The people who flame others are sad people, who have a very fragile sense of self worth that requires validation at all times. If they are having a bad day in Hearthstone and losing a lot of games, they seek that validation via putting others down. Which is at it's core, pathetic! While I don't disagree with you that this type of behavior needs to be stopped, I'm not sure what the long term solution is. Realistically the only way to stop the abuse from happening is that players could just not accept the requests from recent opponents.
I have gotten some unexpected "Challenge a Friend" quests from recent opponents in a few instances, and in fewer instances even made long term friends in game via recent opponents. So sometimes I think maybe I should accept them. But most often I am told I am a lot of things I won't retype here. My recent favorite was on Oct 31 by someone saying I should "suck a d*** and die of coronavirus b****!" He said something before that about how I had the nerve to emote him before I won... I know I didn't because I rarely use the emotes. I don't remember the circumstances but I think my hero may have said one of their "thinking" emotes as the turn progressed, happened to be right as I was ending the game. Just FYI, it was in Standard, my opponent was an Aggro Druid (one of the best decks in the format) and I was playing Tempo Ping Mage. Basically meta deck versus homebrew meme! Also, in this instance I reported the player, which I only do if they really cross a certain line. As someone who works in physical therapy and currently has several patients recovering from the effects of the mentioned disease, as well as a wife, multiple family members, and countless friends and colleagues working in various healthcare roles through the last 20 months, I was not amused in this instance.
Anyway... While the behavior is awful, the only way to stop it is if we the players don't accept the requests. You almost have to expect that clicking the checkmark will result in them calling you all sorts of terrible things. If you can't handle that or it could be potentially triggering for you, don't click it. If you do accept and get hit with all sorts of terrible crap, you need to understand that they are just unhappy with themselves and unjustly taking it out on you, and also know how to report the behavior from the Launcher chat if you think necessary to do so. (Open the chat, right click a line of text with the hate speech or other reportable offense, and click Report)
It would make the minion have 0-Health and it would die when played. Similar to when the Spellburst for Ceremonial Maul goes off after playing The Coin or some other 0 mana spell. There is an achievement called Reflecto Failure which is to play a 0-health minion and I was trying to figure out how to do that, and it's this card!
Interested to try it out in a Wild Egg Deck of some kind, and if the Wild meta somehow slows down some perhaps a combo with Reflecto Engineer, to set up a turn 10 play of 10/5 Linecracker, Charge, and 2x Inner Rage. Maybe even a Tempo Egg Warrior that just has this as a back up finisher! But if things slow down we'll probably see a bunch of Big Priest again full of Taunts. So yeah...
I’m assuming Recombobulaters are for the Gnolls. Use them to rush and kill something, then make them into a Deathwing or some other big board presence instead of a 5/2 or 5/1. Very cool!
I saw the Mage hero power achievement and thought, I’ve already done that so many times in my old Odd Mage days! Double Fire Eater and the elemental that gives +2 to your hero power. That or Fire Eater plus Clockwork. And this was before Tour Guide so (back in my day) I had to still pay the 2 mana to get the 8 damage ping off!
I actually meant to try making a Ping Mech Mage to get this one, but maybe your version is better just for a quick achievement grab!
I work during those hours and not a job where I can’t watch Twitch/YT at work. So yeah… unless it’s a wider window like before or just “watch a minute, get 2 packs” I might miss these two.
Playing Wild last night, Almost every opponent I fought was Alliance (like me). Made me wonder what they AvH balance looks like when comparing players who mostly play Standard vs players who mostly play Wild?
Personally I chose Alliance because I thought Vanndar would have more potential for crazy Wild shenanigans. But figured everyone would gravitate towards Drek’thar simply because he’s a better tempo play and HS meta has been fast lately, especially in Wild.
But after yesterday I’m thinking either 1) more Wild players went with Alliance for the same reasons as me or 2) at end of month I was just getting matched up with the players in Wild that enjoy off meta and/or meme decks like me and it’s those players who went with Vanndar, not necessarily a reflection of a Wild majority.
I was wondering earlier today if they are going to have either an achievement to unlock a portrait or two, or if they'll include Tavish portraits in some sort of bundle offer. Guess we'll see!
He most definitely did! Never bought either of the Windrunner sisters for Hunter skins, and frankly don't want them, and every other Hunter portrait is a type of Rexxar. Was hoping for the Tavish portraits to have more variety in that class.
Most likely it just has to take exact lethal damage from any source or it’s resummoned. A more reasonable question is how do “Destroy” effects interact with this effect? You don’t overkill the minion when destroying it with Execute, or Shadow Word: Pain. But you also don’t kill it with exact damage.
