I know this isn't very reasonable, but I usually craft what I want on day 1 if I don't get it from packs. Trying out new stuff is one of the most fun aspect of the game for me and I'm willing to bear the consequences of this behaviour. Of course that means having to dust duplicates on day 1, too, but I do it manually and save up rares and epics that might get nerfed. In the end, you have to ask yourself what you want from the game and how much resources you're willing to invest for that. If your goal is having fun trying out new stuff in an unshaped meta, go for it and don't look back. If you're on a budget and primarily want to go down the competitive road, better wait till the top dogs are figured out.
Just finished my Fireside Gathering Pack Opening and wanted to share the results with you. I've opened 5 golden and 83 normal Darkmoon Faire packs.
The 5 golden packs netted me 1 golden epic.
From the 83 normal packs I got Zai, the Incredible (pack #2), Tickatus (#27) and Greybough (#64). On top of that, there were no less than 18 epics, one of them golden.
All in all I'm rather disappointed. No new old god and none of the legendarys I wanted. 3/83 is okayish but I've had way better luck in the past. The epics are great in quantity but absolute garbage in quality. Barely 5 of them are playable imho. Guess I'll have to spend my entire 8.000 gold on additional packs on release day.
Yesterday, I fooled around with a spell focused Highlander Hunter on Wild ladder and managed to beat a Raza Priest and two Reno Mages with it. Decklist below, but it isn't mine.
This morning, my cat woke me at 4 in the morning because he was bored. Trying to get back to sleep, I had a very cool idea for a Christmas themed custom card. I'll keep it for myself for the time being, but only until a competition comes where it might fit.
Wow, that pack opening bug is really annoying. I've noticed something similar in Battlegrounds, when achievements popped up right at the start of the battle and I could deduce of I would win or loose. Similar stuff with RNG effects with lengthy animations if they decide the game. Not cool!
I got lucky: High Exarch Yrel was a legendary I had on my crafting list. The epic was Oh My Yogg! which I don't expect to use very much, but who knows?
I think I'll pass this first one. The additional skins aren't better than what I already have (1.000 wins Jaina & Lady Vashj) and I want to see for myself if the XP-boost is worth the invest. The Hero skins at level 50 are really nice, though. That will be a tough choice, if I make it there. And if I shouldn't, that's a strong argument to get the Pass for the next expansion.
Nice summary! I like how they opened some new options and how you showed them to us. I think I'll try out a weird built including Bloodmage Thalnos for combos with Felscream Blast and Throw Glaive as well as some swarm tools. I've not even once played Nethrandamus yet and maybe Expendable Performers really is the card to make this work. Thanks for pointing me at Knife Juggler, Demon! That said, the icing on the cake will definitely be slamming down two 5 mana 15/15 Blood Heralds the turn after.
After a friendly minion loses divine it explodes dealing 2 damage to the enemy hero
I really don't want to be rude, but the thought of exploding Divine Shield minions had me laughing out loud at work this afternoon. If you really pull this one off, you'll get an extra star from me for that mechanic alone.
KANSAS: This is way better! Pseudo-draw which honors Hunter's traditional weakness in this area is a very nice idea!
Shaveyou: It's a really cool idea. The one issue I have with your card is that the second part of the battlecry of the Hero card is identical with the Hero Power.
DavnanKillder: The idea is okay-is, but I think the Hero Power is too close to the new Shaman legendary.
Dreams: Nice to have you here! I don't want to be too harsh, but this is the most OP card I've seen in a while. I'm fine with healing 10, but dealing 10 damage to all enemies is way too strong, just like the Hero Power. Tinkering with Divine Shield is a nice idea in general, but this is just too much.
Thank you so much! I can only repeat myself: You are running the best community management I have ever seen. The fact that you're listening and responding in such a short time is a marvel in itself. Implementing stuff the community asks for is just the icing in top of the cake.
While I get that it's vital for the page to generate as much traffic and discussion as possible, navigating the forums during reveal seasons is a nightmare. The "From the Forums" box gets crowded with card discussion threads and finding anything else becomes a real pain until around expansion launch.
Some of us just want to see if there's something new in the usual threads like CDC discussion, salt/pepper, Card Treasure Hunt and so on and it takes no little effort to dig them out at those times when a big part of the community is hunting for the "Comment on every new card thread" site achievement.
I don't have a clue about programming and running a website, but maybe it would be possible to clone the "From the Forums" box during reveal seasons, one of them showing only threads from the Card Discussion forum and the other everything else. That way, both audiences would be served and site navigation would become A LOT easier.
