Mobius and pet octopus
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It isn't hard to believe since there are millions of players. I don't think he'd just make something up like that. He probably has the statistics to back it up.
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It isn't hard to believe since there are millions of players. I don't think he'd just make something up like that. He probably has the statistics to back it up.
I don't even have 9 decks because I leave a couple of slots open in case I need to whip up a new deck because I only have 9 slots. Ben pls.
Not that I care tbh. I just take a screenshot of any deck I like and save it on my desktop. I just redo the deck afterwards if need be. Of course, I don't use a tablet or phone to play so my experience is different to those who do.
Not that I care tbh. I just take a screenshot of any deck I like and save it on my desktop. I just redo the deck afterwards if need be. Of course, I don't use a tablet or phone to play so my experience is different to those who do.
You should look into buying from the Amazon App store and using coins, it may be similar cost structure to Google Play and you get a lot more packs at a cheaper rate. Full details here:
http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=10558189011
Amazon charges me in dollar though, so it's still worse than directly from Google Play.
Thanks for the tip though. Will keep an eye on coins when I buy other stuff!
Haunted
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It's not like Blizzard doesn't know that it pays to keep the most fiercely loyal and invested 10% of the fanbase happy compared to only trying to cater to the lowest common denominator.
I didn't mean the laugh.gif as mocking the statement. I'm just jolly that they are finally having it in the pipeline.
As for stats
bbrode said:
Minsc
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^ Interesting stats above, thanks. But again, not having 9 decks filled != I don't want more deck slots.
Yeah, so if there are ~40 million Hearthstone accounts/players... and say 30 million of them are relatively inactive (make rank 20 and that's it)... there could still easily be 10 million people who would greatly like to see more than 9 deck slots, and the statement would be correct.
It just sounds better to say it that way I suppose, than saying, yeah, 10 million people use all 9 deck slots, but we don't see the issue.
Also, quite a number of people who would like to see more deck slots don't necessarily use all 9. I see streamers quite often only have 4-5 decks made, and I think I only have 8 myself. So saying not everyone is even using all 9 is a bit disingenuous too as it's actually more convenient to have a throwaway spot or two and not have to tear down a good deck everytime just to experiment.
Yeah, so if there are ~40 million Hearthstone accounts/players... and say 30 million of them are relatively inactive (make rank 20 and that's it)... there could still easily be 10 million people who would greatly like to see more than 9 deck slots, and the statement would be correct.
It just sounds better to say it that way I suppose, than saying, yeah, 10 million people use all 9 deck slots, but we don't see the issue.
Also, quite a number of people who would like to see more deck slots don't necessarily use all 9. I see streamers quite often only have 4-5 decks made, and I think I only have 8 myself. So saying not everyone is even using all 9 is a bit disingenuous too as it's actually more convenient to have a throwaway spot or two and not have to tear down a good deck everytime just to experiment.
I deal with it by switching to a deck that I expect to lose with. I know this doesn't make sense but it makes me feel better when I'm tilt to be able to blame the deck. It also makes for some great surprises.
Last night I started off with Control Warrior and lost 2 games in a row right away. I switched over to a very fun, Murloc Shaman. The deck is a blast but it's never gone over a 50% win rate. Last night though it went 7/5 and that was a huge surprise.
If i'm losing to control decks I fire up a mill druid. Sure you lose almost every aggro match up, but burning freeze mages and handlocks to the ground is just too much fun.
So when you're tilting, try playing for fun. Build a deck for you instead of for the wins.
Haunted
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If you give me 9 slots I'll use 7-8 actively and keep the last spots free for spontaneous ideas.
If you give me 20 slots I'll use 18 and keep 2 free etc.
There's enough viable decks out there to fill slots easy.
Having to get rid of decks I like and would use to make space for a new one, I thought we had moved past this shitty fridge handling, I'm reminded of the Wii, or my mid 90s PC HDD who could only hold 2 games at a time.
If you give me 20 slots I'll use 18 and keep 2 free etc.
There's enough viable decks out there to fill slots easy.
Having to get rid of decks I like and would use to make space for a new one, I thought we had moved past this shitty fridge handling, I'm reminded of the Wii, or my mid 90s PC HDD who could only hold 2 games at a time.
RumblingRosco
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So the majority of players are at or near maximum capacity. Seems like there is money to be made here, Blizzard. Or, at least a gold-sink.
dave is ok
aztek is ok
Every month you hit legend you get another deck slot.
Alleria Windrunner Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Lo1AgtZ-A
They dont even show her hero-power animation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Lo1AgtZ-A
They dont even show her hero-power animation.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I'd imagine it was been on the to do list for a while but lower priority than other things. The statistics are a better indicator of how important it is rather than whether they should do it or not, I think.
Minsc
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Yeah, the statistics show that over half their playerbase would benefit from more deck slots. I'd argue the majority of people using 7-8 would use more if they were available, and some of the 1-6 category as well (though a small amount of the 9 category might stay at 9 as well).
So really, the majority of Hearthstone players are wanting more than 9 deck slots going by that tweet/post, not the other way around.
RumblingRosco
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This is in the same style as how they introduce new Heroes of the Storm heroes. Cool.
Didn't show it in the Magni one either..was only in a gif. Don't think I like her voice :/
The Lamonster
Member
Are all 9 hero skins coming out in the same patch?
Also, what exactly are tavern brawls? Can someone give me a high-level overview? Gaming sites are blocked at my work and HearthPwn is absolutely terrible on mobile.
