Back in the days of WoW Vanilla I was the first on our server to get the Benediction staff. Since it looks like a golden shiny spoon, guild mates started to make jokes about it and in the end I made a ticket to GMs in order to switch name into Lightspoon (since I was an Holy Priest) because it sounds nice and was also pretty unique.
do you mind if I ask what is your profile pic? it make me remember the milleniun eye from yugi-OH .
I have no idea what you are talking about. After around 500-1,000 duplicate commons/uncommons you get like, 3 rare wildcards. That sounds reasonable to me.
It makes me laugh every time they talk about brawl on Magic Arena. They are in complete denial about how preposterous the entire thing is. I mean, $13.00 for a month of brawl??? That is ridiculous! But then they talk about it and are all like "we are still experimenting and such, we haven't found quite the right balance yet. But we are interested to see how this works out in the future". I mean, come on. They are handling brawl so poorly and they need to admit that.
Even if they meet their goal to make every card “viable”, that isn’t going to leave people satisfied:
If someone recently spent money to craft a really good card and then it’s nerfed, they will feel like they wasted that money.
If the card was previously viable in decks A, B, and C, and after the nerf it’s only worthwhile in deck A, someone who had the cards specifically for decks B or C will feel like it’s no longer useful to them. (This is a bigger risk in Runeterra than Hearthstone since it’s supposed to take time to complete your Runeterra collection.)
In short, a game like this needs to be fair AND feel fair. A set of rules that work out logically but still leave people FEELING cheated will not work.
It makes me laugh every time they talk about brawl on Magic Arena. They are in complete denial about how preposterous the entire thing is. I mean, $13.00 for a month of brawl??? That is ridiculous! But then they talk about it and are all like "we are still experimenting and such, we haven't found quite the right balance yet. But we are interested to see how this works out in the future". I mean, come on. They are handling brawl so poorly and they need to admit that.
To be clearer, my main issue isn't how many mechanics Ionia has, but that they dominate in the ability to say "no", most of their cards are "no put that back in your hand, no you can't block me, no you can't play that spell, no you can't attack this turn" (that last one is hilarious when combined with other regions who have the rest of stun, or frostbite)
And while Ionia is saying no, your other region is free to do whatever it wants, not that Ionia is strong on its own
The only thing that doesn't match "say no" is hand buffs, but that one has the potential to be strong from how many times they can recall their own units to do it again and again, or through Dawn and Dusk
Actually that sounds like a funny meme, I'm gunna make that deck later
On serious note. Many card games have refunds, from the newer ones Eternal Cards also have refunds when card is nerfed (you can dust if for full dust - whatever dust is there called).
Yea Runeterra is quite F2P friendly now. Hearthstone in the first year also was really F2P friendly. There was not that much cards, you received quite a few from start and some packs/dust. Less cards were OP and many basic cards were much more playable.
Hearthstone is 6 years old now. There are hundreds of cards, and yes now Hearthstone is not that F2P friendly. Specially for new players.
I wonder how will Runeterra look even in 3 years from now. If they add to much new factions this will make game less F2P Friendly. Now we have 6 factions. If they add more than 3 new chance to get anything useful from pack will be much less. But all this is future. Now nonrefundable nerfed cards are no problem. This might be but probably we are good for 2 years or something. It all depends on how much factions and cards in each expansion they will add.
Back in the days of WoW Vanilla I was the first on our server to get the Benediction staff. Since it looks like a golden shiny spoon, guild mates started to make jokes about it and in the end I made a ticket to GMs in order to switch name into Lightspoon (since I was an Holy Priest) because it sounds nice and was also pretty unique.
The refund policy of HS was a cheap way to just dump problematic cards without having to actually balance them around: simply throw them away and forgot they've ever existed. It's just a lazy solution for a very complex issue.
LoR's team targets are very ambitious, so let's see how they'll going to achieve them. But I cannot hide that I appreciated their approach.
Oh yeah. Honestly? I think this daily quest model would do wonders to HS economy, this SHOULD be the main daily quest system. It's unfortunate that it's just 2 weeks
For real. Blizzard has a goal though that prevents them from being very open, especially when it comes to announcing changes, which is a little unfortunate.
They want all their messaging on them to go out through blogs. The blogs need to be translated into all the languages they write their blogs in. There is SO. DAMN. MUCH. OVERHEAD. I see the value they're going for but really, everything just gets translated by the community anyway and Hearthstone cards get understood pretty easily I feel.
