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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 3 months, 1 week ago

    Facebook is literally littered with bots, ads and clickbait. I don;'t expect to find actual people there.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 3 months, 3 weeks ago

    I will be blunt, and probably the devs will not like what I have to say.

     

    I used to prefer OOC when it first came out. I liked the quality of articles, dedication of Flux and everything done better compared to Hearthpwn. So initially I mained OOC with daily checking up on the interesting lore articles, reveals, and other unique stuff, on modern-looking forums.

     

    The first red flag I got was when I spent a lot of time creating a very in depth article about a reno mage deck I did really well with at some point. I put a lot of effort into it, still not as much effort as you guys put into your articles. And it got almost no views or reactions, despite reaching the front page. That's when I realised the site is not really doing well in terms of views or interactions.

     

    The first thing that pushed me away was when I started seeing articles from other games, including very obscure titles that I had no idea why they were getting so many articles weaved in between hearthstone ones. It put me off badly. Since then, I started maining the old site again. I think this is a huge misconception you guys have, is that you have to do "more than just hearthstone" to gain more visitors. You don't have to. The phrase "jack of all trades, master of none" applies perfectly here. When I want my car fixed, I go to the mechanic. When I want groceries, I go to the grocery store. If there was a store that did it all, I would be concerned about the quality of their work. Specialised is always better. You add a lot more work to yourselves too, and might scare off people that have their own niche game.

     

    A traffic problem is also the extension. Yes, everything that is not ".com" is not worth much. You can check this when you try to buy a domain, everything not ".com" is worth pennies. Sure, you can make a cute or funny name out of other extensions, but people don't really like clicking a site aimed at an interational playerbase, if it does not end with dot com, it just doesn't inspire much trust.

     

    All in all, a discussion can be made if it is worth keeping it up. I know for Fluxflashor it is a passion project, not a profit driven investment, and that shows. And the fact that you guys openly discuss it with visitors is great transparency and humility. And I hope you keep it up and find your way in the end.

     

    But for me, I cannot see myself returning here often because:

    - I only want to get hearthstone news and I know what site offers that exclusively

    - I want discussion and interaction with other players, and I know this is not the place to get it (tried, got burned, gave up)

    - I want to easily catch up with card reveals

     

    Deckbuilding has been solved by hsreplay, so there is not much creativity to be had. For instructions on how to play a deck, streams are available, youtube videos, and a lively discord community. So guides are a bit outdated.

     

    I hope you don't take it hard and understand that I value your work. But the above reasons are why I am not checking OOC on a daily basis anymore.

    In reply to Site health check?
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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    Lazy lazy lazy. Looks like I have to use a different website to find out what the new hero power is.

    In reply to Kurtrus, Demon-Render
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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    But how about adding an autosquelch button for people who cannot control their emotions? How about giving a 30 minute cooldown before your opponent sees the friend request after a last opponent add? How about punishing players by removing their ability to add last opponents instead of banning them? There are many things they could fix before starting going after players.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 3 months ago

    How did this card win a competition? No other entrants? This card is really really bad, unplayable, less than 1 star. So slow to activate, not to mention when you top deck it. And if you hold it from start, it's a dead card for a lot of turns. What...?

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 9 months ago

    This is exactly why banning cards from wild is a mistake. People like you will march to get every single power card banned.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 9 months ago

    I've never gotten a 12-0 in Arena, although i did make the leaderboards at some point in EU and lost count of my 12 win runs. You need to playa way too much to get those achievements...

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 9 months ago

    this is easier to play around, just attack with a token.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 9 months ago

    One of the worst spells that Mage ever got.

    In reply to Shattering Blast
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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 10 months ago

    Tried several iteration of a similar, healing heavy list. The problem is that you eventually run out of steam. Even if you heal for 60 during your game, unless you face a Hunter, you get pushed off the board by the infinite value of rogues, paladins, priests, and the burst of mage. I think Shaman needs around 4-5 busted cards to win, and they need more card draw/tutoring from their deck.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 10 months ago

    It's not that simple. I had the same dilemma after the mini set. Because I saved opened 70+ packs at the mini set, I had no need to buy it with gold or card. Then I was wondering if it was worth spending 2000 gold on it for the dust, but I ended up saving it for the new expansion, and I never regretted it.

    Think about it this way: would you rather spend gold on a dust worth of a legendary and 2 epics, or would you rather open 20 packs in the upcoming expansion, with not only a chence to open a legendary and at least 2 epics, but also lower your pity timer. It may still be worth buying with your card if it is not a financial burden, but for the love of love, hold on to your gold because it's the most valuable resource we have.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 10 months ago

    Nice meme, but it's just a miracle rogue version with 4 bad cards added (Potion, Scabbs, Crazed Alchemist).

    In reply to OLGRAAAAAAAA!!!!
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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 10 months ago
    Quote From Suchti0352

    1. Mercenaries is a rogue-lite (perma progression)

    2. Mini-Expansion should launch somewhere around May 10. because that's when they Darkmoon Races bundle ends. Probably later than sooner considering that the Battlegrounds Update is coming next week

    3. Mercenaries is almost definetly launching late into the expansion just as Battlegrounds and Duels did. Probably as part of the fire festival like the AoO PvE last year. If I had to guess i'd say the upcoming update order would be: Battlegrounds, Mini-Set, Duels, Mercenaries.

    I doubt the mini expansion will launch 1 month after the expansion itself. Expect late May, at earliest.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 10 months ago

    Yikes, many of these decks are not even good in the meta.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 11 months ago

    They are still alright as niche, but they shouldn't be auto includes in top tier decks. They are neutral and restrictive. And the taunt is there, look harder, nobody leaves them up.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
    Quote From FortyDust

    Yeah, that's kind of the whole point of them. That's exactly the tradeoff for "Can't attack," and it's not unfair. It's just something people aren't used to, so they are acting like a bunch of babies.

    This nerf is going to make them unplayable.

    The tradeoff for can't attack is the punishment for your opponent playing or drawing cards. No need to overstat the card, it already basically has taunt

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
    Quote From slychd

    I guess I will keep playing No-Minion Mage, I almost never got Deck of Lunacy before turn 6 as it was.

    there's one thing to play it for 2 or 1 mana on turn 6, another thing to pass the whole turn to play it.

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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 11 months ago

    If you autoconcede bad matchups in anything but casual, your mmr will have to suffer. Your legend rank will be stuck in 5 digits once you reach it. But if you don't care about the mmr, you get worse players, which means you can have more fun or queue into more homebrews with your tier 2 deck. So it's really up to your goals, nothing is wrong. But don't expect to ever get good at the game while playing bad players, or conceding turn 1.

    In reply to Autoconceeding.
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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 11 months ago

    Damn, I could have rolled spell damage on my Flame Imp Instead! In all seriousness, I appreciate powerful 1 drops to mitigate the devastating effects of devolving missiles a bit.

     

    In reply to Novice Zapper
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    235 59 Posts Joined 09/23/2020
    Posted 2 years, 11 months ago
    Quote From OmarComing
    Quote From YourPrivateNightmare

    Neutrals are pretty easy to guess. Both the popular Watchposts are clearly way more common than they want them to be. Pen Flinger is most certainly getting the boot now.

    Regarding Watch Posts, I don’t think play rate is a good enough reason alone for a nerf. Especially considering that they are neutral, so they will obviously be more common. Just look at ZilliaxKhartut Defender, among other popular defensive neutrals.

    At this point, they feel balanced to me, both playing with them and against them. I also like the concept and creativity, so I’d like them to live freely for awhile. 

    they are unfu

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