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Almaniarra

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From ShadowsOfSense

    I don't understand the complaint of not getting any compensation for this. We've known Tyrande would be returning for a long time now; your 'compensation' is having been able to use Tyrande for the years before other players could.

    I got Tyrande during the Twitch Prime promotion, and have happily used her quite a lot since then. Now other players are finally able to use her, which is great. Nothing about this scenario means anything bad for me; I don't lose anything, all that happens is other people gain. There's no reason for me to gain anything. I already got the gain years ago.

    Actually, I don't want a compensation. I just want people who doesn't own the skin be able to want a compensation for me like how I want the skin for them. That's why I am trying to answer any comments here to make my point clearer. Even If I'm a collector and like rare stuff, I like relationships more like any other human-being but It seems noone wants to show that empathy for me.

    I just wanted to see some empathy. That's all.

    I already did whatever I can do for compensating it for myself, stopped supporting hearthstone and suggested people to not support Hearthstone by learning from my mistakes. That's all i can do and i did it. My conscience is clear enough.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From juda

    What kind of loser do you have to be to spend so much time to try and prove your point about few pixels in a childrens card game. Grow up mate

    and here comes my favorite argument.

    BLA, BLA, Something, CHILDREN'S CARD GAME, Something, loser, loser, something bla bla I am SUPREME something something I DON'T EVEN CARE FOR A CHILDREN'S CARD GAME bla bla

    ok, be happy the part of a children's card game while abusing people who share their thoughts about a situation as grown men by explaining their reasonings with your most childish attitude about a children's card game in a children's card game forum while you are also playing that children's card game and being part of a children's card game community while being same place with the community of a children's card game even you downloaded that children's card game to your phone and computer bla bla something children's card game, loser's thread about children's card game in a children's card game forum, bla bla children something card game bla card game's forum.

    All of the grown men are playing this game and call the game as "children's card game" I really wonder where are those children.

    That would be more intelligent argument if you say "a game you are playing while shitting" tho but still not that intelligent without that attitude of the ass.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

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    Quote From anchorm4n

    I must admit that I am interested in this discussion mainly because of its philosophic aspect. I don't give a damn about me or anyone else owning Tyrande. So I've explained the problem to my girlfriend and we tried to solve it from a moralist point of view. Here's what we concluded:

    People should focus on themselves. That means, there WAS a "cost" for obtaining the original Tyrande, no matter how big or small. But OP among other players deemed this cost worth the reward at the time. And this is where the discussion should end. The fact that somebody else gets his or her hands on the same reward for less or no cost is irrelevant to your own experience. You can still enjoy your skin. Other people don't directly influence you in a negative way.

    My girlfriend related to the Tyrande-issue with a story from school: there was a pupil who was allowed to leave early once a week (don't know why). Another pupil went forth and asked the prinicipal to be allowed to leave early as well - that's just fine, everybody can plead for equal rights. But when the second pupil was rejected (probably because nr. 1 had reasons nr. 2 couldn't provide), nr. 2 then asked to strip nr. 1 from their privilege to reinstate equality. And this is not okay. As long as nr. 2 isn't directly or indirectly harmed by nr. 1s privilege, nr. 2 may try to get it for his/herself, but should refrain from trying to pull down nr. 1.

    OP repeated several times he is angry at blizzard and happy for other people getting Tyrande, I didn't miss that. So there's no actively trying to pull someone else down. But, and that's my whole point, as long as there's no downside in the new deal for you, there's no base for a complaint. Tyrande was worth it at the time you paid for her and that's it. I can understand and I do respect your frustration and your decision to not longer support Blizzard with real money because of this, but I've come to a different conclusion for myself. Thanks for raising the issue to my attention in the first place though, I gained something from this discussion, too.

