I used to be pure, but the BM cancer got to me. Now the few classes I fully respect are Priest and Warlock. Even zoo needs to think before vomiting minions. The other variations of control also appeal to me, like freeze mage and fatigue warrior.
That said, I don't accept invites from cancer, but I do accept from control even if I lose badly. And it's been working very good so far, a lot of people with the same mindset as me and nice to talk. Currently i'm rank 22x legend (228? Can't remember).
When I accepted invites from cancer, they usually were to say: "you shithead only won because of stupid double molten giant taunt combo, I had the burst ready but you got fucking lucky in the draw" Maybe they should have thought about bursting me to 0 instead of exactly 10 -.-
And when I accepted invites from control, even the ones who lost, usually were to say: "wow, nice. Did you had it all along?" or "Close call, wanna go again?"
I'm sure there's exceptions to the rule, but I don't need to take chances anymore, already have a good amount of players to chat/watch
The one reason I send people requests when they beat me is rather simple. I have three friends only and all of them play very rarely or have quit playing. So, when I get a 'Watch and Learn' it sits in my quests for an eternity - as is the case right now. Naturally, nobody accepted any of them, and I think this thread gave me some possible reasons for that.
On the positive side, you are actually just adding the wrong people lol. All three cases you're adding someone who plays an aggro deck, so the two scenarios of gloating/saltiness described by many others before will happen like 99% of the time. You only add ppl who you've gone through an intense control vs control match with like 3+ game swings or multiple fatigue turns if you want to interact with players who like that kind of long term games and get some thought-provoking discussions.
Otherwise if you want friends I'm sure hearthpwn has like a thread somewhere that has the PLZ ADD ME I NEED FRIENDS title or sth like that.
The one reason I send people requests when they beat me is rather simple. I have three friends only and all of them play very rarely or have quit playing. So, when I get a 'Watch and Learn' it sits in my quests for an eternity - as is the case right now. Naturally, nobody accepted any of them, and I think this thread gave me some possible reasons for that.
if you check the official hearthstone forums there are threads where people share ids for watch and learn dailies. there might even be a few threads here
Tbh I once beat the same freeze mage player twice in a row I added him and he is still in my friend list and we help each other from time to time.. On the other hand I added an anyfin can happen guy after I beaten him and he thought I sucked cause I used a weapon on his face as grim patron warrior.. Well if you have a death's bite in hand and you playes fiery win axe.. You gotta waste it.. The dude thought he knew anyfin actually he has no idea how to win a bad matchup xd- you take risks..
when the W&L quest showed up, I posted into that thread and went from 0 friends to about 60. None of them jerks and I alwasy have at least 1-3 people I could watch at any time. I probably should post my ID into the recent one for others in fact.
Generally though a lot of people won't accept friend quests after a match because their opponent won't be genuinely interested it being friendly. They'll mock, or insult, or just ..well.. what the OP is doing: discrediting the win a bit by saying that they almost had the game locked..even though being able to win at turn 11 means nothing if your opponent can win at turn 10.
In any case, post in that thread. Find some allies, and complete those W&L quests.
And it might be best to save the salt for the salt thread, not for friend chat.
I think it's generally safe to accept players with good manners. Players that constantly spam emotes are the salty ones. I sometimes accept them just for fun..
If you expect to get burned you will always see a negative outcome like with rng based cards. You do have to read the situation and give people a chance sometimes. You know if someone bm's you all game and you win that when they snap add you they want to be c unts, and despite the mildly surprising casual / tavern brawl adds where they are ignorant regardless of win or loss doesn't mean you don't get nice interesting people from all over too. It's ranked and arena you need to take a read on if it's a hatred add and you can often get a feel for it.
We get so caught up in the idea that we should be winning every game semi anonymously that we forget there are a lot of cool human beings we play against in this fantasy Childrens card game. People deserve respect till they prove that they don't otherwise I always try to give people a chance, and the colorful anger is often predictably boring and when it's creative hate that's fine too. People will always bm as much as blizzard allows especially for an Internet game.
I like greyeyedgirls arbitrary friending method lol.
