Newbie

With all the positive buzz about the launch of Diablo 4 — it's all anyone at Blizzard Watch has been talking about lately — it’s a great time for new players to jump into the world of Sanctuary.

Today's column is dedicated to new players or players looking to progress further in Hearthstone without much of a collection begin with.

The broadcast of the Heroes of the Dorm finals on ESPN inspired a lot of people (myself included) to scramble for beta keys and jump into the Nexus. My previous experience with League of Legends made me hesitant to throw myself into Heroes of the Storm head-first; on the surface the two games do seem very similar, to say the least. However, after trying out a few different heroes and cycling through some of the maps it's clear that whatever misgivings I had with LoL thankfully did not carry over.

We were all newbies in our respective favorite games — and depending on the game, that could have been a very long time ago. But looking back on your newbiedom, you probably stumbled a bit (or, in my case, more than a bit) along the way before you figured out just what you were doing.

If you're jumping in to World of Warcraft again or starting for the first time then whether this is the best system ever really doesn't matter: what you need to know is what all those stats and numbers on your character sheet mean.