Simply because vanilla Champions are A: usually not good enough B: not exiting to play and C: add not much to the game.
Lebland is maybe a decent card in reputation decks but is so boring that I will never bother playing her over a Riven.
It's the same reason why I am not interested in Shen at all although being a onetrick in LoL... He is just bland and his chracteristics got very poorly executed exept for Stand United which is not strong enough for the current LoR powerlevel.
Btw I wish there were more swap effects and a Shen rework featuring more the stragic teamfight nature of Shen in LoL
Well, that was the original goal, but I overlooked that Leper Gnome and Knife Juggler would not be in the Core set, but in Legacy set, which is Wild. The Patch-Launch period, where they were part of Standard in their unnerfed version kinda messed with me here :) Thus I changed the deck to Wild. That kinda threw a wrench in the idea I had about this deck, could probably tweak it better with other Wild cards now.
If you use certain shaman skins like morgl or the thunder king, you'll get the SD totem. If you use standard thrall, you get the new strength totem. They should patch it soon, definitely a bug.
I played alot of shaman in the new expansion and I can still get my Spell Damage Totem... I mean, it's great, since I play Spell Damage Shaman, but shouldn't there be the new totem which buffs attack? Is it a bug or a feature xD?
This was the largest patch in hearthstone's history, there were bound to be issues and bugs. Glad Blizzard fixed the big ones relatively quickly so everyone can play with their new cards.
One thing that should be fixed though is how multiple copies of cards are displayed in the collection. It was mildly annoying to have two copies of the basic set, but now with the core set and the golden core set you can have four copies of a card sitting in your collection. Blizzard should find a way to condense all versions of a card into one slot in your collection. It would save so much space.
This should be fixed in the future.
Blizzard: Other things to know about 20.0:
Duplicate cards from the Core Set and Wild can show 4 times in the Collection Manager. This is something we’re looking to change in the future.
I really appreciate all the work you and the team put into the site and just wanted to report a minor bug.
I created a new deck and clicked on the "Theorycraft" tag and that does indeed show up in a box under the deck's name (alongside a box for the deck's archetype and one for the format played in). However, sometimes when I edit the guide or cards I get a warning message that says I need to select a tag even though my previous entry is still active.
I didn't think much of this because if you just click the tag off and back on you don't get the message. But now I've noticed that when I go to "My Hearthstone Decks" the "Deck Type" column is blank even though the tag still shows up when I click on it and look at the boxes under the name. Obviously, this is a super minor issue but I just wanted to bring it to your attention.
I opened a total of 243 Barrens packs yesterday (140 from the pre-orders, 100 from gold, and 3 from a lapsed Arena run and the two that you get early in the Rewards track). I was very fortunate to get the entire set except for two legendaries: Xyrella and Guff Runetotem. I also had the 5 golden packs from the large pre-order bundle. It's the second expansion in a row where my pack opening has been really excellent - averaged a legendary in just over every 15 packs.
I had one pack with two legendaries in it, and opened a golden Scabbs Cutterbutter in another.
Given how well Day One went, I won't need to buy any other Barrens based bundles to target guaranteed legendaries, and will either eventually craft the two I am missing or use dust to backfill my Wild/Classic collection a little more.
As I, and many people have said before, duplicate protection on all rarities of cards has been one of the best things Blizzard has done for how the HS economy "feels" to paying players like me. Getting 100% of rares in about 60 packs and 100% of epics in a set in about double that feels way better than getting stuck with 4 copies of Furnacefire Colossus or Sul'thraze!
Also rework LeBlanc maybe so that she actually feels like ya know, LeBlanc?
There are other champions that don't really feel special alone, but their support cards make them feel more special. This is what they did with LeBlanc as well. Why do people have such a big problem with that?
As for the epics, I opened 11 out 67 which is around 1 in 6 packs. I think that is also way above average but I can't remember what the timer is for epics. I didn't get a lot of the ones I really wanted but no complaints. Oh! Except for the fact that I opened a Primordial Protector which everyone gets at levels 65 and 75. I would have thought these cards would have been taken out of the pool until we got them on the track. I think epics are generally the hardest to collect completely. I feel like I am now down 1 epic and am wondering if I should risk opening more packs until I get to those levels. This is the kind of 'nickel and diming' that players do not like. The game is expensive enough.
The pity timer for epics is average 1 in 5, but guaranteed 1 in 10. So your epic drop rate was about average.
As for the golden epic thing, I also opened a Primordial Protector and faced a similar dilemma. Think of it like this, nothing was taken away from the rewards track to give us these golden cards, they were added on for free. So while it is annoying to open an epic that you would have gotten for free, just remember that getting excess cards for free is better than not getting any free cards. Also keep in mind that up until about a year ago, opening third copies of epics could happen all the time. I am kind of annoyed at getting uncraftable cards, but it isn't a huge issue.
It would have been nice if instead of pre-determined golden cards, it just gave you a random uncraftable golden card of a specific rarity, or if they were disenchantable. But like I said, these golden cards were added to the track for free with nothing subtracted.
