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Lots of thoughts have been shared in the patch notes on the individual cards, mainly want to hit one important callout here. Will be more in-depth than usual, let me know if y’all like that style. https://t.co/Wp4DfaaRoQ

Lots of thoughts have been shared in the patch notes on the individual cards, mainly want to hit one important callout here. Will be more in-depth than usual, let me know if y’all like that style. https://t.co/Wp4DfaaRoQ

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

Lots of thoughts have been shared in the patch notes on the individual cards, mainly want to hit one important callout here. Will be more in-depth than usual, let me know if y’all like that style. https://t.co/Wp4DfaaRoQ

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

There’s been a bit of discussion recently around which group of players the team balances around. Do we balance around the high-skill but relatively small group of players at high legend, or do we make changes for the overall playerbase?

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

The answer is it depends. Would like to keep in mind here that most changes are not made for one group or the other, but are made for both – very often the top-legend meta and the meta outside it are similar, with top-legend being a few days/weeks ahead in terms of refinement.

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

But what happens in the instances when they diverge? (Recent examples – Garrote Rogue skewed much more heavily into high Legend, Pirate Warrior skewed the opposite way.) Currently, we view these changes first and foremost through different lenses.

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

When we consider changes to high legend, they are primarily balance focused, similar to our changes aimed at both groups. Some example questions asked – ‘Is this enough to bring the deck back in line power-wise? What do we expect to see happen in the meta after these go live?

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

Decks outside of high legend that don’t appear as power outliers are mostly viewed through the lens/question of – ‘Will adjusting power here make the game significantly more fun for the average player?' If the answer to this is yes, that is a good reason to consider making

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

changes, even if the card or deck being mentioned isn’t out of line. (Important note – Every card/deck we talk about goes through both balance- and feels-related discussions. In these diverging cases though, one of the two becomes the primary and one becomes the secondary

GallonHS

Posted 4 years, 1 month ago (Source)

motivator in driving us towards a balance change.) Just something I felt was important to call out based on discussions I've seen recently. Hope y'all enjoy the patch and feel free to let me know if this style of discussion or the card-by-card commentary is more your jam!

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Lots of thoughts have been shared in the patch notes on the individual cards, mainly want to hit one important callout here. Will be more in-depth than usual, let me know if y’all like that style. https://t.co/Wp4DfaaRoQ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484296920952721413">GallonHS</a>)
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There’s been a bit of discussion recently around which group of players the team balances around. Do we balance around the high-skill but relatively small group of players at high legend, or do we make changes for the overall playerbase? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484296978418839556">GallonHS</a>)
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The answer is it depends. Would like to keep in mind here that most changes are not made for one group or the other, but are made for both – very often the top-legend meta and the meta outside it are similar, with top-legend being a few days/weeks ahead in terms of refinement. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297130839793664">GallonHS</a>)
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But what happens in the instances when they diverge? (Recent examples – Garrote Rogue skewed much more heavily into high Legend, Pirate Warrior skewed the opposite way.) Currently, we view these changes first and foremost through different lenses. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297206601555973">GallonHS</a>)
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When we consider changes to high legend, they are primarily balance focused, similar to our changes aimed at both groups. Some example questions asked – ‘Is this enough to bring the deck back in line power-wise? What do we expect to see happen in the meta after these go live? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297498449653760">GallonHS</a>)
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Decks outside of high legend that don’t appear as power outliers are mostly viewed through the lens/question of – ‘Will adjusting power here make the game significantly more fun for the average player?' If the answer to this is yes, that is a good reason to consider making (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297683607199744">GallonHS</a>)
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changes, even if the card or deck being mentioned isn’t out of line. (Important note – Every card/deck we talk about goes through both balance- and feels-related discussions. In these diverging cases though, one of the two becomes the primary and one becomes the secondary (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297888683503617">GallonHS</a>)
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motivator in driving us towards a balance change.) Just something I felt was important to call out based on discussions I've seen recently. Hope y'all enjoy the patch and feel free to let me know if this style of discussion or the card-by-card commentary is more your jam! (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484298451085107200">GallonHS</a>)
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Lots of thoughts have been shared in the patch notes on the individual cards, mainly want to hit one important callout here. Will be more in-depth than usual, let me know if y’all like that style. https://t.co/Wp4DfaaRoQ (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484296920952721413">Source</a>)

There’s been a bit of discussion recently around which group of players the team balances around. Do we balance around the high-skill but relatively small group of players at high legend, or do we make changes for the overall playerbase? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484296978418839556">Source</a>)

The answer is it depends. Would like to keep in mind here that most changes are not made for one group or the other, but are made for both – very often the top-legend meta and the meta outside it are similar, with top-legend being a few days/weeks ahead in terms of refinement. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297130839793664">Source</a>)

But what happens in the instances when they diverge? (Recent examples – Garrote Rogue skewed much more heavily into high Legend, Pirate Warrior skewed the opposite way.) Currently, we view these changes first and foremost through different lenses. (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297206601555973">Source</a>)

When we consider changes to high legend, they are primarily balance focused, similar to our changes aimed at both groups. Some example questions asked – ‘Is this enough to bring the deck back in line power-wise? What do we expect to see happen in the meta after these go live? (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297498449653760">Source</a>)

Decks outside of high legend that don’t appear as power outliers are mostly viewed through the lens/question of – ‘Will adjusting power here make the game significantly more fun for the average player?' If the answer to this is yes, that is a good reason to consider making (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297683607199744">Source</a>)

changes, even if the card or deck being mentioned isn’t out of line. (Important note – Every card/deck we talk about goes through both balance- and feels-related discussions. In these diverging cases though, one of the two becomes the primary and one becomes the secondary (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484297888683503617">Source</a>)

motivator in driving us towards a balance change.) Just something I felt was important to call out based on discussions I've seen recently. Hope y'all enjoy the patch and feel free to let me know if this style of discussion or the card-by-card commentary is more your jam! (<a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1484298451085107200">Source</a>)
 
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