That being said I add a lot and many add or accept, I fight the urge to say something rude and go the opposite direction and compliment their game despite bad rng etc on my end. If it's really a dirty loss I'll comment on how one sided it was instead of trying to dehumanize them. I hate losing though so I find after a minute or so and asking myself if I played well despite a loss I get over it. The one that bothers me most is when some netdecker on ladder gets a perfect curve and criticizes my play, but removes me before I can respond, thanks for that I'd tell you why I played card X on turn 4 with Druid but your clearly a gloating sack of s hit.
The umadbro jajajaja instant remove is amusing as well. When I'm actually not mad.
when I'm trying to climb in ladder or playing arena I say hi give them 5 seconds to say hi and squelch otherwise I let people emote unless they are thank you priests etc.
Never got this bm bull sh it playing magic just people trying to rip me off in card trades, that's rampant.
I value my hogger at 1800 dust and your ysera at 600 dust crap (for comparison)
I use to always say no flat out and then I developed a new strategy. When I get a friend request I just sit on it for a few days, usually two or three, and then accept. If the person really wanted to be friends they just keep you, and if they wanted to BM they would have forgotten all about the match you played and can't say anything without looking stupid.
However, I actually wanted to friend someone the other day. They had the Overwatch card back and I wanted to know their thoughts on the game so I sent a friend request. It was a tight close game too, but I guess he was so afraid of me potentially telling off he rejected me twice. Oh well.
The hunter who had just enough burst in hand to kill me, I would have told him that the very next turn I would have played Reno Jackson and Youthful Brewmaster. You were ahead of me by one turn.
In what way would this information be useful or fun for your opponent to know? Do you think this is an unusual situtation in Hearthstone where you lose or beat your opponent with 1 turn?
Not sure why would you feel the need, but expect people to be wary. If I get requests right after the match I don't accept them, either, but keep them for a day or two and then accept them. That way if the point was to just throw profanities at me the steam has probably been let out by then.
I only add people/accept requests when something crazy or really funny happened in the game and we both laugh about it- never had any bad experiences before.
Most recently was in my 12-2 druid arena final boss I won through Raven Idol 'ing a Deathwing when the paladin had fully committed to the board and had easy lethal the next turn. We both laughed about how lucky it was and that it made for a really exciting finish to the run haha.
Best case you add a friend to discuss a game actually worth following up on, but in the last year I think I've had one decent conversation with a total stranger after a win. Usually it's somebody who friend requests after a bad beat so they can complain. Last time I added a "friend" he simply said "Lucky." and immediately deleted me. This is why I only add people I know personally, at least until more players lighten up and realize the whole point is to enjoy this game and possibly make new friends instead of insulting random strangers.
I used to be pure, but the BM cancer got to me. Now the few classes I fully respect are Priest and Warlock. Even zoo needs to think before vomiting minions. The other variations of control also appeal to me, like freeze mage and fatigue warrior.
That said, I don't accept invites from cancer, but I do accept from control even if I lose badly. And it's been working very good so far, a lot of people with the same mindset as me and nice to talk. Currently i'm rank 22x legend (228? Can't remember).
When I accepted invites from cancer, they usually were to say: "you shithead only won because of stupid double molten giant taunt combo, I had the burst ready but you got fucking lucky in the draw"
Maybe they should have thought about bursting me to 0 instead of exactly 10 -.-
And when I accepted invites from control, even the ones who lost, usually were to say: "wow, nice. Did you had it all along?" or "Close call, wanna go again?"
I'm sure there's exceptions to the rule, but I don't need to take chances anymore, already have a good amount of players to chat/watch
I categorically decline all friend requests. Life was different back in beta...
Win a game with a lucky topdeck or perfect lethal.
Get friend request.
Accept.
"GET CANCER FAG", then removes me fron his list.
Never again. I always wait 24h.
Umadbro?
When I beat a guy I want him normal questions like how u beated me.Not question like how you got into my house and stuffs like this kappa
Tbh I once beat the same freeze mage player twice in a row I added him and he is still in my friend list and we help each other from time to time.. On the other hand I added an anyfin can happen guy after I beaten him and he thought I sucked cause I used a weapon on his face as grim patron warrior.. Well if you have a death's bite in hand and you playes fiery win axe.. You gotta waste it.. The dude thought he knew anyfin actually he has no idea how to win a bad matchup xd- you take risks..
There's 2 threads where you can find friends to work with . The most revelant one is this one:
http://www.hearthpwn.com/forums/hearthstone-general/players-and-teams-discussion/53614-looking-for-hearthstone-friends-post-your
when the W&L quest showed up, I posted into that thread and went from 0 friends to about 60. None of them jerks and I alwasy have at least 1-3 people I could watch at any time. I probably should post my ID into the recent one for others in fact.
