to be completely fair, those card art changes were probably not because of China....most likely something about ratings or marketing and definitely not "bringing card art up to standards"
either way it's just another case of them trying to get away with an obvious lie
This morning I traded Play a Friend quest and for some unknown reason, it also triggered the event quest to play an arena game for 200 golds ! Still have my free arena ticket, and cleared up my quest board in one game ; that was both effective and lucrative.
Yea i never got to see that! But Kripp had it for years before he pressed his disenchant button. Probably allmost the only guy who ever had duplicate golden legendarys ;
By claiming China had no influence on their decision they are just claiming that Blizzard itself finds Democracy in Hong Kong to be severely offensive.
Don't be ridiculous. China censorship does not care about sexualized characters or gore. Have you seen Chinese games? They changed Secretkeeper because it was literally an ass, and that's dumb. Why do you think they changed Mistress of Pain but not Silver Hand Regent's very visible nipples? You can't argue that it's a Wild card no one uses, because so is MoP. It was for the same reason they changed Succubus - because they don't want an actual sex demon in their game.
The thing that gets censored is bones. That's the #1 thing that gets changed.
I've been saying this since the announcement - the art changes were only for the reasons Blizzard gave. That art didn't fit the game anymore.
The reward for finishing Doom in the Tomb tavern brawl in under 40 minutes is a golden Ancient Mysteries. Which means I have 3 now. I didn't realise that the disenchant screen split in two to show them separately from the others!
I agree with you, 100%, and always write guides as soon as I post a deck (which isn't often). But honestly, this deck doesn't need that much of a guide.
But... Guide:
The object of this deck is to control the board and stall until you can drop Emperor Thaurissan to get a tick on Malygos, as well as both copies of Sinister Strike and Eviscerate. Once you reduce each of these 5 cards by 1 mana you can play them all for 10 mana and do 34 face damage for an OTK!
The point of the quest is that the reward you get helps to control the board, by allowing trading with your hero while not taking damage. It also makes your Blade Flurry better as 3 damage to all is better than 1 to all enemy minions. The random card generation helps to ensure you don't run out of cards to play, and as always [Hearthstone Card (Gadgetzan Engineer) Not Found] helps you draw through your deck to find the combo pieces you need.
{DISCLAIMER} This guide was not written by the deck creator. The author of this guide has not played a single game with this deck at the time of writing the guide.
31 min with Dr. Boom. It could have been a bit faster, but I didn't draw Brawl until few turn into the last Head-bashing-phase, and the horseman body kept drawing more bombs as he was immune, triggering the animation, slowing down the turns
Just to be clear, repeating the same statement - ''(...) our relationships in China had no influence on our decision. '' - doesn't make it any more genuine...
This sentiment is enough for me. It outlines a lot of issues that Brian Kibler had brought up in his own discussion of the mattes, mainly how the punishment was way too harsh.
I think the main issue with the action blizzard took, was the lack of clarity behind their actions. It is important to be clear when invoking punishment and blizzard's initial response failed tremendously at this. Unfortunately because of their poorly handled response, the company's image was seriously damaged.
Blizzard's justification makes sense however, the interview platform was not intended for political expression, and Blitzchung probably knew this when entering the interview. As a matter of fact I wouldn't be surprised if Blitzchung was anticipating some form of repercussions, although the harshness of Blizzards response was probably surprising. Regardless of whether the views expressed were in support of basic human rights, Blizzard does not want there platform to be something that players can use to promote political views, no matter how morally right or wrong they are. Brian Kibler also mentions his understanding of this in his own statement, saying how when he is officially on the job and commenting, he will refrain from speaking about politics save for a minor joke.
Whether or not blizzard should do more to help the people of Hong Kong, I am uncertain. I personally do not believe it is the place of businesses to meddle in political affairs, however it seems this tends to happen anyway. Whatever action Blizzard chooses to take, I hope they'll be able to take the right steps forward while retaining their neutrality.
I was wandering what is your opinion and experience on the first and second class pick in new arena. Which choices in vacuum seem to be the best to you for those picks? Also, did you find some classes to be especially synergistic?
Maybe there is a good source for this that you use as a guideline?
