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[QFNS]

I'm expecting their Blizzcon announcement to be details of the Arena rebalancing they've been talking about.

I do think they need more modes and features, but I suspect they won't roll those out until they feel they're happy with how the existing content works.

They've addressed the regular mode with rotating sets and ranked rewards, and they've addressed Adventures by giving out 45 cards, much more unique content, and a more accessible price. That leaves Arena as the prime target for polishing up.

I would love a shakeup of the Arena format. I don't know what form that would take, but there are lots of cool ideas out there. I have played sealed draft formats for other card games, L5R, Magic. Arena is similar to how those work, but I'm sure there are ways to do interesting things with it.

Generally the sealed formats I've played only ever involve 1 set at a time which very frequently leads to interesting meta choices. Cards that kind of suck get to shine because there simply is no other choice. I wonder if they will attempt to make a more limited Arena format. Either pulling out the Wild choices or do something more drastic like re-assigning rarities to a lot of the more powerful arena cards.

 

[Yaboosh]

Nice, got Jaraxxus in my brawl pack.

 

[Nirolak]

I would love a shakeup of the Arena format. I don't know what form that would take, but there are lots of cool ideas out there. I have played sealed draft formats for other card games, L5R, Magic. Arena is similar to how those work, but I'm sure there are ways to do interesting things with it.

Generally the sealed formats I've played only ever involve 1 set at a time which very frequently leads to interesting meta choices. Cards that kind of suck get to shine because there simply is no other choice. I wonder if they will attempt to make a more limited Arena format. Either pulling out the Wild choices or do something more drastic like re-assigning rarities to a lot of the more powerful arena cards.

They've basically stated their plan is to implement a system where they can change the appearance rate of cards on a per-card basis, so they can lower how frequently very powerful common cards appear.

I don't expect it to be especially drastic.

Realistically speaking they will just felate themselves over how amazing Old Gods is and how they were geniuses for bringing Standard (there's your whole new game mode!!!), and also you should buy their upcoming expansion Karazhan (coming August 16!!!) and you'll get a NEW CARDBACK if you buy all wings on week one (with real money)!

We're talking about Blizzcon, not Gamescom.

 

[clav]

Pick Mage. Easy win.

 

[QFNS]

They've basically stated their plan is to implement a system where they can change the appearance rate of cards on a per-card basis, so they can lower how frequently very powerful common cards appear.

I don't expect it to be especially drastic.

Betting on boring and safe is usually the way with regard to Blizzard's moves. /sigh

I would imagine that by the time Blizzcon rolls around (early Nov), it would be just about time to announce a new Expansion for Hearhtstone as well. So if they do that and then put it out in December they will have technically met their 3 pieces of content per year, if only just.

 

[Levi]

The brawl is literally just the unoptimized deck recipes that came along with Old Gods.

So weird.

I've been saving a Pally quest for Brawl but the Shields up Deck Recipe is pretty crap.

 

[Yaboosh]

You'd think they would want to advertise the new adventure and do a card preview.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

The Warlock recipe is literally just Zoo....

Fuck off Blizzard.

Edit: Yup, literally just lot to a cookie cutter zoo deck. What the hell is the point of this brawl? Why would Blizzard think anyone would enjoy this?

 

[Xanathus]

Pick Mage. Easy win.

Druid is better because it's actually a decently constructed Cthun Druid.

 

[A Pretty Panda]

There's two Doomcaller in the Druid deck

 

[wiibomb]

The Warlock recipe is literally just Zoo....

Fuck off Blizzard.

Edit: Yup, literally just lot to a cookie cutter zoo deck. What the hell is the point of this brawl? Why would Blizzard think anyone would enjoy this?

more salt? more salt.

You'd think they would want to advertise the new adventure and do a card preview.

Okay I think this brawl makes sense,new adventure means new players pretty soon, even more when you make the prologue free with 2 copies of 2 new cards (both usable too), then why not convince those new players to try out the (not so) new cards expansion! new cards to try and make others buy packs.

Druid is better because it's actually a decently constructed Cthun Druid.

I lost twice before winning with druid, it isn't that easy, mage wrecked me

 

[inky]

First win with Druid. Mage is strong too.

 

[Nirolak]

The Warlock recipe is literally just Zoo....

Fuck off Blizzard.

Edit: Yup, literally just lot to a cookie cutter zoo deck. What the hell is the point of this brawl? Why would Blizzard think anyone would enjoy this?

It's for newer players without many cards who want to try a fleshed out deck.

 

[Xanathus]

I lost twice before winning with druid, it isn't that easy, mage wrecked me

My win was with Druid against Mage, and the Mage deck is just a worse version of the current Yogg Mage deck on ladder so in general it feels Druid would be favored in that matchup.

 

[wiibomb]

It's for newer players without many cards who want to try a fleshed out deck.

I don't have enough to make myself a decent c'thun deck, so I'm actually loving to play one decent deck a least with this brawl

 

[BananasWithGuns]

It's for newer players without many cards who want to try a fleshed out deck.

That's nice for them I guess. Personally, if I wanted to play against Zoo I'd just play Ranked. Got my pack for the week though, so I'm done with it.

 

[Levi]

I guess it does let new players try out deck archetypes and see if they want to spend their dust crafting those cards.

Might save some players from wasting dust on bad decks like the Paladin one.

 

[Mulgrok]

My scumbag priest deck is working wonderfully and climbed to rank 14 with 66% win rate.

Just had someone add me as friend just to say, "play a minion you dirty cunt"

I'm lovin' it!

