The following balance change will be made in an upcoming patch:
Warsong Commander now reads: Your Charge minions have +1 Attack.
Over the course of the short but impactful history of Hearthstone, we’ve taken a strong stance that we’d like to make changes to cards only when they are completely necessary. The direction of gameplay and the metagame should be defined by our players, and as the meta is evolving, many different types of decks can emerge. Cards that were once impactful in the meta can be less so once new strategies emerge, and that change is brought on by the constant need and drive for innovation by our players.
Innovation is just one way a game can evolve, and the best way to shake up the meta and innovate in Hearthstone is by introducing new cards into the game. Introducing new cards to Hearthstone is our preferred method of changing the current state of the game. It’s exciting to discover a deck that may have an advantage over a popular deck out there, and new cards lead to the discovery of new combinations, and new conversations. Hearthstone thrives off of stories about enjoying a fast-paced, fun game with friends that’s full of delightful surprises.
Going forward, we will continue to stand by our stance that we will only make adjustments to cards when we feel it is completely necessary and allow the injection of new cards into the game help our players define what the meta evolves into. In the case of Warsong Commander, we felt this change was necessary to help expand both future design space and to stand by our overarching game philosophy that battles between minions and fighting for board control is what makes Hearthstone fun and compelling.
Well it is unfortunate that they found this necessary. I found Grim Patron decks quite manageable in the current meta. Just took some strategy. Oh well.
This seems like troll because it would kill an archetype, but sounds like the kind of they would do.
EDIT: Wow. Never thought we'd see the day. I actually was expecting a nerf with less impact. This actually kills of Patron entirely, but hey, Isince I can'call it good or bad right now, I'll call it 'a thing'.
Does this mean that Charge Warrior is going to be a thing now?
This was still a nerf in the stupidest way. While i dislike the deck and card in general i'd like to see the combo be much weaker or frothing not work, This ridiculous crushing over nerf has no semblance of balance, they took a crutch card in a deck and made the deck and card unplayable as it is now a Raid Leader with 3 hp (which the card should be anyways). I can see why cards never seam to get nerfed though (plenty should for balance purposes but not like this) as imagine Knife Juggler as a 1/1 with the same effect for 3 mana or a 2/2 for 2 being nerfed into a 5 mana 3/2 for the same effect Kappa Starving Buzzard
While the deck needed a nerf this just completely killed the deck.
*sigh* I've lost all faith. I hope you're happy you salty dogs, congrats on killing a new and different deck that gave warrior something else besides fatigue.
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Well, now this opens up a face warrior deck with a bunch of charge minions. Don't know how well that will work, but something good could come out of this.
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The following balance change will be made in an upcoming patch:
Warsong Commander now reads: Your Charge minions have +1 Attack.
Over the course of the short but impactful history of Hearthstone, we’ve taken a strong stance that we’d like to make changes to cards only when they are completely necessary. The direction of gameplay and the metagame should be defined by our players, and as the meta is evolving, many different types of decks can emerge. Cards that were once impactful in the meta can be less so once new strategies emerge, and that change is brought on by the constant need and drive for innovation by our players.
Innovation is just one way a game can evolve, and the best way to shake up the meta and innovate in Hearthstone is by introducing new cards into the game. Introducing new cards to Hearthstone is our preferred method of changing the current state of the game. It’s exciting to discover a deck that may have an advantage over a popular deck out there, and new cards lead to the discovery of new combinations, and new conversations. Hearthstone thrives off of stories about enjoying a fast-paced, fun game with friends that’s full of delightful surprises.
Going forward, we will continue to stand by our stance that we will only make adjustments to cards when we feel it is completely necessary and allow the injection of new cards into the game help our players define what the meta evolves into. In the case of Warsong Commander, we felt this change was necessary to help expand both future design space and to stand by our overarching game philosophy that battles between minions and fighting for board control is what makes Hearthstone fun and compelling.
RIP patron!
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/forum/topic/19288409377
Finally!
Source or gtfo
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Well it is unfortunate that they found this necessary. I found Grim Patron decks quite manageable in the current meta. Just took some strategy. Oh well.
Amen!
Source is http://www.hearthpwn.com/blue-tracker/topic/13973-upcoming-balance-change-to-warsong-commander
Oblivion!
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This seems like troll because it would kill an archetype, but sounds like the kind of they would do.
EDIT: Wow. Never thought we'd see the day. I actually was expecting a nerf with less impact. This actually kills of Patron entirely, but hey, Isince I can'call it good or bad right now, I'll call it 'a thing'.
Does this mean that Charge Warrior is going to be a thing now?
Give a man a Murloc, and he'll eat for a day.
Give him a Murloc Knight, and people will hate him.
well... an other one bites the dust... to bad that you can't DE warsong commander...
Goodbye Patron Warrior, never to be seen again.
You do not truly know someone, until you fight them.....
RIP Patron Warrior. Another deck gets dumpstered
As much as I hate getting OTK'd by the Frothings, I was hoping for a bit better solution than completely eradicating the Patron deck.
On the upside, at least the other combo decks aren't getting destroyed, and hopefully the patron will make an appearance in another deck.\
Maybe we'll see a return of the OTK worgen deck?
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This was still a nerf in the stupidest way. While i dislike the deck and card in general i'd like to see the combo be much weaker or frothing not work, This ridiculous crushing over nerf has no semblance of balance, they took a crutch card in a deck and made the deck and card unplayable as it is now a Raid Leader with 3 hp (which the card should be anyways). I can see why cards never seam to get nerfed though (plenty should for balance purposes but not like this) as imagine Knife Juggler as a 1/1 with the same effect for 3 mana or a 2/2 for 2 being nerfed into a 5 mana 3/2 for the same effect Kappa Starving Buzzard
While the deck needed a nerf this just completely killed the deck.
VS
Best news ever! We can finally play control decks again *Tears
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I think this has more to do to nerf the Frothing Beserker than the Patron part. But, one less playable deck in the meta now.
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Laters patron, bullshit OP deck, lay in the dirt with miracle rogue.
Although as much as I hate patron, they made warsong literally useless unless they're making it 1 mana or something.
R.I.P. in Pepperonis
Grim Patron
April 2/3 2015 - October 2015
You will not be missed
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Now Secret paladin is even more dominant.
I bring life and pffffffffffffff!
That is so sad... oh wait, it's not.
I think they finally figured out that charge is extremely abusive and they decided to kill the damn card for good just so it would never come back.
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*sigh* I've lost all faith. I hope you're happy you salty dogs, congrats on killing a new and different deck that gave warrior something else besides fatigue.
I returned to this game much like how a recovering alcoholic can relapse.
Well, now this opens up a face warrior deck with a bunch of charge minions. Don't know how well that will work, but something good could come out of this.
You do not truly know someone, until you fight them.....