@therecount “It’s very important to me that we never, under any circumstances, make this world a better place.”

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4 years

After 5 years and 20+ applications, I'm incredibly excited to finally share that I'll be starting at Blizzard on Monday as a Writer, working on Hearthstone content!

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

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7 years

@DisguisedToast @tokyoloveletter No, bc she said “Jeremy” and your name is Toast.

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@hsdecktech

7 years

@Blavity I love Terry Crews and support him and this movement, but your article is sensationalist and misleading. I'm a lawyer; an IME is standard practice in any lawsuit in which mental state is at issue--including any lawsuit in which the plaintiff claims emotional distress.

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5 years

@lyman_brian So he's admitting it's only about hurting women...

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@hsdecktech

9 months

Was saying goodbye to a friend and teammate and they just disappeared mid-sentence. I’m heartbroken.

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@hsdecktech

2 years

@MegZavala Once again tapping the meme.

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@hsdecktech

5 years

@iknowplacesmp6 So now this guy gets to be Prime Minister, right?

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@hsdecktech

5 years

Gettum!

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@hsdecktech

4 years

@caitiedelaney @joemag_games Poor woman, she's so poor that she has to go over to her neighbor's house to get a fork.

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@hsdecktech

4 years

@business Time to bring back this evergreen meme.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

6 years

Hey guys! I designed a set. A whole #Hearthstone set. 135 cards. And then I made some pretty graphics and wrote about the process here. It took... a REALLY long time, so if you could check it out, that'd be appreciated.

Introducing Toki’s Chrono Chaos!

Early on in this blawg’s existence, when I was still trying to figure out what I wanted to do with it and also had unreal expectations about how difficult it would be to get a job at Blizzard…

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

🚨UPDATE: Team is confident we can get the patch out tomorrow. 🎉 Patch Notes (most languages) are scheduled for tomorrow 9am Pacific. Patch itself to follow (still aiming for 10am, but can't confirm exact time at this point).

Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Info on patch timing coming as soon as we have it locked in:

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

1 year

The C’Thun Legendary skin be like.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

The Death Knight symbol is because there’s a general rules/system change coming for Death Knight, that will generally make it weaker and curb some negative play experiences. Details on Thursday.

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@PlayHearthstone

2 years

Got word from E.T.C. that some changes to the lineup are coming this Thursday! 👀

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

For obvious reasons, I can’t do the whole “first day on campus” thing, so here’s a pic I took with the orc in 2015. :)

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

5 years

The weirdest part about Blizzcon is when you get back from Blizzcon and need to spend the week catching up on all the Blizzcon announcements that you missed because you were too busy at Blizzcon.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

5 years

@ProZD False. No movie with Ant-Man in it has sucked.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

8 years

So in what order do I read these? Chronological? Printing date? Other? The Internet is giving me mixed answers. @Warcraft @Blizzard_Ent

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Core Set announcement's coming later this week!

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@PlayHearthstone

2 years

New year, new Core Set! What minions are you going to miss in the new rotation?

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

1 year

They sent out the promotion email at work today that highlighted all the mid-year promotions, including this fun pic:

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

6 years

Being a lawyer's cool because everyone yells at you all the time for stuff that isn't your fault and you can't really do anything about.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Today is my two year anniversary at Blizzard! It feels both like I just got here, and like I’ve always been. I get to work with amazing folks every day, on my favorite game ever. Here’s to many more years!

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Good morning and happy launch week! As we prepare for tomorrow's launch and set rotation, I wanted to remind folks of this--just in case those of you who dust your rotating cards might want to hold onto them this time (at least until you see what's on the way).

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 months

@gardeinqueen Paul’s about to get randomly dope tested.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

(It’s the same job title and role, but now I’m a regular employee instead of a contract employee. Great success!)

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

6 years

@Popehat I can't not read that in this voice:

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@hsdecktech

5 months

People who use cheats to ruin the game for everyone are a-holes. I always enjoy writing these types of things. Genuinely, GTFO.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

@JulianCastro @davidhogg111 @LAPDHQ And then destroy the wheelchair after it was empty and nowhere near the conflict, just for laughs, I guess. Wtf?

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Additionally, the team has heard feedback on format balance, particularly loudly from the Wild community. There's a few moving pieces that go into that, so nothing to share yet, but the team is working on it.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

5 years

Twitch chat is being predictably Twitch chat on the GM stream right now, but "Spam 🍆 this🍆donger🍆 to 🍆free 🍆Hong🍆 Kongers" Is one of the best copypastas I've ever seen.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

@joeba_fettt @2DDoc Stepping on one of those like:

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

I know most of you probably buy in-game, but one of my jobs is writing the web shop copy for products and "BUY, INSECT!" is one of my favorite things I've gotten through approvals.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Personal update:

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Hey all, I hope you’re enjoying the reveals! On another important topic, the team has put together a statement on the accessibility issue that was raised by many of you last week. Thank you so much to GuideDev and the blind community.

Addressing Hearthstone Accessibility

Hello all, Some of you might be familiar with HearthstoneAccess, a wonderful third-party accessibility mod that’s been a great way for blind and low vision players to play Hearthstone. We’ve been in...

