I would love to have a reason to return to HoTS. The unexpected news of Blizzard putting the game into maintenance mode was very saddening, especially right after releasing Deathwing my favorite hero (ofc). I always worried that with Blizzard not caring about the game, that would leak towards the players and I already had a hard enough time queuing for quick games.
Streamers have predicted that we haven't seen the full extend of the schedule, with the possibility of 2 hidden slots that can either announce the new survival game (which is unlikely) or updates on HoTS, WC3 refunded and the Starcraft franchise. Lots of ppl guessing there will be a Starcraft mobile game as that IP has yet to come to mobile. Doubt it'll be an RTS but there are some RTS-lite mobile games out there like C&C Rivals.
Definitely agree on this sentiment and also I feel naga should be the go to tribe for DH like how Shaman/Mage use Elementals. There is an intentional lore reason for this: Although he amassed an army of servants in the form of the naga led by Lady Vashj, Illidan's efforts were stopped by the night elves and he was forced to flee to the shattered realm of Outland. There he and his naga gathered new allies in the form of the blood elves led by Kael'thas Sunstrider and the Broken draenei led by Akama, and with their aid he overthrew Outland's tyrannical ruler Magtheridon to claim the broken realm for his own.
I know DH also use Demons but feels kinda weird seeing as the class's name is all about hunting demons.
I'd love to get back into HoTS coz I never really ever had a bad experience with that game, only just having to nag my friends to play then getting trolled coz Dota 2/LoL are better games...
I'd say my best Blizzcon experience was 2015, to a point where I even bought the poster and still have it on my wall. I remember very vividly going crazy when Brode showed us the Golden Monkey. Also Heroes of the Storm released that same year and was blown away by the WoW Legion expansion announcement that I pre-ordered instantly. (Also it had a lot to do with the D3 wings apart of the Deluxe edition 😅)
Oh very true but also think there are external factors preventing ppl from attending the in person event. Almost everything from flights to accommodation have doubled in price since covid so I'm not surprised Blizzcon hasn't sold out.
Well... guess I can't be objective on these cards coz ofc they are dragons. Good time to dust off my Topior one last time before he migrates to wild next year. Only smoldering feeling I have is this deck won't be any good but I do have hope for Kibler's reveal coz that definitely looks like another red dragon and most likely Rheastrasza thanks for Noxious' article: https://outof.games/news/6645-exploring-the-setting-of-showdown-in-the-badlands-hearthstones-next-expansion/
Really like these nerfs even though my favorite decks are gonna get hit hard. The Tony re-work is just priceless and exactly what I wanted considering pirating is copying from another person. The flavor is now spot on. The Yogg re-work is a nice touch coz Yogg is all about random and the massive mana cheating was the main problem with him, not his abilities. The Jailer I don't care about coz I never owned him but I would say Immune is probably the most broken mechanic in the game so it's good they limited it to just the Jailer himself. Also as mentioned previously, it's good to future-proof such an obnoxious effect.
Overall, I'd imagine quite a big hit to Secret Hunter seeing as Prison Breaker is such a good board clear in that deck and I doubt Yogg will be used in the archetype anymore. Oh well, guess I'll be going back to Pure/Silver Hand Paladin now but I'd imagine Rogue will jump up a tier coz most of it's bad match ups have been dealt with.
Really like these re-works, even if they killed these cards. It was for the best.
There's a 3rd faction? 😱 Oh wow, now I'm really keen.
But I did read somewhere that the infernal host faction was based on the Starcraft Zerg faction and that was my main faction when I played SC frequently. But still keen to see all the units per faction.
I was hoping Twist would go more into the Tavern Brawl Block style where they had very limited card sets (5 max) and all random, like suggested with the random Twist. Add in some wacky rule each month and Twist would've been my main mode. I loved the first reason of the Wonders Format and playing Jade Rogue again reminded me just how much I missed the old (more balanced) Hearthstone. Unfortunately, as many ppl have mentioned, the implementation of Twist has felt like an after thought, especially with these 3 month long seasons with very little change. Guess we can blame Caverns of Time for such small changes. Also the obvious manipulation to milk every devoted player of their money/gold.
The main issue I feel that's gonna bury Twist is the marketing and timid implementation. Why can't the next season of Twist have Un'goro AND another rule like no duplicates or neutrals for example? Adding in an extra expansion and banning 1 card shouldn't count.
Also what site even displays any Twist meta decks? Seems more of a hassle now trying to find the best decks in the meta (even HSReplay don't have decks) The meta is already solved so there's no point in theorycrafting your own decks. Also on the EU servers, my queue times are 5 min+ so it's definitely already dead there :/
Overall, 100% agree with everything mentioned in the post and just hope Blizzard do some more crazy Twist rules like with Tavern Brawl.
I would love to have a reason to return to HoTS. The unexpected news of Blizzard putting the game into maintenance mode was very saddening, especially right after releasing Deathwing my favorite hero (ofc). I always worried that with Blizzard not caring about the game, that would leak towards the players and I already had a hard enough time queuing for quick games.
Streamers have predicted that we haven't seen the full extend of the schedule, with the possibility of 2 hidden slots that can either announce the new survival game (which is unlikely) or updates on HoTS, WC3 refunded and the Starcraft franchise. Lots of ppl guessing there will be a Starcraft mobile game as that IP has yet to come to mobile. Doubt it'll be an RTS but there are some RTS-lite mobile games out there like C&C Rivals.
