Do we know whether HS users can just jump right in to Mercenaries? I vaguely recall that all you had to do to try Battlegrounds was to complete the tutorial, but for Tavern Brawls you had to level somebody up to 20.
I know Mercs doesn't rely on your collection, but my spouse does enjoy a good roguelike, and I'm hoping not to share my account!
So while I won't claim that these concepts are wholey unique, these champs will be played they just won't be in the brews I made.
I've always approached card games differently from most people, it isn't about finding the simplest, fastest way to build a list, it's about surprising opponents and winning games I shouldn't and climbing that way.
With that said here are the lists:
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Elusive cancer but instead of going all in on burst like the old versions used to you have pranks, and board presence and something of a midrange play pattern.
Temo Catlin is the obvious choice where you go all in on the six drop that triggers all traps in top 5 cards, but then people just start running deny and you loose.
Ezreal Catlin can take its time, it can stall, it doesn't need to rush, and it just plays good cards. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the best version long term once the meta starts adjusting.
Poppy banerman has the potential to be the king of midrange once again, which is what Demacia deserves. The exact ratioing might change but the concept is simple, value value value.
Go Hard darkness. We have some varied control tools availible, but I think you still run Elise. Legends is a game where loosing the early game to aggro is auto conceed, and that means you can't climb in Plat
Even if it is, which I don't think it's going to be since Blizzard actually wants to get more people onto the Hearthstone platform, we can all pretty easily avoid it and keep playing Constructed or Battlegrounds.
I don't know the lore for Ziggs but is there a cause for him being tied to Shurima from a lore perspective? I would have thought he'd be P&Z or something. I mean if there is a reason for it then that's fine but otherwise if they needed a champ for Shurima/BC I feel it would've been better to make an entirely original one.
Absolutely zero things who make Ziggs in Shurima logical. Ziggs may be in PNZ, literally he works with Heimerdinger. In LOR, they established Shurima as a safeplace for the yordles to make bomb testing i think, so is only for that, thing that to me, a lore fanatic and enthusiastic to the level of being barely and expert, makes me angry. And they dont have to make an original yordle for Shurima/Bandle, they got Amumu, who is confirmed to be a yordle, they got Rumble, who in a Universe story is in Shurima and in canon doesn't have a second region (He only lives in Bandle) and having the scrapyard mech + desert they could make a mad-max reference theme (Rumble also have's a skin of that!) and also, if they were insane, they could make Kled, being Noxus/Shurima, being Shurima for being conquering the newest Noxian lands! Ziggs is only Shurima by game needs, who makes me sad.
Amumu is not confirmed to be a Yordle, in the lore no one know his true origin, some Shuriman believe that he was a prince from the first imperial family while other think that he was a Yordle.
I don't know the lore for Ziggs but is there a cause for him being tied to Shurima from a lore perspective? I would have thought he'd be P&Z or something. I mean if there is a reason for it then that's fine but otherwise if they needed a champ for Shurima/BC I feel it would've been better to make an entirely original one.
Amumu could've been the Shurima yordle, Ziggs has a story in zaun, also his character fits PnZ so.. So it's purely game play.
I might be crazy in saying this, but I like the meta. It is very simple. You see your opponents class and you know what to mulligan for. It might just be because I am playing Quest WL.
Yeah this is way too expensive. At the very least it could have been at fast speed or something.
Also though it is true that this works well with things like kegs or other damage up effects, that is an absolute pipe dream with a slow speed 7 mana spell.
That's fair! I always come from the point of view that <game company> has learned from some past mistakes and they've gotten better at balancing new cards so people will want to play with them. It will 1000% be a disappointment if people are playing only old stuff for worlds.
I guess we'll find out in a few days if Riot did a good job with the new cards.
Veigar don't have any connection with Shadow Isles either nor does Teemo with P&Z or Lulu with Ionia. They are probably just gonna add a line or two in their flavor text to justify their presence in said region.
