Leaving before you lose isn't poor etiquette, roping intentionally because you know you're going to lose is. When I load up a game of Hearthstone, it's not a commitment of time; I can choose to leave whenever I want to because that is how I value my time as a player.
Playing a bunch of extra unecessary cards when you have lethal is just BM, which in moderation can be some lighthearted humour and make the win feel more gratifying. I usually play out my entire hand before I attack with my last minion, but I don't rope until the end or wait for my opponent to concede. This is just my form of BM.
I really do value my packs as a F2P, but I am not dishing out 30+ thousand dust for a deck full of legendaries that I likely won't ever use elsewhere for a single classic pack.
Question, I thought we were going to be given the 5 Galakronds for free this expansion, like how we were given one free legendary upon login during expansions like Boomsday and Rastakhan's Rumble? Or are the 5 Galakronds just the guaranteed rewards from your first pack?
I'm honestly really hopeful for Ancharrr. I love the pirate aesthetic, and I enjoy abusing overpowered aggro decks (i.e. pirate warrior of old). Warrior has been receiving some really strong cards this expansion though, and none of them include pirates thus far. If we see some stronger pirates (maybe some value-oriented ones that even synergise with Dragons), this may be worth a try. With Galakrond, the Unbreakable's hero power, this could turn into a cheaper Arcanite Reaper when invoked that also refuels your hand, and the battlecry of drawing minions and giving them +4/+4 could help finish off some games with that little bit of extra reach.
The return of aggro pirate warrior is probably wishful thinking though. Pirate Warrior wasn't strong because it had a bunch of strong and aggressive pirates, it was strong because it had all that, plus weapon buffs. There are not enough good weapon buffs in standard to make use of this card's minimal effect. And besides, you wouldn't even want this in an aggressive deck since you'd just be drawing all your tiny cost pirates that wouldn't be doing much at this point in the game. If you're using Ancharrr to draw your Southsea Deckhands or Bloodsail Corsairs, you've probably lost this game. However, if you're using this to draw bigger, more midrange value-oriented pirates like Captain Greenskin or Southsea Captain, this card becomes a little better. If we get some cards this expansion that bridge the gap between dragons and pirates, we may see a very strong archetype on the horizon.
It either changes so that it hits face when you're holding a dragon, or it actually means "only damage your enemies' [minions]", which is still a very strange way to put it.
I know this isn't the place to post this stuff, but I got my first golden legendary from these packs (it's not a card I'll ever use, but the novelty is what matters to me!)
I do quite like these random brawls where I don't have to build a deck given my meagre F2P collection; and the random aspect can spice things up a little bit. However, the absurd randomness of this brawl makes it a lot less fun.
For everyone outraged, Blizzard did say they will compensate players with the appropriate rewards in due time. They posted it on a reddit thread which I can't find anymore, but I guarantee that someone said that it will happen. They said something along the lines of "please bear with us, there are some more kinks that need to be fixed before the rewards will be issued out".
Yes I did. I apologise for my previous comment, I did not pay attention to who was actually sending the comments. Sorry for lashing out when he didn't do anything wrong.
It's not your fault. I misunderstood what you did and acted rashly. I mistook you for the same person that made the first comment. I apologise for insulting you whe you tried to make a joke.
In Blizzard's note for Doom in the Tomb, they have said:
"While these cards were re-introduced during the Doom in the Tomb event, they will remain in Standard past the event's conclusion, until the launch of the next major update."
It has been confirmed that the "major update" is, in fact, the next expansion. The Wild cards will be gone when Descent of Dragons launches.
Also, in reply to the first guy's comment, the only line of text in the entire post is "REPLACE SAFEGUARD WITH SATHROVARR".
I highly doubt they'd give out a free hero portrait, maybe one for people that have purchased WoW and have been playing for a long time. A couple of cardpacks would also have been nice. 200 dust seems like far too low of a reward to celebrate 25 years. Riot Games gave up to 6 free skins, the option to get any new champion of your choice, a few chests and a few emotes, just for their 10 year anniversary. Blizzard should step up their anniversary game.
Your gameplan feels kinda muddled. Bomb Warrior back in standard was more a tempo oriented deck, using removal tools to solidify a board state while you threaten damage with bombs and minions. This deck feels like it's trying to straddle between a value, tempo and control deck, which just dilutes your game plan. I'd say to either go full control with some Bombs for finishers or full Bombs with some removal.