    OP and others deemed the cost worth the reward at the time because of the fear of missing out, which is a popular thing in Blizzard games that they love to take advantage of. Just because they didn't outright say Tyrande will never be available again doesn't mean the implication was not there, hence why some feel either manipulated or seen as nothing more than a product because of this decision (yes they did say the opposite, but that was a little bit later to my recollection). Like ShadowsOfSense said, people chose to go through this effort and I agree, but being part of a minority that gets glossed over does make one feel like they are being left out. And it's hilarious how ironic it is.

    The thing about philosophy it's that it's a little bit fickle though, because you can just create any story with a tangent that supports your argument no matter how ridiculous it might get: "it doesn't affect you what Epstein did in his off-time, so there's no base for a complaint" and we'd just go around in circles getting nowhere. But for argument's sake, in your girlfriend's example I'd say the reason behind Pupil Nr. 1's privilege would make or break Pupil Nr. 2's case.  If that privilege was because of a medical condition that needed weekly check-ups, then it's completely fine and 2 is an asshole for trying to deny that. But if that privilege was because of nepotism so Pupil Nr. 1 can go home and play video games while they're laughing at the peasants who have to "go to school" then Nr. 2 is fully right in trying to deny that, because of fairness. And fairness does have some tangents to this whole argument after all, albeit a bit muddled since both sides consider their side to be the fair one.

    Wow, that's so nice play with the example !

    come to the topic, even the example might be related in some ways it is completely different while I can't abuse the system by wanting a compensation or a difference between people got. Pupil 1 might even be abusing the system by using his/her medical conditions, here, I don't want to abuse the system by obtaining another free skin. You might say that "pupil 1 might also want his/her classmates allowed to to leave early once a week." like I want you to obtain it, That doesn't make pupil responsible for school's actions by not allowing others to leave early. Pupil 2 might want to leave early by making (or simulating) same conditions with pupil 1. He/She might find a reasoning to leave early (as you can find a way to obtain the skin in time how I obtained it from a different country.) and don't make pupil 1 to lose his right but he/she is doing it in harassing way (like how people whines about tyrande without wanting a compensation for others who owns the skin together while people who owns the skin wants others to obtain tyrande) so you should decide who is selfish here.

    As you can see, playing with the example to move around it is the easiest way but not the reality and empathy is the hard way.

    It turns full circle and stays same place everytime. Equality is not justice. We are not equal, Womens and Men, Animals and Human, Person and another person, etc. . We need to be fair more than equal. It is fair that you want that skin and it is fair that I want a compensation. It is fair that I want you to obtain that skin but it isn't fair that you don't want me to get compensation. I really can't understand how I am be more selfish than someone while I want something for him/her who I don't even know but he/she doesn't want me to compensated.

    I won't support Hearthstone anymore. That's the case, even you call me selfish while I am not. I won't care anymore because You really don't care me while I care you.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    don't worry and don't feel old, feel wise and experienced ;)

    In reply to ALBATROSS!!!
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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Hungry albatrosses that hordes around your ship with "Gaaaaarkk, Gaaarks", while you are trying to observe what kind of enemy you are facing of.

    "Are these clouds? No planes !? NO OMG THEY ARE FREAKING ALBATROSSES !!!"

    @Farfelee Well, they are more like seagulls since albatrosses hunt alone but that's blizzard's missed call not yours so I am giving the deck +1 which is what I can give most. Damn, even image is a seagull not an albatross. Look that silly bird ...

    In reply to ALBATROSS!!!
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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    C'mon guys it is not so hard. I want to guess so answer it :D

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From Rippy

    OMG I've just got an idea...

    What happens if you play it twice in a turn?
    Grizzled Wizard + Youthful Brewmaster into Grizzled Wizard , could be a sick tech

    You really need Youthful Brewmaster for that ? I mean, just play both copies at 4 mana :D

    Ah and, giving rogue hp to priest might be funny and easier in rogue because of more bounces but best is giving ridiculous totems to anyone :D

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From Meteorite12
    Quote From Pullanisu

    I don't get why these new scrubs are downvoting you, because this is so true, blizzard is super shitty for doing stuff like this....  We older players don't apparently mean shit to them, we made the game being kept online possible but no, they just want more and more, greedy shits, that's what they are. New players stop downvoting the truth!

