It's not that the Barrens set is bad, but rather that it seems like support for a class that is already decent and already has tools to compete.
However, Shaman does not have a real direction, so hinting archetypes without giving a strong reason to play them is not going to work out, at least for now.
Agree: I don't play much Runeterra, but Deep (and Bilgewater in general) is one of my favorite mechanics - I love how the atmosphere changes when you get to 15- cards.
I'm glad to see that people keep using this thread - congrats to everyone for your grinding achievements.
Here are my numbers - as usual, I'll provide numbers and decks since the last time I posted here.
Priest - since I have almost 400 wins over the 1000 threshold, I rarely play the class, which a shame since I enjoy it a lot.
Rogue - I don't like Poison and Miracle Rogue, so hard pass until something spicier comes up.
Rexxar - played some Standard N'Zoth Hunter, which was funny and grinded 50 wins or so.
Druid - I hit 500 wins before Barrens with my take on Highlander Druid: I refuse playing Token Druid.
Warlock - played some Wild RenoLock and some Standard CuteLock, but the class is not in the best shape ever. Fuck Darkglare.
Demon Hunter - probably the most relevant news since the last update: I played a ton of Midrange and Deathrattle DH, and I like the class a lot now.
Mage - I played some Minion Mage with the Hero Power package before Jandice Barov got nerfed, nothing more, nothing less.
Shaman - Imagine grinding Elemental Control Shaman despite the fact that the class is a complete dumpster on fire. I just like Elementals guys: it's not my fault. Lilypad Lurker favorite card of Barrens' Shaman.
Paladin - There's no way I touch the broken class with 2+ tier 1 archetypes while it's at its peak. Moreover, I tried some Aggro Paladin before First Day of School was nerfed, but the fact that the mirror came down to who was able to make the beefiest Crabrider stick triggered me so much that I moved on.
Warrior - I grinded 100 wins or so with Rush Warrior, but I got bored of it fairly quickly. Still the least played class, but now this a smaller margin.
All in all, I have 4 classes which need less than 100 wins in order to get to the Golden Portrait, 3 of those need less than 50 wins. The problem is that I am fairly bored of this meta, so I hope the mini-set will hit in the next week or so.
I am not totally sure about this, but I think that "Miracle" refers to those deck whose game plan involves generating a lot of cycle (Miracle Rogue) or resources (Miracle Priest) out of thin air and turn the game around.
As someone who played a decent amount of Deathrattle DH in any possible form, playing Felsteel Executioner in its non-Corrupted form is an enormous wasted of damage: we're talking about a 3 mana deal 12 damage over three turns in a deck that runs many 4+ drops and that synergyzes very well with Illidari Inquisitor, which is absolutely broken.
While I am flattered by your compliment, I genuinely think that I don't stand even the slightest chance against actual developers lol
People were talking about Wailing Caverns, especially since May's card back is based around it.
[Hearthstone Card (Wailing Caverns) Not Found]
To be fair though, unless I embarrassingly missed something, there's no official statement about it.
I appreciate the kindness - I humbly thank you for the support! :)
It's not that the Barrens set is bad, but rather that it seems like support for a class that is already decent and already has tools to compete.
However, Shaman does not have a real direction, so hinting archetypes without giving a strong reason to play them is not going to work out, at least for now.
Agree: I don't play much Runeterra, but Deep (and Bilgewater in general) is one of my favorite mechanics - I love how the atmosphere changes when you get to 15- cards.
Care to elaborate?
I genuinely laughed pretty hard.
Great article, Avalon - keep up the good work!
I'm glad to see that people keep using this thread - congrats to everyone for your grinding achievements.
Here are my numbers - as usual, I'll provide numbers and decks since the last time I posted here.
Priest - since I have almost 400 wins over the 1000 threshold, I rarely play the class, which a shame since I enjoy it a lot.
Rogue - I don't like Poison and Miracle Rogue, so hard pass until something spicier comes up.
Rexxar - played some Standard N'Zoth Hunter, which was funny and grinded 50 wins or so.
Druid - I hit 500 wins before Barrens with my take on Highlander Druid: I refuse playing Token Druid.
Warlock - played some Wild RenoLock and some Standard CuteLock, but the class is not in the best shape ever. Fuck Darkglare.
Demon Hunter - probably the most relevant news since the last update: I played a ton of Midrange and Deathrattle DH, and I like the class a lot now.
Mage - I played some Minion Mage with the Hero Power package before Jandice Barov got nerfed, nothing more, nothing less.
Shaman - Imagine grinding Elemental Control Shaman despite the fact that the class is a complete dumpster on fire. I just like Elementals guys: it's not my fault. Lilypad Lurker favorite card of Barrens' Shaman.
Paladin - There's no way I touch the broken class with 2+ tier 1 archetypes while it's at its peak. Moreover, I tried some Aggro Paladin before First Day of School was nerfed, but the fact that the mirror came down to who was able to make the beefiest Crabrider stick triggered me so much that I moved on.
Warrior - I grinded 100 wins or so with Rush Warrior, but I got bored of it fairly quickly. Still the least played class, but now this a smaller margin.
All in all, I have 4 classes which need less than 100 wins in order to get to the Golden Portrait, 3 of those need less than 50 wins. The problem is that I am fairly bored of this meta, so I hope the mini-set will hit in the next week or so.
I am not totally sure about this, but I think that "Miracle" refers to those deck whose game plan involves generating a lot of cycle (Miracle Rogue) or resources (Miracle Priest) out of thin air and turn the game around.
Pretty much a miracle.
Seeing lots of Aggro decks after a balance patch is quite the rule - they're the easiest way to cheese out wins.
Give the meta a few days.
As someone who played a decent amount of Deathrattle DH in any possible form, playing Felsteel Executioner in its non-Corrupted form is an enormous wasted of damage: we're talking about a 3 mana deal 12 damage over three turns in a deck that runs many 4+ drops and that synergyzes very well with Illidari Inquisitor, which is absolutely broken.
I got a Warlock opponent who learned it the hard way lol
Well no, you're totally right about it.
YourPrivateNightmare was just joking and I got along with it, but what you say is correct.
I am sorry if that bothered you: will try to be better from now on!
Pardon, I don't understand what you're asking.
Yeah fuck them
Changed with Holy Smite - thanks for the catch!
Mood
Just like when you're playing video games - if you're doing it for fun you're just laying down in the couch, but when you get serious you get up.
It appears that Mankrik was soloing Quilboars big time before he found his wife's corpse lol
Well, to be fair I hope it myself lol