Yes, this is right. I was at level 44 and now I am almost done with level 49. The XP requirements for the higher levels (up to level 50) have been dropped dramatically. But people below those levels may not see any change at this time. But their progress through the higher levels will be faster than mine was.
I think they removed packs from the later levels of the rewards track (after level 27 maybe). They should just be rewarding (more) gold than before now. There was a lot of negative feedback from the player base regarding packs at those levels.
I am hearing a lot of folks on Twitch saying they will likely pick Valeera at 50 for more rogue variety. I have not given it much thought personally. I am thinking I may just wait until I hit 50 to actually think about it. Frankly, I like a lot of them. I probably won't choose Mage or Shaman because with the paid track there's no shortage of options for skins on those classes.
I am 1/3 of the way through level 43 (bought the pass).
I have seen two people on ladder with level 50 hero portraits, and have seen a couple more in streams I watch. Level 44 feels a mile away - the update to rewards can't come soon enough. I have rolled the 800XP (960 XP for me with the 20% boost) quest 2 days in a row (rolled and re-rolled) and it feels terrible. Work is busy and I have not been able to play more than a few games a day this week. At this rate I won't be at 44 until Monday when we get the new weekly quests, because I am only earning 1200-1500 XP a day, which is really poor in terms of gold/day.
Very little to add to this that hasn't been said already, but I am happy with these latest updates - seems like we're moving in a better direction. I'm glad this site has kept things overwhelmingly civil throughout. Looking forward to jumping a few levels when the update goes live(!).
It will be interesting to see how things feel when the mini-expansion comes out too. I held back some DMF packs from Day 1 to help with that, which didn't feel good, but is a sign of the brave new world we live in with 170 card sets.
I got the Arena quest this week and luckily re-rolled it into something more achievable. I have a total of two Arena runs in my multi-year HS career with more than 5 wins each, so I don't think I will risk the weekly XP on a format that I am not very good at!
Lots of well articulated comments, and a civil discussion - exactly why this site/community is great. I love reading forum threads like this.
I am a paying player, but it was not always that way. I love this game - it is nearly the only game I have time for any more.
When I think about the new content and the new progression/rewards system the thing that keeps getting driven home is: "does the new system feel better? Do I feel like I am having a better experience?" And the short answer is unfortunately "probably not". It certainly doesn't feel better, which I think is what is upsetting so much of the player base - the final numbers (gold/dust/packs/legendary cards etc.) may not have settled yet, but I think the system feels greedier, grindier and not palpably more rewarding at this point.
I am not about to quit playing because I enjoy the gameplay, the animations, the WoW characters and quasi-lore, but because the system doesn't palpably feel better yet I have my concerns.
The duplicate protection changes they made earlier this year were awesome (and long overdue). Scholomance Academy is the first expansion (other than the old style adventures) where I have 100% of the epics, and am threatening to get all the legendaries. That feels great for a collection oriented person like me. I unpacked 5 Sul'thraze back in the day, and that by contrast felt awful (as an example, there were others like that - looking at you 4x Furnacefire Colossus).
I ultimately want a system that rewards people daily and feels better than what we had yesterday. I want the game to succeed and be a going concern for years to come.
Yeah, I have definitely had some 37-38 pack droughts between legendaries before in the Classic set. Feels brutal, when it happens (and the only pack you're opening from that set is your weekly Tavern Brawl prize). And then you'll get a legendary, and sometimes one 3 packs later, so it tends to even itself out over the long run.
I keep track of my pity timers manually, and so far they are holding up (legendary within 40 packs, and 1 within the first 10 packs of any expansion/pack type, which the exception of golden packs).
It's terrible. I have just been jamming it into any Druid deck to try and get "summon" ticks. People seem to be able to play around it really easily. If I had Hadronox, I would put it in a wild Taunt Druid deck, some of those lists that are circulating look pretty fun.
I just wanted to say I think this is an awesome ideal for a series of articles!
My 3 packs from the World Championship showed up today (NA).
I got the gold today, but no packs yet. I picked Monsanto, so I am expecting 3(?)