    I’ve been playing since GvG and I still think that this argument is kind of ridiculous. Like, I could understand it if it was some collectible you could get for accomplishing something at a certain time (like maybe being one of the first however many people to beat a difficult boss or something), but getting upset at them bringing back monthly cardbacks and other similar things really doesn’t make sense to me.

    The thing is, the things that they’re bringing back are little more than participation trophies. For Tyrande you only needed to do a free trial, and for the monthlies you just needed to get to rank 20/win 5 ranked games (depending on when it was). Waving around a participation trophy as proof that you were there is just that, proof that you were there. Not that you actually accomplished anything interesting, just that you decided to play the game that month.

    For the most part the people I see getting upset are the same people that are trying to argue that the monthly cardbacks are some kind of achievement, they really aren’t. These people need to just stop trying to act superior to newer players

    well, you completely misunderstand or I express things wrongly to make you misunderstand.

    I'm not acting superior to newer players. I'm trying to plot a route for them. I feel like I'm being tricked and decided to not support them anymore so I'm trying to explain why I decided to do this with my reasons to people who might buy something from Blizzard just because they are time limited. I just  warned them to not make the mistake I do and suggesting to not buy anything just because they are time limited.

    Is it really trying to act superior to newer players or giving suggestions to newer players who might be tricked ?

    That's why I am saying that people are willingly refuse everything here. I am so friendly towards who doesn't own the skin but they pretend like I am attacking them. 

    I am saying them "Live long", They are answering me as "DIE INSECT" and the end of the day I am the selfish one while they are "The Man".

    Quote From anchorm4n

    I must admit that I am interested in this discussion mainly because of its philosophic aspect. I don't give a damn about me or anyone else owning Tyrande. So I've explained the problem to my girlfriend and we tried to solve it from a moralist point of view. Here's what we concluded:

    People should focus on themselves. That means, there WAS a "cost" for obtaining the original Tyrande, no matter how big or small. But OP among other players deemed this cost worth the reward at the time. And this is where the discussion should end. The fact that somebody else gets his or her hands on the same reward for less or no cost is irrelevant to your own experience. You can still enjoy your skin. Other people don't directly influence you in a negative way.

    My girlfriend related to the Tyrande-issue with a story from school: there was a pupil who was allowed to leave early once a week (don't know why). Another pupil went forth and asked the prinicipal to be allowed to leave early as well - that's just fine, everybody can plead for equal rights. But when the second pupil was rejected (probably because nr. 1 had reasons nr. 2 couldn't provide), nr. 2 then asked to strip nr. 1 from their privilege to reinstate equality. And this is not okay. As long as nr. 2 isn't directly or indirectly harmed by nr. 1s privilege, nr. 2 may try to get it for his/herself, but should refrain from trying to pull down nr. 1.

    OP repeated several times he is angry at blizzard and happy for other people getting Tyrande, I didn't miss that. So there's no actively trying to pull someone else down. But, and that's my whole point, as long as there's no downside in the new deal for you, there's no base for a complaint. Tyrande was worth it at the time you paid for her and that's it. I can understand and I do respect your frustration and your decision to not longer support Blizzard with real money because of this, but I've come to a different conclusion for myself. Thanks for raising the issue to my attention in the first place though, I gained something from this discussion, too.

    I'm glad that you can gain something from the discussion.

    I will keep suggesting people to not support Hearthstone anyways. I care for people's thoughts who doesn't attack directly I am just being toxic if they attack directly to me while I am addressing Hearthstone/Blizzard team. I have begun the thread as even I didn't support Hearthstone/Blizzard since Ragnaros and won't support anymore after this move. That's the only case here. I have explained myself enough to people that claims I'm selfish. I don't really care their thoughts anymore but comments like this and some others above are really important to me. They might understand this "He absolutely care just people who own the skin." but it isn't like that. People with some emphathy in them are obvious here.

