I think what HS trackers provide is the best way to do it. You see your deck, and you see what is in your opponents only after they play the cards. So you dont see the entire enemy deck, just a "reminder" of what you have already seen. It can help you identify a similar meta decks, but not give you the full rundown from the start. This way, you are only getting the information you already had at any given time, it is just easier to not have to remember it all.
I feel like what duckling did and what runeterra.ar did are two completely different things. What he did was a post-match review and remembering what to watch out for. What runeterra.ar does is give you the review during a match. The difference is like reading your notes after an exam and reading your notes during your exam, so I'm not exactly sure what the point of comparing the two is. I feel like there's almost no debate that what runeterra.ar did is equivalent to an unfair advantage since if the other player doesn't have the same program, then one clearly had the upper hand.
Also, I'm not too fond of the fact that people think it's better for the game to have open decklists. That just sounds... dumb. Sure it might be better for the more competitive players, but that's the point of tournaments, right? If you were to implement this system in casual or ladder, then the games would be a lot different. Why change the game format when there's already one that fits that description? Extra work just so the top 10% would benefit while screwing the other 90%.
Interesting stuff. I think there's an easy enough distinction to make between being provided real-time information at the start of the match and accessing deck information after the match. Not much of a distinction from a technical capability standpoint with the API so discussions like these need to be had. It sounds like Riot's working with the website, and their reasoning makes sense to me. I haven't played Runeterra since Beta, but I wonder if a feature like that could similarly be abused for Arena situations. It makes sense to have guidelines around it.
The problem is that it is not possible to know if YouTube has correctly counted the hours we have been watching ...
For example, I have been watching the streaming for 6 hours ... however, I don't know if YouTube has taken note of that time or not.
Also, is it possible for YouTube to know if we are actually watching the streaming in person? We can not trust ... because maybe if we have the streaming in a background window, YouTube is not counting any watching time at all ...
Another danger is what happened to me this morning: streaming suffered a micro cut for a moment due to a problem with my connection and, without my realizing it, the streaming automatically went from playing it "live" to "recorded/delayed" (so that I would not have any interruption during the course of the game and I would not miss anything), obviously not computing any time from that moment on (since if we are not watching the streaming on live, YouTube do not register any watching time)
just to clarify, I don't think she didn't know what would happen to his career, I'm just saying it's not her actual intent (or at least her proposed motive is credible). She couldn't have talked about the whole thing without that being an inevitable consequence.
Also, I'm not trying to imply that silence = guilt (although I may have phrased that one poorly), but rather that in this specific situation where it would literally just be word vs word it's incredibly irresponsible to not come out with some sort of reaction or acknowledgement.
The Slazo thing was a bit different because he actually got gaslit into thinking he did something way worse than what was actually the case while also being dogpiled by the entire commentary scene. Zalae just wasn't under nearly as much pressure while also having way less severe allegations levied against him.
Point is: He fucked up by not being able to respond in any fashion whatsoever, which means that regardless of the truth, he is at least partially responsible for what is happening to him now.
The easy way to be "sure" you gain the packs, just let it play in another window and just go on with your life.
I left my pc at home watching the stream. Technically, I've been watching for 6 hours, but I'll be sure in 2 days, when the packs arrive, that I've not been scammed by Youtube.
C'est La Vie...
The problem is that it is not possible to know if YouTube has correctly counted the hours we have been watching ...
For example, I have also been watching the streaming for 6 hours ... however, I don't know if YouTube has taken note of that time or not.
Also, is it possible for YouTube to know if we are actually watching the streaming in person? We can not trust ... because maybe if we have the streaming in a background window, YouTube is not counting any watching time at all ...
Another danger is what happened to me this morning: streaming suffered a micro cut for a moment due to a problem with my connection and, without my realizing it, the streaming automatically went from playing it "live" to "recorded/delayed" (so that I would not have any interruption during the course of the game and I would not miss anything), obviously not computing any time from that moment on (since if we are not watching the streaming on live, YouTube do not register any watching time)
The easy way to be "sure" you gain the packs, just let it play in another window and just go on with your life.
I left my pc at home watching the stream. Technically, I've been watching for 6 hours, but I'll be sure in 2 days, when the packs arrive, that I've not been scammed by Youtube.
There seems to be no way of knowing for how long we've watched the stream ... and there's no notification of winning a pack either !!
In addition, the packs can take up to 48 hours to be delivered ...
My God, how do we know then if we have already met the requirements to receive the packs? Are we supposed to have faith that YouTube has counted our watching hours correctly and pray that in a couple of days we get something by chance?
There seems to be no way of knowing for how long we've watched the stream ... and there's no notification of winning a pack either !!
In addition, the packs can take up to 48 hours to be delivered ...
My God, how do we know then if we have already met the requirements to receive the packs? Are we supposed to have faith that YouTube has counted our watching hours correctly and pray that in a couple of days we get something by chance?
This is the best take in this comment section imo. There are things I disagree with, like you saying she does not mean to target his income or get him fired. Which she would obviously know something like this would achieve. This is a good thing if true, but heinous if not.
You also mention that he should have responded earlier, and would have no need for legal action or a "real reason" to remain silent. If you look at what happened to slazzo, where he also waited months to respond to his allegations which we know now are not true. He was setting up a lot of proof since apology videos made without sense and without facts that are ready to be layed out people ignore. I dont think silence equals guilt, I think guilt equals guilt. Theres a reason we have the fifth amendment AND due process in america.
HOT TAKE: The best nerf to the card is nerfing its Cost, NOT the Cost of generated spells. Yes, nerfing the Cost of generated spells to (2) may get rid of Nagrand Slam and Survival of the Fittest from your Flamestrike, but that would turn them into Libram of Hope, which removes the intended weakness of Mage - survivability. Discounted Librams of Hope are already so nasty, now imagine them in a class that is not designed around having no way to prevent face damage from sticking. And the 10-Cost spells would still be there, just by adding different cards like Deep Freeze.
Also a small side note that with the current Cost of generated spells From Deck of Lunacy, currently only Apexis Blast can generate some great defensive cards like Cenarion Ward, Tidal Wave or even Deep Freeze still, where the change to the Cost of the generated cards would make sense, as currently no Mage spell costs (6) in Standard, but again, because of Librams, it's out of the question. One thing is that the change would also make the amount of not added Mask of C'Thun evaporated, and the card draw reduced a little bit due to 3-Cost spells not turning into 6-Cost card draw cards. Still, just giving too much potential survivability to Mage with Deck of Lunacy because of that nerf to the Cost of generated spells to (2) seems too much for me to outweigh the positives.
TL;DR It's best to nerf the initial cost of Deck of Lunacy to prevent Mage from getting too many survival tools out of the randomly generated spells. The current pool that Deck of Lunacy transforms spells into is already very light on healing, with only Siphon Soul and maybe Tidal Surge doing the trick.
Alright, since this entire comment section is a warzone I feel like I need to break this down on a (mostly) objective level.
One one hand we have people who are sympathetic to the alleged (in a legal sense, calm down) victim, share their own thoughts on her and Zalae as they perceive them and are inclined to believe her story based on how it is presented.
On the other hand we have people who refuse to immediately condemn the guy on accusations that lack tangible evidence outside of the victim's account.
Both of these sides are valid, yet both miss some crucial elements.
First of all, the argument that false accusations are statistically rare, while true, should never be used as justification for "just believe the accuser by default". Due process and innocent until proven guilty are still an essential part of any legal (or in this case, court of public opinion) process. Referring to stastistics in order to debunk individual cases is a fallacy. Just because something is unlikely to happen doesn't mean you get a free pass.
Second of all, the other side appears to miss the fact that this is NOT a legal issue. We are not talking about criminal accusations that could result in legal action. Rini, at least to my knowledge, hasn't, at any point, claimed that she wants "justice" or "revenge" or what have you. All she did was tell a personal story out of (according to her) a personal need to inform Zalae's current and future partners about his behaviour, with the additional intent of (according to her) wanting to reach through to him and really show him the extent of his abusive behaviour. The fact that people are framing this as if she's deliberately trying to ruin his life is simply disingenouus. That COULD be her motivation, but there is literally no indicator that it is, meaning that you are now similarly trying to ascribe wrongdoing to her, without having any tangible evidence yourself. If I go on Youtube and tell people how much of a dick a previous accquaintance was, I am not obligated to provide conclusive evidence because I am not insinuating that they did something illegal.
The situation we have on our hands is a single individual coming out about something that clearly has been weighing on her mind for a while. This is most likely therapeutic while also being fueled by a need to "warn" other people. She does all this without ever actually calling for Zalae to be punished/cancelled/whatnot. If anything, this is the RIGHT way to do these kinds of things. If you disagree with this statement it means that you believe that nobody should ever be able to disclose their negative experiences with other people unless they have concrete evidence.
Yes, false accusations, even ones without legal repercussions, have negative effects on people's lives. That is called reputation and it is a core part of human interactions. This is not something we can ever have full control over and trying to completely remove it will just leave you with even more problems.
