I have been F2P for more than 5 years, and for those of you considering that route, here is some unsolicited advice.
- You'll need to be comfortable not owning every card.
- You'll need to be comfortable not playing every top tier deck.
- You'll need to be a little patient.
- Nerf refunds are not to be missed.
You will have many cool cards and several great decks, but not all of them and certainly not on day one.
There are some excellent articles out there about Big Tech and the enshittification process (not Hearthstone specific).
If Blizz is raising your blood pressure, please turn off the screen. If Hearthstone is no longer a source of fun or relaxation in your life, please take a break from it.
I like the idea of the weekly quests lasting longer, but yeah, the math doesn't add up. If you've doubled the amount of Battlecries/Murlocs/Excavate cards that I need to play, then the XP should be (roughly) doubled.
I'm sure Blizz has the data on how many players have no quests left by Friday, and this is their "solution" to that problem. Needs some fine-tuning.
I opened Shudderblock and several other nice things in my packs. Stayed up a game or two later than intended in order to hit Level 20, and it was Wheel of Death.
I'm not seeing a border on your avatar picture (I'm reading this on an Android phone), and tbh, the lil character is a bit squished/stretched. Can you fix the aspect ratio?
I read The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, by Patricia C Wrede, and those are some charming books, y'all. Dragon politics, wizard scheming, and magic swords tumbled together in a fairytale setting. These books are written for young people, so a very nice choice to read with your nieces/nephews/etc and then chat about later.
I'm also continuing to enjoy a wander through Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. Here's to many interesting books in 2024!
If Blizzard wanted to take the smarter approach here, and make some new tech, maybe they could make Mercenaries an optional download (it's a lot of data, images, code) which would slim down the mobile install of the game.
An optional download would be a great solution, but I don't expect them to implement this unless they get the feature almost for free because they already have the infrastructure. Hearthstone has some live content download support, but it still requires frequent client upgrades, so the system probably has some limitations.
I believe this has already happened. When I click the Modes button, I can enter Arena or Duels, but the buttons for Mercenaries and Solo Adventures say "Download" as of a couple months ago.
"Oh, we'll just leave it up to the corporations to preserve their own games." LMAO, that worked great with the early years of movies, didn't it?
I have been F2P for more than 5 years, and for those of you considering that route, here is some unsolicited advice.
- You'll need to be comfortable not owning every card.
- You'll need to be comfortable not playing every top tier deck.
- You'll need to be a little patient.
- Nerf refunds are not to be missed.
You will have many cool cards and several great decks, but not all of them and certainly not on day one.
There are some excellent articles out there about Big Tech and the enshittification process (not Hearthstone specific).
If Blizz is raising your blood pressure, please turn off the screen. If Hearthstone is no longer a source of fun or relaxation in your life, please take a break from it.
I like the idea of the weekly quests lasting longer, but yeah, the math doesn't add up. If you've doubled the amount of Battlecries/Murlocs/Excavate cards that I need to play, then the XP should be (roughly) doubled.
I'm sure Blizz has the data on how many players have no quests left by Friday, and this is their "solution" to that problem. Needs some fine-tuning.
Thanks for the suggestions, Pezman! I just hit Diamond playing achievement decks, and that's probably as far as they will take me.
The Warrior achievement isn't too difficult. Toss the Patrons in an armor-focused deck, and you'll probably even win a few games.
I opened Shudderblock and several other nice things in my packs. Stayed up a game or two later than intended in order to hit Level 20, and it was Wheel of Death.
Yikes.
I think the order from last time still stands. Open any Catch-up packs first, then Standard, then Whizbang packs.
Shudderblocked battlecries can't damage the enemy hero. But they can give you extra attack and windfury...with which to damage the enemy hero.
It's an honor just being on the leaderboards. Happy winter, friends!
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There will definitely be an achievement that requires this card.
I am confused by the "keeping their original cost" text on the Azerite Murloc. What are they trying to say?
I'm not seeing a border on your avatar picture (I'm reading this on an Android phone), and tbh, the lil character is a bit squished/stretched. Can you fix the aspect ratio?
My joke was headed in a "Yogg forbid women do anything" direction.
I like the idea of the full set of elemental lords. But could I shove them all in one deck?
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Elemental dragons and mushroom forests sounds like excellent Hearthstone art is on the way.
One of the current Hunter achievement titles mentions Deathwing, so maybe we'll see further references to that storyline.
Also, I love your description of a planet as a parfait. I'm storing that away for future use.
Any lore experts wanna share some fun facts about Deepholm?
I read The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, by Patricia C Wrede, and those are some charming books, y'all. Dragon politics, wizard scheming, and magic swords tumbled together in a fairytale setting. These books are written for young people, so a very nice choice to read with your nieces/nephews/etc and then chat about later.
I'm also continuing to enjoy a wander through Terry Pratchett's Discworld books. Here's to many interesting books in 2024!
I believe this has already happened. When I click the Modes button, I can enter Arena or Duels, but the buttons for Mercenaries and Solo Adventures say "Download" as of a couple months ago.
Maybe this change only impacts mobile players?
I haven't played much Wild this season, so thanks for the ideas!
Ice dancing and bobsleigh are both Olympic sports, don-cha-kno?