Looks decent for Arena - for standard ? .... meh .... maybe for Taunt Druid ? but i think it is not worth to play this over other stuff because the generated Minions have 0 Attack. For 5 Mana this would be promising but for 6 - not so much!
This can very well be a sleeper card - no one realy will expect this card so this can put in a lot of damage because 2 Windfury Minions can cause a lot of damage - this could could surprise us as an MVP :)
Could see play in Zoo-ish decks but not sure if you realy would wanna play this over other cards. The Tradeable makes it ok but i guess you will still use other stuff over this. Not that great.
Very good for the New Questline and Pirate Support - Questline Warrior looked pretty decent in the TheoryCraft streams so i guess we will see this card quite a few times.
More Shadow Priest support which is an Archetyp i realy like and tried almost every meta :) - and i saw this performing pretty good in the Theory Crafting Streams.
My take: if you can afford it, buy the bundles. if you need to spend the money somewhere else, be F2P. I believe Hearthstone is more generous than before, increasing the rewards, duplicate protections and so on and so on. I remember the old expansions where you could open three same bad legendaries from your prepurchase bundle.
Exaclty - i enjoy playing the game and can afford to buy the bundles so why should i not support a game i like
I also think a pre-purchase should stay as a pre-purchase and not be available all time around - sure they can bring back the skins to buy with either gold or real money but not the perks that come with the Pre-Order.
I agree with Alfi. If you have the money and like the game, it is unlikely you will regret the decision. I have pre-ordered nearly every set the past few years, and have regretted not preordering when I could.
As I explained in my preamble, I had a limited time to watch the streams, and I didn't see enough games played with the missing classes to form an opinion.
Side note: Regis Killbin has just released this video where he ranks the various questlines based on his own experience during the theorycraft streams.
I have quite a different view than the others. I can afford to pay 3 times a year 140 dollars for two bundles. I buy both preorder bundles and most of other bundles to support the game I love. Do not forget, F2P players can play the game because someone other paid for them.
The 20 pack + 2 legendary bundle is great value, but it is not enough, there are 25 legendaries in a set, not 3.
And of course, full collection allows to have more fun with some fringe cards.
My take: if you can afford it, buy the bundles. if you need to spend the money somewhere else, be F2P. I believe Hearthstone is more generous than before, increasing the rewards, duplicate protections and so on and so on. I remember the old expansions where you could open three same bad legendaries from your prepurchase bundle.
One thing I want to add is, I encourage everyone to not rely too much on buying bundles. Sure, if you have a lot of spare money, I can't really stop you from buying anything. But consider this.
The thing is, what you're buying can be considered loot boxes, or gambling (sort of). You can buy plenty full game with lower than $60. But you can never have full collection in Hearthstone with just that. There's always the need to keep buying the packs. That's just for one expansion. We have three per year.
The collection itself offers no return value. And will probably be forgotten in 2 years or more. So please be gentle with your wallet. And of course, not 100% of the cards will be useful in the game.
-----Personal Take-----
Or just be like me a free player from the start, just gold, and not spending any money. Just hoping to get some giveaway from social media everytime. All rotating cards is dusted to make way crafting cards for new expansion. I can just buy some game
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RE-Village for ~$60 for example
and play the game as long as I want.
My point is, any game should not be like Hearthstone-expensive to be enjoyed.
Not a ton of self-damage options for Priest. Pretty much just Raise Dead. There's Psyfiend, but you'd want to play that first, so it doesn't curve well.
If Im not mistaken you dont get refunded for duels even after the rotation. Got burned last time I did this, not that I wasn't having fun. Got a whole hoard of these tickets anyway.
Only for arena, so for all those that havent yet, just make an arena deck and wait for the rotation to get a free pack.
This would be one of those Lifesteal cards to make Shadow Priest with Psyfiend work. Not a whole lot of options here, just this, Devouring Plague and some neutral healing Battlecries.
Most companies would rather that the payment enter in en masse rather than slowly trickling in. It has an impact in the financial statements as these things are made on a quarterly basis. The bonuses, or discounts if you will, provided in a preorder is to entice customers towards that goal. By having this available throughout the expansion, there would not be any reason then to offer discounts or bonuses.
Also, unless you're really gunning for the extra skins and cardbacks, you're almost always better off just waiting for the usual 20 bucks bundle because up until now they've always been 20 packs + 2 legendaries of the current expansion, which in my opinion is more bang for buck.
I can't really complain about a bonus AoE from casting a Shadow spell. Only problem is you might have this equipped, and the opponent might not have that many minions.
I don't know if you would want this with Darkbishop Benedictus, since you would have to give up a lot of healing. Maybe with Lifesteal cards it could work?
New Neutral Minion - City Architect
Looks decent for Arena - for standard ? .... meh .... maybe for Taunt Druid ? but i think it is not worth to play this over other stuff because the generated Minions have 0 Attack. For 5 Mana this would be promising but for 6 - not so much!
New Neutral Minion - Stubborn Suspect
Could be worth - maybe in Demon Hunter or a new Deathrattle Rogue maybe ...
New Neutral Minion - Battleground Battlemaster
This can very well be a sleeper card - no one realy will expect this card so this can put in a lot of damage because 2 Windfury Minions can cause a lot of damage - this could could surprise us as an MVP :)
New Neutral Minion - Traveling Merchant
Could see play in Zoo-ish decks but not sure if you realy would wanna play this over other cards. The Tradeable makes it ok but i guess you will still use other stuff over this. Not that great.