    They should evaluate their standards of judgement again. They all think justice and equality are same things. I have even shared an image just because of that.

    I've said that in my OP and wanted to repeat again, The thing that you think is easy might not be that easy to anyone. Ok, I didn't give up on something to play on that month or getting to those skin but even it is like that, it won't change the truth; You don't know that I gave up on something to be able to obtain them or not. I might be given up to play other games in order to play hearthstone in that month or might be taken to be arrested by faking my adress etc. (I know that's silly but the point here is not that). You can't know. I also understand that I can't know why you couldn't own the skin with the same way but I am already not attacking anyone who doesn't own the skin. I am adressing Blizzard. Not them.

    For whom thinks I use pompous language; bla bla Something Something addressing blizzard here not you something .

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From RavenSunHS

    But the value of veterans or exclusivity is also in how hard something is/was to earn.

    Something that just requires you to be in the right place at the right time could FEEL exclusive, but it is NOT VALUABLE at all.

    I repeat, while i understand in principle, we should also look at the substance of things. Tyrande was not hard to earn, she was basically free, it has no golden age trait (ie beta players), so her value is little to none.

    This is not 1k portraits given for free to everyone.

    limited-time means "impossible to earn anymore" no matter how easy it was to obtain so "Impossible to obtain now" makes it valuable. "was" from now.

    1k portraits are meaningless. They are at lesser tier after basic ones. Everyone will obtain those in time.

    And yes; In my eyes, the most valuable piece of my collection is golden Gelbin Mekkatorque but it is not guaranteed that blizzard won't give it away to keep others in the game after Ragnaros card back and Tyrande Skin. The point is this already.

    Also Gelbin Mekkatorque also wasn't hard to obtain but it doesn't change the truth that it is one of the rarest cards of the game with Golden Elite Tauren Chieftain. People might not give value for them but it's valuable for me and I'm sad that I couldn't obtain Elite Tauren Chieftain because Blizzcon 2013 was in a different country but never whined about it.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From BasilAnguis

    Let me ask you another question: are you also mad you can purchase old adventures with money?

    For a long time you couldn't so only veteran players could enjoy Naxxramas or Blackrock Mountain bosses. Now this also lost its exclusivity.

    Or are you mad only about Tyrande cause you can't show off adventures to other players?

    no I won't be mad about adventures because it is a game content that you can play. I'm already ok with giving players to be able to buy adventures with in-game gold, how they were when they have been released.

    It is not about showing them btw. It is about pve content that players can play. I would be mad if they give all the rewarded cards for free tho. I don't like the skin just because I like to show it or it is fancy. One of the reasons I have shared my thoughts about Ragnaros card back is that. I don't even like that card back for its fancy appearance. I don't even like its appearance. I like its rarity. How less people own that in the time. I like to see someone who obtained that in the game and then think like "ah, an old player like me.".

    With giving Tyrande to everyone, it loses its rarity and it is not as same value as before for me no matter how fancy it is. I gave it value for its rarity, not its appearance or animations or quotes. Don't get me wrong, I'm not talking about quality. They are different. Think that like a tier list and make its tiers like; Free Tier, Rare Tier, Buyable Tier, etc. Rare Tier is S-Tier, Buyable Tier is Tier-1 and Free Tier is Tier-2. Tyrande might be the highest quality piece of the Free Tier now but not valuable than any other Rare Tier skins anymore.

    That's not comperable with adventures. Adventures have playable in-game content. They are not cosmetics.I'm ok with everything about adventures unless they are giving all the rewarded cards for free.

    Didn't you collect anything in your life ? If you don't, than its normal that you can't understand me.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    All people thinks that equality is justice.

    Sorry but no, it isn't. An image for you to understand;

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From Marega

    going up in flames cause of a measly cosmetic is pedantic af

    going up in flames cause of a discussion of a measly cosmetic is pathetic af too.

    I don't believe that you even read all of the posts here but you should know that so I will repeat it;

    Something that means nothing to you might mean everything for others.