One thing that should be fixed though is how multiple copies of cards are displayed in the collection. It was mildly annoying to have two copies of the basic set, but now with the core set and the golden core set you can have four copies of a card sitting in your collection. Blizzard should find a way to condense all versions of a card into one slot in your collection. It would save so much space.
Mainly because I love the effect of the card and wanted to include it here, where it has at least some chance of being active.
I can confirm that in the games I've played so far, I have yet to actually get the effect off. Technically I had the chance one game, but I could also just win with Mordresh Fire Eye... so I chose to do that instead. You definitely shouldn't be running him if you want a refined list.
I can’t find the quotes right now, but I’ve heard the designers say that they do plan to add their own champions eventually. I think they just want to start each region with established champions. That makes sense to me - Hearthstone wasn’t making up much lore until it was older than Runeterra is now.
I usually buy both preorders and all gold is spent on day 1 on packs.
This time I had 145 packs from preorders + 140 from gold and I was quite happy, because I was able to get a complete set without crafting anything.
Next time I will not but the small preorder, with Tavern pass change it is not needed anymore.
Actually, I have one legendary thrice (and only this one) - I got the golden one from preorder golden cards and the regular one as first duplicate from Reward track at level 20 :-)
At Reward track I'm at level 30 after saving the dailies and weeklies
Actual balance suggestions, TF, Aphelios, Viktor, Nocturne, Fiora, Vlad, Jarvan, and more.
Simply because vanilla Champions are A: usually not good enough B: not exiting to play and C: add not much to the game.
Lebland is maybe a decent card in reputation decks but is so boring that I will never bother playing her over a Riven.
It's the same reason why I am not interested in Shen at all although being a onetrick in LoL... He is just bland and his chracteristics got very poorly executed exept for Stand United which is not strong enough for the current LoR powerlevel.
Btw I wish there were more swap effects and a Shen rework featuring more the stragic teamfight nature of Shen in LoL
Forged in the Barrens Known Issues & Hotfixes - Classic Pack Compensation, Golden Card Queue Woes, Secrets
Duplicate cards from the Core Set and Wild can show 4 times in the Collection Manager. This is something we’re looking to change in the future.
For some reason, it's this one that annoys me more than anything else.
[FitB] Wild Aggro Priest
Well, that was the original goal, but I overlooked that Leper Gnome and Knife Juggler would not be in the Core set, but in Legacy set, which is Wild. The Patch-Launch period, where they were part of Standard in their unnerfed version kinda messed with me here :) Thus I changed the deck to Wild. That kinda threw a wrench in the idea I had about this deck, could probably tweak it better with other Wild cards now.
Forged in the Barrens Known Issues & Hotfixes - Classic Pack Compensation, Golden Card Queue Woes, Secrets
If you use certain shaman skins like morgl or the thunder king, you'll get the SD totem. If you use standard thrall, you get the new strength totem. They should patch it soon, definitely a bug.
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Even More Top Secret - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Ok, this is my last attempt. I'm pretty disoriented with this comp to be honest 😅
It's kinda like a mix of Corrupting Mist and the Doomsayer + Frost Nova combo.
EDIT: More feedback.
Nirast
Other than that, it has the words "it's starts" spelled incorrectly: it should be "its stats".
shatterstar1998
Fedrion
HolySatan
I'd change the text to just "…summon a 2/3 Guardian with Taunt" and then make a token card specifying the Deathrattle.
Forged in the Barrens Known Issues & Hotfixes - Classic Pack Compensation, Golden Card Queue Woes, Secrets
I played alot of shaman in the new expansion and I can still get my Spell Damage Totem... I mean, it's great, since I play Spell Damage Shaman, but shouldn't there be the new totem which buffs attack? Is it a bug or a feature xD?
Forged in the Barrens Known Issues & Hotfixes - Classic Pack Compensation, Golden Card Queue Woes, Secrets
This was the largest patch in hearthstone's history, there were bound to be issues and bugs. Glad Blizzard fixed the big ones relatively quickly so everyone can play with their new cards.
Pack Opening Thread -Barren Edition
This should be fixed in the future.
Blizzard: Other things to know about 20.0:
Deck tags not working properly?
Ah, I know what the issue is, I'll try and get a fix out soon for it.
The "Deck Type" column is an oversight and needs to be removed because we're no longer using it. I'll get that fixed too!
Thanks for the report =)
Blizzard Has Released a Hotfix to Address Forged in the Barrens Matchmaking Issues & Issues With Secrets
It's 15 or less health.
Deck tags not working properly?
Hi Flux,
I really appreciate all the work you and the team put into the site and just wanted to report a minor bug.
I created a new deck and clicked on the "Theorycraft" tag and that does indeed show up in a box under the deck's name (alongside a box for the deck's archetype and one for the format played in). However, sometimes when I edit the guide or cards I get a warning message that says I need to select a tag even though my previous entry is still active.
