To translate this from corporate gibberish into plain English: Brack was given the opportunity to leave instead of being formally fired and he took it (likely he also received a seizable goodbye package as part of this deal). As a public signal execs then settled for a co-leadership team with a woman on board, who despite being perfectly qualified for this, would probably never have gotten the job under normal Blizzard circumstances.
I agree that there are probably other offenders who also need to be weeded out of the organization, but I don’t think it’s right to suggest CEOs are regularly used as fall guys, as that implies a certain level of blamelessness when PR is bad. Even if we ignore the allegations that Brack did nothing despite knowledge of the harassment, he was the leader of an organization whose culture allowed for pervasive harassment. That demonstrates (at minimum) a lack of leadership, which means he has some responsibility for what happened by virtue of being bad at his job. He doesn’t need to have been an active participant in harassment for that to be true.
TIME-SENSITIVE ALERT: If you didn't get Varian Wrynn, you can take advantage of the current full refund period to craft him, get the achievement, and DE him at no cost. Act now!
I'm making this thread a liiiiiittle early because I want to help people take advantage of what may well be a time-limited opportunity: completing the Rogue and Priest questline-related achievements without owning the required cards. The only alternate way to complete these achievements is to steal the questline rewards from an opposing player, and the Day 1 meta presents a great opportunity for this, as people will be playing unoptimized meme decks and trying out their fancy new cards. It could happen that these questline decks are unviable and almost impossible to find on ladder afterwards, and this is pretty hard to pull off. There are other questline-related achievements, but these two are the only ones that require a one-time event and are therefore viable for these purposes. So how is this done?
Instant Gratification: Draw the Purified Shard the same turn you shuffle it into your deck.
The simplest way to do this is by waiting until they play the questline reward, then on your turn playing Mindrender Illucia + Lorekeeper Polkelt + Prize Vendor or any 'draw a card' effect like a Loot Hoarder or Bloodmage Thalnos deathrattle. Note that tutor effects of any kind ignore deck order, although they do not change Polkelt's ordering of the deck. This will of course only work if your opponent doesn't draw the shard the same turn they play their questline reward. Example deck: AAECAa0GBPvRA/bWA6iKBJegBA3LzQP73wOS5AOhoASY6gP44wPBnwSFnwS24QPXzgOZ6wPo7wPWoAQA
Okay, but what if I don't own Mindrender Illucia? I don't have her either, unfortunately. It's still possible, although it gets a lot messier, with Rogue. The main thrust of the combo will always be Faceless Manipulator + Shadowstep + play questline reward for 3 mana. From there, you need to have played Potion of Illusion on either a Lorekeeper Polkelt or a Primordial Protector so that you can play it for 1 mana here. The nice thing is that both of these cards help you draw the Potion of Illusion from your deck. If you went the Polkelt route, you also need a draw effect that same turn, which can be set up in advance by Silverleaf Poison but can be included in that same turn via discount or coin generation effects with Prize Vendor. Also, if you're lucky, you can steal the reward through Plagiarize. Example deck: AAECAYO6AgTl0QP21gOoigTl0QMN5dMDkuQDmOoDqesDq+sD3uwD9p8E958EoaAErKAE6/YDtuEDitADAA==
Expecting an Exploding Pen?: Play every Spy Gizmo in one game.
This is also done with Rogue. The good thing is you don't need to force the shard draw like in the Priest achievement, but you do need to play 5 1-mana cards, and ideally speaking you want to do this the very same turn you steal the reward, to ensure consistency. The same Faceless Manipulator + Shadowstep + play questline reward for 3 mana base combo remains, however to play all 5 Spy Gizmos you need 13 mana in one turn. Options include: Backstabing an Efficient Octo-bot, aka the dream scenario. Generating enough coins through Loan Shark and Tomb Pillager. Discounting the spell-based Spy Gizmos with Preparation. Having the reward through Plagiarize so you don't need extra mana in the first place. Generally speaking, some combination of these options should get you through. You should note though, that you need the hand space when you play the questline reward. And also that the opponent is likely to play the stealth-giving Spy Gizmo on their questline reward the turn they play it, so you should plan to weather that 9/7. Example deck: AAECAYO6AgKoigSXoAQOzrkDx84D5dMD590DkuQDmOoDq+sDkZ8E9p8E958EoaAErKAE6qAE6/YDAA==
5 stars just for badass Bru'kan looking, on the barrens he doesn't seem too strong, but if Garrosh adressed directly him for being mentor of orc warrirors it have to be a powerful one. I really love the art and concept....
