I decided to give Casual a try and got a 12-1 with this C'Thun Frenzy Warrior.
I went with the full frenzy and armor battlecry package to stave off aggressive decks. The Whirling + Saurfang combo also gives a play against SW:V while often also gaining armor. It's a fun package that fit well. I scored the elusive ATN RtT treasure combo which certainly helped. The only loss was to a Band of Bees Murloc Shaman that was unwinnable. Screenshots below, and I also threw in a fun screenshot from the final boss.
I tried that button, does it not work with images from my hard drive or am I doing it wrong? If thats the case guess ill have to upload later. Thanks for the warm welcome :)
Hmm. Who knows. Hopefully it's inspiring. They say they make expansions ahead of time.... So are these erasers to those pencils? I hope so. More likely it isnt so helpful. My life sucks.
I'm considering buying all the bundles but I'm also waiting for more info on the mode. I've played Hearthstone since closed beta and have every card in the game. I have supported the game by buying every preorder and bundle that was ever released for it but I might even be at my end with this new mode. I typically average about 150 free packs from the RT each season and on top of that I buy both pre-orders and another 2-3 40 pack bundles for each expansion. Reading that mercenaries requires in game gold to bolster your town is pretty harsh. I'm one of the few people who have a lot of downtime at work and I am able to play there but who has the time to play both modes and progress? I am able to clear all 4 quests on Monday in less than an hour but I can only do that because I have a complete collection at my disposal.
Devs need money for their work and I don't expect anyone to work for free but I do find it as odd and concerning as the rest of you that for a new mode that has $130 worth of pre-orders in the shop has had such a poor introduction with no follow-up at all.
Blizzard wants me to spend $30-$130 on a game they have shown no enthusiasm for since the lackluster announcement. This would lead one to believe the product will be sub-standard upon official release and only those who spent money on it will agonize through it just because they already purchased it.
The real tip-off for the grand disappointment Mercenaries will be at launch is not the lack of info about the game but rather the prices of the pre-orders. Nobody in their right mind would release a product they knew would be great on day one and charge what they are charging. I'd rather have three people give me $19.99 than one person give me $49.99. This also feeds into the "whale" theory for those that do buy the bundles they will be so far ahead of everyone else that the time needed to offset that gap won't be worth it.
I was one of the people surveyed months ago about pricing structures and how much I was willing to spend on products that were released. This survey was before blizzard released the multi-game anniversary bundles. They wanted to figure out how to structure these bundles in such a way to provide the most revenue from different combinations of games and rewards at each tier of the offer. There were a lot of questions about the upcoming mercenary mode as well. Pricing , UI layout, loading screen graphics, etc...I left comments specifically for the Mercenaries mode and told blizzard I would not even play the game if I had to buy each mercenary nor would I play it if I had to spend more than 30-40 minutes playing to clear all of the quests for the week.
Don't get me wrong, the mode looks very cool. The art and voice acting are what has kept me playing hearthstone for all these years. Blizzard will definitely be releasing more on the mode before it goes live and only then will I make my final decision to buy all the bundles or none of them. If I don't buy any of the bundles chances are I'll probably play it as much as I play duels and that's almost never.
(How on earth do I insert my screenshots here? halp)
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Hmm, that's pretty unlucky. I always just play with Noz on Standard ladder (usually at least in Gold/Platinum ranks halfway into the month), and usually get at least 1 hit within 3 games, sometimes even 2.
In the last expansion alone we had Sivir/Akshan and Lulu/Zed rally and those decks were not just decent they were top tier. As for the nerfs to The Fang and Starshaping, with everyone busy hating Azir/Irelia, it's easy to forget that both Zoe/Vi and Shyvana/A.sol were also tier 1 decks during that time. In fact Zoe/Vi had the biggest winrate of any deck in both Europe and America seasonal tournament that took place prior to patch 2.11 .
Played 3 matches with Alura Shard quest priest. 2/3 matches were Noz matches (both had Noz) which was surprising. (Played on Ranked Standard Ladder). I run a slightly modified version of the deck with Mutanus, so I just swapped him out with Noz (since both are 7 drops) and it worked well enough. (2 wins, 1 loss. Neither win was from shard though, just pure tempo.)
