Class Action Lawyer also has the nice tie in of requiring only Paladin class cards in order to function. If all your participants are not members of the class, you can't carry on as intended.
Greetings here! I have not made a bigger card project for Hearthstone in a good while, but this time I am presenting you my mini-set for the Wild-exclusive expansion - Saviors of Uldum! With 16 Commons, 14 Rares, 1 Epic and 4 Legendaries, the set expands on themes from the main set and aims to raise their power level or create new and interesting synergies.
Well, only a single person being the one making decision is bound to bring their emotions, believes and potential corruption in as well sooner or later. People are not robots. So jury might be the better option, but obviously it will never be perfect.
From day one, there were calls for counters to poison to balance both poison and stat bloat -- and calls to make combos of poison, stat growth, and divine shield nonviable. (There were also calls to less painfully and successfully counter divine shield.) The players are the BGs playtest team and fundamentals of design receive zero attention and gimmicks receive all. So if a gimmick exposes a fundamental flaw, the gimmick gets tweaked and design moves on. Same thing happens when the gimmick gets old even if it's healthy.
Yeah, and it felt like they also didnt have set cooldown between them, sometimes i got like 3 in a fast-ish succession and then nothing and after a while a few more :) That was a bit weird for sure.
It wasn't so stealthy, just a rolling gradual hotfix (they did announce or let's say noted it down on their forums). And we've had it mentioned and updated in our "Early Issues" thread for most of the day actually.
Yeah, and pretty stealthily too. Likely a hotfix on server side, because I was midway through a bounty and suddenly I get stats out of nowhere. Didn't even realised it until the boss battle.
The point of mystery quests like this, just as in WoW itself, is that not everyone will have the patience or desire to do it. So it actually is an accomplishment if you manage to get it done, unlike the monthly card backs that mean nothing more than "i showed up in MM/YY."
As soon as they confirmed in a previous post that champions would also get rotated, Vlad immediately came to mind. He simply doesn't work.
Also happy to see Irelia go. Azir decks with Lucian and other champions were a lot more interesting and fun to play against than Azirelia. Azir + Hecarim could even be a thing.
In the case of TF, he's been too good for too long, and is very hard to nerf, so it's good that the game moves on, and TF does not.
Rotations seems like a good idea, the biggest issue with it is how Rito will handle purchased skins for rotated champions.
It is really hard to balance around poison, but you might need poison to battle trillion of stats. Feels bad to be on receiving end in any scenario, but this Quest reward was good even without poison, it is a pretty good change.
While I agree that HS could benefit from more playtesting, QA and so on, you are coming off quite harsh. Your gripe about interface is funny, since that just shows that dev time wasnt really spent on it and he worked with what he had = no "work" time was most likely "wasted" on his personal project. You can hate it because you dont like how it works/behaves, I dont have a problem with that.
But I'm fairly confident that Celestalon does these Puzzles in his spare time, or for the most part at least. I believe he said that he came up with the first one during that "break before holidays" they have each year to work on their personal projects. And it is VERY good if ppl can put something they love and enjoy into their work, you might be surprised how much of an impact, such a seemingly small thing, can have on a person's morale/mindset or whatever you want to call it. Especially in a corporate gigant.
Not having a legendary or any "must have / feels bad if I missed out on this" reward is probably the point as well, since he knows that not a huge percent of the entire playerbase will go through with it. And if someone has a completionist itch and need to get every achievement, well, we are here for them :)
I suppose that is a pretty good approach, if a bit scummy and most definitely time consuming if you would be unlucky :D But I agree that it would make things easier going forward.
"Mirror Shield is now banned in Murloc lobbies." Thanks, I guess? I can see how stupid that would be, but you really shouldn't have to be in a position for specific Quests to be shut off depending on who's in.
Not like Mirror Shield ever got me anywhere, so I guess this is all upside on my end *shrugs*
Real Legal Professional Gives His Thoughts About Courtroom Puns in Maw and Disorder Mini-Set
Class Action Lawyer also has the nice tie in of requiring only Paladin class cards in order to function. If all your participants are not members of the class, you can't carry on as intended.
