Tyrande… It’s a cool present for the very new players.
But… why Tyrande again ? Why not Mecha-Jaraxxus, Maiev, King Rastakhan or an other old cool cosmetic…?
I spent a lot of money and time in this game, and the fact that I can’t have some cosmetics I love is really frustrating.
Some classes have thousands of cosmetics (mage, shaman…), and some others are totally left in the ditch. If you are a rogue fan and you weren’t in the game when Maiev was available, you have the choice between Valeera and… Valeera. Great…
Why Blizzard don’t even try to equalize the number of cosmetics for each classes ? I am not sure everybody is hyped by having 10 mage or shaman cosmetics, and only 1 or 2 for some others classes… I am not saying every classe need to have exactly the same number of cosmetics available, but at least Blizzard… try to balance the distribution…
Plus, I feel that these times, Blizzard is having a rush in adding some new content, but the quality is too often left behind. Look at some new skins, they look like a 15 years old trainee drawing, while others are really beautiful. Compare Magni, Tyrande, or Alleria to some of the new reward track cosmetics... It looks like they just don’t come from the same world…
Take Magic as an example for this : all planeswalkers are designed at about the same level. There is consistency in artworks level. This observation is not true for HS…
I feel Blizzard want to add more and more and more content, but with insufficient well-applied quality policy. Imo, that’s the wrong direction to take.Take your time, do well designed stuff guys…
Less quantity, more quality please. At least for heroes artworks…because yes, cosmetic design is an important part of the experience of this game for many players…
The general direction taken by HS these times is pushing me slowly to the exit…
Speaking of which, are we going to get some sort of way to see and compare our scores with other users on this site? I'm guessing that may be a bit dependent on HSreplay.
Okay, five games into trying this and I finally get the board full of 8/8 taunting clowns. But I'm playing against Galakrond Warlock so all it takes him is 1 mana to clear it all...
I must have the worst luck, drawing nothing but cards that cost 7+ until there is nothing but cheap stuff left in my deck. Which makes me think this Clown Druid must be related to Pennywise from IT. Because it promised me lots of fun, but really it just drug me down into the sewer where I got eaten alive!
But at least I got the achievement for a board full of clowns!
All good moves, for sure. Nothing feels worse than queuing into a hunter that got Lunar Band as their first treasure. Even playing it feels lame, though an easy run to double digit rewards was always nice.
As a super casual player I’m feeling more pressed than the last event simply because some of these cards feel necessary. Personally it feels grindy but like I said I’m a super casual. I don’t like that if I am unable to finish I might be handicapped but if you can buy the cards with shards and wild cards after the event it won’t matter.
i play enough to have a large amount of wild cards and shards.
If you have the time, I'd recommend at least trying to make the push this weekend for as many cards as you can -- the final card is 3x Give It All at 190 hearts. If nothing else: it will lock out those cards as a random reward thanks to duplicate protection so you're more likely to get epics you'll use. A lot of players are doing the AI matches -- you need 5 wins instead of just 3, but the AI is almost a guaranteed victory so on average you'll play fewer games.
I like your list as well so I'm gonna make a combination of the two decks. I'll go with your inclusion of Togwaggle, but I really don't get why you pick Dragon's Hoard instead of Wand Thief? As for Eviscerate & Adventurers or some more Secrets, I have to try them out and think about it.
I got lucky getting N'Zoth, God of the Deep as my freebie, who I wanted. Now it's down to a coinflip. Maybe wait another day or two see what decks look fun.
I want Tickatus so bad I can taste it. That, along with Y'Shaarj, the Defiler just smell like a great control warlock build.
I know this isn't very reasonable, but I usually craft what I want on day 1 if I don't get it from packs. Trying out new stuff is one of the most fun aspect of the game for me and I'm willing to bear the consequences of this behaviour. Of course that means having to dust duplicates on day 1, too, but I do it manually and save up rares and epics that might get nerfed.
A bit of topic but I really hope they add more QOL improvements for dust management.
For example:
Ability to "lock" cards from getting dusted by the mass disenchant button
Ability specify which specific rarities to disenchant (like what you manually did above)
Ability to specify the minimum number of cards (for example now it's 2) that is safe from getting mass disenchanted.
Totally would get behind that move! Being able to lock down a card that just smells like a hard nerf for later full dust would be awesome.
