For me, it is not so important to see them in the ladder;
I can flnally play with dragons in every class, only that matters for me. Themes are not for ladder or something. It is just flavor and how you take it.
If you are a typical ladder climber player, you might not be so happy with what you face tho because Dragons are a tribe that has bigger threats mechanically; so it is just normal that they are tend to be a part of highlander/control/combo decks rather than aggro/tempo/midrange ones.
Well, you can still play with dragons in midrange/aggro/tempo decks but they are not as effective as other decks. I could understand the whine if there were not enough dragons but hey, Dragons are everywhere ! :)
I will repeat again, I'm happy to play with them in every class without caring ladder. Flavor + Theme are great for me at least.
Hot take: Achievements are a terrible idea. They wouldn't bring any new players in, and while they'd provide a short-term happiness boost they would lead to a subsequent drop in playrate because having all the achievements gives a perception of 'completion' which subconsciously discourages people from playing. And I say that despite the fact that I personally would like them a lot.
Frankly the things that would most improve this game are all external to the game and should be being provided by third-parties already. Comprehensive resources developed and maintained by noted professionals (entirely for their name-drop) to explain how game design works, how balance works, and how to judge the relative strengths of cards, would be a great improvement. Primarily because it would stop people complaining about things that don't need to be complained about, and stop them massively overhyping cards like Embiggen :P
You can easilly tie some reward system with achievememts and it would serve both current players and new ones.
I liked the mid-expansions events, because im an f2p player and doom in the tomb was really fun.
I also agree with everyone thinking that the crafting system should be remaked.
I think they should add something like what WotC did, secret lair. They should add once a month a special pack to the shop, purchased with gold, that lasts for a week. In the pack they will include some (maybe golden) cards, like a pack of murlocs, or a class pack. If they do this they should also make gold purchasable with real money.
Can confirm being haunted by purple. I had a bunch of other bug that seems to have been fixed by a reinstall. I should mention that I'm on an android tablet.
Also happy holidays to all and merry whatever you might be celebrating!
I mean, obviously it's a tongue-in-cheek comment. The point is simply that just because a year has a name doesn't mean that's going to have any significant influence on the actual cards released. It's just an indicator of the overall theme, nothing more.
But again... Kraken, Raven and Mammoth would all produce some pretty interesting card sets. What if they were tribals? Seriously, they'd be far more interesting and unique than dragons, which are in literally everything fantasy-based.
It't not because it's the Year of the Dragon, it's because Descent of DRAGONS is an expansion with really MANY DRAGONS. So I'd also expect dragon decks to be more dominant in the meta
As noted in the flesh of my original comment, the game simply doesn't work that way anymore. Hell, it's not like there were really many mech decks around during the mech expansion, at least ones worth talking about. Just Warrior, Hunter and a sprinkling of cheesy Paladin - of which Warrior is the only one with any real sticking power in Standard, and THAT mostly on the strength of Dr Boom.
For a simple tribal synergy to be the dominant force in a metagame requires far too much of the expansion's power to be gated behind arbitrary tribal doors. If you don't properly lock those doors (by including 'holding a dragon' requirements, for example) you won't see tribals as the dominant archetype because you'll typically see a more flexible toolkit if you include the non-gated tools alongside others - which is what we have here. And - and this is the important part - that is good for the metagame because it allows for a much broader pool of viable decks. The alternative is to have a meta which is 'Dragon X' and then everything else in the lower tiers.
- Until the last patch, in a match i couldn't see my, and my opponent hand size, deck size, and all of the informing text(what does the taunt do, etc.).
- But other than that i didn't encounter any serious bug.
Some things that will improve HS experience overall may be (random order):
in-game Tournament mode, like Brawliseum;
in-game statistics and deck tracker;
a new format that will place itself between Wild and Standard, using a mix of old and new sets;
a complete rework of Ladder, making it less grinding and more interesting to play;
a better economy (that has been teased when new currencies has been data mined);
reworked Basic set for all Classes, fixing some very old design flaws;
a real Casual mode that has no reward of any kind, so that people there can go just to mess around and it will not be flooded by meta decks;
achievements rewarding cosmetics (old card backs, potraits and whatever they may come up with);
more attention on Arena's balance.
I don't really take into consideration Battleground or any completly new game mode because in the end HS is a card game, not a platform where I can find some watered down version of other totally indipendent games.
MTG Arena - Theros: Beyond Death Card Spoilers December 24
Can we remove this with exile effects
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Correct! Book Wyrm it is!
is your game bugged too?
