Blizzard Offering Compensation After Nerfing Expensive Hearthstone Card

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Hearthstone has hundreds upon hundreds of cards. Sometimes, rather than make a card with a new mechanic or a unique statline, Blizzard adds in some cosmetic upgrades to already existing cards to make them stand out from the crowd. These cosmetic or Diamond cards give Hearthstone players a unique card border and animation for already existing legendary cards. Bru'kan and Blademaster Samuro were two cards to get the Diamond treatment at the release of the Forged in the Barrens expansion, with the latest diamond card being Drek'Thar from the Fractured in Alterac Valley set.

The Diamond Drek'Thar card already had Hearthstone fans slightly irritated when they found out its price point was $25. Now, the card was purchasable for in-game gold but the cost of buying it without using real money was equivalent to buying 30 packs of Hearthstone cards. Some fans found this ridiculous while others thought it was a good thing for people to save gold for it if they wanted. Now, Blizzard is looking to nerf the card, making the Diamond version of it seem even more overpriced.

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Previously, Drek'Thar could summon two cards from a player's deck and place them onto the battlefield. This made it one of the stronger Shaman cards to come out of Fractured in Alterac Valley. Now though, the card can only summon one minion, rendering it much less useful to players. However, Blizzard is not leaving those who have bought a Diamond Drek'Thar feeling as though they've been robbed.

The publisher is giving owners of the Drek'Thar Diamond card 3,000 gold when they next log in to Hearthstone. This is the full in-game cost of Drek'Thar, essentially giving a full refund for those who bought