It’s a fun deck but a little clunky. I like that it doesn’t include Maxima since trowing a Darkmoon tonk at your opponent is a little to good to be true. Oblivitron works surprisingly well! Especially with the brooms. While probably necessary, the ursatrons are oftentimes underwhelming when you get to resurrect your deathrattles. I found myself shuffling them away in the mulligan almost every time. They are a good plan B in lategame to find the much needed Tonks but serve no purpose early and are harmful for your resurrects. Now that I think of it, this deck could do really good with an eagle horn bow ...
The biggest flaw of the deck is the lack of comeback potential. Compared to the face hunters, it can’t just close out the game without a board. So I made some changes and they feel very beneficial to win and keep the board early:
- 2x Carrion studies (there is a minor benefit in reducing the mana cost of your deathrattle minions but you pay with an early tempo loss. The discovered deathrattle is counter synergistic to your win strategy. It probably made the list just because it showed up when filtering the collection for “deathrattle” )
- 2x Mystery winner (secrets are cool but you got already a lot of them. I wasn’t lacking secrets for petting zoo a single time without this card)
+ 2x Dwarven sharpshooter
+ 2x tour guide
Those 2 allow you to capitalize greatly on your phase stalkers and gives a little more early board pressure. Especially the high roll Tour guide - Phase stalker - petting zoo is worth this inclusion.
Blizzard Announces Darkmoon Duel-Fest - A $200,000 Prize Pool Duels Tournament on November 24
I wish the Atlantic ocean was a little thinner. As it stands I would be tuning in from 8pm to 2am to watch this.
Blizzard Announces Darkmoon Duel-Fest - A $200,000 Prize Pool Duels Tournament on November 24
Duels mode is supposed to be competitive?
Rewards Track: Current progress
Agree with both, too slow progress and very hard achievments in ranked mode
Tyrande Returns to the Hearthstone Shop For Free for a Limited Time
Tyrande… It’s a cool present for the very new players.
But… why Tyrande again ? Why not Mecha-Jaraxxus, Maiev, King Rastakhan or an other old cool cosmetic…?
I spent a lot of money and time in this game, and the fact that I can’t have some cosmetics I love is really frustrating.
Some classes have thousands of cosmetics (mage, shaman…), and some others are totally left in the ditch. If you are a rogue fan and you weren’t in the game when Maiev was available, you have the choice between Valeera and… Valeera. Great…
Why Blizzard don’t even try to equalize the number of cosmetics for each classes ? I am not sure everybody is hyped by having 10 mage or shaman cosmetics, and only 1 or 2 for some others classes… I am not saying every classe need to have exactly the same number of cosmetics available, but at least Blizzard… try to balance the distribution…
Plus, I feel that these times, Blizzard is having a rush in adding some new content, but the quality is too often left behind. Look at some new skins, they look like a 15 years old trainee drawing, while others are really beautiful. Compare Magni, Tyrande, or Alleria to some of the new reward track cosmetics... It looks like they just don’t come from the same world…
Take Magic as an example for this : all planeswalkers are designed at about the same level. There is consistency in artworks level. This observation is not true for HS…
I feel Blizzard want to add more and more and more content, but with insufficient well-applied quality policy. Imo, that’s the wrong direction to take.Take your time, do well designed stuff guys…
Less quantity, more quality please. At least for heroes artworks…because yes, cosmetic design is an important part of the experience of this game for many players…
The general direction taken by HS these times is pushing me slowly to the exit…
achievement points
so ... nothing really worth to spend time to achieve ... tks
Tom Kench is OP!
He's neither OP nor impossible to kill, just annoying to fight against.
achievement points
Speaking of which, are we going to get some sort of way to see and compare our scores with other users on this site? I'm guessing that may be a bit dependent on HSreplay.
Hearthstone Hotfixes - Weekly Quest Fixes, Duels Now Contributes to Class Progress, Heroic Duels Rating Fix
Hopefully they first fix the bug where the most vocal portion of their "fanbase" are toxic whiners who think they should have everything for free.
Blizzard Announces Darkmoon Duel-Fest - A $200,000 Prize Pool Duels Tournament on November 24
Okay, who's going to be Firebat's human alarm clock this time around?