Veigar has the connection of being tortured by Mordekaiser for years at least, who made him mAd & eViLLLL, Teemo is easily connected to PNZ because the shrooms, and Lulu can be in Ionia, cuz she enter a magical forest in his lore, who can easily be in Jonia. Ziggs doesn't have a thing to in Shurima. Only bombtesting, who they made he do, so...
Veigar : So what if he was tortured and became evil ( well as evil as Yordle can get ), you don't belong in Shadow Isles because you are evil, you need to have so connection to the black mist.
Teeno: Teemo puffcaps growing in P&Z was only added in Legends of Runterra.
Lulu: The magical forest is not Ionia it's the Glade, it's a middle area between Bandle City and the rest of Runeterra
Simply because its a heavily single player mode, I'm not worried about balance issues in Mercenaries. I know the gameplay is a long way off, but from what little we know so far it looks like it will have parallels with Pokemon games: a single player experience where you collect and train characters, with an option to pit your team against someone else's. Now, some Pokemon teams are certainly stronger than others, and that matters in competitive battling, but not to the degrees of imbalance we see in Hearthstone, and it is of little to no consequence in the single player content.
That's fair, but I feel they didn't need to bring Ziggs in right now. They could just put someone who fit Shurima and let Ziggs come along down the road when a P&Z yordle is justified.
Veigar don't have any connection with Shadow Isles either nor does Teemo with P&Z or Lulu with Ionia. They are probably just gonna add a line or two in their flavor text to justify their presence in said region.
Veigar has the connection of being tortured by Mordekaiser for years at least, who made him mAd & eViLLLL, Teemo is easily connected to PNZ because the shrooms, and Lulu can be in Ionia, cuz she enter a magical forest in his lore, who can easily be in Jonia. Ziggs doesn't have a thing to in Shurima. Only bombtesting, who they made he do, so...
Veigar don't have any connection with Shadow Isles either nor does Teemo with P&Z or Lulu with Ionia. They are probably just gonna add a line or two in their flavor text to justify their presence in said region.
I don't know the lore for Ziggs but is there a cause for him being tied to Shurima from a lore perspective? I would have thought he'd be P&Z or something. I mean if there is a reason for it then that's fine but otherwise if they needed a champ for Shurima/BC I feel it would've been better to make an entirely original one.
Absolutely zero things who make Ziggs in Shurima logical. Ziggs may be in PNZ, literally he works with Heimerdinger. In LOR, they established Shurima as a safeplace for the yordles to make bomb testing i think, so is only for that, thing that to me, a lore fanatic and enthusiastic to the level of being barely and expert, makes me angry. And they dont have to make an original yordle for Shurima/Bandle, they got Amumu, who is confirmed to be a yordle, they got Rumble, who in a Universe story is in Shurima and in canon doesn't have a second region (He only lives in Bandle) and having the scrapyard mech + desert they could make a mad-max reference theme (Rumble also have's a skin of that!) and also, if they were insane, they could make Kled, being Noxus/Shurima, being Shurima for being conquering the newest Noxian lands! Ziggs is only Shurima by game needs, who makes me sad.
The events are happening more and more frequently. I assume that it’s the biggest money-maker for them. I don’t begrudge them making money through cosmetics, and I know it’s my own damn fault if I decide to buy too many optional things… but it’s really hard not to buy too many optional things.
I felt a little burned out by the end of the last event, and now two weeks later I really want the Bandlewood stuff. Will I regret this? Will Riot?
Based on the lore what I've read there's zero connection between Ziggs and Shurima, he's heavily associated with Zaun. However, there's another yordle, Rumble, who has a story where he's in Shurima so I really don't know why they put Ziggs there instead. Maybe there are too many dual region yordles in P&Z already with Heimerdinger and Teemo.