As it stands, we have the following facts:
-Rini stated her side of the story, her motivation, and her desire to not hurt Zalae's life beyond trying to warn his current/future partners about his "shortcomings" since she feels it's her responsibility. All of this is understandable from an empathetic perspective and there is nothing that suggests she is lying for personal gain or out of revenge (so far).
-Zalae himself has not responded to these allegations (as of yet). This means that we DO NOT HAVE HIS SIDE OF THE STORY. This, however, is his problem. If you get accused of something, it is your responsibility to defend yourself. The fact that he has failed to do this since January at the very least gives the appearance that he does not have a counterclaim. Sure, you can argue that maybe he is preparing some larger legal statement, but that would be very unusual seeing how he was never accused of illegal behaviour in the first place. To sum it up: the ball was in his court and he didn't pick it up. As a result it just isn't possible to "take his side" because he doesn't have one. He couldn't even be bothered to deny it.
-Blizzard did not "fire" Zalae based on baseless accusations. As people pointed out, this shit has been out since the start of the year. The only reason why Blizzard responded now is because of public pressure. Whether or not you agree with it or not is irrelevant, because at the end of the day regardless of the truth, this is the correct PR choice to make by a company trying to maintain their public image. Zalae was suspended based on allegations he himself failed to contest in any way whatsoever. If Blizzard DIDN'T suspend him they would effectively be stating "we are aware of the allegations, but chose to ignore them on account of them not being a big deal". Regardless of whether they are doing the right thing morally, they are OBLIGATED to make the right business decision.
Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed that some people on here are completely incapable of applying nuance to a situation that obviously has more layers to it.
"Innocent until proven guilty", as important as it is, does not free you of the responsibility of contesting the accusations. Zalae failed to defend himself in any shape or form, which is a terrible decision regardless of the truth. Even if he is absolutely guilty of everything and fearing for his reputation, the least he could have done was acknowledge the claims and give a half-assed apology. The only thing that makes you look worse than a false accusation is a lack of response...because then people have no choice other than to assume your guilt.
At the same time, I'm fairly put off by people parroting the "just believe the victims" narrative, because despite all the statistics, it still massively hurts the actual credibility of victims, since the veryy few outliers that maliciously lie for their personal gain will just abuse this general attitude to further their own means. This doesn't means you have to be a fence-sitter or aren't allowed to take Rini's side (fucking hell, I'm on her side, she has presented no contradicting information and her sentiments are entirely relatable) but for fuck's sake, realize that at the end of the day that is all based on your subjective understanding of the situation and making absolute judgement calls based on incomplete information only ends up in pointless virtue signalling. And no, arguing that "well he did always come off as kind of an asshole" is fucking stupid and a prime case of confirmation bias.
The only objective statement about this whole thing is that Zalae is too incompetent to defend himself. Everything else comes down to speculation, so unless you have concrete evidence you should refrain from talking about "the truth" and instead just state your personal opinion on the matter and then leave it there.
Wasn't Liooon the first female to have won the Grandmasters Global Finals?
My point is that she isn't the first female participant, but that doesn't mean there isn't a significant skew in the gender of the players. That said, this appears to be the case regardless of the game played.
Well I am on mobile so I will gladly use that as an excuse to why I didnt find better research. I will read the links provided later and maybe make a response, but with just skimming seeing that last one is about south Africa I already doubt the legitimacy overall of at least that article.
The reason I posted the link on it's own was because I was tired of seeing people quote crime statistics from a well know article about false allegations from 2002-10 the linkis biased I'll give that lol, but it does include finding from an FBI study in 2012, which I did read through and is not as hilarious as you claim. Your articles though are from 2020, so I will read them later.
But the point wasnt that the link proved it was a false claim it was that it was possible. There are people who comment here that seem to believe it is never possible for a "victim" to recant their story or falsely accuse someone for their own gain and even though it is a clearly biased article. It does well to show that I felt.
Hey! I am just looking for opinions here! I started this thread because I know everyone has a different concept of fun and that is the reason I made this thread.
Obviosly my opinion is the only one that matters and all of you are wrong (?
Here goes my list!
Legacy + Core Set
King Krush Just love the feel this card has. It's summoning animation is glorious.
Lord Jaraxxus is a Baddass. I love him! Even while still a minion, I used it everytime I could. His voicelines, his play animation... Everything is great.
Lorewalker Cho is a card nobody expects and it is actually not that easy to play around it. Run it in my 30 legendaries even paladin deck
Millhouse Manastorm has amazing and iconic voicelines. And some of the best ways of losing a game ever.
Brightwing is a card I do not know why I like so much. It all just comes togheter to a great feeling when playing it.
Old Murk-Eye is a Murloc finisher that can make some incredible charging damage on mirror murloc matches. Also it is just too cool to ignore.
Baron Geddon was is a card I played a lot during classic hearthstone, before Naxxramas. It was never the best... But I have great memories from playing him... Nobody expected him....
Ragnaros the Firelord just knows what to hit! It works every time! His summoning anination, voicelines and effect are just epic.
Nozdormu is the worst enemy of low end phones... Still great to have him randomly appear and make you pick up your phase.
Ysera was my first every legendary card (also my first ever duplicate legendary). Voiceline, and animations are just on point. Can't remember how many games this card won me. Even if not great anymore... The fun is still there and has a special place in my heart.
Stalagg and Feugen are cards that go together as they need each other to be succesfull. Have great memories of getting multiple Thaddiuses and wining that way... If classic ever gets Naxx... My deathrattle shaman will totally be back.
Iron Juggernaut is a card that I really loved when it came out. Then paired it with Brann during LoE to get multiple mines in the oponent's deck. Just a great amount of randomness that never felt unfair and made every draw feel decisive.
Mimiron's Head has some great animation and the feeling of getting it's effect off is something just wonderfull. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Sneed's Old Shredder will always get you a perfect random legendary... Every time! There is sth about getting random legendaries that just clicks on me...
Blackrock Mountain
Majordomo Executus let's you play as Ragnaros... Just getting Awaken the makers in the same deck to get a 40 HP Ragnaros hero, gave me lots of hours of fun.
Grand Tournament
Aviana made some crazy plays come true... Before Kun, it was just amazing having a 5/5 your oponnent had to deal with no matter what.
Anub'arak. He just keeps coming and getting more and more aracnids on the field. Really annoying. Great animations.
Justicar Trueheart gave us a new concept of upgraded hero powers. And it was really original and the best part of TGT
Nexus-Champion Saraad. I do not know if this card was great... Took a good 7 month break after 2 weeks of blackrock. I just know this has a nice feeling to it!.
League of Explorers
Sir Finley Mrrgglton as the rest of the explorers, gave a lot of experimentation to the game. In this case getting a new hero power gave new life to classes that were stuck with a certain playstyle.
Brann Bronzebeard Enabled too much crazy stuff to happen and I love him for that.
Elise Starseeker is kinda the original quest. The flavour of this card is wonderfull and as I said before... Really dig Random Legendaries. Also the legendary pool of this time was much better than now. Not that many situational legendaries.
Reno Jackson is going to be rich eventually. He created an entire archtype around him. No way he can be ignored.
Arch-Thief Rafaam the suprreeeeme archaeologist is just amazing. Flavourfull and bad... It is a really bad card, but that did not stop me from playing the hell out of it.
Old Gods
Fandral Staghelm A new mechanic that made it unique and irreplasable for a long time. Loved it.
Shifter Zerus Random Minion everyturn is the kind of fun I like
C'Thun Increidble build around. Everyone got it for free so he got a great spotlight.
Deathwing, Dragonlord He is loved by all the dragons of azeroth who will come to avenge their death comrade.
N'Zoth, the Corruptor He singlehandedly wraped the meta in a really big way... When he came back to standar for a time people got to see why he is so polarizing.
Kun the Forgotten King Really powerfull card, could be a 0 mana 7/7 for druid. Did not see that much play at first... But it's effects were just really usefull
Kazakus is one of the most versatile cards ever printed. Paired with Reno it was just crazy.
Raza the Chained is a card I thought would make inspire work. Played it a lot and wanted it to happen. But... We got anduin later and that card did make it work... With no inspire to be seen around.
White Eyes's life is your shield. Awesome animations, voicelines and art.
Mayor Noggenfogger random is his last name. Sorry came back with him and laughs were always around. It never saw serious play because of his cost... But games could get really messy with him.
Ungoro
Awaken the Makers is an interesting quest that gives you the posibility of a 40 health Jaraxxus and Ragnaros.
Frost Lich Jaina is a card I felt in love with as soon as I saw it. The art, the voicelines, the effect wich is pretty powerfull but not OP. I feel this card is just like Zilliax in power level. The perfect amount for a high cost card.
Uther of the Ebon Blade gets you an Amazing weapon and an amusing hero power wich needs to be answered if you do not want to loose the game. This was the first alternate win condition and it got everything right.