3 is not 5 4 is also not 5 that does not mean 3 is 4
A lot of people will play the same braindead uninteractive deck if given the chance, forever, because it gets results, not because its fun to win with it. They value their ego and their rank more than they value being a good sport.
Agreed. There's far too many people who treat ladder like it's an Innvitational league. I'm not saying people can't play seriously, I'm just saying that for what games are supposed to elicit (fun), it seems like an awfully lot of people are chasing the carrot on the stick (ranking up), instead of enjoying the ride (the game)
All those cards you just listed are core region cards and are unlikely to change. Like how is demacia answering temo without Sharp sight?
All those cards are core to region? I mean if we are talking about Sharpsight sure but Nami a core card to Bilgwater? Lost soul a core card for Noxus? That doesn't make any sense.
And since when being a core card means that you don't get nerfed? Pale Cascade and Hush are both core to Targon and they both got nerfed.
How is Demacia supposed to deal with Teemo? You mean beside Single Combat, Fleetfeather Tracker and all the challenger unit's available to the region?
Sparkle fly is a meme
A meme card being played in a tier 1 deck? I don't even know what to say to this. Maybe it's better if you just see what this card can do in this deck :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai--mS_mGNo
If Poppy wasn't Demcia aligned there would MAYBE be only one or 2 decent decks splashing demacia like the last 3-4 expansions. Let Sharp Sight be lol. Also I wouldn't mind letting Pale cascade, The Fangs, and Starshaping nerfs get reverted. Idk why they even nerfed the last two.
3 is not 5 4 is also not 5 that does not mean 3 is 4
A lot of people will play the same braindead uninteractive deck if given the chance, forever, because it gets results, not because its fun to win with it. They value their ego and their rank more than they value being a good sport.
I agree -- I'm excited about the mode and disappointed at the lack of information.
At the very least, I'd love a run-down of all the abilities and equipment. Even if the exact numbers are subject to change, it would be fun to be able to do some party comp theorycrafting.
Judging by no gameplay-time, or beta access to any streamer, I'm gonna say that it's not ready yet. They probably facing a lot of unstability in game, or worse, game-breaking bugs. It's a huge new mode with more than 30 chars and a lot of progresses.
Releasing it to the masses in this state will only make the already-bad impression into a worse state of publicity. More worse than asking to buy bundles for something that's not working properly even though it's "free to play".
Heck, I don't know, but I got this feeling where they would postponed the release until the next expansion. Mark my words.
One thing for sure, the longer they stay developing this mode, the longer we have to deal with unstable client. Honestly, I can count my gametime, it's between 5-10 games where I must restart the client because of bugs.
I agree they have a lot of clarifying to do after the reveal stream, but the mode is still nearly a month away with nowhere near a month's worth of communications (whatever that means) needed, so I understand the silence. Really I'm a bit surprised they did the full (if flawed) reveal stream so early. They could easily have done an announcement of an announcement instead, and left that reveal 'til about now.
All that being said, I would appreciate them revealing maybe 1 or 2 characters per day from now. We might not fully appreciate what all the abilities really mean yet, but it will keep everyone engaged for a while and there is so much to unpack with each character that seeing them all slowly would be beneficial.
Whipped out my Wild Highlander Menagerie Warrior for this one, and ventured into Casual:
Procced Noz against a QL Warrior, who beat me despite losing turns to the Juggernaut animation.
Beat a classic Deathrattle Hunter of old with few (if any) newer cards. Noz did not proc.
Neither did he proc against a Boar Priest, who I kind of let win so I could see the Sword of a Thousand Truths in action (and give them the achievement if they didn't have it already). I probably would have lost anyway, but I leaned in nevertheless.
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I decided to give Casual a try and got a 12-1 with this C'Thun Frenzy Warrior.
