Hearthstone Summit 2020: Mage and Hunter will be the most fun classes to play..

Submitted 4 years, 9 months ago by

Read a post about some comments from streamers who attended the summit. Seems legit

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/f7qnia/hearthstone_summit_news_from_2_italian_streamers/

 

Now I am excited!!

If this is true and Mage (my favorite class) is coming back (Tempo Mage please!!) then I will buy loads of packs

for the coming expansion...I love Hunter too it's all good!! Bad news for priest apparently..

  • Lycaon's Avatar
    230 80 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Read a post about some comments from streamers who attended the summit. Seems legit

    https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/f7qnia/hearthstone_summit_news_from_2_italian_streamers/

     

    Now I am excited!!

    If this is true and Mage (my favorite class) is coming back (Tempo Mage please!!) then I will buy loads of packs

    for the coming expansion...I love Hunter too it's all good!! Bad news for priest apparently..

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  • YourPrivateNightmare's Avatar
    Skeleton 2010 4741 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    That seems like an incredibly weird statement.Really depends on what the definition of "fun" is:

     

    -the ability to build multiple working decks

    -having a playstyle that's not dependant on any particular support, therefore always being playable

    -Yogg levels of RNG because decision making is overrated

     

     

    also, when isn't it bad news for Priest? They're either hated by everyone or played by noone.

    I tried having fun once.

    It was awful.

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  • DescentOfDragonsOp's Avatar
    530 353 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    what they mean by it wount be fun for preist is that  Inner Fire Divine Spirit  get hof'd

    TOTAL CORRUPTION

    TOTAL POWAAAAAAA

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  • Lycaon's Avatar
    230 80 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I am not sure if you have read the reddit post. I just quoted what the streamers said about these two classes. This is not a debate about what fun is or should be. It's all about what to expect from the next expansion/rotation. What I noted in the comments and are interesting (and hopefully true) are: 

    • Quality of the cards? Good quality of the cards, new archetypes, reinterpretation of some mechanics

    • Did Blizzard take f2p players into consideration? Yes, big improvements for F2p and for the cost of the game

    • Will the meta change? Yes for the rotation, for new exp and there will be other news that will help this

    • Which class attracts you most? Hunter , there will be a fusion of 2 mechanics that works great.

    • Mage? it's the most fun class

    • Priest? It will suck

    • Warrior? A tank

    • Rogue? I lost 8 games in a row against it

    • Shaman? Some cards op others bad 7/10

    • More fun class for you? Hunter

    • Druid? Undertone even if there are 2 or 3 op cards

    • Paladin? Will have a "new identity" that impressed me a lot 8/10

    • Is the new exp balanced? Yes except two or 3 cards

    • Is the new mechanic cool? It's very skillbased

    • Which is the class that will sucks the most? Priest.

     

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  • Thonson's Avatar
    HearthStationeer 1740 1737 Posts Joined 03/24/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    • Do you agree with what Frodan said? No

    I've been a bit pessimistic on the hype Frodan was trying to build, and it appears I may have reason to be.  Was hoping for a big "re-invention" of the game, maybe a complete overhaul of the Basic/Classic set, or even a move towards the Core Set idea.  But likely just some new cards/mechanics.

    Quick!  Someone give me something clever to write here.

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  • DoubleSummon's Avatar
    Ancestral Recall 1585 2271 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Wonder what are the big changes to F2P/low cost players.. looking forward to it.. if it's something boring/disappointing I might just quit.

    RIP priest btw..

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  • DelkoHS's Avatar
    Child of Galakrond 485 481 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I feel the "hype" was for the BG changes, with Dragons added. I'm not getting my hopes up for Constructed or Arena.

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  • MurlocAggroB's Avatar
    COMMENT_COUNT_900_HS 1170 933 Posts Joined 06/12/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Quote From DelkoHS

    I feel the "hype" was for the BG changes, with Dragons added. I'm not getting my hopes up for Constructed or Arena.

    If that was the case, they would've saved that for the big year announcement. Instead, it's just something to tide us over.

    A man is lying on the street, some punks chopped off his head

    I'm the only one who stops to see if he's dead.

    Hmm. Turns out he's dead.

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  • Echo's Avatar
    Staff Writer Cupcake 860 321 Posts Joined 05/29/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    • Paladin? Will have a "new identity" that impressed me a lot 8/10

    It feels like paladin has been going through an identity crisis for a while now. DoD brought along Pure Paladin, there was that whole 1-health matters stuff from Ul'dum, as well as Reborn paladin, big paladin from RoS, as well as secret and dragon paladin, heal paladin from Rastakhan, Mech paladin from Boomsday, and I guess buff cards from Witchwood, not really sure if there was an overarching theme from that set. While getting new archetypes is a typical for new expansions, these archetypes just don't work together at all, nor have seen any support aside from Dragon Paladin seeing the support of having more dragons be printed.

    Interested to see if this new identity will stick, but at the same time it'd be nice to have any current paladin archetype get support, especially since the 1-health matters cards lead to one of my favorite decks of all time, hand paladin.

    Cardboard wizard and dog haver.

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  • DescentOfDragonsOp's Avatar
    530 353 Posts Joined 12/02/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    dont forget the 3 cards that supported Murloc Palidan

    TOTAL CORRUPTION

    TOTAL POWAAAAAAA

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I hope paladins new identity doesn't appeal to me too much. I dusted all of my paladin cards because I am poor and need dust and I really don't enjoy the class. I would be sad to learn that the class is actually super awesome and I will have to craft all of those cards again.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • RavenSunHS's Avatar
    Refreshment Vendor 880 1487 Posts Joined 03/27/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    I'm not sure there's too much to dig into, from these teasers.