Bloodreaver Gul'dan I do not understand how this 10 mana card managed to not get nerfed. Always loved demons and he just gave me more of a reason to play them. Also the Hero Power is just crazy... 3 Damage + Lifesteal for 2 mana is just incredibly powerfull. If it's battlecry was worse I would understand it. But damn, it was also incredible.
Deathstalker Rexxar Making my own beast is something I really apreciate. The beast pool gives you lots of variables and makes this a great flexible card. Also... This card helped push Hunter in a new playstyle and as I dislike agro (exception being murlocs) this card alone made me play hunter.
Rotface DADDY MAKES TOYS OUT OF YOU!! I made a stinky!!! This card has some amazing voicelines and the random legendaries it produces make me happy to just play it.
Arfus is a card I use a lot in my 30 legendaries deck. If you get army of the death on curve. The highroll is just too big. Also... He is just a good boy.
The Lich King is a perfectly flavoured card that, like Zilliax, felt really good to play, but it never went the extra mile that could make it anoying or OP. And being just this great of a character, he really deserved this card.
Kobolds and Catacombs
Rhok'delar was just an amazing and unique weapon... I got it on opening day and I felt horrible about it... Until 10 days later I got to try it against a friend just for fun. In the end, spell hunter was one of my favourite archetypes in this expansion and this card gave you that refill option Hunter always needed. (Credits to RangDipkin for reminding me about this card. Around here I was kinda sleepy so I totally missed it)
Rin, the First Disciple is just really slow. But blowing up your oponnent's deck, even if it only had less than 10 cards left, always felt rewarding. The animations for the seals and blowing up the deck are just top notch.
Woecleaver I do not know why I like this card so much. It is simple, but there is something satisfying about Axing your opponents face a getting a big guy out of your deck.
Marin the Fox is just another amazingly flavourfull card with excelent voicelines and an unique effect. The fact that it was free was just the tipping. I made use of it in every single deck I played for about 2 to 3 months.
Witchwood
Emeriss is another really controlly hunter card. Really tried to make it work, and when it did (with Gh'zilla) it was a hell of a time
Toki, Time-Tinker was a nice idea for something to have in standar. I would really like it to come around in the next core set as it gives more RNG to the game it is played on, but the pool is too diluted to make it OP in anyway.
Chameleos was just a nice an unique concept. I really loved having information on my oponent's hand. The good thing is... You do not have to play it for it to be usefull. You can jusst keep it in your hand and your opponent will never know.
Lady in White was just an amazing effect. I think Deckwide effects were strange during this time (except for Prince Keleseth and Mistcaller I can't really think of another one) and that auto innerfire made me try to make some useless cards usable for the first time. My intentions ended up mostly in failure, but the times it worked it just felt amazing.
Tess Greymane is THE card that made me interested in making thief rogue more than just a meme. Even now in wild, (not with an amazing winrate but well...) you can play Tess for some amazing crazy combos and now even shuffle new copies with Toggwagle's Scheme.
Hagatha the Witch was the first hero card we got after the Death Knights. Her effect was unique and sweet. Her voicelines and animations amazing and the amount of value you can get out of her hero power is just through the roof!.
Shudderwock was really annoying in lots of decks... But I just found it fascinating. It literally had infinite Possibilities. And still does... Either with Jades, OTK, Boardclears, Whatever you need, he's got it!
Genn Greymane and Baku the Mooneater were at the time, totally overpowered. But having this new restrictions and possible upsides in all classes, made it sth trully magical to experiment with. Genn, ended up in my 30 legendary deck for example, giving my paladin the early power it lacked.
Till this day, new decks can be developed because of them. Odd mage was always a thing, but, for example, Even Mage is now sth really viable too! You have cards like Wildfire and Mordresh that just made it something you really want to play with Spirit of the Dragonhawk. Also I can now get my own 30 dmg machinegun going with the Drake that let's me repeat my effect. And so... Even Anduin got scared that day.
Similar stories can be found with every class! With the exception of Demon Hunter wich just ignores Genn.
Boomsday
Whizbang the Wonderful is just the perfect card for the F2P player o just about anyone who can't afford all legendaries in a set. Most of the times, you get to try some new cool toys out of the bat because of him and the deck recipes he offers. It actually is a card that... In my opinion... Deserved to stay in standar forever. Core Set kinda fixed most issues Whizbang also solves, but it still would be nice!. Only Reason I do not have it in gold is because I am mostly a F2P player and I opened it as my first boomsday legendary (actually the second one as I got a preorder that time) and I could not justify crafting it after pulling it.
Luna's Pocket Galaxy is a build around card that nobody expected to be good. Then it was buffed to 5 mana and back to 7, but now it got played, because people noticed it's power. It took me way too much to get my hands on it, but getting it played on turn 7 or earlier always makes for a fun and different game on it's owner's side.
Kangor's Endless Army is a card I do not understand why I like so much... Sth about Mech Paladin just clicked with me and I played it a lot that season. Hope we get more magnetic cards in the future, though I doubt that would be the case.
The Soularium Really pushed Discard Warlock for me... Before Jeklik it was just a dream, but a Dream I really enjoyed even though it was terrible.
Before, I mentioned I got a preorder for this expansion.... Well... Dr. Boom, Mad Genius was the Golden Legendary I got from it! Not OP but really fun! Also, as I mentioned I really liked Mech Paladin and well... It was the same with mech warrior. A match made in heaven for me... You! You are good! Don't Make me push Buttons!!!!! OMG his voicelines are just amazing.
Mecha'thun Another OTK I just had to pull off... The same as Uther... Just played the hell out of it!
Rumble
Zul'jin is my favourite hero card of the year of the Raven by far. It fitted perfectly in Spell Hunter and got other archetypes more power. Loved getting my Animal Companions, Deadly Shots and The 7 mana walls (do not remember the name) again! Just a bordclear that generated even more pressure.
Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk was a dream for any Ragnaros lover such as me. Getting him back in standar was just great. And also It fitted perfectly in Odd Mage.
High Priest Thekal is a card I ran a lot with Ragnaros Lightlord and Uther of the Ebon Blade. It made your lifesteal cards really count! Even if you did not take any hit in the whole game.
High Priestess Jeklik is just the card Discard Warlock needed and her voicelines are just on point! "HIREEEK GRANTS ME WIIINGS"
Da Undatakah is a card I actually got some mixed experiences with. I tried to meme the hell out of it, but it just did not happen. I still like him somehow... But I can't say I every achieved anything with him.
Hakkar, the Soulflayer was just an excellent WoW representation taken to Hearthstone. Also the cardback event was just sooo coool. Used this one a lot with cards that would transform my copy or just delete it. In case I tried to transform it... i would try to draw it multiple times before doing so. Just for the card advantage... "12 damage to my face you say? Not a problem!"
Rise of Shadows
Kalecgos is just a combination of Animation, Voiceline and effect. It feels really powerfull and perfectly balanced for a 10 mana card.
Madame Lazul fitted perfectly in my thief Priest. Can't say much more of her.
Heistbaron Togwaggle brought Marin's Treasures back! And you know how much I liked his treasures! It was a day 1 craft to me. Also... Amazing Voiceline! XD Still gives me a smile when I think about it.
Scargil is almost the perfect card for a murloc lover like me...
Arch-Villain Rafaam is back! And more supreme than ever! Lots of Legendaries from his powerfull first! Even better in gold! (See Whizbang... Got him again...)
Archmage Vargoth doubled the fun! Still using him with mana biscuit and with wildfire!
Saviours of Uldum
Unseal the Vault gave hunter more midrange options wich are always nice!
Dinotamer Brann has an awesome animation and Effect, and really sold the highlander hunter concept to me! Also he can be branned for 2 king krush!
Making Mummies is a dead quest on arrival. Limited support makes it easy to power creep. But the concept is something just awesome!
Activate the Obelisk is really cool if you like fighting for the board. It is super powerfull and goes well with the other priest quest... At least in my mind... XD
Armagedillo is great for taunt warrior. Used it for quest warrior and got total happines out of it. Great animation and power level. Also you can discover it from taunt generation.
Zephrys the Great has what you need! Even if you do not know what it is!
Siamat was Zilliax 2.0 . Not as good as him but still a welcome addition!
Descent of Dragons
Goru the Mightree says his name... 3 times... I just say it with him, every time I play it. Treant druid can also be pretty fun in general :)
Dragonbane in one of the best inspíre cards ever, and they always go to hunter! More Face is always good
Nozdormu the Timeless was the missing of my 30 Legendary Even Paladin Deck. It really makes it work when you draw it! When you don't you still survive a bit thanks to Genn on the early turns.
Bandersmosh is another case of fun random legendary cards.
Dragonqueen Alexstrasza is just an amazing card. 2 0 cost dragons, even if random, tend to be great, and you already have enough reasons to play highlander decks in neutral already. Zephrys, Reno, Kazakus. It can always work.
Galakrond's Awakening
The Amazing Reno is just amazing! And he knows it! himself! Delete the board and become a mini Yogg for the rest of the game is a great effect, even for 0 mana.
