Well one good tip I would give is to set achievable goals for yourself. I started stagnating at the 8-9k mmr range and I realised its because I would have some big variances in my play. Sometimes I would have good winstreaks and gain like 200 mmr in a single seating, and then I would lose like 500 mmr because I was seriously on tilt.
To counter this, I like to set mmr floors for myself, like maybe 150 mmr below? If I cross this barrier, then I stop and go cool off for a bit because it is seriously hard to play well when you are tilted. Also, RNG does in fact play a huge role in this mode, so you either stomp or get stomped most of the time, and bullshit losses/wins happen all the time. Its good to recognize this fact and try not to take the game so seriously. I found it really helps with your composure to just either laugh it off or vent it quickly somewhere and move on.
All right pack it up gentlemen, Darkglare counterfeiting operations have officially been shut down.
1 mana draw 5 is now 1 mana draw 4... not much difference, your opponent always finds both Sinister Strikes and Eviscerates anyway.
I’ll take any nerf to Priest, but the problem is that the Mind Control mechanic is just inherently unfun to play against, its a Priest problem in general. Although now this finally has reasonable stats for effect
Remove that fucking Dragonqueen Alex from Arena. Bullshit fucking card that literally gets discovered and wins the game out of nowhere. Fuck this card, it can fuck off to the dredges of whatever developer's mind that thought it would be a fine card to print
Thank the lord for Battlegrounds, if not Hearthstone would be such a dead game.
Seriously, I’m glad that the team kind of(?) remembers Arena exists, and I am hoping for serious overhauls soon because right now this is just NOT IT chief. Its literally just Priests and Mages as the only viable classes which can generate shit right out of their asses while the other classes pray that they get picked for once. Like the diversity in matches is just absolute trash, its all mages and priests then at 2 losses you see a rare Paladin appear with like 5 blessings of a’dal and still get absolutely stomped by 1 mind control.
I fucking hate Priest, when someone picks Priest it becomes a singleplayer game. Literally your opponent makes no decisions they just throw themselves at a wall of clears and infinitely generated resources and hope you get lucky. I will concede that Priest has absolutely garbage card draw (in Standard), and you can beat them IF THEY ARE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT DRAW THEIR CLEARS AND HEALS WHEN THEY NEED THEM. WHICH IS ALMOST NEVER AHAFSHGS
I would love these changes a lot, but Blizz would probably never do this because well... Blizz wants people to buy packs.
One thing I would like is that CARDS are removed from the early arena rewards. It sucks when you get a bad run and instead of Gold, you are treated with some garbage rare cardwhich you didn’t need.
Well Toast is now affiliated with Offline TV and stays at a house the people involved share. He mainly does League-related content now if I remember correctly.
I have clocked in a bit of Arena recently and I have to say, it is pretty terrible right now.
The game boils down to either a) you have a good curve early and win or b) your randomly discovered cards are better/worse than your opponent. The worst experiences I have had were against Mage and Priest who are able to pull answer after answer out of their ass (or just use your own deck’s cards to kill you). I
HAHA MY OPPONENT HAS 9 CARDS IN HAND AND 7 OF THEM WERE RANDOMLY GENERATED INCLUDING A SOLARIAN PRIME. BOY THAT WAS FUN WATCHING HIM JERK OFF FOR 5 MINUTES. I LOOOOOOOVE THE INTERACTIVITY
Can we pleeeease have more RNG so the little timmies who play like shit can still win somehow? Thanks! I remember when arena was considered the "skill" mode, now it just comes down to who RNGESUS decided was a better boy for christmas. FUCK ME
Prepare for Amalgadon meta boys. The all tribe is gonna rule once more.
Some analysis: Beast tribe seems weird, the “swarm” style seems to be pushed more, but it gets countered pretty easily by a few lucky snipes. We’ll have to see how these changes go.
Megasaur is finally gone! Good riddance. This will almost certainly make those stupid transition plays disappear for good.
Besides that, Murlocs have finally received a major buff in that Primalfin is tier 4. It helps them to tide over the midgame where they transition from tier 4 to the big important stuff on 5. I remember when Primalfin at 4 broke the game, so we’ll have to see how this shakes out. Overall I’d say that murlocs will still be very good, because they can still go galactic on their stats way faster than any other tribe.
Well one good tip I would give is to set achievable goals for yourself. I started stagnating at the 8-9k mmr range and I realised its because I would have some big variances in my play. Sometimes I would have good winstreaks and gain like 200 mmr in a single seating, and then I would lose like 500 mmr because I was seriously on tilt.
