Stephen Draper

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Stephen has a degree in English from Brock University. He grew up playing video games and card games, always having an affection for strategy. He picked up League of Legends in early Season One and has since achieved Diamond rank multiple times. He also picked up Hearthstone in Beta and has since achieved Legend consistently. When he isn’t reading, writing, or gaming, he’s probably watching other people game.
Coming off of the discussion about Power Creep in Hearthstone, here’s another designer issue which can cause issues when developing cards. Limited design space...
What is Power Creep? Power Creep is something that you’d have likely heard before if you play card games. While it is not a concept...
New Cards Everywhere! This week had a ton of new cards, so this week’s installment will be just put towards addressing them all. Without further...
So you’ve moved past the need for a beginner’s guide and are ready to climb the ladder. Or maybe you’re rank 5 and just...
One: Coining Out Wrong This is the biggest mistake that most new players make, even ones coming from other games. A lot of them think...
European Championship Following Amnesiac’s victory in the America’s Winter Championships last week, this week had the European Winter Championship, and a new victor. Known for...
This week Riot made an announcement, and among many other things came a discussion of solo queue. For those who don’t know, when the...
  Disclaimer: As the title suggests, this piece is entirely my own opinion, it does not represent the opinions of any other writer, nor is...
This was an eventful week for Hearthstone. At the start of the week we had the new expansions reveal along with six new cards,...
Announced several months ago, Riot has finally released the long anticipated Hextech Crafting system. For those who don’t know what it is, Riot has...
Paragon is the newest MOBA to hit the market. Designed by the well-known studio Epic Games, creators of gamer favourites Gears of War and...
As anyone who has played competitive Hearthstone is aware, Blizzard has had a poor track record when it comes to nerfing cards in Hearthstone....