It only makes sense that they would wait for the Felfire Festive to end and close out the Outland theme before moving on to announcing the new theme.
This.
Having said that, I'd argue that this year's summer festival has been a less effective distraction from a stale meta than previous years, as the solo adventure was a bit underwhelming, there has been no arena reset, and the 3 x legendary quests, while welcome, didn't do as much to create the sense of an ongoing festival vibe as previous years' double gold rewards, or last year's buffing of boomsday cards / addition of sn1p sn4p. Also, the nerfs to primarily demon hunter cards haven't really shaken the meta up very much, meaning that essentially the same decks have been tier 1 since the AoE release settled down.
As a general rule, I feel team 5 did a much better job of pacing meta shakeups in Year of the Dragon than they have so far in Phoenix. Last year the teaser for the August expansion caught me off guard, as the RoS expansion still felt fairly fresh at the time, and the boomsday buffs, wild cards returning to standard for a limited time, and Galakrond's Awakening all seemed like interesting and varied ways to shake things up a bit. Hopefully things will improve as the year goes on.
Technically this hasn't been a long wait, because the first expansion is usually announced at the end of February but AoO was announced in the middle of March. Everything got shifted forwards half a month.
I kind of prefer this because we get condensed information, instead of that awkward two week period where we know the set but nothing gets announced.
I've been a bit distracted the last few days with IRL stuff, so I almost forgot about waiting for the reveal, lol. I'm sure it will drop this week or next week. It only makes sense that they would wait for the Felfire Festive to end and close out the Outland theme before moving on to announcing the new theme.
Yeah, not a fan of this new way of doing reveals. I prefer the slow drip of new content versus being hit with it so quick. Reveal season is the best! You know what I’m talking about- plan a meal around it, crack open a beer and see what Regis has. Repeat the next day for Trump. Want more of these “dinner and a movie” experiences even if its far and few between.
Vault level 1 is automatic. Levels 2-6 each require 1000 XP, 7-10 require 2000 XP, and 11-13 require 4000 XP. After that, every 4500 XP earns you a capsule (5 cards, but not shards). If you get 25 of those extra capsules in a week, you’re a bot and the rewards stop.
The sweet spot is level 10. It upgrades your random champion (earned at level 5) to a champion wildcard, and it only requires 13,000 XP in 7 days. If you win a game or two a day and complete your quests, you’ll get there. To go beyond level 10, the XP thresholds get higher, the new bonuses are less important, and your easy sources of XP have already been used up. (That’s not to say you shouldn’t do it, but at that point you’re playing because you love the game, not because you’re focused on rewards :)
It really is amazing how much you get, especially with the wildcards. I get to Vault level 10 or 11 every week. After 4 or 5 weeks, I was able to copy a top tier deck without any worries about having enough resources. 3 weeks later, I could do it again. In contrast, I spent months playing Hearthstone, AND buying expensive preorders, before I could move beyond extreme budget decks.
If you're wondering which is unanimously the most complained of, its likely anything that requires a discover effect (raven idols, yikes), and the other will be co-op brawls.
I like the idea, but the random cards are too random for my taste. Someone explain to me how i am suposed to win when i draw stuff like Possession and Jettison in the same game.
Sure, but they could give a reward that won't feel bad for veteran players without making much of a difference for new players I don't think they will ever go with a 80 gold reward, but they could make 100 gold instead I would really prefer those to guranteed dust.
A month-long reveal season would have been ideal, given the period of time we live in, and the staleness of meta in HS (and I doubt the next nerf patch is going to solve it, since current HS includes structural problems).
Could we implement like an internal (out of cards) voting for the different brawls? Would be fun to know, if the people here have the same or different opinions on those brawls.
The new normal since last expansion is to do the reveals 2 weeks before the actual expansion itself. Prior to that, we'd have that announcement to the announcement of the expansion by now.
I wouldn't be too surprised to see it announced maybe next week, with a select 6 cards revealed early. That should give them time to set that supposed final set of nerfs before the end of AoO, which I think should be anytime this week.
There is still a whole month before the expansion comes out so I wouldn't expect to see any news about it for another week or so, based on how late they have been announced lately. It is most likely the upcoming nerfs are announced first.
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
This.
Having said that, I'd argue that this year's summer festival has been a less effective distraction from a stale meta than previous years, as the solo adventure was a bit underwhelming, there has been no arena reset, and the 3 x legendary quests, while welcome, didn't do as much to create the sense of an ongoing festival vibe as previous years' double gold rewards, or last year's buffing of boomsday cards / addition of sn1p sn4p. Also, the nerfs to primarily demon hunter cards haven't really shaken the meta up very much, meaning that essentially the same decks have been tier 1 since the AoE release settled down.
