These deals have nothing to do with whales. A true whale has all the cards long before these offers ever surface.
The portrait bundles are the whale-bait, but I'm not even tempted because this batch is extremely ugly and/or focused on characters I don't care about.
This deck took me to legend three times last year and (almost) single handedly got me to 500 class wins with Priest. Hats off again for finding a true meta breaker back then and thanks for sharing it with us!
If only they would also offer those hero portraits as solo items in the shop I would seriously consider buying a few of those awesome artworks. More often than not, some of the portraits in those bundles are of lesser quality than the others or I personally do not like them as much nor do I need those class specific packs. I feel like they are missing out on transactions, because only the bigger whales will buy these bigger bundles (probably), but what about us dolphins? 😂 Also, one of their main reasons for introducing runestones was to have the possibility to offer smaller shop items.
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I was worried that it could go off multiple times, but the wording of its ability is the same as for Crackshot Corsair, so I'm fairly confident that it's limited to one trigger per attack.
Looks like this is the year to reap all those achievements for me :D Since my last post I managed to get Garrosh over the treshold with the help of Enrage Warrior and just yesterday Illidan joined the gang - the fifth (!) golden portrait in 2022. I don't have much hope for my Shaman progress but maybe I'll spam some Murlocs every now and then. Other than that I'm not sure where to go next. Mage might be an option as the Secret archetype is viable again and there's hope we'll get another goal line added with the next expansion, maybe at 1.500 wins? (No evidence whatsoever on this, but there are some clues they'll add a Death Knight class and we got the 1.000 wins portraits when Demon Hunter was added)
Also that Uther with a cheeseburger made me laugh. Not enough to buy it but can't wait to play against it. I don't usually buy skins though so no surprise. (Lu Bu was the exception).
Been distracted by other games the last 2 months, didn't get as much hearthstone is as I wanted, had to catch up to get the mini set. But now that's done. Got 15 legendaries in total. Been having a blast with the Dark Alley Imp-Possible* and Secret Thief Rogue. Infuse has been fun and locations are interesting, been a good set so far. Also the puns this time are 10/10.
*I play Imp Warlock in Wild but with mostly big imps in Dark Alley Pack.
Now, I think we pretty much know these sales are going to happen, and there's absolutely nothing wrong about blizz marketing their products, but I feel at some point someone has to step in and recognize that their algorithms are doing us a disservice.
- Bob's bargain offer 2 legendaries and packs, but the amount of packs vary according to players. I usually buy only one 2 legends/20 packs at the start of the expansions (in my opinion, far more value than the preorder itself), so somehow this translates to offering me a 2 legend/50 pack bundle. In any case, with 2 months left on the expansion, wouldn't it be better to offer smaller packages to establish players and big ones to newer players? Hell, blizz could even base their algorithms on our card collection, but I suspect such is not the case.
Instead, the algorithms likely focuses on our past transaction histories, which may help in the case of whales but for the rest of us normal people the logic obviously dont apply the same way. Had there been a 1 legendary + 10 pack for 10 bucks 1000 runestones, I might be tempted. But 50? I'd keep my money where it is.
- Similarly, Ive read that players are getting offered decks for sale (I didn't get any) but I suspect that the algorithms are offering decks from most played classes. Surely, if I play mage the most I would certainly have more legendaries from mage than I would otherwise, so where's the logic here? Wouldn't it be better to, again, scan the collection manager + win rates of classes and go from there? As it stands, why would anyone buy a deck that they already have half if not all the legendaries in it?
- As for the skins, I've got reno+brann but not uther+garrosh offered. Bizarre to say the least. Almost like blizz is aware that they're offering too many skins, lowering their value, so the brand new plan here is to ensure that you can never get them all at the same time. No idea what algorithms are involved here.
Ive read some disturbing posts from reddit that attempting to buy these things with runestones results in an error i.e. you've just bought runestones that cant be used. Can anyone confirm if there's any issue with it?
I'm seeing a Tavern Special bundle with 50 Nathria packs and 2 legendaries for 4000 Runestones, maybe because I bought the smaller bundle earlier. Compared to usual Hearthstone prices, this bundle is a good deal, but this far into the expansion I don't really want to spend that much money.