P.s. Another fun win condition is Arcane Giants, once you start infinitely cycling Dead Man's Hands you can start dropping infinite 8/8s and eventually win the game.
I have the same feeling with MtG. I try my best to be a responsible F2P player at all times, but the sheer number of cards and scarcity of crafting resources (unless you like draft) pushed me to spend about $50 on the game. That got me about 1 and a half decks. I've just been feeling demotivated to play the game after I finish my daily quests.
The artwork is amazing, but something about Medivh's dark theme is so appealing to me. Also his raven aesthetic is cool. And we get new voice lines and animations.
But hey, to each their own.
(No seriously, I like Medivh the most, but if you like the 1k win Jaina skin then there's nothing wrong with that)
This is likely why they'll never bring out a cardback that you have to pay for outright. Obviously there are ones that come with the prepurchase bundles, but those come with something else in which you're getting your money's worth from. I wish your cardback was more prevalent in the game since the only time you get to see your own is that little top half of your deck. I wish it was like MtG Arena, where your deck was sitting off to the side and you could see your cardback in all its glory. However, I understand that given the way Hearthstone is designed, that may not be possible.
I kinda wanted Mr. Chu as an alternate skin for the Warrior class. I feel like the Pandaren are a race that has so much more to explore in Hearthstone. That said, I'm glad for the sales and being able to pick up Magni.
The difference here is that the Dalaran Flame cardback is obtained through participation in TeSPA programs, while Tyrande is just a free Twitch Prime reward. It's the inverse argument about the Ragnaros cardback that they gave to everyone; it's not like the people that got it back in that season did anything special other than get to rank 20. The reason they haven't given everyone the Legend cardback for free is because it requires significant effort to be put into the game. If you want Tyrande, just get an Amazon account and connect it to Twitch. Don't want to pay money? Make a new email account and link it again to get the free trial. It's not like people that got Tyrande did anything special that's out of the ordinary, all they had to do was log into a website and click some buttons. Besides, some people don't care whether or not a certain cosmetic is unique or exclusive, since it just looks good. I personally couldn't care less about the "exclusive value" of a portrait, all I care about is being able to use a nice looking animated portrait that looks better than Anduin's normal one.
Leaving before you lose isn't poor etiquette, roping intentionally because you know you're going to lose is. When I load up a game of Hearthstone, it's not a commitment of time; I can choose to leave whenever I want to because that is how I value my time as a player.
Playing a bunch of extra unecessary cards when you have lethal is just BM, which in moderation can be some lighthearted humour and make the win feel more gratifying. I usually play out my entire hand before I attack with my last minion, but I don't rope until the end or wait for my opponent to concede. This is just my form of BM.
I really do value my packs as a F2P, but I am not dishing out 30+ thousand dust for a deck full of legendaries that I likely won't ever use elsewhere for a single classic pack.
Question, I thought we were going to be given the 5 Galakronds for free this expansion, like how we were given one free legendary upon login during expansions like Boomsday and Rastakhan's Rumble? Or are the 5 Galakronds just the guaranteed rewards from your first pack?
Why is the attached video the one for Depth Charge? Or is this a client side issue?
I'm honestly really hopeful for Ancharrr. I love the pirate aesthetic, and I enjoy abusing overpowered aggro decks (i.e. pirate warrior of old). Warrior has been receiving some really strong cards this expansion though, and none of them include pirates thus far. If we see some stronger pirates (maybe some value-oriented ones that even synergise with Dragons), this may be worth a try. With Galakrond, the Unbreakable's hero power, this could turn into a cheaper Arcanite Reaper when invoked that also refuels your hand, and the battlecry of drawing minions and giving them +4/+4 could help finish off some games with that little bit of extra reach.
The return of aggro pirate warrior is probably wishful thinking though. Pirate Warrior wasn't strong because it had a bunch of strong and aggressive pirates, it was strong because it had all that, plus weapon buffs. There are not enough good weapon buffs in standard to make use of this card's minimal effect. And besides, you wouldn't even want this in an aggressive deck since you'd just be drawing all your tiny cost pirates that wouldn't be doing much at this point in the game. If you're using Ancharrr to draw your Southsea Deckhands or Bloodsail Corsairs, you've probably lost this game. However, if you're using this to draw bigger, more midrange value-oriented pirates like Captain Greenskin or Southsea Captain, this card becomes a little better. If we get some cards this expansion that bridge the gap between dragons and pirates, we may see a very strong archetype on the horizon.
