Teal Red has always been on the innovative side, but bringing a Viktor/Glorious evolution deck to tournament? That take some serious guts.
Darkness and Sentinel control continue to perform well, which just continue to prove that Azir/Irelia was mistake and nerfing that deck to the ground was the right thing to do.
Outside of that not much surprise in this seasonal. We had the usual suspects in Poppy/Ziggs, Nami/Zoe, Draven/Sion, Gankplank/Sejuani and Lee Sin.
Boomsday Secrets for the Warrior. I started off trying to translate my Lich Secrets over to another class, and while the Common was easy, the others were more of a challenge. Eventually scrapped the two and went a different direction.
Edit: Replaced Engage Defenses! with a version that draws Mechs instead of "minions with 4-or-more Attack". More on-brand, but I wonder if it's too good for Mech Warrior.
Edit2: Replaced Product Recall. Remember that Bomb Warrior from Rise of Shadows did not exist yet, but the Mine from Iron Juggernaut did. So that's why they're Mines *shrugs* They only deal 3 damage for balance reasons. Still not sure about this card.
1 mana Priest Secrets! To give some distinction in comparison to Paladin Secrets, I tried to give them effects that tend to be more aggressive and have some quick board impact.
EDIT: Ninja changed Deception.
Addendum: I am a bit worried that Deception is a bit too similar to Suppressive Light given that they both effectively deal 2 damage with a 2/2 value of stats in some way.
Easy tip: Just check out the spookiest Runeterra Region and go look through those until you find a card that could potentially break glass via performance. It's really easy to spot once you read the name
Flux, I have a question. Why haven't you posted all the data mined info on the leaked mercenaries? Did Blizzard reach out to you and stopped you from doing it?
Probably because of the masters tour and the fact that the midset is likely out within 2 weeks. Wouldn't make much sense to make balance changes in between the two, though I wouldn't put it past them to nerf something slightly before or on the release of the midset itself.
The other ones I know about are from Grom, Sylvanas, Antonidas and Geddon (and probably other ones I forgot).
THe Mukla one is particularly irritating because it'S so early and I'm really trying hard to get my Beast comp maxed out.
BUt yeah, it'S clear that they didn't have enough time to completely iron out all the bugs, but as long as they'll keep fixing all the little things still missing this mode has some promise for the future (although they really need to smooth out coin grinding. If I grind the same bounty for the promised coins I want those coins and not some random ones I didn't ask for)
indeed muklas task 5 is bugged right? yeah some are bugs others are quality control that just went over their head. I mean "fom" in Diablos skill text? really Blizzard?
anyways im liking the mode and the thing that im liking is that the mode is so riddles with these little annoyances and the fact that its clearly in beta, that the room for improvement is so much that the potential is huge into making this a legitimate game and a flagship one in the gacha genre just like they pulled with BGs in the autobattler field
I don'T even think there's going to be any more balance changes until the mini-set (at least not unless there's another breakthrough discovery for an established deck).
Meta seems relatively balanced right now (although there is an argument that Aggro Druid is ever so slightly overpowered)
Ah, answers that. However, I've heard of situations where that has happened for people. So out of curiosity, what happens to people in those situations where they received the portrait prior to the merc?
Think a lot of ppl were making assumptions based on a previous hotfix mentioning a patch this week along with the Wailing Caverns mini-set expiration on the 19th.
I'm not really concerned about balance changes, more interested when the Hallow's end event begins
I think Dean has made it pretty clear he's not answering Mercs questions because he's not on that team. But I can tell you the answer to any questions about the bugs, because what else would they say? "We're working on it, patch coming soon"
And the answer to the grind or the meta: "We're gathering data to evaluate these issues in the next 1-2 weeks."
They never give answers to those questions unless they have imminent action to announce, and they just don't announce important news in Dean's AMAs.
Makes sense... lately they prefer to do nerfs after Masters not before, lets them to get more data from how top level players fair with power levels and also fewer disruptions to line ups
Runeterra's Beyond the Bandlewood Seasonal Tournament Results, Decklists & More!
Teal Red has always been on the innovative side, but bringing a Viktor/Glorious evolution deck to tournament? That take some serious guts.
Darkness and Sentinel control continue to perform well, which just continue to prove that Azir/Irelia was mistake and nerfing that deck to the ground was the right thing to do.
Outside of that not much surprise in this seasonal. We had the usual suspects in Poppy/Ziggs, Nami/Zoe, Draven/Sion, Gankplank/Sejuani and Lee Sin.
Top Three-cret - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Boomsday Secrets for the Warrior. I started off trying to translate my Lich Secrets over to another class, and while the Common was easy, the others were more of a challenge. Eventually scrapped the two and went a different direction.
Edit: Replaced Engage Defenses! with a version that draws Mechs instead of "minions with 4-or-more Attack". More on-brand, but I wonder if it's too good for Mech Warrior.