But just one question emerges, I think they come to rescue Dawngrasp but actually no one of them could do it, Guff lost in the park. Bru'kan is fighting the alliance with his elementals and Tamsin just invoked the freaking Anetheron, that rescue mission was a complete mess lol
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Leaves the Company After California's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed & Employee Walkout
To translate this from corporate gibberish into plain English: Brack was given the opportunity to leave instead of being formally fired and he took it (likely he also received a seizable goodbye package as part of this deal). As a public signal execs then settled for a co-leadership team with a woman on board, who despite being perfectly qualified for this, would probably never have gotten the job under normal Blizzard circumstances.
New Priest Spell - Seek Guidance
On the video she got a perfect curve, but it's not always the case, very draw reliant but powerful as a f.....
New Mage Minion - Grand Magus Antonidas
12 face damage on empty board, but it's not too good with some minions
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Leaves the Company After California's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed & Employee Walkout
Unfortunately, those new opportunities might mean a new (inferior) position in Activision. The article said he is just leaving Blizzard.
Also, I really hate the stupidity of not finding out who is actually at fault. The idea of a "fall guy" is wrong and idiotic.
Hearthstone Weekly Card Design Competition Season 3 Recap - Hearthstone Fan Community Spotlight
https://outof.cards/forums/out-of-cards/site-feedback-ideas/2052-im-code-bbcode
First spoiler :)
[&card text="Hell Yeah"]The Demon Seed[/card&]
Delete &s
Hell Yeah
New Mage Minion - Clumsy Courier
Wow Luna's Pocket Galaxy activator and a body
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Leaves the Company After California's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed & Employee Walkout
The new studio heads have now the oppurtunity to make the changes necessary. Coming from outside Blizzard this should be easier than before
New Mage Spell - Hot Streak
Fire otk mage incoming
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Leaves the Company After California's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed & Employee Walkout
Good.
The Best Deals Anywhere - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
And a very well deserved one, IMO.
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Leaves the Company After California's Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Filed & Employee Walkout
I agree that there are probably other offenders who also need to be weeded out of the organization, but I don’t think it’s right to suggest CEOs are regularly used as fall guys, as that implies a certain level of blamelessness when PR is bad. Even if we ignore the allegations that Brack did nothing despite knowledge of the harassment, he was the leader of an organization whose culture allowed for pervasive harassment. That demonstrates (at minimum) a lack of leadership, which means he has some responsibility for what happened by virtue of being bad at his job. He doesn’t need to have been an active participant in harassment for that to be true.
New Mage Minion - Prestor's Pyromancer
Very strong for First Flame and Ignite shenanigans, or a better Pyroblast too lol
New Mage Spell - First Flame
Very good for fire decks and setting up the new Tony
New Paladin Minion - Alliance Bannerman
Wow, very strong even outside handbuff decks very strong for being just a common card
New Hunter Spell - Devouring Swarm
Wow Trampling Rhino and Elwynn Boar support in one card very strong and meme potential
Quitting Hearthstone for more addictive hobby: LEGO !
Very impressive, ngl.
New Hearthstone Arena Rotation with United in Stormwind - Don't Forget Your "Free" Tavern Ticket!
9-2! The deck had potential to go to 12, but this'll do.
New Demon Hunter Spell - Final Showdown
I thin the archetype is like a self mill tradeable dh, doesn't know if it will works aside meme or achievement hunting decks
New Warrior Minion - Lothar
I think it seems like Darius Crowley with windfury if it survives the first attack, have an enormous snowball potential
New Shaman Minion - Bolner Hammerbeak
Wow in wild this will be a nightmare if used together with some lackeys for some crazy otk
Achievement Hunting: United in Stormwind edition
Previous threads:
TIME-SENSITIVE ALERT: If you didn't get Varian Wrynn, you can take advantage of the current full refund period to craft him, get the achievement, and DE him at no cost. Act now!
