You don't have to be placed first, in order to obtain those 388 points. Being in the top 10 is still enough. But I strongly agree with your comment. The reward system is messed up - whoever gets placed 11th or lower, gets so few points, that those could be easily ignored. And the prices of some items are abysmal. A mount in WoW (the white raptor/horse) is worth less than a single hs pack (which will probably give you 40 dust, if you already have most of the cards from that set).
I've put her in a Dragon Shaman deck, as they're big minions to trade and want back, and if you do quest, she can double the amount of minions brought back. You can later do the same thing when you finally drop the Shudderwock -- kill your minions and rez them back.
I have thought about putting her in reborn-using decks as well.
But she is clunky and situational.
/golden Whitemane too -- one of the prettiest cards, and the animation and effect catches everyone off-guard.
Amazing how? I don't think a single competitive deck runs her. Neither now nor pre-SoU.
Sometimes personal experience counts more than if some streamer used it in some mad deck
sorry, but I am afraid that one persons experience does not count for much. those streamers are playing decks that thousands of other people are also playing and having success with.
For the most part my predictions about decks were reasonably accurate. Probably the only two I was wrong about would be quest druid and bomb warrior. I expected quest druid to be much stronger, but I think it would only work in specific metas. It's in a weird spot where it's too slow that aggro decks can run it over fairly easily, while it doesn't quite have enough umph to be able to overwhelm slow, controlling decks like control warrior or freeze mage. I put it at tier 2, and right now it's looking more like it will end up in tier 3 unless people figure something out.
Bomb warrior I expected to stay strong and perhaps be even stronger because of it's ability to disrupt highlander decks with its bombs. It's honestly still a reasonably powerful tier 2 deck but just no one is really playing it right now (I guess since control warrior is better).
My predictions were mainly wrong in regards to decks I expected would be bad but ended up actually being good. Quest paladin I thought would be pretty garbage, and while it is pretty weak, it excels against control warrior. I don't think I expected control warrior to be such a big part of the meta, and if that ever dies down, so will quest paladin. I kinda figured highlander mage and hunter would be sorta playable, but didn't expect them to be near the top of the meta.
For the most part though I think everything is reasonably close to where I expected it to be.
Well, we finally got tournament mode... except that it's only for players in China.
What I don't get is that if they already have the interface and game formatting set up and they're using it in China, why can't they use it everywhere else too?
I'm sure they could but it still comes down to what is tournament mode supposed to be exactly? The ideas and various 'visions' by so many players do not paint any one clear picture of what players want. You aren't going to please everyone by making one specific tournament mode so while 'everyone' wants the mode not everyone will get what they want. Would the players who get a version of tournies that they don't want happily hold off their discontent if they don't get their version of the format?
- Secrets are an issue. But i think there is no good solution either. He can‘t possibly assume the secret, hence specific answers won‘t be shown. He could give the SI7 infiltrator more often as an option, especially against mage. I‘m saying that without knowing the probability with 4 mana left. It‘s difficult to draw the line, hungry crab for instance is offered to frequently imo. In those cases, it seems stupid that he offers 3x damage and not more variety. (Probably not that easy to code)
- He doesn’t realize the importance of specific minions. Stuff like Deathlord has theoreticly a positive effect for you and Zephrys won‘t morph it.
- Early game boards in general confuse him. I guess the options are simply not polarizing enough. It‘s probably on the player to polarize towards an obvions answer.
- When looking for a card to play next turn, make sure you have no mana left when you play Zephrys. (I wonder if he ever offers Mind control). Ysera is a common option here btw. Pyro if your opponent is below 10 health. I don‘t know if he considers warrior or priest heropowers, probably not
- When planing lethal, it‘s crutial to play out all the other required cards first.
Crafted Whizbang and had a great game with the big warrior. Also threw together quest rogue. Had a couple good games, 1-1, but we're still short some cards. She liked the deck, so maybe we'll craft a second Blink Fox and some other stuff.
So many good memories about Vanilla but, as Spookshow as already said, I don't have the time anymore to play it properly.
I would love an old HS Adventure about Scarlet Monastery, with its three wings just like the in-game istance and iconic boss fight (like Herod). But probably all of the level 60 istances of Vanilla would be an excellent themed-expansion set for HS.
