My biggest dissapointment so far is the PVP. The bots are very easy to beat; their teams generally have no cohesive strategy such as having a Wrynn, Gul'dan and Mukla in their lineup. Still pretty fun all around, a little mindless if you did pre-order at the start.
I dislike the idea of a mass nerf because it won't slow down the game (especially if all the anti-aggro tools got nerfed) and it would not solve power creep. I feel like it would shake up the meta for maybe a month in wild and then its back to the same strategies with different cards. The standard meta will look like whatever T5 wants it to look like as it seems to be very forced at this point IMO.
I caved into peer pressure and decided to pre-order. I have not seen any gameplay, and have only read how the game works. I decided to pick up the Diablo bundle over the Lich King bundle because I like aggressive playstyles and aggro strategies tend to be good in new metas.
I think it would cool to have streamer heroes too; It ould never happen for the same reason Blizz is no longer naming characters after employees I imagine.
I see, I didn't know it was common for people to move around in Blizzard, but I am excited to see what Brode has been working on for the last few years.
So many people have been leaving HS for unannounced projects... and none of them have been announced. At this point, I think Ben Brode is up to something sketchy lol
I still think you missed the point I orginally made; I feel shitty having bought the 80 dollar bundle for the skin when I could have only spent 15 bucks. I never stated that I was upset that others could buy the skin, the other guy said I was upset by it. I think it is great people who wanted them have the option. I simply stated the only value they had to me were their exclusiveness, which was indeed lost. I cannot be bothered to come up with a reason against how a loss of exclusivity other than a very feels based one, which is that it makes me feel like a chump (maybe you are right and I should try to look positively at it???).
I actually did not know Mecha-J was sold recently, and to be honest it does kinda sting. I felt pretty cool knowing I was one of the few people to have them. You are right about how this situation only leads to a loss of faith in Blizz which was the intent of my original and somewhat untelling post.
Through the lens of someone who saved up exclusively for the skin, the knowledge of them being available for a cheaper price would make them happy. You are correct in saying it doesn't actually help my argument, in retrospect.
At the end of the day, it is dissatifying to spend 80 dollars on something you could have gotten for 15.
The problem with that argument is that there is no inherit value in a lot of the things we enjoy; collectible cards, expensive shoes, and autographs are things with no inherit value that have value. This is why one piece of cardboard with ink resembling a pokemon is worth more than another piece of cardboard with ink resembling a pokemon. Discussing value is typically a petty thing to begn with, especially when you consider everyone who bothered enough to reply to my comment values these portraits enough to bother to reply to my comment. Besides I have already stated why I value the exclusivity of this portait; because it is a pre-order bonus. By principle it should be exclusive. I am not upset that others can obtain it (as I have also already said), I am upset that Blizz is selling them.
Also, who is to say someone didn't work hard to obtain the portrait? I belive the federal minimum wage for these portraits was only 7.50 when they were released. Things cost more or less for people of different circumstances (though that is a different argument altogether).
I think you are misunderstanding me; I am not upset that other players can use the skin but rather that the skin that was sold as exclusive is no longer exclusive. If someone wanted the skin, I am glad they can get it but it feels shitty to be "lied" to by Blizz.
A good example of this would any sort of collectible that was advertised as exclusive; if you bought then it was sold down the line you would be upset.
My issue with it is that when something is labeled as a pre-order bonus, you expect it to be exclusive. And they have been. None of the other heroes have gone on sale so it feels like Blizz has taken away the exclusivity of the two that have, which is taking away what I got from them. Exclusive skins.
I am enjoying HS as much as I normally do. I never worry about the (daily) quests because I can get to 100 on the battle pass without them and both pre-orders are enough to play whatever I want to anyways. I was a little disappointed when The Demon Seed was banned from wild because I was having a good time playing an altered version of the typical 4 giant version which I was able to get a 12 win streak with. To be honest, the game is most boring to me after I hit Legend. I have no reason to rank up anymore and I have already finished within the top 500 in wild before. I just wish there were more ways to have a competitive constructed experience.
this was the most generic soulless commercial I have ever seen
My biggest dissapointment so far is the PVP. The bots are very easy to beat; their teams generally have no cohesive strategy such as having a Wrynn, Gul'dan and Mukla in their lineup. Still pretty fun all around, a little mindless if you did pre-order at the start.
I really appreciate how fast this came out; I didn't expect myself to enjoy the game mode so much that I would want to theorycraft.
