Emerald Hive Queen and Emerald Reaver really triggers me. I know that they uses the same art and as a result gets similar names. However, I can't help but theorize that this is an... archetype of cards that the developers are testing.
One of such example is Forlorn Stalker, who was a tech card that was released before hand buff was defined. But has the same effect, meaning it is an experimental card released by the devs to collect variables from in game scenarios. Obviously, it was never used the devs didn't collect enough data to balance hand buff and the mechanic failed dramatically.
But I am making a call here as I believe Emerald beasts is a planned and still work in progress group of cards that is making an experimental debut in Journy to Ungroro. It is highly likely they are going to be mostly one drops that focus on bringing/establishing an effect early on. There might be non-beasts as well, since too many will unbalanced hunter's "Random Beast Chance". Although unlikely to be class specific (Since both cards are Neutral now), but it is most defintally a support achitype for hunters. As such, I predict that they will only be released in small amounts just like the early expansion's murlocs.
What do everyone else think about this matter? Am I too superstitious? Or is this a possibility?
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~I wanna be the Hunter! Not the Hunted!~
~You gonna die younnnnnng! (Actually don't do that, live long enough to see yourself being a pimp video game grandpa)~
Emerald Hive Queen and Emerald Reaver really triggers me. I know that they uses the same art and as a result gets similar names. However, I can't help but theorize that this is an... archetype of cards that the developers are testing.
One of such example is Forlorn Stalker, who was a tech card that was released before hand buff was defined. But has the same effect, meaning it is an experimental card released by the devs to collect variables from in game scenarios. Obviously, it was never used the devs didn't collect enough data to balance hand buff and the mechanic failed dramatically.
But I am making a call here as I believe Emerald beasts is a planned and still work in progress group of cards that is making an experimental debut in Journy to Ungroro. It is highly likely they are going to be mostly one drops that focus on bringing/establishing an effect early on. There might be non-beasts as well, since too many will unbalanced hunter's "Random Beast Chance". Although unlikely to be class specific (Since both cards are Neutral now), but it is most defintally a support achitype for hunters. As such, I predict that they will only be released in small amounts just like the early expansion's murlocs.
What do everyone else think about this matter? Am I too superstitious? Or is this a possibility?
~I wanna be the Hunter! Not the Hunted!~
~You gonna die younnnnnng! (Actually don't do that, live long enough to see yourself being a pimp video game grandpa)~
Also, SHAMELESS PROMOTION! http://www.hearthpwn.com/decks/761136-the-hunter-rises-beast-mastery-rexxar