[BLOG] Hearthstone's second wing plagued by errors
Posted: 30 Jul 2014, 23:23
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As gamers we expect the release of a new game or expansion to it to be fraught with hiccups and bugs, especially if that game was highly-anticipated or hyped to great heights. Launch day crashes are so common nowadays that even if we get annoyed by them, we can't say we didn't expect them.
However, the second wing of Hearthstone's single-player expansion Curse of Naxxramas has been not just fraught by them, it's been plagued. Ironic really given that it's the Plague Quarter.
Ever since launch many users have found themselves unable to buy the wing, either because the store is closed for them or the purchase refuses to go through; or even they've purchased the wing (or multiple in some cases) and found that although they've been charged the gold or real-life cash for the wing, it still remains locked to them. We're coming up to 24 hours since launch and understandably a few users are beginning to get annoyed. Some have even questioned why the store was not closed for all to prevent people who didn't know about the problems from purchasing and losing cash or gold.
Blizzard have been looking into the errors now for many hours, posting up updates on forums, their social networks and putting up a Breaking News notice on the Hearthstone launcher to warn people of ongoing problems with the game. As of time of writing, it's still unknown how long the Plague Quarter will remain in an unexpected quarantine.
As gamers we expect the release of a new game or expansion to it to be fraught with hiccups and bugs, especially if that game was highly-anticipated or hyped to great heights. Launch day crashes are so common nowadays that even if we get annoyed by them, we can't say we didn't expect them.
However, the second wing of Hearthstone's single-player expansion Curse of Naxxramas has been not just fraught by them, it's been plagued. Ironic really given that it's the Plague Quarter.
Ever since launch many users have found themselves unable to buy the wing, either because the store is closed for them or the purchase refuses to go through; or even they've purchased the wing (or multiple in some cases) and found that although they've been charged the gold or real-life cash for the wing, it still remains locked to them. We're coming up to 24 hours since launch and understandably a few users are beginning to get annoyed. Some have even questioned why the store was not closed for all to prevent people who didn't know about the problems from purchasing and losing cash or gold.
Blizzard have been looking into the errors now for many hours, posting up updates on forums, their social networks and putting up a Breaking News notice on the Hearthstone launcher to warn people of ongoing problems with the game. As of time of writing, it's still unknown how long the Plague Quarter will remain in an unexpected quarantine.