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Chat complains when combo wins, when aggro wins, when control wins, or when midrange wins. 🤔 I'm beginning to think that chat just likes complaining...

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

@thethirdhan This is the one that convinced me that I’m 100% living in an episode of 30 Rock.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

6 months

Pro Gamer moments

Hearthstone

@PlayHearthstone

6 months

Pull the ultimate Pro Gamer move 😎 Play in-game rock-paper-scissors with your opponents in Dr. Boom's Incredible Inventions.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

When my opponent plays any card instead of letting me just do whatever I want.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

@MichaelCoudrey Report this tweet as election misinformation. WI has same-day voter registration and what we are seeing happening is what everyone has been telling us for weeks would happen.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

This was a great week! The job is everything I thought and more, my team has been kind and inviting, and I have seen and heard about so much great stuff coming down the line! It’s unreal and I love it so much. 10/10, would devote 5 years of my life towards this goal again.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

5 years

*Wins 2-3 games in a row on ladder.* “LOOKS LIKE WE’RE HITTING LEGEND THIS MONTH, BOYS” *Loses 2-3 games in a row with the same exact deck* “Nevermind, I’m deleting this deck, and my account, and I’m never even saying the word ‘Hearthstone’ again.”

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

1 year

And so ends my first BlizzCon as a Blizzard employee. It was huge, beautiful, exciting, and exhausting. Thank you all for making this amazing community! Special thanks to everyone who came around to say hi. 💙💙💙

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

I never understood the "Hearthstone needs more beef," "our trash talk is weak," "we need more heels" takes. I like it when we all just play cards together and say nice things and give people likes when they make cool content.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

@FoxNews "Our guy broke the rules so hard that people had to step in 65 more times than the other guy" is an interesting thing to highlight right before the election.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

@nhlnjfan1_hs As a guy who actually writes the real ones, this is a really good fake!

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Hey all, no need to break out the coffee gifs just yet. Because of Monday's holiday, the patch notes are scheduled for tomorrow, instead of today.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

11 months

Before everyone sends me monke, patch and patch notes are expected tomorrow. No preview image this time; hopefully you enjoy the surprise!

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

@QWEERTYKeys @theannalytical "Large" and "Small" refers to the relative size of the gametes your body produces.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

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4 years

@caitiedelaney Pretty disappointed in myself for saying "poor" twice in this tweet, but I appreciate that you all looked past it.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

1 year

Me: *Reviewing video clips* Wife: Are you playing? Me: No, working! Me: *Going in client to check an issue* Wife: Are you playing? Me: Still working! Me: *Participating in a playtest* Wife: Okay, now I can see you're just playing. Me: You're not going to believe this...

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

It is time to go, Guff. Was I a good Hero? No. I’m told you were the best.

Hearthstone

@PlayHearthstone

2 years

A hotfix patch is launching today that will address several balance changes. 🔧 Standard card updates 🔧 BGs armor changes 🔧 Bug fixes and more!

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

4 years

@AllissaByGrace Two women wearing Victorian dresses and holding parasols or something, leaning in for a kiss. The other stuff is background noise that I didn't initially see, but once I got to the first bit, the parts on top became clouds and then dirigibles.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Me trying to follow along as the engineers discuss a bug fix that I might need to help message on.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

I was just reminded that yesterday marked 6 months of working at Blizzard. Time really does fly when you’re having fun.

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@hsdecktech

6 years

@TrumpSC

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

It's our general policy not to comment on any accused cheaters, investigations, or actions against cheaters because nearly any comment tends to help the cheaters.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Thanks for the Birthday wishes, y'all. Here's the gameplan: - Just had pancakes for breakfast - Going to Taco Bell for lunch - Watching football and drinking White Claws - Hanging out with my lovely wife - Playing video games throughout Ideal weekend.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Ooh, look what I just got

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Poor baby has never seen a pool cover before and didn’t realize what he’d gotten himself into. Ft. me looking very athletic.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Me, someone who has seen the entire Priest post-rotation kit, to everyone freaking out about the Priest Legendary:

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@hsdecktech

1 year

Art

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Hotfix rolling out across the regions now. Includes bug fixes and some balance changes to a few modes, including a pre-emptive balance change for that ONE deck that some of us saw during Theorycrafting.

Patch 23.0.1 Patch Notes

Patch 23.0.1 is a server-side hotfix, deploying right now. The patch includes balance changes to Battlegrounds and Duels, a pre-emptive balance change for Standard, and bug fixes. Balance Changes: In...

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

@WickedGood @PlayHearthstone Ooh, sorry Steve. There are actually no Priest cards this upcoming Core Set.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

5 years

Got a filing out the door so I can finally talk about my favorite card coming out tomorrow.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

1 year

Q: Where patch teaser? A: Working on it. There were some issues delaying it. We’ll share once we’re good. No ETA yet, sorry. Go grab a banana.

