Yeah, but the argument is flawed. Darkglare is not an old deck, it has barely half a year. Reno Priest doesn't play with Lyra, Priest of the Feast and Velen+Mindblast combo, it has loads of new cards, arguably becoming broken with Polkelt. Secret Mage has changed the least, but it's still not the deck of the yore with Mana Wyrm, Flamewaker and heck, Aluneth!
On the other hand, other decks like Jade Druid, Even Shaman or (excuse the exaggeration) Undertaker Hunter completely crumble to the decks above.
I don't know what the solution is (Secret Mage is not broken because of power level of the cards, but the inherent synergy), but there is a problem and their excuse is just that, an excuse.
Heheh I'm not much worried about, is just a number attached to your comment but anyway feels like you said something that you shouldn't or something totally dumb. I know for sure that people have other ideas that for sure would disagree mine but sometimes will be nice to know more about them in order to see their opinions and, who knows, maybe helps to "see the light" and change my mind :P
Usually I didn't mind about that downvotes but now I think that I said something that could be hard to read (let's say this way) for somebody and I want to hear their thoughts about the current health of the game and, of course, if I'm the only one feeling this way.
I agree with the comment made that if you are not a whale it is a great deal. Who knows what synergies await when the next expansion comes out. If you are a whale, do not bother investing.
Do they really not know their own game well enough to know that a spell that does nothing can never work? Exception being Pocket Galaxy but wow... top decking these cards late game can be a death sentence! Just add 'draw a card.' to the end of it, even if you have to raise it a Mana it'd be better. Only me?
Dean is saying wild is meant to be broken in order for players to be able to play their old decks, not act as a standard mode with more cards where they'd prioritize balance.
Yeah but as other users have pointed out, that argument makes no sense.
I can't enjoy even paladin in wild because I'll get shafted non-stop by the three main culprits: darkglare, secret and razakus.
Additionally, he himself has said that their data showed that big priest was played by the same players, even after they nerfed Barnes. Which further advocates nerfing the top dogs because the people who actually enjoy playing secret mage (if those exist) would then still play it after it's nerfed.
I don't want this thread to die because I'm not capable of presenting a good riddle, so here are some heavy hints for the three parts of the riddle and the final solution.
Part 1:
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What do you call a "royal son"? That's half of the first card's name.
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I hope everyone has figured out by now that "banned" references to the Hall of Fame. Which HoF card is oftentimes called *another card* on astick? That's number 2.
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Probably the hardest one with only a loose connection to the final solution. The "trap" indicates what card type it is. Which one would you test with a scout? Now you've got number 3.
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Those three cards are linked by their effect, but they all do it in a somewhat roundabout way. There's one iconic HS card that shares this trait in a more direct style. This is the solution.
I'm still mulling over the first and second clues, but I have a hunch that the second refers to Pogo-Hopper? What that means for the King of the Sun, I'm unsure.
Agreed with the all y'all. He's misrepresenting what we want for Wild - not a balance and multiple viable decks, but a clear top-end for power. Draw a line and say 'no decks beyond this power level'. That's all.
Damn, this is not the answer I wanted to hear for wild. They could easily nerf the outright broken decks that have a way to high winrate. (Secret mage, raza priest and darkglare warlock). I don't see a problem with those nerfs.
Dean is saying wild is meant to be broken in order for players to be able to play their old decks, not act as a standard mode with more cards where they'd prioritize balance.
Very much this. Healthier economy is on the wishlist for many of us. At least they do seem to realize.
(Don't worry too much about random downvotes for no apparent reason, if there is no relevant argument attached. Sometimes it's just used too easily for disagreeing).
There always seems to be such a focus on competitiveness. It is a game. It is meant to be fun.
First of all, I would focus on other parts of the game than cosmetic statistics.
If I had to focus on stats, I would go with personal things. Such as: most used card (number of times played in a deck), most played card.
