I'll add in that while I don't know if any of those folks in charge of that place necessarily agree with Blizzard's corporate take on the lawsuit, I do know for a fact that none of them care at all about anything that goes on their sites as long as they still bring in revenue. Until they see a drop in revenue, they wouldn't bother moderating negativity.
And not caring about stuff until it hurts the bank is just as fucking gross.
I do understand the influencers trying to distance themselves from the situation but from Blizzard's standpoint, what's the difference in releasing cards now and continuing to promote the game and waiting until Monday? I imagine the stream chat (if enabled) will be pretty toxic. Now if they canceled the stream altogether, and just did a card dump, i would understand that.
Hmm, I'm not feeling it. Sure it works wonders with like Rattlegore or Venomous Scorpid, but I feel like there's better options for board clears/removal.
Seeing disgusting comments made on the situation on other websites and seeing them not moderated is those owners continuing to support this hatred and is beyond awful to see.
OoC: The best website there is for the Card games community.
Sincerely tho, this site is the only one sensible enough to approach this subject objectively and I'm really proud of being a member of this community.
I don't know what the earliest you can discount this is, and new cards might change that. Maybe turn 4 if you have the coin? That might be early enough where an 8/6 is a problem.
See, I didn't even have to name drop and someone immediately knew who was the dumpster fire!
So fucking gross. And to think that the people that own the company that owns the site, I used to work for. Though, these are the same people that said we shouldn't spotlight content from IGN because they didn't like the site "but if we really need to then make their link back to the content not obvious or really small". Well, not that they even really own the site anymore since they've started the process in selling it off to Mobafire for that sweet multi-million dollar cash-in. Good to see Mobafire is acquiring more toxic nonsense.
Not everyone in Blizzard participated in the horrible practices mentioned in the lawsuit.
Maybe, the team/people that decided to cancel the reveals are among the 'good ones' and want to show their solidarity to their victimized fellow employees. See, showing support is not limited to community members, Blizzard employees can do this too. But that is just my guess.
Blizzard is under heat right now and anything they post is going to be filled with negative comments.
If I were to tweet something negative at the Hearthstone Twitter account right now, not many would see it. That changes if they make a fresh tweet and a large amount of people respond to it.
When you interact with the tweet, you're going to see replies and those replies have a very high chance of being critical of the company and not "on topic". That makes the reveals for them somewhat pointless.
However, I don't see this as damage control. It might be, higher ups may have put a freeze on everything to do damage control, I like to think its good folks that are there protesting internally against the bad - an act that shows they stand with their coworkers against the abuse. We'll never know for certain the exact reasoning behind it, but I do like to try and see good before the bad.
I don't think it actually sees play now, but like Playmaker it's basically future support for Token Druid or the like when Glowfly Swarm and Gibberling finally rotates out and Token Druid is forcibly changed in standard.
Could this be the worst ogre? On that subject, where did spelling it oger originate from? Guessing long before I got into HS, so please forgive my lack of knowledge of HS meme culture.
I get why some community member "boycott" the reveals, but why Blizzard the Hearthstone team? What reason could they possibly have to not upload their reveal video?
Seeing disgusting comments made on the situation on other websites and seeing them not moderated is those owners continuing to support this hatred and is beyond awful to see.
That's what I always said on Hearthpwn! And I've been warned twice that if I keep saying these things I'll be banned. Hearthpwn and other Hearthstone communities put posts and comments supporting the victims of this issue, but in the end they keep accepting the same behavior that lead to all this incident. Hearthstone communities (and gaming community in general) are misogynistic, racist and toxic, and the moderators and admins seem to accept it. That's probably because in the bottom end THEY AGREE with that behavior, but don't have the guts to stand for it.
I'm glad that you guys don't! Thanks for that, it's really appreciated. This game is awesome, we're also responsible for making it better for everyone.
I think this will be a great card, especially in a controlling deck. I like that it lets you control what gets attacked. It will make desirable deathrattle or frenzy effects that much more reliable.
Aggro Overload Shaman (UiS)
Nice deck! I theorycrafted my own version 2 days ago, looks similar enough;
https://outof.cards/hearthstone/decks/27773-burn
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
I'll add in that while I don't know if any of those folks in charge of that place necessarily agree with Blizzard's corporate take on the lawsuit, I do know for a fact that none of them care at all about anything that goes on their sites as long as they still bring in revenue. Until they see a drop in revenue, they wouldn't bother moderating negativity.
And not caring about stuff until it hurts the bank is just as fucking gross.
New Druid Spell - Lost in the Park
Really gonna need to see more support besides Park Panther to work, otherwise I think this is too much effort for too little reward.
New Druid Minion - Oracle of Elune
First thought is Gibberling. That's about the only cheap minion that I know Druid likes to play, but I guess this card could change that.