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@hsdecktech

2 years

When half the timeline is certain a card is broken and the other half is certain it’s unplayable, that’s a successful card reveal. :)

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

6 years

@Forbes This list is a great reminder of why I never use Youtube.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Living with the folks again day ~67: my mom messed up her Instacart order and accidentally got 19 loaves of bread.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

I don’t think it should be surprising to learn that dev teams prioritize bug fixes, or that the prioritization process includes an assessment of how many people are affected by the bug and how badly they are affected. It would be incredibly stupid to do it any other way.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

First time Top 1k Standard legend. Neat!

Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

My favorite deck since the balance changes. 6-0 at ~2500 Legend. Pretty sure the key there was dodging Warrior, but repeatedly shooting for 8 is my thing, I guess.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

And how about that Alliance being ahead in the battle for Alterac Valley?! I really did not see that coming. All you Horde players are so loud on here that I thought we were outnumbered like 10:1.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

That said, a player that was recently highlighted by the community has been banned. They will be removed from the leaderboards once more of our team is back in the office. Please know we see your reports and take cheating very seriously. Thanks and have a nice weekend, everyone.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

@PlayHearthstone To those of you in the comments who might think: "wait, Lady Prestor can't generate a Colossal minion because none of them are dragons." ... You're right, that's my bad.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

9 months

This is my first time going through something like this, so I don't know how to respond, but to say my job was spared (thank you all for your concerns), we lost lots of great folks, and that absolutely sucked.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

1 year

Hearthstone players be like, “This emergency temp ban is great! Here’s why I’m mad about it…”

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

6 months

I see you all are already all over this, but everyone join me in wishing our boy @RidiculousHat a happy birthday! This guy is a force for the community and a great friend. 🎉🎉🎉

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@hsdecktech

4 years

@Phil_Lewis_ Honestly impressive to break through all the other madness going on right now to earn main character in this day and age.

maple cocaine

@maplecocaine

6 years

Each day on twitter there is one main character. The goal is to never be it

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1 year

Warrior is now Tier 1 on all three ladders.

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2 years

Lol, card games

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7 years

@mikediva Hi, lawyer here. Don't do that, either.

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6 years

@PinkNews

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

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4 years

Everyone come look at how cute my wife is! Six years ago today. :)

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

2 years

Living with the folks again day ~69: no longer living with the folks! Wife and I closed escrow and are moving into our new place!

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@hsdecktech

3 years

They're coming today, guys, don't worry. They just need to grab their morning coffee and get settled real quick.

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@hsdecktech

9 months

Dev snuck a couple extra updates into the gift cards: - the Wild Growth generated here is the 2-mana version - Priest’s Gift includes a 9-mana Mind Control

Zeddy

@ZeddyHS

9 months

Malfurion's gift is a 4 mana Wild Growth. I guess its sticking around after all. Would be pretty Wild if they made Wild Growth 2 mana though, and I'm definitely not making this tweet to get a dev to confirm that it is indeed 2 mana again. Right @SongbirdCora ?

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3 years

@ben_heathstone

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@hsdecktech

4 years

HOLY SHIT GUYS, I DID IT!

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@hsdecktech

2 years

My favorite deck since the balance changes. 6-0 at ~2500 Legend. Pretty sure the key there was dodging Warrior, but repeatedly shooting for 8 is my thing, I guess.

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@hsdecktech

8 months

We’re trying a slightly different format with the Standard image (buffs side) giving the general aims instead of all the specifics. There might be a surprise or two when the full notes come. 👀 Let me know Thursday what you think of this teasier teaser.

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@PlayHearthstone

8 months

Patch 28.6.2 is bringing balance changes to both Standard and Battlegrounds—rolling out this Thursday.

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8 months

10 years as a live game is a hell of an accomplishment. I’m so happy to have Hearthstone in my life for so long. The gameplay, the stories, and, most of all, the community have had a huge impact on me. I’m incredibly lucky to be part of this fanbase and now team. TY Hearthstone!

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@hsdecktech

3 years

Hey, something to tide you all over until 11: we're changing the Fighting Pit daily win condition to be down to killing 1 enemy Merc.

21.4 Live Known Issues

Hello all, We wanted to let you know about some known issues we are tracking with patch 21.4. We will continue to update this post as we get more information. We’re aware of a visual bug where...

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2 years

Excited for today!

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2 years

Hearthstone twitter is really cool. Love you guys.

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Nicholas “DeckTech” Weiss

@hsdecktech

3 years

Hey all, I love you, but I'm not really the right contact for reporting bugs. The proper way to report bugs is to post on the bug report forums. To do that efficiently, it's best to create or respond to a post with one clear, specific issue stated (so you don't bury your report).

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1 year

@boss_on_here I showed this to my wife and she made this face at me

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@hsdecktech

2 years

First Brawliseum run went well. 🙃

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@hsdecktech

3 years

Hey everyone, patch is running a tad late while the team works on something. Exact ETA still being worked out. Has nothing to do with my coffee, I swear.

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2 years

This was the first Christmas since 1996 that I didn’t get one video game as any of my gifts. Identity in shambles. Wife says I can’t call myself a gamer any more. Going to reevaluate what went wrong in my life and start fixing this for the new year

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