Thanks Nightmare, yea ultimately I guess I need to just find a reason to either play, or not to play. And if I don't truly enjoy it, not to force myself to do it and find something else productive to do with my time.
The only caveat is that I enjoy playing WoW to an extent, it's just that committing to a dungeon in the past built up some tension with my relationship. My GF was always understanding that I was a gamer (she isn't). But when I started doing dungeons that took 1-2 hours, or raiding that took 2-4 hours, it definitely put a strain on our relationship. As I recall raiding/dungeons were parsed down in BC and trash was taken out to favor more mechanically complex encounters. Part of the reason BC held a special place was that most dungeons could be completed in an hour, and most of the time raiding only took 1-2 hours if you knew what you were doing. (Also the fact that a lot of the early raids were relatively short and didn't take long to complete (gruul, maggy, kara, and to a lesser extent TK)
Anyhow guess I have some introspection to do to determine if it's healthy to try and continue playing or not.
Nox/Piltover: fervor will add consistency and lethal range to an already top tier deck. Life gain cards heals very little, there is no decent early lifesteal option and mid/late game LS can be denied now by selecting the designated block unit as a sacrifice to favor. Not to mention there are a few last breath cards that deal direct damage when killed, so its drawback will actually be a plus in many situations.
First big buff to aggro decks i guess =/
Fervor is highly couterable if any of the 2 targets fizzles or is killed the spell is negated.. glimpse beyond or another fervor in respounce.
it's a card that requires you to be sure your target won't die. it's more a card you would use in reaspounce to removal or an unfavorable trade.
Nox/Piltover: fervor will add consistency and lethal range to an already top tier deck. Life gain cards heals very little, there is no decent early lifesteal option and mid/late game LS can be denied now by selecting the designated block unit as a sacrifice to favor. Not to mention there are a few last breath cards that deal direct damage when killed, so its drawback will actually be a plus in many situations.
I'd prefer it to be a WoW character like Garona Halforcen, or obviously Vanessa Vancleef, and not an original character. But it's glad to know they are up to something, Rogue is the only class with no alternate portraits so far other than Maiev and the 1000-win.
The deck is great! I took out the pirates and i add 2 Fireflies and the 5 mana secret destroyer and it's work very well. Currently at low diamond, working my way to Legend
Vanessa VanCleef at last? Or maybe its Eudora from RoS adventure. Also, what happened to the supposed mage skin, Celeste, or something like that.
Judging historically, it might be a hearthstone only character, something a little light hearted.
I frequent hearthpwn every now and then too, its like going through a zoo exhibit. I have no idea there were others here that share my secret hobby.
I usually go there when I look at a news post on here and think "what would be the absolute worst take you could have on this"...and Hearthpwn usually delivers.
True enough. Arguments here can get heated every now and then but its nowhere near the level of offensive screeching that can be found there.
I usually go there when I look at a news post on here and think "what would be the absolute worst take you could have on this"...and Hearthpwn usually delivers.
I go there for the hate. Can't beat hearthpwn for spewing unfettered bile over the most innocent of comments. Reminds me why I closed my account
The thing with fervor is that it can target face, I see an aggro deck that uses atrocity for that purpose so a - 3 mana atrocity in some situations could be great.
You're holding on to an idea of what used to be when you've already moved past it, and you hope for it to go into a direction that would help recapture that old feeling...even though it probably won't.
TL;DR you're somewhat forcing yourself to commit time to a game that you no longer truly enjoy because you're hoping that at some point you'll be able to recapture the old magic, even if that is probably not going to happen.
Well said. I've watched some Classic WoW videos, where people complained that Classic =/= Vanilla. To my understanding, the old, innocent playthrough is gone. Most people play the game with a new, goal-oriented mindset. While that may not be a bad thing on its own, reliving that old magic isn't possible anymore. We aren't the players we used to be in our childhood/youthful years. We have developed new, more optimal strategies on how to play that game.