[Hearthstone Card (Malfurion the pestilant) Not Found] always seemed a bit odd for me in comparism to the other Deathknight cards. While the flavor was certainly there, it didn't fit as well into an existing Druid archetype as the others complimented their respective class archetypes. With my idea for this week, I'd like to try and fix this. The one Druid archetype that more or less transcends expansions is Token Druid. And since I've noticed most Token Druid players prefer Lunara as their Hero, I've gone with her:
Please help me decide which version to go with. I'm leaning towards the second because its immediate impact is way better and the Hero Power of the first might be OP. I tried to balance the whole concept around Wisps of the Old Gods with the Armor gain and the constant availability of the Hero Power as the edge that makes this a legendary.
Feedback:
BloodMefist
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It's very flavorful and strong. I like both versions very much, but as you said the submission limit pushes you to the first one. I honestly can't find anything to criticize here, very well done! If by some chance you should be able to use the second version, maybe name it "Rafaam, Prime E.V.I.L."?
MenacingBagel
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Surely an innovative idea. I especially like the Hero Power. On the downside, people might punish you for making a neutral hero. You also have to put some more work in the wording of the Hero Power. It should consist of two sentences, Underbelly Rat should be capitalized and I'm not sure if "when you die" is the right wording either. Finally, you should create a Token card for the Underbelly Rat. Nice work so far, keep it up!
Hordaki
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Cool card, I like it a lot. Menagerie Hunter is actually something I'd like to try and your card compliments it very nicely. Please add some explanation to Xa'rax background to your submission for lore-noobs like me (what is his relation to N'Zoth?)!
AnAngryBadger
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It's not the most creative idea in this thread, but that doesn't have to mean it's bad. I'll concentrate on the hard facts: you should spell out "four" on the hero card and "Fuel" as well as "Hero Power" need to be capitalized.
DavnanKillder
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Both of them look interesting to me. I guess with all the hate Secret Mage already gets, you're better of with the warlock card. On both cards, "Deal" needs to be spelled without the "s". Sargeras' Hero Power could also be shorter: "Deal 5 damage to all enemy minions and your hero." would be fine.
Wailor
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Hm… I think your idea has a lot of potential, but maybe you've put it into the wrong class. I get that self damage and buffing are Warlock things, but what if you made it a Warlock card and make it some kind of permanent Inner Rage effect? The reason why I'm suggesting this is because your Hero Power and the battlecry of the Hero card don't synergize very well atm. I think it would be easier to find something fitting in Warrior (you might even just keep the current version).
fungusABao
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I prefer Cenarius, but there are some minor issues: "Restore all Health…" needs to be fitted to HS wording, Wrath is already a card and therefore needs another name and the Hero Power has to be neutral.
KANSAS
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First of all, I think it's a very good idea to make Brann a Hunter Hero card. You might want to adjust the text so that "Ol' Faithful" is in the same line, it looks a bit weird stretched over two. The main issue of your idea is the Hero Power imho. Equipping Ol' Faithful means you can't use your Hero Power for at least one turn. I'd try and look for another Battlecry or another Hero Power if I were you.
TheHoax91
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It's a very creative an interesting idea, I like it! I think your missing a comma after "destroyed", but everything else looks fine. It's a bit hard to evaluate its usefulness, but I think raising the Armor gain to 7 would not be OP and make it more playable. Well done!
Demon
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Nice one all around! I have nothing to criticize and will proceed to entertain my neighbours with Iron Maiden.
linkblade
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Personally, I think Liadrin might be OP. I have also noticed that people seem to like Freeze Shaman support and combining it with Murloc synergy might finally make it playable. Morgl is a really nice idea, well done!
I know this isn't very reasonable, but I usually craft what I want on day 1 if I don't get it from packs. Trying out new stuff is one of the most fun aspect of the game for me and I'm willing to bear the consequences of this behaviour. Of course that means having to dust duplicates on day 1, too, but I do it manually and save up rares and epics that might get nerfed. In the end, you have to ask yourself what you want from the game and how much resources you're willing to invest for that. If your goal is having fun trying out new stuff in an unshaped meta, go for it and don't look back. If you're on a budget and primarily want to go down the competitive road, better wait till the top dogs are figured out.
Congrats BloodMefist!
Tried to put together a Deck of Chaos deck, would be very grateful for feedback and advice!
I've pulled this from a pack and tried to make a deck with it. Would be very grateful for any feedback. Maybe we can make this work!
Got it from a pack and would be very grateful for people helping me to make this work. Here's my first idea (short guide included):
Flik would be another nice combo with Tenwu.
Warrior with this treasure is super strong. No idea how to beat this.
Just finished my Fireside Gathering Pack Opening and wanted to share the results with you. I've opened 5 golden and 83 normal Darkmoon Faire packs.
The 5 golden packs netted me 1 golden epic.