[Custom Mini-Set] Halls of Origins
Greetings here! I have not made a bigger card project for Hearthstone in a good while, but this time I am presenting you my mini-set for the Wild-exclusive expansion - Saviors of Uldum! With 16 Commons, 14 Rares, 1 Epic and 4 Legendaries, the set expands on themes from the main set and aims to raise their power level or create new and interesting synergies.
List of Cards
Real Legal Professional Gives His Thoughts About Courtroom Puns in Maw and Disorder Mini-Set
True, but a jury does not have a much knowledge of law.
Btw: Civil cases are most of the time with one judge (shop lifting) and cases like homicide always have three judges.
But every country has another system based on the same principles and that is the most important.
Real Legal Professional Gives His Thoughts About Courtroom Puns in Maw and Disorder Mini-Set
Well, only a single person being the one making decision is bound to bring their emotions, believes and potential corruption in as well sooner or later. People are not robots. So jury might be the better option, but obviously it will never be perfect.
Solving the "???" Mysteries of the Deviate Delight Card Back Achievement in Hearthstone - Solve the Castle Nathria Mystery
It was actually quiet fun! Got lucky though and managed to get 6 fireworks ending the first turn! Yogg luck for you
Real Legal Professional Gives His Thoughts About Courtroom Puns in Maw and Disorder Mini-Set
Nice article. I also think that Attorny at Maw is a reference to Saul Goodman.
What is your opinion about a jury?
In the Netherlands we don't use a jury, only the judge. A jury can be very susceptible for emotion.
The judge also weighs the circumstances of the accused (family, impact of punishment, willing to learn from his mistake).
6 Best Decks for This Week's Tavern Brawl: Clockwork Card Dealer - Standard
I made an attempt, but people meta decking with Curse Warlock and the regular Relic DHunter list don't help.
Thanks though
Hearthstone's New Hotfix Brings Armor Changes to Battlegrounds Heroes, Quest Reward Balance, and a Theotar Crash Fix
From day one, there were calls for counters to poison to balance both poison and stat bloat -- and calls to make combos of poison, stat growth, and divine shield nonviable. (There were also calls to less painfully and successfully counter divine shield.) The players are the BGs playtest team and fundamentals of design receive zero attention and gimmicks receive all. So if a gimmick exposes a fundamental flaw, the gimmick gets tweaked and design moves on. Same thing happens when the gimmick gets old even if it's healthy.
Solving the "???" Mysteries of the Deviate Delight Card Back Achievement in Hearthstone - Solve the Castle Nathria Mystery
How and where was the deck leaked? And what was the intended solve process to work out what cards to put in the deck?
Solving the "???" Mysteries of the Deviate Delight Card Back Achievement in Hearthstone - Solve the Castle Nathria Mystery
Yeah, and it felt like they also didnt have set cooldown between them, sometimes i got like 3 in a fast-ish succession and then nothing and after a while a few more :) That was a bit weird for sure.
Hearthstone's New Hotfix Brings Armor Changes to Battlegrounds Heroes, Quest Reward Balance, and a Theotar Crash Fix
It wasn't so stealthy, just a rolling gradual hotfix (they did announce or let's say noted it down on their forums). And we've had it mentioned and updated in our "Early Issues" thread for most of the day actually.
Solving the "???" Mysteries of the Deviate Delight Card Back Achievement in Hearthstone - Solve the Castle Nathria Mystery
Definitely could've used faster animation times on the fireworks :)
Hearthstone's New Hotfix Brings Armor Changes to Battlegrounds Heroes, Quest Reward Balance, and a Theotar Crash Fix
Yeah, and pretty stealthily too. Likely a hotfix on server side, because I was midway through a bounty and suddenly I get stats out of nowhere. Didn't even realised it until the boss battle.
Marvel Snap Shares Its Current Roadmap - Targeted Card Acquisition and New Game Modes in Development
Collector Tokens should have been in the game way before launch (or at launch at latest), not some vague amount of time after launch.
