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Mods are working with Blizzard behind the scenes

 That wold actually explain a lot. Why would an independent website care if people talked about certain things?

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Every fucking game, mage mage mage mage, fuck off with that bullshit

 I've had my salty moments in this game since beta but this post just sums up my sentiment directly.  I just got burst down from 30 to zero in one turn.  And the deck I was piloting was supposed to have a high win rate against it.  And it's enough to make me uninstall the game.  For now at least,, I've had enough.  Maybe the skillcap is too much for me, maybe I need to learn the meta more.  Fuck knows.  But I don't think I'm prepared to invest anymore time in the game in its current state.

Hope you all have a better experience than me with this expansion.

 Yeah had the same experience against the majority of mages I’ve faced. Different today though. Playing big warrior and only got Pallas. I swear they could not curve better if they tried. Spoon fed even. I i stabilised in one game after captain curvestone ran out of juice, only to top deck two consecrations. One two kill my two 10/1 minions and the second to give him lethal. Amazing really 

spend 45 min in a match just to get a draw because of limited turns.

played wild vs druid who got 2500 armor with a combo. got him down to 1700 when our faces exploded

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I had to sign up just to vent. I've been at this shitshow since LOE and this game has turned into a total clownfest. It's no longer any fun. As a matter of of fact, I'll go as far as to say it's now a game made for narcissistic assholes. Those are the only people who can have fun with this game in 2020. I've gone from playing about 20 matches a day to a couple every now and then and it's purely out of addiction. I'm going to break that addiction after this post because enough is enough. I'm selling my account and telling Blizzard to play hide and go fuck themselves.

There is absolutely no reason to indulge in a game where you sit there and watch your opponent pull off insane combos, generate cards out of nowhere, mana cheat, etc., and there isn't a fucking thing you can do about it. There was a time when  strategic trading and planning was top priority because the mana system was strict. Now it's just who can be more unfair first. I could get into all of the little details but that's covered by everyone else. The fact of the matter is this game fucking sucks. 

About the game being rigged. Do I think the matches are rigged? No. I've had my fair share of "I top decked the exact card I needed at the exact time I needed it". There is only 30 cards a deck so the odds are not that staggering. However, matchmaking is so rigged it should be obvious to a monkey with an IQ of 3. Go ahead, put that tech card in and you rarely see the deck you're teching against again.

Either way, the game is just not good for people who have a bit of competitive spirit. When you lose knowing full well you did everything right, it's demoralizing. I would find myself fantasizing taking my opponents face after the "well played" and defeat and just punching it over and over again until it was unrecognizable. I never feel that way losing any other game I play against others and I'm talking C.O.D, Madden, Mortal Kombat, etc. Hell, even games like Dark Souls and Nioh are ten times more challenging and yet I enjoy it and keep pushing because at least in those games, it's your fault if you die. Therein lies the difference. Hearthstone punishes you even after understanding the game and playing it good. It just doesn't matter. This is why there is a salt thread that will never die until either the forum and/or game does.

Fuck Hearthstone. It's a toxic game full of toxic players. 

 

Exactly. Most people actually understand these truths about this pathetic "Card strategy game". Nothing more than a cash grab by a company who makes  money off of children...and adults who thinks this game is truly random.

The chaotic RNG fiesta is what makes the game fun. It's cool to see it happen (both ways). Losing to a crazy Puzzlebox actually gets a smile out of me. Unlike lolaggro killing you on turn 4.

Most card games are too dead serious (you can even see it in their visual design). 

Unfortunately, Wild is not as diverse as it cound be. Even on Platin - Diamond level you can start to see a lack of diversity, despite not being Legend. It's astonishing to see how often I had to face rogues lately playing Tess Greymane + Togwaggle's Scheme on the same turn, or Priests just being annoying to play against. The rest are Aggro decks (Secret Mages, Discardlock, Odd Paladin) or uninteractive combo decks.

Where are the Warriors? The Shamans? It's been months since I've faced a non-Aggro Hunter/Paladin or Non-Jade/Non-Combo Druid. Can't even remember when I last saw a Midrange deck in Wild. Even Control Mages or Renolocks are rare to find.

Personally, I find that quite disappointing, as there are a lot of potential synergies, playstyles and unique decks out there -  but you rarely see them, and it's too often the same for a mode of that potential.

Neither Aggro nor Combo decks are interactive in my opinion, they require you to have the perfect answer on hand or get your combo/victory quicker than they theirs. I wish there'd be more ways to interrupt your opponent without having to tech in cards that are a dead slot in most other matchups.

BIG OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! AGGRO PLAYERS ARE NOW OUTLAWED. 

Time to cut some heads off. Believe me, it's legal.