You can also get the shaman hero attack achievement with 2x rockbiter weapon and doom hammer equipped
Yes, this is right. I was at level 44 and now I am almost done with level 49. The XP requirements for the higher levels (up to level 50) have been dropped dramatically. But people below those levels may not see any change at this time. But their progress through the higher levels will be faster than mine was.
Yeah, I didn't see mine either. My rewards track showed that I had claimed them already.
I think they removed packs from the later levels of the rewards track (after level 27 maybe). They should just be rewarding (more) gold than before now. There was a lot of negative feedback from the player base regarding packs at those levels.
I am hearing a lot of folks on Twitch saying they will likely pick Valeera at 50 for more rogue variety. I have not given it much thought personally. I am thinking I may just wait until I hit 50 to actually think about it. Frankly, I like a lot of them. I probably won't choose Mage or Shaman because with the paid track there's no shortage of options for skins on those classes.
I am 1/3 of the way through level 43 (bought the pass).
I have seen two people on ladder with level 50 hero portraits, and have seen a couple more in streams I watch. Level 44 feels a mile away - the update to rewards can't come soon enough. I have rolled the 800XP (960 XP for me with the 20% boost) quest 2 days in a row (rolled and re-rolled) and it feels terrible. Work is busy and I have not been able to play more than a few games a day this week. At this rate I won't be at 44 until Monday when we get the new weekly quests, because I am only earning 1200-1500 XP a day, which is really poor in terms of gold/day.
Yes, the track lasts per expansion, not per month.
+3 to three of my favorite comments in a long while. <wipes tears of laughter from eyes>
Very little to add to this that hasn't been said already, but I am happy with these latest updates - seems like we're moving in a better direction. I'm glad this site has kept things overwhelmingly civil throughout. Looking forward to jumping a few levels when the update goes live(!).
It will be interesting to see how things feel when the mini-expansion comes out too. I held back some DMF packs from Day 1 to help with that, which didn't feel good, but is a sign of the brave new world we live in with 170 card sets.
Congrats on making legend :)!
I reached level 35 (4xp over) in my final game last night
I also saw no progress in my daily quests during the brawl (despite playing cards that would have worked toward the objective).
I got the Arena quest this week and luckily re-rolled it into something more achievable. I have a total of two Arena runs in my multi-year HS career with more than 5 wins each, so I don't think I will risk the weekly XP on a format that I am not very good at!
Lots of well articulated comments, and a civil discussion - exactly why this site/community is great. I love reading forum threads like this.
I am a paying player, but it was not always that way. I love this game - it is nearly the only game I have time for any more.
When I think about the new content and the new progression/rewards system the thing that keeps getting driven home is: "does the new system feel better? Do I feel like I am having a better experience?" And the short answer is unfortunately "probably not". It certainly doesn't feel better, which I think is what is upsetting so much of the player base - the final numbers (gold/dust/packs/legendary cards etc.) may not have settled yet, but I think the system feels greedier, grindier and not palpably more rewarding at this point.
I am not about to quit playing because I enjoy the gameplay, the animations, the WoW characters and quasi-lore, but because the system doesn't palpably feel better yet I have my concerns.
The duplicate protection changes they made earlier this year were awesome (and long overdue). Scholomance Academy is the first expansion (other than the old style adventures) where I have 100% of the epics, and am threatening to get all the legendaries. That feels great for a collection oriented person like me. I unpacked 5 Sul'thraze back in the day, and that by contrast felt awful (as an example, there were others like that - looking at you 4x Furnacefire Colossus).
I ultimately want a system that rewards people daily and feels better than what we had yesterday. I want the game to succeed and be a going concern for years to come.
Yeah, I have definitely had some 37-38 pack droughts between legendaries before in the Classic set. Feels brutal, when it happens (and the only pack you're opening from that set is your weekly Tavern Brawl prize). And then you'll get a legendary, and sometimes one 3 packs later, so it tends to even itself out over the long run.
I keep track of my pity timers manually, and so far they are holding up (legendary within 40 packs, and 1 within the first 10 packs of any expansion/pack type, which the exception of golden packs).
It's terrible. I have just been jamming it into any Druid deck to try and get "summon" ticks. People seem to be able to play around it really easily. If I had Hadronox, I would put it in a wild Taunt Druid deck, some of those lists that are circulating look pretty fun.