There is also new type of bundle that appears after you have ranked up on ladder. For me it was 17 Standard packs for 1000 Runestones after reaching Silver, not sure if it's different per player. I'm not a fan of them trying to suggest some kind of connection between ladder achievements and shop offers, as that connection is entirely artificial and only there to try and create some kind of emotional link that makes the offer feel more appealing that it actually is.
I also saw a pre-made Fel Demon Hunter deck in my shop, but as I already have all the cards, it's not very attractive. I did play a lot of DH recently, but if that was the logic for selecting this offer, it's flawed, since the fact that I'm playing it a lot means that I have a sufficient number of cards for that class.
Somehow, despite them trying so many different things, none of it is appealing to me. Mercenaries is still ridiculously overpriced. I don't play enough Battlegrounds to care about cosmetics for that. Hero skins now come with packs but are also more expensive than before. They're also pushing golden cards a lot recently, but I'd rather have more cards than golden cards.
What I would be interested in is small bundles with guaranteed legendaries, but after buying a bundle in that category, they're only trying to sell larger bundles, while selling more of the same would have a better chance of success, at least with me.
I did buy the mini set as soon as it came out, with gold.
the synergy with Nami is so obvious... I wonder if riot spared Nami the nerf last patch to allow Varus to shine for 2 weeks... until they gut Nami into oblivion
The way this is worded it might actually go off multiple times if you have multiple equipped allies which given it's statline would be an outstanding 1 drop.
It's however a slow 1 drop and in a way the conditions that need to be met take away the typical upside of 1drops and then equipment decks should have better thing to do... idk I am actually not too high on this despite it's individual powerlevel being very high
I love this card back so much. Pumpkin deserts and treats are one of my favorite things about fall and this cardback makes my mouth water, lol. It's amazing how they make it look so real and tasty. HS truly has amazing artists.
I'm very glad to see that Varus and Kayn share Cultist cards with their origins. This package of cards is also a big buff to Kayn, which is very much warranted. It makes Kayn's origin not seem so bad and pointless now.
Super good with any spell trigger units (Starlit Seer, Nami, Ezreal, Lee Sin), but most of those aren't compatible with equipment decks. Also good for buffing Varus' bow. Also a mostly inferior Mystic Shot for Kayn and Varus decks (can't target Nexus, gets shut down by Tough, only hits once until you play your first equipped unit, but better vs. Spellshield). Rating: 3 stars
A bigger Crackshot Corsair for Equipment decks. You won't activate its ability as easily as Crackshot's, but the extra stats are a huge deal on a 1-drop. The main concern is that you're not playing Plunder here, so these Nexus pings aren't a premium commodity in Equipment decks. Rating: 3 stars
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New Pack and Skin Bundles Have Arrived to the Hearthstone Shop
These deals have nothing to do with whales. A true whale has all the cards long before these offers ever surface.
The portrait bundles are the whale-bait, but I'm not even tempted because this batch is extremely ugly and/or focused on characters I don't care about.
A Temporus Shift
I dunno, I'm not a fan on this TB...
Shadowburst Priest - Wild Hearthstone Full Deck & Guide on the Wildest of Thursdays
This deck took me to legend three times last year and (almost) single handedly got me to 500 class wins with Priest. Hats off again for finding a true meta breaker back then and thanks for sharing it with us!
Alleria
I second this, totally agreed!
@Alleria Also noticed you have been absent for awhile now, hope everything is ok.
New Pack and Skin Bundles Have Arrived to the Hearthstone Shop
If only they would also offer those hero portraits as solo items in the shop I would seriously consider buying a few of those awesome artworks. More often than not, some of the portraits in those bundles are of lesser quality than the others or I personally do not like them as much nor do I need those class specific packs. I feel like they are missing out on transactions, because only the bigger whales will buy these bigger bundles (probably), but what about us dolphins? 😂 Also, one of their main reasons for introducing runestones was to have the possibility to offer smaller shop items.