    Like how your family might mean nothing to me while you love them or A toy might mean everything to a child while it is a trash for you.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago
    Quote From Ethardoth

    Here's one more, a bit mixed opinion. I do not put that much value on this portrait, but I feel OP is getting too much hate.

    I support Blizz decision on bringing her back, it really will mean a lot to a fair amount of people (it even got my brother interested in the game again). The more excitement and more player interest - the better for everyone. And more Tyrandes instead of BMduins sounds good to me.

    But! That skin really was a sign that you played at that time and met necessary conditions to obtain it. For people that could legally obtain her, it's basically the same as any card back that we can't obtain anymore. Speaking of which, I bet most of us gave that one they really want but will never get just because they weren't there then. But we do not complain, nor we should. That feeling of being there, doing that is of value to some people and it should be respected imo. I am also one of those that likes rare and shiny, be it the old exclusive portrait, card back or golden legendary.

    I think that no one would complain if players that already had the skin got something in compensation. Even a pack would mean something: they are not forgotten and the company cares about every player. I really liked the idea of bringing different color Tyrande specifically. Maybe Blizzard didn't think of this enough, if Riot could do this for their players, it certainly isn't a terrible idea.

    I really can't understand why people is opposing us to be compensated while we're glad they are finally getting the skin.

    I am saying that "While there are so much ways to make all people happy, Blizzard chose only a group of community to make happy. It is wrong." and all are attacking me like "You were on that group when you got Tyrande but we were not. You don't even make an effort to get it! You are supposed to be happy for us.". That's not my problem, like how I am not compensated today is not your problem too. I am being selfish to call that but you are not. True story.

    I can even say "I'm glad that you guys can finally get the skin" but people can't say "We will be glad if you will be compensated." Ok guys, I'm selfish here and you are not.

    Put that Tyrande in your ass. I'm out.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Yeah, so much people are underestimating this card.

    This is basically Elven Minstrel of shuffle decks.

    In reply to Infinite Kronx'
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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    For * We don't know why, but old Adventures are not purchasable with Gold unless you've already bought a wing in the past.

    I remember it like; When first time they decided to stop producing Adventures, they had said that It will be available to purchase with gold only if you bought a wing with gold. I've suggested everyone to buy them with gold at least one wing because it won't be available to buy with gold in future in that time (to my roommates at least), so it might be about that.

    Well, they also said that wild packs won't be available in that time but after that they said it would be nice to add them to the shop in future. Now they are adding them.

    Blizzard might be the most inconsistent company of all times. Not just for Hearthstone, it is like that for all other games of them.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    you described exactly what aggro is.

    I know zoo as multiple tag synergies with low-cost pieces/examples of minion tribes like using beasts/demons/mechs with around their own synergies and with lots of draws. Like discarding beasts with discarding mechs or beasts that gives buffs to demons etc.

    While aggro decks get out of cards(yay outof.cards :P) quickly, zoo decks has an ability to empty and fill quicker. That makes the deck aggressive. It is a little bit different than aggro but similar in some ways.

    also => Zoobot

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Show me a weapon, I will obey

    Sharpen your blade and let me hurray!

    Show me the hunt that you want to slay

    No common blades for a bulky prey

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    I agree with this. Cards thats cost decreased in hand should keep their decreased mana cost on board.

    That's not so hard to do, right ? I am still waiting for this since Conjurer's Calling abusements.

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    Noone answered, I've waited a bit but wanted to give another answer. :D

    Spellslinger ?

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    HearthStationeer 1000 1509 Posts Joined 03/21/2019
    Posted 5 years ago

    I didn't claim that I'm not toxic.

    It will be more healthy for us and also for forum to end the discussion here because there's nothing left to discuss.

    Noone has any another arguments, all have expressed their thoughts, we agreed or not. You saw who thinks like you, I saw someone also thinks like me even there are few.

    Thank you all for discussing it with me. I've gained something here, I hope you did too.