[Edit] Ahm, in the quoted paragraphs you were talking about how we as players can grow out of our nostalgic feeling for a game and leave it behind us. And I agree with that statement. I just wanted to add, that reliving the old magic we got from a game isn't possible. Not when the players' perception and knowledge of the game developed throughout the years.
Kalista definitely has a lot of upside potential once leveled and attacking, but she's fairly vulnerable otherwise. Single Combat, Get Excited!, Thermo Beam Whirling Death, and roughly half the challengers take care of her nicely.
Oh and I forgot to mention that killing Kalista wont solve your problem since this deck also uses The Rekindler to do the well known kalista loop
Well, I've got to say - congratulations for resolving your issues irl. It might be a cliche for some, but those are really the things that matter at the end. As fun as WoW could be, we must never forget it's only a game and as such it should just satisfy our need for entertainment. So, once again, gratz for having a stable relationship and a solid job position.
As for the rest of your thread - tbc is definitely going to happen, but you have to be patient. To my understanding, bwl was recently set in stone and there's still Ahn'Qiraj and Naxx before tbc gets released. I can understand your current dilemma - even though I have never played on classic servers, I've watched a lot of Classic WoW videos and got the impression that there's just a lot of tedious grind, that some people enjoy. Just like you I also don't like the fact, that classes aren't balanced in vanilla and some specs can't see the light of the day (I main feral kitty in wotlk with a boomkin offspec). If you can't stand those aspects of the game, then I could advise you to be honest with yourself and your friend and tell them, that you will return to WoW only when tbc launches. In the meantime you could try out a different game (or a different MMO), switch to a different hobby or try to find another tbc private server and invite your friend there. I'm sorry to say, that I can't recommend a good one, since I am a wrath baby and only play that expansion (for now) on Warmane. Imho you shouldn't punish yourself doing things you don't like and just find something, that can entertain you in your free time. So, good luck with your dilemma and I hope you found something useful in my post.
So Fervor is basically just a better Black Spear (something's probably going to die)
Except that for Black Spear, you can sacrifice one of your units in a 1-for-1 combat trade and then activate it to kill another enemy unit. Fervor actively kills your own unit (assuming it has less than 4 health), so it doesn't get to deal any combat damage that turn. In most scenarios, this turns Fervor into a 2-for-1 disadvantage, which only typically works out in your favor if you're killing a Last Breath unit or a token.
What does non-combat damage refer to? Does it mean any damage you deal outside of the combat stage via spells?
I would assume it encompasses any damage that is not dealt during the 'battle step' in combat by attacking or defending units. Which basically means any damage from skills or spells (although I'm not sure about spells which let your units strike an enemy, such as Single Combat).
Vanessa VanCleef at last? Or maybe its Eudora from RoS adventure. Also, what happened to the supposed mage skin, Celeste, or something like that.
Judging historically, it might be a hearthstone only character, something a little light hearted.
I frequent hearthpwn every now and then too, its like going through a zoo exhibit. I have no idea there were others here that share my secret hobby.
I usually go there when I look at a news post on here and think "what would be the absolute worst take you could have on this"...and Hearthpwn usually delivers.
So I've never actually played WoW (except for that one time when it was free and I wanted to unlock Liadrin, but something went wrong and I ran around in circles for twenty minutes until I realized that all enemies were somehow invisible and I couldn't progress...so I just quit) but I can at least tell you about a similar experience with League of Legends.
Basically I used to play the game for years, putting up with all its nonsense until I realized that the game did absolutely nothing for me and I kept hanging on the an idea of what it used to be and not what it actually turned into. Mind you, this didn't mean that I fully quit the game and from time to time I return...but I get annoyed very quickly and quit again very soon.
The main factor that made me realize how bad the game was for my general well being was the huge amount of time commitment. Obviously at some points I had a lot of fun, but those times were heavily outweighed by the times it just felt like garbage and a complete waste of time. Nowadays, I don't even have that much time to spend (or I do, but rather would use it for something more productive).
I basically realized I grew out playing a game just to play something and get a false sense of progress. The reason I stuck with HEarthstone is because the game demands very little actual commitment and if I don't have time...I just don't play.