EDIT: my winrate would be higher, but I am not great at the game.

 

[irfaanator]

thought there wasnt going to be a brawl this week

 

[LyleLanley]

Why is this brawl happening now?

 

[Nirolak]

Why is this brawl happening now?

Blizzard generally has a large spike in new users leading up to an expansion pack.

As for why it didn't happen back in April, I'm guessing they wanted people to not play with all the cards right away.

 

[cHinzo]

So what's the best class for this Brawl. Got a win 5 Tavern Brawls quest sadly. >_>

 

[Fixed1979]

So what's the best class for this Brawl. Got a win 5 Tavern Brawls quest sadly. >_>

Probably mage...just don't pick hunter...jesus.

 

[Mulgrok]

Easy brawl win as mage. Deck had Antonidus, but that is a dupe for me. good times.

 

[inky]

So what's the best class for this Brawl. Got a win 5 Tavern Brawls quest sadly. >_>

I had the same quest. Warrior is up there. I won with Druid and Mage too.

 

[Fersis]

Blizzard generally has a large spike in new users leading up to an expansion pack.

As for why it didn't happen back in April, I'm guessing they wanted people to not play with all the cards right away.

Wasnt there a brawl that didnt work and had to be replaced? Maybe this is that brawl?

 

[bjaelke]

Wasnt there a brawl that didnt work and had to be replaced? Maybe this is that brawl?

This Brawl was added last month alongside Murgl.

http://www.hearthhead.com/news=2541...-a-friend-system-shaman-hero-morgl-the-oracle

 

[irfaanator]

Wasnt there a brawl that didnt work and had to be replaced? Maybe this is that brawl?

nah that was a different brawl like the deathrattle/spell/murloc buff brawl

 

[sibarraz]

I'm playing rogue in the deck and it amazes me how when I drop n'zoth nobody tries to kill him.

I played him twice in both matches, one against a golden portrait rogue

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

God damn it I wasted burn like a moron then rogue was able to heal up from 1 to 7 and then I didn't draw any burn anymore. Ended with the rogue on 1 HP. Didn't even draw Yogg

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Picked Shaman, went against Mage.

Almost died until I used Hallazeal+Elemental Destruction to get back to full health. Also got a Healing Wave from Jeweled Scarab to save myself. Opponent finally played Yogg but I actually came out ahead (Naturalized Yogg and cleared his board). Still lost when my Evolve gave me Baron Geddon and put me in lethal range (along with clearing out my board).

Two games against Druid. Both start the same way:
Turn 1: Coin plus Darnassus
Turn 2: Innervate plus Crazed Worshipper

 

[Officerrob]

This Brawl should have happened right before WoTOG release, doing it now just seems lazy

 

[jgminto]

Nice of them to advertise that Priest is a pure dumpster class to less experienced players.

 

[squidyj]

what is this? a brawl for scrubs?

 

[Papercuts]

The pally deck is complete ass.

 

[QFNS]

The decks seem to be exactly the available deck recipies for each class. Some were pretty good (Druid, Mage) some were a dumpster fire (Paladin, Priest).

 

[Professor Lich]

Something is up with their hint screens. I'm a Shaman, playing a Warrior, and I the Warrior's tip about amassing armor.

Guess they're working on trying to get more information to newer players through constructed brawls.


Edit: Same thing happened as a Warrior facing a Rogue. It gave me their starting tip, so things are a little wacky.

 

[Dahbomb]

This Brawl is like 3-4 months late unfortunately. Would've been cool to play it then.

 

[fertygo]

When wing one available? when server reset?

 

[Schnauzer]

I play priest and paladin nearly exclusively and the state of the priest has actually made me stop playing. With no hope in site, anyone have any good games with a similar class?

 

[Levi]

I play priest and paladin nearly exclusively and the state of the priest has actually made me stop playing. With no hope in site, anyone have any good games with a similar class?

Yeah, there's this game called Hearthstone, and it has a mode called Wild, and Priest is tier one there.

 

[Raxus]

The pally deck is complete ass.

Most decks are. They packed the decks with all the wrong tools.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

Servant of Yogg Saron is almost comically bad.

 

[Nordicus]

Servant of Yogg Saron is almost comically bad.

But it casts you Astral Communion for free. 10 mana value in 5 mana card!

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

But it casts you Astral Communion for free. 10 mana value in 5 mana card!

My opponent was dead on board and played 2 of them back to back, 1 of them killed itself the other dealt 1 damage to him and drew him a card.
Spellslinger has been pretty good to me though straight up won me a game by giving me the 5 damage 5 heal spell.

 

[irfaanator]

druid deck is trash. and a terrible pack

 

[RumblingRosco]

My scumbag priest deck is working wonderfully and climbed to rank 14 with 66% win rate.

Just had someone add me as friend just to say, "play a minion you dirty cunt"

I'm lovin' it!

EDIT: my winrate would be higher, but I am not great at the game.

Link deck please!

 

[Fishlake]

This brawl is alright but it would have been better a few months ago.

Are they really not changing the recipes?

Best Druid, Mage
also good Warrior, Warlock.

Finished 5B win quest quickly.

 

[Mulgrok]

Link deck please!

once I hit rank 13 I evened out to 55% win rate.

it probably needs adjustment for the meta in that bracket.

EDIT: I get plenty of ESPORTS! moments with it.

 

[patchday]

Pick Mage. Easy win.

Thanks! Brawl gave me Mountain Giant tho I guess this card is insta-dust? Cant imagine how it could be useful