New Shaman Spell - Command the Elements
I can feel it in ma bones... a storm's coming... a Burn Shaman storm.
New Warrior Card Revealed for United in Stormwind by Budilicious - Provoke
Curious about interactions with Deathspeaker.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
I do understand the influencers trying to distance themselves from the situation but from Blizzard's standpoint, what's the difference in releasing cards now and continuing to promote the game and waiting until Monday? I imagine the stream chat (if enabled) will be pretty toxic. Now if they canceled the stream altogether, and just did a card dump, i would understand that.
New Warrior Spell - Provoke
Hmm, I'm not feeling it. Sure it works wonders with like Rattlegore or Venomous Scorpid, but I feel like there's better options for board clears/removal.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
makes sense. I guess they could disable the youtube comments, but that would probably do more harm than good.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
OoC: The best website there is for the Card games community.
Sincerely tho, this site is the only one sensible enough to approach this subject objectively and I'm really proud of being a member of this community.
New Warlock Minion - Anetheron
I don't know what the earliest you can discount this is, and new cards might change that. Maybe turn 4 if you have the coin? That might be early enough where an 8/6 is a problem.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
See, I didn't even have to name drop and someone immediately knew who was the dumpster fire!
So fucking gross. And to think that the people that own the company that owns the site, I used to work for. Though, these are the same people that said we shouldn't spotlight content from IGN because they didn't like the site "but if we really need to then make their link back to the content not obvious or really small". Well, not that they even really own the site anymore since they've started the process in selling it off to Mobafire for that sweet multi-million dollar cash-in. Good to see Mobafire is acquiring more toxic nonsense.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
Not everyone in Blizzard participated in the horrible practices mentioned in the lawsuit.
Maybe, the team/people that decided to cancel the reveals are among the 'good ones' and want to show their solidarity to their victimized fellow employees. See, showing support is not limited to community members, Blizzard employees can do this too. But that is just my guess.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
Blizzard is under heat right now and anything they post is going to be filled with negative comments.
If I were to tweet something negative at the Hearthstone Twitter account right now, not many would see it. That changes if they make a fresh tweet and a large amount of people respond to it.
When you interact with the tweet, you're going to see replies and those replies have a very high chance of being critical of the company and not "on topic". That makes the reveals for them somewhat pointless.
However, I don't see this as damage control. It might be, higher ups may have put a freeze on everything to do damage control, I like to think its good folks that are there protesting internally against the bad - an act that shows they stand with their coworkers against the abuse. We'll never know for certain the exact reasoning behind it, but I do like to try and see good before the bad.
New Hunter Minion - Imported Tarantula
Really good for a Midrange Hunter deck, or whatever deck that The Rat King is a part of.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
Ok, whatever they think is appropiate.
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
Because they'd likely be bombarded with comments on the lawsuit. That can also happen to independent creators, but nowhere near the same level.
New Warlock Spell - Dark Alley Pact
I'm not sure how often you would want to do nothing but draw the first 3 turns, but you could potentially get a very beefy boy on turn 4 with this.
New Legendary Druid Questline Revealed for United in Stormwind by 4Players - Lost in the Park
The reward is not so good.
New Druid Minion - Oracle of Elune
I don't think it actually sees play now, but like Playmaker it's basically future support for Token Druid or the like when Glowfly Swarm and Gibberling finally rotates out and Token Druid is forcibly changed in standard.
New Neutral Minion - Two-Faced Investor
Could this be the worst ogre? On that subject, where did spelling it oger originate from? Guessing long before I got into HS, so please forgive my lack of knowledge of HS meme culture.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Doomguard!
Stats can be found on page 1 of this thread and it discards two of your cards
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
I get why some community member "boycott" the reveals, but why Blizzard the Hearthstone team? What reason could they possibly have to not upload their reveal video?
Blizzard Has Cancelled Their Remaining Solo Reveals, Card Reveal Dump Stream Pushed Up a Day
That's what I always said on Hearthpwn! And I've been warned twice that if I keep saying these things I'll be banned. Hearthpwn and other Hearthstone communities put posts and comments supporting the victims of this issue, but in the end they keep accepting the same behavior that lead to all this incident. Hearthstone communities (and gaming community in general) are misogynistic, racist and toxic, and the moderators and admins seem to accept it. That's probably because in the bottom end THEY AGREE with that behavior, but don't have the guts to stand for it.
I'm glad that you guys don't! Thanks for that, it's really appreciated. This game is awesome, we're also responsible for making it better for everyone.
New Warrior Spell - Provoke
I think this will be a great card, especially in a controlling deck. I like that it lets you control what gets attacked. It will make desirable deathrattle or frenzy effects that much more reliable.