I didn't think much of this because if you just click the tag off and back on you don't get the message. But now I've noticed that when I go to "My Hearthstone Decks" the "Deck Type" column is blank even though the tag still shows up when I click on it and look at the boxes under the name. Obviously, this is a super minor issue but I just wanted to bring it to your attention.
Thanks again!
Pack Opening Thread -Barren Edition
I opened a total of 243 Barrens packs yesterday (140 from the pre-orders, 100 from gold, and 3 from a lapsed Arena run and the two that you get early in the Rewards track). I was very fortunate to get the entire set except for two legendaries: Xyrella and Guff Runetotem. I also had the 5 golden packs from the large pre-order bundle. It's the second expansion in a row where my pack opening has been really excellent - averaged a legendary in just over every 15 packs.
I had one pack with two legendaries in it, and opened a golden Scabbs Cutterbutter in another.
Given how well Day One went, I won't need to buy any other Barrens based bundles to target guaranteed legendaries, and will either eventually craft the two I am missing or use dust to backfill my Wild/Classic collection a little more.
As I, and many people have said before, duplicate protection on all rarities of cards has been one of the best things Blizzard has done for how the HS economy "feels" to paying players like me. Getting 100% of rares in about 60 packs and 100% of epics in a set in about double that feels way better than getting stuck with 4 copies of Furnacefire Colossus or Sul'thraze!
Howto: Win-5-Ranked Weekly Quest twice
Worked for me too; thanks aposteljoe!
Varden Dawngrasp
i love the flavor text implying that people are nonbinary because they can cast spells
Actual balance suggestions, TF, Aphelios, Viktor, Nocturne, Fiora, Vlad, Jarvan, and more.
There are other champions that don't really feel special alone, but their support cards make them feel more special. This is what they did with LeBlanc as well. Why do people have such a big problem with that?
Pack Opening Thread -Barren Edition
The pity timer for epics is average 1 in 5, but guaranteed 1 in 10. So your epic drop rate was about average.
As for the golden epic thing, I also opened a Primordial Protector and faced a similar dilemma. Think of it like this, nothing was taken away from the rewards track to give us these golden cards, they were added on for free. So while it is annoying to open an epic that you would have gotten for free, just remember that getting excess cards for free is better than not getting any free cards. Also keep in mind that up until about a year ago, opening third copies of epics could happen all the time. I am kind of annoyed at getting uncraftable cards, but it isn't a huge issue.
It would have been nice if instead of pre-determined golden cards, it just gave you a random uncraftable golden card of a specific rarity, or if they were disenchantable. But like I said, these golden cards were added to the track for free with nothing subtracted.
One thing that should be fixed though is how multiple copies of cards are displayed in the collection. It was mildly annoying to have two copies of the basic set, but now with the core set and the golden core set you can have four copies of a card sitting in your collection. Blizzard should find a way to condense all versions of a card into one slot in your collection. It would save so much space.
Barrens Hero Power Mage
Yeah we knew that already trash list.
Goodbye Free Classic Packs - Their Contents and Tavern Brawl Rewards Changing Soon, Potential Benefits if You Held Onto Any
I still have 4 classic packs and 1 golden classic pack. Should we open them now or wait for something?
Barrens Hero Power Mage
Mainly because I love the effect of the card and wanted to include it here, where it has at least some chance of being active.
I can confirm that in the games I've played so far, I have yet to actually get the effect off. Technically I had the chance one game, but I could also just win with Mordresh Fire Eye... so I chose to do that instead. You definitely shouldn't be running him if you want a refined list.
Do Your Push-Ups
Indeed I just saw "new" card and assumed it is from new Set. But we have 2 new sets at the moment, with Core being free :)
Blizzard Has Released a Hotfix to Address Forged in the Barrens Matchmaking Issues & Issues With Secrets
Thanks, was not aware. Small indie company can't fix it since 1 week??
Legends of Runeterra Will Only Have 10 Regions, Balance, Patches, Dev, & More - Riot Dovagedys Dev Interview Recap
I can’t find the quotes right now, but I’ve heard the designers say that they do plan to add their own champions eventually. I think they just want to start each region with established champions. That makes sense to me - Hearthstone wasn’t making up much lore until it was older than Runeterra is now.
Pack Opening Thread -Barren Edition
I usually buy both preorders and all gold is spent on day 1 on packs.
This time I had 145 packs from preorders + 140 from gold and I was quite happy, because I was able to get a complete set without crafting anything.
Next time I will not but the small preorder, with Tavern pass change it is not needed anymore.
Actually, I have one legendary thrice (and only this one) - I got the golden one from preorder golden cards and the regular one as first duplicate from Reward track at level 20 :-)
At Reward track I'm at level 30 after saving the dailies and weeklies
Blizzard Has Released a Hotfix to Address Forged in the Barrens Matchmaking Issues & Issues With Secrets
Kind of a shame, but makes sense.