Nethrandamus is a card I really like. Demon Hunter tends to be all about agression, so when I played the expendable performers, That 3 damage to everything summon 3/3's card and this. I always caught people offguard. I rushed Demon Hunter to Lvl 60 before the new year, and even if I did not like the class that much (Soulfragments were an exception) this card helped me do it. Also got it to my second most wins in ranked class (Then I realised how much casual I played all over the years, and that is why I do not have any golden hero portrait)
Ashes of Outland
Murgur Murgurgle is a usefull murloc that summons even more shiny bubbly murlocs. Not much more to add.
Shadowjeweler Hanar is the dream of any Secret rogue player who likes seeing his oponent confused every turn and testing every possible secret in the game. Works better when bounced back at the end of your turn for extra rage.
The Lurker Below is that little card nobody liked, but even at 3 health I could not get myself to ignore it. His animation is just great. And I love the art on the card itself.
Scholomance
Soulciologist Malicia is a card that made me like Demon Hunter. Also I really liked the Sould Fragment archetype on both classes that supported it.
Ras Frostwhisper is a card I run for a good time. As mage, you almost always have some spell damage in hand and agressive decks hate this card.
Rattlegore is really annoying to remove. Even more if you manage to copy it and play multiple of them. Also his growls are just great!
Keymaster Alabaster is just more thief fun. I like copying my opponent's deck. Even if I did not select all thief cards for this list. This followed by coldlight oracle is just fun.
Darkmoon Faire
Deck of Lunacy is a card I loved while it was a meme. Thankfully it got nerfed and I can play my random spells again without feeling too bad about it (mostly on wild though)
Tickatus is the ultimate destroyer of decks. You can Brann him, get multiple copies, and even play him uncorrupted for the new "Destroy your deck" Warlock Archetype (Wich is not good at all). This card can be rage inducing, so I try not to abuse it too much, but playing just 1 copy of it feels good and not THAAAT bad to the player on the receiving end.
Silas Darkmoon has some great lines and made me think about positioning again. Also it is great for giving your opponent a generous mummy and getting some stuff played. It is not that easy to remove that mummy.
N'Zoth, God of the Deep is a card I tried to make work on paladin. Not that good, but that did not stop me from playing it.
Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate can be better or worse than our original, all mighty and powerfull, Yogg-Saron, Hope's End. I still could not get a random pyroblast from him on ranked. And some effects it can get are underwhelming. The thing is.. As a wild player... What is stopping me from playing both Yoggs in a single deck? Why choose?
Darkmoon Races
Keywarden Ivory is just concistent and has some great animations.
Envoy Rustwix a great demon, with great animations and voicelines. Also you get 9 random legendaries from him, (3 at once) and can get him back soooo many times. Even sometimes from the prime you get from him. I love the fact this card exists.
Barrens
Death Speaker Blackthorn is a card I want to succed. Right now it is not doing so... But I love my deathrattles.
Mordresh Fire Eye made with wildfire, even mage great in wild. And gave me a reason to play even over odd. I love his animation and it is not that difficult to pull.
Firemancer Flurgl is the ultimate murloc boardclear in wild. In standar, it is pretty cool too. And who does not like murlocs?
Tamsin Roame is a concept I really like.. Still playing around with it as I received it not that long ago. Has the potential to stay in this list, as shadow spells can be really flexible.
Mankrik is just an Iconic character and an Interesting and Unique legendary card that can fit in lots of decks. Still trying to get the achivement of killing someone finding his wife. Sometime I will...
Kazakus, Golem Shaper as the original is just really flexible. Not that easy to put on a deck, but where it fits, it is just great. Also this "Make your own card" cards click with me.
I wouldn't trust a single thing from someone who's written a book titled Women of the Klan: The Foundations of Modern Feminism, in which it is argued that the KKK and classical chivalry provided the philosophical and practical lynchpin for modern feminism.
The article you've presented is an awful, unscientific read with some charts that violate all that is sacrosanct about graphic design. The study it cites looked at 30 cases of known false allegations and concluded from that that 73% of false allegations are made by women. Like... what? How do you extrapolate 73% from a sample size of 30? The false allegations weren't always for abuse either.
I'll provide some quotes for others who chose not to read (click the spoiler for three select quotes):
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"Women not rape men at about the same rate as men rape women, but, women also commit all of the false accusations of rape against men, while, female rapists go unreported and unpunished in all aspects."
(no citation, and the grammar mistakes are not mine: also all the false allegations? That's a strong stance to take that I guarantee is way more complex.)
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"The late 1980’s and early 1990’s saw some serious studies conducted by the U.S. Air Force, Purdue University, and other institutions, into measuring the rate of false accusations of rape."
(woefully unspecific, what are "other institutions", and what is a "serious" study as opposed to a study?)
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We quote from a recent paper of a rape accuser advocate that, contrary to popular belief, the police determine that about 86% of rape claims are unfounded (false).
This is the very first step in the criminal justice system. On average, 86 percent of the reported sexual assaults never went any further than the police.
(Rape claims being unfounded and "never went any further than the police" are two fundamentally different things. One suggests that the police investigated and found that not only was there no crime, but that the accuser was in fact in the wrong. The other suggests it was brought before the police and… nothing happened, for whatever reason. The researcher they cite as quote: (false) without providing counterfactual evidence, was actually making a very careful distinction that the author clearly did not pick up on.)
Don't go peddling pseudo-scientific nonsense that supports your worldview from a man who clearly has an agenda. Took me 10 minutes to take this apart.
Here are several actual studies into false allegations of rape and abuse:
There are many cases of false accusations where the accused feel the deck is stacked against them. Like with the 2006 North Carolina lacrosse player false accusation, or the Columbia 2014 mattress girl case. I'm not saying this automatically makes the man innocent. I'm just saying it's possible. Just like its possible there may be rain on a cloudy day. Just because it was just overcast doesnt mean the possibility of there being rain was zero.
If you feel like I do where these cases need as much validity and structure to where no one doubts the outcome. Then you would be on my side and hoping for a formal investigation. And not just believing a victim because they say they are a victim. Our society is built on helping victims which I think is a good thing. But it also opens the door for bad actors. Which cannot and should not be ignored and doing so just because someone makes a youtube video where they are crying is just negligence.
Perhaps a good idea to give a link to international abuse helplines should anyone reading this article be in need of support. Doesn't matter what your gender, race or religion is you don't have to endure it - no one should. Reach out for help if you or someone you know needs it.
So he didn't hit her or really hurt her in any significant way, he was just a little aggressive, playfully. Is that considered to be horrible abuse today? Probably the entire reason for this "scandal" is that he was the one who broke up with her. It really feels like the main reason she got so upset.
Just out of curiosity, I have been watching since the start of the stream. (Most matches were quite enjoyable by the way) and just opened hearthstone and did not get any drop. Are this automatic? Are they delivered later?
Runeterra's Community is Divided Over If Enemy Decklists Should Be Public Knowledge
I think what HS trackers provide is the best way to do it. You see your deck, and you see what is in your opponents only after they play the cards. So you dont see the entire enemy deck, just a "reminder" of what you have already seen. It can help you identify a similar meta decks, but not give you the full rundown from the start. This way, you are only getting the information you already had at any given time, it is just easier to not have to remember it all.
Runeterra's Community is Divided Over If Enemy Decklists Should Be Public Knowledge
I feel like what duckling did and what runeterra.ar did are two completely different things. What he did was a post-match review and remembering what to watch out for. What runeterra.ar does is give you the review during a match. The difference is like reading your notes after an exam and reading your notes during your exam, so I'm not exactly sure what the point of comparing the two is. I feel like there's almost no debate that what runeterra.ar did is equivalent to an unfair advantage since if the other player doesn't have the same program, then one clearly had the upper hand.
Also, I'm not too fond of the fact that people think it's better for the game to have open decklists. That just sounds... dumb. Sure it might be better for the more competitive players, but that's the point of tournaments, right? If you were to implement this system in casual or ladder, then the games would be a lot different. Why change the game format when there's already one that fits that description? Extra work just so the top 10% would benefit while screwing the other 90%.
Runeterra's Community is Divided Over If Enemy Decklists Should Be Public Knowledge
Interesting stuff. I think there's an easy enough distinction to make between being provided real-time information at the start of the match and accessing deck information after the match. Not much of a distinction from a technical capability standpoint with the API so discussions like these need to be had. It sounds like Riot's working with the website, and their reasoning makes sense to me. I haven't played Runeterra since Beta, but I wonder if a feature like that could similarly be abused for Arena situations. It makes sense to have guidelines around it.
Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 Takes Place This Weekend! Here's What You Need to Know
The problem is that it is not possible to know if YouTube has correctly counted the hours we have been watching ...
For example, I have been watching the streaming for 6 hours ... however, I don't know if YouTube has taken note of that time or not.
Also, is it possible for YouTube to know if we are actually watching the streaming in person? We can not trust ... because maybe if we have the streaming in a background window, YouTube is not counting any watching time at all ...