Just adding this video here to increase the hype for Blizzcon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NRPEe7YnCQ
Ah missed this one, thanks for letting me know! :D
Definitely agree on this sentiment and also I feel naga should be the go to tribe for DH like how Shaman/Mage use Elementals. There is an intentional lore reason for this: Although he amassed an army of servants in the form of the naga led by Lady Vashj, Illidan's efforts were stopped by the night elves and he was forced to flee to the shattered realm of Outland. There he and his naga gathered new allies in the form of the blood elves led by Kael'thas Sunstrider and the Broken draenei led by Akama, and with their aid he overthrew Outland's tyrannical ruler Magtheridon to claim the broken realm for his own.
I know DH also use Demons but feels kinda weird seeing as the class's name is all about hunting demons.
Congrats Pezman on your first OoG article! Great read and pretty chaotic (in a good way)
Love the Snake Eyes name and effect. Would be funny if there's a specific voice line on getting 2 1s
I'd love to get back into HoTS coz I never really ever had a bad experience with that game, only just having to nag my friends to play then getting trolled coz Dota 2/LoL are better games...
I'd say my best Blizzcon experience was 2015, to a point where I even bought the poster and still have it on my wall. I remember very vividly going crazy when Brode showed us the Golden Monkey. Also Heroes of the Storm released that same year and was blown away by the WoW Legion expansion announcement that I pre-ordered instantly. (Also it had a lot to do with the D3 wings apart of the Deluxe edition 😅)
While I'd be very happy for another SC2 expansion this year, unfortunately that typo is 10 years into the future 😅
I need to continue playing this game. Stopped about 12 hours in but had lots of fun. Now to find the time...
Oh very true but also think there are external factors preventing ppl from attending the in person event. Almost everything from flights to accommodation have doubled in price since covid so I'm not surprised Blizzcon hasn't sold out.
I need to tame my expectations for Blizzcon this year but still way too excited. I'm interested in the number of ppl attending coz damn, those ticket sale numbers don't look good. Even the scalpers are reducing their ticket prices to almost half: https://www.reddit.com/r/Asmongold/comments/17eiwvu/blizzcon_resale_prices_are_dropping/
ok now I'm way too excited for Highlander Dragon Druid 🤩 Rheastrasza will be an instant golden craft for me
I'm sure Brightwing will have something to say about that
Well... guess I can't be objective on these cards coz ofc they are dragons. Good time to dust off my Topior one last time before he migrates to wild next year. Only smoldering feeling I have is this deck won't be any good but I do have hope for Kibler's reveal coz that definitely looks like another red dragon and most likely Rheastrasza thanks for Noxious' article: https://outof.games/news/6645-exploring-the-setting-of-showdown-in-the-badlands-hearthstones-next-expansion/
Really like these nerfs even though my favorite decks are gonna get hit hard. The Tony re-work is just priceless and exactly what I wanted considering pirating is copying from another person. The flavor is now spot on. The Yogg re-work is a nice touch coz Yogg is all about random and the massive mana cheating was the main problem with him, not his abilities. The Jailer I don't care about coz I never owned him but I would say Immune is probably the most broken mechanic in the game so it's good they limited it to just the Jailer himself. Also as mentioned previously, it's good to future-proof such an obnoxious effect.
Overall, I'd imagine quite a big hit to Secret Hunter seeing as Prison Breaker is such a good board clear in that deck and I doubt Yogg will be used in the archetype anymore. Oh well, guess I'll be going back to Pure/Silver Hand Paladin now but I'd imagine Rogue will jump up a tier coz most of it's bad match ups have been dealt with.
Really like these re-works, even if they killed these cards. It was for the best.
There's a 3rd faction? 😱 Oh wow, now I'm really keen.
But I did read somewhere that the infernal host faction was based on the Starcraft Zerg faction and that was my main faction when I played SC frequently. But still keen to see all the units per faction.
Yea thought the same, bumped it from a 2-star to 3-star card
That flayed dragon artwork is siiiiiick! Definitely going infernal host as my main faction when the game comes out
I was hoping Twist would go more into the Tavern Brawl Block style where they had very limited card sets (5 max) and all random, like suggested with the random Twist. Add in some wacky rule each month and Twist would've been my main mode. I loved the first reason of the Wonders Format and playing Jade Rogue again reminded me just how much I missed the old (more balanced) Hearthstone. Unfortunately, as many ppl have mentioned, the implementation of Twist has felt like an after thought, especially with these 3 month long seasons with very little change. Guess we can blame Caverns of Time for such small changes. Also the obvious manipulation to milk every devoted player of their money/gold.
The main issue I feel that's gonna bury Twist is the marketing and timid implementation. Why can't the next season of Twist have Un'goro AND another rule like no duplicates or neutrals for example? Adding in an extra expansion and banning 1 card shouldn't count.
Also what site even displays any Twist meta decks? Seems more of a hassle now trying to find the best decks in the meta (even HSReplay don't have decks) The meta is already solved so there's no point in theorycrafting your own decks. Also on the EU servers, my queue times are 5 min+ so it's definitely already dead there :/
Overall, 100% agree with everything mentioned in the post and just hope Blizzard do some more crazy Twist rules like with Tavern Brawl.