New Mage Minion - Sanctum Chandler
Nice Addition for my Fire Mage :)
And in combination with the new 0 and 1 Mana Spell this could be a staple draw engine.
New Mage Spell - Hot Streak
This is awesome!
Well first off - never underestimate a 0 Mana Spell. This is also a Fire Spell which supports the new Antonidas Legendary.
Fire Mage will be a thing - at least i hope so :)
New Warrior Minion - Harbor Scamp
Very good for the New Questline and Pirate Support - Questline Warrior looked pretty decent in the TheoryCraft streams so i guess we will see this card quite a few times.
New Priest Minion - Voidtouched Attendant
Very good One Drop for Shadow Priest and it increases every damage even from your Hero Power - i like it!
New Priest Minion - Psyfiend
Love it!
More Shadow Priest support which is an Archetyp i realy like and tried almost every meta :) - and i saw this performing pretty good in the Theory Crafting Streams.
Very good card.
New Priest Minion - Twilight Deceptor
Realy like the Shadow Priest support ! I think Shadow Priest will be a thing in the upcoming meta and therefor this will see play.
New Priest Weapon - Shadowcloth Needle
I think it`s decent - very nice against aggro.
Expansion Bundles should be available all year not just for Pre Orders
Exaclty - i enjoy playing the game and can afford to buy the bundles so why should i not support a game i like
I also think a pre-purchase should stay as a pre-purchase and not be available all time around - sure they can bring back the skins to buy with either gold or real money but not the perks that come with the Pre-Order.
Expansion Bundles should be available all year not just for Pre Orders
I agree with Alfi. If you have the money and like the game, it is unlikely you will regret the decision. I have pre-ordered nearly every set the past few years, and have regretted not preordering when I could.
Questing in Stormwind - Understanding the Impact of Hearthstone's New Questlines
As I explained in my preamble, I had a limited time to watch the streams, and I didn't see enough games played with the missing classes to form an opinion.
Side note: Regis Killbin has just released this video where he ranks the various questlines based on his own experience during the theorycraft streams.
Expansion Bundles should be available all year not just for Pre Orders
I have quite a different view than the others. I can afford to pay 3 times a year 140 dollars for two bundles. I buy both preorder bundles and most of other bundles to support the game I love. Do not forget, F2P players can play the game because someone other paid for them.
The 20 pack + 2 legendary bundle is great value, but it is not enough, there are 25 legendaries in a set, not 3.
And of course, full collection allows to have more fun with some fringe cards.
My take: if you can afford it, buy the bundles. if you need to spend the money somewhere else, be F2P. I believe Hearthstone is more generous than before, increasing the rewards, duplicate protections and so on and so on. I remember the old expansions where you could open three same bad legendaries from your prepurchase bundle.
Expansion Bundles should be available all year not just for Pre Orders
One thing I want to add is, I encourage everyone to not rely too much on buying bundles. Sure, if you have a lot of spare money, I can't really stop you from buying anything. But consider this.
The thing is, what you're buying can be considered loot boxes, or gambling (sort of). You can buy plenty full game with lower than $60. But you can never have full collection in Hearthstone with just that. There's always the need to keep buying the packs. That's just for one expansion. We have three per year.
The collection itself offers no return value. And will probably be forgotten in 2 years or more. So please be gentle with your wallet. And of course, not 100% of the cards will be useful in the game.
-----Personal Take-----
Or just be like me a free player from the start, just gold, and not spending any money. Just hoping to get some giveaway from social media everytime. All rotating cards is dusted to make way crafting cards for new expansion. I can just buy some game
My point is, any game should not be like Hearthstone-expensive to be enjoyed.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
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Reminder: Full Dust Refunds for Gibberling, Apotheosis, and Renew End Soon!
Thank god I read this article... I had 1 copy of each in golden. Hello new legendary!
New Priest Spell - Shard of the Naaru
Maybe I'm wrong, but isn't a 1 mana AoE silence extremely powerful? And it's tradeable to boot.
New Priest Minion - Twilight Deceptor
Not a ton of self-damage options for Priest. Pretty much just Raise Dead. There's Psyfiend, but you'd want to play that first, so it doesn't curve well.
Heroic Duel - Should I play before rotation?
If Im not mistaken you dont get refunded for duels even after the rotation. Got burned last time I did this, not that I wasn't having fun. Got a whole hoard of these tickets anyway.
Only for arena, so for all those that havent yet, just make an arena deck and wait for the rotation to get a free pack.
New Priest Spell - Void Shard
This would be one of those Lifesteal cards to make Shadow Priest with Psyfiend work. Not a whole lot of options here, just this, Devouring Plague and some neutral healing Battlecries.
Expansion Bundles should be available all year not just for Pre Orders
Most companies would rather that the payment enter in en masse rather than slowly trickling in. It has an impact in the financial statements as these things are made on a quarterly basis. The bonuses, or discounts if you will, provided in a preorder is to entice customers towards that goal. By having this available throughout the expansion, there would not be any reason then to offer discounts or bonuses.
Also, unless you're really gunning for the extra skins and cardbacks, you're almost always better off just waiting for the usual 20 bucks bundle because up until now they've always been 20 packs + 2 legendaries of the current expansion, which in my opinion is more bang for buck.
New Priest Weapon - Shadowcloth Needle
I can't really complain about a bonus AoE from casting a Shadow spell. Only problem is you might have this equipped, and the opponent might not have that many minions.
New Priest Minion - Psyfiend
I don't know if you would want this with Darkbishop Benedictus, since you would have to give up a lot of healing. Maybe with Lifesteal cards it could work?