While I definitely agree with your sentiment, I'd probably say the same thing with Throne of the Tides min-set. The overall power level for the last 2 mini-sets feel tame compared to last year's releases. But ofc this is my opinion, I haven't looked at any stats.
Well this statement would be true for every mini-set release, as no mini-set has created a brand new archetype in the past.
What Maw and Disorder has done is raised Paladin from the dumpster (slightly) so it's a fun class to play again. It's also given Hunter more efficient tools to beat everyone else, thus increasing the class' win rate. Expect Hunter to take a hit in the next round of nerfs.
You may be facing the same archetypes, but that doesn't mean your opponents aren't using new cards. To be fair, most classes are only using 1 or 2 new cards, so the chances of seeing those cards in every game is slim.
I didn't document my findings as detailed as you 😜 but here's my summary:
I think I got lucky with some placements on the first turn, coz I had 3 suspects that had "Flower in Hair" as their first clue, but only 1 location had "small flower petals". I investigated each location first as suggested in the article and I swapped around a few suspects that had the same clue. My first accusation was correct as well. Turn 2 came round and I had only 4 fireworks so I reverted the suspects to their same positions as turn 1 thinking they were correct so I didn't bother accusing them at all.
I basically tried to accuse every suspect from left to right, except for the ones where I knew they were correct due to the fireworks intel. Luckily I only needed to investigate 1 suspect to get 3 clues (was Sesselie). Won on turn 7.
Honestly think I got lucky first time round, coz played a 2nd match and only got 2 fireworks on the first turn.
Yea it's fixed now after restarting the client but I had to let the whole client download, was trying to upgrade mercs when there was still assets downloading in the background. Bit annoying but luckily I can play Mercs again now
Not sure if it's mentioned elsewhere but I'm unable to upgrade any of my mercs on mobile. Clicking the upgrade button does nothing. Don't think it's an internet connection issue either.
I've never really liked Thief priest and I pulled The Harvester of Envy recently as well but these 2 new cards actually seem like fun! Might try making a Dragon Thief priest
Personally, I'd have preferred Contract Conjurer to go to rogue instead of mage. Some numbers would have to change, sure, due to rogue secrets costing 2 mana.
It's basically a slightly different Kabal Crystal Runner, which for a mini-set card, feels like an afterthought
Excess coins wasn't an issue at launch coz the Devs didn't realize how quickly players would be accumulating excess coins. So at launch, it wasn't even thought of as an issue
I dunno, I'm not a fan on this TB...
While I definitely agree with your sentiment, I'd probably say the same thing with Throne of the Tides min-set. The overall power level for the last 2 mini-sets feel tame compared to last year's releases. But ofc this is my opinion, I haven't looked at any stats.
For a second I thought Nicky was Cora from the HS team and thought the universe fell apart 😅
Well this statement would be true for every mini-set release, as no mini-set has created a brand new archetype in the past.
What Maw and Disorder has done is raised Paladin from the dumpster (slightly) so it's a fun class to play again. It's also given Hunter more efficient tools to beat everyone else, thus increasing the class' win rate. Expect Hunter to take a hit in the next round of nerfs.
You may be facing the same archetypes, but that doesn't mean your opponents aren't using new cards. To be fair, most classes are only using 1 or 2 new cards, so the chances of seeing those cards in every game is slim.
I didn't document my findings as detailed as you 😜 but here's my summary:
I think I got lucky with some placements on the first turn, coz I had 3 suspects that had "Flower in Hair" as their first clue, but only 1 location had "small flower petals". I investigated each location first as suggested in the article and I swapped around a few suspects that had the same clue. My first accusation was correct as well. Turn 2 came round and I had only 4 fireworks so I reverted the suspects to their same positions as turn 1 thinking they were correct so I didn't bother accusing them at all.
I basically tried to accuse every suspect from left to right, except for the ones where I knew they were correct due to the fireworks intel. Luckily I only needed to investigate 1 suspect to get 3 clues (was Sesselie). Won on turn 7.
Honestly think I got lucky first time round, coz played a 2nd match and only got 2 fireworks on the first turn.
It was actually quiet fun! Got lucky though and managed to get 6 fireworks ending the first turn! Yogg luck for you
Yea it's fixed now after restarting the client but I had to let the whole client download, was trying to upgrade mercs when there was still assets downloading in the background. Bit annoying but luckily I can play Mercs again now
If that Murloc Bob uses actual murloc sounds during the shop phase, I'd imagine hearing them would get annoying quite quickly 😅
The artwork looks amazing though, definitely looks like Bob got hexed/polymorphed into a murloc
Not sure if it's mentioned elsewhere but I'm unable to upgrade any of my mercs on mobile. Clicking the upgrade button does nothing. Don't think it's an internet connection issue either.
The courtroom drama is more exciting than the actual decks showcased!
This line right here is absolute gold
Guess I jumped the gun and posted without reading the article 😓
And the first bugs come in with some error preventing me from opening merc packs 🤣🤣🤣
Like c'mon blizzard, this is actually hilarious
I've never really liked Thief priest and I pulled The Harvester of Envy recently as well but these 2 new cards actually seem like fun! Might try making a Dragon Thief priest
Speculation around the tavern whispers of a Death Knight class being introduced in the next expansion.
I'd say the puns are the best thing to come out of this mini-set
Personally, I'd have preferred Contract Conjurer to go to rogue instead of mage. Some numbers would have to change, sure, due to rogue secrets costing 2 mana.
It's basically a slightly different Kabal Crystal Runner, which for a mini-set card, feels like an afterthought
Excess coins wasn't an issue at launch coz the Devs didn't realize how quickly players would be accumulating excess coins. So at launch, it wasn't even thought of as an issue
Guess I don't play this mode enough to feel this pain of "excess coins"
All Fel breaks loose gives me hope for big demon DH... oh wait, what year are we in again?
Oops, removed my upvote for the sake of consistency