I've noticed tons of players using default (Classic) card backs at different ranks up to rank 5 at least. This is a new thing I've seen only in this season. Is this a sign of many new players entering the game and ranking up, or is this a new way of (old) players trying to deceive people into thinking they are new so that they might gain an advantage in attitude towards them? (You know people might think it's an easy win if they see a noob player vs. playing with more thought if they see it's a legendary player against them.) Or third option - is the game just broken so that it shows default card backs for many players even if they use something else?
If they are around rank 5 I think it's safe to say they aren't a new player. I haven't seen many people using the classic card back so I don't think the game is broken.
I can answer for myself as I always used the classic card back. I'm playing this game for the game itself, not the bling. So, I don't care about card back, I don't care about golden cards (I've lots, but still use the plain ones, unless when I had no choice, and only the golden version available). You basically do not see your card back anyway... No matter what, thanks to bots, any bling, including golden hero, is now useless.
I cant speak about ranked but iv tried it in arena ... playing with "latest season" card back etc. or with classic card back and mby it was just coincidence or my perception but when i played with classic card back, opponents tended to "overplay" their board or not rly care much about playing around specific threats like MCT, flamestrike or T4 playes for pally/druid etc. It might have been completly non-related to card back but well :)
I've never changed my card back because it doesn't feel like much of an achievement to reach Rank 20 and play the game in two different calendar months.
Ive noticed some people wearing grey shirts sometimes when i am out and about. Sometimes they are nike, sometimes even under armour. Even sometimes, its just plain ol' grey. WTF. Is this a sign of something? Is something fishy goin' on? like some conspiracy or some kinda attempt at deception?
Tbh I pretty much never use my legend card back in constructed anymore. People tend to spam emotes and get all smug when they beat me with facehunter while I re-climb ladder at start of month. Doesnt happen nearly as much with regular card back
Tbh I pretty much never use my legend card back in constructed anymore. People tend to spam emotes and get all smug when they beat me with facehunter while I re-climb ladder at start of month. Doesnt happen nearly as much with regular card back
It's an online game with no way to chat with your opponent other than "i will hunt you down" or "the elements will destroy you". How do you even know that they are getting smug?
I recently switched to classic card back on my main account. I'm only doing daily quests on it right now, gathering gold for GvG. I was playing sub-par versions of decks I'm not used to, while distracted often and hence, getting my ass kicked a lot. I didn't want to play that badly while showing a legendary card back.
There just aren't that many that I like. Legend is nice and so is season 1 (Pandaria), but honestly I prefer the default to any of them. When they release a cardback I prefer to the default, I will use that.
I've noticed tons of players using default (Classic) card backs at different ranks up to rank 5 at least. This is a new thing I've seen only in this season. Is this a sign of many new players entering the game and ranking up, or is this a new way of (old) players trying to deceive people into thinking they are new so that they might gain an advantage in attitude towards them? (You know people might think it's an easy win if they see a noob player vs. playing with more thought if they see it's a legendary player against them.) Or third option - is the game just broken so that it shows default card backs for many players even if they use something else?
If they are around rank 5 I think it's safe to say they aren't a new player. I haven't seen many people using the classic card back so I don't think the game is broken.
I can answer for myself as I always used the classic card back. I'm playing this game for the game itself, not the bling. So, I don't care about card back, I don't care about golden cards (I've lots, but still use the plain ones, unless when I had no choice, and only the golden version available). You basically do not see your card back anyway... No matter what, thanks to bots, any bling, including golden hero, is now useless.
Well, maybe they like it?
I think its an homage to Blizzcon where all the players had to use the classic cardback. I only noticed people using it after Blizzcon
I'm reverting to classic card back now.
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I cant speak about ranked but iv tried it in arena ... playing with "latest season" card back etc. or with classic card back and mby it was just coincidence or my perception but when i played with classic card back, opponents tended to "overplay" their board or not rly care much about playing around specific threats like MCT, flamestrike or T4 playes for pally/druid etc. It might have been completly non-related to card back but well :)
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Maybe some of them are suspended botters with new accounts.
I usually play with the Season 1 reward because, you know, it was the first one.
When I am scared I have been disconnected I switch to classic to check I have not. Sometimes I don't switch back.
I always use the classic card back when laddering #tryhardmodeON
I've never changed my card back because it doesn't feel like much of an achievement to reach Rank 20 and play the game in two different calendar months.
How interesting
Special card backs and golden cards are for try hard roleplayers
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I've always used classic one until recently changing to the blizzcon one because I like these two.
Ive noticed some people wearing grey shirts sometimes when i am out and about. Sometimes they are nike, sometimes even under armour. Even sometimes, its just plain ol' grey. WTF. Is this a sign of something? Is something fishy goin' on? like some conspiracy or some kinda attempt at deception?
Tbh I pretty much never use my legend card back in constructed anymore. People tend to spam emotes and get all smug when they beat me with facehunter while I re-climb ladder at start of month. Doesnt happen nearly as much with regular card back
60 % of the time I'm winning 100% of the time
Actually the card back that you select doesn't matter. RNG assigns a random cardback to you whenever you go into any game except friend vs friend.
"Put your face in the light!" - Tirion Fordring
It's an online game with no way to chat with your opponent other than "i will hunt you down" or "the elements will destroy you". How do you even know that they are getting smug?
Maybe they just like to emote?
"Put your face in the light!" - Tirion Fordring
I recently switched to classic card back on my main account. I'm only doing daily quests on it right now, gathering gold for GvG. I was playing sub-par versions of decks I'm not used to, while distracted often and hence, getting my ass kicked a lot. I didn't want to play that badly while showing a legendary card back.
I will always use Pandaria, basically the default with red instead is pretty cool :)
There just aren't that many that I like. Legend is nice and so is season 1 (Pandaria), but honestly I prefer the default to any of them. When they release a cardback I prefer to the default, I will use that.
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