I got excited when I saw Totem Goliath in the list, but then realized it was a buff. I got excited not because he needs a nerf, the buff is nice actually, but instead because I have a golden copy of the Goliath and I want that full dust value, baby! :)
I do believe it was stated somewhere that the rule is:
1) You won’t open duplicates until you have all of that rarity in a set.
2) Once you have 2 of each card in a rarity, 1 if each Legendary, your next cards in that rarity will be any cards you don’t have 2 normal copies of.
So yes, it back fills your golden cards with normal copies once you have all of that rarity.
I have the entire set of Outland thanks to this protection rule, and I opened a Legendary in the Felosophy bundle. It was Lurker Below, which I have golden of from Pre-order. So I DE’d the golden copy to craft something later. My next one would be Lady Vashj as I also have her in golden. My next Academy epics will be Braggart or Devout Pupil because of this rule.
One other match up besides the mirror that can be bad is Shaman running Devolve and Beakered Lightning. It's basically make to specifically be anti-this deck.
Yeah, I feel absolutely DIRTY playing this deck, but I've farmed 70 gold from wins in about an hour... Now if you'll excuse me, I must go take a long shower.
But for me, the worst is the tavern brawl one. Since I'm forced to play that mode :(
Same for me except that it's the battlegrounds one. Ick
With both Battlegrounds and Tavern Brawl quests you can just start a game and immediately Concede if you don't want to play the mode. Both will still count the game despite not actually playing a turn.
Congrats! Got my first one about a month ago using Even Shaman. Completed my Classic legendary collection with a [Hearthstone Card (Natalie Saline) Not Found]. I kind of was the same: didn't really care to grind, but decided to try this new variant of Even Shaman with a lot of Totems as I hadn't played my favorite class in a long time. And not only was I having fun smashing opponents with Healing Totems, but I kept winning and winning all the way up to Legend.
I'm also encouraged by the fact that he states they have points in the system they can tune, which to me means they have every intent of ensuring players are able to still earn the same level of awards for the time they spend grinding games for xp and tier progression. Which also makes me assume there will not be a gold cap, and perhaps xp after reaching top tier goes towards some sort of additional gold rewards.
I hear you, but really I can't say I'm for or against it until the fully fleshed out system is revealed.
My thoughts as to the incentive to the new system? The paid tier was mostly cosmetics and XP boosts that ramp as you progress to higher levels (based on the previous spreadsheet we saw). So perhaps they are hoping more players will throw an extra $20, or $25 at them to get these boosts and hero skins/card backs. Also, depending on how the XP boosts work, and if they don't cap out gold earnings (which this latest statement makes me think they won't), having the XP boost could be great for players who want to hoard gold for expansion day.
I could also see a world where in this pass system you cap out on pass tiers, and then every X amount of XP earned after that awards you Y gold, and so having the XP boost could potentially push for an even larger gold stockpile than what you currently average if you are grinding out and playing a lot. But again, it'll all depend on how much the pass costs, the actual rewards system, and the total value you're able to earn in the end.
As I said in the edit to my post though, Dean states they have "tuning" points that they can adjust if they are wrong on the new system being equally or more rewarding to players. So that makes me a little optimistic.
IF it actually plays out the way Dean is saying, with grinding players (like me) able to hoard 8000-10,000 gold prior to each expansion, while also earning other non-gold rewards like packs... OK, I'm on board! But I can't be completely sold on the battle pass idea until I actually see concrete stats on what rewards will be like.
Furthermore, if they make this promise and then it ends up all players are NOT able to earn and hoard as much gold as in the current system, I hope they are able to quickly adjust the system to make sure they keep this promise (and I am taking this statement as a promise from Dean/Blizzard).
EDIT: Looking over the article again, he does mention having "tuning" options in case they are wrong and not all players are getting the same value with the new system.
The Reptari tried to make their way into Un’Goro, and had even gained a small foothold in the outskirts of the crater! But then, a lone Tortollan stood up and shouted, “OUT OF MY JUNGLE!!!” HIs bravery inspired his kin to push back and expel the Reptari invasion.
Slate was my pre-order golden. Or as I normally call the bad golden legendaries I get from pre-orders: my “choose your own non-golden legendary” legendary.
There’s got to be more coming, right?! I honestly don’t hold my duplicates too long after a set comes out. Or at all! But this set ai have held onto almost all duplicates, only dusting cards that are not seeing play or seem very unlikely to get nerfed.
I want Devout Pupil and Argent Braggart to get a nerf. Partially because they could maybe use one, but mostly for selfish reasons of having a golden copy of both! Same with Potion of Illusion which I have 2 normal copies and 1 golden, but that’s far less likely than the other two.
I got excited when I saw Totem Goliath in the list, but then realized it was a buff. I got excited not because he needs a nerf, the buff is nice actually, but instead because I have a golden copy of the Goliath and I want that full dust value, baby! :)
I do believe it was stated somewhere that the rule is:
1) You won’t open duplicates until you have all of that rarity in a set.
