I've preordered every expansion, and I don't understand what you're on about. Dean's talking about the fact that, no matter what you spend ($10 on packs or $80) there's a bigger barrier to having fun with your purchase than other games because now you have to figure out what decks to make to use the cards you bought.
That's a totally separate issue from "Does the $80 preorder give you enough legendaries" -- for me, I've always thought it's perfectly fine. It's a fun puzzle to play some experimental decks in the first few weeks of the expansion, and having at least a little bit of scarcity is an interesting challenge for me to solve.
Uhhh... Blizzard doesn't need to "work with" anyone who has objective data - they run the servers. They have WAY more data than any of the third-party sites. You should perhaps consider that the data on those sites is biased in favor of the players who supply it to them. They don't actually have fully "objective" data - that data is all exclusively owned by Blizzard.
Personally, I enjoy Reno mirror matches, so asking for a nerf (and what nerf are you even proposing to fix this?) harms my fun in favor of your fun. How is Blizzard supposed to decide whose fun is more important?
They don't have a public database for all the card drop rates, so why would they release that information only for cards that are adjusted? Where's the logic in that?
This is almost always how they announce Arena adjustments, and it's perfectly reasonable. They don't "owe" you detailed information, especially when it could give you an unfair advantage over opponents who don't read Hearthstone news sites.
"There's nothing entitled about consumers asking for more" - you're right. But the people asking for more were not and are not "consumers" - they're free-to-play cheapskates coasting on being subsidized by paid players. People who already pay nothing to enjoy the game asking for more is the very definition of "entitled."
I love everyone pretending like this is a new thing. They do this EVERY expansion - offer a bundle for the previous one. Only this time, it has two guaranteed current expansion legendaries - a serious improvement.
Be mad if you want to, but at least be accurate in your anger. This is not a new ploy, y'all.
Wait... a corporation that cares about making money? NO WAY. I can't believe this! It's almost as if... they have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders... as if our entire society is structured to incentivize corporations to make money. But that's CRAZY.
Hooo boy. Have a sense of humor, dawg. This is just a children's card game.
Oh my god - Flik -> Tiller is absolutely hilarious!
I've preordered every expansion, and I don't understand what you're on about. Dean's talking about the fact that, no matter what you spend ($10 on packs or $80) there's a bigger barrier to having fun with your purchase than other games because now you have to figure out what decks to make to use the cards you bought.
That's a totally separate issue from "Does the $80 preorder give you enough legendaries" -- for me, I've always thought it's perfectly fine. It's a fun puzzle to play some experimental decks in the first few weeks of the expansion, and having at least a little bit of scarcity is an interesting challenge for me to solve.
That's not what I want to see in Wild. Stop assuming your opinion is universal just because you found a community that agrees with you.
Uhhh... Blizzard doesn't need to "work with" anyone who has objective data - they run the servers. They have WAY more data than any of the third-party sites. You should perhaps consider that the data on those sites is biased in favor of the players who supply it to them. They don't actually have fully "objective" data - that data is all exclusively owned by Blizzard.
Personally, I enjoy Reno mirror matches, so asking for a nerf (and what nerf are you even proposing to fix this?) harms my fun in favor of your fun. How is Blizzard supposed to decide whose fun is more important?
If I were you, I'd be seriously grappling with what this says about me and how easily my emotions are manipulated by advertising.
Why will Aggro play Armor Vendor? There are enough more aggressive 1-drops out there for an aggro deck.
Show us on the doll where Blizzard hurt you, and where they forced you to treat a game like a job instead of like a light diversion.
Yeah, it was terrible when they released Battlegrounds and Duels, just so horrifying. You really nailed it.
They don't have a public database for all the card drop rates, so why would they release that information only for cards that are adjusted? Where's the logic in that?
This is almost always how they announce Arena adjustments, and it's perfectly reasonable. They don't "owe" you detailed information, especially when it could give you an unfair advantage over opponents who don't read Hearthstone news sites.
Event rewards were moved from the events to the rewards track at the demand of the community. Blame your fellow players if you have a problem with it.
"There's nothing entitled about consumers asking for more" - you're right. But the people asking for more were not and are not "consumers" - they're free-to-play cheapskates coasting on being subsidized by paid players. People who already pay nothing to enjoy the game asking for more is the very definition of "entitled."
... it's exactly 20% easier to get to level 50.
So you're suggesting that EVERY communication from Blizzard ought to address the Rewards Track controversy? In what world is that a good idea?
How much extra do you feel you deserve over everyone else for a minor inconvenience? Christ, you people are greedy.
What a huge difference you've made.
You can play Battlegrounds and casual Duels entirely for free, so I'm not sure what on earth you're going on about.
I love everyone pretending like this is a new thing. They do this EVERY expansion - offer a bundle for the previous one. Only this time, it has two guaranteed current expansion legendaries - a serious improvement.
Be mad if you want to, but at least be accurate in your anger. This is not a new ploy, y'all.
Wait... a corporation that cares about making money? NO WAY. I can't believe this! It's almost as if... they have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders... as if our entire society is structured to incentivize corporations to make money. But that's CRAZY.