I don't know the lore for Ziggs but is there a cause for him being tied to Shurima from a lore perspective? I would have thought he'd be P&Z or something. I mean if there is a reason for it then that's fine but otherwise if they needed a champ for Shurima/BC I feel it would've been better to make an entirely original one.
Hearthstone Mercenaries Launches on October 12! Trailer and Release Date Leaked
Do we know whether HS users can just jump right in to Mercenaries? I vaguely recall that all you had to do to try Battlegrounds was to complete the tutorial, but for Tavern Brawls you had to level somebody up to 20.
I know Mercs doesn't rely on your collection, but my spouse does enjoy a good roguelike, and I'm hoping not to share my account!
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So while I won't claim that these concepts are wholey unique, these champs will be played they just won't be in the brews I made.
I've always approached card games differently from most people, it isn't about finding the simplest, fastest way to build a list, it's about surprising opponents and winning games I shouldn't and climbing that way.
With that said here are the lists:
Elusive cancer but instead of going all in on burst like the old versions used to you have pranks, and board presence and something of a midrange play pattern.
Temo Catlin is the obvious choice where you go all in on the six drop that triggers all traps in top 5 cards, but then people just start running deny and you loose.
Ezreal Catlin can take its time, it can stall, it doesn't need to rush, and it just plays good cards. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the best version long term once the meta starts adjusting.
Poppy banerman has the potential to be the king of midrange once again, which is what Demacia deserves. The exact ratioing might change but the concept is simple, value value value.
Go Hard darkness. We have some varied control tools availible, but I think you still run Elise. Legends is a game where loosing the early game to aggro is auto conceed, and that means you can't climb in Plat
Really looking forward to the destroy your landmark archetype and this version should be good enough to play day 1. Have fun!
Hearthstone Mercenaries Launches on October 12! Trailer and Release Date Leaked
FWIW they're actually called gacha games.
Even if it is, which I don't think it's going to be since Blizzard actually wants to get more people onto the Hearthstone platform, we can all pretty easily avoid it and keep playing Constructed or Battlegrounds.
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
Amumu is not confirmed to be a Yordle, in the lore no one know his true origin, some Shuriman believe that he was a prince from the first imperial family while other think that he was a Yordle.
New Bandle City Spell - Pokey Stick
I mean this will be the BC go to ping removal option for certain. No doubt about it.
Beyond the Bandlewood
Why even bother giving Targon and Ionia a single card lol. Just seems weird.
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
Amumu could've been the Shurima yordle, Ziggs has a story in zaun, also his character fits PnZ so.. So it's purely game play.
How to Unlock Legends of Runeterra's World Championship Poro Cosmetics for Free
Should be there tomorrow, when the expansion comes out :)
Quest Hate
I might be crazy in saying this, but I like the meta. It is very simple. You see your opponents class and you know what to mulligan for. It might just be because I am playing Quest WL.
New Bandle City Spell - Mega Inferno Bomb
Yeah this is way too expensive. At the very least it could have been at fast speed or something.
Also though it is true that this works well with things like kegs or other damage up effects, that is an absolute pipe dream with a slow speed 7 mana spell.
Runeterra's Beyond the Bandlewood Patch Notes - New Region, Cosmetics, Expeditions, & More
That's fair! I always come from the point of view that <game company> has learned from some past mistakes and they've gotten better at balancing new cards so people will want to play with them. It will 1000% be a disappointment if people are playing only old stuff for worlds.
I guess we'll find out in a few days if Riot did a good job with the new cards.
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
Veigar : So what if he was tortured and became evil ( well as evil as Yordle can get ), you don't belong in Shadow Isles because you are evil, you need to have so connection to the black mist.
Teeno: Teemo puffcaps growing in P&Z was only added in Legends of Runterra.
Lulu: The magical forest is not Ionia it's the Glade, it's a middle area between Bandle City and the rest of Runeterra
How to Unlock Legends of Runeterra's World Championship Poro Cosmetics for Free
Hmm, I'm not seeing it in the store.
