What Zelgadis said, basically they tried to minimise the damage the winner would deal to the "enemy". They often took the turn to level up their Tavern instead of buying minions and putting more stuff on the board. Or they did buy minions they wanted, but didnt play them; or even sell some they would sell of next turn anyway. Position stuff that it would die to a Divine Shield Taunt etc. or so that Deathrattles would spawn as little crap as possible.
Health is a very important resource in Battlegrounds, we can clearly see that just by how +20 Health on Patchwerk makes him one of the best Heroes. So when they managed to minimise damage dealt to each other, or even cause a draw. And not only that, but often being able to upgarde Tavern on early turn where normally you would have been trying for board control so you dont take excessive damage, that created big advantages for them.
It was actually a very interesting to see the strategy behind this team play, which had some random elements to it attached still, for obvious reasons, but it was another layer of play and a big part of why the winning team won.
Im interested to see this, i understand why the team tournament was played the way it was, dont damage your teammate too much and get draw if possible, but thanks to that you had pretty easy early game sometimes. Not at all how you would play a regular game. So im interested to see how players in a "regular" environment match up.
Shu'ma (2/5): It is not the best card in the world, but it is a board swarm. I mean there are worse legendaries. Depending on your class and draft, it might actually become a really good minion for you.
Envoy of Lazul (4/5): I like this card for arena. It gives you some information about your opponent's deck and also what he might or might not be holding in his hand right now. The information could be invaluable. You will probably get a card less often on average with Envoy than you would with its cousin Curious Glimmerroot, but i think the card will be worth it either way.
Secure the Deck (3/5): Kinda slow to complete, and the reward isnt that amazing, but its removal. You probably wont be too sad to have to draft this card, if it will be the best out of the three options, but at the same time, you will always hope for something better. One of the better Side Quests considering Arena, thats for sure.
Clear the Way (1/5): Way too draft dependant and probably a bit slow. It can shine, if you do draft a few Rush cards, namely stuff like Swarm of Locusts or Desert Spear, but still, inconsistent.
This isnt an easy solve. The news article will get spamed away from the front page with new ones coming in. We want to encourage ppl to continue discussing the cards, for which forums is better suited. But disallowing any discussion in the news article doesnt make any sense.
I dont think its that big of a deal imho. Yes, initially the discussion can be split, but you can say the same about discussing it on Discord. We just provide multiple options and you can choose whatever suits you best.
I like your idea about "Discuss this card" directing you to card's page in theory, not sure if it would be a good idea long term, but that is something we could consider for next reveal season. We shall see what opinion other Staff members have on this.
About the voting, we made it easier for you to vote on a card. It is enough to vote in one place, thats it. The fact you see the ratings in more places doesnt mean you have to vote several times, you vote once and your vote shows in all the other places as well ;-)
There is all sorts of "hidden" stuff we implemented along the way to make our life easier, we might as well share it with you to help you format your content better :) (i'll write what i remember, there might still be more)
Note: You can combine multiple parameters in one bbcode.
two: This is more useful for articles than forums, but you can use it for quick widget formatting (see the difference): [hsdeckcollection two]8764,8765,8766,8767[/hsdeckcollection] =
This isnt bbcode, but we have one thing implemented, that Custom Card Creators might want to make use of, so here it goes.
hsclass-header
We have a special headings with graphics for each class. But to make it work, you have to edit your post in Source Code via the "<>" button in the Text Editor:
Create your post and a header for the class;
for example, format your "Druid" header with Heading 3, which will then in source code look like <h3>Druid</h3>.
Click on the "<>" icon (source code) in the Text Editor.
Search for (ctrl+f) "h3" and find the heading you're looking for.
Replace line <h3>Druid</h3> with <h3 class="hsclass-header hsclass-druid">Druid</h3>;
for hunter it would be <h3 class="hsclass-header hsclass-hunter">Hunter</h3> and so on.
Confirm with "OK".
Save your post.
Done.
Now you get the pretty headings with graphics instead of regular ones :)
If you dont want to do it manually, or cant figure it out, feel free to copy them from this list (you can just copy the yellow class name, it will transfer the code with it):
I still have this happening. One of the reasons why I kinda stopped posting more, even though I am not a huge poster.
Is it deleting more than the last character? I only ever experienced it to cut off the last character, especially if i end up with a smiley face, but thats about it. If more text gets cut off, we need to do a deeper analysis.
