BlackBuzzard
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Exactly i would not pay for it unless the rewards are really really good.
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Exactly i would not pay for it unless the rewards are really really good.
I usually get good results, I don't track it but the aim isn't really to make gold but just to get a favorable gold to pack conversion that's better than just buying it outright.
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
Well people pay for Arena and the awards are pretty bad there!
I think they use preorders to ease the server load on their authorization servers more than anything. Naxx and GvG launches were pretty crazy. BRM went really smoothly because of the preorders option.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Yeah i stopped doing it because of GvG packs.
Arena has the best potential rewards in the game by far. It's the fastest way to acquire gold/dust if you are decent at it.
Tavern Brawl would have to at least match those potential rewards. Problem is that Tavern Brawl is actually more random and broken than Arena so people are just going to get more frustrated by it. Like for example I really like this current Brawl that's going on but I will fully admit it's completely unfair to new players AND there are a lot of broken stuff that can go down at the start of the match which can results in games being over before they started.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
So what do we expect in terms of class cards im betting 8 per class 3 commons 2 rares 2 epics 1 legendary.
That's probably accurate, around the same as GvG I would imagine.
schadenfood
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That's a really good point. I forgot how awful the Naxx launch was--it was unplayable for the first couple days of each wing release.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
GvG was 121 cards right?
Yeah something around that number.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
I was close
Don't have the complete set but a lot of GvG legendaries suck anyway i really only still need Sneed's and maybe Gallywix.
This also means that they have some fringe synergy, as one potential issue with Shadowform is that you can't ever switch back, and a lot of priest cards rely on healing synergy.
It probably won't ever mean anything in a practical setting, but it's worth noting.
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Hey guys we should try to get team Neogaf to replace Team Celestial at Archon team league what a bunch of scrubs.
Most definitely.
Professor Lich
Member
I must be dumb, what's the pun?
Anti-kill bot.
I think you are playing Tempo Mage, right? Tempo Mage shouldn't be fighting for board the whole game or fighting for card advantage at all. The gameplan with that deck is to dominate the board early and then around turn 4/5 switch to being the beatdown and aim to rush your opponent down before they stabilize and take back the board. So my guess is you aren't properly recognizing that point and you end up fighting for board when you don't need to be, which means you will lose to slower mid-range and control decks.
Mind = blown
We could probably fool Hosty into playing for us for a couple of months.
Sometimes hearthstone is pure RNG.
My last 3 losses:
Innervate Force of Nature, savage roar, ravage roar with nothing on board.
Priest with auchenai circle, followed by auchenai circle again, followed by Sylvanas lightbomb.
Paladin with equality consecration, followed by equality consecration.....
My last 3 losses:
Innervate Force of Nature, savage roar, ravage roar with nothing on board.
Priest with auchenai circle, followed by auchenai circle again, followed by Sylvanas lightbomb.
Paladin with equality consecration, followed by equality consecration.....
Funny tempo mage story. I was playing my pretty standard tempo mage against a grinder mage last night and had a completely backwards game.
He dominated the board from turn 1 to 8. The only thing I drew was high cost removal and azure drakes. On turn 8 I finally got the board clear. I played a flame waker and a sorc apprentice, it felt like he was out of direct removal and I was right. The next turn was a total beat down. Antinidos and discounted spells to clear the board. Turn 10 he died.
Tempo mage can have some incredible come backs, even if you stumble out of the gates, but you have to save up for those huge board swings. Keep what is in your deck in mind.
Mobius and pet octopus
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I love these days, always new cards cropping up to talk about.
Scarlet Regent-
I like the looks of this card. 3/3 is certainly passable. Getting extra mileage out of hero power early on, I think is pretty swell. Those small advantages in the early game can lead to a snowball victory. If this is a neutral card, I would not mind running this in rogue tbh.
Garrison Commander-
I kinda like this one as well. It'll be hard to fit that in early though because of curve, but the potential with maiden seems decent. I generally do like cards that can have high value when used even off curve.
Justicar Trueheart-
Awesome card. Increases the value of your zero card costing card, your hero power. Which in turn makes all inspire cards more appealing. I think people might scoff at this and say, well 6/3 is terrible stats and it won't see play. But I think this card can have a very big impact. Control decks with it can now better play the attrition game (something sorely lacking in the game atm and to be fair still may not change with this). And look, doubling hunter hero power apparently broke the game so they set it to 3 instead, so apparently this is how strong the effect is (
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If you think about it, this is the highest value card we've seen so far because doubling your hero power over several turns is where it really pulls ahead imo. Yes, the stats aren't great but he always does something when played and the effect is permanent even after removal. That priest heal doubling is huge. Same with tank up (armor up). I think this could be the card people underestimate.