But, things like more deck construction functionality would be higher priority. 3 simple examples:
let me add more than 30 cards, then whittle it down to a valid deck
setting a card back and hero portrait per deck
quick swap pool - for when I want to play a few games comparing how well 2 cards perform
These things would make the player experience much better than some aggressive stats that a lot of (potential) players don't give a stuff about. And, to swing back to stats, things like the quick-swap pool could have stats.
I really liked arena when I first started. With no card collection to speak of, spending 300 gold on 2 arena runs was a better return than spending it on 3 packs. I still remember my first ever 12 run fondly :)
Now, I dip into it occasionally, but I usually just find I've drafted a mediocre deck and not played it that well. And the packs have much less value. So, with my overall interest waning, I just go there with my free tickets. Didn't even realise I could use them for heroic duels until yesterday.
I don't understand why they're so apathetic towards a tournament mode. It's the obvious first step towards getting the casual player excited about competitive Hearthstone, which is a goal they've often shown interest in. They've already implemented two new modes this Hearthstone year, and that has to be more difficult than slapping a new shell over ranked play!
Profile statistics, though . . . it'd be neat to see how much damage you've dealt with a minion over time. And display it! Imagine being matched against someone whose entry text displays that they've dealt 3000 damage with Angry Chicken. The horror! What other ideas do y'all have?
Dean Ayala's Community Q&A #2 - More New Modes Confirmed, Profiles, Mini Sets, Arena, Wild, and More!
Yeah, but the argument is flawed. Darkglare is not an old deck, it has barely half a year. Reno Priest doesn't play with Lyra, Priest of the Feast and Velen+Mindblast combo, it has loads of new cards, arguably becoming broken with Polkelt. Secret Mage has changed the least, but it's still not the deck of the yore with Mana Wyrm, Flamewaker and heck, Aluneth!
On the other hand, other decks like Jade Druid, Even Shaman or (excuse the exaggeration) Undertaker Hunter completely crumble to the decks above.
I don't know what the solution is (Secret Mage is not broken because of power level of the cards, but the inherent synergy), but there is a problem and their excuse is just that, an excuse.
Blizzard is Exploring Adding More Complete Player Profiles to Hearthstone
I would be fine if they showed totals
I can't understand who's decision it was to take them away
people who play arena that have 10k+ wins all of a sudden can only see the last highest win, like wtf, ofc it's gonna be 12
it was such a dumb decision imo
Dean Ayala's Community Q&A #2 - More New Modes Confirmed, Profiles, Mini Sets, Arena, Wild, and More!
Heheh I'm not much worried about, is just a number attached to your comment but anyway feels like you said something that you shouldn't or something totally dumb. I know for sure that people have other ideas that for sure would disagree mine but sometimes will be nice to know more about them in order to see their opinions and, who knows, maybe helps to "see the light" and change my mind :P
Usually I didn't mind about that downvotes but now I think that I said something that could be hard to read (let's say this way) for somebody and I want to hear their thoughts about the current health of the game and, of course, if I'm the only one feeling this way.
I highly recommend against buying the mini xpac..
I agree with the comment made that if you are not a whale it is a great deal. Who knows what synergies await when the next expansion comes out. If you are a whale, do not bother investing.
Humble Blessings; Decks, etc.
Humble Blessings
Deck of Chaos
Deck of Lunacy
Ad infinitum I could list so many more...
Do they really not know their own game well enough to know that a spell that does nothing can never work? Exception being Pocket Galaxy but wow... top decking these cards late game can be a death sentence! Just add 'draw a card.' to the end of it, even if you have to raise it a Mana it'd be better. Only me?
Dean Ayala's Community Q&A #2 - More New Modes Confirmed, Profiles, Mini Sets, Arena, Wild, and More!
Yeah but as other users have pointed out, that argument makes no sense.
I can't enjoy even paladin in wild because I'll get shafted non-stop by the three main culprits: darkglare, secret and razakus.
Additionally, he himself has said that their data showed that big priest was played by the same players, even after they nerfed Barnes. Which further advocates nerfing the top dogs because the people who actually enjoy playing secret mage (if those exist) would then still play it after it's nerfed.
