If you hover over any minion, it will show the base stats and then any adjustments/enchantments underneath. Rattlegore’s deathrattle is always -1/-1 from its base stats - the 8/8 Rattlegore that is summoned from the original is actually a different minion, it’s base stats are 8/8 and not 9/9 with a -1/-1 enchantment, as you will see if you hover your mouse over the card, and this carries on down the chain. Rattlegore is effectively 9 different minions. The Nameless One becomes a 9/9 Rattlegore (assuming the Rattlegore on board is the original 9/9) with an enchantment to make it a 4/4, so it will still create an 8/8 when it dies because it’s base stats are actually 9/9. Similarly if you target a Rattlegore part way down the deathrattle chain, say a 6/6, you will create a 4/4 copy of a Rattlegore with 6/6 base stats, and get a 5/5 out of its deathrattle.
The card is indeed worded correctly, but I do understand how it could cause confusion. Unfortunately if they made the description more detailed, it would probably be even more likely to confuse people.
None of what you described agrees with the card description which is simply "Resummon this with -1/-1" (no mention of base stats, no implication that its a different minion being summoned etc.). In the example you gave using the text as it is written on the card, the nameless one should resummon itself as a 3/3 ("this" being the nameless one, and -1/-1 to give the 3/3 stat line).
Just for clarity - I understand how it works (and why it works that way), but that is not how the card is written.
everything he said agrees with the card description. they don't have to state that it's about his initial stats, because that's how every card in the game works. the card would need to descripe it if it's doing something that's different from the game's rules.
If you hover over any minion, it will show the base stats and then any adjustments/enchantments underneath. Rattlegore’s deathrattle is always -1/-1 from its base stats - the 8/8 Rattlegore that is summoned from the original is actually a different minion, it’s base stats are 8/8 and not 9/9 with a -1/-1 enchantment, as you will see if you hover your mouse over the card, and this carries on down the chain. Rattlegore is effectively 9 different minions. The Nameless One becomes a 9/9 Rattlegore (assuming the Rattlegore on board is the original 9/9) with an enchantment to make it a 4/4, so it will still create an 8/8 when it dies because it’s base stats are actually 9/9. Similarly if you target a Rattlegore part way down the deathrattle chain, say a 6/6, you will create a 4/4 copy of a Rattlegore with 6/6 base stats, and get a 5/5 out of its deathrattle.
The card is indeed worded correctly, but I do understand how it could cause confusion. Unfortunately if they made the description more detailed, it would probably be even more likely to confuse people.
None of what you described agrees with the card description which is simply "Resummon this with -1/-1" (no mention of base stats, no implication that its a different minion being summoned etc.). In the example you gave using the text as it is written on the card, the nameless one should resummon itself as a 3/3 ("this" being the nameless one, and -1/-1 to give the 3/3 stat line).
Just for clarity - I understand how it works (and why it works that way), but that is not how the card is written.
Going back to my original suggestion it would (imo) make more sense if it said "Summon an 8/8 Rattlegore" and that 8/8 Rattlegore had a deathrattle which says "Summon a 7/7 Rattlegore". It's much more intuitive and you know the stats of the minion being summoned without having to hover over anything. You would still need to see the card in action once to know for sure that the next Rattlgore also summoned more Rattlegores, but there must be a way of wording it concisely that isn't as bad and confusing as the way the card is currently written.
edit: Just to add - on mobile hovering over to see stuff isn't ideal either.
Let me guess. You are the kind of person that complains about Earth Shock turning a 1/1 The Lich King into an 8/7, right? If not, I don't see your point about rattlegore.
Devs will never make a card with 6 lines of text on it, that would be even more confusing. If you still don't understand how a card works you play test it several times. If you don't like the way its text is written then too bad cuz most people do and blizzard won't change that.
everything he said agrees with the card description. they don't have to state that it's about his initial stats, because that's how every card in the game works. the card would need to descripe it if it's doing something that's different from the game's rules.
Let me guess. You are the kind of person that complains about Earth Shock turning a 1/1 The Lich King into an 8/7, right? If not, I don't see your point about rattlegore.
Devs will never make a card with 6 lines of text on it, that would be even more confusing. If you still don't understand how a card works you play test it several times. If you don't like the way its text is written then too bad cuz most people do and blizzard won't change that.
It should probably be like Jade Golem where it lists the specific stats on the card instead of what it does, but it's really not that confusing.