Edit2: Replaced Product Recall. Remember that Bomb Warrior from Rise of Shadows did not exist yet, but the Mine from Iron Juggernaut did. So that's why they're Mines *shrugs* They only deal 3 damage for balance reasons. Still not sure about this card.
Top Three-cret - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
1 mana Priest Secrets! To give some distinction in comparison to Paladin Secrets, I tried to give them effects that tend to be more aggressive and have some quick board impact.
EDIT: Ninja changed Deception.
Addendum: I am a bit worried that Deception is a bit too similar to Suppressive Light given that they both effectively deal 2 damage with a 2/2 value of stats in some way.
Just My Type - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Congratulations to ChickyChick!
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Easy tip: Just check out the spookiest Runeterra Region and go look through those until you find a card that could potentially break glass via performance. It's really easy to spot once you read the name
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For all of you that's still stuck with the Runeterra "Broken Glass".
Undeath and Necromancy, The Story of the Scourge and Forsaken: Traversing Azeroth
Oh-my-god!!!
If I could I'd rate this thread 100/5. Amazingly done! My kudos!
Top Three-cret - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Competition Theme: Top Three-cret
Third time's the charm, so buckle up for another Secret competition!
MathU and Neoguli are asking us to be extra secretive this week - and to teach the remaining classes how to do it too!
As always, I can be reached through Discord or here on the site via PM if you have any issues to report.
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Cornelius Roame
The Corn man is really good at preventing the deaths of the other mercs in your party. One of my favorites so far.
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
Flux, I have a question. Why haven't you posted all the data mined info on the leaked mercenaries? Did Blizzard reach out to you and stopped you from doing it?
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
Probably because of the masters tour and the fact that the midset is likely out within 2 weeks. Wouldn't make much sense to make balance changes in between the two, though I wouldn't put it past them to nerf something slightly before or on the release of the midset itself.
Can't do dailys in casual.
Am I the only one where quest can be finished only if I LOSE the game?
Checked to see if I could complete the "Finish 3 UiS Questlines" quest, and yeah, played 3 games, lost 2, won 1, got a 2/3 on the quest lol.
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
Mukla's 9 is bugged from what I've heard.
The other ones I know about are from Grom, Sylvanas, Antonidas and Geddon (and probably other ones I forgot).
THe Mukla one is particularly irritating because it'S so early and I'm really trying hard to get my Beast comp maxed out.
BUt yeah, it'S clear that they didn't have enough time to completely iron out all the bugs, but as long as they'll keep fixing all the little things still missing this mode has some promise for the future (although they really need to smooth out coin grinding. If I grind the same bounty for the promised coins I want those coins and not some random ones I didn't ask for)
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
indeed muklas task 5 is bugged right? yeah some are bugs others are quality control that just went over their head. I mean "fom" in Diablos skill text? really Blizzard?
anyways im liking the mode and the thing that im liking is that the mode is so riddles with these little annoyances and the fact that its clearly in beta, that the room for improvement is so much that the potential is huge into making this a legitimate game and a flagship one in the gacha genre just like they pulled with BGs in the autobattler field
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
I don'T even think there's going to be any more balance changes until the mini-set (at least not unless there's another breakthrough discovery for an established deck).
Meta seems relatively balanced right now (although there is an argument that Aggro Druid is ever so slightly overpowered)
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
"some" is probably an understatement.
I really hope they fix the task related ones, I need to grind my monkey (this is not a euphemism)
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Sopran, singer, opera, sonic, aria, tone, music... Nothing.
The student is not a collectible card.
Good, Bad, and Ugly: Our First Impressions of Hearthstone Mercenaries
Ah, answers that. However, I've heard of situations where that has happened for people. So out of curiosity, what happens to people in those situations where they received the portrait prior to the merc?
Anyone know?
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
This is irrelevant to the topic but visiting other player's pages to trick-or-treat is a very cool idea
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
tomorrows patch is only to fix some of the bugs in Mercs
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
Think a lot of ppl were making assumptions based on a previous hotfix mentioning a patch this week along with the Wailing Caverns mini-set expiration on the 19th.
I'm not really concerned about balance changes, more interested when the Hallow's end event begins
Dean Ayala's Hearthstone Q&A #33 - Dual-Class Arena Returns, Different Modes in Battlegrounds, In-Game Tournaments, NAXX OUT?
I think Dean has made it pretty clear he's not answering Mercs questions because he's not on that team. But I can tell you the answer to any questions about the bugs, because what else would they say? "We're working on it, patch coming soon"
And the answer to the grind or the meta: "We're gathering data to evaluate these issues in the next 1-2 weeks."
They never give answers to those questions unless they have imminent action to announce, and they just don't announce important news in Dean's AMAs.
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
My "no balance changes this week" tweet has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my tweet.
Blizzard Says We Shouldn't Expect Any Hearthstone Balance Changes This Week
Makes sense... lately they prefer to do nerfs after Masters not before, lets them to get more data from how top level players fair with power levels and also fewer disruptions to line ups