&gt; When you say &quot;there&#x27;s nothing innovative about it&quot; regarding hearthstone, you could say that about several of the games Blizzard has made.<p>This makes them good at making money, not necessarily good at making games.  I personally see WoW as the beginning of Blizzard&#x27;s decent.  I can&#x27;t argue that it made a boatload of money though, or that millions of people love it.<p>As for how it&#x27;s a bad thing, Blizzard used to develop some seminal games in the RTS genre.  These games showed significant innovation and shaped the genre (though they didn&#x27;t invent it).  Compare that to their current lineup of rehashed and cloned games.  I don&#x27;t see the same level of innovation anywhere.<p>I think Blizzard is so focused on profits at this point that monetization is the primary concern of any new game.  It&#x27;s just my personal, anecdotal opinion but it&#x27;s also the reason I don&#x27;t buy Blizzard games at release anymore.