Sunken Fortune is self explanatory I think, I was thinking about making it shuffle the Coins in your opponent's deck and give you the coins when drawn instead, but I'm really not sure about it.
And Pressure Exchan'ge is supose to illustrate the idea of a sudden water pressure exchange which makes the minion "pop up", represented by the Deathrattle triggering.
Back feeding time:
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Demon: I agree with Arkasaur, that card the way it is now screams Shaman for some reason, maybe the blue frame is influencing me a bit, thought I can see it fitting in a lot of others classes with the right adjustments, I don't think its necessary, but it is something to think about. And about the card itself, it's pretty neat!
Wailor: Dude, That's Bait is AMAZING! I really hope it qualifies the way it now, but if it somehow doesn't, you should make some adjustments until it fits.
Linkblade: Not a fan of Exploratory Mission TBH, but It's the Big One! is pretty cool! The text can be a bit consufusing thought, I think it's better to sacrifice flavour in order to make text easier to understand.
AeroJulwin: Flavour wise your card is a 5/5, but mechanic wise it is quite weird. Ancient Relics weren't that good even when them came out, and nowadays days they manage to be worse. Also, not a fan by the fact you're ment to attack with it to solve the puzzle, it just feels wrong, specially as a Priest card. My suggestion is to change the condition to break the durability and reduce the Ancient Relics costs, something like "Whenever you cast a spell, lose a durability. Deathrattle: Put a random Ancient Relic on the bottom of your deck, they costs (3) less." or something along these lines.
LarryMoments: That's a neat card, but I think the Emergency Defences should be simplified somehow, it seens to be trying to hard to be innovative the way it is now. And about the artwork, I searched for some fitting art for you, see if you like any of them. Just click in the Spoilers to see them.
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Arkasaur: Vengeful Retreat is nice but Shadow Word: Drown is Awesome! It could use some balance changes problably, but it is still a 5/5.
Neoguli: Spare Recycler is weird, but Kolrax the Voidseal is pretty cool! I'm problably biased by my Warlock "fanboyism", but still, that's my honest opinion. And if you choose to go with Kolrax, you should clarify what "The First Seal" is in the description, not everyone will remember Rin was a card. And also, I think you should remove the Kobolds watermark since that set already has Rin.
I sneaked that dust refund update in a little later, but yes, that's what the Hearthstone blog post currently states. I'm not sure whether to fully trust it as the normal 2 week period would end on May 10, so this little extension is rather curious if it's not a mistake. Unless we get another confirmation from the blue, I'd probably be wary.
I see I'm not the only one with the hopes of still dodging School Teacher from the packs, such an annoying pesky system. It is as you say however, usually better to bank on pulling more refunded cards for dust.
Thanks for the Prime Gaming clarification, will update the date!
Congrats! Guess today I learned not to submit half assed cards when I don't have the time for something better. Whelp!
I don't think people disliked your card's effect, but the fact it was trying to remake an existing card. If you had used a different name and art, it may have even reached the finals IMO.
god plz yes i would love the rotating wild set as new mode, and its exactly what the community have asked for years (i have read this request everywhere on reddit and other socials) is a lot of work for the devs but it have a lot of potiential in bringing new decks and fun to this game.
Im not agains to rotating wild, but i dont see why it would have to replace classi
For me, Prime Gaming says the legendary card unlock ends in 22 days, which would be the 25th of May.
Do you know when the refunds for the last round of nerfs end? I have a few Sunken packs that I haven't opened yet because I'd like to claim the golden epics from the reward track first, but if it takes me too long to reach level 75 it might be better to open them anyway in case I'll unpack nerfed cards.
There is still too much off-board damage in the game. I just lost 3 straight games and took a combined 8 damage from minions attacking me, and some of that came from Lady S'theno. I took over 100 damage from weapon attacks, spells, Pufferfist and Defias Cannoneer.
Some loose ideas. Recycler gives Spare Parts a payoff (I kind of wish HS was not restricted heavily towards 4 lines of text, though - would make for a spicier effect), while Kolrax makes Azari, the Devourer viable in modern HS.
