最近爐石傳說掌游寶對暴雪爐石團隊進行了專訪，針對渡鴉年、新版本和退環(huán)境提出了諸多問題，感謝網(wǎng)易暴雪的大力支持以及受訪者的精彩回答。
本次接受采訪人員：

作為暴雪游戲《爐石傳說》的游戲總監(jiān)，Ben Brode的工作涉及游戲設(shè)計的各個方面，同時也為負責(zé)卡牌設(shè)計、酒館大亂斗、活動、任務(wù)、系統(tǒng)和UI的不同團隊提供支持。
Brode于2003年加入暴雪娛樂，并在2008年成為《爐石傳說》團隊的助理游戲設(shè)計師。為團隊效力期間，他曾擔(dān)任過許多職責(zé)，從客戶端工程師到卡牌插圖的裁剪和色彩修正等等。從“納克薩瑪斯的詛咒”直到“上古之神的低語”，Brode都是卡牌和冒險模式的初始設(shè)計負責(zé)人。2016年，Brode接任首席設(shè)計師一職，并最終升遷至游戲總監(jiān)。
Brode早期曾在暴雪擔(dān)任多種職責(zé)，包括質(zhì)量保障、產(chǎn)品制作及產(chǎn)品授權(quán)，并在暴雪嘉年華上擔(dān)任發(fā)言人。
業(yè)余時間里，Brode喜歡爐石說唱。

Team5的主要游戲設(shè)計師, 致力于卡牌、冒險模式的設(shè)計和平衡。Donais 于2013年加入暴雪娛樂, 此前曾擔(dān)任魔獸世界卡牌游戲的設(shè)計總監(jiān)。他是一名高級游戲設(shè)計師, 曾幫助設(shè)計萬智牌和龍與地下城, 以及其他項目。
接下來是詳細訪談內(nèi)容。

Q：每一年的主題是怎么確定下來的呢？
How is the theme selected each year?
A：我們會一起頭腦風(fēng)暴，為新一年的主題想個名字。我們喜歡以一些帶有奇幻色彩的野獸的名字并參考即將到來的一年里一個擴展包的內(nèi)容來命名紀(jì)元年。
We brainstorm a name for the Hearthstone New Year as a group. We like naming our Hearthstone Years after legendary beasts that reference at least one of the expansion themes in the upcoming year.

Q：退環(huán)境的牌今年較去年少了一半，這是出于什么考慮呢？
Compared with last year, there are only half the number of cards that entered the Hall of Fame this year. Why?
A：我們并非每年都規(guī)定需要有多少卡牌要退環(huán)境，但是我們會根據(jù)設(shè)計標(biāo)準(zhǔn)模式的目標(biāo)來挑選一些特定的卡牌退環(huán)境，這個設(shè)計理念就是有趣且不斷變化。與此同時，我們也希望經(jīng)典模式有許多好的卡牌給大家使用，這樣玩家們可以繼續(xù)玩他們最愛的老牌組。
We don’t have a set number of cards we promote to the Hall of Fame every year, but rather, we like to identify specific cards for promotion based on our goals for Standard, which is to create a format that is fun and constantly changing. At the same time, we also want Classic to have lots of great cards for everyone to use and so players can keep playing some of their old favorites.

Q：一年三個擴展包的模式已經(jīng)實行了一年，你覺得這是一個合適的方案嗎？渡鴉年會有所調(diào)整嗎？
Three expansions a year has been going on for one year now, do you think it is a suitable plan? Will there be adjustments in the Year of the Raven?
A：猛犸年過得很不錯！我們的主要目標(biāo)是保持環(huán)境的新穎，以及有更多新卡牌讓玩家能更長久地快樂游戲。我們能看到環(huán)境的變化是前所未見的。
The Year of the Mammoth has been great! The main goal was to keep the environment fresh with more new cards so that players had more fun for longer. We saw the meta change more than ever before.
另外，從“冰封王座的騎士”開始，我們結(jié)合了擴展包中所有最優(yōu)秀的元素，推出足足130多張卡牌的擴展包，加上單人模式任務(wù)。絕大多數(shù)玩家都喜歡這樣，但我們也會繼續(xù)探索其他的方式。
Also, starting with Knights of the Frozen Throne, we combined all the best parts of expansions with Adventures by releasing singleplayer missions alongside a full 130+ card expansion. Most players love this and we’re continuing to experiment with that in different ways.

Q：猛犸年出現(xiàn)了任務(wù)、進化、傳說武器、英雄牌、吸血、招募這些新機制，那么渡鴉年的創(chuàng)新想必不會弱于猛犸年，這會給你們帶來哪些挑戰(zhàn)？任務(wù)、英雄牌、傳說武器以后還會出現(xiàn)嗎？
The Year of the Mammoth had new mechanics like quest, evolve, legendary weapon, life steal, and recruit. New innovation in the Year of the Raven will surely trump the Year of the Mammoth, what challenges will you encounter? Will there be more quest, hero cards, and legendary weapons?
A：一些機制，比如發(fā)現(xiàn)和吸血，都深受玩家喜愛，使大家不斷去嘗試更多卡牌。所以我們也計劃繼續(xù)增加這些機制。
Some mechanics like Discover and Lifesteal are loved by the players and lend themselves to fitting on more cards so we are planning to continue including those.
同時，在渡鴉年我們也會推出更多新的有意思的東西給大家去探索，包括新的機制和關(guān)鍵詞。請大家保持關(guān)注——很快今年第一個擴展包的消息就會發(fā)布了！
At the same time, there will be lots of new and awesome stuff to explore in the Year of the Raven, including new mechanics and keywords. Stay tuned, though – you’ll hear about the first expansion of the year very, very soon!