2) Once you have 2 of each card in a rarity, 1 if each Legendary, your next cards in that rarity will be any cards you don’t have 2 normal copies of.
So yes, it back fills your golden cards with normal copies once you have all of that rarity.
I have the entire set of Outland thanks to this protection rule, and I opened a Legendary in the Felosophy bundle. It was Lurker Below, which I have golden of from Pre-order. So I DE’d the golden copy to craft something later. My next one would be Lady Vashj as I also have her in golden. My next Academy epics will be Braggart or Devout Pupil because of this rule.
It won’t let me buy it. *Checks Collection Manager* Oh wait!
Never said it was perfect... :)
One other match up besides the mirror that can be bad is Shaman running Devolve and Beakered Lightning. It's basically make to specifically be anti-this deck.
Yeah, I feel absolutely DIRTY playing this deck, but I've farmed 70 gold from wins in about an hour... Now if you'll excuse me, I must go take a long shower.
With both Battlegrounds and Tavern Brawl quests you can just start a game and immediately Concede if you don't want to play the mode. Both will still count the game despite not actually playing a turn.
I have yet to update my HL Hunter list and it’s still pretty good without any SA cards, honestly.
Congrats! Got my first one about a month ago using Even Shaman. Completed my Classic legendary collection with a [Hearthstone Card (Natalie Saline) Not Found]. I kind of was the same: didn't really care to grind, but decided to try this new variant of Even Shaman with a lot of Totems as I hadn't played my favorite class in a long time. And not only was I having fun smashing opponents with Healing Totems, but I kept winning and winning all the way up to Legend.
I'm also encouraged by the fact that he states they have points in the system they can tune, which to me means they have every intent of ensuring players are able to still earn the same level of awards for the time they spend grinding games for xp and tier progression. Which also makes me assume there will not be a gold cap, and perhaps xp after reaching top tier goes towards some sort of additional gold rewards.
I hear you, but really I can't say I'm for or against it until the fully fleshed out system is revealed.
My thoughts as to the incentive to the new system? The paid tier was mostly cosmetics and XP boosts that ramp as you progress to higher levels (based on the previous spreadsheet we saw). So perhaps they are hoping more players will throw an extra $20, or $25 at them to get these boosts and hero skins/card backs. Also, depending on how the XP boosts work, and if they don't cap out gold earnings (which this latest statement makes me think they won't), having the XP boost could be great for players who want to hoard gold for expansion day.
I could also see a world where in this pass system you cap out on pass tiers, and then every X amount of XP earned after that awards you Y gold, and so having the XP boost could potentially push for an even larger gold stockpile than what you currently average if you are grinding out and playing a lot. But again, it'll all depend on how much the pass costs, the actual rewards system, and the total value you're able to earn in the end.
As I said in the edit to my post though, Dean states they have "tuning" points that they can adjust if they are wrong on the new system being equally or more rewarding to players. So that makes me a little optimistic.
IF it actually plays out the way Dean is saying, with grinding players (like me) able to hoard 8000-10,000 gold prior to each expansion, while also earning other non-gold rewards like packs... OK, I'm on board! But I can't be completely sold on the battle pass idea until I actually see concrete stats on what rewards will be like.
Furthermore, if they make this promise and then it ends up all players are NOT able to earn and hoard as much gold as in the current system, I hope they are able to quickly adjust the system to make sure they keep this promise (and I am taking this statement as a promise from Dean/Blizzard).
EDIT: Looking over the article again, he does mention having "tuning" options in case they are wrong and not all players are getting the same value with the new system.
The Reptari tried to make their way into Un’Goro, and had even gained a small foothold in the outskirts of the crater! But then, a lone Tortollan stood up and shouted, “OUT OF MY JUNGLE!!!” HIs bravery inspired his kin to push back and expel the Reptari invasion.
TOTEMS!!! My pretty TOTEMS!!!
Slate was my pre-order golden. Or as I normally call the bad golden legendaries I get from pre-orders: my “choose your own non-golden legendary” legendary.
I was thinking this has to be the main reason. You pull him first, then 4-5 more portals, your turn might be over!
I know, I just want the dust! LOL.
So many downvotes for my post! Guess my jokes don’t translate well in text.
Nice! Wish I could dust my golden Kael...
Glitter Moth OP!!!
There’s got to be more coming, right?! I honestly don’t hold my duplicates too long after a set comes out. Or at all! But this set ai have held onto almost all duplicates, only dusting cards that are not seeing play or seem very unlikely to get nerfed.
I want Devout Pupil and Argent Braggart to get a nerf. Partially because they could maybe use one, but mostly for selfish reasons of having a golden copy of both! Same with Potion of Illusion which I have 2 normal copies and 1 golden, but that’s far less likely than the other two.