That was a surprisingly creative theme. Good luck to all of you! My favorites are Back Alley Sniper and Storm Captain.
I also want to say thanks to the community and especially to the veterans for introducing me and the other noobs into the world of custom card design. The whole season was a blast and I got sucked in deeper and deeper, culminating in a custom expansion I'm working on right now (nothing to show yet, I only have a new keyword and 6 or 7 legendaries done to get the shiny OP cards out of my head). This is a great, helpful and positive community and I'm proud to be part of it. I'm looking forward to what's next!
As another noob I cannot agree with this more! Thanks for the kuddos on this week's theme! I thought it sounded fun! Glad the mods chose it out of the options I gave them! Looking forward to seeing your custom expansion! I have resisted the urge to do that myself (I don't see myself having enough time to commit to that) If you need any feedback on what you're working on, feel free to reach out! I'm happy to help!
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
Their logic makes no sense...
It's good they're addressing the amount of random generated crap. I am so tired of playing games where my opponent has an entire hand of cards that didn't start in their deck.
But one concern... card generation is Demon Hunter's main "weakness". So if you pull back all the other classes card generation, how does that help anyone catch up to DH?
DH needs an actual weakness instead of being good at everything that is important.
Zephrys and Alex are fine. The issue is the amount of deck cycling some decks are capable of. Non-Highlander decks shouldn't be running Highlander cards. I've been thinking of throwing Zephrys into my Discolock list because there are games that I am sitting at 10-15 cards left in my deck on T4.
Also, for DH it's fine to have cards reduced to 0, but for Rogue it's not? I agree Galakrond is an issue in Rogue. I like that they act surprised by the fact that cards that reduce mana cost are problematic. The community has been complaining about this for years.
"For Skull, I think those cards being reduced to (0) is less of a problem because Skull itself isn't also a tempo card."
What are you smoking? How many games have I won by playing a Skull for a ridiculous tempo swing that the opponent has no chance to recover from? How is it not a tempo card?
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
I never watched him, but we were too alike in so many ways. I too struggle with bipolar disorder and depression. Mental health is a serious issue, and my heart goes out to all of his friends and family that are effected by his loss. It is beautiful to see the WoW community coming together to honor and celebrate his life. Gives me a little bit of faith in the WoW community again. Everyone stay safe, stay healthy, and don't forget to tell the people you care about that you love them. Y
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
Agreed. I've always thought Whispers of the Old Gods was the best expansion, but I always felt my opinion was biased since I started playing Hearthstone in April 2016 about a week before Old Gods released.
I am pretty pumped about a Darkmoon Faire expansion though! Long overdue! Should be at least some Old Gods references in there!
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
Some of the card choices were very questionable. They gave Shaman both Evolve AND Thing from Below, then give Hunter Lock and Load, and Warlock Renounce Darkness? I really wonder about the logic behind that one.
And yeah, N'Zoth was a huge mistake to bring back into a limited card pool. I hated those boards of Khartut Defenders.
Xarkkal: I like it, pretty simple and unique effect. Quick question: What happens if you have this in play as a DK Garrosh/Dr. Boom hero? Since Warrior can generate it with that one pirate minion.
Another concern I've been thinking about and trying to find a work around. I would assume it would work the same way as Clockwork Automaton, where since the hero power doesn't cause damage, no effect would occur.
But maybe I need to word the effect differently to avoid any confusion. Any other way of wording it starts to feel clunky though. Best I can come up with is "When your Hero Power deals damage, it damages all enemies." And, "Your Hero Power deals it's damage to all enemies." Any suggestions?
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The latter iteration is fine, although you don't need the apostrophe. The effect does not need to be three lines long. In unrelated news, I'm disappointed in the cost increase: now I can't use Back Alley Sniper in my Even Hunter deck :P
Thanks linkblade! And I don't think you'll be disappointed for long. I actually had already decided that I'm going to revert back to 4 mana. ;)
Xarkkal: I like it, pretty simple and unique effect. Quick question: What happens if you have this in play as a DK Garrosh/Dr. Boom hero? Since Warrior can generate it with that one pirate minion.
Another concern I've been thinking about and trying to find a work around. I would assume it would work the same way as Clockwork Automaton, where since the hero power doesn't cause damage, no effect would occur.
But maybe I need to word the effect differently to avoid any confusion. Any other way of wording it starts to feel clunky though. Best I can come up with is "When your Hero Power deals damage, it damages all enemies." And, "Your Hero Power deals it's damage to all enemies." Any suggestions?
