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I currently have 1200 gold and 9k dust. I've preordered every expansion, but im not sure about this one.

My problem is, i usually play for a couple weeks until the next broken shit appears, then ppl start abusing it, i get tilted and burnt out and leave the game. However, i also think if you 'skip' one of the expansions, you pretty much leave the game because all expansions have staple cards that you'll use, either now or in future.

The cost of the game is starting to seem a bit high for me, especially considering i play for 2-3 weeks and usually leave for a couple months. I have quite a good collection, but i feel i'll be too much behind if i skip this one. However, i used to spend 90-110 euros on each xpac (preorder plus 40/60 pack bundle) which guaranteed often all commons and rares, and a good amount of epics and legendaries, but i'm not sure the time i spend playing justifies that money anymore.

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I'm not wasting any money on it.

I pre-ordered, but I don't think it's a waste.

If you are the sort of player who usually buys some packs, I'm sure you will regret not pre-ordering. There has never been an expansion that didn't contain enough must-haves to justify the cost. Some expansions may have been unpleasant or even bad for the game overall, but there are always numerous cards that see a lot of use even as the meta shifts with the expansions that follow.

 I'm in the same boat. Either you're gonna need cards from this expansion, or you're quitting the game.

 That's quite an escalating mindset. How about the people that don't make a big deal out of new expansions and continue playing? I pre-order new expansions because Hearthstone has provided an unfathomable amount of entertainment (and frustration) and I will continue to play until I grow out of it.  People make too much of new expansions. Pre-order or don't. Play or don't. 

Still on the fence, but am holding out currently. The pre-order is still going, so I am currently not missing out, with being a bit more cautious

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For a card to se play it needs to be broken or give you a win condition, which none of these cards (other than Duskbreaker) do.

 

 

Zola the Gorgon - same as above

 

I dont think Zola the Gorgon is a meme card. She is certainly not broken, or anything alike. However, she is one the cards which provide great value, if your opponet does not played around her properly.

No bitterness here, I have purchased every pre-order since TGT, and every adventure, but I am not doing this one.  I'm taking my saved  up gold and am going to try to do arena during this expansion.  Just an experiment, I figure I can catch up if I need to, but this time I won't be crafting a bunch of legendaries that are only used in the first 2 weeks of the expansion.  I'll just wait until things settle out before I start crafting.  I;m sure I;ll still preorder for the new year expansion, just taking this one off. 

Sort of like Drynuary, but for HS.

First exp that I’m not preordering. I want to see if I’ll be able to afford playable cards like usually but without preorder. Also exp theme is too childish and cardback is below average anyways.

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In the end it all comes down to what kind of hs player you are :

a) ladder - trying to get high as possible - most likely to buy the preorder and 100+ packs (gold,real money)

b) arena - not really buying stuff since you spend your gold on arena. If you're good enough, you can complete the set with the reward packs

c) for fun - doing all the quest for the gold, disenchant golden cards for the dust value (let's be real - the golden cards are like apple stuff - no one really needs them) . Spending that gold you collected like the Kobold you are (yes, YOU).

Blizzard is finally giving us some free fun with the dungeon run. It's something...

I switched from A to C because let's be honest - Blizzard has bills to pay, servers to maintain, like every other company - BUT this FREMIUM game stuff is getting out of hand. 3 Exp in one year + the rotation of old cards.

If you want to be competitive you have to  spend 300-400€ on packs every year. 

Just a reminder - WoW subscriptions costs about 130-140 € a year...

 I don't think that is entirely true, the 300 to 400€. Especially if you are a new-ish player you can get by with just the pre-order, potentially even without that. You won't be anywhere close to a complete collection, but you should be able to acquire a decent collection and craft one or two tier 1-2 decks. And in terms of competitive play it might even be advantageous to not play every tier 1 deck, but focus on one, learn its strength and weaknesses, and how to play it against the other top tier decks of the meta. And that in turn should give you an advantage and allow you to be competitive. And it should make you a better player in general too. 

I've found that there are two types of people in Hearthstone: pessimists and optomists. These aren't the normal types of pessimists and optomists of course, but rather extreme. Pessimists will complain endlessly about the cards blizzard makes and point out all their flaws, missing a couple of broken interactions that will make the next meta deck some months into the future, while optomists will praise each card coming out as if it will be part of the new tier one with all classes in it, missing out on cards that blatantly provide poor value or require too much luck. If you want to know who's preordering the next expansion, then it will be the optomists as always.

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I've found that there are two types of people in Hearthstone: pessimists and optomists. These aren't the normal types of pessimists and optomists of course, but rather extreme. Pessimists will complain endlessly about the cards blizzard makes and point out all their flaws, missing a couple of broken interactions that will make the next meta deck some months into the future, while optomists will praise each card coming out as if it will be part of the new tier one with all classes in it, missing out on cards that blatantly provide poor value or require too much luck. If you want to know who's preordering the next expansion, then it will be the optomists as always.