It's completely backwards that Feno could be relegated, win the WC, and get his spot back (b/c the amount he would win would certainly put him at the top of the list to make it back into GM). I don't think they anticipated a situation where someone who qualifies for the WC is also relegated.
That situation alone makes me feel pretty confident they'll make some changes for Season 3.
As noted above, Firebat had some really salient comments about how weird/ineffective TB2's are. Also, the need for something more akin to a point system rather than earnings to put yourself in contention to make GM.
I imagine they are probably also going to go back to something more like a point system with their new refocus on ladder mattering a little. When they set up GM, ladder had been stripped of all meaning. They realized that was a mistake and are changing it. Those changes will probably carry into GM.
When there are a handful of examples of well functioning leagues, It is a bit annoying that Blizzard keeps trying to reinvent the wheel. Only to step back and say "Oh yeah, I guess the wheel really was better after all."
"I've been playing since may 2014 and still don't have a full classic set if that tells you anything"
I'm not sure how much it tells us, TBH, because you stop buying classic packs pretty quickly. If you don't buy classic packs, you'll miss out on the garbage epics, etc. that you'd never waste dust crafting. I'm pretty sure I don't have every epic, again, b/c a lot of them aren't worth the dust.
ZachO's list has been my favorite so far. I feel like Aggro Rogue just doesn't do enough without Raiding Party anymore. And it's clunky to fit in. Jar Dealer is actually something I was playing in my Quest Rogue a month or so ago. It was surprisingly playable.
I think there could be a spot for Quest Resurrect Priest with N'Zoth. Mass Resurrect kind of sucks, but N'Zoth does not. If you can work out the early game, I think there's a shot.
It's a really fun deck to play. Few games (besides a great priest start) feel completely unwinnable (even though more are unwinnable than you realize). You usually have so many resources to play with that a lot of decisions are there to be made.
Just wondering the implications of this, karthut defender is one of the most synergistic cards ever with N'zoth sure in wild it's not a thing cause wild have much better comboes.
I am not that great of a deck builder any crazy decks you can make with N'zoth in standard?
My first instinct is quest warlock since the deck runs a lot of deathrattle taunts and N'zoth would ressurect them all to make a really strong swing turn.
sure there are 21 other cards we don't know about but let's theoricraft a bit before the 4th of october.
I think both Warlock and Quest Priest (particularly priest) should benefit.
Warlock can play 4 copies of NZoth, and Priest can play 3 (in a super optimistic world).
Priest's Quest doubles down on the board presence. Warlock still needs to figure out what it's doing in the end game. Seems likely that it may have to do with Emperor and something OTK-y...b/c that deck can't finish.
From a development standpoint, wild really doesn't matter very much. They may nerf things here and there to appease the very vocal minority, but they are paying close to zero attention to wild when they design new sets.
Here's the thing about "farming" at low ranks: they are also conceding a lot. With win streaks and limited stars, "farming" that low is very inefficient.
Indeed, I think it's likely that the majority of the "golden portraits" your friend is being matched up with are just bad/weaker players with good collections.
I know the stats suggest otherwise, but I find the Quest Hunter v. Control Warrior match-up to be perfectly winnable. Certainly not the 60-40 shown on HS replay.
I am in favor of the complete overhaul. Priest notoriously has the worst basic/classic set. And it's by a wide margin. This results in a lot of very overtuned cards and feast-or-famine metagame cycles for priest.
I got the one treasure that shuffles back 2 copies of a minion back into your deck that cost 1 and the priest psychic scream girl. Then "did the math" do make my deck only spells, big minions, and psychic scream girl. That worked out okay.
I have the same question
It's completely backwards that Feno could be relegated, win the WC, and get his spot back (b/c the amount he would win would certainly put him at the top of the list to make it back into GM). I don't think they anticipated a situation where someone who qualifies for the WC is also relegated.
That situation alone makes me feel pretty confident they'll make some changes for Season 3.
As noted above, Firebat had some really salient comments about how weird/ineffective TB2's are. Also, the need for something more akin to a point system rather than earnings to put yourself in contention to make GM.
I imagine they are probably also going to go back to something more like a point system with their new refocus on ladder mattering a little. When they set up GM, ladder had been stripped of all meaning. They realized that was a mistake and are changing it. Those changes will probably carry into GM.
When there are a handful of examples of well functioning leagues, It is a bit annoying that Blizzard keeps trying to reinvent the wheel. Only to step back and say "Oh yeah, I guess the wheel really was better after all."
Nah.
YEAH! And where's Sudan, North Korea, and Antarctica!
Long term, I think this deck also needs Loatheb.
I like it a lot. I wonder if Devolve doesn't merit some consideration over either Portal or Dududu
"I've been playing since may 2014 and still don't have a full classic set if that tells you anything"
I'm not sure how much it tells us, TBH, because you stop buying classic packs pretty quickly. If you don't buy classic packs, you'll miss out on the garbage epics, etc. that you'd never waste dust crafting. I'm pretty sure I don't have every epic, again, b/c a lot of them aren't worth the dust.
We keep getting closer and closer to a free rotating core set. I wish we'd just hurry up and get there.
4 mana, do nothing doesn't really scream "Tempo/Burn hybrid" to me.
https://www.vicioussyndicate.com/decks/zachos-lackeyvendetta-rogue/
ZachO's list has been my favorite so far. I feel like Aggro Rogue just doesn't do enough without Raiding Party anymore. And it's clunky to fit in.
Jar Dealer is actually something I was playing in my Quest Rogue a month or so ago. It was surprisingly playable.
I think there could be a spot for Quest Resurrect Priest with N'Zoth. Mass Resurrect kind of sucks, but N'Zoth does not. If you can work out the early game, I think there's a shot.
It's a really fun deck to play. Few games (besides a great priest start) feel completely unwinnable (even though more are unwinnable than you realize). You usually have so many resources to play with that a lot of decisions are there to be made.
I think both Warlock and Quest Priest (particularly priest) should benefit.
Warlock can play 4 copies of NZoth, and Priest can play 3 (in a super optimistic world).
Priest's Quest doubles down on the board presence.
Warlock still needs to figure out what it's doing in the end game. Seems likely that it may have to do with Emperor and something OTK-y...b/c that deck can't finish.
I thought the 3rd plague lord was much harder than the others. He's the only one I haven't been able to kill in 1 run.
From a development standpoint, wild really doesn't matter very much. They may nerf things here and there to appease the very vocal minority, but they are paying close to zero attention to wild when they design new sets.
Here's the thing about "farming" at low ranks: they are also conceding a lot. With win streaks and limited stars, "farming" that low is very inefficient.
Indeed, I think it's likely that the majority of the "golden portraits" your friend is being matched up with are just bad/weaker players with good collections.
I know the stats suggest otherwise, but I find the Quest Hunter v. Control Warrior match-up to be perfectly winnable. Certainly not the 60-40 shown on HS replay.
I am in favor of the complete overhaul. Priest notoriously has the worst basic/classic set. And it's by a wide margin. This results in a lot of very overtuned cards and feast-or-famine metagame cycles for priest.
Priest is one of the worst "best decks" we've ever had.
I got the one treasure that shuffles back 2 copies of a minion back into your deck that cost 1 and the priest psychic scream girl. Then "did the math" do make my deck only spells, big minions, and psychic scream girl. That worked out okay.