First off, powerful effects are fun. Second, people only started talking about this change after Shaman had gotten its time in the sun (Desert Hare Evolve stuff) when the mechanic had been around forever. And lastly this makes evolve effects and their ilk less friendly to new players by making the effects less obvious on the cards.
It just seems like a needless change all the way down.
It promotes high-rolling and IMMENSE mana cheating and is the reason multiple cards have been nerfed now. Powerful effects are fun if they happen when the opponent has some way of reacting to it. Getting a random 8/8 or 12/12 that also dealt 3 damage to one of your minions on as early as turn 3/4 isn't fun.
aggregated statistics sites over such a short time frame where the meta is all over don't mean pretty much anything. Yes, hsreplay is not the holy bible bro.
This meta's development was extremely short-lived and consists of Galakrond shaman vs Apothecary rogue vs everything else.
But yes, do cherry pick that portion and ignore the actual reasoning behind why you're wrong.
How quickly people forget that we had a Dr. Boom, Mad Genius meta earlier this year. Where aggro decks basically pressed the concede button the second they saw that their opponent was Magni/Garrosh.
The meta always gravitates towards more aggressive decks because those are far more efficient at laddering. That's just how the system works. That doesn't mean control is in a bad spot.
Hell, if Necrium Apothecary gets nerfed as well with the upcoming update, I'm pretty sure highlander mage (a control deck through and through) will become one of the top dogs.
The only time when I feel like there’s definitely something wrong with the game is when you’re up against someone who consistently makes mistakes and obviously barely understands what they’re doing, but they still manage to win
That's literally the majority of the decks you just mentioned though, lol: Secret mage, mech pally/hunter, rez (big) priest and arguably pirate warrior.
Only ones missing from your list are odd paladin, odd rogue and even shaman.
I don't. Standard is shamans and wild is as you described.
I do my dailies and then play something else. Arena has never interested me and I couldn't care less about Battlegrounds.
Just waiting for December 10th, really...
I come from the future. Standar Is Still plagued by shaman but at least nerfs are coming. Wild Is Still fun :)
Yeah, and now those shamans are even trickling into wild. I guess they got tired of the constant mirror matches. Oh well, Galakrond zoolock works surprisingly well against them, so I don't mind it too much yet.
Ah yes, and then the stats on hsreplay are wrong, too? A whopping 4.2% difference between the best Galakrond deck and the best quest Galakrond deck. Definitely seems like they're doing it wrong, yup.
Galakrond shaman isn't a value deck. It's a midrange deck that exhausts control decks out of their board-clears due to their endless waves of minions, and makes aggro and other midrange decks feel miserable due to their near-infinite amount of rush minions that cause them to never lose the board.
Just because it can afford to lose a card during the mulligan doesn't mean it should. The deck isn't looking to go the distance where it will need Corrupt the Waters' value, as the game has long been decided by then. In Thrall's favor, of course.
Rexxar works.. though the hero power is kind of a liability.. I can't fill my hand. Explosive trap it is I guess.
Some friendly, unsolicited advice: cut the Master's Calls and run 2x Flare. Since you only have two beasts and far more mechs in your deck, you're pretty much paying 3 mana to draw a card. Flare is one mana cheaper AND significantly improves your match-up against the ever so popular secret mage.
I am playing the game also and don't mind those system because they stated that those contents will come back with every event. It is not same with Tyrande situation. They didn't say there will be more offers like that. All of the overwatch players knew that they will come available again.
There is nothing wrong with my ability. You are just keep wearing "I'm a sensitive guy" suit and keep acting like a fan-boy. Maybe you are not a fanboy I don't know you but that's truth that you are acting like one.
There is a mistake from a company, wrong advertisement etc. and you keep defending it. There might be only two reasons for that, being a fan-boy or strained sensivity like how people do for animal-rights.
They are not irrelevant btw; how you act against for all of those "irrelevant examples" shows how your personality shapes around them. Strained sensivities, histrionics, fear of social exclusion, social influence or concerns about not being approved, all is same how much you say that they are irrelevant from this thread.