This looks incredibly strong at first glance. I mean, AOE is supposed to be a weakness of Hunter if I remember correctly… but then, 2 damage to all enemies on 6 isn't THAT bad. It might scare people though, so you should make sure to write a good explanation.
Yeah, AOE and Hunter is always a touchy subject. But as a Hunter main, it's something I always want more of. I know it's a weakness of the class, but that doesn't mean they should have 0 AOE. I aimed for 6 mana for this because of Deathstalker Rexxar, but I'm thinking bumping this up to 5 mana would be better. I'm also thinking possibly switching it to a Legendary, so the access to the effect is limited just like Deathstalker Rexxar's.
Edit: Side subject, no idea why anchorm4n's quoted text isn't showing on my comment. It's visible when I edit my comment, but it shows up blank on the forum. Anyone aware of an issue with quoted text not appearing?
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
Sorry everyone, this week has been a little crazy again. I haven't had any time to give any feedback. I'll get some feedback for those that have not submitted at the end of this comment.
Thanks for all the feedback on my first idea. In my typical fashion, my first idea has been abandoned and replaced with a new one. Any feedback is always appreciated! :)
Feedback:
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@anchorm4n - I sat here staring at your card going back and forth on any negative feedback. Then I scrolled down and saw linkblade did the same thing as me. I have nothing bad to say about it at all, I don't know why it raises so many red flags that resolve themselves when you think about it long enough. Also, side note: I was looking at the wording of "also damages minions next to whomever this attacks", and this is one of the most consistently inconsistent wordings in the game. Blizzard has used "this" (Cave Hydra), "it" (Foe Reaper 4000) and "he" (Magnataur Alpha). Maybe make yours say "she"? #Feminism #LadiesCanDamageAdjacentMinionsToo
@bananenparty - First, with Fishy Freebooter I have to say hard no to the Murloc/Pirate tag. We have no dual tags in Hearthstone other than "All". So the Murloc/Pirate is a no go. I like trying to synergize Murlocs and Pirates, but I think there are more interesting ways to do so than simply giving +1/+1. With Booty Trogg (haha, I'm thinking about Trogg Booty now), I like the idea more. Make sure you capitalize "Mana Crystal". I do agree that it feels overcosted at 5 mana. Maybe a 4/2/4?
@Fedrion - My personal feelings about the Proudmoore family aside, (For teh Horde!). Not sure how to fix the wording, everything I can come up with I think will end up being too much text. Sorry I'm not more help, I like the flavor though.
@Nirast - Yeah the first one should be epic. Also, unsure about using "keywords", maybe "text" instead?
@mantiax - I see this got submitted before I got to posting the feedback. I highly suggest waiting for feedback before jumping on submission. Having other sets of eyes look over for mistakes is extremely valuable. Unfortunately, "Pirates" should be capitalized and you left off the period at the end of the text. Other than those small issues, I have nothing negative to say.
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
Props to the "Uncharrrted Waters" title for the theme. I couldn't come up with a good name suggestion for it, and just said "Something clever about Pirates". I am not disappointed! :) 10/10
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
Just played some Disco lock on Wild ladder (Diamond 3) and played a game vs a Reno Priest, which I can pretty much only win if I steam roll them down fast and hard.
After the match, I received a friend request. I usually don't add people, as I got tired of being told to die and eat shit all the time. But this time, I felt satisfied enough with my beat down that I thought laughing at an angry person would be fun.
Instead, I add my opponent and he sends me a really nice message telling me good game and that he had Reno in hand to play on curve (as I assumed he did, because Reno Priest always has Reno on curve, unless I'm playing the deck).
It was a nice, pleasant and very unexpected surprise to be talked to like an actual human being. Maybe I'll add people more often now.
XarkkalServant of Illidan 9101321 PostsJoined 03/29/2019
Posted 3 years, 9 months ago
Accidentally hit Legend for the second time ever by playing Highlander Hunter.
This was much more satisfying way to hit legend instead of using Demon Hunter.
Hunter has always been my favorite class, and I have been playing Highlander Hunter long before it became cool in SoU. Hitting legend with a T2 deck made me feel like it was actually my knowledge of the deck and the meta that got me to legend, instead of just pushing the broken DH aggro train.