This is the exactly type of stuff Hearthstone would be getting with any kind of competent game developper (Hearthstone is licensed by a Chinese company). They also have offcial replay functions, deck trackers etc.
I may have been mistaken since I only got 1 quest for 1 pack and saw some threads floating around reddit with people claiming to have the same issue. Again I could be completely wrong.
Perhaps this was done with Blizzard's blessing as a way to test the waters. Many people asked for tournament mode but Blizz is still unsure about it. If this experiment works in China i think they'll start working on an official tournament mode. If this fails in China... then i doubt Hearthstone will ever get this mode.
We still haven't seen special brawls, and Blizzard even stated we were going to have some special Uldum brawls. That's what those quests are for, not some random duplicate brawl that we've seen for a couple of weeks.
Blizzard doesn't just add random quests to the game.
Edit: I should add nowhere did I say it was a launch day thing or even launch week. I'm smart enough to not do that with datamined information.
Is it weird that the thing I got most out of this was the fact that rare WoW tcg mounts are being made even less exclusive?
Nothing like grinding out millions of gold (pre Garrison farm abuse) to get cool rare mounts just for them to be purchasable via points from other Blizzard games down the road. I mean I stopped playing but with hindsight it is a semi slap in the face to serious collectors who ground out gold for months getting these rare items.
There was no official announcement from Blizz about anything other than the login legendary reward. With all due respect, Out of Cards info was wrong in regards to the 3 packs connected to a brawl but right in regards to the 3 packs connected with the Quest. Simple as that. Maybe the brawl packs will come with the release of the solo content...who knows
Classic Expansion
Yep agree Expansions based on Dire maul, Scholomance and Strathholme would be amazing
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
You don't have to be placed first, in order to obtain those 388 points. Being in the top 10 is still enough. But I strongly agree with your comment. The reward system is messed up - whoever gets placed 11th or lower, gets so few points, that those could be easily ignored. And the prices of some items are abysmal. A mount in WoW (the white raptor/horse) is worth less than a single hs pack (which will probably give you 40 dust, if you already have most of the cards from that set).
Whitemane in Uldum
I've put her in a Dragon Shaman deck, as they're big minions to trade and want back, and if you do quest, she can double the amount of minions brought back. You can later do the same thing when you finally drop the Shudderwock -- kill your minions and rez them back.
I have thought about putting her in reborn-using decks as well.
But she is clunky and situational.
/golden Whitemane too -- one of the prettiest cards, and the animation and effect catches everyone off-guard.
Whitemane in Uldum
sorry, but I am afraid that one persons experience does not count for much. those streamers are playing decks that thousands of other people are also playing and having success with.
Surprisingly bad decks?
For the most part my predictions about decks were reasonably accurate. Probably the only two I was wrong about would be quest druid and bomb warrior. I expected quest druid to be much stronger, but I think it would only work in specific metas. It's in a weird spot where it's too slow that aggro decks can run it over fairly easily, while it doesn't quite have enough umph to be able to overwhelm slow, controlling decks like control warrior or freeze mage. I put it at tier 2, and right now it's looking more like it will end up in tier 3 unless people figure something out.
Bomb warrior I expected to stay strong and perhaps be even stronger because of it's ability to disrupt highlander decks with its bombs. It's honestly still a reasonably powerful tier 2 deck but just no one is really playing it right now (I guess since control warrior is better).
My predictions were mainly wrong in regards to decks I expected would be bad but ended up actually being good. Quest paladin I thought would be pretty garbage, and while it is pretty weak, it excels against control warrior. I don't think I expected control warrior to be such a big part of the meta, and if that ever dies down, so will quest paladin. I kinda figured highlander mage and hunter would be sorta playable, but didn't expect them to be near the top of the meta.
For the most part though I think everything is reasonably close to where I expected it to be.
Rock, Paper, Scissors - 3 Competitive Standard Decks
great article mate, thanks for sharing.
Whitemane in Uldum
Sometimes personal experience counts more than if some streamer used it in some mad deck
Cart Crash at the Crossroads
Number of brawls that are win it and never touch again:
Approaching infinite.
/need more co-op brawls.
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
Man, that reward system is brutal. If you win first place four times you are rewarded 3 packs.
