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Feb 25, 2026 2 hr 16 min

Bugs, Balance, and Breakthroughs

from Sparks and Recreation

Stormy seas battered the hatches of the SS Sparks & Recreation as news of a shuffle bug hits the Realms! Join the crew as they talk through this surprising discovery and what it means for players. The storm doesn’t stop there – more bug talk follows as the crew discusses the latest update before breaking down which balance changes actually landed. Finally, a breakthrough has been made on Hero Helper development, and Tuff brings the latest from behind the scenes. All that and more on this episode, thanks for listening! WWYD: 7:08 Bugs: 21:34 Balance: 46:59 (Hero-helper) Breakthrough: 1:41:56 Community Round-up: 1:47:15 Taps, Scrap, and Good-byes: 2:04:10 Hero Realms is a fantasy-themed expandable deckbuilding game from Wise Wizard Games. Hosts: Chris "DblDubz" Walberg, Cooper "Filtrophobe" Fitzpatrick, and John "Tuff" Labella Producer: Chris Walberg Hero Helper: https://hero-helper.com/ Realms Rising: https://www.realmsrising.com You can find the WWYD screenshots for this episode here: https://www.realmsrising.com/podcast/sparks-and-recreation-96-bugs-balance-and-breakthroughs Patreon: https://patreon.com/sparksandrec HyperGeometric Calculator: https://aetherhub.com/Apps/HyperGeometric Community Tournaments & Events Primer (+ signup links): https://www.realmsrising.com/community-events/ Realms Rising Discord: https://discord.gg/8pTxKqzFDc Contact S&R: [email protected] Support Sparks & Rec: https://hero-helper.com/support-us Sparks & Recreation Website: https://www.realmsrising.com/sparks-and-recreation/ Thank you so much to Level 12 Hero Sarah T., Warden Slayer, as well as Level 7 Hero Nudeltulpe! Specific songs used in this episode were: Intro/Outro Music: "Uplifting Orchestra Pack" by GoodBunny. (Under the Music Standard License) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License

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