Had some fantastic matches, won unfavored matches by playing my mulligan's right and knowing what my outs for those matches were. Had a few epic close matches too that were some of the best games played all expansion.
Final boss was a mirror match, that I drew really badly, yet I still was able to squeak out the win by knowing when to apply the pressure.
Just feels good to hit legend with my favorite class instead of with the predetermined king of the meta.
Congrats Hordaki!
Also, another congrats to all the winners and the finalists for Season 1!
Thank you to all of our amazing Mods for running a fantastic Season 1! I can't wait to see what is in store for season 2!
When can we expect the announcement of the announcement for the start of Season 2?
Lol, I was just looking at my DH cards yesterday, saw Soul Split and thought "Oh shit, I forgot that card existed!"
As another noob I cannot agree with this more!
Thanks for the kuddos on this week's theme! I thought it sounded fun! Glad the mods chose it out of the options I gave them!
Looking forward to seeing your custom expansion! I have resisted the urge to do that myself (I don't see myself having enough time to commit to that) If you need any feedback on what you're working on, feel free to reach out! I'm happy to help!
I personally feel with Tabby Treasures like this, there isn't a need for the equipped weapon requirement. Otherwise I like it!
Their logic makes no sense...
It's good they're addressing the amount of random generated crap. I am so tired of playing games where my opponent has an entire hand of cards that didn't start in their deck.
But one concern... card generation is Demon Hunter's main "weakness". So if you pull back all the other classes card generation, how does that help anyone catch up to DH?
DH needs an actual weakness instead of being good at everything that is important.
Zephrys and Alex are fine. The issue is the amount of deck cycling some decks are capable of. Non-Highlander decks shouldn't be running Highlander cards. I've been thinking of throwing Zephrys into my Discolock list because there are games that I am sitting at 10-15 cards left in my deck on T4.
Also, for DH it's fine to have cards reduced to 0, but for Rogue it's not? I agree Galakrond is an issue in Rogue. I like that they act surprised by the fact that cards that reduce mana cost are problematic. The community has been complaining about this for years.
"For Skull, I think those cards being reduced to (0) is less of a problem because Skull itself isn't also a tempo card."
What are you smoking? How many games have I won by playing a Skull for a ridiculous tempo swing that the opponent has no chance to recover from? How is it not a tempo card?
I never watched him, but we were too alike in so many ways. I too struggle with bipolar disorder and depression. Mental health is a serious issue, and my heart goes out to all of his friends and family that are effected by his loss.
It is beautiful to see the WoW community coming together to honor and celebrate his life. Gives me a little bit of faith in the WoW community again.
Everyone stay safe, stay healthy, and don't forget to tell the people you care about that you love them. Y
Agreed. I've always thought Whispers of the Old Gods was the best expansion, but I always felt my opinion was biased since I started playing Hearthstone in April 2016 about a week before Old Gods released.
I am pretty pumped about a Darkmoon Faire expansion though! Long overdue! Should be at least some Old Gods references in there!
Some of the card choices were very questionable. They gave Shaman both Evolve AND Thing from Below, then give Hunter Lock and Load, and Warlock Renounce Darkness? I really wonder about the logic behind that one.
And yeah, N'Zoth was a huge mistake to bring back into a limited card pool. I hated those boards of Khartut Defenders.
Went 4-0 with Aranna. Fun brawl.
Thanks linkblade! And I don't think you'll be disappointed for long. I actually had already decided that I'm going to revert back to 4 mana. ;)
Another concern I've been thinking about and trying to find a work around. I would assume it would work the same way as Clockwork Automaton, where since the hero power doesn't cause damage, no effect would occur.
But maybe I need to word the effect differently to avoid any confusion. Any other way of wording it starts to feel clunky though. Best I can come up with is "When your Hero Power deals damage, it damages all enemies." And, "Your Hero Power deals it's damage to all enemies." Any suggestions?
Yeah, AOE and Hunter is always a touchy subject. But as a Hunter main, it's something I always want more of. I know it's a weakness of the class, but that doesn't mean they should have 0 AOE. I aimed for 6 mana for this because of Deathstalker Rexxar, but I'm thinking bumping this up to 5 mana would be better. I'm also thinking possibly switching it to a Legendary, so the access to the effect is limited just like Deathstalker Rexxar's.
Edit: Side subject, no idea why anchorm4n's quoted text isn't showing on my comment. It's visible when I edit my comment, but it shows up blank on the forum. Anyone aware of an issue with quoted text not appearing?