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New Bilgewater Card - Buhru Cultist
I was worried that it could go off multiple times, but the wording of its ability is the same as for Crackshot Corsair, so I'm fairly confident that it's limited to one trigger per attack.
Golden Hero Portrait - Completionist & Grind
Looks like this is the year to reap all those achievements for me :D Since my last post I managed to get Garrosh over the treshold with the help of Enrage Warrior and just yesterday Illidan joined the gang - the fifth (!) golden portrait in 2022. I don't have much hope for my Shaman progress but maybe I'll spam some Murlocs every now and then. Other than that I'm not sure where to go next. Mage might be an option as the Secret archetype is viable again and there's hope we'll get another goal line added with the next expansion, maybe at 1.500 wins? (No evidence whatsoever on this, but there are some clues they'll add a Death Knight class and we got the 1.000 wins portraits when Demon Hunter was added)
New Pack and Skin Bundles Have Arrived to the Hearthstone Shop
If only I played Mercs, that Ysera is beautiful.
Also that Uther with a cheeseburger made me laugh. Not enough to buy it but can't wait to play against it. I don't usually buy skins though so no surprise. (Lu Bu was the exception).
Rewards Track: Current progress 6.0
Been distracted by other games the last 2 months, didn't get as much hearthstone is as I wanted, had to catch up to get the mini set. But now that's done. Got 15 legendaries in total. Been having a blast with the Dark Alley Imp-Possible* and Secret Thief Rogue. Infuse has been fun and locations are interesting, been a good set so far. Also the puns this time are 10/10.
*I play Imp Warlock in Wild but with mostly big imps in Dark Alley Pack.
New Pack and Skin Bundles Have Arrived to the Hearthstone Shop
Now, I think we pretty much know these sales are going to happen, and there's absolutely nothing wrong about blizz marketing their products, but I feel at some point someone has to step in and recognize that their algorithms are doing us a disservice.
- Bob's bargain offer 2 legendaries and packs, but the amount of packs vary according to players. I usually buy only one 2 legends/20 packs at the start of the expansions (in my opinion, far more value than the preorder itself), so somehow this translates to offering me a 2 legend/50 pack bundle. In any case, with 2 months left on the expansion, wouldn't it be better to offer smaller packages to establish players and big ones to newer players? Hell, blizz could even base their algorithms on our card collection, but I suspect such is not the case.
Instead, the algorithms likely focuses on our past transaction histories, which may help in the case of whales but for the rest of us normal people the logic obviously dont apply the same way. Had there been a 1 legendary + 10 pack for 10 bucks 1000 runestones, I might be tempted. But 50? I'd keep my money where it is.
- Similarly, Ive read that players are getting offered decks for sale (I didn't get any) but I suspect that the algorithms are offering decks from most played classes. Surely, if I play mage the most I would certainly have more legendaries from mage than I would otherwise, so where's the logic here? Wouldn't it be better to, again, scan the collection manager + win rates of classes and go from there? As it stands, why would anyone buy a deck that they already have half if not all the legendaries in it?
- As for the skins, I've got reno+brann but not uther+garrosh offered. Bizarre to say the least. Almost like blizz is aware that they're offering too many skins, lowering their value, so the brand new plan here is to ensure that you can never get them all at the same time. No idea what algorithms are involved here.
Ive read some disturbing posts from reddit that attempting to buy these things with runestones results in an error i.e. you've just bought runestones that cant be used. Can anyone confirm if there's any issue with it?
Rewards Track: Current progress 6.0
I'll probably hit level 100 this weekend, when I complete the remaining weekly quests.
New Pack and Skin Bundles Have Arrived to the Hearthstone Shop
I'm seeing a Tavern Special bundle with 50 Nathria packs and 2 legendaries for 4000 Runestones, maybe because I bought the smaller bundle earlier. Compared to usual Hearthstone prices, this bundle is a good deal, but this far into the expansion I don't really want to spend that much money.
