Diligent dataminers over at
Wowhead have uncovered what looks like an intriguing Feat of Strength:
Hearthstoned. The description reads "Obtain the Hearthsteed from the Hearthstone promotion." Now, ever since Blizzard
announced Hearthstone at PAX East and it was clear the game took place in the
Warcraft universe, folks have been
asking all over whether or not there would be
WoW-related items associated with it, just as there currently are in the physical
WoW: TCG. While this isn't quite the same thing as a loot card, it is a connection of some sort! We here at WoW Insider would also like to point out that the mount icon on this achievement looks
suspiciously similar to the pegasus mounts that were datamined last week!
I'm going to try not to speculate too hard on what kind of in-game event Blizzard might do for
Hearthstone, but it would be really cool to see, say, a bunch of NPCs hanging around in various Azerothian taverns playing card games and talking trash to each other. Hint, hint. I'm just saying! Of course, we all have to remember to take this with the requisite datamining disclaimer: just because it's been found in the PTR files doesn't mean it will make it to live. I really hope it does, though, because I'm always happy to grab more mounts!
Edit: Thanks to all who have pointed out that this may very well be the
participation reward for the
Hearthstone beta. This is what I get for not rereading the
Hearthstone FAQ before submitting a post!
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