Sorry everyone, this week has been a little crazy again. I haven't had any time to give any feedback. I'll get some feedback for those that have not submitted at the end of this comment.
Thanks for all the feedback on my first idea. In my typical fashion, my first idea has been abandoned and replaced with a new one. Any feedback is always appreciated! :)
Feedback:
From page 3 & 4:
@anchorm4n - I sat here staring at your card going back and forth on any negative feedback. Then I scrolled down and saw linkblade did the same thing as me. I have nothing bad to say about it at all, I don't know why it raises so many red flags that resolve themselves when you think about it long enough. Also, side note: I was looking at the wording of "also damages minions next to whomever this attacks", and this is one of the most consistently inconsistent wordings in the game. Blizzard has used "this" (Cave Hydra), "it" (Foe Reaper 4000) and "he" (Magnataur Alpha). Maybe make yours say "she"? #Feminism #LadiesCanDamageAdjacentMinionsToo
@bananenparty - First, with Fishy Freebooter I have to say hard no to the Murloc/Pirate tag. We have no dual tags in Hearthstone other than "All". So the Murloc/Pirate is a no go. I like trying to synergize Murlocs and Pirates, but I think there are more interesting ways to do so than simply giving +1/+1. With Booty Trogg (haha, I'm thinking about Trogg Booty now), I like the idea more. Make sure you capitalize "Mana Crystal". I do agree that it feels overcosted at 5 mana. Maybe a 4/2/4?
@Fedrion - My personal feelings about the Proudmoore family aside, (For teh Horde!). Not sure how to fix the wording, everything I can come up with I think will end up being too much text. Sorry I'm not more help, I like the flavor though.
@Nirast - Yeah the first one should be epic. Also, unsure about using "keywords", maybe "text" instead?
@mantiax - I see this got submitted before I got to posting the feedback. I highly suggest waiting for feedback before jumping on submission. Having other sets of eyes look over for mistakes is extremely valuable. Unfortunately, "Pirates" should be capitalized and you left off the period at the end of the text. Other than those small issues, I have nothing negative to say.
First idea. I should have been making cards for my theme ideas to prepare! haha
Pretty unsure on balance on this. Thinking maybe 5 mana.
Props to the "Uncharrrted Waters" title for the theme. I couldn't come up with a good name suggestion for it, and just said "Something clever about Pirates". I am not disappointed! :) 10/10
Just played some Disco lock on Wild ladder (Diamond 3) and played a game vs a Reno Priest, which I can pretty much only win if I steam roll them down fast and hard.
I high rolled like mad, getting him down to 7 health by turn 5. He clears the board. I have two Fist of Jaraxxus in hand (created by my first Expired Merchant), and top deck my second Expired Merchant, giving me lethal with the pair of Fist of Jaraxxus.
After the match, I received a friend request. I usually don't add people, as I got tired of being told to die and eat shit all the time. But this time, I felt satisfied enough with my beat down that I thought laughing at an angry person would be fun.
Instead, I add my opponent and he sends me a really nice message telling me good game and that he had Reno in hand to play on curve (as I assumed he did, because Reno Priest always has Reno on curve, unless I'm playing the deck).
It was a nice, pleasant and very unexpected surprise to be talked to like an actual human being. Maybe I'll add people more often now.
Congrats LesserHealer! Loved seeing Freeze Shaman getting some serious love. Great design!
Accidentally hit Legend for the second time ever by playing Highlander Hunter.
This was much more satisfying way to hit legend instead of using Demon Hunter.
Hunter has always been my favorite class, and I have been playing Highlander Hunter long before it became cool in SoU. Hitting legend with a T2 deck made me feel like it was actually my knowledge of the deck and the meta that got me to legend, instead of just pushing the broken DH aggro train.
Had some fantastic matches, won unfavored matches by playing my mulligan's right and knowing what my outs for those matches were. Had a few epic close matches too that were some of the best games played all expansion.
Final boss was a mirror match, that I drew really badly, yet I still was able to squeak out the win by knowing when to apply the pressure.
Just feels good to hit legend with my favorite class instead of with the predetermined king of the meta.
Woo! Threw together my card 3 hours before the submission deadline and made the finals! Procrastination at it's finest!
I just faced 6 Odd DH's in a row... fuck you blizz for buffing twin slice. Do something about Odd DH now!