Also, what exactly are tavern brawls? Can someone give me a high-level overview? Gaming sites are blocked at my work and HearthPwn is absolutely terrible on mobile.
The Lamonster
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"Hello...sister"
BlackBuzzard
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Are there really no big hunter characters in Warcraft then Alleria? Oh well Blizzard is atleast making it easy for me to keep my 10$ with these first 2 picks.
Blizzard is so stupid with their stat interpretation sometimes.
I have 8 deck slots used up currently. You wanna know why I don't have 9 slots filled up? It's because I can make experimental one time use decks or to theory craft a deck real quick without deleting my older more commonly used decks.
Currently I don't have a way to have a solid deck for every class + have one experimental deck. Shit is absolutely unacceptable. I absolutely want more deck slots. I want at least 5 slots per class. Hell I would settle with 2 per class.
It's like that tournament only the rules change every week.
I have 8 deck slots used up currently. You wanna know why I don't have 9 slots filled up? It's because I can make experimental one time use decks or to theory craft a deck real quick without deleting my older more commonly used decks.
Currently I don't have a way to have a solid deck for every class + have one experimental deck. Shit is absolutely unacceptable. I absolutely want more deck slots. I want at least 5 slots per class. Hell I would settle with 2 per class.
http://youtu.be/w32A9AFMwbQ
It's like that tournament only the rules change every week.
Hemet Nesingwary, Nathanos Blightcaller, and Shandris Feathermoon are the only competition here. Alleria is more notable than any of them.
I have time for games!
BlackBuzzard
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I think Shandris is bigger she was in WC3.
You forgot that he also invented hearthstone.
I played a couple games today going back to demonlock and had some success. It really can show you how being extremely tired and on tilt can mess with your ability to play. Just throwing cards out and not truly thinking through each turn. I probably should have shut off hours earlier than I had last night but it just becomes utter frustration and stubbornness not be able to walk away.
I might give the random, never played before deck idea a try. Definitely better than losing when you think you should be winning.
Yeah :/ seems pretty generic/uninspired.
All the best heroes come from WC2.
Speaking of which, her voice seems similar enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWr6rpuHKd0
Oh my. Those voices are something
Turalyon for paladin alt skin plz
The Lamonster
Member
What are tavern brawls?
The random never played before decks are a big part of my addiction to the game. The day BRD came out, I thought tossing Grim Patron into my OTK/Math Warrior deck would be a hilariously good time. It ended up being unrefined, but because it was new and people weren't prepared for it I jumped to rank 6 in a single day.
I play to win a lot of times. I have a face hunter deck that sees play when I want to churn out quick games. I've been running a lot of tempo mage now that Kezen is out of the meta and doing really well also. but...
It's the experimentation and fun crazy decks that keep me coming back though.
The nostalgia is overwhelming. It would be boss as hell if they used more of these guys for hero skins. I might actually drop some dollars if this happens.
Haunted
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woah calm down there, satan
I feel Shandris is lower notably since she only appears for the first couple of Night Elf missions before being totally overshadowed by every other hero in the faction for the entirety of the series afterwards.
Now, Alleria only appears in Warcraft 1 and 2, but she's at least one of the larger characters, and I believe she's the only plot character woman in either game outside of Garona, so she stuck out a lot during that era.
MetroidPrimeRib
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Valeera is in the comics pretty much exclusively. I think VanCleef or Mathias Shaw or Garona would be a better pick.
As for Hunters, wish Hemet Nesingwary was a hero and not a shit card
They give an odd amount of prominence to that comic for something they killed off prematurely, presumably due to sales.
The comic also went pants-on-head-retarded with its mary sue, med'something.
Well yes, we already established it was Warcraft related.
I felt the exact same way.
I had to look up who Anduin Wrynn was also. I was pretty surprised when the badass looking priest was the snot nosed kid prince who was keeping the thrown warm for his missing father. Then I remembered that it has been like 10 years since I played WoW.
I think their hero selection was pretty great. A good mix of old school with Uther and Gul'dan, new faces Valeera, Garrosh, and grown up Anduin, and Warcraft 3 mains with Rexxar, Thrall, Malfurion, and Jaina.
MetroidPrimeRib
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I'm interested to see who they pick for Warlock because most Warlocks kind of double as mages (Medivh obviously, Cho'Gall) and Gul'dan is the purest Warlock. Unless they want to do Skullcrusher. Or Wilfred Fizzlebang which would be funny with Jaraxxus
I still say it will be Cho'Gall.
I still say it will be Cho'Gall.
I don't mean mary sue like Thrall is... lemme google him
Shaman mage paladin who is the Guardian of Tirisfal. Thrall "Green Jesus" the Earthwarder seems reasonable by comparison.
Before WoW the lines between who could do what was much more interesting because it was so blurry.
Medivh a well respected mage being overcome by the temptations of Demon's and shortly being known as a Warlock.
The Warcraft 2 Death Knight is not the WoW Death Knight, and it's written off as WC2 deathknights were just a faction of warlocks who rode undead horses. The WC2 death knights were also way cooler than anything introduced since, death and decay was the shit.
Ogre Mage's WC2 bloodlust was turned into a Shaman Power, even though Ogre Mages were created using Elven rune magic. Now Cho'Gall is considered a Warlock.
Using those examples a case could be made for Medivh, Teron Gorefiend, or Cho'Gall. I'm with you though and would prefer to see Cho'Gall. Give me those double headed emotes now.
I hope they do add Teron Gorefiend one day though.
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