It either changes so that it hits face when you're holding a dragon, or it actually means "only damage your enemies' [minions]", which is still a very strange way to put it.
I know this isn't the place to post this stuff, but I got my first golden legendary from these packs (it's not a card I'll ever use, but the novelty is what matters to me!)
I do quite like these random brawls where I don't have to build a deck given my meagre F2P collection; and the random aspect can spice things up a little bit. However, the absurd randomness of this brawl makes it a lot less fun.
For everyone outraged, Blizzard did say they will compensate players with the appropriate rewards in due time. They posted it on a reddit thread which I can't find anymore, but I guarantee that someone said that it will happen. They said something along the lines of "please bear with us, there are some more kinks that need to be fixed before the rewards will be issued out".
You've still got a chance, in 2 days the next preview patch will be upon us and you'll have another chance at getting a drop.
Yes I did. I apologise for my previous comment, I did not pay attention to who was actually sending the comments. Sorry for lashing out when he didn't do anything wrong.
It's not your fault. I misunderstood what you did and acted rashly. I mistook you for the same person that made the first comment. I apologise for insulting you whe you tried to make a joke.
In Blizzard's note for Doom in the Tomb, they have said:
"While these cards were re-introduced during the Doom in the Tomb event, they will remain in Standard past the event's conclusion, until the launch of the next major update."
It has been confirmed that the "major update" is, in fact, the next expansion. The Wild cards will be gone when Descent of Dragons launches.
Also, in reply to the first guy's comment, the only line of text in the entire post is "REPLACE SAFEGUARD WITH SATHROVARR".
I highly doubt they'd give out a free hero portrait, maybe one for people that have purchased WoW and have been playing for a long time. A couple of cardpacks would also have been nice. 200 dust seems like far too low of a reward to celebrate 25 years. Riot Games gave up to 6 free skins, the option to get any new champion of your choice, a few chests and a few emotes, just for their 10 year anniversary. Blizzard should step up their anniversary game.
Your gameplan feels kinda muddled. Bomb Warrior back in standard was more a tempo oriented deck, using removal tools to solidify a board state while you threaten damage with bombs and minions. This deck feels like it's trying to straddle between a value, tempo and control deck, which just dilutes your game plan. I'd say to either go full control with some Bombs for finishers or full Bombs with some removal.
P.s. Another fun win condition is Arcane Giants, once you start infinitely cycling Dead Man's Hands you can start dropping infinite 8/8s and eventually win the game.
I have the same feeling with MtG. I try my best to be a responsible F2P player at all times, but the sheer number of cards and scarcity of crafting resources (unless you like draft) pushed me to spend about $50 on the game. That got me about 1 and a half decks. I've just been feeling demotivated to play the game after I finish my daily quests.
The artwork is amazing, but something about Medivh's dark theme is so appealing to me. Also his raven aesthetic is cool. And we get new voice lines and animations.
But hey, to each their own.
(No seriously, I like Medivh the most, but if you like the 1k win Jaina skin then there's nothing wrong with that)
This is likely why they'll never bring out a cardback that you have to pay for outright. Obviously there are ones that come with the prepurchase bundles, but those come with something else in which you're getting your money's worth from. I wish your cardback was more prevalent in the game since the only time you get to see your own is that little top half of your deck. I wish it was like MtG Arena, where your deck was sitting off to the side and you could see your cardback in all its glory. However, I understand that given the way Hearthstone is designed, that may not be possible.
I kinda wanted Mr. Chu as an alternate skin for the Warrior class. I feel like the Pandaren are a race that has so much more to explore in Hearthstone. That said, I'm glad for the sales and being able to pick up Magni.
The difference here is that the Dalaran Flame cardback is obtained through participation in TeSPA programs, while Tyrande is just a free Twitch Prime reward. It's the inverse argument about the Ragnaros cardback that they gave to everyone; it's not like the people that got it back in that season did anything special other than get to rank 20. The reason they haven't given everyone the Legend cardback for free is because it requires significant effort to be put into the game. If you want Tyrande, just get an Amazon account and connect it to Twitch. Don't want to pay money? Make a new email account and link it again to get the free trial. It's not like people that got Tyrande did anything special that's out of the ordinary, all they had to do was log into a website and click some buttons. Besides, some people don't care whether or not a certain cosmetic is unique or exclusive, since it just looks good. I personally couldn't care less about the "exclusive value" of a portrait, all I care about is being able to use a nice looking animated portrait that looks better than Anduin's normal one.