There is also new type of bundle that appears after you have ranked up on ladder. For me it was 17 Standard packs for 1000 Runestones after reaching Silver, not sure if it's different per player. I'm not a fan of them trying to suggest some kind of connection between ladder achievements and shop offers, as that connection is entirely artificial and only there to try and create some kind of emotional link that makes the offer feel more appealing that it actually is.
I also saw a pre-made Fel Demon Hunter deck in my shop, but as I already have all the cards, it's not very attractive. I did play a lot of DH recently, but if that was the logic for selecting this offer, it's flawed, since the fact that I'm playing it a lot means that I have a sufficient number of cards for that class.
Somehow, despite them trying so many different things, none of it is appealing to me. Mercenaries is still ridiculously overpriced. I don't play enough Battlegrounds to care about cosmetics for that. Hero skins now come with packs but are also more expensive than before. They're also pushing golden cards a lot recently, but I'd rather have more cards than golden cards.
What I would be interested in is small bundles with guaranteed legendaries, but after buying a bundle in that category, they're only trying to sell larger bundles, while selling more of the same would have a better chance of success, at least with me.
I did buy the mini set as soon as it came out, with gold.
Varus Arrives to Legends of Runeterra in the Upcoming "Domination" Expansion Alongside 10 Cultist Cards
the synergy with Nami is so obvious... I wonder if riot spared Nami the nerf last patch to allow Varus to shine for 2 weeks... until they gut Nami into oblivion
New Freljord Spell - The Unforgiving Cold
If Nami Varus is a deck then this card is a nuts card in it as it counts for 2 spells and is cheaper than harsh winds.
Surely it's unusal to play equipments with harsh winds but that has more to do with the good equipment decks not needing/synergizing with it so far.
Varus is a gamechanger in this regard and this spell could be a key part of one of his decks
New Bilgewater Spell - The Unending Wave
draw 2 fleeting is a lot worse than draw 2 unless you play with a very low curve.
It's proably good in aggro but I don't see this making it out of aggro unless it is for a p&z build that can discard the fleeting cards
therefore: 3 stars
New Bilgewater Card - Buhru Cultist
The way this is worded it might actually go off multiple times if you have multiple equipped allies which given it's statline would be an outstanding 1 drop.
It's however a slow 1 drop and in a way the conditions that need to be met take away the typical upside of 1drops and then equipment decks should have better thing to do... idk I am actually not too high on this despite it's individual powerlevel being very high
All Important Events for October 2022, Plus This Month's Special Hearthstone Card Back - Pumpkin
I love this card back so much. Pumpkin deserts and treats are one of my favorite things about fall and this cardback makes my mouth water, lol. It's amazing how they make it look so real and tasty. HS truly has amazing artists.
Varus Arrives to Legends of Runeterra in the Upcoming "Domination" Expansion Alongside 10 Cultist Cards
I'm very glad to see that Varus and Kayn share Cultist cards with their origins. This package of cards is also a big buff to Kayn, which is very much warranted. It makes Kayn's origin not seem so bad and pointless now.
New Bandle City Spell - The Sudden Surge
Will equipment decks want a bigger version of Purpleberry Shake? My guess is no. Rating: 2 stars
New Piltover & Zaun Spell - The Violent Dischord
Super good with any spell trigger units (Starlit Seer, Nami, Ezreal, Lee Sin), but most of those aren't compatible with equipment decks. Also good for buffing Varus' bow. Also a mostly inferior Mystic Shot for Kayn and Varus decks (can't target Nexus, gets shut down by Tough, only hits once until you play your first equipped unit, but better vs. Spellshield). Rating: 3 stars
New Bilgewater Spell - The Unending Wave
Crazy good in equipment decks. Rating: 5 stars
New Targon Card - Lunari Cultist
Synergizes with Varus' level-up condition, but tempo-wise this is pretty horrible, and the value she provides doesn't make up for that. Rating: 1 star
New Bilgewater Card - Buhru Cultist
A bigger Crackshot Corsair for Equipment decks. You won't activate its ability as easily as Crackshot's, but the extra stats are a huge deal on a 1-drop. The main concern is that you're not playing Plunder here, so these Nexus pings aren't a premium commodity in Equipment decks. Rating: 3 stars