I know all of them. Is it only my impression that the game gets getting more bugged and slower over time.?
It feels like still using your five years old cellphone.
Anyway, I hope on of the next patches brings some major fixes.
Merry x-mas to you all
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Book Wyrm?
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Wrong card, right expansion
How the Popularity of Decks in the Descent of Dragons Meta has Changed Since Launch
That was a lot of fun to watch :D
Biggest Disappointment: No (Good) Dragon Decks in DOD
For me, it is not so important to see them in the ladder;
I can flnally play with dragons in every class, only that matters for me. Themes are not for ladder or something. It is just flavor and how you take it.
If you are a typical ladder climber player, you might not be so happy with what you face tho because Dragons are a tribe that has bigger threats mechanically; so it is just normal that they are tend to be a part of highlander/control/combo decks rather than aggro/tempo/midrange ones.
Well, you can still play with dragons in midrange/aggro/tempo decks but they are not as effective as other decks. I could understand the whine if there were not enough dragons but hey, Dragons are everywhere ! :)
I will repeat again, I'm happy to play with them in every class without caring ladder. Flavor + Theme are great for me at least.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Ethereal Peddler ?
How the Popularity of Decks in the Descent of Dragons Meta has Changed Since Launch
What changed? nothing .. All I can see is old mech paladin and secret mage as always.
Great players.
Put Your Faith in Alexstrasza
Is there a reason [Hearthstone Card (Sir Finely of the Sands) Not Found] isn't included?
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Dame Hazelbark by Carbot Animations
Where you watching the same video... Im going to have nightmares tonight on Christmas eve now! That's one creepy tree
What NEW thing do you think would benefit Hearthstone?
You can easilly tie some reward system with achievememts and it would serve both current players and new ones.
What NEW thing do you think would benefit Hearthstone?
I liked the mid-expansions events, because im an f2p player and doom in the tomb was really fun.
I also agree with everyone thinking that the crafting system should be remaked.
I think they should add something like what WotC did, secret lair. They should add once a month a special pack to the shop, purchased with gold, that lasts for a week. In the pack they will include some (maybe golden) cards, like a pack of murlocs, or a class pack. If they do this they should also make gold purchasable with real money.
is your game bugged too?
Can confirm being haunted by purple. I had a bunch of other bug that seems to have been fixed by a reinstall. I should mention that I'm on an android tablet.
Also happy holidays to all and merry whatever you might be celebrating!
What NEW thing do you think would benefit Hearthstone?
Reworking the whole economy, game is dying and sucks in this state, I rarely play anymore due to them not learning
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Nope
Biggest Disappointment: No (Good) Dragon Decks in DOD
As noted in the flesh of my original comment, the game simply doesn't work that way anymore. Hell, it's not like there were really many mech decks around during the mech expansion, at least ones worth talking about. Just Warrior, Hunter and a sprinkling of cheesy Paladin - of which Warrior is the only one with any real sticking power in Standard, and THAT mostly on the strength of Dr Boom.
For a simple tribal synergy to be the dominant force in a metagame requires far too much of the expansion's power to be gated behind arbitrary tribal doors. If you don't properly lock those doors (by including 'holding a dragon' requirements, for example) you won't see tribals as the dominant archetype because you'll typically see a more flexible toolkit if you include the non-gated tools alongside others - which is what we have here. And - and this is the important part - that is good for the metagame because it allows for a much broader pool of viable decks. The alternative is to have a meta which is 'Dragon X' and then everything else in the lower tiers.
is your game bugged too?
- Purple bars are the same here.
- Until the last patch, in a match i couldn't see my, and my opponent hand size, deck size, and all of the informing text(what does the taunt do, etc.).
- But other than that i didn't encounter any serious bug.
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Leyline Manipulator?
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
Woot! Okay my first attempt:
Don’t be blue
If you can’t read between the lines
To see why the weak should die
Along with thieves who cheat at riddles
is your game bugged too?
That didn't work for me.
The purple bars i have too... :/
[Game] Card Treasure Hunt (The Resurrection Attempt)
You got it!
What NEW thing do you think would benefit Hearthstone?
Some things that will improve HS experience overall may be (random order):
I don't really take into consideration Battleground or any completly new game mode because in the end HS is a card game, not a platform where I can find some watered down version of other totally indipendent games.
How the Popularity of Decks in the Descent of Dragons Meta has Changed Since Launch
I chuckled watching face hunter shoot up in 2 seconds and then slowly and steadily start to recoil.