I enjoy opening the first 60-80 packs slowly, but once you're down to only needing to open Legendaries and the last few Epics, it starts to get a bit arduous opening them one at a time. I've been saving all the packs from the various skin bundles and have got both pre-orders, so that's over 200 packs. It definitely starts to take a toll towards the end.
The unfortunate reality of abundance is that it gets old, fast. Back even 3 years ago a skin meant a lot because they were scarce, but now with so many flooding in it really does make them all look cheap.
But as a person who plays a load of different decks the many skins at least plays a function, even if its simply for me to keep track of all the different decks I have.
Team5 would do better to use other characters instead of the usual tyrande, svlyvanas, etc. even if they are more popular amongst the community. I would like to see different variations of characters like deathwing, celeste, or sir annoy-o too.
Ow, that must be very bothersome. I'm hoping that the coming major update will do some more work in this regard (even if they don't specifically list all of the bug fixes in the patch notes). Otherwise it'll be time to pester them with reports...
I bought the last 2 tavern passes (FAV and Sunken City) but this one I'm probably gonna pass coz the extra 2 golden epics don't make up for the reduced number of skins. Also it's a bad epic that will probably only see play in Arena, so that makes my decision a lot easier.
Indeed, the three most exciting times of the year are the new expansion launch days. Once there is finally a table free at the tavern, you can really start relishing each and every pack opening even though it usually lasts for well over an hour for me.
I've always savored the pack opening experience. I will always hover over each card to see if it has that golden glow then freak out like a fan girl from the excitement. Have had some entertaining fireside gatherings where everyone has to take a shot of alcohol if anyone opens a legendary. Quite fun to say the least but this does increase pack opening time to about 2 hours.
Will continue doing the same for Murder at Castle Nathria launch. Hoping to open Topior the Shrubbagazzor and feel like I've won the jackpot 🤩
I doubt they will ever make non Warcraft expansions. If anything, they'll do stuff from other Blizzard IPs, like Diablo, Overwatch or StarCraft.
That said, they will probably do stuff that heavily departures from Warcraft lore while still taking inspiration from it, like the gangster themed Gadgetzan expansion. I hope we see a western or space opera expansion some time soon.
Unfortunately, real life mythologies are a hard sell. Maybe they'll make something greek inspired, but Warcraft already takes inspiration from it, with hydras, minotaurs (tauren), harpies and many other creatures.
Seems to me Blizzard is really taking the word Skins literally. No alternate heroes, just... same character, different clothes. Starting to feel like League of Legends here. Just last expansion we got water Sylvanas. We have normal Sylvanas, fire Sylvanas, now blood Sylvanas. We got normal Tyrande, water Tyrande, ice Tyrande, fire Tyrande, now we get holy Tyrande. Its like pokemon evolution lmao.
Morgl Holmes and Prince Renathal are the only true new skins imo, and we already have several murlocs for shaman. Just wish we'd get other big characters from WoW as heroes, like the first skins. There's yet to be any worgen or goblin or pandarean skins!
Last year on the reward track for better or worse (mostly worse), we got multiple portraits for all the mercenaries. It gave us a little variety at least. So for this expansion surely we will get the legendary inhabitants (not the suspects) of the mansion, right? No, well ok, then who are we getting then? No.. No... No .... not another Maiev .... and Nemsy.... and Lunara too.... and Arrana as well. BLIZAAAAAARRRRD!!!!!!
Seriously who the fuck at HQ likes these characters this much and why do we need so many versions of them?! On the plus side at least we get another version of Sylvanas. Can't get enough versions of her. Liadrin is alright as well.
Plaguebringer is probably nerfed because of dhunter. Its ridiculous how that thing can OTK you from any health with naught but 3 cards.
Probably for the best. Shaman has been abusing that thing ever since duels started even before dhunter ruined it.
As for druid and his magic mushrooms, I thought the best nerf was to remove the shuffle but team5 begs to differ. Probably still stronger than most other druid archetypes, and I dont see it disappearing anytime soon.
That was another confounding aspect of this strange scheduling. Directly going against their own Esports event that was still streaming at the time... I wouldn't be surprised if the person in charge actually had no idea how long these tournaments tend to take on average.
Continuous Pack Opening Functionality Arrives for Hearthstone’s Desktop Clients With the New Patch - Keep Your Spacebars Ready!
I enjoy opening the first 60-80 packs slowly, but once you're down to only needing to open Legendaries and the last few Epics, it starts to get a bit arduous opening them one at a time. I've been saving all the packs from the various skin bundles and have got both pre-orders, so that's over 200 packs. It definitely starts to take a toll towards the end.
Hearthstone's Murder at Castle Nathria Rewards Track Detailed - Diamond Cards, New Coins, Tavern Pass Benefits, & More
The unfortunate reality of abundance is that it gets old, fast. Back even 3 years ago a skin meant a lot because they were scarce, but now with so many flooding in it really does make them all look cheap.
But as a person who plays a load of different decks the many skins at least plays a function, even if its simply for me to keep track of all the different decks I have.
Team5 would do better to use other characters instead of the usual tyrande, svlyvanas, etc. even if they are more popular amongst the community. I would like to see different variations of characters like deathwing, celeste, or sir annoy-o too.
Full Summary of Hearthstone Known Issues and Fixes - Patch 23.6 and the Weeks of July
Ow, that must be very bothersome. I'm hoping that the coming major update will do some more work in this regard (even if they don't specifically list all of the bug fixes in the patch notes). Otherwise it'll be time to pester them with reports...
Hearthstone's Murder at Castle Nathria Rewards Track Detailed - Diamond Cards, New Coins, Tavern Pass Benefits, & More
I bought the last 2 tavern passes (FAV and Sunken City) but this one I'm probably gonna pass coz the extra 2 golden epics don't make up for the reduced number of skins. Also it's a bad epic that will probably only see play in Arena, so that makes my decision a lot easier.