    It could be literally anything.

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  • maverick's Avatar
    Enjoys Cake 220 21 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Quote From Lycaon
    • Did Blizzard take f2p players into consideration? Yes, big improvements for F2p and for the cost of the game

    • Which class attracts you most? Hunter , there will be a fusion of 2 mechanics that works great.

    • Mage? it's the most fun class

    • Is the new mechanic cool? It's very skillbased

     

    If these things are true, I will be excited. 

    I'm not F2P, but I think the current cost to stay competitive is too high. 

    Related to hunter it's the fusion of two mechanics that has my interest. 

    I'm hoping some of the mage fun involves meme decks.

    I think skill based mechanics are good for the health of the game. Folks complain about the high impact of RNG on win rates. Even a moderate lowering of the RNG impact would be good for the game.

     

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Quote From maverick
    Quote From Lycaon
    • Did Blizzard take f2p players into consideration? Yes, big improvements for F2p and for the cost of the game

    • Which class attracts you most? Hunter , there will be a fusion of 2 mechanics that works great.

    • Mage? it's the most fun class

    • Is the new mechanic cool? It's very skillbased

     

    Related to hunter it's the fusion of two mechanics that has my interest. 

     

    It would be cool to see a mid-to-late game deathrattle beast hunter.

    I really like the Deathrattle keyword, both mechanically and flavorfully, and I also think beasts would be cooler if it was less aggro/swarm stuff like Timber Wolf and more like big swingy minions like Savannah Highmane.

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • h0lysatan's Avatar
    Zombie 1065 790 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Big Improvements for F2P ---> Increased Daily Gold Rewards, or Higher Rewards (more packs or dusts)

    Cost of the Game for F2P (Gold only) ---> Reduced Pack costs, Reduced Ticket costs or Reduced Adventures costs.

    There's nothing else I can think of...

    Knowledge is Power

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  • Lycaon's Avatar
    230 80 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Quote From h0lysatan

    Big Improvements for F2P ---> Increased Daily Gold Rewards, or Higher Rewards (more packs or dusts)

    Cost of the Game for F2P (Gold only) ---> Reduced Pack costs, Reduced Ticket costs or Reduced Adventures costs.

    There's nothing else I can think of...

    They could revamp the dusting and crafting costs...

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  • h0lysatan's Avatar
    Zombie 1065 790 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    No chance. They would never change the costs. A lot will disagree but, the ratio is balanced. The more you reduce the costs (or increase the dusts), the less people will buy packs, and that is affecting the real world economy. And I think it would do more damage to Blizzard than help F2P players.

    So, how to help F2P, but not affecting the economy? I don't know.

    Knowledge is Power

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  • Lycaon's Avatar
    230 80 Posts Joined 05/28/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Quote From h0lysatan

    No chance. They would never change the costs. A lot will disagree but, the ratio is balanced. The more you reduce the costs (or increase the dusts), the less people will buy packs, and that is affecting the real world economy. And I think it would do more damage to Blizzard than help F2P players.

    So, how to help F2P, but not affecting the economy? I don't know.

    Ok that's a valid point. But if they could do it in a flexible way. Example: We know that legendary cards are a must in most decks specially the decks that matter in the meta. If they reduce slightly the cost of crafting legendaries then F2P players probably would be able to craft decks that don't have access to just because the cost of crafting legendaries is prohibitive. I know, this could affect negatively the economy of the game but it could as well as boost the game as more F2P players would have the opportunity to climb the ladder...money is important for a publisher but so is the number of active players they have..

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  • h0lysatan's Avatar
    Zombie 1065 790 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Quite frankly, I don't know. One can only hope for something good and it's only ~1 month to find it out. Just ride the train. *Choo Choo*

    Knowledge is Power

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  • KANSAS's Avatar
    Old God Fanatic 1745 2912 Posts Joined 03/25/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago
    Quote From h0lysatan

    No chance. They would never change the costs. A lot will disagree but, the ratio is balanced. The more you reduce the costs (or increase the dusts), the less people will buy packs, and that is affecting the real world economy. And I think it would do more damage to Blizzard than help F2P players.

    So, how to help F2P, but not affecting the economy? I don't know.

    Blizzard can choose to either have a steady stream of money, or a steady stream of players. If they make the cost of the game super high, then they might have a nice supply of money, but they will fail to attract any players. Players=money, but if they ask for too much money then they will lose players and thus lose money. 

    Carrion, my wayward grub.

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  • h0lysatan's Avatar
    Zombie 1065 790 Posts Joined 12/03/2019
    Posted 4 years, 9 months ago

    Well, for the past 5+ years, history suggest they never change the fundamental of the game.

    And be that as it may, honestly, I don't really know what Blizzard would do in the future.

    In one side, they have base fans in the millions (on average), on the other, there's a lot of new Card games around. So it's hard to tell. The least I can do, is hope for the best, since I also one of the players that can gain from it. So, let's just sit tight and wait for the announcement. It's basically less than a week.

    EDIT. I'm sorry, but if you haven't noticed, we've been off-track from the main article so far. So, yeah. Just wait for the announcement.

    Knowledge is Power

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