What you're doing sounds basically the same to me. You're holding on to an idea of what used to be when you've already moved past it, and you hope for it to go into a direction that would help recapture that old feeling...even though it probably won't.
TL;DR you're somewhat forcing yourself to commit time to a game that you no longer truly enjoy because you're hoping that at some point you'll be able to recapture the old magic, even if that is probably not going to happen.
I'm not going to tell you what you should be doing, I'm just gonna tell you to ask yourself if you couldn't be spending your time doing something you actually enjoy instead of making yourself unhappy. Maybe at the end you do find a reason why you want to keep playing the game, or maybe you can close that chapter of your life.
Thanks for all the feedback, especially you, shaveyou. Of course you're right, I looked it up and there's not a single Warrior card with Divine Shield in the game. Stripping an Annoy-o-minion of its Divine Shield is no option, so I'll go with Blackhand. It will basically be the same card but with Reborn instead of Divine Shield. I feel this is necessary to reach the powerlevel I'm aiming for, this is ment to stick no matter the board state. I'll tune down the stats to 9/5/6 as Sinti suggested though. It can still be buffed by Armagedillo or something.
Regarding your own cards, I agree with KANSAS. Nothing to add to his evaluation.
Last but not least, I want to express how awesome this community is. You veterans help us newbies a lot and it's alway constructive, friendly criticism. I'm all in for perfectionism when it comes to card designing and there's just so much you have to think about. Thanks a lot for helping me out!
Honestly I am tired of seeing the bird in every single deck. Even when I am not playing a highlander deck it´s annoying that 2 of my potential draws will be garbage. But that´s not what makes it strong. It´s a 3 mana 4-3 neutral card which are fantastic stats, that mess with your opponents draw.
WoW Classic - "Is you is, or is you ain't my baby"
Thanks Nightmare, yea ultimately I guess I need to just find a reason to either play, or not to play. And if I don't truly enjoy it, not to force myself to do it and find something else productive to do with my time.
The only caveat is that I enjoy playing WoW to an extent, it's just that committing to a dungeon in the past built up some tension with my relationship. My GF was always understanding that I was a gamer (she isn't). But when I started doing dungeons that took 1-2 hours, or raiding that took 2-4 hours, it definitely put a strain on our relationship. As I recall raiding/dungeons were parsed down in BC and trash was taken out to favor more mechanically complex encounters. Part of the reason BC held a special place was that most dungeons could be completed in an hour, and most of the time raiding only took 1-2 hours if you knew what you were doing. (Also the fact that a lot of the early raids were relatively short and didn't take long to complete (gruul, maggy, kara, and to a lesser extent TK)
Anyhow guess I have some introspection to do to determine if it's healthy to try and continue playing or not.
Swain Leaked!
Fervor is highly couterable if any of the 2 targets fizzles or is killed the spell is negated.. glimpse beyond or another fervor in respounce.
it's a card that requires you to be sure your target won't die. it's more a card you would use in reaspounce to removal or an unfavorable trade.
Hopefully this OTK works out
Wild · Highlander Druid · by Dandalf · 6 years, 5 months ago
Thoughts and feedback are greatly appreciated :)
Swain Leaked!
Fervor is very, VERY dangerous...
Nox/Piltover: fervor will add consistency and lethal range to an already top tier deck. Life gain cards heals very little, there is no decent early lifesteal option and mid/late game LS can be denied now by selecting the designated block unit as a sacrifice to favor. Not to mention there are a few last breath cards that deal direct damage when killed, so its drawback will actually be a plus in many situations.
First big buff to aggro decks i guess =/
New Rogue Hero somewhat confirmed?
I'd prefer it to be a WoW character like Garona Halforcen, or obviously Vanessa Vancleef, and not an original character. But it's glad to know they are up to something, Rogue is the only class with no alternate portraits so far other than Maiev and the 1000-win.
Odd Demon Hunter
The deck is great!
