Hearthstone game director Ben Brode is doing an AMA later today

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Ask him literally anything, beginning at 2:30 pm PT.

If you have questions about Hearthstone, game director Ben Brode probably has the answer. More usefully, he may share that answer with you or other like-minded players during an AMA set to begin today at 3 pm PT/6 pm PT on Reddit. The only bummer will be that you don't get to hear his roaring laugh as you ask about why we couldn't be trusted with extra deck slots for years.

The AMA is has ended over on Reddit, but Hearthpwn has a nice bullet-pointed summary of the answers. The thing that stands out the most to us is that we won't see any sort of sneak peek card spoilers for the next Hearthstone set before July 24th, when daily card reveals are planned to begin.

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Andy has been gaming on PCs from the very beginning, starting as a youngster with text adventures and primitive action games on a cassette-based TRS80. From there he graduated to the glory days of Sierra Online adventures and Microprose sims, ran a local BBS, learned how to build PCs, and developed a longstanding love of RPGs, immersive sims, and shooters. He began writing videogame news in 2007 for The Escapist and somehow managed to avoid getting fired until 2014, when he joined the storied ranks of PC Gamer. He covers all aspects of the industry, from new game announcements and patch notes to legal disputes, Twitch beefs, esports, and Henry Cavill. Lots of Henry Cavill.

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