Hearthstone Mercenaries Deep Dive & Gameplay Stream Coming on August 31 - Twitch Drops Enabled
Simply because its a heavily single player mode, I'm not worried about balance issues in Mercenaries. I know the gameplay is a long way off, but from what little we know so far it looks like it will have parallels with Pokemon games: a single player experience where you collect and train characters, with an option to pit your team against someone else's. Now, some Pokemon teams are certainly stronger than others, and that matters in competitive battling, but not to the degrees of imbalance we see in Hearthstone, and it is of little to no consequence in the single player content.
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
That's fair, but I feel they didn't need to bring Ziggs in right now. They could just put someone who fit Shurima and let Ziggs come along down the road when a P&Z yordle is justified.
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
Veigar has the connection of being tortured by Mordekaiser for years at least, who made him mAd & eViLLLL, Teemo is easily connected to PNZ because the shrooms, and Lulu can be in Ionia, cuz she enter a magical forest in his lore, who can easily be in Jonia. Ziggs doesn't have a thing to in Shurima. Only bombtesting, who they made he do, so...
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
Veigar don't have any connection with Shadow Isles either nor does Teemo with P&Z or Lulu with Ionia. They are probably just gonna add a line or two in their flavor text to justify their presence in said region.
Hearthstone Mercenaries Launches on October 12! Trailer and Release Date Leaked
Always was LUL
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
Absolutely zero things who make Ziggs in Shurima logical. Ziggs may be in PNZ, literally he works with Heimerdinger. In LOR, they established Shurima as a safeplace for the yordles to make bomb testing i think, so is only for that, thing that to me, a lore fanatic and enthusiastic to the level of being barely and expert, makes me angry. And they dont have to make an original yordle for Shurima/Bandle, they got Amumu, who is confirmed to be a yordle, they got Rumble, who in a Universe story is in Shurima and in canon doesn't have a second region (He only lives in Bandle) and having the scrapyard mech + desert they could make a mad-max reference theme (Rumble also have's a skin of that!) and also, if they were insane, they could make Kled, being Noxus/Shurima, being Shurima for being conquering the newest Noxian lands!
Ziggs is only Shurima by game needs, who makes me sad.
Runeterra's Beyond the Bandlewood Patch Notes - New Region, Cosmetics, Expeditions, & More
The events are happening more and more frequently. I assume that it’s the biggest money-maker for them. I don’t begrudge them making money through cosmetics, and I know it’s my own damn fault if I decide to buy too many optional things… but it’s really hard not to buy too many optional things.
I felt a little burned out by the end of the last event, and now two weeks later I really want the Bandlewood stuff. Will I regret this? Will Riot?
New Bandle City Spell - Mega Inferno Bomb
For the cheap price of 7 mana.
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
Based on the lore what I've read there's zero connection between Ziggs and Shurima, he's heavily associated with Zaun. However, there's another yordle, Rumble, who has a story where he's in Shurima so I really don't know why they put Ziggs there instead. Maybe there are too many dual region yordles in P&Z already with Heimerdinger and Teemo.
Ziggs: New Bandle City Champion Reveal - 10 New Runeterra Cards Revealed
I don't know the lore for Ziggs but is there a cause for him being tied to Shurima from a lore perspective? I would have thought he'd be P&Z or something. I mean if there is a reason for it then that's fine but otherwise if they needed a champ for Shurima/BC I feel it would've been better to make an entirely original one.
New Bandle City Spell - Mega Inferno Bomb
*an Avalanche only hitting enemy units that also can kill a Hapless Aristocrat in 1 go ... or lose you the game instantly against the scar archetype
Hearthstone Mercenaries Deep Dive & Gameplay Stream Coming on August 31 - Twitch Drops Enabled
For as much as I like Duels, I have to admit that the mode has been neglected pretty damn hard.
My hopes are that, once Mercenaries will be released, most of Team 5 will go back to their previous tasks, including Duels.