I personally agree with you as well. It's one of those situations where if you make an exception for one person, you have to do it for everyone or else you are showing favoritism. He did violate the terms and service and I don't think he should be given preferred biased treatment just because I agree that Hong Kong is being oppressed by China. I hate it when a company like Blizzard gets political about anything. Only politics I want to hear about from them are Alliance and Horde politics.
Havent played since day 1, im going to be playing during weekend, but on day 1, there were legendaries everywhere. I dont know if it was just the initial "bump" to get ppl hyped, or if it was a byproduct of removing the power buckets. I guess i will see once i play more games, but on day 1 it was kinda insane.
Agree with Boozor about tempo and most importantly curving out early. As well as not enough removal consistently, so pick it while you can.
Having extensive knowledge about what class has which cards will come in extremely handy so you know which combination to pick, as well as which hero not to pick first, so you dont "waste" your chance on a strong hero power.
Also actually realizing which cards that you were used to see all the time are part of the Basic and Classic set can help you a lot, since now you know they are not a danger to you, and that you cannot rely on them yourself.
It definitely freshens up the experience, thats for sure. Lets see how long will the excitment last :)
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
to be completely fair, those card art changes were probably not because of China....most likely something about ratings or marketing and definitely not "bringing card art up to standards"
either way it's just another case of them trying to get away with an obvious lie
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
you know it's kinda funny when South Park makes exaggerated parodies for comedic effect....but this time it's so close to reality it's depressing
Ez 12w Shadow Cloak
Didn't realized people would be petty enough to downvote a deck from an old, outdated, inactive brawl.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The Pepper Thread - Share Some Good Vibes!
This morning I traded Play a Friend quest and for some unknown reason, it also triggered the event quest to play an arena game for 200 golds ! Still have my free arena ticket, and cleared up my quest board in one game ; that was both effective and lucrative.
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
Literally what is happening right now.
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
By the way - Blizzard claimed China did not influenced the decission. Yet, this was published on official Blizzard Weibo channel
source: https://www.reddit.com/r/HongKong/comments/dfkmp1/blizzards_official_weibo_account_just_posted_an/
RECORDS AT NEW TAVERN
Just over 12 mins with Hagatha. My BFF was 33/33 by the end boss.
Learnt something new: Golden Disenchant
Yea i never got to see that! But Kripp had it for years before he pressed his disenchant button. Probably allmost the only guy who ever had duplicate golden legendarys ;
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
By claiming China had no influence on their decision they are just claiming that Blizzard itself finds Democracy in Hong Kong to be severely offensive.
That’s so much better..
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
Don't be ridiculous. China censorship does not care about sexualized characters or gore. Have you seen Chinese games? They changed Secretkeeper because it was literally an ass, and that's dumb. Why do you think they changed Mistress of Pain but not Silver Hand Regent's very visible nipples? You can't argue that it's a Wild card no one uses, because so is MoP. It was for the same reason they changed Succubus - because they don't want an actual sex demon in their game.
The thing that gets censored is bones. That's the #1 thing that gets changed.
I've been saying this since the announcement - the art changes were only for the reasons Blizzard gave. That art didn't fit the game anymore.
Learnt something new: Golden Disenchant
The reward for finishing Doom in the Tomb tavern brawl in under 40 minutes is a golden Ancient Mysteries. Which means I have 3 now. I didn't realise that the disenchant screen split in two to show them separately from the others!
A Weekend of Wild Decks
Astral Communion, now thats a card name I haven't heard in a long time ^^
Quest Trading - Play A Friend!
Battletag: Horus#1359
Region: NA
Trade only? yes, You go first. I can show proof, as per requested.
Done
The Pepper Thread - Share Some Good Vibes!
Man, I missed Ragnaros the Firelord so much.
Apxvoid's Tempo Mage
what did u replace for the giants?
Malygos Quest Rogue
I agree with you, 100%, and always write guides as soon as I post a deck (which isn't often). But honestly, this deck doesn't need that much of a guide.
But... Guide:
The object of this deck is to control the board and stall until you can drop Emperor Thaurissan to get a tick on Malygos, as well as both copies of Sinister Strike and Eviscerate. Once you reduce each of these 5 cards by 1 mana you can play them all for 10 mana and do 34 face damage for an OTK!
