Brode leaving left a mark but then again a fair while later we saw more frequent updates to cards that I don't believe we'd ever have if he was still around. Donais was initially trashed for ruining Magic before moving on to "ruin" Hearthstone. Then again we've had an ok run of late.
I'm curious to see how things play out. Could get worse. Could get better. Though given the recent track record of Activision bean-counters and the recent run of other Blizzard titles, it sadly may end up being more of the prior than the latter.
The on-site collection manager is actually closing in on release.
This was the answer I was hoping to hear.
Thank you so much for the update and for your efforts with this. I've always appreciated your efforts back when you were with Hearthpwn, and as I still do to this day.
I will be so glad to be forever done with Hearthpwn for good!
Is the collection manager and app like Innkeeper from Hearthpwn ever going to make it to this site?
It was the one thing that kept me coming back to Hearthpwn back in the day and as much as I prefer the coverage and forums here, without a card manager to help with knowing which decks I can easily craft or not, I'm more inclined to use Hearthpwn over this site.
Research has shown them that more frequent changes is better for player retention than less frequent
You don't say...
I'm just glad they stopped assuming their players were idiots and more would benefit from the more frequent changes than being "too confusing" for existing and returning players.
This news has made me more excited for the future of Hearthstone.
How many CCGs can say that they didn't steal ideas from other CCGs. At this stage, I would be at all surprised if Magic borrowed ideas from Hearthstone.
I thought the issue with adding a 10th class was more of an aesthetic thing. Yes they talk about balance but they're also VERY finnicky about layout. It took them how many expansion to double the available deck count? It's been only recently that they created a new interface to deal with both arena and battlegrounds.
I'm glad that there was some clarification with the numbers.
It looks like a LOT of effort is required to get a complete set for free per expansion. 10 games a day (and I presume they also mean 10 wins/day) + making sure you complete all the dailies sound like a full time job.
Having said that though, I'd be happy with just having 1-2 competitive decks per expansion that I could play with, much like with my current Hearthstone experience and so far it seems like this could very well be the case.
No one will care if you are wearing a red shirt or not.
You'd be surprised.
I'm poking some fun at the usage of "survival" in the post as well as alluding to the potential for protests at Blizzcon, in part regarding Blizzard's stance of "resolutely safeguard the national dignity" of China (translation from an actual quote made by a Blizzard representative on an official Chinese social media platform).
However, there are serious undertones to the comment regarding how you go about conducting civil disobedience and peaceful protests, how best to maximise the impact of those protests and so on. However, I'm well aware that this isn't the platform for it.
Well unless the website wants to take a stance on the matter... :)
I don't get it. How does a survival guide not come with recommendations for how to deal with peaceful protests? No recommendations on polite but civil disobedience? No advice as to whether you should go in wearing a red shirt or putting it on afterwards?
My god. The statement reeks of caring more about their corporate image than any admittance of fault, which by the way, there isn't one. No apology, not even a cynical I'm sorry that you feel that way or we regret the situation. No admonishment of the jingoistic statement on the official Chinese social media account.
Goes to show where their prioritise lie with what they intended with that statement.
Nooo.... missed out on the free dust!
Good for Peter and his future. However with Donais also gone, I'm concerned about Hearthstones future.
Wonder if we'll hear announcements from Dave Kosak or Iksar?
Change isn't always a bad thing.
Brode leaving left a mark but then again a fair while later we saw more frequent updates to cards that I don't believe we'd ever have if he was still around. Donais was initially trashed for ruining Magic before moving on to "ruin" Hearthstone. Then again we've had an ok run of late.
I'm curious to see how things play out. Could get worse. Could get better. Though given the recent track record of Activision bean-counters and the recent run of other Blizzard titles, it sadly may end up being more of the prior than the latter.
This was the answer I was hoping to hear.
Thank you so much for the update and for your efforts with this. I've always appreciated your efforts back when you were with Hearthpwn, and as I still do to this day.
I will be so glad to be forever done with Hearthpwn for good!
Thanks again!
Crafting cost coming soon? Isn't it already available on the deck page as a filter? Works for me.
Unless we're talking about two different things...?
Is the collection manager and app like Innkeeper from Hearthpwn ever going to make it to this site?
It was the one thing that kept me coming back to Hearthpwn back in the day and as much as I prefer the coverage and forums here, without a card manager to help with knowing which decks I can easily craft or not, I'm more inclined to use Hearthpwn over this site.
You don't say...
I'm just glad they stopped assuming their players were idiots and more would benefit from the more frequent changes than being "too confusing" for existing and returning players.
This news has made me more excited for the future of Hearthstone.
Please excuse my ignorance but who is this guy? This is the first I've ever heard of him.
Am I right in thinking that you can't game the dust refund situation for the echo cards now since this has already gone live?
You only gain dust from refunding only what you already had?
Omg, I've been waiting so long for this card. I'm so glad this day has finally come.
Hopefully it'll actually be useful in some meta while it's still available in Standard.
Does having 5/5 stats on average make this a worse card than a random legendary as is?
Mayo is basically margarine with a little egg, vinegar and spices. All perfectly fine things to cook/brown.
Can you imagine what aioli would be like? It's based garlic bread grill cheese.
How many CCGs can say that they didn't steal ideas from other CCGs. At this stage, I would be at all surprised if Magic borrowed ideas from Hearthstone.
I thought the issue with adding a 10th class was more of an aesthetic thing. Yes they talk about balance but they're also VERY finnicky about layout. It took them how many expansion to double the available deck count? It's been only recently that they created a new interface to deal with both arena and battlegrounds.
I'm glad that there was some clarification with the numbers.
It looks like a LOT of effort is required to get a complete set for free per expansion. 10 games a day (and I presume they also mean 10 wins/day) + making sure you complete all the dailies sound like a full time job.
Having said that though, I'd be happy with just having 1-2 competitive decks per expansion that I could play with, much like with my current Hearthstone experience and so far it seems like this could very well be the case.
Good to see that you're not hiding from the Hong Kong thing at Blizzcon. Here's hoping for diagonal down!
You'd be surprised.
I'm poking some fun at the usage of "survival" in the post as well as alluding to the potential for protests at Blizzcon, in part regarding Blizzard's stance of "resolutely safeguard the national dignity" of China (translation from an actual quote made by a Blizzard representative on an official Chinese social media platform).
However, there are serious undertones to the comment regarding how you go about conducting civil disobedience and peaceful protests, how best to maximise the impact of those protests and so on. However, I'm well aware that this isn't the platform for it.
Well unless the website wants to take a stance on the matter... :)
I don't get it. How does a survival guide not come with recommendations for how to deal with peaceful protests? No recommendations on polite but civil disobedience? No advice as to whether you should go in wearing a red shirt or putting it on afterwards?
Is it plagiarism if you copy your own work for two different games?
My god. The statement reeks of caring more about their corporate image than any admittance of fault, which by the way, there isn't one. No apology, not even a cynical I'm sorry that you feel that way or we regret the situation. No admonishment of the jingoistic statement on the official Chinese social media account.
Goes to show where their prioritise lie with what they intended with that statement.