I'm making this thread a liiiiiittle early because I want to help people take advantage of what may well be a time-limited opportunity: completing the Rogue and Priest questline-related achievements without owning the required cards. The only alternate way to complete these achievements is to steal the questline rewards from an opposing player, and the Day 1 meta presents a great opportunity for this, as people will be playing unoptimized meme decks and trying out their fancy new cards. It could happen that these questline decks are unviable and almost impossible to find on ladder afterwards, and this is pretty hard to pull off. There are other questline-related achievements, but these two are the only ones that require a one-time event and are therefore viable for these purposes. So how is this done?
Instant Gratification: Draw the Purified Shard the same turn you shuffle it into your deck.
The simplest way to do this is by waiting until they play the questline reward, then on your turn playing Mindrender Illucia + Lorekeeper Polkelt + Prize Vendor or any 'draw a card' effect like a Loot Hoarder or Bloodmage Thalnos deathrattle. Note that tutor effects of any kind ignore deck order, although they do not change Polkelt's ordering of the deck. This will of course only work if your opponent doesn't draw the shard the same turn they play their questline reward. Example deck: AAECAa0GBPvRA/bWA6iKBJegBA3LzQP73wOS5AOhoASY6gP44wPBnwSFnwS24QPXzgOZ6wPo7wPWoAQA
Okay, but what if I don't own Mindrender Illucia? I don't have her either, unfortunately. It's still possible, although it gets a lot messier, with Rogue. The main thrust of the combo will always be Faceless Manipulator + Shadowstep + play questline reward for 3 mana. From there, you need to have played Potion of Illusion on either a Lorekeeper Polkelt or a Primordial Protector so that you can play it for 1 mana here. The nice thing is that both of these cards help you draw the Potion of Illusion from your deck. If you went the Polkelt route, you also need a draw effect that same turn, which can be set up in advance by Silverleaf Poison but can be included in that same turn via discount or coin generation effects with Prize Vendor. Also, if you're lucky, you can steal the reward through Plagiarize. Example deck: AAECAYO6AgTl0QP21gOoigTl0QMN5dMDkuQDmOoDqesDq+sD3uwD9p8E958EoaAErKAE6/YDtuEDitADAA==
Expecting an Exploding Pen?: Play every Spy Gizmo in one game.
This is also done with Rogue. The good thing is you don't need to force the shard draw like in the Priest achievement, but you do need to play 5 1-mana cards, and ideally speaking you want to do this the very same turn you steal the reward, to ensure consistency. The same Faceless Manipulator + Shadowstep + play questline reward for 3 mana base combo remains, however to play all 5 Spy Gizmos you need 13 mana in one turn. Options include: Backstabing an Efficient Octo-bot, aka the dream scenario. Generating enough coins through Loan Shark and Tomb Pillager. Discounting the spell-based Spy Gizmos with Preparation. Having the reward through Plagiarize so you don't need extra mana in the first place. Generally speaking, some combination of these options should get you through. You should note though, that you need the hand space when you play the questline reward. And also that the opponent is likely to play the stealth-giving Spy Gizmo on their questline reward the turn they play it, so you should plan to weather that 9/7. Example deck: AAECAYO6AgKoigSXoAQOzrkDx84D5dMD590DkuQDmOoDq+sDkZ8E9p8E958EoaAErKAE6qAE6/YDAA==
New Shaman Spell - Command the Elements
5 stars just for badass Bru'kan looking, on the barrens he doesn't seem too strong, but if Garrosh adressed directly him for being mentor of orc warrirors it have to be a powerful one. I really love the art and concept....
But just one question emerges, I think they come to rescue Dawngrasp but actually no one of them could do it, Guff lost in the park. Bru'kan is fighting the alliance with his elementals and Tamsin just invoked the freaking Anetheron, that rescue mission was a complete mess lol
Final Showdown
One of the worst cards of the expansion.
Quitting Hearthstone for more addictive hobby: LEGO !
This will be better received in a lego forum. Maybe r/lego?
New Priest Spell - Shard of the Naaru
Wow Mass Dispel on steroids, crack or any drug.
And if bacame a dead card you can trade it, very strong