Can you describe your situation?
What exactly happens?
What device are you using?
What browser are you using?
Do you have any add-ons installed (and active)?
Did you try it without add-ons? Did you try it in different browser?
Can you provide a link to a post that has been cut-off?
Shu'ma will probably be one of those minions that gonna screw you so hard in the most ridiculous situation possible when it drops from a random effect (for you or your opponent) :D
Absolutely love it; going straight into my Dragon Paladin deck. The flavor of it - Talritha jumping onto a new Dragon - is perfect. This will definitely see play if Dragon Paladin can get off the ground once more.
Yes and no. Ppl always look primarly on the card gain, but you also get an information with this. Glimmerroot tells you something about your opponent's deck while Envoy tells you something about your opponents hand. So there is a difference
We also updated the voting system to make it easier for you guys :) Now you dont have to go to the card's page specifically to vote (but you can), you can vote from the news pages, threads, xpac guide, basically whenever you see the ranking and it is all tied together, so you dont have to worry where you vote:)
I only now got to this, the class looks pretty good and the flavor is high!
One thing im not sure even Shatterstar realized, at least he didnt mention it is, with Astral Intellect and Mark of Gemini, this class has some serious potential for a Mill deck :o
Oh, and before i forget ... BEGONE SECRET LOVERS! :D
What Zelgadis said, basically they tried to minimise the damage the winner would deal to the "enemy". They often took the turn to level up their Tavern instead of buying minions and putting more stuff on the board. Or they did buy minions they wanted, but didnt play them; or even sell some they would sell of next turn anyway. Position stuff that it would die to a Divine Shield Taunt etc. or so that Deathrattles would spawn as little crap as possible.
Health is a very important resource in Battlegrounds, we can clearly see that just by how +20 Health on Patchwerk makes him one of the best Heroes. So when they managed to minimise damage dealt to each other, or even cause a draw. And not only that, but often being able to upgarde Tavern on early turn where normally you would have been trying for board control so you dont take excessive damage, that created big advantages for them.
It was actually a very interesting to see the strategy behind this team play, which had some random elements to it attached still, for obvious reasons, but it was another layer of play and a big part of why the winning team won.
Im interested to see this, i understand why the team tournament was played the way it was, dont damage your teammate too much and get draw if possible, but thanks to that you had pretty easy early game sometimes. Not at all how you would play a regular game. So im interested to see how players in a "regular" environment match up.
- NEW CARDS -
1=Terrible, 2=Poor, 3=Average, 4=Good, 5=Excellent
Dragonrider Talritha (4/5): Looks like a pretty good card, if you have any amount of dragons. 3/3 for 3 is ok and it has effect that can do some work.
Galakrond, the Unbreakable (x/5): not draftable in Arena.
Shu'ma (2/5): It is not the best card in the world, but it is a board swarm. I mean there are worse legendaries. Depending on your class and draft, it might actually become a really good minion for you.
Envoy of Lazul (4/5): I like this card for arena. It gives you some information about your opponent's deck and also what he might or might not be holding in his hand right now. The information could be invaluable. You will probably get a card less often on average with Envoy than you would with its cousin Curious Glimmerroot, but i think the card will be worth it either way.
Secure the Deck (3/5): Kinda slow to complete, and the reward isnt that amazing, but its removal. You probably wont be too sad to have to draft this card, if it will be the best out of the three options, but at the same time, you will always hope for something better. One of the better Side Quests considering Arena, thats for sure.
Clear the Way (1/5): Way too draft dependant and probably a bit slow. It can shine, if you do draft a few Rush cards, namely stuff like Swarm of Locusts or Desert Spear, but still, inconsistent.
This isnt an easy solve. The news article will get spamed away from the front page with new ones coming in. We want to encourage ppl to continue discussing the cards, for which forums is better suited. But disallowing any discussion in the news article doesnt make any sense.
I dont think its that big of a deal imho. Yes, initially the discussion can be split, but you can say the same about discussing it on Discord. We just provide multiple options and you can choose whatever suits you best.
I like your idea about "Discuss this card" directing you to card's page in theory, not sure if it would be a good idea long term, but that is something we could consider for next reveal season. We shall see what opinion other Staff members have on this.