I went with the full frenzy and armor battlecry package to stave off aggressive decks. The Whirling + Saurfang combo also gives a play against SW:V while often also gaining armor. It's a fun package that fit well. I scored the elusive ATN RtT treasure combo which certainly helped. The only loss was to a Band of Bees Murloc Shaman that was unwinnable. Screenshots below, and I also threw in a fun screenshot from the final boss.
Deck Page: ZtH C'Thun Frenzy Warrior
Start Deck
Final Boss. Look at me, I'm the Secret Paladin Now!!!
Final Result, I caught the screenshot right before the popup that blocks the result.
Ending Deck
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I tried that button, does it not work with images from my hard drive or am I doing it wrong? If thats the case guess ill have to upload later. Thanks for the warm welcome :)
Miniset speculation
Wait, my face is already dead?
Hmm. Who knows. Hopefully it's inspiring. They say they make expansions ahead of time.... So are these erasers to those pencils? I hope so. More likely it isnt so helpful. My life sucks.
The radio silence is deafening
I'm considering buying all the bundles but I'm also waiting for more info on the mode. I've played Hearthstone since closed beta and have every card in the game. I have supported the game by buying every preorder and bundle that was ever released for it but I might even be at my end with this new mode. I typically average about 150 free packs from the RT each season and on top of that I buy both pre-orders and another 2-3 40 pack bundles for each expansion. Reading that mercenaries requires in game gold to bolster your town is pretty harsh. I'm one of the few people who have a lot of downtime at work and I am able to play there but who has the time to play both modes and progress? I am able to clear all 4 quests on Monday in less than an hour but I can only do that because I have a complete collection at my disposal.
Devs need money for their work and I don't expect anyone to work for free but I do find it as odd and concerning as the rest of you that for a new mode that has $130 worth of pre-orders in the shop has had such a poor introduction with no follow-up at all.
Blizzard wants me to spend $30-$130 on a game they have shown no enthusiasm for since the lackluster announcement. This would lead one to believe the product will be sub-standard upon official release and only those who spent money on it will agonize through it just because they already purchased it.
The real tip-off for the grand disappointment Mercenaries will be at launch is not the lack of info about the game but rather the prices of the pre-orders. Nobody in their right mind would release a product they knew would be great on day one and charge what they are charging. I'd rather have three people give me $19.99 than one person give me $49.99. This also feeds into the "whale" theory for those that do buy the bundles they will be so far ahead of everyone else that the time needed to offset that gap won't be worth it.
I was one of the people surveyed months ago about pricing structures and how much I was willing to spend on products that were released. This survey was before blizzard released the multi-game anniversary bundles. They wanted to figure out how to structure these bundles in such a way to provide the most revenue from different combinations of games and rewards at each tier of the offer. There were a lot of questions about the upcoming mercenary mode as well. Pricing , UI layout, loading screen graphics, etc...I left comments specifically for the Mercenaries mode and told blizzard I would not even play the game if I had to buy each mercenary nor would I play it if I had to spend more than 30-40 minutes playing to clear all of the quests for the week.
Don't get me wrong, the mode looks very cool. The art and voice acting are what has kept me playing hearthstone for all these years. Blizzard will definitely be releasing more on the mode before it goes live and only then will I make my final decision to buy all the bundles or none of them. If I don't buy any of the bundles chances are I'll probably play it as much as I play duels and that's almost never.
Master Duelist 1.2: From Zero To Hero - Submission Thread
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got 10 Wins in Heroic with corrupt soul Warlock!
Starting treasure: Demonizer
Hero Power: Soulcial Studies
Pool 1: All together now
Pool 2: Battle totem
Proof:
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
Hmm, that's pretty unlucky. I always just play with Noz on Standard ladder (usually at least in Gold/Platinum ranks halfway into the month), and usually get at least 1 hit within 3 games, sometimes even 2.
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
Thanks, appreciated!
And going 3 for 3 with Noz on both sides is definitely pretty rare from my experience.
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
Haha, now that was Nozdormu multiplied alright.