Another danger is what happened to me this morning: streaming suffered a micro cut for a moment due to a problem with my connection and, without my realizing it, the streaming automatically went from playing it "live" to "recorded/delayed" (so that I would not have any interruption during the course of the game and I would not miss anything), obviously not computing any time from that moment on (since if we are not watching the streaming on live, YouTube do not register any watching time)
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
just to clarify, I don't think she didn't know what would happen to his career, I'm just saying it's not her actual intent (or at least her proposed motive is credible). She couldn't have talked about the whole thing without that being an inevitable consequence.
Also, I'm not trying to imply that silence = guilt (although I may have phrased that one poorly), but rather that in this specific situation where it would literally just be word vs word it's incredibly irresponsible to not come out with some sort of reaction or acknowledgement.
The Slazo thing was a bit different because he actually got gaslit into thinking he did something way worse than what was actually the case while also being dogpiled by the entire commentary scene. Zalae just wasn't under nearly as much pressure while also having way less severe allegations levied against him.
Point is: He fucked up by not being able to respond in any fashion whatsoever, which means that regardless of the truth, he is at least partially responsible for what is happening to him now.
drop on youtube?
The problem is that it is not possible to know if YouTube has correctly counted the hours we have been watching ...
For example, I have also been watching the streaming for 6 hours ... however, I don't know if YouTube has taken note of that time or not.
Also, is it possible for YouTube to know if we are actually watching the streaming in person? We can not trust ... because maybe if we have the streaming in a background window, YouTube is not counting any watching time at all ...
Another danger is what happened to me this morning: streaming suffered a micro cut for a moment due to a problem with my connection and, without my realizing it, the streaming automatically went from playing it "live" to "recorded/delayed" (so that I would not have any interruption during the course of the game and I would not miss anything), obviously not computing any time from that moment on (since if we are not watching the streaming on live, YouTube do not register any watching time)
drop on youtube?
For this kind of events Twitch > Youtube.
The easy way to be "sure" you gain the packs, just let it play in another window and just go on with your life.
I left my pc at home watching the stream. Technically, I've been watching for 6 hours, but I'll be sure in 2 days, when the packs arrive, that I've not been scammed by Youtube.
C'est La Vie...
drop on youtube?
There seems to be no way of knowing for how long we've watched the stream ... and there's no notification of winning a pack either !!
In addition, the packs can take up to 48 hours to be delivered ...
My God, how do we know then if we have already met the requirements to receive the packs? Are we supposed to have faith that YouTube has counted our watching hours correctly and pray that in a couple of days we get something by chance?
I honestly prefer Twitch to YouTube ...
Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 Takes Place This Weekend! Here's What You Need to Know
There seems to be no way of knowing for how long we've watched the stream ... and there's no notification of winning a pack either !!
In addition, the packs can take up to 48 hours to be delivered ...
My God, how do we know then if we have already met the requirements to receive the packs? Are we supposed to have faith that YouTube has counted our watching hours correctly and pray that in a couple of days we get something by chance?
I honestly prefer Twitch to YouTube ...
Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 Takes Place This Weekend! Here's What You Need to Know
Are drops working for someone? I'm watching the stream for almost 3 hours now with my connected account but no packs yet.
Issue with "Play 10 ___ Spells" quests.
I got my frost spell quest completed correctly yesterday (or the day before that) but I did play ranked. Maybe it's a brawl problem.
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
This is the best take in this comment section imo. There are things I disagree with, like you saying she does not mean to target his income or get him fired. Which she would obviously know something like this would achieve. This is a good thing if true, but heinous if not.
You also mention that he should have responded earlier, and would have no need for legal action or a "real reason" to remain silent. If you look at what happened to slazzo, where he also waited months to respond to his allegations which we know now are not true. He was setting up a lot of proof since apology videos made without sense and without facts that are ready to be layed out people ignore. I dont think silence equals guilt, I think guilt equals guilt. Theres a reason we have the fifth amendment AND due process in america.
New Mage Spell - Deck of Lunacy
HOT TAKE: The best nerf to the card is nerfing its Cost, NOT the Cost of generated spells. Yes, nerfing the Cost of generated spells to (2) may get rid of Nagrand Slam and Survival of the Fittest from your Flamestrike, but that would turn them into Libram of Hope, which removes the intended weakness of Mage - survivability. Discounted Librams of Hope are already so nasty, now imagine them in a class that is not designed around having no way to prevent face damage from sticking. And the 10-Cost spells would still be there, just by adding different cards like Deep Freeze.
Also a small side note that with the current Cost of generated spells From Deck of Lunacy, currently only Apexis Blast can generate some great defensive cards like Cenarion Ward, Tidal Wave or even Deep Freeze still, where the change to the Cost of the generated cards would make sense, as currently no Mage spell costs (6) in Standard, but again, because of Librams, it's out of the question. One thing is that the change would also make the amount of not added Mask of C'Thun evaporated, and the card draw reduced a little bit due to 3-Cost spells not turning into 6-Cost card draw cards. Still, just giving too much potential survivability to Mage with Deck of Lunacy because of that nerf to the Cost of generated spells to (2) seems too much for me to outweigh the positives.
TL;DR It's best to nerf the initial cost of Deck of Lunacy to prevent Mage from getting too many survival tools out of the randomly generated spells. The current pool that Deck of Lunacy transforms spells into is already very light on healing, with only Siphon Soul and maybe Tidal Surge doing the trick.
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
Alright, since this entire comment section is a warzone I feel like I need to break this down on a (mostly) objective level.
One one hand we have people who are sympathetic to the alleged (in a legal sense, calm down) victim, share their own thoughts on her and Zalae as they perceive them and are inclined to believe her story based on how it is presented.
On the other hand we have people who refuse to immediately condemn the guy on accusations that lack tangible evidence outside of the victim's account.
Both of these sides are valid, yet both miss some crucial elements.
First of all, the argument that false accusations are statistically rare, while true, should never be used as justification for "just believe the accuser by default". Due process and innocent until proven guilty are still an essential part of any legal (or in this case, court of public opinion) process. Referring to stastistics in order to debunk individual cases is a fallacy. Just because something is unlikely to happen doesn't mean you get a free pass.
Second of all, the other side appears to miss the fact that this is NOT a legal issue. We are not talking about criminal accusations that could result in legal action. Rini, at least to my knowledge, hasn't, at any point, claimed that she wants "justice" or "revenge" or what have you. All she did was tell a personal story out of (according to her) a personal need to inform Zalae's current and future partners about his behaviour, with the additional intent of (according to her) wanting to reach through to him and really show him the extent of his abusive behaviour. The fact that people are framing this as if she's deliberately trying to ruin his life is simply disingenouus. That COULD be her motivation, but there is literally no indicator that it is, meaning that you are now similarly trying to ascribe wrongdoing to her, without having any tangible evidence yourself. If I go on Youtube and tell people how much of a dick a previous accquaintance was, I am not obligated to provide conclusive evidence because I am not insinuating that they did something illegal.
The situation we have on our hands is a single individual coming out about something that clearly has been weighing on her mind for a while. This is most likely therapeutic while also being fueled by a need to "warn" other people. She does all this without ever actually calling for Zalae to be punished/cancelled/whatnot. If anything, this is the RIGHT way to do these kinds of things. If you disagree with this statement it means that you believe that nobody should ever be able to disclose their negative experiences with other people unless they have concrete evidence.
Yes, false accusations, even ones without legal repercussions, have negative effects on people's lives. That is called reputation and it is a core part of human interactions. This is not something we can ever have full control over and trying to completely remove it will just leave you with even more problems.
As it stands, we have the following facts:
-Rini stated her side of the story, her motivation, and her desire to not hurt Zalae's life beyond trying to warn his current/future partners about his "shortcomings" since she feels it's her responsibility. All of this is understandable from an empathetic perspective and there is nothing that suggests she is lying for personal gain or out of revenge (so far).
-Zalae himself has not responded to these allegations (as of yet). This means that we DO NOT HAVE HIS SIDE OF THE STORY. This, however, is his problem. If you get accused of something, it is your responsibility to defend yourself. The fact that he has failed to do this since January at the very least gives the appearance that he does not have a counterclaim. Sure, you can argue that maybe he is preparing some larger legal statement, but that would be very unusual seeing how he was never accused of illegal behaviour in the first place. To sum it up: the ball was in his court and he didn't pick it up. As a result it just isn't possible to "take his side" because he doesn't have one. He couldn't even be bothered to deny it.
-Blizzard did not "fire" Zalae based on baseless accusations. As people pointed out, this shit has been out since the start of the year. The only reason why Blizzard responded now is because of public pressure. Whether or not you agree with it or not is irrelevant, because at the end of the day regardless of the truth, this is the correct PR choice to make by a company trying to maintain their public image. Zalae was suspended based on allegations he himself failed to contest in any way whatsoever. If Blizzard DIDN'T suspend him they would effectively be stating "we are aware of the allegations, but chose to ignore them on account of them not being a big deal". Regardless of whether they are doing the right thing morally, they are OBLIGATED to make the right business decision.