It is exactly the same with Tyrande's situation because they never mentioned that Tyrande would be a Twitch prime exclusive deal. You assumed she would be. That is entirely on you. You can blame me for that. You can blame Blizzard for that. You can blame the entire goddamn world for that. But you are the one who interpreted it the way you did. And now you're upset because of it. Wonderful.
Wrong advertisement my ass. You have not once shown even the slightest shred of evidence that proves they said Tyrande would be a one time only deal.
I am not defending Blizzard, because there is nothing to defend. You're literally arguing with your own assumptions.
I've gone ahead and ignored all the pointless drivel you, again, put in your post. If your next reply contains more of this pretentious psychologist analysis I will no longer respond, because you're far too deluded at that point.
Friendly advice: give this discussion a rest. If a petty cosmetic truly upsets you this much then please heed KANSAS' advice and take a break to sort yourself out.
You literally just got 1000 win portraits to show your veterancy and you're whining because people can obtain a skin, which many could not before, again?
This screams entitlement, no matter how much you claim it not to be.
I'm not whining because people can obtain a skin; I'm whining because blizzard is doing nothing for keeping its exclusivity and make it available in a wrong way.
These are different from each other. I have given so much example to make it clear but you all are still stuck on that "People deserves to obtain the skin."
I don't mind who will obtain that skin. Take screenshots that you can finally own Tyrande skin and print it to hang it on the all walls of your home or roll those screenshots to keep them in wherever you want I don't really care. I won't give more examples because you are just striving to not understand.
Nice performative wokeness. You just strain to be more sensitive but honestly it doesn't work. It looks like a token gesture sadly because I've already said I don't mind people obtaining it, I just mind how blizzard doesn't keep its exclusivity.
That you're under some pretense that skins in Blizzard games should be exclusive isn't anyone else's problem. I don't recall Blizzard ever stating they would be exclusive. In fact, if you look at their other games, Overwatch for example, the exact opposite applies. They have the same events every year, with each skin from the previous year recurring, thrice as cheap as when it was initially introduced (3k initially, 1k every year afterwards).
In the end you're still complaining about a non-issue because you hold far too much value to a cosmetic. Adding some irrelevant terms to your arguments doesn't change that fact.
And if the majority of people do not understand your point of view, despite your countless examples, then perhaps you should work on your ability to articulate. Rather than claiming everyone's not willing to understand.
You literally just got 1000 win portraits to show your veterancy and you're whining because people can obtain a skin, which many could not before, again?
1, these 1000 win portraits looks really bad
2, you need to play ranked a lot to obtain them (for example I prefer funny decks in casual)
3, everyone who really wanted could obtain the skin (giving US address to Twitch prime service like I did)
1. Subjective. OP wants to show his veterancy, Blizzard provided it. OP is still complaining.
2. #1
3. And not everyone wants to abuse a flawed system or were even aware of that flaw. This time everyone can obtain it legitimately but of course there's a bunch of entitled people who need to feel superior to others with a bloody cosmetic.
You literally just got 1000 win portraits to show your veterancy and you're whining because people can obtain a skin, which many could not before, again?
This screams entitlement, no matter how much you claim it not to be.
A 6 mana 7/5 of which 4 attack has rush AND double invokes your Galakrond still seems pretty solid. At least it will slow down shaman somewhat.
I guess they didn't want to butcher it completely since the card's been out for slightly over a week. It's still really strong as a 4/4.
It promotes high-rolling and IMMENSE mana cheating and is the reason multiple cards have been nerfed now. Powerful effects are fun if they happen when the opponent has some way of reacting to it. Getting a random 8/8 or 12/12 that also dealt 3 damage to one of your minions on as early as turn 3/4 isn't fun.
That would be a VERY welcome change.
This meta's development was extremely short-lived and consists of Galakrond shaman vs Apothecary rogue vs everything else.
But yes, do cherry pick that portion and ignore the actual reasoning behind why you're wrong.
How quickly people forget that we had a Dr. Boom, Mad Genius meta earlier this year. Where aggro decks basically pressed the concede button the second they saw that their opponent was Magni/Garrosh.
