Technical Speculations - Episode 10

Hello!

• Liam is on the show this week
• Topic: the technical aspect of Hearthstone features
• Reasons to be happy this week

Who is Liam?

• History with card games
• History with Blizzard games
• Programming experience

What will the UI look like?

• Hearthstone will be on PC, Mac, and iPad
• Android is unconfirmed, but we’re hopeful
• Can the same UI be used for all of them?
• How difficult it is to adjust the UI for different screen sizes
• What each platform needs
• Could we see a phone version?

How long will have to wait for an Android version?

• Other card games’ dev cycles
• Kotaku article
• Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers
• Hearthstone’s dev team size

How big will the game be, and will that compromise the Mac/PC version?

• Size available on iPads
• Size of other card games, on PC and iPad
• Still concerned?

How will multi-platform accounts work?

• Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers comparison
• Multiple purchases?
• Multiple accounts?
• Shared decks?
• Apple store restrictions

Cross-platform playing

• General lack of cross-platform play in gaming
• Hero Academy, Dungeon Defenders
• Different languages used by the OSes
• The process of porting a game to multiple devices
• Android device disparity
• WoW cross-server tech

Card of the Week

He’s not very good at juggling if the knives keep hitting people.

Farewell

• Follow Liam on Twitter
• What you want to see in future episodes
• What hosts you want to visit the show