Feel like because you must kill it with an Honorable Kill situation a destroy effect just brings it back, but we’ll have to wait and see in a few weeks.
You forgot to say “if the meta is slow enough to get to turn 7.” Personally I’d love a world where Frostlich Jaina can make a comeback in Mage. For as annoying as she used to be, not even having the option to play cards like her with hyper aggro metas is more annoying.
Well even if what I'm remembering is correct it may not be set in stone, which would be pretty fun honestly. Perhaps they will update it over time. But my guess is they won't. It's not exactly a card that sees a lot of play (if any) in Wild.
Pretty sure they said something during Scholomance’s expansion cycle that it would get updates while in Standard but likely would not once in Wild.
Can’t remember if they had a distinct plan but if they don’t update it the new boards after AV will probably just be “Battlecry: Discover a card from (set).” with (set) being whatever set that board is from.
Maybe also in some combo warlock decks for the draw?
I am always trying to make Maly Warlock decks work in Wild. Immediately started thinking about it again after seeing this card!
I they put out a warlock spell or a 5 mana minion that draws your lowest cost minion, I can more reliably play [Hearthstone Card (VandarStormpike) Not Found] to help reduce Maly’s cost, maybe another cost reduction on some damage spells through Thaurissan, Lorekeeper to draw OG Maly and Draw a bunch of Spells Maly to get the combo off. But… in Wild?! Sooo slow!
However! This Hero card could help delay, the Rifts give me board presence (when I draw them), and could be combo’d with other stuff, even if resurrecting 3/3’s isn’t too strong.
But yeah, it may not (probably won’t) work. We’ll see what else gets printed and I’ll try it when the set launches.
I am eager to see what you'll cook up in your laboratories!
Laboratories?! What do I look like, Dekkster?!?! Also, thanks for the vote of confidence! Almost feels like you actually expect me to build a good deck! :)
The people who flame others are sad people, who have a very fragile sense of self worth that requires validation at all times. If they are having a bad day in Hearthstone and losing a lot of games, they seek that validation via putting others down. Which is at it's core, pathetic! While I don't disagree with you that this type of behavior needs to be stopped, I'm not sure what the long term solution is. Realistically the only way to stop the abuse from happening is that players could just not accept the requests from recent opponents.
I have gotten some unexpected "Challenge a Friend" quests from recent opponents in a few instances, and in fewer instances even made long term friends in game via recent opponents. So sometimes I think maybe I should accept them. But most often I am told I am a lot of things I won't retype here. My recent favorite was on Oct 31 by someone saying I should "suck a d*** and die of coronavirus b****!" He said something before that about how I had the nerve to emote him before I won... I know I didn't because I rarely use the emotes. I don't remember the circumstances but I think my hero may have said one of their "thinking" emotes as the turn progressed, happened to be right as I was ending the game. Just FYI, it was in Standard, my opponent was an Aggro Druid (one of the best decks in the format) and I was playing Tempo Ping Mage. Basically meta deck versus homebrew meme! Also, in this instance I reported the player, which I only do if they really cross a certain line. As someone who works in physical therapy and currently has several patients recovering from the effects of the mentioned disease, as well as a wife, multiple family members, and countless friends and colleagues working in various healthcare roles through the last 20 months, I was not amused in this instance.
Anyway... While the behavior is awful, the only way to stop it is if we the players don't accept the requests. You almost have to expect that clicking the checkmark will result in them calling you all sorts of terrible things. If you can't handle that or it could be potentially triggering for you, don't click it. If you do accept and get hit with all sorts of terrible crap, you need to understand that they are just unhappy with themselves and unjustly taking it out on you, and also know how to report the behavior from the Launcher chat if you think necessary to do so. (Open the chat, right click a line of text with the hate speech or other reportable offense, and click Report)
Slightly different list but same idea using Shudderwock for the more freezes through all the repeated battlecries.
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It would make the minion have 0-Health and it would die when played. Similar to when the Spellburst for Ceremonial Maul goes off after playing The Coin or some other 0 mana spell. There is an achievement called Reflecto Failure which is to play a 0-health minion and I was trying to figure out how to do that, and it's this card!
Interested to try it out in a Wild Egg Deck of some kind, and if the Wild meta somehow slows down some perhaps a combo with Reflecto Engineer, to set up a turn 10 play of 10/5 Linecracker, Charge, and 2x Inner Rage. Maybe even a Tempo Egg Warrior that just has this as a back up finisher! But if things slow down we'll probably see a bunch of Big Priest again full of Taunts. So yeah...
