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Is this the right time to talk about a train wreck?

I mean, good job to them for doing their jobs and fixing it, I guess?

But goodness, this thing has supposedly been a major focus of theirs for several months ... and it launches with this many issues ... they were not prepared.

I would certainly be keeping note, since I've been swindled off 2 days worth of quests for the past 2 weeks.

Its good that they would be doing something to compensate players, but I'm more than a little skeptical how they can accurately identify all the victims of this bug. I guess I'll be finding that out next week.

If the compensation will come in the form of xp, I hope its explicit how much is being given back, instead of it just sneakily update your reward track without telling you.

I've been highly critical of Blizzard/Team 5 for the last week.

But to be fair, one of the promises they actually kept was this expansion's theme:

Madness.....

(don't leave me hanging)

*facepalm*

I'm not sure whether I should follow the Old Gods theme, but I like the flavour on this too much to not at least put it out there:

The dual class cards for Hunter/Druid were a little tilted towards Druid. This attempts to rectify that, by providing a tool that can be used by both classes. Hunter can look for Savannah Highmane, Bloated Anaconda, or even Phase Stalker or Krolusk Barkripper. Meanwhile, Druid can look for Marsh Hydra, Winged Guardian or Twilight Runner. Of course, both classes can also look to Teachers Pet, Bad Luck Albatross or even Darkmoon Rabbit for a massive turn.

Feedback!

Of course I open a golden N'Zoth, God of the Deep and nobody's playing him.

Also, here's another point to people saying that Pure Paladin is still at the top of the meta: People will complain if the new decks overtake the meta ("this is just powercreep, I can't afford all these cards") and people will complain if the old decks are still strong ("Blizzard sucks at gauging power levels, this game has become stagnant"). I'd say 60-70% of the decks I face are built around new cards. This is the perfect balance between allowing people to experiment with new cards and decks, while people that aren't able to craft all the new cards can still find success with the old decks. This is arguably the best possible situation. We shouldn't be complaining about this, it's the best of both worlds for casual, hardcore and for-fun players.

Yeah, I have definitely had some 37-38 pack droughts between legendaries before in the Classic set. Feels brutal, when it happens (and the only pack you're opening from that set is your weekly Tavern Brawl prize). And then you'll get a legendary, and sometimes one 3 packs later, so it tends to even itself out over the long run.

Some initial ideas. Something between the build around of Dragon's Fury and the option based on the spell that Guess the Weight introduced to Druid.

Why do they schedule these events on weekdays? RIP timezone.

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I keep track of my pity timers manually, and so far they are holding up (legendary within 40 packs, and 1 within the first 10 packs of any expansion/pack type, which the exception of golden packs).

The same for me. I track my pack opening via spreadsheet so I know my perception is not tainted by my biases. And so far same results for me. I too have bought the mega bundle, and the pity time held for both legendaries and epics (1 in 40, and 1 in 10 respectively). I did, however, come close to the timer several times.

Love the profile idea. Nice.

And the turn timer update looks good!

Riot's killing it as usual. (And just as I'm beginning to feel bummed about Hearthstone's new quest system...)

Just finished an 11 win run in Arena... only got 200 gold from the rewards, the others were a Golden Rare and... 85 dust... not even enough to craft a rare :^)

First Idea here:

No he's definitely a gnoll. Check the world of Warcraft character model.

https://classic.wowhead.com/npc=14822/sayge

Safety Inspector is there to throw Patches back into the deck because he is magnetized to your opening hand.

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I have a few questions about the prompt, as I could see some confusion about what counts as tutoring.

1. Yes, being more specific is fine as long as it's guaranteed to be a minion or spell (no "draw a Warrior card" or whatever. Kronx would actually be a bad example).
2. Those draw the card, so Yes Discover counts.
3. Those do not draw the card, so No copies don't count.
4. No.
5. You draw it eventually, so Yes.

These come straight from Shadows.

Stowaway might not work then, if you played Academic Espionage against a warrior and shuffled weapons into your deck which could be drawn.

It's kind of like the opposite of what druid was during (i think) Boomsday, where just about every deck ran the same 25 cards but had a different combo for the win condition

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I have a few questions about the prompt, as I could see some confusion about what counts as tutoring.

1. Yes, being more specific is fine as long as it's guaranteed to be a minion or spell (no "draw a Warrior card" or whatever. Kronx would actually be a bad example).
2. Those draw the card, so Yes Discover counts.
3. Those do not draw the card, so No copies don't count.
4. No.
5. You draw it eventually, so Yes.

These come straight from Shadows.

I have a few questions about the prompt, as I could see some confusion about what counts as tutoring.

1.  Is the card restricted to "draw a minion" or "draw a spell"?  The main page for the theme seemed to imply that something like Sense Demons was okay, as well as more restrictive tutors.  There are more specific ones like Call to Adventure, Stowaway or Kronx Dragonhoof which would open up a lot of options, but I'm sure if those types of tutors are valid.

2.  Does the card need to specifically say the word draw?  Cleric of Scales and Grand Empress Shek'zara both discover cards but I would consider them tutors in my opinion.

3.  Can the card give you a copy of the card instead of directly drawing it from your deck?  Shadow Visions and Stitched Tracker come to mind.

4. I don't think cards like Sightless Watcher or arguably Lorekeeper Polkelt which can set up the cards you want on top of your deck count, but I just want to make sure.  The same goes with cards from your opponent''s deck, like Psionic Probe or the uncollectible death knight card Death Grip.

5. Would something like Gral, the Shark be valid?  It is a weird case where you don't get the card until it dies.  In my opinon, is counts as a tutor but there's a delay in getting the card to your hand. 

When a new set completely dominates the meta: “The power creep is huge!” “How can I afford all these new cards so quickly?” “This will be unplayable until nerds arrive!”

When a new set doesn’t completely dominate the meta: “What a disappointment!” “The game is so stale.”

Come on. I’d say 2/3 of the decks I’m facing on the ladder are built around new cards. That’s probably the sweet spot in terms of providing variety without punishing budget players. Great job, Blizzard

Thank you!

Grumpymonk, you won at your own competition. XD

To be fair, it wasn't just me.  MathU had a hand in making the theme for the competition as well :)

I wish I could find appropriate art for the Strength-Tester/High Striker carnival game, to make it truly fit as an MDF card.

The X in the weapon's Attack stat is the Attack of the minion, of course; the highroll being something like Deathwing, Mad Aspect.

It's a bit weird that minion tutors are allowed, since both C'thun and Yogg benefit from spell tutors exclusively. In any case, I'm not opposed to it, 'cuz last week's competition was already restrictive enough.

Anyways, here's my first idea:

Not sure if I should re-do the flavor so that it is Old Gods related.

Edit: Added Maleficent Willow.

Lorekeeper Polkelt is amazing at manipulating your deck... but with a deck like this where there are so many spells, running Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate is just too fun