Its funny how their goal is to have translated messaging for card nerfs, but then when card announcements hit during streamer reveals, everything just goes to shit and sometimes community translations are straight-up wrong and we'll go hours before communication on that.
There has been a TON of improvement though over the past year in their communication. I attribute it to basically hiring an entirely new community team.
Different question though: Are there refunds on Champion nerfs in LoL?
No, you do not receive anything when a champion is nerfed in League. You're given three refund tokens to spend however you want if you don't like a champion or what-have-you, but once they are used up they are gone forever and you never get any more.
Easter! Though it is supposed to be Noblegarden and I've corrected the spelling.
Not sure what it'll be this year but last year we got the Dr. Boom takeover "Ignoblegarden". Mechano-Egg and Boomsday packs as login rewards and the "Dr. Boom's Ignoblegarden!" Tavern Brawl.
I honestly think Hearthstone took an odd approach to it, though it was somewhat needed with how expensive the game is and how they have targeted a very casual F2P audience. Outside of MTG Arena taking the same approach as HS, I can't actually think of any other game that offers content refunds upon balance changes now that I think about it.
Hearthstone always wanted the game to feel physical and that stuff wouldn't change because of it. Yet MTG has no problems getting rids of problems they've printed by banning the card, this is just the first time they can easily offer a replacement when players lose their standard cards.
Didn't mean to write a wall of text in response, but it is interesting the different sides that exist.
With how much more generous Runeterra's reward system is compared to Hearthstone's, I honestly don't mind this.
However, the goal to make every card in the game viable simply cannot happen by virtue of the fact that some cards will always be better than others. Or maybe by "viable", what they really mean is "usable".
What is the story behind your username?
do you mind if I ask what is your profile pic? it make me remember the milleniun eye from yugi-OH .
Full Recap of the Magic Arena February Reddit Developer AMA - Brawl, Draft, Economy, Social, and More!
I have no idea what you are talking about. After around 500-1,000 duplicate commons/uncommons you get like, 3 rare wildcards. That sounds reasonable to me.
Full Recap of the Magic Arena February Reddit Developer AMA - Brawl, Draft, Economy, Social, and More!
Basically lost duplicates is even more greedy mov
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
Even if they meet their goal to make every card “viable”, that isn’t going to leave people satisfied:
In short, a game like this needs to be fair AND feel fair. A set of rules that work out logically but still leave people FEELING cheated will not work.
Full Recap of the Magic Arena February Reddit Developer AMA - Brawl, Draft, Economy, Social, and More!
It makes me laugh every time they talk about brawl on Magic Arena. They are in complete denial about how preposterous the entire thing is. I mean, $13.00 for a month of brawl??? That is ridiculous! But then they talk about it and are all like "we are still experimenting and such, we haven't found quite the right balance yet. But we are interested to see how this works out in the future". I mean, come on. They are handling brawl so poorly and they need to admit that.
A new Hearthstone channel approaches!
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They want us to starve, so we feel forced to buy packs.
Anyone else think Ionia has a little too much?
To be clearer, my main issue isn't how many mechanics Ionia has, but that they dominate in the ability to say "no", most of their cards are "no put that back in your hand, no you can't block me, no you can't play that spell, no you can't attack this turn" (that last one is hilarious when combined with other regions who have the rest of stun, or frostbite)
And while Ionia is saying no, your other region is free to do whatever it wants, not that Ionia is strong on its own
The only thing that doesn't match "say no" is hand buffs, but that one has the potential to be strong from how many times they can recall their own units to do it again and again, or through Dawn and Dusk
Actually that sounds like a funny meme, I'm gunna make that deck later
The Galakrond's Awakening Hearthstone Adventure Week 4 Cards - Showdown in Dalaran is LIVE!
I suspect rafaam is making galakrond his own while LOE defeats both
Demons in Hearthstone Battlegrounds are Being Nerfed this Week!
There might be some they said "we will nerf demons" they didn't say "we will not touch anything else" they always do touch judging by past patches
Reminders: Lunar Festival is Going Away on February 12, Last Chance for Dragon Masters Bundle
I guess Serpent Egg will be the next in line, but who knows.
I definitely doubt they'll give us a free golden Chromatic Egg but hey, one can dream.
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
On serious note. Many card games have refunds, from the newer ones Eternal Cards also have refunds when card is nerfed (you can dust if for full dust - whatever dust is there called).
Yea Runeterra is quite F2P friendly now. Hearthstone in the first year also was really F2P friendly. There was not that much cards, you received quite a few from start and some packs/dust. Less cards were OP and many basic cards were much more playable.