I’m assuming Recombobulaters are for the Gnolls. Use them to rush and kill something, then make them into a Deathwing or some other big board presence instead of a 5/2 or 5/1. Very cool!
I saw the Mage hero power achievement and thought, I’ve already done that so many times in my old Odd Mage days! Double Fire Eater and the elemental that gives +2 to your hero power. That or Fire Eater plus Clockwork. And this was before Tour Guide so (back in my day) I had to still pay the 2 mana to get the 8 damage ping off!
I actually meant to try making a Ping Mech Mage to get this one, but maybe your version is better just for a quick achievement grab!
I work during those hours and not a job where I can’t watch Twitch/YT at work. So yeah… unless it’s a wider window like before or just “watch a minute, get 2 packs” I might miss these two.
Oh well!
Playing Wild last night, Almost every opponent I fought was Alliance (like me). Made me wonder what they AvH balance looks like when comparing players who mostly play Standard vs players who mostly play Wild?
Personally I chose Alliance because I thought Vanndar would have more potential for crazy Wild shenanigans. But figured everyone would gravitate towards Drek’thar simply because he’s a better tempo play and HS meta has been fast lately, especially in Wild.
But after yesterday I’m thinking either 1) more Wild players went with Alliance for the same reasons as me or 2) at end of month I was just getting matched up with the players in Wild that enjoy off meta and/or meme decks like me and it’s those players who went with Vanndar, not necessarily a reflection of a Wild majority.
Probably #2.
If you earn an achievement now you can wait until the reward track refresh to click it. If you do that, the xp should go towards the new reward track.
I was wondering earlier today if they are going to have either an achievement to unlock a portrait or two, or if they'll include Tavish portraits in some sort of bundle offer. Guess we'll see!
He most definitely did! Never bought either of the Windrunner sisters for Hunter skins, and frankly don't want them, and every other Hunter portrait is a type of Rexxar. Was hoping for the Tavish portraits to have more variety in that class.
Most likely it just has to take exact lethal damage from any source or it’s resummoned. A more reasonable question is how do “Destroy” effects interact with this effect? You don’t overkill the minion when destroying it with Execute, or Shadow Word: Pain. But you also don’t kill it with exact damage.
Feel like because you must kill it with an Honorable Kill situation a destroy effect just brings it back, but we’ll have to wait and see in a few weeks.
Will be interesting to see if this cards ends up being good or BA-A-A-A-A-Ad!
You forgot to say “if the meta is slow enough to get to turn 7.” Personally I’d love a world where Frostlich Jaina can make a comeback in Mage. For as annoying as she used to be, not even having the option to play cards like her with hyper aggro metas is more annoying.
Mark’s reveal video intro prediction:
Mark: “Deck intro time! And this time… It’s not a deck at all! It’s just one card that I’m going to reveal to you, right now!”
Well even if what I'm remembering is correct it may not be set in stone, which would be pretty fun honestly. Perhaps they will update it over time. But my guess is they won't. It's not exactly a card that sees a lot of play (if any) in Wild.
All my Freeze Shaman jokes and maybe, MAYBE, it could be a decent meme deck with one more decent freeze card/synergy after this one.
Pretty sure they said something during Scholomance’s expansion cycle that it would get updates while in Standard but likely would not once in Wild.
Can’t remember if they had a distinct plan but if they don’t update it the new boards after AV will probably just be “Battlecry: Discover a card from (set).” with (set) being whatever set that board is from.
I mean how could I NOT be interested in cooking up a Moorabi list?! I doubt I'll have it day 1 though.
I am always trying to make Maly Warlock decks work in Wild. Immediately started thinking about it again after seeing this card!
I they put out a warlock spell or a 5 mana minion that draws your lowest cost minion, I can more reliably play [Hearthstone Card (VandarStormpike) Not Found] to help reduce Maly’s cost, maybe another cost reduction on some damage spells through Thaurissan, Lorekeeper to draw OG Maly and Draw a bunch of Spells Maly to get the combo off. But… in Wild?! Sooo slow!
However! This Hero card could help delay, the Rifts give me board presence (when I draw them), and could be combo’d with other stuff, even if resurrecting 3/3’s isn’t too strong.
But yeah, it may not (probably won’t) work. We’ll see what else gets printed and I’ll try it when the set launches.
Laboratories?! What do I look like, Dekkster?!?! Also, thanks for the vote of confidence! Almost feels like you actually expect me to build a good deck! :)