Hearthpwn

I've been posting my 80g quests in the appropriate thread for some time now, and, until recently, I've just gotten challenged by the player responding, and then challenged them in return.  Last couple of times, though, I've been asked to offer a proof challenge, and I see that this is recommended in the guidelines at the beginning of the thread.

I really don't usually challenge people apart from doing the 80g quest, so I'm unclear on something.  It appears that it's suggested that I first challenge the person who answered my post, then they decline my challenge, then they challenge me back and we play the first match.  What confuses me, though, is what if they accept my proof challenge?  Couldn't they then scam me by just accepting my proof challenge if they don't have the quest?

Like I said, I don't challenge people.  What am I missing?  Can I send a proof challenge and then cancel it before they accept, to show proof and not get scammed?  What if they accept immediately?  Wouldn't they try to accept immediately, if they are trying to scam?

If I am a honest person who actually has the quest, aren't I the one then taking the risk?  Which doesn't make sense.  Or, like I said, am I missing something?  I have another 80g quest now, so it's not like I want to experiment by challenging someone on my friend list, since I would lose the trade opportunity if I screw up (and, yes, I'm trying to maximize my gold for the release tomorrow).

Bad apples have people scared of getting cheated. Sadly it makes it less fun than it can be.

Well if they accept when they should just refuse ,do not play just cancel the challenge.

If they accept proof challenge, don’t pick a deck and just quit

Yeah, as ppl have said, hit the back button on the bottom right of the screen, and it will cancel the challenge. Then you can assure that they go first, and they know that u have the quest.

Thanks for the replies.  That makes sense... if I don't pick a deck, then I suppose the game won't start and they won't get the gold.  I hope.  Or would they get it for just accepting and my not picking a deck will be registered as a concede?  Anyway, that what I was concerned about since I don't know too much about the process.  I know if I chose a deck and then immediately conceded they would get the win and the quest reward.  I'm assuming that, from what I've been told, I won't be at risk if I don't pick a deck.  Hopefully.  Not that getting scammed would be the end of the world, but it's the principle I guess.  Not to mention that a new expansion probably brings a few new scammers out of the woodwork, I would think, with people eager for gold.

When we had the quest to play a friend five times for 100g each game, a friend asked me to concede five games in a row so he could complete the quest quickly.  I quit on the first turn of each game, and he got a win each time.  That was a quest played against a friend, and it obviously didn't go to turn 15, and it's largely the reason why I was concerned about this, because the win was registered without any real play.  I was wondering if this would happen if someone accepted my challenge proof as well.

Quote from DiamondDM13 >>

Just like with any Quest completed playing against a Friend, the Quest only counts after one player is below 15 HP. If someone accepts your proof, you just go back before selecting the deck. You don't risk losing your quest until you actually play with the player and one of you goes that low in HP.

Huh, didn't know about the health cap, but I guess it makes sense. You learn something new everyday.