Honestly, I'm pretty disappointed that some people on here are completely incapable of applying nuance to a situation that obviously has more layers to it.
"Innocent until proven guilty", as important as it is, does not free you of the responsibility of contesting the accusations. Zalae failed to defend himself in any shape or form, which is a terrible decision regardless of the truth. Even if he is absolutely guilty of everything and fearing for his reputation, the least he could have done was acknowledge the claims and give a half-assed apology. The only thing that makes you look worse than a false accusation is a lack of response...because then people have no choice other than to assume your guilt.
At the same time, I'm fairly put off by people parroting the "just believe the victims" narrative, because despite all the statistics, it still massively hurts the actual credibility of victims, since the veryy few outliers that maliciously lie for their personal gain will just abuse this general attitude to further their own means. This doesn't means you have to be a fence-sitter or aren't allowed to take Rini's side (fucking hell, I'm on her side, she has presented no contradicting information and her sentiments are entirely relatable) but for fuck's sake, realize that at the end of the day that is all based on your subjective understanding of the situation and making absolute judgement calls based on incomplete information only ends up in pointless virtue signalling. And no, arguing that "well he did always come off as kind of an asshole" is fucking stupid and a prime case of confirmation bias.
The only objective statement about this whole thing is that Zalae is too incompetent to defend himself. Everything else comes down to speculation, so unless you have concrete evidence you should refrain from talking about "the truth" and instead just state your personal opinion on the matter and then leave it there.
Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 Takes Place This Weekend! Here's What You Need to Know
Wasn't Liooon the first female to have won the Grandmasters Global Finals?
My point is that she isn't the first female participant, but that doesn't mean there isn't a significant skew in the gender of the players. That said, this appears to be the case regardless of the game played.
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
Well I am on mobile so I will gladly use that as an excuse to why I didnt find better research. I will read the links provided later and maybe make a response, but with just skimming seeing that last one is about south Africa I already doubt the legitimacy overall of at least that article.
The reason I posted the link on it's own was because I was tired of seeing people quote crime statistics from a well know article about false allegations from 2002-10 the linkis biased I'll give that lol, but it does include finding from an FBI study in 2012, which I did read through and is not as hilarious as you claim. Your articles though are from 2020, so I will read them later.
But the point wasnt that the link proved it was a false claim it was that it was possible. There are people who comment here that seem to believe it is never possible for a "victim" to recant their story or falsely accuse someone for their own gain and even though it is a clearly biased article. It does well to show that I felt.
Most Fun you had with legendary cards every expansion!
Hey! I am just looking for opinions here! I started this thread because I know everyone has a different concept of fun and that is the reason I made this thread.
Obviosly my opinion is the only one that matters and all of you are wrong (?
Here goes my list!
Legacy + Core Set
King Krush Just love the feel this card has. It's summoning animation is glorious.
Archmage Antonidas Ahaaaa!! Ahaaaaa!
Lord Jaraxxus is a Baddass. I love him! Even while still a minion, I used it everytime I could. His voicelines, his play animation... Everything is great.
Lorewalker Cho is a card nobody expects and it is actually not that easy to play around it. Run it in my 30 legendaries even paladin deck
Millhouse Manastorm has amazing and iconic voicelines. And some of the best ways of losing a game ever.
Brightwing is a card I do not know why I like so much. It all just comes togheter to a great feeling when playing it.
Old Murk-Eye is a Murloc finisher that can make some incredible charging damage on mirror murloc matches. Also it is just too cool to ignore.
Baron Geddon was is a card I played a lot during classic hearthstone, before Naxxramas. It was never the best... But I have great memories from playing him... Nobody expected him....
Ragnaros the Firelord just knows what to hit! It works every time! His summoning anination, voicelines and effect are just epic.
Nozdormu is the worst enemy of low end phones... Still great to have him randomly appear and make you pick up your phase.
Ysera was my first every legendary card (also my first ever duplicate legendary). Voiceline, and animations are just on point. Can't remember how many games this card won me. Even if not great anymore... The fun is still there and has a special place in my heart.
Aegwynn, the Guardian has some incredible animations and quite an unique effect.
Deathwing the Destroyer is great. I do not know why I like this so much... But I love it.
Naxxramas
Stalagg and Feugen are cards that go together as they need each other to be succesfull. Have great memories of getting multiple Thaddiuses and wining that way... If classic ever gets Naxx... My deathrattle shaman will totally be back.
Goblins vs Gnomes
Malorne is just beautifull
Gahz'rilla is a dream I never managed to properlly make function. But it still was a great feeling every time I got it to crazy amounts of Attack.
Trade Prince Gallywix here! He is difficult to remove. I like him the same way I like cho. But more...
Mal'Ganis is eternal.
Iron Juggernaut is a card that I really loved when it came out. Then paired it with Brann during LoE to get multiple mines in the oponent's deck. Just a great amount of randomness that never felt unfair and made every draw feel decisive.
Mimiron's Head has some great animation and the feeling of getting it's effect off is something just wonderfull. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Blingtron 3000 GOLDEN RANDOM WEAPONS! NICE!
Sneed's Old Shredder will always get you a perfect random legendary... Every time! There is sth about getting random legendaries that just clicks on me...
Blackrock Mountain
Majordomo Executus let's you play as Ragnaros... Just getting Awaken the makers in the same deck to get a 40 HP Ragnaros hero, gave me lots of hours of fun.
Grand Tournament
Aviana made some crazy plays come true... Before Kun, it was just amazing having a 5/5 your oponnent had to deal with no matter what.
Confessor Paletress. See Sbeed's Old Shredder.
Anub'arak. He just keeps coming and getting more and more aracnids on the field. Really annoying. Great animations.
Justicar Trueheart gave us a new concept of upgraded hero powers. And it was really original and the best part of TGT
Nexus-Champion Saraad. I do not know if this card was great... Took a good 7 month break after 2 weeks of blackrock. I just know this has a nice feeling to it!.
League of Explorers
Sir Finley Mrrgglton as the rest of the explorers, gave a lot of experimentation to the game. In this case getting a new hero power gave new life to classes that were stuck with a certain playstyle.
Brann Bronzebeard Enabled too much crazy stuff to happen and I love him for that.
Elise Starseeker is kinda the original quest. The flavour of this card is wonderfull and as I said before... Really dig Random Legendaries. Also the legendary pool of this time was much better than now. Not that many situational legendaries.
Reno Jackson is going to be rich eventually. He created an entire archtype around him. No way he can be ignored.
Arch-Thief Rafaam the suprreeeeme archaeologist is just amazing. Flavourfull and bad... It is a really bad card, but that did not stop me from playing the hell out of it.
Old Gods
Fandral Staghelm A new mechanic that made it unique and irreplasable for a long time. Loved it.
Ragnaros, Lightlord He wants things to live, not like his evil brother.
Shifter Zerus Random Minion everyturn is the kind of fun I like
C'Thun Increidble build around. Everyone got it for free so he got a great spotlight.
Deathwing, Dragonlord He is loved by all the dragons of azeroth who will come to avenge their death comrade.
N'Zoth, the Corruptor He singlehandedly wraped the meta in a really big way... When he came back to standar for a time people got to see why he is so polarizing.
Yogg-Saron, Hope's End, my lord and saviour... Not much more I need to say.
Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound the original recruit card. Go big or go home.
Karazhan
Prince Malchezaar RANDOM LEGENDARIES
Medivh, the Guardian Great and awesome entrance with a nice effect.
Gadgetzan
Kun the Forgotten King Really powerfull card, could be a 0 mana 7/7 for druid. Did not see that much play at first... But it's effects were just really usefull
Kazakus is one of the most versatile cards ever printed. Paired with Reno it was just crazy.
Raza the Chained is a card I thought would make inspire work. Played it a lot and wanted it to happen. But... We got anduin later and that card did make it work... With no inspire to be seen around.
White Eyes's life is your shield. Awesome animations, voicelines and art.
Finja, the Flying Star is a ninja murloc! What more could you ask for!?
Mayor Noggenfogger random is his last name. Sorry came back with him and laughs were always around. It never saw serious play because of his cost... But games could get really messy with him.
Ungoro
Awaken the Makers is an interesting quest that gives you the posibility of a 40 health Jaraxxus and Ragnaros.
Unite the Murlocs Murlocs are just incredible
Lakkari Sacrifice Discard Warlock will always be one of my favourites
Fire Plume's Heart More Ragnaros is always good.
Spiritsinger Umbra Deathrattle sinergy is sth I always loved. This makes it great with some cards like Sylvannas
Elise the Trailblazer Opening a pack midmatch? Where do I have to sign??
Frozen Throne
Frost Lich Jaina is a card I felt in love with as soon as I saw it. The art, the voicelines, the effect wich is pretty powerfull but not OP. I feel this card is just like Zilliax in power level. The perfect amount for a high cost card.