Continuous Pack Opening Functionality Arrives for Hearthstone’s Desktop Clients With the New Patch - Keep Your Spacebars Ready!
Indeed, the three most exciting times of the year are the new expansion launch days. Once there is finally a table free at the tavern, you can really start relishing each and every pack opening even though it usually lasts for well over an hour for me.
"Woah, Golden Legendary!!!" 🍻
Continuous Pack Opening Functionality Arrives for Hearthstone’s Desktop Clients With the New Patch - Keep Your Spacebars Ready!
I've always savored the pack opening experience. I will always hover over each card to see if it has that golden glow then freak out like a fan girl from the excitement. Have had some entertaining fireside gatherings where everyone has to take a shot of alcohol if anyone opens a legendary. Quite fun to say the least but this does increase pack opening time to about 2 hours.
Will continue doing the same for Murder at Castle Nathria launch. Hoping to open Topior the Shrubbagazzor and feel like I've won the jackpot 🤩
Continuous Pack Opening Functionality Arrives for Hearthstone’s Desktop Clients With the New Patch - Keep Your Spacebars Ready!
Would prefer "open all packs at once, skip the endless animation" button.
Continuous Pack Opening Functionality Arrives for Hearthstone’s Desktop Clients With the New Patch - Keep Your Spacebars Ready!
I appreciate everything they did about polishing the quality of game. But let me be nitpicky.
What we asked: Some way to open a bunch of card packs at once.
What we get: This, plus bug.
Full Summary of Hearthstone Known Issues and Fixes - Patch 23.6 and the Weeks of July
Thanks for the response. Appreciate the clarification.
Mine is still as bad as before. It isn't game breaking, just annoying to see since it happens every end of match in both standard and mercs.
What's your dream theme for an expansion? (That's not WOW related)
I doubt they will ever make non Warcraft expansions. If anything, they'll do stuff from other Blizzard IPs, like Diablo, Overwatch or StarCraft.
That said, they will probably do stuff that heavily departures from Warcraft lore while still taking inspiration from it, like the gangster themed Gadgetzan expansion. I hope we see a western or space opera expansion some time soon.
Unfortunately, real life mythologies are a hard sell. Maybe they'll make something greek inspired, but Warcraft already takes inspiration from it, with hydras, minotaurs (tauren), harpies and many other creatures.
Hearthstone's Murder at Castle Nathria Rewards Track Detailed - Diamond Cards, New Coins, Tavern Pass Benefits, & More
Seems to me Blizzard is really taking the word Skins literally. No alternate heroes, just... same character, different clothes. Starting to feel like League of Legends here. Just last expansion we got water Sylvanas. We have normal Sylvanas, fire Sylvanas, now blood Sylvanas. We got normal Tyrande, water Tyrande, ice Tyrande, fire Tyrande, now we get holy Tyrande. Its like pokemon evolution lmao.
Morgl Holmes and Prince Renathal are the only true new skins imo, and we already have several murlocs for shaman. Just wish we'd get other big characters from WoW as heroes, like the first skins. There's yet to be any worgen or goblin or pandarean skins!
Relic of Dimensions
Then let's just take the gla...
Topior the Shrubbagazzor
Come Gazzlor
Relic of Phantasms
You mean, Barak Kodobane chuckled
Stewart the Steward
I cannot even pronounce hors d'oeuvre, but I bet the answer is 3.
The Countess
Not a vampiric xpac w/o The Count referenced.
Batty Guest
Kindly Granddaughter
Location, Location, Location - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Wishing you all the best Demonxz95, I hope you get well soon!
Just My Card Type - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
Congrats to Wailor! Loving it when a bold idea wins :)
Hearthstone's Murder at Castle Nathria Rewards Track Detailed - Diamond Cards, New Coins, Tavern Pass Benefits, & More
Last year on the reward track for better or worse (mostly worse), we got multiple portraits for all the mercenaries. It gave us a little variety at least. So for this expansion surely we will get the legendary inhabitants (not the suspects) of the mansion, right? No, well ok, then who are we getting then? No.. No... No .... not another Maiev .... and Nemsy.... and Lunara too.... and Arrana as well. BLIZAAAAAARRRRD!!!!!!
Seriously who the fuck at HQ likes these characters this much and why do we need so many versions of them?! On the plus side at least we get another version of Sylvanas. Can't get enough versions of her. Liadrin is alright as well.
Location, Location, Location - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
I don't see why not :)
Hearthstone Duels in Patch 24.0 - Witchwood Set and Darius Crowley, Added Treasures & Balance Changes, New Season, No More Unlock Requirements
Plaguebringer is probably nerfed because of dhunter. Its ridiculous how that thing can OTK you from any health with naught but 3 cards.
Probably for the best. Shaman has been abusing that thing ever since duels started even before dhunter ruined it.
As for druid and his magic mushrooms, I thought the best nerf was to remove the shuffle but team5 begs to differ. Probably still stronger than most other druid archetypes, and I dont see it disappearing anytime soon.
What's your dream theme for an expansion? (That's not WOW related)
I really want them to stray away from WOW for an expansion or 2
My dream theme is mythological gods. Norse, Greek or even Japanese, Egyptian.
Hearthstone Patch 24.0 Battlegrounds Updates - Free Emotes, Heistbaron Togwaggle Hero, & More
Looking forward to finally using emotes!
Today's Special Hearthstone Events - Murder at Castle Nathria Script Reading + Free Pack and Developer Q&A
That was another confounding aspect of this strange scheduling. Directly going against their own Esports event that was still streaming at the time... I wouldn't be surprised if the person in charge actually had no idea how long these tournaments tend to take on average.