Synergy Picks in the Arena are Being Removed
Mike Donais briefly mentioned the removal of synergy picks over on reddit. This will occur in an upcoming Hearthstone patch, but not alongside the incoming balance update.
Quote from Mike DonaisThis won't be removed in the Balance patch as that was added as a quick bonus patch.
It will be removed in a patch after that though. (Source)Hey Mike thanks for the quick response! Could you please clarify, what exactly is being changed? Are you removing all the synergy picks? Changing the list of synergy cards offered? Trying a new system?
The first 2 picks will be the same as all the other picks. It is being removed. (Source)
You are SO wrong with your twisted logic.
Before standard change and more rare cards available synergies Arena was so much curve-stone. No matter, what class you are playing - you had to have a 1drop, into 2drop, into 3drop.. and you win. Utilizing mana each turn isn't some high level skill.
It's a card game. So there always be a random effect. And if you think, that games should be decided on could you draft enough descent 2drops and could you get them to turn 2 from you deck - I have nothing to say to you. Synergies give more opportunities to get more value from your cards, therefore getting back from behind.
Best 5drop before Standard rotation was Pit Fighter. It was like almost in all decks. But it's like the most boring card to play. Like any other card with no text. All you need is 2nd grade math and you are set. Also, preferably going first. Choo-choo. Run over your opponent.
They had to make more rare and synergistic cards available to stop curve-stone. But in Wild it would just make available some REALLY unhealthy combos. So they moved it to standard, so it could get some fresh vibes every expansion. Because I would hate to still see Piloted Shredder as best 4drop for every class.
Who needs 2nd grade math when you have DKs and Ultimate Infestation?
UI is strong in Arena - yes. Specially as a top deck. But DKs are not that strong. For example, Deathwing is still stronger. And nobody cried about it ever.
What ? DK's just destroy you, if the situation of a match is even and the opponent plays frost lich jaina,uther of the ebon blade,shadowreaper anduin or even malfurion you can almost always auto concede because of how broken they are in arena
Othvati is right though, according to lightforge, The Lich King is stronger than most DKs with the only exception being Deathstalker Rexxar.
You just put an "if" in your statement and shortened list of DKs. I think, it kinda speaks for itself. And "almost always" is a really far fetch. You can win against any of them. I almost certain, that Bonemare is a stronger card, than any of Knights.
I just started to like it , I got HOWLING (that draws you a divine shield ) and a DIVINE SHIELD minion !!! INCREDIBLE
Should've been 1 draft: synergy pick, 2 draft: guarantee 3 choices that synergize with your first draft pick.
Fixed. Good riddance.
the state of arena right now is totally unplayable because of these "synergy" picks. i have experienced it myself. choosing book worm or servant of kalimos in my first 2 picks then NEVER getting any minion of that tribe in my next 28. its great that they were testing new things on arena but doing it on a live server is really frustrating. which is why we need PTR for hearthstone badly.
Synergy pick is stupid because almost every deck will have the same 1 or 2 card due to the small pool for synergy pick
Finally ... what a joke that was. It should have been last two if anything, not first two lol ...
Ill take that 150g.
-ben brode
HALLELUJAH!
Aw man! Does this mean I won't be able to reliably chose between Gadgetzan Auctioneer, Servant of Kalimos, and Book Wyrm on my first pick of seemingly every draft?
A long lasted innovative idea for the game. Thank God.
Wait a minute, I thought Ben Brode said Arena drafts didn't require patching and could be changed on the fly.
He was referring to card drop rates, the synergy picks are something else.
why they remove it instead of changing lists ? i still think that was nice idea
That's already the case, picks 1, 10, 20 and 30 are rare or better...