I think the devs were trying to emphasize the "mind reading/thought stealing" aspect of the Priest class - in this case, the "mind" that is read is the opponent's deck. Priests in WoW do have the ability to mind-control characters from the opposing faction, so I guess that's where this comes from. Following this (admittedly frail) logic, Rogue simply steals cards from the opponent's class even if they aren't being used. This may be based on the ability of the Rogue class in WoW to pickpocket enemy NPCs for random bits of junk loot/small amounts of money.
Not sure if there's a lore-based explanation for this decision that goes beyond what I've said above.
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Why is it that Priest can copy cards directly from the opponent's deck but Rogue only gets random cards from the opponent's class?
Shouldn't that be the other way around, if anything? Is there some sort of WoW lore that clears this up that I'm just not aware of?
HS suck at their jobs and frequently spit all over their own source material.
Because priest sucked at the time and needed all the help they could get.
I think the devs were trying to emphasize the "mind reading/thought stealing" aspect of the Priest class - in this case, the "mind" that is read is the opponent's deck. Priests in WoW do have the ability to mind-control characters from the opposing faction, so I guess that's where this comes from. Following this (admittedly frail) logic, Rogue simply steals cards from the opponent's class even if they aren't being used. This may be based on the ability of the Rogue class in WoW to pickpocket enemy NPCs for random bits of junk loot/small amounts of money.
Not sure if there's a lore-based explanation for this decision that goes beyond what I've said above.