"Simple Translation: This golden cardback is designed for the contestants of Hearthstone Chinese Open Tournament. Only the contestants who get to top 128 of an area tournament can get this cardback. While there will be eight area tournaments in China, this cardback will have a max number of 1024." by Falkner80: http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/2yrbqq/chinese_only_golden_cardback/
Unlike the TeSPA card back this one is really impossible to get. Everyone who manages to reach Top 128 in a tournament is going to keep this card. What a joke. I thought TeSPA card back is pushing the limit and that they would not do the same thing again. And now this, even going further.
There really should be ways to allow new players to get older monthly cardbacks they missed and some of these impossible to get cardbacks. It is a collection game after all , this should include all the features. I mean I don't care a lot about cardbacks but it just seems obvious they would implement this.
It's a CARD collecting game, not a card BACK collecting game. The idea is to collect the cards. The Backs were designed specifically to NOT be collector's items but, instead, to be something else: a mark that you were a part of a particular event.
That's why none of the monthly backs are reobtainable. That's why they keep putting out card backs that are impossible to get. Because they aren't meant for YOU to get them. They are meant to show that you are unique compared to others.
Consider it your unique ID. You use the card back that most sets you apart from the others. This is why I still use the Pandoria card back. It marks me as one of the players who were around when the game started. It marks my unique place in the world.
I can see the complaint in that there weren't other card backs given for other tournaments (why ONLY a Chinese one?), but I think we can finally put the nail in the coffin of the "Card Back Collector" mentality.
MUCH better to go try to get those two golden cards put into circulation. THAT I can agree with (and that's with me owning a gold Gel).
I wonder what the going rate for these will be, considering there will only be 1024 of them in existence, and most of those will stay with Chinese players.
I wonder what the going rate for these will be, considering there will only be 1024 of them in existence, and most of those will stay with Chinese players.
We will see, first info we need is, are those transferable to EU/NA/Asia, or rly Chinese serv only.
If u can't use the codes on your account, you may buy it, but you still won't get the cardback, so yeah would be insanely stupid, hence if the code can NOT be used, the same way chinese players can NOT use tespa, even with the correct code, there won't be a market to begin with.
i guess..i just crunched the numbers to make how impossible getting the card back is where us normal people who dont go in tournament in CHINA have things to actually do like exams or work.
guess u cant collect them all in HS card back :(
(yes u can collect them all but this one is next to unlikely to even impossible)
Looks awesome, but now it comes!
"Simple Translation:
This golden cardback is designed for the contestants of Hearthstone Chinese Open Tournament.
Only the contestants who get to top 128 of an area tournament can get this cardback.
While there will be eight area tournaments in China, this cardback will have a max number of 1024." by Falkner80: http://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/2yrbqq/chinese_only_golden_cardback/
Unlike the TeSPA card back this one is really impossible to get. Everyone who manages to reach Top 128 in a tournament is going to keep this card. What a joke. I thought TeSPA card back is pushing the limit and that they would not do the same thing again. And now this, even going further.
So basically, if this is true, this cardback is more than chinese only
it is only on the chinese server, since those do not communicate with the rest of the world and u need a specific account.
I will wait for a real blizzard post regarding that
You'll need to type a code and the code is global in all accounts. At least thats the case for example with TeSPA card back.
yeah I know I have tespa. Well, lets try to get that now if the news is real.
edit: double post somehow sorry
Time to pay $500 for a damn cardback!
I have no time for gains!
It is real:
http://www.hearthstone.com.cn/articles/115/4092
Ooh, shiny! :)
Where is there information about the tournaments? I'd like to know which cities will be hosting them, and when.
I really hoped it would be given to the players who have been playing the whole year.
It's a CARD collecting game, not a card BACK collecting game. The idea is to collect the cards. The Backs were designed specifically to NOT be collector's items but, instead, to be something else: a mark that you were a part of a particular event.
That's why none of the monthly backs are reobtainable. That's why they keep putting out card backs that are impossible to get. Because they aren't meant for YOU to get them. They are meant to show that you are unique compared to others.
Consider it your unique ID. You use the card back that most sets you apart from the others. This is why I still use the Pandoria card back. It marks me as one of the players who were around when the game started. It marks my unique place in the world.
I can see the complaint in that there weren't other card backs given for other tournaments (why ONLY a Chinese one?), but I think we can finally put the nail in the coffin of the "Card Back Collector" mentality.
MUCH better to go try to get those two golden cards put into circulation. THAT I can agree with (and that's with me owning a gold Gel).
One does not simply walk into Mordor,
unless they want to be the best they can be.
All we need to know is, if we get a code, can it work on our accounts that are obviously not chinese? if yes, we may get it for some of us ^^
I wonder what the going rate for these will be, considering there will only be 1024 of them in existence, and most of those will stay with Chinese players.
We will see, first info we need is, are those transferable to EU/NA/Asia, or rly Chinese serv only.
500 sounds pretty darn optimistic.
Collectors are a strange bunch.
This card back seems to be best used in a full golden deck, no other card is better fitting for it.
it seems nearly sure that the code will only work on Chinese server.
So its price will be... $0 on international market :D
it says that u pressed "reply" to my post.
If u can't use the codes on your account, you may buy it, but you still won't get the cardback, so yeah would be insanely stupid, hence if the code can NOT be used, the same way chinese players can NOT use tespa, even with the correct code, there won't be a market to begin with.
The way to get this card back disgusts me...literrally next to impossible if there is 2 million player
Only 0.000512% or 5 people with it every 10000 people which in itself is just disgust me.
( note the 5:10000 is rounded )
YES?
So? Isn't that like the point of rare items and collectibles?
i guess..i just crunched the numbers to make how impossible getting the card back is where us normal people who dont go in tournament in CHINA have things to actually do like exams or work.
guess u cant collect them all in HS card back :(
(yes u can collect them all but this one is next to unlikely to even impossible)
YES?