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[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
I don't want this thread to die because I'm not capable of presenting a good riddle, so here are some heavy hints for the three parts of the riddle and the final solution.
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Final solution:
Blizzard is Exploring Adding More Complete Player Profiles to Hearthstone
The fact that I have to "pay" to see my statistics in Battlegrounds already bugs me.
The fact that the statistics are so bare-bone bugs me even more.
Why can I only see the top 5 heroes for most played and most wins?
I want to see these stats for all the available heroes!
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I'd be down for this. I just get murdered every time I wander in Arena.
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I'm still mulling over the first and second clues, but I have a hunch that the second refers to Pogo-Hopper? What that means for the King of the Sun, I'm unsure.
Dean Ayala's Community Q&A #2 - More New Modes Confirmed, Profiles, Mini Sets, Arena, Wild, and More!
Agreed with the all y'all. He's misrepresenting what we want for Wild - not a balance and multiple viable decks, but a clear top-end for power. Draw a line and say 'no decks beyond this power level'. That's all.
Dean Ayala's Community Q&A #2 - More New Modes Confirmed, Profiles, Mini Sets, Arena, Wild, and More!
Dean is saying wild is meant to be broken in order for players to be able to play their old decks, not act as a standard mode with more cards where they'd prioritize balance.
Dean Ayala's Community Q&A #2 - More New Modes Confirmed, Profiles, Mini Sets, Arena, Wild, and More!
Very much this. Healthier economy is on the wishlist for many of us. At least they do seem to realize.
(Don't worry too much about random downvotes for no apparent reason, if there is no relevant argument attached. Sometimes it's just used too easily for disagreeing).
Blizzard is Exploring Adding More Complete Player Profiles to Hearthstone
There always seems to be such a focus on competitiveness. It is a game. It is meant to be fun.
First of all, I would focus on other parts of the game than cosmetic statistics.
If I had to focus on stats, I would go with personal things. Such as: most used card (number of times played in a deck), most played card.
But, things like more deck construction functionality would be higher priority. 3 simple examples:
These things would make the player experience much better than some aggressive stats that a lot of (potential) players don't give a stuff about. And, to swing back to stats, things like the quick-swap pool could have stats.
Dean Ayala Could See Hearthstone's Arena With Skill-Based Matchmaking - Is It Right For The Game?
I really liked arena when I first started. With no card collection to speak of, spending 300 gold on 2 arena runs was a better return than spending it on 3 packs. I still remember my first ever 12 run fondly :)
Now, I dip into it occasionally, but I usually just find I've drafted a mediocre deck and not played it that well. And the packs have much less value. So, with my overall interest waning, I just go there with my free tickets. Didn't even realise I could use them for heroic duels until yesterday.
New Paladin & Warrior Spell - Barricade
Big warrior and Duel! Paladin synergies... but that's about it
New Demon Hunter & Warlock Minion - Luckysoul Hoarder
I don't see DH being patient enough to trigger the corrupt version of this card. Will prob be played more in Warlock, which is totally fine
New Demon Hunter & Hunter Minion - Felfire Deadeye
ooo boy, this will be scary in face hunter, but terrifying in DH 😰
New Demon Hunter Minion - Felsaber
omg, blizzard finally printed a bad card for DH? 😲
New Druid Minion - Dreaming Drake
This card alone makes me excited for clown druid
Blizzard is Exploring Adding More Complete Player Profiles to Hearthstone
I don't understand why they're so apathetic towards a tournament mode. It's the obvious first step towards getting the casual player excited about competitive Hearthstone, which is a goal they've often shown interest in. They've already implemented two new modes this Hearthstone year, and that has to be more difficult than slapping a new shell over ranked play!
Profile statistics, though . . . it'd be neat to see how much damage you've dealt with a minion over time. And display it! Imagine being matched against someone whose entry text displays that they've dealt 3000 damage with Angry Chicken. The horror! What other ideas do y'all have?