Hearthstone Players Are Unhappy With New $25 Diamond Card

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A new year in Hearthstone has come around. As is the case with any other new year in the popular card game, there will be some big changes coming to Hearthstone's meta. Older expansions will be phased out of standard mode, making way for new cards in people's decks. Developer Blizzard has announced a roadmap of changes toClassic, Battlegrounds, and other modes coming in Hearthstone's Year of the Hydra.

There's a new expansion coming to Hearthstone as well, entitled Voyage to the Sunken City. Taking place in the underwater ruins of Zin-Ashari, Voyage to the Sunken Citymarks Hearthstone's 20th expansion, bringing new cards and rewards for players to earn in their Rewards Track or Tavern Pass. As with every other Hearthstone expansion, new cards will be brought into the fold with the release of Voyage to the Sunken City, and though many fans are excited to see additions to their decks, a few have found the pricing of some new cards to be problematic.

New Hearthstone Monster is So Big It Needs Two Cards

This is especially the case for Hearthstone's Diamond Cards. Unlike regular cards and the golden animated cards players can get, drops of Diamond cards aren't based on luck, instead requiring a player to spend either vast amounts of in-game gold or real money to get them. Essentially, these cards are cosmetics that many players have deemed overpriced. This is especially the case for the new Drek'thar card that will either cost players 3,000 gold pieces or $24.99.

Many Hearthstone players found the pricing of Drek'thar even more ridiculous when reading the card's text, which says that «if this card costs more than every minion in your deck, summon 2 of them.» Considering the card costs $25, most players were quick to point out