A big clarification that 3+ wins with Duels rewards experience the first time. I went on a 10-win run with Warlock and got huge bonuses for my first 3-10th wins. 8,200 experience all together (starts at 850 experience for 3-wins and goes up from there). I wonder if that'll be refreshed each expansion season. I assume Arena and Duels provide a per-hour experience gain similar to constructed. Good to have clarification on that, but the rewards for Duels wins at high levels are worth more than a daily quest and are worth attempting regularly (it will be tough for me to get to 11 or 12 wins for that last XP boost).
My first opened golden pack was totally insane! I think I´ve spend all of my luck for this year. Noone will believe me, so I´ll just post this and silently leave... :D
I'd argue that this is better than Brass Knuckles, but Ringmaster's Baton is still slow in both the attack and the buffs. If you play this on turn two, it isn't very likely that you have all three minion types in hand. If you play this later in the game, three turns to get the buffs is too slow and the immediate +1/+1 buff is not likely to matter. I just think that there are better cards that support your N'Zoth, God of the Deep build than this.
I watched Kibler's theorycraft stream, mostly to get the free packs, but also because he tends to test as much as he can. And I got to say, Y'Shaarj, the Defiler would probably be the most consistently strong at what he does compared with, say, Cthun or Yogg.
Priest in particular is insane with Yshaarj, and I wouldn't be too surprised if shaman would be as well.
Yogg is just removal, Cthun is too slow but it might lack refinement, I missed out on his Nzoth games and didn't see a single guy play nzoth against him. While I rarely see Yshaarj myself, the corrupt cards frequently look very good (Strongman and Fleethoof Pearltusk are particularly good neutrals), enough to convince me that the first deck I would play would probably be Yshaarj priest.
If you can fill the board, in most cases, I would say that's more or less the powerlevel the devs probably intended with Yshaarj. Don't think the mid expansions would explode in power, though with better corrupt cards its inevitable that he'll get better.
Alright so after facing this a bit in duels I can confirm that smorcing and ignoring trades as much as you can seems to be the best option. However, I've only faced it about twice one time with paladin where I lost due to being unable to hero power, and another time as hunter vs warlock where they nuked their own board with borrowed time or whatever.
I got lucky: High Exarch Yrel was a legendary I had on my crafting list. The epic was Oh My Yogg! which I don't expect to use very much, but who knows?
My initial reaction is disappointment. It doesn't look like the rewards will be equivalent to the old system. To make matters worse, I was hoping for something that would allow you to continue playing in your own way to reap similar benefits. Instead, it will take games in all modes, some meme-like achievements (that may or may not require specific cards), and a fair bit of time wasted poking around the Rewards Path to accept, find, and finalize rewards along the way. The Tavern Pass feels like a total slap in the face, as it looks like you basically pay $20 to get rewards you could earn without real money prior to this being implemented.
I had "Two Punch Man" 10 of 16 before even attempting it. The only explanation I have is I managed to get DH 10 atk weapon and swung it to opponent face.
As I posted under the news article yesterday, my legendary was Deck of Chaos while my epic was Cascading Disaster. These are great for the Warlock achievements that reward xp. I'll also craft Darkmoon Rabbit.
Top Hearthstone Decks to Climb Before Darkmoon Faire Hits Next Week - Grind That Experience!
Think of a meme with a man and two women in it.
Book of Heroes Datamined - The Warrior Adventure of Garrosh (Bosses, Decks, Voicelines)
Correct, Nagrand Garrosh is the bundle skin.
Top Hearthstone Decks to Climb Before Darkmoon Faire Hits Next Week - Grind That Experience!
Found two! Freezing Trap and Pack Tactics in the Highlander Hunter deck.
Cookie, please!!!
Top Hearthstone Decks to Climb Before Darkmoon Faire Hits Next Week - Grind That Experience!
What's with the Keening Banshee in the article thumbnail image?!
Top Hearthstone Decks to Climb Before Darkmoon Faire Hits Next Week - Grind That Experience!
The thumbnail is pretty... familiar.
The Rewards Track - How Long to Get to Level 50, 644000 Experience Required to Get to Level 150
A big clarification that 3+ wins with Duels rewards experience the first time. I went on a 10-win run with Warlock and got huge bonuses for my first 3-10th wins. 8,200 experience all together (starts at 850 experience for 3-wins and goes up from there). I wonder if that'll be refreshed each expansion season. I assume Arena and Duels provide a per-hour experience gain similar to constructed. Good to have clarification on that, but the rewards for Duels wins at high levels are worth more than a daily quest and are worth attempting regularly (it will be tough for me to get to 11 or 12 wins for that last XP boost).