Solving the "???" Mysteries of the Deviate Delight Card Back Achievement in Hearthstone - Solve the Castle Nathria Mystery
The point of mystery quests like this, just as in WoW itself, is that not everyone will have the patience or desire to do it. So it actually is an accomplishment if you manage to get it done, unlike the monthly card backs that mean nothing more than "i showed up in MM/YY."
Hearthstone's New Hotfix Brings Armor Changes to Battlegrounds Heroes, Quest Reward Balance, and a Theotar Crash Fix
Maxed stats are also back in Mercenaries.
Legends of Runeterra's Upcoming Card Rotation Explained - Standard, Rotating Champions, & Eternal Format Support
As soon as they confirmed in a previous post that champions would also get rotated, Vlad immediately came to mind. He simply doesn't work.
Also happy to see Irelia go. Azir decks with Lucian and other champions were a lot more interesting and fun to play against than Azirelia. Azir + Hecarim could even be a thing.
In the case of TF, he's been too good for too long, and is very hard to nerf, so it's good that the game moves on, and TF does not.
Rotations seems like a good idea, the biggest issue with it is how Rito will handle purchased skins for rotated champions.
Hearthstone's New Hotfix Brings Armor Changes to Battlegrounds Heroes, Quest Reward Balance, and a Theotar Crash Fix
It is really hard to balance around poison, but you might need poison to battle trillion of stats. Feels bad to be on receiving end in any scenario, but this Quest reward was good even without poison, it is a pretty good change.
Solving the "???" Mysteries of the Deviate Delight Card Back Achievement in Hearthstone - Solve the Castle Nathria Mystery
While I agree that HS could benefit from more playtesting, QA and so on, you are coming off quite harsh. Your gripe about interface is funny, since that just shows that dev time wasnt really spent on it and he worked with what he had = no "work" time was most likely "wasted" on his personal project. You can hate it because you dont like how it works/behaves, I dont have a problem with that.
But I'm fairly confident that Celestalon does these Puzzles in his spare time, or for the most part at least. I believe he said that he came up with the first one during that "break before holidays" they have each year to work on their personal projects. And it is VERY good if ppl can put something they love and enjoy into their work, you might be surprised how much of an impact, such a seemingly small thing, can have on a person's morale/mindset or whatever you want to call it. Especially in a corporate gigant.
Not having a legendary or any "must have / feels bad if I missed out on this" reward is probably the point as well, since he knows that not a huge percent of the entire playerbase will go through with it. And if someone has a completionist itch and need to get every achievement, well, we are here for them :)
Solving the "???" Mysteries of the Deviate Delight Card Back Achievement in Hearthstone - Solve the Castle Nathria Mystery
I suppose that is a pretty good approach, if a bit scummy and most definitely time consuming if you would be unlucky :D But I agree that it would make things easier going forward.
Legends of Runeterra's Upcoming Card Rotation Explained - Standard, Rotating Champions, & Eternal Format Support
I really like that they kept it consistent. It makes it very easy for someone coming from another game to know what it means.
Legends of Runeterra's Upcoming Card Rotation Explained - Standard, Rotating Champions, & Eternal Format Support
If your gonna copy someone copy the best.
Hearthstone's New Hotfix Brings Armor Changes to Battlegrounds Heroes, Quest Reward Balance, and a Theotar Crash Fix
"Mirror Shield is now banned in Murloc lobbies." Thanks, I guess? I can see how stupid that would be, but you really shouldn't have to be in a position for specific Quests to be shut off depending on who's in.
Not like Mirror Shield ever got me anywhere, so I guess this is all upside on my end *shrugs*
Legends of Runeterra's Upcoming Card Rotation Explained - Standard, Rotating Champions, & Eternal Format Support
I'm slightly annoyed that both HS and LoR didn't invent their own name for Standard, and just took the same term as in MtG.
MARVEL SNAP is Releasing in Early Access for PC on Steam on October 18 - Wishlist It Now!
Wait. You need a Google account to play? Is this true across all devices, including iPhone? If so, I guess I’m not trying this game out after all