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Still relevant
Most Wanted List ( Beyond The Bandlewood )
In the last expansion alone we had Sivir/Akshan and Lulu/Zed rally and those decks were not just decent they were top tier. As for the nerfs to The Fang and Starshaping, with everyone busy hating Azir/Irelia, it's easy to forget that both Zoe/Vi and Shyvana/A.sol were also tier 1 decks during that time. In fact Zoe/Vi had the biggest winrate of any deck in both Europe and America seasonal tournament that took place prior to patch 2.11 .
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
Played 3 matches with Alura Shard quest priest. 2/3 matches were Noz matches (both had Noz) which was surprising. (Played on Ranked Standard Ladder). I run a slightly modified version of the deck with Mutanus, so I just swapped him out with Noz (since both are 7 drops) and it worked well enough. (2 wins, 1 loss. Neither win was from shard though, just pure tempo.)
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
Agreed. There's far too many people who treat ladder like it's an Innvitational league. I'm not saying people can't play seriously, I'm just saying that for what games are supposed to elicit (fun), it seems like an awfully lot of people are chasing the carrot on the stick (ranking up), instead of enjoying the ride (the game)
Master Duelist 1.2: From Zero To Hero - Submission Thread
On the day the article was published, I jumped right in and built a modified version of my favorite Duels build, Token Demon Hunter.
I believe I'm 4-0 but haven't gone back to it since that day. :(
My mission tonight is to get back to the game, finish the run, get the screenshots uploaded, and submit an actual entry! Wish me luck.
Most Wanted List ( Beyond The Bandlewood )
If Poppy wasn't Demcia aligned there would MAYBE be only one or 2 decent decks splashing demacia like the last 3-4 expansions. Let Sharp Sight be lol. Also I wouldn't mind letting Pale cascade, The Fangs, and Starshaping nerfs get reverted. Idk why they even nerfed the last two.
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
A != C & B != C does not mean A = B
3 is not 5
4 is also not 5
that does not mean 3 is 4
A lot of people will play the same braindead uninteractive deck if given the chance, forever, because it gets results, not because its fun to win with it. They value their ego and their rank more than they value being a good sport.
The radio silence is deafening
I agree -- I'm excited about the mode and disappointed at the lack of information.
At the very least, I'd love a run-down of all the abilities and equipment. Even if the exact numbers are subject to change, it would be fun to be able to do some party comp theorycrafting.
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
That's a bit self-contradictory. If losing is not fun and people are playing to win, then they ARE playing to have fun.
Mercenaries forum when?
Awesome! Thank you very much.
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
Done!
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
The problem is people don't play to have fun, they play to win, because lose = unfun to 95% of the population
The radio silence is deafening
I'm currently laid up on medical leave due to my back, so maybe I have too much free time to worry about this lol :/ ...
The radio silence is deafening
Judging by no gameplay-time, or beta access to any streamer, I'm gonna say that it's not ready yet.
They probably facing a lot of unstability in game, or worse, game-breaking bugs. It's a huge new mode with more than 30 chars and a lot of progresses.
Releasing it to the masses in this state will only make the already-bad impression into a worse state of publicity. More worse than asking to buy bundles for something that's not working properly even though it's "free to play".
Heck, I don't know, but I got this feeling where they would postponed the release until the next expansion. Mark my words.
One thing for sure, the longer they stay developing this mode, the longer we have to deal with unstable client. Honestly, I can count my gametime, it's between 5-10 games where I must restart the client because of bugs.
The radio silence is deafening
I agree they have a lot of clarifying to do after the reveal stream, but the mode is still nearly a month away with nowhere near a month's worth of communications (whatever that means) needed, so I understand the silence. Really I'm a bit surprised they did the full (if flawed) reveal stream so early. They could easily have done an announcement of an announcement instead, and left that reveal 'til about now.
All that being said, I would appreciate them revealing maybe 1 or 2 characters per day from now. We might not fully appreciate what all the abilities really mean yet, but it will keep everyone engaged for a while and there is so much to unpack with each character that seeing them all slowly would be beneficial.
September 15 is Nozdormu Day! Celebrate the Event with Speedy Decks to Play for the Special Quest Completion
Whipped out my Wild Highlander Menagerie Warrior for this one, and ventured into Casual:
1 out of 3 ain't bad, all things considered.