Been a while since I've entered a comp but I'm back! I've got two ideas at the moment:
Shadow Word: Drown - I'm not sure if this will count for the competition since it puts something on the bottom of your opponent's deck. I figured Bootstrap Sunkeneer was atleast in the spirit of the competition. Balance-wise its sort of a Star Student Stelina without the body, and x2 copies in a deck and would give priest a reliable way to delay other deck's strong turns.
Demonxz95 - I think shaman would be a good fit, obviously for the elemental tag but also they previously had Bog Slosher with a similar idea.
Wailor - I also prefer 'That's Bait' but you're right that it could be a bit confusing. Maybe uncoupling the effect would work? eg. "… Put it on the bottom of your deck and summon a Beast that costs more".
linkblade91 - I like It's the Big One, creates an interesting gameplay decision for the player - "can i afford to dredge for the minion this/next turn?".
AeroJulwin - This is a bit weird being a Priest weapon with an attack value. Maybe this would be better as a minion? or possibly 0-attack with some trigger to use durability.
LarryMoments - Emergency Defenses might be too swingy. Can range between nearly useless and 1 mana cloak of shadows. Making it a decent static value but cost a little more might make it a less polarized effect.
Its actually amazing that the nellie bug was actually caught on video, and yet the game was never halted or restarted despite the player losing his turn. We've seen bugs on stream before, but never one that actually skips a whole turn. Surely there has to be some guidelines about stuff like these, because the game seemingly gets more buggier after each patch.
Hopefully a quick fix comes out, because control warrior is only going to get more popular, and Im tired of losing from bs disconnects and bugs.
Someone will definitely have to go to the main room to activate the shield mechanisms. Not him though, he's the one piloting.
It's mainly spired by Frozen Buckler, though with a few elements that I still feel that need some refining. It's "Drawn on Dredge" Mechanic means that you need someone to forcefully find it when you most need it without requiring to draw a card since... you have found it on the sinking submarine, what takes so long to push it anyways to save tens of lives? (yours, mainly)
If I can't find better art I'll just use a submarine, probably.
Solve the puzzle and it will lead you to treasure! Ancient Relics are such a cool addition, it's a shame there's only one card that generates them.
I originally wanted to make it a Mage card, but some Ancient Relics are quite spell-oriented and since Mage's only Dredge card is for Mechs, I decided Priest works better.
This brawl would be 100x more fun if it was 30 Hallucinates. I swear, half of my losses are because I topdeck nothing but completely useless spells all game.
Exploratory Mission is a Secret that provides more fuel for a deck, giving you a big Mech you can Dredge up or use in combination with Radar Detector. The idea of the flavor is that you spot an interesting looking minion, and send the sub to investigate.
It's The Big One! also provides fuel, but you have only 3 turns to catch the Beast before it escapes from your deck :D
That Sinking Feeling - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Here's my ideas for this week:
Sunken Fortune is self explanatory I think, I was thinking about making it shuffle the Coins in your opponent's deck and give you the coins when drawn instead, but I'm really not sure about it.
And Pressure Exchan'ge is supose to illustrate the idea of a sudden water pressure exchange which makes the minion "pop up", represented by the Deathrattle triggering.
Back feeding time:
Demon: I agree with Arkasaur, that card the way it is now screams Shaman for some reason, maybe the blue frame is influencing me a bit, thought I can see it fitting in a lot of others classes with the right adjustments, I don't think its necessary, but it is something to think about. And about the card itself, it's pretty neat!
Wailor: Dude, That's Bait is AMAZING! I really hope it qualifies the way it now, but if it somehow doesn't, you should make some adjustments until it fits.
Linkblade: Not a fan of Exploratory Mission TBH, but It's the Big One! is pretty cool! The text can be a bit consufusing thought, I think it's better to sacrifice flavour in order to make text easier to understand.
AeroJulwin: Flavour wise your card is a 5/5, but mechanic wise it is quite weird. Ancient Relics weren't that good even when them came out, and nowadays days they manage to be worse. Also, not a fan by the fact you're ment to attack with it to solve the puzzle, it just feels wrong, specially as a Priest card. My suggestion is to change the condition to break the durability and reduce the Ancient Relics costs, something like "Whenever you cast a spell, lose a durability. Deathrattle: Put a random Ancient Relic on the bottom of your deck, they costs (3) less." or something along these lines.