From the 83 normal packs I got Zai, the Incredible (pack #2), Tickatus (#27) and Greybough (#64). On top of that, there were no less than 18 epics, one of them golden.
All in all I'm rather disappointed. No new old god and none of the legendarys I wanted. 3/83 is okayish but I've had way better luck in the past. The epics are great in quantity but absolute garbage in quality. Barely 5 of them are playable imho. Guess I'll have to spend my entire 8.000 gold on additional packs on release day.
How was your early pack opening? Any better luck?
Yesterday, I fooled around with a spell focused Highlander Hunter on Wild ladder and managed to beat a Raza Priest and two Reno Mages with it. Decklist below, but it isn't mine.
This morning, my cat woke me at 4 in the morning because he was bored. Trying to get back to sleep, I had a very cool idea for a Christmas themed custom card. I'll keep it for myself for the time being, but only until a competition comes where it might fit.
Wow, that pack opening bug is really annoying. I've noticed something similar in Battlegrounds, when achievements popped up right at the start of the battle and I could deduce of I would win or loose. Similar stuff with RNG effects with lengthy animations if they decide the game. Not cool!
I got lucky: High Exarch Yrel was a legendary I had on my crafting list. The epic was Oh My Yogg! which I don't expect to use very much, but who knows?
There, you've made me do it. Day 1 memes, here I come!
I think I'll pass this first one. The additional skins aren't better than what I already have (1.000 wins Jaina & Lady Vashj) and I want to see for myself if the XP-boost is worth the invest. The Hero skins at level 50 are really nice, though. That will be a tough choice, if I make it there. And if I shouldn't, that's a strong argument to get the Pass for the next expansion.
Nice summary! I like how they opened some new options and how you showed them to us. I think I'll try out a weird built including Bloodmage Thalnos for combos with Felscream Blast and Throw Glaive as well as some swarm tools. I've not even once played Nethrandamus yet and maybe Expendable Performers really is the card to make this work. Thanks for pointing me at Knife Juggler, Demon! That said, the icing on the cake will definitely be slamming down two 5 mana 15/15 Blood Heralds the turn after.
So cool, thanks a lot!
I really don't want to be rude, but the thought of exploding Divine Shield minions had me laughing out loud at work this afternoon. If you really pull this one off, you'll get an extra star from me for that mechanic alone.
KANSAS: This is way better! Pseudo-draw which honors Hunter's traditional weakness in this area is a very nice idea!
Shaveyou: It's a really cool idea. The one issue I have with your card is that the second part of the battlecry of the Hero card is identical with the Hero Power.
DavnanKillder: The idea is okay-is, but I think the Hero Power is too close to the new Shaman legendary.
Dreams: Nice to have you here! I don't want to be too harsh, but this is the most OP card I've seen in a while. I'm fine with healing 10, but dealing 10 damage to all enemies is way too strong, just like the Hero Power. Tinkering with Divine Shield is a nice idea in general, but this is just too much.
Thank you so much! I can only repeat myself: You are running the best community management I have ever seen. The fact that you're listening and responding in such a short time is a marvel in itself. Implementing stuff the community asks for is just the icing in top of the cake.
While I get that it's vital for the page to generate as much traffic and discussion as possible, navigating the forums during reveal seasons is a nightmare. The "From the Forums" box gets crowded with card discussion threads and finding anything else becomes a real pain until around expansion launch.
Some of us just want to see if there's something new in the usual threads like CDC discussion, salt/pepper, Card Treasure Hunt and so on and it takes no little effort to dig them out at those times when a big part of the community is hunting for the "Comment on every new card thread" site achievement.
I don't have a clue about programming and running a website, but maybe it would be possible to clone the "From the Forums" box during reveal seasons, one of them showing only threads from the Card Discussion forum and the other everything else. That way, both audiences would be served and site navigation would become A LOT easier.
[Hearthstone Card (Malfurion the pestilant) Not Found] always seemed a bit odd for me in comparism to the other Deathknight cards. While the flavor was certainly there, it didn't fit as well into an existing Druid archetype as the others complimented their respective class archetypes. With my idea for this week, I'd like to try and fix this. The one Druid archetype that more or less transcends expansions is Token Druid. And since I've noticed most Token Druid players prefer Lunara as their Hero, I've gone with her:
Please help me decide which version to go with. I'm leaning towards the second because its immediate impact is way better and the Hero Power of the first might be OP. I tried to balance the whole concept around Wisps of the Old Gods with the Armor gain and the constant availability of the Hero Power as the edge that makes this a legendary.
Feedback:
BloodMefist
MenacingBagel
Hordaki
AnAngryBadger
DavnanKillder
Wailor
fungusABao
KANSAS
TheHoax91
Demon
linkblade