The point of the quest is that the reward you get helps to control the board, by allowing trading with your hero while not taking damage. It also makes your Blade Flurry better as 3 damage to all is better than 1 to all enemy minions. The random card generation helps to ensure you don't run out of cards to play, and as always [Hearthstone Card (Gadgetzan Engineer) Not Found] helps you draw through your deck to find the combo pieces you need.
{DISCLAIMER} This guide was not written by the deck creator. The author of this guide has not played a single game with this deck at the time of writing the guide.
Grandmasters Season 2 Concludes With Playoffs Weekend!
You are slowly turning into a 'Unpopular Opinion Puffin' meme :
RECORDS AT NEW TAVERN
31 min with Dr. Boom. It could have been a bit faster, but I didn't draw Brawl until few turn into the last Head-bashing-phase, and the horseman body kept drawing more bombs as he was immune, triggering the animation, slowing down the turns
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
Just to be clear, repeating the same statement - ''(...) our relationships in China had no influence on our decision. '' - doesn't make it any more genuine...
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
I invite you to scroll down.
Dual-class arena best classes and combinations
Ideally leave heroes with good hero powers for 2nd pick (rogue, mage, paladin, druid) and generally draft for tempo/curve.
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
This sentiment is enough for me. It outlines a lot of issues that Brian Kibler had brought up in his own discussion of the mattes, mainly how the punishment was way too harsh.
I think the main issue with the action blizzard took, was the lack of clarity behind their actions. It is important to be clear when invoking punishment and blizzard's initial response failed tremendously at this. Unfortunately because of their poorly handled response, the company's image was seriously damaged.
Blizzard's justification makes sense however, the interview platform was not intended for political expression, and Blitzchung probably knew this when entering the interview. As a matter of fact I wouldn't be surprised if Blitzchung was anticipating some form of repercussions, although the harshness of Blizzards response was probably surprising. Regardless of whether the views expressed were in support of basic human rights, Blizzard does not want there platform to be something that players can use to promote political views, no matter how morally right or wrong they are. Brian Kibler also mentions his understanding of this in his own statement, saying how when he is officially on the job and commenting, he will refrain from speaking about politics save for a minor joke.
Whether or not blizzard should do more to help the people of Hong Kong, I am uncertain. I personally do not believe it is the place of businesses to meddle in political affairs, however it seems this tends to happen anyway. Whatever action Blizzard chooses to take, I hope they'll be able to take the right steps forward while retaining their neutrality.
Dual-class arena best classes and combinations
Hello everyone,
I was wandering what is your opinion and experience on the first and second class pick in new arena. Which choices in vacuum seem to be the best to you for those picks? Also, did you find some classes to be especially synergistic?
Maybe there is a good source for this that you use as a guideline?
I played too little to conclude anything.
Thanks!
Blizzard President J. Allen Brack Issues Statement on Grandmasters China Controversy
I personally agree with you as well. It's one of those situations where if you make an exception for one person, you have to do it for everyone or else you are showing favoritism. He did violate the terms and service and I don't think he should be given preferred biased treatment just because I agree that Hong Kong is being oppressed by China. I hate it when a company like Blizzard gets political about anything. Only politics I want to hear about from them are Alliance and Horde politics.
Dual Arena First Impressions
Havent played since day 1, im going to be playing during weekend, but on day 1, there were legendaries everywhere. I dont know if it was just the initial "bump" to get ppl hyped, or if it was a byproduct of removing the power buckets. I guess i will see once i play more games, but on day 1 it was kinda insane.
Agree with Boozor about tempo and most importantly curving out early. As well as not enough removal consistently, so pick it while you can.
Having extensive knowledge about what class has which cards will come in extremely handy so you know which combination to pick, as well as which hero not to pick first, so you dont "waste" your chance on a strong hero power.
Also actually realizing which cards that you were used to see all the time are part of the Basic and Classic set can help you a lot, since now you know they are not a danger to you, and that you cannot rely on them yourself.
It definitely freshens up the experience, thats for sure. Lets see how long will the excitment last :)