Uther of the Ebon Blade gets you an Amazing weapon and an amusing hero power wich needs to be answered if you do not want to loose the game. This was the first alternate win condition and it got everything right.
Bloodreaver Gul'dan I do not understand how this 10 mana card managed to not get nerfed. Always loved demons and he just gave me more of a reason to play them. Also the Hero Power is just crazy... 3 Damage + Lifesteal for 2 mana is just incredibly powerfull. If it's battlecry was worse I would understand it. But damn, it was also incredible.
Deathstalker Rexxar Making my own beast is something I really apreciate. The beast pool gives you lots of variables and makes this a great flexible card. Also... This card helped push Hunter in a new playstyle and as I dislike agro (exception being murlocs) this card alone made me play hunter.
Rotface DADDY MAKES TOYS OUT OF YOU!! I made a stinky!!! This card has some amazing voicelines and the random legendaries it produces make me happy to just play it.
Arfus is a card I use a lot in my 30 legendaries deck. If you get army of the death on curve. The highroll is just too big. Also... He is just a good boy.
The Lich King is a perfectly flavoured card that, like Zilliax, felt really good to play, but it never went the extra mile that could make it anoying or OP. And being just this great of a character, he really deserved this card.
Kobolds and Catacombs
Rhok'delar was just an amazing and unique weapon... I got it on opening day and I felt horrible about it... Until 10 days later I got to try it against a friend just for fun. In the end, spell hunter was one of my favourite archetypes in this expansion and this card gave you that refill option Hunter always needed. (Credits to RangDipkin for reminding me about this card. Around here I was kinda sleepy so I totally missed it)
Rin, the First Disciple is just really slow. But blowing up your oponnent's deck, even if it only had less than 10 cards left, always felt rewarding. The animations for the seals and blowing up the deck are just top notch.
Woecleaver I do not know why I like this card so much. It is simple, but there is something satisfying about Axing your opponents face a getting a big guy out of your deck.
Marin the Fox is just another amazingly flavourfull card with excelent voicelines and an unique effect. The fact that it was free was just the tipping. I made use of it in every single deck I played for about 2 to 3 months.
Witchwood
Emeriss is another really controlly hunter card. Really tried to make it work, and when it did (with Gh'zilla) it was a hell of a time
Toki, Time-Tinker was a nice idea for something to have in standar. I would really like it to come around in the next core set as it gives more RNG to the game it is played on, but the pool is too diluted to make it OP in anyway.
Prince Liam Random Legendaries again.
Chameleos was just a nice an unique concept. I really loved having information on my oponent's hand. The good thing is... You do not have to play it for it to be usefull. You can jusst keep it in your hand and your opponent will never know.
Lady in White was just an amazing effect. I think Deckwide effects were strange during this time (except for Prince Keleseth and Mistcaller I can't really think of another one) and that auto innerfire made me try to make some useless cards usable for the first time. My intentions ended up mostly in failure, but the times it worked it just felt amazing.
Face Collector See Prince Liam.
Tess Greymane is THE card that made me interested in making thief rogue more than just a meme. Even now in wild, (not with an amazing winrate but well...) you can play Tess for some amazing crazy combos and now even shuffle new copies with Toggwagle's Scheme.
Hagatha the Witch was the first hero card we got after the Death Knights. Her effect was unique and sweet. Her voicelines and animations amazing and the amount of value you can get out of her hero power is just through the roof!.
Shudderwock was really annoying in lots of decks... But I just found it fascinating. It literally had infinite Possibilities. And still does... Either with Jades, OTK, Boardclears, Whatever you need, he's got it!
Genn Greymane and Baku the Mooneater were at the time, totally overpowered. But having this new restrictions and possible upsides in all classes, made it sth trully magical to experiment with. Genn, ended up in my 30 legendary deck for example, giving my paladin the early power it lacked.
Till this day, new decks can be developed because of them. Odd mage was always a thing, but, for example, Even Mage is now sth really viable too! You have cards like Wildfire and Mordresh that just made it something you really want to play with Spirit of the Dragonhawk. Also I can now get my own 30 dmg machinegun going with the Drake that let's me repeat my effect. And so... Even Anduin got scared that day.
Similar stories can be found with every class! With the exception of Demon Hunter wich just ignores Genn.
Boomsday
Whizbang the Wonderful is just the perfect card for the F2P player o just about anyone who can't afford all legendaries in a set. Most of the times, you get to try some new cool toys out of the bat because of him and the deck recipes he offers. It actually is a card that... In my opinion... Deserved to stay in standar forever. Core Set kinda fixed most issues Whizbang also solves, but it still would be nice!. Only Reason I do not have it in gold is because I am mostly a F2P player and I opened it as my first boomsday legendary (actually the second one as I got a preorder that time) and I could not justify crafting it after pulling it.
Luna's Pocket Galaxy is a build around card that nobody expected to be good. Then it was buffed to 5 mana and back to 7, but now it got played, because people noticed it's power. It took me way too much to get my hands on it, but getting it played on turn 7 or earlier always makes for a fun and different game on it's owner's side.
Kangor's Endless Army is a card I do not understand why I like so much... Sth about Mech Paladin just clicked with me and I played it a lot that season. Hope we get more magnetic cards in the future, though I doubt that would be the case.
The Soularium Really pushed Discard Warlock for me... Before Jeklik it was just a dream, but a Dream I really enjoyed even though it was terrible.
Before, I mentioned I got a preorder for this expansion.... Well... Dr. Boom, Mad Genius was the Golden Legendary I got from it! Not OP but really fun! Also, as I mentioned I really liked Mech Paladin and well... It was the same with mech warrior. A match made in heaven for me... You! You are good! Don't Make me push Buttons!!!!! OMG his voicelines are just amazing.
Zilliax UNITY, PRECISION, PERFECTION!
Mecha'thun Another OTK I just had to pull off... The same as Uther... Just played the hell out of it!
Rumble
Zul'jin is my favourite hero card of the year of the Raven by far. It fitted perfectly in Spell Hunter and got other archetypes more power. Loved getting my Animal Companions, Deadly Shots and The 7 mana walls (do not remember the name) again! Just a bordclear that generated even more pressure.
Jan'alai, the Dragonhawk was a dream for any Ragnaros lover such as me. Getting him back in standar was just great. And also It fitted perfectly in Odd Mage.
High Priest Thekal is a card I ran a lot with Ragnaros Lightlord and Uther of the Ebon Blade. It made your lifesteal cards really count! Even if you did not take any hit in the whole game.
High Priestess Jeklik is just the card Discard Warlock needed and her voicelines are just on point! "HIREEEK GRANTS ME WIIINGS"
Da Undatakah is a card I actually got some mixed experiences with. I tried to meme the hell out of it, but it just did not happen. I still like him somehow... But I can't say I every achieved anything with him.
Hakkar, the Soulflayer was just an excellent WoW representation taken to Hearthstone. Also the cardback event was just sooo coool. Used this one a lot with cards that would transform my copy or just delete it. In case I tried to transform it... i would try to draw it multiple times before doing so. Just for the card advantage... "12 damage to my face you say? Not a problem!"
Rise of Shadows
Kalecgos is just a combination of Animation, Voiceline and effect. It feels really powerfull and perfectly balanced for a 10 mana card.
Madame Lazul fitted perfectly in my thief Priest. Can't say much more of her.
Heistbaron Togwaggle brought Marin's Treasures back! And you know how much I liked his treasures! It was a day 1 craft to me. Also... Amazing Voiceline! XD Still gives me a smile when I think about it.
Scargil is almost the perfect card for a murloc lover like me...
Arch-Villain Rafaam is back! And more supreme than ever! Lots of Legendaries from his powerfull first! Even better in gold! (See Whizbang... Got him again...)
Archmage Vargoth doubled the fun! Still using him with mana biscuit and with wildfire!
Saviours of Uldum
Unseal the Vault gave hunter more midrange options wich are always nice!
Dinotamer Brann has an awesome animation and Effect, and really sold the highlander hunter concept to me! Also he can be branned for 2 king krush!
Making Mummies is a dead quest on arrival. Limited support makes it easy to power creep. But the concept is something just awesome!
Activate the Obelisk is really cool if you like fighting for the board. It is super powerfull and goes well with the other priest quest... At least in my mind... XD
Armagedillo is great for taunt warrior. Used it for quest warrior and got total happines out of it. Great animation and power level. Also you can discover it from taunt generation.
Zephrys the Great has what you need! Even if you do not know what it is!
Siamat was Zilliax 2.0 . Not as good as him but still a welcome addition!
Descent of Dragons
Goru the Mightree says his name... 3 times... I just say it with him, every time I play it. Treant druid can also be pretty fun in general :)
Dragonbane in one of the best inspíre cards ever, and they always go to hunter! More Face is always good
Nozdormu the Timeless was the missing of my 30 Legendary Even Paladin Deck. It really makes it work when you draw it! When you don't you still survive a bit thanks to Genn on the early turns.