Book of Heroes Datamined - The Warrior Adventure of Garrosh (Bosses, Decks, Voicelines)
Maybe I missed this in the article, but any clue which of the portraits is the new collectible hero skin? I assume the far left one.
Top Hearthstone Decks to Climb Before Darkmoon Faire Hits Next Week - Grind That Experience!
Whoever finds a secret gets a cookie.
Darkmoon Faire Fireside Gatherings & Pre-Release Event This Weekend - Opening Your Packs Early
My first opened golden pack was totally insane! I think I´ve spend all of my luck for this year. Noone will believe me, so I´ll just post this and silently leave... :D
Wish luck to all of you guys!
New Warrior Weapon - Ringmaster's Baton
I'd argue that this is better than Brass Knuckles, but Ringmaster's Baton is still slow in both the attack and the buffs. If you play this on turn two, it isn't very likely that you have all three minion types in hand. If you play this later in the game, three turns to get the buffs is too slow and the immediate +1/+1 buff is not likely to matter. I just think that there are better cards that support your N'Zoth, God of the Deep build than this.
Early Darkmoon achievements for XP
Thanks for confirmation and another way to complete the achievements :)
The next set of DMF cards will be strong.
I watched Kibler's theorycraft stream, mostly to get the free packs, but also because he tends to test as much as he can. And I got to say, Y'Shaarj, the Defiler would probably be the most consistently strong at what he does compared with, say, Cthun or Yogg.
Priest in particular is insane with Yshaarj, and I wouldn't be too surprised if shaman would be as well.
Yogg is just removal, Cthun is too slow but it might lack refinement, I missed out on his Nzoth games and didn't see a single guy play nzoth against him. While I rarely see Yshaarj myself, the corrupt cards frequently look very good (Strongman and Fleethoof Pearltusk are particularly good neutrals), enough to convince me that the first deck I would play would probably be Yshaarj priest.
If you can fill the board, in most cases, I would say that's more or less the powerlevel the devs probably intended with Yshaarj. Don't think the mid expansions would explode in power, though with better corrupt cards its inevitable that he'll get better.
Advice needed
Alright so after facing this a bit in duels I can confirm that smorcing and ignoring trades as much as you can seems to be the best option. However, I've only faced it about twice one time with paladin where I lost due to being unable to hero power, and another time as hunter vs warlock where they nuked their own board with borrowed time or whatever.
Early Darkmoon achievements for XP
I just completed Ride Together, Die Together using Paladin & Gift of Luminance on my 2nd Leper Gnome.
Darkmoon Faire Fireside Gatherings & Pre-Release Event This Weekend - Opening Your Packs Early
I just registered mine, but apparently I have to wait for a couple of hours to be able to do it... sad panda.
Good luck everybody else...
What Free Legendary did you get?
I got lucky: High Exarch Yrel was a legendary I had on my crafting list. The epic was Oh My Yogg! which I don't expect to use very much, but who knows?
Sideshow Glow
This doesn't require a tavern pass
Darkmoon Faire Fireside Gatherings & Pre-Release Event This Weekend - Opening Your Packs Early
Great! Found something to do this evening.
For those who wonder, you can set the starting time to now and start opening right now. All right I'm outta here to open some packs.
What Free Legendary did you get?
Il'gynoth and Blood of G'huun. I guess the game is trying to tell me that my approach should on the "fun and interactive" side for this expansion.
Maxima PewPew
Fffffffffff!
What Free Legendary did you get?
I wish i got Deck of Chaos or Greybough, but the more i think about ETC i have glad to have gotten him.
The Rewards Track - How Long to Get to Level 50, 644000 Experience Required to Get to Level 150
My initial reaction is disappointment. It doesn't look like the rewards will be equivalent to the old system. To make matters worse, I was hoping for something that would allow you to continue playing in your own way to reap similar benefits. Instead, it will take games in all modes, some meme-like achievements (that may or may not require specific cards), and a fair bit of time wasted poking around the Rewards Path to accept, find, and finalize rewards along the way. The Tavern Pass feels like a total slap in the face, as it looks like you basically pay $20 to get rewards you could earn without real money prior to this being implemented.
Early Darkmoon achievements for XP
I had "Two Punch Man" 10 of 16 before even attempting it. The only explanation I have is I managed to get DH 10 atk weapon and swung it to opponent face.
What Free Legendary did you get?
As I posted under the news article yesterday, my legendary was Deck of Chaos while my epic was Cascading Disaster. These are great for the Warlock achievements that reward xp. I'll also craft Darkmoon Rabbit.
New Druid Minion - Umbral Owl
Druid use to play lots of spells, and that card can be played for 0 mana easily.
And any card cheated to 0 mana is dangerous.
5/5