Q：渡鴉年會對休閑模式和排名模式有所改動嗎？
Will there be any changes to the casual and ranked modes in the Year of the Raven?
A：休閑模式和排名模式對我們來說都很重要，大部分玩家的時間都花在了這兩者之上，但目前我們對這兩個模式都沒有什么新消息可以分享。
Casual and Ranked Play modes are important to us and it’s where many of our players spend most of their time but we have nothing new to announce right now.

Q：渡鴉年會繼續(xù)出現(xiàn)類似雙職業(yè)競技場和狂野競技場這樣針對競技場的活動嗎？
Will there be events similar to the dual-class arenas and wild arenas in the Year of the Raven?
A：我不想破壞給大家的驚喜，但今年我們會舉辦更多新活動，也會讓一些大家喜愛的舊活動回歸！
Although I don’t want to spoil any surprises, we’re excited to do more events this year while bringing back old favorites!

Q：渡鴉年會為了吸引更多的玩家進入狂野模式而做些什么嗎？
Will there be changes in the wild format to attract more players in the Year of the Raven?
A：狂野模式每年都更加好玩，因為玩家可以不斷結(jié)合舊卡牌和新卡牌創(chuàng)造出我們意想不到的新玩法。創(chuàng)新組合的數(shù)量在猛增，能挖掘所有這些卡牌的潛力來創(chuàng)造新的組合也是很有意思的事。
Wild gets better every year because players can combine old cards with new ones in ways we never expected. The amount of crazy combinations just keeps going up and it is really fun to dig through all the cards to find those combinations.
在有必要的時候，我們也會繼續(xù)為狂野模式進行針對性平衡（比如針對海盜、縛鏈者拉茲、熔核巨人的削弱恢復(fù)以及恐懼戰(zhàn)馬的調(diào)整等）。但是，我們會盡可能不改動卡牌，因為狂野模式的設(shè)計理念就是讓大家去玩他們喜歡的舊卡牌和牌組。
We will continue to balance specifically for Wild (Patches the Pirate, Raza the Chained, Molten Giant un-nerf, Dreadsteed) when we need to. That said, we want to leave cards unchanged when we can because the point of Wild is for people to play with their old favorites.

Q：渡鴉年會進一步采取措施降低新玩家入門門檻嗎？
Will there be anything implemented to lower the new player entry barrier in the Year of the Raven? (Make them more easy to start on and play)
A：雖然《爐石傳說》每年的開始對于所有玩家來說都是件值得高興的事，這也正是新玩家入門的最佳時機，因為環(huán)境的輪換使新玩家在進入標(biāo)準(zhǔn)模式時無需再去收集之前多年來發(fā)布的那些舊卡牌。
Although the start of every Hearthstone year is an exciting time for all players, it’s the best time for new players to start because set rotation allows for new players to jump right into Standard without having to collect years’ worth of cards.
猛犸年的免費單人游戲內(nèi)容——“冰封王座的騎士”和“狗頭人與地下世界”的任務(wù)也會向新玩家開放。渡鴉年的第一個擴展包也包含單人游戲內(nèi)容。
Free singleplayer content from Year of the Mammoth is also available for new players – the missions in The Frozen Throne and Kobolds & Catacombs. The first expansion of Year of the Raven will also feature singleplayer.
針對渡鴉年，新玩家只需在標(biāo)準(zhǔn)模式贏得10場比賽即可免費解鎖露娜拉皮膚，更新后的日常任務(wù)更容易完成，增加大家的整體金幣收入。
For Year of the Raven specifically, new players can unlock Lunara for free just by winning 10 games in the Standard format and updated Daily Quests are easier to complete and grant more gold overall.

Q：渡鴉年會出現(xiàn)新的日常任務(wù)嗎？不包括類似挑戰(zhàn)地下城首領(lǐng)這樣的推廣任務(wù)。
Will there be new daily quests in the Year of the Raven?（Broaden the quest pool ） Not including promotional quests like defeat dungeon bosses.
A：作為渡鴉年的第一步，我們會更新日常任務(wù)，使它們更加容易完成，所有40金幣的任務(wù)將會改為獎勵50金幣。這也并非全部——請大家繼續(xù)關(guān)注我們未來發(fā)布的日常任務(wù)更新。
As a first step for the Year of the Raven, we will update Daily Quests to make them easier to complete and all 40 gold quests will now award 50 gold instead. We’re not done yet though – keep an eye out for more updates to Daily Quests in the future.

以上就是這次訪談的全部內(nèi)容，感謝網(wǎng)易暴雪對這次采訪的大力支持，讓我們共同迎接即將到來的渡鴉年吧！