As a general rule, I feel team 5 did a much better job of pacing meta shakeups in Year of the Dragon than they have so far in Phoenix. Last year the teaser for the August expansion caught me off guard, as the RoS expansion still felt fairly fresh at the time, and the boomsday buffs, wild cards returning to standard for a limited time, and Galakrond's Awakening all seemed like interesting and varied ways to shake things up a bit. Hopefully things will improve as the year goes on.
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
Technically this hasn't been a long wait, because the first expansion is usually announced at the end of February but AoO was announced in the middle of March. Everything got shifted forwards half a month.
I kind of prefer this because we get condensed information, instead of that awkward two week period where we know the set but nothing gets announced.
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Awful, just awful.
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
I've been a bit distracted the last few days with IRL stuff, so I almost forgot about waiting for the reveal, lol. I'm sure it will drop this week or next week. It only makes sense that they would wait for the Felfire Festive to end and close out the Outland theme before moving on to announcing the new theme.
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
Yeah, not a fan of this new way of doing reveals. I prefer the slow drip of new content versus being hit with it so quick. Reveal season is the best! You know what I’m talking about- plan a meal around it, crack open a beer and see what Regis has. Repeat the next day for Trump. Want more of these “dinner and a movie” experiences even if its far and few between.
also screw the final big dumps, space em out!!
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Vault level 1 is automatic. Levels 2-6 each require 1000 XP, 7-10 require 2000 XP, and 11-13 require 4000 XP. After that, every 4500 XP earns you a capsule (5 cards, but not shards). If you get 25 of those extra capsules in a week, you’re a bot and the rewards stop.
The sweet spot is level 10. It upgrades your random champion (earned at level 5) to a champion wildcard, and it only requires 13,000 XP in 7 days. If you win a game or two a day and complete your quests, you’ll get there. To go beyond level 10, the XP thresholds get higher, the new bonuses are less important, and your easy sources of XP have already been used up. (That’s not to say you shouldn’t do it, but at that point you’re playing because you love the game, not because you’re focused on rewards :)
It really is amazing how much you get, especially with the wildcards. I get to Vault level 10 or 11 every week. After 4 or 5 weeks, I was able to copy a top tier deck without any worries about having enough resources. 3 weeks later, I could do it again. In contrast, I spent months playing Hearthstone, AND buying expensive preorders, before I could move beyond extreme budget decks.
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If you're wondering which is unanimously the most complained of, its likely anything that requires a discover effect (raven idols, yikes), and the other will be co-op brawls.
What is everyone’s opinion on ARAM?
I like the idea, but the random cards are too random for my taste.
Someone explain to me how i am suposed to win when i draw stuff like Possession and Jettison in the same game.
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Sure, but they could give a reward that won't feel bad for veteran players without making much of a difference for new players I don't think they will ever go with a 80 gold reward, but they could make 100 gold instead I would really prefer those to guranteed dust.
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They could also give us nothing. I am grateful for everything we get :)
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
A month-long reveal season would have been ideal, given the period of time we live in, and the staleness of meta in HS (and I doubt the next nerf patch is going to solve it, since current HS includes structural problems).
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It made problems with patchs, so they didn't change the patch timing (which is good at mid week) instead they changed the vaults.
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same :(
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I was lucky this week, one game and done.
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Or those fools who play on all 3 regions NA, EU and Asia.
Man I'd hate to be one those guys!
Oh wait, I am. Nooooooooooo!
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Damnit I didn't play yesterday :(
two days week?
A Vladimir ... the less useful champion at all :)
What is everyone’s opinion on ARAM?
more fun than most of HS brawls
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
latest announcements of the announcement were quite near the announcement, with short wait to reveal cards
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Thank God, that I don't need the packs anymore.
This brawl is one of the worst for sure.
Could we implement like an internal (out of cards) voting for the different brawls? Would be fun to know, if the people here have the same or different opinions on those brawls.
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
So after some minor digging, I found the announcement to the announcement for AoO was on the 13th of March: https://playhearthstone.com/en-gb/news/23335603/save-the-date-hearthstone-2020-showcase-coming-march-17
We should expect something similar this time around as well, but with the pandemic, nothing is guaranteed these days.
I'd say we riot if we hear absolutely nothing next week xD
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Got in, got my pack, got out.
My sincere condolences for those who needed to play this more than once for their pack.
Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
The new normal since last expansion is to do the reveals 2 weeks before the actual expansion itself. Prior to that, we'd have that announcement to the announcement of the expansion by now.
I wouldn't be too surprised to see it announced maybe next week, with a select 6 cards revealed early. That should give them time to set that supposed final set of nerfs before the end of AoO, which I think should be anytime this week.
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Anyone else pissed about no reveal yet?
There is still a whole month before the expansion comes out so I wouldn't expect to see any news about it for another week or so, based on how late they have been announced lately. It is most likely the upcoming nerfs are announced first.