Asperkraken's Comments
Whizbang's Workshop Guide - New Hearthstone Expansion - Card Reveals, Release Date, New Mechanics, and More!
Yup. Just sit on them.
(One Day Left) Hearthstone Duels Game Mode Will Be Removed In April 2024
I have to agree. I enjoyed learning much of the lore even if I knew some of it already – and some of them are pretty good too (Uther’s is – obviously if you know Warcraft/WoW – quite dark). I think there just aren’t enough people playing it. Hell, I wouldn’t mind some Showdown storyline, honestly, just because of the Western flavor of the set. But with even single-player Mercenaries failing, I think Blizzard is wary of dumping more labor there. Of course, with Microsoft signing the checks now… that *could* change but I’m not holding my breath. They’re just owned by a bigger company now.
I honestly miss some of the paid adventures. I enjoyed One Night in Karazhan and liked the feeling of unlocking cards as I went. I didn’t like that the adventures were $20 but at least I earned something while doing it. A measly single-class pack (unless you luck out and hit that pity timer for Legendaries) seems like a weak reward even for a free mode. I’d personally love to see something like Shadowverse does: they always have huge single-player content. Legends of Runeterra is even getting with it on single-player.
I think they are putting more effort into event trees because players seem to chase rewards more and it keeps players engaged – which is what any game developer aims for. If you ask some kid who just picked up HS if he wants to gruel through a 30-min to 1-hour story for a single pack, he’d tell you to pound sand. Most people are doing the quest trees for events because they’re easy, some rewards even in a single match. Not saying its right or I agree, but the decision seems economical – even if it sucks.
(One Day Left) Hearthstone Duels Game Mode Will Be Removed In April 2024
My point exactly. No one plays it.
(One Day Left) Hearthstone Duels Game Mode Will Be Removed In April 2024
To be fair, as much as I enjoyed Duels, it was a mode built on the ashes on the Dungeon Run single-player randomness that I don’t think anyone seriously enjoyed either.
Nothing’s worse than building a great deck than getting rolled by someone who scored better treasures than you did, or someone who was offered cards with better synergy than you.
I feel they’ve been phoning in Duels long since Scholomance, just sort of throwing in heroes and seeing what sticks. Not great for balance, especially with Dual Classes having more of a card pool to use than the original hero pool.
Honestly if they use these wasted resources to make the rest of the game better? Good riddance.
All Signature Cards from Hearthstone Showdown in the Badlands Expansion
Oh nevermind me. I didn’t see you already had posted the Rewards track.
HOW DARE YOU BE ON TOP OF THINGS?! XD
All Signature Cards from Hearthstone Showdown in the Badlands Expansion
Have to concur. For instance, the Old Gods signatures in Caverns. The wall motif is a creative idea and that ambient, subtle, candle-like lighting is a cool effect, but I think it loses a lot of what makes the Old Gods so crazy and Lovecraftian in the first place.
All Signature Cards from Hearthstone Showdown in the Badlands Expansion
STILL looks loads better than those dim Lich King Signatures. *shiver*
I think it’s safe to assume most of the commons and rares on here will be Reward Track items – curious which Epics though. I think they had two on track last time? I may be remembering wrong though.
Benevolent Banker
Priest will never say no to more Discovery. Or card-copying shenanigans.
Worth a slot in Reno Priest.
Gaslight Gatekeeper
Between this, Sir Finley and Plot Twist? That sounds filthy.
Therefore I am interested. XD
Dryscale Deputy
Hare to gauge which cards will be meta or not at this stage – but in Wild, Even decks can find a use of this.
Even Warrior won’t say no to more removal or armor and … maybe Even Shaman though that deck feels tuned enough as is.
And Quest Mage? While it can’t copy Time Warp, copying say… Evocation is a big deal.
Maybe not Standard but not all the cards are out yet. But I am sure Wild players are already salivating.
Saloon Brewmaster
I can smell the double Yogg already. Provided they don’t nerf it by then.
Top Standard, Wild & Twist Legend Decks - TITANS + Fall of Ulduar (Week 11) - October 2023
Ah! Good to know! Thanks for that regardless.
Top Standard, Wild & Twist Legend Decks - TITANS + Fall of Ulduar (Week 11) - October 2023
Question – will HST ever post Sideboard lists along with ETC? I know that probably requires some coding but I’d love to see it with some of these decklists. Might be good to put in the individual deck guides? (I know those aren’t updated anymore, might be an easy solution if you get around to it).
My two cents. Keep the good work.
(Live Now!) Hearthstone 27.4.2 Patch Notes - Standard, Wild, Twist Battlegrounds and Duels Changes, Bug Fixes
Happy about this entire patch.
Good news – this may be the nail in Discard Warlock’s coffin in Wild and is certainly the last time you’ll see Miracle Druid for a while.
Bad news – Even Shaman escaped nerfs again and Frog Shaman is likely toast. So I’ll be seeing you with an army of totems next month. xD
Restructuring At Blizzard, Multiple Hearthstone Employees Getting Laid Off
Eloquently put.
It’s really sad that people would rather do this. I see so much toxicity on the Hearthstone forums from people who are just so angry that they lose (and I am saying this about something I love) AT A DAMN GAME WITH NOTHING TANGIBLE ANYWHERE IN THE REAL WORLD. You want to “fix” Hearthstone? Go learn game development, start a team and make a triple-A card game. Go ahead. I’m waiting. Can’t wait to see you how you handle complex data structures when you can’t even handle yourself.
And if you side with devs? Well, obviously you work for Blizzard. Seriously, get a grip, people. Game dev is tough. Game devs are human. Don’t be dicks.
Decency and compassion are lacking in people. It’s like we forgot how to talk to each other. And some gamers seem proud of how unbelievably toxic they are, not realizing that every bad stereotype that non-gamers have about gamers is being proved true by their behavior.
Rant concluded.
I won in a single turn with Mage. Played two Arcane Missiles, then a Fireball, then Sunset Volley then played a Galactic Projection Orb to recast all. Turn 1 Lethal.