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"Hearthstone: Designing Kazakus and Testing Red Mana"

Mike Donais

Posted 8 years, 11 months ago (Source)

Right, this is how we get exciting cards! It is a really important part of game design to push the limits and not just print cards that look safe to everyone.
Mike Donais

Posted 8 years, 11 months ago (Source)

I like control warrior, and other control decks. I tend to build and play the most controlling decks and have for decades. However (for my opponent's sake) it is nice if the control decks have a win condition that ends the game once they have established control. N'zoth, C'thun and Jade all do this.

Even given jade druid control warrior is actually performing well right now. Several people reached top 20 legend with it at the end of last month.

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<div class="md"><p>Right, this is how we get exciting cards! It is a really important part of game design to push the limits and not just print cards that look safe to everyone.</p>
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<div class="md"><p>I like control warrior, and other control decks. 
I tend to build and play the most controlling decks and have for decades. 
However (for my opponent's sake) it is nice if the control decks have a win condition that ends the game once they have established control. N'zoth, C'thun and Jade all do this.</p>

<p>Even given jade druid control warrior is actually performing well right now. Several people reached top 20 legend with it at the end of last month.</p>
</div> (<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/13/hearthstone-blizzard-on-designing-jade-testing-red-mana-and-leaving-reno-behinddcd86fj">Mike Donais</a>)
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<p><div class="md"><p>Right, this is how we get exciting cards! It is a really important part of game design to push the limits and not just print cards that look safe to everyone.</p>
</div> (<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/13/hearthstone-blizzard-on-designing-jade-testing-red-mana-and-leaving-reno-behinddcd89af">Source</a>)</p>

<p><div class="md"><p>I like control warrior, and other control decks. 
I tend to build and play the most controlling decks and have for decades. 
However (for my opponent&#39;s sake) it is nice if the control decks have a win condition that ends the game once they have established control. N&#39;zoth, C&#39;thun and Jade all do this.</p>

<p>Even given jade druid control warrior is actually performing well right now. Several people reached top 20 legend with it at the end of last month.</p>
</div> (<a href="http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/01/13/hearthstone-blizzard-on-designing-jade-testing-red-mana-and-leaving-reno-behinddcd86fj">Source</a>)</p>
    
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