So hunter is the new priest and they have no chance in this meta because pirates always beat them (2fast4ubaby) and priest + warlock got board clears and heals and once they stabilize u lose 100%. Also i dont think they got very good cards and the whole buff mechanic is so rng. Anyone tested out knuckles? feels like he would be a good card but rng again he would need like at least 5 attack before playing
So yeah no one is playing hunter not even at noob rank 10 decks. Website says 6.6% but i ran into 2 hunters in like 100 games Kappa
Vicious Syndicate data shows .033% Hunter played at ranks 1-5. 3 in 1,000...there are 94 Shamans for every Hunter. Did try Knuckles at the beginning of the season. Did not ever get to attack with Knuckles. When I actually got to play it, a Shaman could remove it with a token + Flametongue and a Lightning Bolt, or control decks with one of 50 removal options. Class is just bad now; aggro is inferior both against and in comparison to Pirates, Reno decks have the answers to outlast mid-range where it used to be heavily favored against control, Pirates and Reno decks just don't struggle to interact with the secrets in the way a Tempo Mage or Control Warrior often would. The whole token + buff thing plays in a fairly interesting way, but it's just not effective.
I really dislike Hunter players. You get some of the greatest cards in the game like Savannah Highmane and all you can think to do is smash face like crazy. Honestly the biggest problem with this game right now is the lack of comeback cards. Face Pirates blow you away unless you drew perfectly or are a mage with AOE. We need more cards like Reno Jackson who can completely swing around an unwinnable game (but not just make it a crazy RNG fest like Yogg-Saron, Hope's End did).
I really dislike Hunter players. You get some of the greatest cards in the game like Savannah Highmane and all you can think to do is smash face like crazy. Honestly the biggest problem with this game right now is the lack of comeback cards. Face Pirates blow you away unless you drew perfectly or are a mage with AOE. We need more cards like Reno Jackson who can completely swing around an unwinnable game (but not just make it a crazy RNG fest like Yogg-Saron, Hope's End did).
So you dislike everyone that plays a specific class because some people that play it go face? Does that mean you dislike me for having fun with my Control Hunter? If that was the case then I would dislike every Warrior player because some of them play Pirate Warrior, and I would dislike all Rogue players because some of them play Mill decks.
I really dislike Hunter players. You get some of the greatest cards in the game like Savannah Highmane and all you can think to do is smash face like crazy. Honestly the biggest problem with this game right now is the lack of comeback cards. Face Pirates blow you away unless you drew perfectly or are a mage with AOE. We need more cards like Reno Jackson who can completely swing around an unwinnable game (but not just make it a crazy RNG fest like Yogg-Saron, Hope's End did).
So you dislike everyone that plays a specific class because some people that play it go face? Does that mean you dislike me for having fun with my Control Hunter? If that was the case then I would dislike every Warrior player because some of them play Pirate Warrior, and I would dislike all Rogue players because some of them play Mill decks.
Hunter got some very good cards this time around. Knuckles on the other hand is unplayable.
The reason hunter isn't seen on ladder is that it always struggles against aggro and it is a product of the meta, not the cards. I made a list around Dispatch Kodo just to see if it was bad, and it was decent. But a bit boring when compared to jade.
I'm sure players, the likes of nickChipper will have made viable hunter lists for this meta, but other aggro decks are simply more exciting right now.
I find it ludicrous that people think that Hunter is the devoted "Face" class. One of the problems the Hunter has with making a non midrange/aggressive deck is their Hero Power and their lack of card draw and good board clears, their best one in my opinion being Explosive Trap or Powershot. If control hunter was a good/viable deck fuck yeah I'd be playing it, I love control decks.
The reason you see a lot of people playing an aggressive Hunter deck is because it wins games, and it wins quickly. Think about Midrange Shaman, Pre-Standard Face Hunter, and Pre-Standard Combo Druid. These decks all have something in common, they were good decks that had a consistent winrate. What else did they have in common? People bitched and complained about them because they would lose to them.
My favorite class is Warrior, do I play Pirate Warrior? No.
Meteorite12's favorite class is Hunter, does he play SMOrc Hunter? No.
Saying you hate people who play a certain class because of one archetype is like saying you hate all people of one race because someone of that race forgot to give you back $10.
