Good to know, I am with Gmail.
My patience wears thin....might have to fork out a tenner if open beta is not coming before Xmas!
If you think you'll like the game and can afford a tenner I would do it. The game is a lot of fun. Who cares if it's F2P in the new year. The game is better than any I've spent £25-40 on this year. At least for me.
MrMarvelous said:
Got my Closed Beta key today! Anything I need to know before I download it tomorrow?
Level every Hero to Lvl 10 and do all the training/initial gold quests it gives you. Play your free Arena. Go back beat AI on Expert (not as difficult as it sounds). These give you initial Gold prizes and packs to get you started. IIRC I ended up with 300-400 gold from this (but I did go 8-3 in my first Arena). Make sure you do daily quests for gold (they stack over days if you log in and start them). Gold accumulation is everything in this game.
Don't buy packs. Spend gold/money on Arena. The reward ratios are more favourable.
Save Arcane Dust until you know the game better. It is a rare and precious resource and crafting a card you think you want/need early on is usually a waste. Cards you can't go wrong with crafting are the strong Neutral Rares (Blue Stones) such as Defender of Argus, Argent Commander, Azure Drake, Dark Iron Dwarf, etc.
Any purchase (Arena entry or Pack) in Closed Beta grants you a gratis Golden "Gelbin Mekkatorque". One of the games Legendary cards.
Here’s the entire list of hidden quests in Hearthstone:
Complete a game in play mode – Award: 1 booster pack
Unlock every hero – Award: 100 gold
Get any class to level 10 – Award: 1 booster pack
Win 100 games in any mode – Award: 300 gold
Win 1,000 games in any mode – Award: 300 gold
Defeat all expert AI – Award: 100 gold
Disenchant a card – Award: 95 Arcane Dust
Enter the arena – Award: Free arena entry
Own every pirate card – Award: Captain’s Parrot
Own every golden pirate card – Award: Golden Captain’s Parrot
Own every Murloc card – Award: Old Murk-Eye
Own every golden Murloc card – Award: Golden Old Murk-Eye
Make a real money purchase in the game – Award: Golden Gelbin Mekkatorque (beta only)
Collect every card in the basic set (all classes to level 10) – Award: 100 gold
Collect every card in the expert set – Award: 100 gold
Possible Daily Quests:
Druid Victory Win 2 Games with a Druid 40 Gold
Hunter Victory Win 2 Games with a Hunter 40 Gold
Mage Victory Win 2 Games with a Mage 40 Gold
Paladin Victory Win 2 Games with a Paladin 40 Gold
Priest Victory Win 2 Games with a Priest 40 Gold
Rogue Victory Win 2 Games with a Rogue 40 Gold
Shaman Victory Win 2 Games with a Shaman 40 Gold
Warlock Victory Win 2 Games with a Warlock 40 Gold
Warrior Victory Win 2 Games with a Warrior 40 Gold
Druid Dominance Win 5 Games with a Druid 60 Gold
Hunter Dominance Win 5 Games with a Hunter 60 Gold
Mage Dominance Win 5 Games with a Mage 60 Gold
Paladin Dominance Win 5 Games with a Paladin 60 Gold
Priest Dominance Win 5 Games with a Priest 60 Gold
Rogue Dominance Win 5 Games with a Rogue 60 Gold
Shaman Dominance Win 5 Games with a Shaman 60 Gold
Warlock Dominance Win 5 Games with a Warlock 60 Gold
Warrior Dominance Win 5 Games with a Warrior 60 Gold
Destroy Them All! Destroy 40 Minions 40 Gold
Only the Mighty Play 20 Minions that cost 5 or more 40 Gold
The Meek shall Inherit Play 40 Minions that cost 2 or less 40 Gold
Spell Master Play 40 Spells 40 Gold
Beat Down Deal 100 damage to enemy heroes 40 Gold
Total Dominance Win 7 games in any mode 100 Gold
3 Victories! Win 3 Games with any Class 40 Gold