The meta always gravitates towards more aggressive decks because those are far more efficient at laddering. That's just how the system works. That doesn't mean control is in a bad spot.
Hell, if Necrium Apothecary gets nerfed as well with the upcoming update, I'm pretty sure highlander mage (a control deck through and through) will become one of the top dogs.
That's literally the majority of the decks you just mentioned though, lol: Secret mage, mech pally/hunter, rez (big) priest and arguably pirate warrior.
Only ones missing from your list are odd paladin, odd rogue and even shaman.
Yeah, and now those shamans are even trickling into wild. I guess they got tired of the constant mirror matches. Oh well, Galakrond zoolock works surprisingly well against them, so I don't mind it too much yet.
Ah yes, and then the stats on hsreplay are wrong, too? A whopping 4.2% difference between the best Galakrond deck and the best quest Galakrond deck. Definitely seems like they're doing it wrong, yup.
Galakrond shaman isn't a value deck. It's a midrange deck that exhausts control decks out of their board-clears due to their endless waves of minions, and makes aggro and other midrange decks feel miserable due to their near-infinite amount of rush minions that cause them to never lose the board.
Just because it can afford to lose a card during the mulligan doesn't mean it should. The deck isn't looking to go the distance where it will need Corrupt the Waters' value, as the game has long been decided by then. In Thrall's favor, of course.
And you base this on... what, exactly?
Because the best performing builds that ruin ladder don't run the quest. Does that answer your question?
Bad. Far too slow.
Control made below list. He's still the best and most experienced pirate warrior player, so I'd go with that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM952CWQV3s
So this means we can finally buy more than one pack at a time on smartphones and tablets? Thank god.
Some friendly, unsolicited advice: cut the Master's Calls and run 2x Flare. Since you only have two beasts and far more mechs in your deck, you're pretty much paying 3 mana to draw a card. Flare is one mana cheaper AND significantly improves your match-up against the ever so popular secret mage.
Explosive Trap and Deathstalker Rexxar for smaller, wide boards. Zephrys the Great for big boards, as clearing such boards is Hunter's weakness. Explosive Shotis a little too situational to run in your main deck.
It is exactly the same with Tyrande's situation because they never mentioned that Tyrande would be a Twitch prime exclusive deal. You assumed she would be. That is entirely on you. You can blame me for that. You can blame Blizzard for that. You can blame the entire goddamn world for that. But you are the one who interpreted it the way you did. And now you're upset because of it. Wonderful.
Wrong advertisement my ass. You have not once shown even the slightest shred of evidence that proves they said Tyrande would be a one time only deal.
I am not defending Blizzard, because there is nothing to defend. You're literally arguing with your own assumptions.
I've gone ahead and ignored all the pointless drivel you, again, put in your post. If your next reply contains more of this pretentious psychologist analysis I will no longer respond, because you're far too deluded at that point.
Friendly advice: give this discussion a rest. If a petty cosmetic truly upsets you this much then please heed KANSAS' advice and take a break to sort yourself out.
That you're under some pretense that skins in Blizzard games should be exclusive isn't anyone else's problem. I don't recall Blizzard ever stating they would be exclusive. In fact, if you look at their other games, Overwatch for example, the exact opposite applies. They have the same events every year, with each skin from the previous year recurring, thrice as cheap as when it was initially introduced (3k initially, 1k every year afterwards).
In the end you're still complaining about a non-issue because you hold far too much value to a cosmetic. Adding some irrelevant terms to your arguments doesn't change that fact.
And if the majority of people do not understand your point of view, despite your countless examples, then perhaps you should work on your ability to articulate. Rather than claiming everyone's not willing to understand.
1. Subjective. OP wants to show his veterancy, Blizzard provided it. OP is still complaining.
2. #1
3. And not everyone wants to abuse a flawed system or were even aware of that flaw. This time everyone can obtain it legitimately but of course there's a bunch of entitled people who need to feel superior to others with a bloody cosmetic.
You literally just got 1000 win portraits to show your veterancy and you're whining because people can obtain a skin, which many could not before, again?
This screams entitlement, no matter how much you claim it not to be.