Blizzard Announces Darkmoon Duel-Fest - A $200,000 Prize Pool Duels Tournament on November 24
They can give away $200,000, but not make an honest rewards system, or glitchless achievement tracking : )
Spinning the Wheel of Fate with Yogg-Saron in Standard - 4 Hearthstone Decks to Get Your Maw On
Okay, five games into trying this and I finally get the board full of 8/8 taunting clowns. But I'm playing against Galakrond Warlock so all it takes him is 1 mana to clear it all...
I must have the worst luck, drawing nothing but cards that cost 7+ until there is nothing but cheap stuff left in my deck. Which makes me think this Clown Druid must be related to Pennywise from IT. Because it promised me lots of fun, but really it just drug me down into the sewer where I got eaten alive!
But at least I got the achievement for a board full of clowns!
Secret Rogue with Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate - Darkmoon Faire
After about 10 games I played yogg once ..
and it wasn’t even mine, I plagiarized the one from my opponent!
Hearthstone Hotfixes - Duels Gets a Balance Update Moving Treasures Into Different Pools, Phaoris’ Blade Nerfed
All good moves, for sure. Nothing feels worse than queuing into a hunter that got Lunar Band as their first treasure. Even playing it feels lame, though an easy run to double digit rewards was always nice.
Spinning the Wheel of Fate with Yogg-Saron in Standard - 4 Hearthstone Decks to Get Your Maw On
Going to have to try the Druid list. I need my “board full of clowns” acheivement!!
K/DA Completion
If you have the time, I'd recommend at least trying to make the push this weekend for as many cards as you can -- the final card is 3x Give It All at 190 hearts. If nothing else: it will lock out those cards as a random reward thanks to duplicate protection so you're more likely to get epics you'll use. A lot of players are doing the AI matches -- you need 5 wins instead of just 3, but the AI is almost a guaranteed victory so on average you'll play fewer games.
Yogg-Saron, Master of Fate
Wouldn't it be a 1 in 6 chance (about 16%) to get Rod of Roasting?
12 win warrior
made a first 8-3 run, than a second one 0-3
the treasures made a huge difference
achievement points
Comparing your score to others!
The whole system is an alternative metric to the simple wins to show how dedicated you are to the game.
achievement points
what are they useful for ?
New Neutral Minion - Derailed Coaster
Won't see much play even in Arena
Spinning the Wheel of Fate with Yogg-Saron in Standard - 4 Hearthstone Decks to Get Your Maw On
I like your list as well so I'm gonna make a combination of the two decks. I'll go with your inclusion of Togwaggle, but I really don't get why you pick Dragon's Hoard instead of Wand Thief? As for Eviscerate & Adventurers or some more Secrets, I have to try them out and think about it.
Spinning the Wheel of Fate with Yogg-Saron in Standard - 4 Hearthstone Decks to Get Your Maw On
Are the miscreants enough to justify Toggwaggle though? Otherwise I like it
How soon is too soon to craft?
I want Tickatus so bad I can taste it. That, along with Y'Shaarj, the Defiler just smell like a great control warlock build.
How soon is too soon to craft?
Totally would get behind that move! Being able to lock down a card that just smells like a hard nerf for later full dust would be awesome.
Deathrattle Secret Hunter - Darkmoon Faire
It’s a fun deck but a little clunky. I like that it doesn’t include Maxima since trowing a Darkmoon tonk at your opponent is a little to good to be true. Oblivitron works surprisingly well! Especially with the brooms.
While probably necessary, the ursatrons are oftentimes underwhelming when you get to resurrect your deathrattles. I found myself shuffling them away in the mulligan almost every time. They are a good plan B in lategame to find the much needed Tonks but serve no purpose early and are harmful for your resurrects. Now that I think of it, this deck could do really good with an eagle horn bow ...
The biggest flaw of the deck is the lack of comeback potential. Compared to the face hunters, it can’t just close out the game without a board. So I made some changes and they feel very beneficial to win and keep the board early:
- 2x Carrion studies (there is a minor benefit in reducing the mana cost of your deathrattle minions but you pay with an early tempo loss. The discovered deathrattle is counter synergistic to your win strategy. It probably made the list just because it showed up when filtering the collection for “deathrattle” )
- 2x Mystery winner (secrets are cool but you got already a lot of them. I wasn’t lacking secrets for petting zoo a single time without this card)
+ 2x Dwarven sharpshooter
+ 2x tour guide
Those 2 allow you to capitalize greatly on your phase stalkers and gives a little more early board pressure. Especially the high roll Tour guide - Phase stalker - petting zoo is worth this inclusion.