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
I'm sure they could but it still comes down to what is tournament mode supposed to be exactly? The ideas and various 'visions' by so many players do not paint any one clear picture of what players want. You aren't going to please everyone by making one specific tournament mode so while 'everyone' wants the mode not everyone will get what they want. Would the players who get a version of tournies that they don't want happily hold off their discontent if they don't get their version of the format?
Zephrys: the great fails
To sum things up a little:
- Secrets are an issue. But i think there is no good solution either. He can‘t possibly assume the secret, hence specific answers won‘t be shown. He could give the SI7 infiltrator more often as an option, especially against mage. I‘m saying that without knowing the probability with 4 mana left. It‘s difficult to draw the line, hungry crab for instance is offered to frequently imo. In those cases, it seems stupid that he offers 3x damage and not more variety. (Probably not that easy to code)
- He doesn’t realize the importance of specific minions. Stuff like Deathlord has theoreticly a positive effect for you and Zephrys won‘t morph it.
- Early game boards in general confuse him. I guess the options are simply not polarizing enough. It‘s probably on the player to polarize towards an obvions answer.
- When looking for a card to play next turn, make sure you have no mana left when you play Zephrys. (I wonder if he ever offers Mind control). Ysera is a common option here btw. Pyro if your opponent is below 10 health. I don‘t know if he considers warrior or priest heropowers, probably not
- When planing lethal, it‘s crutial to play out all the other required cards first.
Looking for SERIOUSLY cheap budget decks.
Crafted Whizbang and had a great game with the big warrior. Also threw together quest rogue. Had a couple good games, 1-1, but we're still short some cards. She liked the deck, so maybe we'll craft a second Blink Fox and some other stuff.
Enrage Warrior
Loose Specimen is a really cool idea.
Cart Crash at the Crossroads
I am rather tired of this brawl. It just feels lazy.
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
So they use Chinese is Guinea Pigs... i see
Classic Expansion
So many good memories about Vanilla but, as Spookshow as already said, I don't have the time anymore to play it properly.
I would love an old HS Adventure about Scarlet Monastery, with its three wings just like the in-game istance and iconic boss fight (like Herod). But probably all of the level 60 istances of Vanilla would be an excellent themed-expansion set for HS.
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
This is the exactly type of stuff Hearthstone would be getting with any kind of competent game developper (Hearthstone is licensed by a Chinese company). They also have offcial replay functions, deck trackers etc.
Unfortunately the west is stuck with team 5
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
I may have been mistaken since I only got 1 quest for 1 pack and saw some threads floating around reddit with people claiming to have the same issue. Again I could be completely wrong.
Classic Expansion
there was the Nax playable adventure
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
Perhaps this was done with Blizzard's blessing as a way to test the waters. Many people asked for tournament mode but Blizz is still unsure about it. If this experiment works in China i think they'll start working on an official tournament mode. If this fails in China... then i doubt Hearthstone will ever get this mode.
Fan Creations Tutorial - How to Use HearthCards #1: The Basics
Interesting card design. Can't get my head around the shell game exactly, but it's different.
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
Uhh, how were we wrong?
We still haven't seen special brawls, and Blizzard even stated we were going to have some special Uldum brawls. That's what those quests are for, not some random duplicate brawl that we've seen for a couple of weeks.
Blizzard doesn't just add random quests to the game.
Edit: I should add nowhere did I say it was a launch day thing or even launch week. I'm smart enough to not do that with datamined information.
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
Is it weird that the thing I got most out of this was the fact that rare WoW tcg mounts are being made even less exclusive?
Nothing like grinding out millions of gold (pre Garrison farm abuse) to get cool rare mounts just for them to be purchasable via points from other Blizzard games down the road. I mean I stopped playing but with hindsight it is a semi slap in the face to serious collectors who ground out gold for months getting these rare items.
Just my 2 cents.
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
There was no official announcement from Blizz about anything other than the login legendary reward. With all due respect, Out of Cards info was wrong in regards to the 3 packs connected to a brawl but right in regards to the 3 packs connected with the Quest. Simple as that. Maybe the brawl packs will come with the release of the solo content...who knows
Hearthstone in China Gets Tournament Mode with Prizes
I thought so too, but it wasn't linked to last weeks or this weeks..