LarryMoments: That's a neat card, but I think the Emergency Defences should be simplified somehow, it seens to be trying to hard to be innovative the way it is now. And about the artwork, I searched for some fitting art for you, see if you like any of them. Just click in the Spoilers to see them.
Arkasaur: Vengeful Retreat is nice but Shadow Word: Drown is Awesome! It could use some balance changes problably, but it is still a 5/5.
Neoguli: Spare Recycler is weird, but Kolrax the Voidseal is pretty cool! I'm problably biased by my Warlock "fanboyism", but still, that's my honest opinion. And if you choose to go with Kolrax, you should clarify what "The First Seal" is in the description, not everyone will remember Rin was a card. And also, I think you should remove the Kobolds watermark since that set already has Rin.
Violet Hold Is Our Hearthstone Card Back for May 2022 - Important Events To Expect This Month
I sneaked that dust refund update in a little later, but yes, that's what the Hearthstone blog post currently states. I'm not sure whether to fully trust it as the normal 2 week period would end on May 10, so this little extension is rather curious if it's not a mistake. Unless we get another confirmation from the blue, I'd probably be wary.
I see I'm not the only one with the hopes of still dodging School Teacher from the packs, such an annoying pesky system. It is as you say however, usually better to bank on pulling more refunded cards for dust.
Thanks for the Prime Gaming clarification, will update the date!
Bottoms Up - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
I don't think people disliked your card's effect, but the fact it was trying to remake an existing card. If you had used a different name and art, it may have even reached the finals IMO.
Violet Hold Is Our Hearthstone Card Back for May 2022 - Important Events To Expect This Month
It's listed as May 12 in the article
Dean Ayala’s Hearthstone Q&A Recap #42 - Classic Format Replacement Possibilities, New Events in the Future, & More
Im not agains to rotating wild, but i dont see why it would have to replace classi
Dean Ayala’s Hearthstone Q&A Recap #42 - Classic Format Replacement Possibilities, New Events in the Future, & More
Please no, enough with the Old Gods. So repetitive
Violet Hold Is Our Hearthstone Card Back for May 2022 - Important Events To Expect This Month
For me, Prime Gaming says the legendary card unlock ends in 22 days, which would be the 25th of May.
Do you know when the refunds for the last round of nerfs end? I have a few Sunken packs that I haven't opened yet because I'd like to claim the golden epics from the reward track first, but if it takes me too long to reach level 75 it might be better to open them anyway in case I'll unpack nerfed cards.
Bottoms Up - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Congrats! Guess today I learned not to submit half assed cards when I don't have the time for something better. Whelp!
Solve Our "Razor-sharp Dentistry" Hearthstone Word Search Puzzle
I had the words "FOOT" and "FOUL" in my word search that kept trolling me 😅
Damn foul foot
Dean Ayala’s Hearthstone Q&A Recap #42 - Classic Format Replacement Possibilities, New Events in the Future, & More
I already play against bots in Classic, actual bots that play different decks would be refreshing.
Bottoms Up - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
CG! It was a good card design but f**************************k Abyssal Curses :D
Group Therapy! Need to blow off some steam? Mega salty? Here's the place!
There is still too much off-board damage in the game. I just lost 3 straight games and took a combined 8 damage from minions attacking me, and some of that came from Lady S'theno. I took over 100 damage from weapon attacks, spells, Pufferfist and Defias Cannoneer.
Of Underwater Adventures, Hydras, & Sunken Cities - The Month of April 2022 in Hearthstone
Oh wow, this is a huge pile of information! Kudos for writing all of this up, Aesan. It was a great read, thanks!
P.S. Thanks also for mentioning our Rewards Track thread, much appreciated :)
That Sinking Feeling - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Some loose ideas. Recycler gives Spare Parts a payoff (I kind of wish HS was not restricted heavily towards 4 lines of text, though - would make for a spicier effect), while Kolrax makes Azari, the Devourer viable in modern HS.