I feel like 20 buck is a little cheap to be doing Blizzards work lol
That ignite OTK is very fun but incredibly easy to lose with if you do not have a good connection or are bad at APM decks...
I dislike the idea of a mass nerf because it won't slow down the game (especially if all the anti-aggro tools got nerfed) and it would not solve power creep. I feel like it would shake up the meta for maybe a month in wild and then its back to the same strategies with different cards. The standard meta will look like whatever T5 wants it to look like as it seems to be very forced at this point IMO.
I caved into peer pressure and decided to pre-order. I have not seen any gameplay, and have only read how the game works. I decided to pick up the Diablo bundle over the Lich King bundle because I like aggressive playstyles and aggro strategies tend to be good in new metas.
Feels weird that this is a warlock card; drunken fights are more of a warrior thing.
Does anyone think Illucia is still be playable in wild? or that it has a niche?
I think it would cool to have streamer heroes too; It ould never happen for the same reason Blizz is no longer naming characters after employees I imagine.
I want to be the Mayor of Value Town so bad
I see, I didn't know it was common for people to move around in Blizzard, but I am excited to see what Brode has been working on for the last few years.
So many people have been leaving HS for unannounced projects... and none of them have been announced. At this point, I think Ben Brode is up to something sketchy lol
I still think you missed the point I orginally made; I feel shitty having bought the 80 dollar bundle for the skin when I could have only spent 15 bucks. I never stated that I was upset that others could buy the skin, the other guy said I was upset by it. I think it is great people who wanted them have the option. I simply stated the only value they had to me were their exclusiveness, which was indeed lost. I cannot be bothered to come up with a reason against how a loss of exclusivity other than a very feels based one, which is that it makes me feel like a chump (maybe you are right and I should try to look positively at it???).
I actually did not know Mecha-J was sold recently, and to be honest it does kinda sting. I felt pretty cool knowing I was one of the few people to have them. You are right about how this situation only leads to a loss of faith in Blizz which was the intent of my original and somewhat untelling post.
Through the lens of someone who saved up exclusively for the skin, the knowledge of them being available for a cheaper price would make them happy. You are correct in saying it doesn't actually help my argument, in retrospect.
At the end of the day, it is dissatifying to spend 80 dollars on something you could have gotten for 15.
The problem with that argument is that there is no inherit value in a lot of the things we enjoy; collectible cards, expensive shoes, and autographs are things with no inherit value that have value. This is why one piece of cardboard with ink resembling a pokemon is worth more than another piece of cardboard with ink resembling a pokemon. Discussing value is typically a petty thing to begn with, especially when you consider everyone who bothered enough to reply to my comment values these portraits enough to bother to reply to my comment. Besides I have already stated why I value the exclusivity of this portait; because it is a pre-order bonus. By principle it should be exclusive. I am not upset that others can obtain it (as I have also already said), I am upset that Blizz is selling them.
Also, who is to say someone didn't work hard to obtain the portrait? I belive the federal minimum wage for these portraits was only 7.50 when they were released. Things cost more or less for people of different circumstances (though that is a different argument altogether).
I think you are misunderstanding me; I am not upset that other players can use the skin but rather that the skin that was sold as exclusive is no longer exclusive. If someone wanted the skin, I am glad they can get it but it feels shitty to be "lied" to by Blizz.
A good example of this would any sort of collectible that was advertised as exclusive; if you bought then it was sold down the line you would be upset.
My issue with it is that when something is labeled as a pre-order bonus, you expect it to be exclusive. And they have been. None of the other heroes have gone on sale so it feels like Blizz has taken away the exclusivity of the two that have, which is taking away what I got from them. Exclusive skins.
God I hate this. Why make skins exclusive to pre-orders and then sell a random pair down the line??
I am enjoying HS as much as I normally do. I never worry about the (daily) quests because I can get to 100 on the battle pass without them and both pre-orders are enough to play whatever I want to anyways. I was a little disappointed when The Demon Seed was banned from wild because I was having a good time playing an altered version of the typical 4 giant version which I was able to get a 12 win streak with. To be honest, the game is most boring to me after I hit Legend. I have no reason to rank up anymore and I have already finished within the top 500 in wild before. I just wish there were more ways to have a competitive constructed experience.
Are the pre-orders mercs going to be available later or will they be pre-order exclusive? I couldn't find an answer on Google.