I took out the pirates and i add 2 Fireflies and the 5 mana secret destroyer and it's work very well.
Currently at low diamond, working my way to Legend
Odd Demon Hunter
I'm currently playing this deck at low diamond,with a few modifications and it's working great for me
New Rogue Hero somewhat confirmed?
True enough. Arguments here can get heated every now and then but its nowhere near the level of offensive screeching that can be found there.
New Rogue Hero somewhat confirmed?
I go there for the hate. Can't beat hearthpwn for spewing unfettered bile over the most innocent of comments. Reminds me why I closed my account
Illidan Gone Wild! 5 Decks to Put Demon Hunter to Use on Hearthstone's Wildest Ladder
I had never thought, that they would nerf it few days after introduction.
But it seems a Blizzard thing, that new stuff is always op, when introduced and nerved later on.
New Rogue Hero somewhat confirmed?
"It won't be as soon as we want..." soon(tm)
Damn. I would really like a new rogue as soon as possible, since I don't like the Maiev skin at all and Valeera is kinda boring after six years...
Spiteful Demon Hunter (Updated)
I was very unimpressed with the Wrathscale Nagas, so I cut them for SI:7 Infiltrator and Kezan Mystic.
I also cut an Imprisoned Antaen for SN1P-SN4P as I found the card to be too clunky.
I also don't have Kayn so I replaced him with a Raging Felscreamer.
New Rogue Hero somewhat confirmed?
I’m rooting for Aya Blackpaw!
Maybe Tess is also a contender.
Val'anyr Bookadin
Have you considered putting in the quest to abuse of Emperor Wraps and get even more buffs?
Libram Paladin with Infectious Sporelings
The only thing I can think is using Making Mummies to get extra sporelings and being even more of a nuisance for your opponent.
Swain Leaked!
The thing with fervor is that it can target face, I see an aggro deck that uses atrocity for that purpose so a - 3 mana atrocity in some situations could be great.
WoW Classic - "Is you is, or is you ain't my baby"
Well said. I've watched some Classic WoW videos, where people complained that Classic =/= Vanilla. To my understanding, the old, innocent playthrough is gone. Most people play the game with a new, goal-oriented mindset. While that may not be a bad thing on its own, reliving that old magic isn't possible anymore. We aren't the players we used to be in our childhood/youthful years. We have developed new, more optimal strategies on how to play that game.
[Edit] Ahm, in the quoted paragraphs you were talking about how we as players can grow out of our nostalgic feeling for a game and leave it behind us. And I agree with that statement. I just wanted to add, that reliving the old magic we got from a game isn't possible. Not when the players' perception and knowledge of the game developed throughout the years.
How do you beat Shadowisles Kamikazee?
Oh and I forgot to mention that killing Kalista wont solve your problem since this deck also uses The Rekindler to do the well known kalista loop
WoW Classic - "Is you is, or is you ain't my baby"
Well, I've got to say - congratulations for resolving your issues irl. It might be a cliche for some, but those are really the things that matter at the end. As fun as WoW could be, we must never forget it's only a game and as such it should just satisfy our need for entertainment. So, once again, gratz for having a stable relationship and a solid job position.
As for the rest of your thread - tbc is definitely going to happen, but you have to be patient. To my understanding, bwl was recently set in stone and there's still Ahn'Qiraj and Naxx before tbc gets released. I can understand your current dilemma - even though I have never played on classic servers, I've watched a lot of Classic WoW videos and got the impression that there's just a lot of tedious grind, that some people enjoy. Just like you I also don't like the fact, that classes aren't balanced in vanilla and some specs can't see the light of the day (I main feral kitty in wotlk with a boomkin offspec). If you can't stand those aspects of the game, then I could advise you to be honest with yourself and your friend and tell them, that you will return to WoW only when tbc launches. In the meantime you could try out a different game (or a different MMO), switch to a different hobby or try to find another tbc private server and invite your friend there. I'm sorry to say, that I can't recommend a good one, since I am a wrath baby and only play that expansion (for now) on Warmane. Imho you shouldn't punish yourself doing things you don't like and just find something, that can entertain you in your free time. So, good luck with your dilemma and I hope you found something useful in my post.