Hearthstone is 6 years old now. There are hundreds of cards, and yes now Hearthstone is not that F2P friendly. Specially for new players.
I wonder how will Runeterra look even in 3 years from now. If they add to much new factions this will make game less F2P Friendly. Now we have 6 factions. If they add more than 3 new chance to get anything useful from pack will be much less.
But all this is future. Now nonrefundable nerfed cards are no problem. This might be but probably we are good for 2 years or something. It all depends on how much factions and cards in each expansion they will add.
What is the story behind your username?
Back in the days of WoW Vanilla I was the first on our server to get the Benediction staff. Since it looks like a golden shiny spoon, guild mates started to make jokes about it and in the end I made a ticket to GMs in order to switch name into Lightspoon (since I was an Holy Priest) because it sounds nice and was also pretty unique.
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
The refund policy of HS was a cheap way to just dump problematic cards without having to actually balance them around: simply throw them away and forgot they've ever existed. It's just a lazy solution for a very complex issue.
LoR's team targets are very ambitious, so let's see how they'll going to achieve them. But I cannot hide that I appreciated their approach.
Reminders: Lunar Festival is Going Away on February 12, Last Chance for Dragon Masters Bundle
Oh yeah. Honestly? I think this daily quest model would do wonders to HS economy, this SHOULD be the main daily quest system. It's unfortunate that it's just 2 weeks
Demons in Hearthstone Battlegrounds are Being Nerfed this Week!
For real. Blizzard has a goal though that prevents them from being very open, especially when it comes to announcing changes, which is a little unfortunate.
They want all their messaging on them to go out through blogs. The blogs need to be translated into all the languages they write their blogs in. There is SO. DAMN. MUCH. OVERHEAD. I see the value they're going for but really, everything just gets translated by the community anyway and Hearthstone cards get understood pretty easily I feel.
Its funny how their goal is to have translated messaging for card nerfs, but then when card announcements hit during streamer reveals, everything just goes to shit and sometimes community translations are straight-up wrong and we'll go hours before communication on that.
There has been a TON of improvement though over the past year in their communication. I attribute it to basically hiring an entirely new community team.
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
No, you do not receive anything when a champion is nerfed in League. You're given three refund tokens to spend however you want if you don't like a champion or what-have-you, but once they are used up they are gone forever and you never get any more.
Reminders: Lunar Festival is Going Away on February 12, Last Chance for Dragon Masters Bundle
Easter! Though it is supposed to be Noblegarden and I've corrected the spelling.
Not sure what it'll be this year but last year we got the Dr. Boom takeover "Ignoblegarden". Mechano-Egg and Boomsday packs as login rewards and the "Dr. Boom's Ignoblegarden!" Tavern Brawl.
Reminders: Lunar Festival is Going Away on February 12, Last Chance for Dragon Masters Bundle
From what I remember, it’s basically the equivalent of Easter, they usually give a few golden egg cards for it
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
Haha, definitely seemed a little fitting :D :D
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
There are no refunds in League of Legends.
I honestly think Hearthstone took an odd approach to it, though it was somewhat needed with how expensive the game is and how they have targeted a very casual F2P audience. Outside of MTG Arena taking the same approach as HS, I can't actually think of any other game that offers content refunds upon balance changes now that I think about it.
Hearthstone always wanted the game to feel physical and that stuff wouldn't change because of it. Yet MTG has no problems getting rids of problems they've printed by banning the card, this is just the first time they can easily offer a replacement when players lose their standard cards.
Didn't mean to write a wall of text in response, but it is interesting the different sides that exist.
Reminders: Lunar Festival is Going Away on February 12, Last Chance for Dragon Masters Bundle
what is "Noble Garden" event?
EDIT. yep. just googled it. last year it's between March & April 2019, free 2 Boomsday Packs, and 2 golden Mechano-Egg cards.
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
I totaly understand it i mean they are so f2p already so dont mind if there is no refunds
TBH to get all cards be viable is a hard goal
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
I don't think this will work out for them. I understand the idea.
Different question though: Are there refunds on Champion nerfs in LoL?
Legends of Runeterra Will Not See Refunds When Cards Change
With how much more generous Runeterra's reward system is compared to Hearthstone's, I honestly don't mind this.
However, the goal to make every card in the game viable simply cannot happen by virtue of the fact that some cards will always be better than others. Or maybe by "viable", what they really mean is "usable".