Bandersmosh is another case of fun random legendary cards.
Dragonqueen Alexstrasza is just an amazing card. 2 0 cost dragons, even if random, tend to be great, and you already have enough reasons to play highlander decks in neutral already. Zephrys, Reno, Kazakus. It can always work.
Galakrond's Awakening
The Amazing Reno is just amazing! And he knows it! himself! Delete the board and become a mini Yogg for the rest of the game is a great effect, even for 0 mana.
The Fist of Ra-den Again, random legendaries.
DH's Initiate
Nethrandamus is a card I really like. Demon Hunter tends to be all about agression, so when I played the expendable performers, That 3 damage to everything summon 3/3's card and this. I always caught people offguard. I rushed Demon Hunter to Lvl 60 before the new year, and even if I did not like the class that much (Soulfragments were an exception) this card helped me do it. Also got it to my second most wins in ranked class (Then I realised how much casual I played all over the years, and that is why I do not have any golden hero portrait)
Ashes of Outland
Murgur Murgurgle is a usefull murloc that summons even more shiny bubbly murlocs. Not much more to add.
Shadowjeweler Hanar is the dream of any Secret rogue player who likes seeing his oponent confused every turn and testing every possible secret in the game. Works better when bounced back at the end of your turn for extra rage.
The Lurker Below is that little card nobody liked, but even at 3 health I could not get myself to ignore it. His animation is just great. And I love the art on the card itself.
Scholomance
Soulciologist Malicia is a card that made me like Demon Hunter. Also I really liked the Sould Fragment archetype on both classes that supported it.
Ras Frostwhisper is a card I run for a good time. As mage, you almost always have some spell damage in hand and agressive decks hate this card.
Rattlegore is really annoying to remove. Even more if you manage to copy it and play multiple of them. Also his growls are just great!
Keymaster Alabaster is just more thief fun. I like copying my opponent's deck. Even if I did not select all thief cards for this list. This followed by coldlight oracle is just fun.
Darkmoon Faire
Deck of Lunacy is a card I loved while it was a meme. Thankfully it got nerfed and I can play my random spells again without feeling too bad about it (mostly on wild though)
Tickatus is the ultimate destroyer of decks. You can Brann him, get multiple copies, and even play him uncorrupted for the new "Destroy your deck" Warlock Archetype (Wich is not good at all). This card can be rage inducing, so I try not to abuse it too much, but playing just 1 copy of it feels good and not THAAAT bad to the player on the receiving end.
Moonfang. Beautifull art and effect animation.
Silas Darkmoon has some great lines and made me think about positioning again. Also it is great for giving your opponent a generous mummy and getting some stuff played. It is not that easy to remove that mummy.
N'Zoth, God of the Deep is a card I tried to make work on paladin. Not that good, but that did not stop me from playing it.
Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate can be better or worse than our original, all mighty and powerfull, Yogg-Saron, Hope's End. I still could not get a random pyroblast from him on ranked. And some effects it can get are underwhelming. The thing is.. As a wild player... What is stopping me from playing both Yoggs in a single deck? Why choose?
Darkmoon Races
Keywarden Ivory is just concistent and has some great animations.
Envoy Rustwix a great demon, with great animations and voicelines. Also you get 9 random legendaries from him, (3 at once) and can get him back soooo many times. Even sometimes from the prime you get from him. I love the fact this card exists.
Barrens
Death Speaker Blackthorn is a card I want to succed. Right now it is not doing so... But I love my deathrattles.
Mordresh Fire Eye made with wildfire, even mage great in wild. And gave me a reason to play even over odd. I love his animation and it is not that difficult to pull.
Firemancer Flurgl is the ultimate murloc boardclear in wild. In standar, it is pretty cool too. And who does not like murlocs?
Tamsin Roame is a concept I really like.. Still playing around with it as I received it not that long ago. Has the potential to stay in this list, as shadow spells can be really flexible.
Mankrik is just an Iconic character and an Interesting and Unique legendary card that can fit in lots of decks. Still trying to get the achivement of killing someone finding his wife. Sometime I will...
Kazakus, Golem Shaper as the original is just really flexible. Not that easy to put on a deck, but where it fits, it is just great. Also this "Make your own card" cards click with me.
Infini-Hunter Deck List and Guide - Memes and Dreams #13
Good points about the on-curve corruption synergy! And thanks again for the guide and this discussion :)
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
I wouldn't trust a single thing from someone who's written a book titled Women of the Klan: The Foundations of Modern Feminism, in which it is argued that the KKK and classical chivalry provided the philosophical and practical lynchpin for modern feminism.
The article you've presented is an awful, unscientific read with some charts that violate all that is sacrosanct about graphic design. The study it cites looked at 30 cases of known false allegations and concluded from that that 73% of false allegations are made by women. Like... what? How do you extrapolate 73% from a sample size of 30? The false allegations weren't always for abuse either.
I'll provide some quotes for others who chose not to read (click the spoiler for three select quotes):
Quote 1
"Women not rape men at about the same rate as men rape women, but, women also commit all of the false accusations of rape against men, while, female rapists go unreported and unpunished in all aspects."
(no citation, and the grammar mistakes are not mine: also all the false allegations? That's a strong stance to take that I guarantee is way more complex.)
Quote 2
"The late 1980’s and early 1990’s saw some serious studies conducted by the U.S. Air Force, Purdue University, and other institutions, into measuring the rate of false accusations of rape."
(woefully unspecific, what are "other institutions", and what is a "serious" study as opposed to a study?)
Quote 3
We quote from a recent paper of a rape accuser advocate that, contrary to popular belief, the police determine that about 86% of rape claims are unfounded (false).
(Rape claims being unfounded and "never went any further than the police" are two fundamentally different things. One suggests that the police investigated and found that not only was there no crime, but that the accuser was in fact in the wrong. The other suggests it was brought before the police and… nothing happened, for whatever reason. The researcher they cite as quote: (false) without providing counterfactual evidence, was actually making a very careful distinction that the author clearly did not pick up on.)
Don't go peddling pseudo-scientific nonsense that supports your worldview from a man who clearly has an agenda. Took me 10 minutes to take this apart.
Here are several actual studies into false allegations of rape and abuse:
https://www.longdom.org/open-access/the-prevalence-of-false-allegations-of-rape-in-the-united-states-from-20062010-2475-319X-1000119.pdf
(about prevalence in general)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342701233_False_Reporting_of_Sexual_Victimization_Prevalence_Definitions_and_Public_Perceptions
(about prevalence and how it is perceived by the public)
https://conflictandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13031-020-00301-0
(on the validity of second-hand reports of abuse)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0966369X.2020.1835831
(on male victims of abuse and their conceptualisation of Victim hood (in South Africa)).
There are many, many more you can find on a brief google search.
Have a great day every one.
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
There are many cases of false accusations where the accused feel the deck is stacked against them. Like with the 2006 North Carolina lacrosse player false accusation, or the Columbia 2014 mattress girl case. I'm not saying this automatically makes the man innocent. I'm just saying it's possible. Just like its possible there may be rain on a cloudy day. Just because it was just overcast doesnt mean the possibility of there being rain was zero.
If you feel like I do where these cases need as much validity and structure to where no one doubts the outcome. Then you would be on my side and hoping for a formal investigation. And not just believing a victim because they say they are a victim. Our society is built on helping victims which I think is a good thing. But it also opens the door for bad actors. Which cannot and should not be ignored and doing so just because someone makes a youtube video where they are crying is just negligence.
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
Perhaps a good idea to give a link to international abuse helplines should anyone reading this article be in need of support. Doesn't matter what your gender, race or religion is you don't have to endure it - no one should. Reach out for help if you or someone you know needs it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_domestic_violence_hotlines
Flux please consider adding this to the article itself, or a better link if you have one.
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
So he didn't hit her or really hurt her in any significant way, he was just a little aggressive, playfully. Is that considered to be horrible abuse today? Probably the entire reason for this "scandal" is that he was the one who broke up with her. It really feels like the main reason she got so upset.
Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 Takes Place This Weekend! Here's What You Need to Know
Same - still no packs.
I assume those granted via Youtube are not automatic and will be granted later. Wish they'd never gone to Youtube in the first place.
Tried watching for a bit but these Mage games are just silly in a competitive format (or any ranked format for that matter).
edit: others experiencing the same
https://outof.cards/forums/hearthstone/hearthstone-general/9041-drop-on-youtube
Paul "Zalae" Nemeth Suspended From All Hearthstone Esports Events Following Relationship Abuse Allegations
The video is from January, he had a lot of time to comment on it, so if one side doesn't say anything, how does "hearing both sides" work?
Hearthstone Grandmasters 2021 Season 1 Takes Place This Weekend! Here's What You Need to Know
Just out of curiosity, I have been watching since the start of the stream. (Most matches were quite enjoyable by the way) and just opened hearthstone and did not get any drop. Are this automatic? Are they delivered later?
What is your experience with that?