I really don't want arena to go to Standard.
having all of the cards available is one of the fun things about that mode
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I really don't want arena to go to Standard.
having all of the cards available is one of the fun things about that mode
xZoneHunter
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Got my first golden legendary today (after 2 years of playing) Golden Cenarius, which is pretty useless to me. Not sure which legendary i should make, i still need alexstrasza for my reno mage and Fendral for jade druid...
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
Canarius saw some play in token druid after C'Thun druid and before spell druid last year.
He's not completely useless.
He's not completely useless.
this is what drives me insane about everything Team 5 does.. and I mean it, everything...
They intend to announce the changes in the nearish future, when they said the changes were coming soon since months before Gatgetzan arrived... this is a very well know pattern of Team 5, soon means months and months of waiting.
charlequin
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I, with all of four Classic Legendaries, opened a duplicate Cenarius yesterday. I was not amused. -_-
It's impossible to actually address the other problems people have (synergy themes are too weak, Curvestone is too strong) without cutting off the size of the card pool though.
I really don't want arena to go to Standard.
It's impossible to actually address the other problems people have (synergy themes are too weak, Curvestone is too strong) without cutting off the size of the card pool though.
It's kind of oddly common, I've seen a lot of people reporting that.. I myself opened 3 dupes from classic in a row when I only had 5
This is standard Blizzard. Been dealing with this since forever.
At least their game release schedule is tight now, they used to delay their games a lot.
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For the Arena thing, I think they pretty clearly thought it would take way less time than it actually did to make the technology changes they wanted.
That's generally been their major stumbling block. Cards were way slower until they majorly improved their prototyping tools for those as well.
That's generally been their major stumbling block. Cards were way slower until they majorly improved their prototyping tools for those as well.
Checking one more time before dusting. I literally don't think I have ever seen this card played.
Krul is tricky.
Sure, it could theoretically sort of get better with additional demons released, but its main synergy is with Kazakus and choosing the add x demons to your hand. And that can give you Apothecary which is a disaster with Krul.
Apothecary, in my opinion, makes Krul bad.
I think I would keep it, especially if it isn't golden, just in case. But the fact they released two cards that are SO anti synergy with each other in the same set is ludicrous.
Sure, it could theoretically sort of get better with additional demons released, but its main synergy is with Kazakus and choosing the add x demons to your hand. And that can give you Apothecary which is a disaster with Krul.
Apothecary, in my opinion, makes Krul bad.
I think I would keep it, especially if it isn't golden, just in case. But the fact they released two cards that are SO anti synergy with each other in the same set is ludicrous.
I really don't want arena to go to Standard.
having all of the cards available is one of the fun things about that mode
Agreed, I understand why they're doing it, balancing is just a mess every time you add more cards into the pool, but the decks are going to feel much less varied.
They should just have a wild arena, problem solved.
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thepotatoman
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I've found it very difficult to make a good deck around, even in wild with Malganus and Void Caller making for much better demon synergy deck.
I play Kruul in Wild version of renolock. It's not as good, but it's not completely useless. Kruul isn't the only win condition in the deck -- another one is a big swing turn with voidcaller, or Kazakus. So, he can work in a generalized demon handlock deck, but in standard I wouldn't bother.
Lone_Prodigy
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Feels bad when you lose a midrange Shaman mirror because he rolled spell totem almost every time.
I had him at <5HP with a board, and he topdecks Lightning Storm, Maelstrom, and Feral Spirits on subsequent turns.
I had him at <5HP with a board, and he topdecks Lightning Storm, Maelstrom, and Feral Spirits on subsequent turns.
Top 100 arena players for January: Kripp #1 (NA)
NA: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20497687/top-100-arena-players-january-2017-2-9-2017
EU: http://eu.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20497687/top-100-arena-players-january-2017-09-02-2017
NA: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20497687/top-100-arena-players-january-2017-2-9-2017
EU: http://eu.battle.net/hearthstone/en/blog/20497687/top-100-arena-players-january-2017-09-02-2017
No 1 in EU is so far ahead I might call shenanigans.
