The State of Hearthstone: How Mean Streets of Gadgetzan changed everything — and where it goes next

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, the latest expansion for Blizzard digital card game leader Hearthstone, has now been out over a month, and it has brought big changes to what had been a rather stale late 2016.

Many of the 132 new cards have helped create new, powerful decks (hello Pirate Warrior) in the most popular mode, Standard  — the mode that bans cards from older expansions and adventures. But a few players are critical about of some of new cards, worried that they’re too powerful or have created a reliance on certain archetypes.