Hehe, that almost sounds like what I did. It's so easy to postpone or don't feel like logging in at a time one happens to remember, and then suddenly it's 2 weeks later.
Has anyone experimented with conceding and gaining Honor? I'm not particularly interested in auto-conceding my way to 7200 Honor, but I don't like to feel like I can never concede a game without losing out on some reward.
Oh me likey this card. I think this will be a strong finisher for beast druid, putting down two of these is just a Savage Roar. Even if you dont finish the opponent, you are still playing a 2 mana 2-3, good enough stats for the cost
Piloted Shredder +? In all seriousness, I don't think this is great. Beast druid just doesn't have the payoff you would want for a deck, this doesn't really help.
I like that it is not a "this turn" type effect, but still doesn't really slot into any current decks. However, with the right amount of strong Choose One cards, I think it can eventually find its place. Maybe by the miniset it can find its place.
I like the card, but don't really see it fitting into any deck currently. I hope more choose one support comes in future expansions, I love when classes focus on their class specific keyword.
Very strong targeted draw. Most of the time you will want to draw high cost cards, but occasionally you will want to draw Lightning Bloom for a combo. I love the design of the card if nothing less.
There's always a bit of scariness for when cards can be reduced down to 0, but honestly, I don't think that any of the beast druid support cards we've seen push far enough. For a finisher for a beast druid type deck, this really doesn't seem to be that great. I think I would just rather play token druid.
I love the robo-Ragnaros Battlegrounds skin, and I like some of the others too, but...I've won with most of them. That means I'm less likely to play them again lel
Blizzard is going to hotfix in the quest tomorrow, December 1, so the event will officially be starting early. Everything still works right now though, you just don't get notifications of quest progression but it is working on the server-side.
I went f2p after the HK nonsense and I've been tracking my gold pretty well. The battle pass progression vs. 10g/3wins made me nervous, but the last couple expansions I had a comparable amount of gold.
Last expansion, I had ~13k gold doing all dailies and weeklies and playing casually. I did not buy the minisets because I had enough dust to craft what I wanted.
Looking at the next expansion, I have a smidge under 10k gold and i'm 15-20 levels higher than last expansion. Was there a gold nerf?
Because of the way Mercenaries packs work (this video by Old Guardian is a good summary), once you have a nearly complete collection, you're better off holding on to extra packs until new mercenaries are offered, because you'll then have a higher chance of getting the new mercs in them.
Otherwise, the best way to communicate your opinion on the pricing strategy for Mercenaries is to only buy deals if they are worth it to you -- in other words, "vote with your wallet".
I think $10 for a board is pretty good value and here's why!
$10 is the second lowest price point for cosmetics, with $5 being an even easier sell to people. $10 keeps the board a bit more unique since not everyone will buy it so it'll feel more special. But that's not the real reason I think it's good value. The real reason is because at $10, it ends up being a cosmetic that I can use for eternity. Hero Portraits in constructed are $10 (being forced to buy the card back or packs alongside kinda sucks) and I can only use that when I'm playing that class whereas the Battleground board will always be there for me no matter who I'm playing with. Of course, we've seen some much cheaper hero portraits so that's not the best comparison, but that's thanks to just crazy numbers of them being released now so the only way to realistically get someone to buy more of them is to reduce the cost and make bundles.
The only thing that sucks about it is you know there will eventually be a better board that speaks to you. Relatively speaking, this one is a bit plain and I fully expect to see boards focusing on the big tribe themes in Battlegrounds which will be so much cooler to equip which means I'm now in for a couple of purchased boards.
It will be interesting to see how they deal with equipping them once there are several that someone could own. I'd love to see pairing boards with heroes but I'd also love the ability to swap my board mid-game when I figure out my composition so it could match. The dream.
Fractured in Alterac Valley's Legendary Questline is Starting Early in a Hotfix - Unlock New Golden Cards Early
For the HORDE!
Reminder: Full Dust Refunds for Hearthstone's November Card Nerfs End Very Soon!
Hehe, that almost sounds like what I did. It's so easy to postpone or don't feel like logging in at a time one happens to remember, and then suddenly it's 2 weeks later.
Fractured in Alterac Valley's Legendary Questline is Starting Early in a Hotfix - Unlock New Golden Cards Early
Has anyone experimented with conceding and gaining Honor? I'm not particularly interested in auto-conceding my way to 7200 Honor, but I don't like to feel like I can never concede a game without losing out on some reward.
Hearthstone's 22.0 Patch Adds 6 New Card Backs Including a Very Festive Greatfather Winter Present
The increased excellence in art just continues to astound me. <3
New Druid Minion - Clawfury Adept
Oh me likey this card. I think this will be a strong finisher for beast druid, putting down two of these is just a Savage Roar. Even if you dont finish the opponent, you are still playing a 2 mana 2-3, good enough stats for the cost
New Druid Spell - Heart of the Wild
Just run Power of the Wild. Outclassed by that in so many ways.
New Druid Minion - Dire Frostwolf
Piloted Shredder +? In all seriousness, I don't think this is great. Beast druid just doesn't have the payoff you would want for a deck, this doesn't really help.
New Druid Minion - Pride Seeker
I like that it is not a "this turn" type effect, but still doesn't really slot into any current decks. However, with the right amount of strong Choose One cards, I think it can eventually find its place. Maybe by the miniset it can find its place.