Generally though a lot of people won't accept friend quests after a match because their opponent won't be genuinely interested it being friendly. They'll mock, or insult, or just ..well.. what the OP is doing: discrediting the win a bit by saying that they almost had the game locked..even though being able to win at turn 11 means nothing if your opponent can win at turn 10.
In any case, post in that thread. Find some allies, and complete those W&L quests.
And it might be best to save the salt for the salt thread, not for friend chat.
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I think it's generally safe to accept players with good manners. Players that constantly spam emotes are the salty ones. I sometimes accept them just for fun..
If you expect to get burned you will always see a negative outcome like with rng based cards. You do have to read the situation and give people a chance sometimes. You know if someone bm's you all game and you win that when they snap add you they want to be c unts, and despite the mildly surprising casual / tavern brawl adds where they are ignorant regardless of win or loss doesn't mean you don't get nice interesting people from all over too. It's ranked and arena you need to take a read on if it's a hatred add and you can often get a feel for it.
We get so caught up in the idea that we should be winning every game semi anonymously that we forget there are a lot of cool human beings we play against in this fantasy Childrens card game. People deserve respect till they prove that they don't otherwise I always try to give people a chance, and the colorful anger is often predictably boring and when it's creative hate that's fine too. People will always bm as much as blizzard allows especially for an Internet game.
I like greyeyedgirls arbitrary friending method lol.
That being said I add a lot and many add or accept, I fight the urge to say something rude and go the opposite direction and compliment their game despite bad rng etc on my end. If it's really a dirty loss I'll comment on how one sided it was instead of trying to dehumanize them. I hate losing though so I find after a minute or so and asking myself if I played well despite a loss I get over it. The one that bothers me most is when some netdecker on ladder gets a perfect curve and criticizes my play, but removes me before I can respond, thanks for that I'd tell you why I played card X on turn 4 with Druid but your clearly a gloating sack of s hit.
The umadbro jajajaja instant remove is amusing as well. When I'm actually not mad.
when I'm trying to climb in ladder or playing arena I say hi give them 5 seconds to say hi and squelch otherwise I let people emote unless they are thank you priests etc.
Never got this bm bull sh it playing magic just people trying to rip me off in card trades, that's rampant.
I value my hogger at 1800 dust and your ysera at 600 dust crap (for comparison)
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I use to always say no flat out and then I developed a new strategy. When I get a friend request I just sit on it for a few days, usually two or three, and then accept. If the person really wanted to be friends they just keep you, and if they wanted to BM they would have forgotten all about the match you played and can't say anything without looking stupid.
However, I actually wanted to friend someone the other day. They had the Overwatch card back and I wanted to know their thoughts on the game so I sent a friend request. It was a tight close game too, but I guess he was so afraid of me potentially telling off he rejected me twice. Oh well.
Not sure why would you feel the need, but expect people to be wary.
If I get requests right after the match I don't accept them, either, but keep them for a day or two and then accept them. That way if the point was to just throw profanities at me the steam has probably been let out by then.
"They dont accept your friend request because you dont actually want make friend" .
I only add people/accept requests when something crazy or really funny happened in the game and we both laugh about it- never had any bad experiences before.
Most recently was in my 12-2 druid arena final boss I won through Raven Idol 'ing a Deathwing when the paladin had fully committed to the board and had easy lethal the next turn. We both laughed about how lucky it was and that it made for a really exciting finish to the run haha.
Best case you add a friend to discuss a game actually worth following up on, but in the last year I think I've had one decent conversation with a total stranger after a win. Usually it's somebody who friend requests after a bad beat so they can complain. Last time I added a "friend" he simply said "Lucky." and immediately deleted me. This is why I only add people I know personally, at least until more players lighten up and realize the whole point is to enjoy this game and possibly make new friends instead of insulting random strangers.
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When I get a request by a hunter Player after he lost I accept, paste "Fuck you" before he can write anything and remove him. Drives them nuts :)
Seriously though, I have never got a serious friend request after a game, only People who were salty and needed to blow of some steam.
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Damn it so what you are saying is that those secret paladins spamming emotes really don't want to be friends with me :( feelsgachiman Biblethump