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thepotatoman
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Wonder how high Hafu would be if she stopped making bad but fun plays or letting others make bad decisions on her account.
Oh well, at least she has the most fun arena stream.
My guess is she will try-hard one of these months and we will find out.
from redditTo those who are curious, "Meow" is an arena fan group (or QQ group :/) from China.
Each id stands for an individual person..We have 100+ active players..No bot..
In mid January, CN server encountered a breakdown for a few days, while at that time BBrode announced this leaderboard, so a few ppl went to NA server and here we are!
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btw, for some insights, totally 14 members of Meow finished 30 runs in Jan and 13 out of them made to this leaderboard!
From the comments:
"Meow is an arena fan group (or QQ group :/) from China."
Edit: Beaten like a hunter player
BananasWithGuns
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Damn, people doing over 100 arena runs in a month. That's crazy.
I wonder if they buy gold or just farm it on dailies and stuff.
Kripparrian BASED GAWD Arena player.
Won't be as good in February though with the 2 day average of 3 wins LUL!
The top 4 EU win rate is god damn wild. 9.32 win rate WTF! ADWCTA and MERPS are going to claw their hair out at that one.
Kripp can legit break 8 wins barrier if he played off stream. He easily has to be the most sniped Arena player.
LucidMomentum
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Kripp has made salt his shtick, so I'm not surprised people snipe him for the entertainment value.
He still bodies them. I remember someone tanking an exceptional arena deck just to meet him at like 4-2 lol.
I'm saltier over the misplays.
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thepotatoman
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Using this guy's calculations for gold rewards combined with some of my own, it looks like you can play 100 runs a month for free with the 50 gold average daily quests and a 6.5 wins per run.
At thatdude's 6.81 wins per run over 117 runs, he could play 176 runs per month. You basically go infinity at 7.07 wins per run.
At 3 wins per run you can do 16 runs per month. At 5 wins per run you can go 30 runs per month and qualify for this leaderboard.
charlequin
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I mean a lot of them are playing Bubble Witch 3 Saga now.
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thepotatoman
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j4ckiechan Egg Druid:
http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/728412-msg-egg-druid-guide-by-j4ckiechan
Sjow Maly Druid:
https://tempostorm.com/hearthstone/decks/ramp-combo-druid-standard-meta-snapshot-jan-31-2017
My Ramp Druid featuring Noggenfogger:
http://i.imgur.com/bLhUBBw.png
Lone_Prodigy
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I played someone with an Egg Druid deck once (of course in Casual). I spun my wheels for 4 turns then coined out Holy Nova, and followed it with Excavated Evil. He conceded after that.
Here is a deck I've thrown together on Asia since I only have Karazahn. I absolutely love this deck since it has big creatures, great healing, taunts and burst.
http://i.imgur.com/SGEfYPp.png
I play King Mukla in place of Jungle Panther on my regular account. The 5 attack helps with Celestial Dreamer synergy. (maybe Druid of the flame would work here but that requires BRM.
daemissary
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There is definitely something fishy going on in NA Arena.
I legitimately used to average over 7 wins and I'm around 5.2 the last couple of months. I've actually started adding people after I get bounced to ask them what their record was and I'm getting matched up with people who are 6-0 when I'm 4-2 and other bullshit like that.
I'm not sure if it's because there are less people playing and they want matchmaking to be fast but I'd much rather wait longer for a match than get matched up unfairly.
Suuuuuuuuuuper frustrating.
Apparently not only is Twlevewins a better player he's also a better and more entertaining streamer.
In case anyone wants to watch him
In case anyone wants to watch him
Glass Shark
Banned
0-3 Arena run
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EDIT: actually take that back literally two 0-3 runs in a row
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I think I may be actually shit at this game
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EDIT: actually take that back literally two 0-3 runs in a row
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A rule of most any game, particularly games with ranked ladders like League of Legends, Overwatch, and Hearthstone, is that if you're doing poorly or you're frustrated with a game, you will (unknowingly) play worse than normal. After a break you might play better.
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thepotatoman
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Yeah, even more so with a game where luck matters like Hearthstone. Easy to fall into gambler's falacy and start acting like you're owed good RNG.
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