I'm guessing more than GVG since BRM had double that of Naxx.
Scarlet Regent-
I like the looks of this card. 3/3 is certainly passable. Getting extra mileage out of hero power early on, I think is pretty swell. Those small advantages in the early game can lead to a snowball victory. If this is a neutral card, I would not mind running this in rogue tbh.
Garrison Commander-
I kinda like this one as well. It'll be hard to fit that in early though because of curve, but the potential with maiden seems decent. I generally do like cards that can have high value when used even off curve.
Justicar Trueheart-
Awesome card. Increases the value of your zero card costing card, your hero power. Which in turn makes all inspire cards more appealing. I think people might scoff at this and say, well 6/3 is terrible stats and it won't see play. But I think this card can have a very big impact. Control decks with it can now better play the attrition game (something sorely lacking in the game atm and to be fair still may not change with this). And look, doubling hunter hero power apparently broke the game so they set it to 3 instead, so apparently this is how strong the effect is (
semi-kappa
If you think about it, this is the highest value card we've seen so far because doubling your hero power over several turns is where it really pulls ahead imo. Yes, the stats aren't great but he always does something when played and the effect is permanent even after removal. That priest heal doubling is huge. Same with tank up (armor up). I think this could be the card people underestimate.
I'm guessing more than GVG since BRM had double that of Naxx.
I'm leaning towards Scarlet Regent and Garrison Commander being fake. The channel they were supposedly shown on doesn't seem to exist. Also, if you switch between the two pictures, the graphics don't even line up.
http://imgur.com/uKmlJGx
http://imgur.com/gPftqXC
http://imgur.com/uKmlJGx
http://imgur.com/gPftqXC
You may be right about them being fake but AfreecaTV definitely exists.
http://www.afreeca.tv/
http://www.afreeca.com/
Blizzard's official Hearthstone channel doesn't exist though.
Edit: I'm 99% sure about this. Everyone just links the images posted on Reddit, I can't see any first hand information at all.
Druids always have the cards, always.
I had counterspell in the brawl, druid plays neutralize, then a second neutralize. I'm like ok it happens.
two turns later I have counterspell up again, he plays swipe then a second swipe.... what are the chances? lol I got a lot of value there but still damn....
BananasWithGuns
Member
Blizzard finally added higher quality images of the cards from the tournament yesterday to the site.
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/expansions-adventures/the-grand-tournament/cards
I think Draenei Totemcarver has my favorite art so far. Although almost all the card art is fantastic up to this point.
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/expansions-adventures/the-grand-tournament/cards
I think Draenei Totemcarver has my favorite art so far. Although almost all the card art is fantastic up to this point.
poppedcollar69
Member
doing my 1st arena in months on a whim
1st card is boom
wish me luck!
1st card is boom
wish me luck!
Officerrob
Banned
Wonder when Blizzard is finally going to reveal that card from the poll
Hopefully Blizzard releases the cards a little more liberally than they did for GvG. I'd prefer they release 3-4 every day rather than one every day and then just dump the rest the day before release.
Hopefully Blizzard releases the cards a little more liberally than they did for GvG. I'd prefer they release 3-4 every day rather than one every day and then just dump the rest the day before release.
When did the voting page get posted?
Probably around 3:00 yesterday so hopefully the reveal is very soon
Super Nothing
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I had some decent success with a secrets Mage. Mirror Entity to copy their big drops, Vaporize to kill the ones that dodged Polymorph/Fireball, Counterspell to block Mind Control/Removals, and Ice Block to stall until I can drop Alex + burn.
poppedcollar69
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Professor Lich
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I didn't really go in for vaporize, I considered counterspell to fuck with their combo turns but I couldn't figure out what I wanted to cut,
I just run alex, rag, antonidas, ice blocks, mirror entities, all of my burn cards, mirror entity, iceblock, cycling and draw cards, nova's, cones of cold, and, the real dick move of my deck, mirror image, most people don't have efficient removal so they waste a lot of time and energy getting rid of a pair of 0/2's and they partner up with my 9 mana plays really well.
Your reasoning seemed sound so I figured we'd better get an official response. I checked with Whirthun to see if they are real or not and he confirmed they are in fact real.
https://twitter.com/CM_Whirthun/status/624333690378842113
Asked a follow up question about whether they are actually neutral cards and am awaiting a response.
Run an Ironbeak Owl. I think Hunter is one of the easiest matchups I have as a control Warrior.
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