To counter this, I like to set mmr floors for myself, like maybe 150 mmr below? If I cross this barrier, then I stop and go cool off for a bit because it is seriously hard to play well when you are tilted. Also, RNG does in fact play a huge role in this mode, so you either stomp or get stomped most of the time, and bullshit losses/wins happen all the time. Its good to recognize this fact and try not to take the game so seriously. I found it really helps with your composure to just either laugh it off or vent it quickly somewhere and move on.
Voted simply bcs I liked the artwork, never underestimate how far that can go lol.
All right pack it up gentlemen, Darkglare counterfeiting operations have officially been shut down.
1 mana draw 5 is now 1 mana draw 4... not much difference, your opponent always finds both Sinister Strikes and Eviscerates anyway.
I’ll take any nerf to Priest, but the problem is that the Mind Control mechanic is just inherently unfun to play against, its a Priest problem in general. Although now this finally has reasonable stats for effect
Welp, game told me to fuck off after making me lose my third loss to a disconnect. I'm gonna take a long break, the game just sucks now.
Remove that fucking Dragonqueen Alex from Arena. Bullshit fucking card that literally gets discovered and wins the game out of nowhere. Fuck this card, it can fuck off to the dredges of whatever developer's mind that thought it would be a fine card to print
Thank the lord for Battlegrounds, if not Hearthstone would be such a dead game.
Seriously, I’m glad that the team kind of(?) remembers Arena exists, and I am hoping for serious overhauls soon because right now this is just NOT IT chief. Its literally just Priests and Mages as the only viable classes which can generate shit right out of their asses while the other classes pray that they get picked for once. Like the diversity in matches is just absolute trash, its all mages and priests then at 2 losses you see a rare Paladin appear with like 5 blessings of a’dal and still get absolutely stomped by 1 mind control.
I fucking hate Priest, when someone picks Priest it becomes a singleplayer game. Literally your opponent makes no decisions they just throw themselves at a wall of clears and infinitely generated resources and hope you get lucky. I will concede that Priest has absolutely garbage card draw (in Standard), and you can beat them IF THEY ARE UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO NOT DRAW THEIR CLEARS AND HEALS WHEN THEY NEED THEM. WHICH IS ALMOST NEVER AHAFSHGS
One of the few times I’m glad that Raza/Anduin exists.
I would love these changes a lot, but Blizz would probably never do this because well... Blizz wants people to buy packs.
One thing I would like is that CARDS are removed from the early arena rewards. It sucks when you get a bad run and instead of Gold, you are treated with some garbage rare cardwhich you didn’t need.
I will say that discovers have a probability of 100% to screw me over.
Well Toast is now affiliated with Offline TV and stays at a house the people involved share. He mainly does League-related content now if I remember correctly.
This happened in a GM match where Firebat got GA off on turn 2, instantly won the match. What a joke
I have clocked in a bit of Arena recently and I have to say, it is pretty terrible right now.
The game boils down to either a) you have a good curve early and win or b) your randomly discovered cards are better/worse than your opponent. The worst experiences I have had were against Mage and Priest who are able to pull answer after answer out of their ass (or just use your own deck’s cards to kill you). I
I despise this brawl.
You only delay the inevitable. Its easier for Aggro to steamroll them now, but the FelLow HuMans will still absolutely wreck control/big decks lol.
Can we delete Thoughtsteal from the game. Literally "my deck is so shit, can I use yours instead? Thanks."
HAHA MY OPPONENT HAS 9 CARDS IN HAND AND 7 OF THEM WERE RANDOMLY GENERATED INCLUDING A SOLARIAN PRIME. BOY THAT WAS FUN WATCHING HIM JERK OFF FOR 5 MINUTES. I LOOOOOOOVE THE INTERACTIVITY
Can we pleeeease have more RNG so the little timmies who play like shit can still win somehow? Thanks! I remember when arena was considered the "skill" mode, now it just comes down to who RNGESUS decided was a better boy for christmas. FUCK ME
Veranus is also broken, only breathes on the friendly side if I remember correctly.
Prepare for Amalgadon meta boys. The all tribe is gonna rule once more.
Some analysis: Beast tribe seems weird, the “swarm” style seems to be pushed more, but it gets countered pretty easily by a few lucky snipes. We’ll have to see how these changes go.
Megasaur is finally gone! Good riddance. This will almost certainly make those stupid transition plays disappear for good.
Besides that, Murlocs have finally received a major buff in that Primalfin is tier 4. It helps them to tide over the midgame where they transition from tier 4 to the big important stuff on 5. I remember when Primalfin at 4 broke the game, so we’ll have to see how this shakes out. Overall I’d say that murlocs will still be very good, because they can still go galactic on their stats way faster than any other tribe.