About the voting, we made it easier for you to vote on a card. It is enough to vote in one place, thats it. The fact you see the ratings in more places doesnt mean you have to vote several times, you vote once and your vote shows in all the other places as well ;-)
I dont see why it wouldnt.
There is all sorts of "hidden" stuff we implemented along the way to make our life easier, we might as well share it with you to help you format your content better :) (i'll write what i remember, there might still be more)
Note: You can combine multiple parameters in one bbcode.
Hearthstone
Example: [card]Mal'ganis[/card] = Mal'Ganis
Parameters:
Example: [cardimg]Mal'ganis[/cardimg] =
Parameters:
Example: [deck]8764[/deck] =
Example: [hsdeckcollection]8764[/hsdeckcollection] =
Parameters:
[hsdeckcollection]8764,8765,8766,8767[/hsdeckcollection] =
[hsdeckcollection two]8764,8765,8766,8767[/hsdeckcollection] =
Hearthstone Battlegrounds
Example: [card bg]Mal'ganis[/card] = Mal'Ganis
Parameters:
Example: [cardimg bg]Mal'ganis[/cardimg] =
Parameters:
Hearthstone Mercenaries
Example: [mercparty]132[/mercparty] =
Legends of Runeterra
Example: [runecard]Katarina[/runecard] = Katarina
Parameters:
Example: [runecardimg]Katarina[/runecardimg] =
Parameters:
Example: [runedeck]7[/runedeck] =
Magic: The Gathering
Example: [mtgcard]Sylvan Library[/mtgcard] = Sylvan Library
Example: [mtgcardimg]Sylvan Library[/mtgcardimg] =
Other
When you use the Quote button to reply to someone, Quote generates automatically.
You can, however, create a custom block quote with someone else's name, if that would serve your purpose.
Example: [quote from="Sinti"]I'm the best and you know it![/quote] =
How To Make a Spoiler Inside a Spoiler: 101
[spoiler]Just[spoiler]Like[spoiler]This[/spoiler][/spoiler][/spoiler] =
Parameters:
Source Code Magic
This isnt bbcode, but we have one thing implemented, that Custom Card Creators might want to make use of, so here it goes.
We have a special headings with graphics for each class. But to make it work, you have to edit your post in Source Code via the "<>" button in the Text Editor:
Now you get the pretty headings with graphics instead of regular ones :)
If you dont want to do it manually, or cant figure it out, feel free to copy them from this list (you can just copy the yellow class name, it will transfer the code with it):
Demon Hunter
Druid
Hunter
Mage
Paladin
Priest
Rogue
Shaman
Warlock
Warrior
Neutral
Is it deleting more than the last character? I only ever experienced it to cut off the last character, especially if i end up with a smiley face, but thats about it. If more text gets cut off, we need to do a deeper analysis.
Hi, Flux addressed the issue here: https://outof.cards/forums/out-of-cards/site-feedback-ideas/2038-advertisements?page=1#comment-41665
Please continue any discussion you wish to have on the topic there, thanks.
I nominate Tentacle for the cutest "card" of the set!
Did you mean that in a good or bad way? 😁
Shu'ma will probably be one of those minions that gonna screw you so hard in the most ridiculous situation possible when it drops from a random effect (for you or your opponent) :D
I can understand that and it is your choice, how you evaluate the cards. We appretiate any feedback ;-)
I knew you would like it :D
Looks like a pretty powerful tool. You get some information about what is your opponent (not) hodling and you can potentially get a card.
Yes and no. Ppl always look primarly on the card gain, but you also get an information with this. Glimmerroot tells you something about your opponent's deck while Envoy tells you something about your opponents hand. So there is a difference
Sorta Val'anyr like. But yeah, cool design.
We also updated the voting system to make it easier for you guys :) Now you dont have to go to the card's page specifically to vote (but you can), you can vote from the news pages, threads, xpac guide, basically whenever you see the ranking and it is all tied together, so you dont have to worry where you vote:)
It would not be possible to count it manually lol.
You vote on cards on the site and you participate in a meaningful discussion in the card thread's basically ;-)
I only now got to this, the class looks pretty good and the flavor is high!
One thing im not sure even Shatterstar realized, at least he didnt mention it is, with Astral Intellect and Mark of Gemini, this class has some serious potential for a Mill deck :o
Oh, and before i forget ... BEGONE SECRET LOVERS! :D