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I dont like how Blizzard is removing expansions and card packs to be honest but I voted yes. However this game has lost a lot of steam. Games like Overwatch and Pokemon Go are popular right now and less of my friends are playing Hearthstone because it got boring or some other reason. 

I voted YES. Get over it.

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Hearthstone doesn't respect player time investment anymore.

Before "Whispers of the Old Gods" expansion, or more accurately before the creation of "seasons" and "Standard mode", your invested time and/or money was valued. One could work on accumulating a collection of cards. Now, your investment is rendered obsolete. After a few years, your hard earned collection will be unusable in "standard" mode. What about "wild", you say? Who the hell even plays "wild"?

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It isn't obvious why someone who apparently prefers playing Wild would decline playing the format. 

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It isn't obvious why someone who apparently prefers playing Wild would decline playing the format. 

Because most people play standard? Because standard is what's used by most popular casters and on tournaments?

Look, I didn't even say whether I want to play or even do play standard or not. I merely said "who the hell plays 'wild'". Would new players play "wild"? Of course not. That is a part of playerbase automatically cut off from the "wild" format.

Ideally, there would be no division to "wild" and "standard" format. I hated that change. I would like to accumulate my card collection and be more powerful than the newbies because of the time and/or money (or both) I invested in the game.

And if you say that's not supposed to happen, well, you just confirm what I stated in the original post - Blizzard doesn't value player's time investment (and monetary investment). Worse - they aren't supposed to value them by design.

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Look, I didn't even say whether I want to play or even do play standard or not. I merely said "who the hell plays 'wild'". Would new players play "wild"? Of course not. That is a part of playerbase automatically cut off from the "wild" format.

Ideally, there would be no division to "wild" and "standard" format. I hated that change. I would like to accumulate my card collection and be more powerful than the newbies because of the time and/or money (or both) I invested in the game.

And if you say that's not supposed to happen, well, you just confirm what I stated in the original post - Blizzard doesn't value player's time investment (and monetary investment). Worse - they aren't supposed to value them by design.

Your original comment mentioned nothing about new player experience in connection with the Wild format - nor is it obvious how it is relevant to your claims regarding Blizzard failing to respect players.

Presumably, new players will play Wild if they want to, and otherwise not.

Your "accumulated card collection" remains "more powerful than the newbies" - the introduction of alternate play modes didn't effect it at all.

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Your original comment mentioned nothing about new player experience in connection with the Wild format - nor is it obvious how it is relevant to your claims regarding Blizzard failing to respect players.

Don't twist my words. I never said this.

Presumably, new players will play Wild if they want to, and otherwise not.

Realistically, they won't and aren't.

Your "accumulated card collection" remains "more powerful than the newbies" - the introduction of alternate play modes didn't effect it at all.

It affected the pool of players I'm playing against. Now stop trolling.

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Your "accumulated card collection" remains "more powerful than the newbies" - the introduction of alternate play modes didn't effect it at all.

It affected the pool of players I'm playing against. Now stop trolling.

So unless your main goal is to beat up new players because they was unfortunate to start playing this game much later than you, I don't see the point of your request.

This means that Blizzard doesn't respect player's invested time (nor money) in Hearthstone. StarCraft is an example of that idea - you always start a game with nothing and build up your base and army from scratch every time. One could argue that the thing you accumulate is game knowledge, rather than some more visible thing like having more cards, but game knowledge you gain in any game. MMOs are an example of games relying on player's time investment instead. You accumulate good gear and game currency over time. Hell yeah one will beat up players who are "unfortunate" enough to start later (or start an alt later) in an MMO.

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So unless your main goal is to beat up new players because they was unfortunate to start playing this game much later than you, I don't see the point of your request.

This means that Blizzard doesn't respect player's invested time (nor money) in Hearthstone. StarCraft is an example of that idea - you always start a game with nothing and build up your base and army from scratch every time. One could argue that the thing you accumulate is game knowledge, rather than some more visible thing like having more cards, but game knowledge you gain in any game. MMOs are an example of games relying on player's time investment instead. You accumulate good gear and game currency over time. Hell yeah one will beat up players who are "unfortunate" enough to start later (or start an alt later) in an MMO.

Starcraft is a MMO

StarCraft is an RTS.

That would make some sense if you are comparing Starcraft to World of Warcraft since both games is similar to one another.

They are different genres. But that doesn't prevent me from comparing them, because they are both games.

I see a few mention already their take on how to improve HS's player experience.  Namely HS should honor time spent not just wins; however, I to have been shaping my vision on how to improve HS' player experience and it's similar to the other ideas here so lets have at it.

5 full matches = 10 gold or 15 dust, wins do not count as they fill the win counter.  What's a full match?  a fatigue game where a full 30 cards are played and a bitter end was met for one player, an aggro match where the losing player played but got out paced by the aggro player.  A brawl match goes past turn 8. (all values can be adjusted to fit a proper revenue maximizing number) The key to all this full match determination is a vote by the winning player "Did your opponent play a good game y/n?" if the winner, who always has his time valued determines that his opponent tried hard/ played good/ didn't BM the winner checks off yes and the losing opponent gets his time-spent credit I've called full matches. 

Yea yea, you can envision a scenario where this system is abused, but anything is better then me looking at the clock and saying "what a waste of time to play hearthstone" right now it "feelsbadman" when I spend 15-20 minutes in a HS match and lose after a hot streak RNG play by opponent i.e. Yogg play/ lucky burgle/dank top deck draw, or conversely my bad RNG plays i.e. awful Yogg play/win conditions buried/ bad draws/ general-salt. Again I am sure you can launch an argument bemoaning me as a bemoaner, and I should just git-gud but in CCG's RNG is always at play and that means some times my time is disrespected because of forces beyond my control, it is those times that this my opponent can throw me a bone and say "at least you tried man, I sure had fun rofflestomping you with my totally on curve draws/play I'll click yes for that poor bloat"

Players could lose their arbiter status if they never click "yes" because statistically most opponents are trying to win and play a good game of HS, and so you should be giving out plenty of yes votes and recognizing your opponents efforts for a good game.  If they never click yes they lose their arbiter status, if they then play against a player whom still has their arbiter status the default is that the losing arbiter-status player gets his credit, if two fallen arbiters play the loser receives no time spent credit either but is reminded that if he were to regain his arbiter status he would have received his credit, try again next cycle.

lols... we need a more friendly cardgame :)

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HOW THE FUCK CAN PEOPLE SAY YES TO THIS? BLIZZARD BOTS ? LOL THE GAME JUST WANTS MONEY DOESNT RESPECT U FUCK ALL

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HOW THE FUCK CAN PEOPLE SAY YES TO THIS? BLIZZARD BOTS ? LOL THE GAME JUST WANTS MONEY DOESNT RESPECT U FUCK ALL

What do you mean, this game is awesome.  I'd take the game over the money any day.  In fact I already did by buying cards.