That Sinking Feeling - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Hey everyone,
Been a while since I've entered a comp but I'm back! I've got two ideas at the moment:
Shadow Word: Drown - I'm not sure if this will count for the competition since it puts something on the bottom of your opponent's deck. I figured Bootstrap Sunkeneer was atleast in the spirit of the competition. Balance-wise its sort of a Star Student Stelina without the body, and x2 copies in a deck and would give priest a reliable way to delay other deck's strong turns.
Vengeful Retreat - A mix between Shadowstep and Grimoire of Sacrifice. Would let Demon hunter try to re-use some strong battlecries like Talented Arcanist or Coilskar Commander, but require a little bit of work (dredging, shuffling or tutoring) to do so.
Feedback:
Demonxz95 - I think shaman would be a good fit, obviously for the elemental tag but also they previously had Bog Slosher with a similar idea.
Wailor - I also prefer 'That's Bait' but you're right that it could be a bit confusing. Maybe uncoupling the effect would work? eg. "… Put it on the bottom of your deck and summon a Beast that costs more".
linkblade91 - I like It's the Big One, creates an interesting gameplay decision for the player - "can i afford to dredge for the minion this/next turn?".
AeroJulwin - This is a bit weird being a Priest weapon with an attack value. Maybe this would be better as a minion? or possibly 0-attack with some trigger to use durability.
LarryMoments - Emergency Defenses might be too swingy. Can range between nearly useless and 1 mana cloak of shadows. Making it a decent static value but cost a little more might make it a less polarized effect.
Hearthstone Masters Tour Voyage to the Sunken City Concludes - Decklists, Results & Recap
Its actually amazing that the nellie bug was actually caught on video, and yet the game was never halted or restarted despite the player losing his turn. We've seen bugs on stream before, but never one that actually skips a whole turn. Surely there has to be some guidelines about stuff like these, because the game seemingly gets more buggier after each patch.
Hopefully a quick fix comes out, because control warrior is only going to get more popular, and Im tired of losing from bs disconnects and bugs.
Of Underwater Adventures, Hydras, & Sunken Cities - The Month of April 2022 in Hearthstone
Excellent article. And oh I wish that Blizzard would hire/steal/buy the social system concept from Wan.
Of Underwater Adventures, Hydras, & Sunken Cities - The Month of April 2022 in Hearthstone
That was indeed a busy April - thanks for the reccap!
That Sinking Feeling - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
(Still trying to find a better art, it's hard.)
Someone will definitely have to go to the main room to activate the shield mechanisms. Not him though, he's the one piloting.
It's mainly spired by Frozen Buckler, though with a few elements that I still feel that need some refining. It's "Drawn on Dredge" Mechanic means that you need someone to forcefully find it when you most need it without requiring to draw a card since... you have found it on the sinking submarine, what takes so long to push it anyways to save tens of lives? (yours, mainly)
If I can't find better art I'll just use a submarine, probably.
That Sinking Feeling - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Solve the puzzle and it will lead you to treasure! Ancient Relics are such a cool addition, it's a shame there's only one card that generates them.
I originally wanted to make it a Mage card, but some Ancient Relics are quite spell-oriented and since Mage's only Dredge card is for Mechs, I decided Priest works better.
Just a Hallucination
This brawl would be 100x more fun if it was 30 Hallucinates. I swear, half of my losses are because I topdeck nothing but completely useless spells all game.
That Sinking Feeling - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Exploratory Mission is a Secret that provides more fuel for a deck, giving you a big Mech you can Dredge up or use in combination with Radar Detector. The idea of the flavor is that you spot an interesting looking minion, and send the sub to investigate.
It's The Big One! also provides fuel, but you have only 3 turns to catch the Beast before it escapes from your deck :D
Bottoms Up - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Wow, I REALLY wasn't expeting to win that one to be honest, but I'm glad I did, thanks guys!
Bottoms Up - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Congrats! Very cool card :)
Bottoms Up - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Congratulations to MrRhapsody!