Why discard warlock is random? Warlock sucks pretty bad in recent expansions, don't is the time to change this bullshit random mechanic and allow the player to choose the card he want to discard and maybe warlock be a viable class again?
Those minions that can't be discarded would be broken and they would have to change that. They balanced a lot of it based on the fact that it is random.
I have given this some thoughts and while discarding random is a very weak mechanic, if you can choose which card to discard it becomes OP...imagine comboing with the 2 mana 2/2 mother something legnedary.
One possible solution to make it reasonable is to instead discarding random card:
1) Discard the left-most card from your hand. This way it can at least be manipulated by the player..some skill involved. Card drawn always goes to the right side and also card that gives a card(e.g. firefly). the 2 mana 2/2 needs to go to the right side each time it is discarded.
2) Another solution is discarding the lowest cost card from hand(random on ties). This however might be on the edge of being too good if you combo with that 2 mana 2/2 legendary as it is possible to endlessly buffing this card in your hand. Also often you would want to discard the lower cost cards. But if the that legendary is changed this would be fine.
...Or just print cards that let Discover a discarded card. And preferably a legendary that returns discarded card to players hand or deck with some bullshit like highlander archetype forcing if you think it's too powerful.
And for God's sake, stop showing discarded cards to opponent. Drawback is already punishing enough, no need to make it public.
Why discard warlock is random? Warlock sucks pretty bad in recent expansions, don't is the time to change this bullshit random mechanic and allow the player to choose the card he want to discard and maybe warlock be a viable class again?
They'd have to nerf discard cards/synergy if they changed discard to choose a card. Discard mechanics are very strong but really inconsistent.
Those minions that can't be discarded would be broken and they would have to change that. They balanced a lot of it based on the fact that it is random.
I think it's time to drop the discard mechanic as a whole. Please, for the sake of Warlock fans.
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Or do like shadowverse and have the card state it will discard the lowest or highest cost card respectively.
Opens up some deckbuilding options and doesn't punish Highlander decks unduly.
I have given this some thoughts and while discarding random is a very weak mechanic, if you can choose which card to discard it becomes OP...imagine comboing with the 2 mana 2/2 mother something legnedary.
One possible solution to make it reasonable is to instead discarding random card:
1) Discard the left-most card from your hand. This way it can at least be manipulated by the player..some skill involved. Card drawn always goes to the right side and also card that gives a card(e.g. firefly). the 2 mana 2/2 needs to go to the right side each time it is discarded.
2) Another solution is discarding the lowest cost card from hand(random on ties). This however might be on the edge of being too good if you combo with that 2 mana 2/2 legendary as it is possible to endlessly buffing this card in your hand. Also often you would want to discard the lower cost cards. But if the that legendary is changed this would be fine.
AKA...
Lets see how we can make discard a broken mechanic.
...Or just print cards that let Discover a discarded card. And preferably a legendary that returns discarded card to players hand or deck with some bullshit like highlander archetype forcing if you think it's too powerful.
And for God's sake, stop showing discarded cards to opponent. Drawback is already punishing enough, no need to make it public.