New Druid Spell - Frostwolf Kennels
Very slow card. Like the design, but I don't think it will ever be run, not like spell token druid is hungering for cards.
New Druid Minion - Pathmaker
I like the card, but don't really see it fitting into any deck currently. I hope more choose one support comes in future expansions, I love when classes focus on their class specific keyword.
New Druid Spell - Capture Coldtooth Mine
Very strong targeted draw. Most of the time you will want to draw high cost cards, but occasionally you will want to draw Lightning Bloom for a combo. I love the design of the card if nothing less.
New Druid Minion - Frostsaber Matriarch
There's always a bit of scariness for when cards can be reduced down to 0, but honestly, I don't think that any of the beast druid support cards we've seen push far enough. For a finisher for a beast druid type deck, this really doesn't seem to be that great. I think I would just rather play token druid.
Hearthstone's 22.0 Patch Adds 6 New Card Backs Including a Very Festive Greatfather Winter Present
Cake themed backs are always awesome, this one is no exception. I certainly will make it my default for a while.
Hearthstone's Upcoming Alterac Valley Faction War Legendary Questline Requires Over 300 Games to Get Golden Card Rewards
They probably won't be uncraftable, so if you don't care at all about cosmetics and golden cards then this is a free 2800 dust.
Fractured in Alterac Valley's Legendary Questline is Starting Early in a Hotfix - Unlock New Golden Cards Early
Imagine not being in Alliance.
Fractured in Alterac Valley's Legendary Questline is Starting Early in a Hotfix - Unlock New Golden Cards Early
Alliance represent! We'll be silently working in the background on a coup d'etat.
Fractured in Alterac Valley's Legendary Questline is Starting Early in a Hotfix - Unlock New Golden Cards Early
I don't know if I can work for Horde scum D:
Fractured in Alterac Valley's Legendary Questline is Starting Early in a Hotfix - Unlock New Golden Cards Early
From all of this, I'm just more exited Fluxflashor is on team horde. FOR THE HORDE!
Hearthstone Known Issues For Patch 22.0 - Compensation Coming for EU Mercenaries Season Problems
You cannot make Edwin as your favorite/primary Rogue hero. Instead it either shows a blank picture or the last Rogue hero that you've made favorite.
Hearthstone's Shop Gets New Deals Focusing on Battlegrounds & Mercenaries Content
'Focusing on Battlegrounds and Mercenaries content' yeah, I think I'll pass. Everything that's not ranked or arena is irrelevant.
Hearthstone's Shop Gets New Deals Focusing on Battlegrounds & Mercenaries Content
I love the robo-Ragnaros Battlegrounds skin, and I like some of the others too, but...I've won with most of them. That means I'm less likely to play them again lel
HK Private: +20 Honor
Another update!
Blizzard is going to hotfix in the quest tomorrow, December 1, so the event will officially be starting early. Everything still works right now though, you just don't get notifications of quest progression but it is working on the server-side.
https://outof.cards/hearthstone/3975-fractured-in-alterac-valleys-legendary-questline-is-starting-early-in-a-hotfix-unlock-new-golden-cards-early
Rewards Track: Current progress 3.0
I went f2p after the HK nonsense and I've been tracking my gold pretty well. The battle pass progression vs. 10g/3wins made me nervous, but the last couple expansions I had a comparable amount of gold.
Last expansion, I had ~13k gold doing all dailies and weeklies and playing casually. I did not buy the minisets because I had enough dust to craft what I wanted.
Looking at the next expansion, I have a smidge under 10k gold and i'm 15-20 levels higher than last expansion. Was there a gold nerf?
Hearthstone's Shop Gets New Deals Focusing on Battlegrounds & Mercenaries Content
Because of the way Mercenaries packs work (this video by Old Guardian is a good summary), once you have a nearly complete collection, you're better off holding on to extra packs until new mercenaries are offered, because you'll then have a higher chance of getting the new mercs in them.
Otherwise, the best way to communicate your opinion on the pricing strategy for Mercenaries is to only buy deals if they are worth it to you -- in other words, "vote with your wallet".
Hearthstone's Shop Gets New Deals Focusing on Battlegrounds & Mercenaries Content
I think $10 for a board is pretty good value and here's why!
$10 is the second lowest price point for cosmetics, with $5 being an even easier sell to people. $10 keeps the board a bit more unique since not everyone will buy it so it'll feel more special. But that's not the real reason I think it's good value. The real reason is because at $10, it ends up being a cosmetic that I can use for eternity. Hero Portraits in constructed are $10 (being forced to buy the card back or packs alongside kinda sucks) and I can only use that when I'm playing that class whereas the Battleground board will always be there for me no matter who I'm playing with. Of course, we've seen some much cheaper hero portraits so that's not the best comparison, but that's thanks to just crazy numbers of them being released now so the only way to realistically get someone to buy more of them is to reduce the cost and make bundles.
The only thing that sucks about it is you know there will eventually be a better board that speaks to you. Relatively speaking, this one is a bit plain and I fully expect to see boards focusing on the big tribe themes in Battlegrounds which will be so much cooler to equip which means I'm now in for a couple of purchased boards.
It will be interesting to see how they deal with equipping them once there are several that someone could own. I'd love to see pairing boards with heroes but I'd also love the ability to swap my board mid-game when I figure out my composition so it could match. The dream.
Mercs prices are shit full stop