I personally don't feel that Hunter is dead, but I play Wild, so I have no idea what Hunter is like in Standard. I'm not gonna act like I know it, and that was something I wished to discuss, so I did. That's part of what forums are for, discussions.
people always think hunter is stupid class because he burst dmg to face whenever he can but let be honest if don't do this i dont see how he can win against spells-base class like mage,priest or warlock ,6 mana 1/1 beast seems pretty good for hunter :/
So hunter is the new priest and they have no chance in this meta because pirates always beat them (2fast4ubaby) and priest + warlock got board clears and heals and once they stabilize u lose 100%. Also i dont think they got very good cards and the whole buff mechanic is so rng. Anyone tested out knuckles? feels like he would be a good card but rng again he would need like at least 5 attack before playing
So yeah no one is playing hunter not even at noob rank 10 decks. Website says 6.6% but i ran into 2 hunters in like 100 games Kappa
It doesn't really matter, does it? All the huntards face-smorc people merely migrated to Pirate Warrior, nothing's changed.
Hunter may be dead but the deck archetype sure is not, so who cares.
Hunter is not dead, it's just that other decks are building up
well about time hunter was unviable..he's been the nail in the coffin for so many decks in the past, it's his turn to get..coffined.
should've been dead a few seasons back
Who do you think is running the warrior decks? Beat the pirates and face the hunter.
Free to try and find a game, dealing cards for sorrow, cards for pain.
Vicious Syndicate data shows .033% Hunter played at ranks 1-5. 3 in 1,000...there are 94 Shamans for every Hunter. Did try Knuckles at the beginning of the season. Did not ever get to attack with Knuckles. When I actually got to play it, a Shaman could remove it with a token + Flametongue and a Lightning Bolt, or control decks with one of 50 removal options. Class is just bad now; aggro is inferior both against and in comparison to Pirates, Reno decks have the answers to outlast mid-range where it used to be heavily favored against control, Pirates and Reno decks just don't struggle to interact with the secrets in the way a Tempo Mage or Control Warrior often would. The whole token + buff thing plays in a fairly interesting way, but it's just not effective.
CCGing since '98.
The game feels really good without Rat Pack and all the other cancerous Hunter cards, and without Rexxar emotes
I hunt alone
I hunt a loan
Rexxar is a buisinessman don't bully him
The problems us that he don't have cards draw and defensive cards to counter the aggro, and he is agresive as pirates.
I really dislike Hunter players. You get some of the greatest cards in the game like Savannah Highmane and all you can think to do is smash face like crazy. Honestly the biggest problem with this game right now is the lack of comeback cards. Face Pirates blow you away unless you drew perfectly or are a mage with AOE. We need more cards like Reno Jackson who can completely swing around an unwinnable game (but not just make it a crazy RNG fest like Yogg-Saron, Hope's End did).
Hunter will never get another good card because the scrubs will whine too much.
Hunter got some very good cards this time around. Knuckles on the other hand is unplayable.
The reason hunter isn't seen on ladder is that it always struggles against aggro and it is a product of the meta, not the cards.
I made a list around Dispatch Kodo just to see if it was bad, and it was decent. But a bit boring when compared to jade.
I'm sure players, the likes of nickChipper will have made viable hunter lists for this meta, but other aggro decks are simply more exciting right now.
I find it ludicrous that people think that Hunter is the devoted "Face" class. One of the problems the Hunter has with making a non midrange/aggressive deck is their Hero Power and their lack of card draw and good board clears, their best one in my opinion being Explosive Trap or Powershot. If control hunter was a good/viable deck fuck yeah I'd be playing it, I love control decks.
The reason you see a lot of people playing an aggressive Hunter deck is because it wins games, and it wins quickly. Think about Midrange Shaman, Pre-Standard Face Hunter, and Pre-Standard Combo Druid. These decks all have something in common, they were good decks that had a consistent winrate. What else did they have in common? People bitched and complained about them because they would lose to them.
My favorite class is Warrior, do I play Pirate Warrior? No.
Meteorite12's favorite class is Hunter, does he play SMOrc Hunter? No.
Saying you hate people who play a certain class because of one archetype is like saying you hate all people of one race because someone of that race forgot to give you back $10.
Give me free packs: https://battle.net/recruit/HR62XS5TRN?blzcmp=raf-hs&s=HS&m=pc
I personally don't feel that Hunter is dead, but I play Wild, so I have no idea what Hunter is like in Standard. I'm not gonna act like I know it, and that was something I wished to discuss, so I did. That's part of what forums are for, discussions.
Good. I rather play pirates than Hunter.
people always think hunter is stupid class because he burst dmg to face whenever he can but let be honest if don't do this i dont see how he can win against spells-base class like mage,priest or warlock ,6 mana 1/1 beast seems pretty good for hunter :/
Meta is utter shit whenever hunter is top tier. It's better off this way.