Swain Leaked!
Except that for Black Spear, you can sacrifice one of your units in a 1-for-1 combat trade and then activate it to kill another enemy unit. Fervor actively kills your own unit (assuming it has less than 4 health), so it doesn't get to deal any combat damage that turn. In most scenarios, this turns Fervor into a 2-for-1 disadvantage, which only typically works out in your favor if you're killing a Last Breath unit or a token.
I would assume it encompasses any damage that is not dealt during the 'battle step' in combat by attacking or defending units. Which basically means any damage from skills or spells (although I'm not sure about spells which let your units strike an enemy, such as Single Combat).
New Rogue Hero somewhat confirmed?
I usually go there when I look at a news post on here and think "what would be the absolute worst take you could have on this"...and Hearthpwn usually delivers.
New Rogue Hero somewhat confirmed?
wasn'T she confirmed to be a Mage hero?
WoW Classic - "Is you is, or is you ain't my baby"
So I've never actually played WoW (except for that one time when it was free and I wanted to unlock Liadrin, but something went wrong and I ran around in circles for twenty minutes until I realized that all enemies were somehow invisible and I couldn't progress...so I just quit) but I can at least tell you about a similar experience with League of Legends.
Basically I used to play the game for years, putting up with all its nonsense until I realized that the game did absolutely nothing for me and I kept hanging on the an idea of what it used to be and not what it actually turned into. Mind you, this didn't mean that I fully quit the game and from time to time I return...but I get annoyed very quickly and quit again very soon.
The main factor that made me realize how bad the game was for my general well being was the huge amount of time commitment. Obviously at some points I had a lot of fun, but those times were heavily outweighed by the times it just felt like garbage and a complete waste of time. Nowadays, I don't even have that much time to spend (or I do, but rather would use it for something more productive).
I basically realized I grew out playing a game just to play something and get a false sense of progress. The reason I stuck with HEarthstone is because the game demands very little actual commitment and if I don't have time...I just don't play.
What you're doing sounds basically the same to me. You're holding on to an idea of what used to be when you've already moved past it, and you hope for it to go into a direction that would help recapture that old feeling...even though it probably won't.
TL;DR you're somewhat forcing yourself to commit time to a game that you no longer truly enjoy because you're hoping that at some point you'll be able to recapture the old magic, even if that is probably not going to happen.
I'm not going to tell you what you should be doing, I'm just gonna tell you to ask yourself if you couldn't be spending your time doing something you actually enjoy instead of making yourself unhappy. Maybe at the end you do find a reason why you want to keep playing the game, or maybe you can close that chapter of your life.
TAUNT, INSECT! - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Thanks for all the feedback, especially you, shaveyou. Of course you're right, I looked it up and there's not a single Warrior card with Divine Shield in the game. Stripping an Annoy-o-minion of its Divine Shield is no option, so I'll go with Blackhand. It will basically be the same card but with Reborn instead of Divine Shield. I feel this is necessary to reach the powerlevel I'm aiming for, this is ment to stick no matter the board state. I'll tune down the stats to 9/5/6 as Sinti suggested though. It can still be buffed by Armagedillo or something.
Regarding your own cards, I agree with KANSAS. Nothing to add to his evaluation.
Last but not least, I want to express how awesome this community is. You veterans help us newbies a lot and it's alway constructive, friendly criticism. I'm all in for perfectionism when it comes to card designing and there's just so much you have to think about. Thanks a lot for helping me out!
Blizzard Believes Sacrificial Pact is Not Fun - Looking at Potential Changes to It and More Cards in Hearthstone's Standard Format
Honestly I am tired of seeing the bird in every single deck. Even when I am not playing a highlander deck it´s annoying that 2 of my potential draws will be garbage. But that´s not what makes it strong. It´s a 3 mana 4-3 neutral card which are fantastic stats, that mess with your opponents draw.