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Mods are working with Blizzard behind the scenes

 We are completely independent from Blizzard, always have been, always will be.

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 That wold actually explain a lot. Why would an independent website care if people talked about certain things?

 We allow discussion about most things. But we ban discussion on certain topics that only lead to fighting and degenerate discussion, like politics, and religion,....and conspiracy theories.

There is simply not even a single shred of proof that Blizzard would even try to manipulate the game in any way shape or form. That's what makes it a conspiracy theory.

And we have no place for nonsense like that on these forums, cause all that happens is that one side of the conspiracy debate says "show us the proof" and the other side goes "I have no proof but I know I'm right from personal experience" and it;s just endless bickering and mudslinging with no end.

So, no conspiracy theories. Neither in this thread nor anywhere else on the forums.

This thread is for discussing bad experiences you have had in the game, and it's going to stay that way and not be used to discuss things that are on the forbidden topics list.

Now, enough on this. If you have further questions, send them to me or another moderator in a PM. Further off topic discussion will not be tolerated.

Why would anyone ban a serious discussion about this major topic. This concerns us all, this is absolutely vital for the future of this game and has to be addressed. And where if not here in the salt thread should it be discussed. Fluxflashor, the creator and long time head of heartpwn wouldn't have shut down and deleted an important issue like you did.

First of you wouldn't call it a conspiracy theory if you actually played the game somewhat recently. Besides that I don't see any fighting or bickering here, just people who express their frustration about the current state of the game. The amount of people, that defend Blizzard and deny manipulation, has gone drastically down the last months.I think thats for a reason.

Of course Blizzard/Team 5 won't admit manipulation, that would hurt them badly. Not even The FIFA guys did, even though its more than obvious. Yet Blizzard says things like we want to maintain a 50% win rate and create the card Zephrys, that reads the state of the game and gives you the perfect card to take advantage. I think that was an own goal eventually.

I think you as a mod shouldn't come around and write things like 'we have no place for nonsense like that' or 'Now, enough on this'. Sounds rather bossy and arrogant to me. This nonsense is the opinion of the majority of users here. And where is actually your 'single shred of proof', that you are 'completely independent from Blizzard'...?

So don't get me wrong I want Hearthstone to improve again, there's still hope for better times. But imho the current way is the way of doom. If Hearthstone sinks so will this site. In order to prevent this I try to express my opinion.

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Enough with the offtopic conspiracy debates. This thread is for games you played and feel upset about. Not to skirt normal forum rules and have discussions we wouldn't allow there.

 How much is Blizzard paying you, shill?

Hahaha fuck Bli$$ard and fuck there shills! 

Ever notice how often in Battlegrounds the damage is exactly spot on lethal? Even with a full board of random level minions. 

Quite the coincidence.  

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Ever notice how often in Battlegrounds the damage is exactly spot on lethal? Even with a full board of random level minions. 

Quite the coincidence.  

 Yea I had the same feeling so I started tracking it. In my sample size of 147 eliminated players exact lethal came in at 4.68% of all cases.... Turns out it was just another case of confirmation bias in my case, as that result seems fairly reasonable.

People who main priest kys

I hate bomb warriors with a passion. I mean, 4 bomb warriors in a row? Come on!

Of course, 2 priests in a row take my Keymaster Alabaster in and OF COURSE, I HAVE TO PLAY AGAINST PRIESTS IN ARENA WHO HAVE CARDS TO STEAL! Seriously wish to have all of you fucked with a barbed baseball bat.

Oh yes, well done crybabies. Thanks for Paladinstone. No really, bravo. Dickheads. 

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Ever notice how often in Battlegrounds the damage is exactly spot on lethal? Even with a full board of random level minions. 

Quite the coincidence.  

 Yea I had the same feeling so I started tracking it. In my sample size of 147 eliminated players exact lethal came in at 4.68% of all cases.... Turns out it was just another case of confirmation bias in my case, as that result seems fairly reasonable.

 I haven't tracked it but I can tell you it is a lot more often than 5 times out of 100. 

I usually make legend in standard and wild. Made it in wild before the set release. Just lol with standard. I don’t think it’s been anymore obvious how set up this game is til now. More and more obvious day by day. I’ve been playing a good amount the last week. Got to platinum 5 easily. Have not gotten past plat one. No matter how hard I try. Win two lose two. Lose five win five. I cannot seem to break the stated “goal” of 50 percent. Guess bli$$ard realized I didn’t buy any packs with real money. That’s why out of almost 60 packs all I got were two shit legendaries. Had to craft everything else. I guess they thought if they brought dual class cards into play where you have things like mage discovering bitch box which never fucks the person who plays it and winning off it. That the rigging wouldn’t  be as obvious. Quite the contrary!