Hearthpwn

Playing battlegrounds most for fun and strategy so yeah

A game without ranks?  Aye, I'd play that.  That's how I choose to play HS anyway.

I find it very difficult to commit my time to Ranked.  It feels that every time I decide to commit to it, a meta comes along which I just can't stand.  Mid-range shaman, Pirate Warrior, Jade Druid, Odd Paladin...  I know that the meta has been better recently but the damage has already been done. 

Blimey.  That all sounds a bit emo when I read it back.  I guess I'm off to write poetry and consider the deaths of butterflies...

The question is a bit nuanced. Not having a ranked mode could make casual play much more competitive due to the shift of the player database and potentially make casual mode assume elements of ranked that are distasteful to those who don't like it, such as frequently playing against "meta" decks or allowing the need to win place limits on one's creativity. This would be even worse if measures were taken to incentivize progress or winning in casual mode to compensate for the loss of ranked.

If casual mode were to stay in its current state, I would totally still play Hearthstone. However, one of the things that makes especially  creative decks fun is pulling them off every now and then in a competitive setting such as ranked. Ranked is also a really good diagnostic tool to improve decks, even if they are primarily played in casual mode. Lastly, the loss of ranked would force those who really want to see if their best deck can beat the opponent's best deck to play with people that may not have the same goal for the game, inevitably creating frustration.

Btw that’s already there it called casual mode lol 😂 what r you new hearthstone.

you do get better rewards at the end of the season for hitting legend, so there is a reward for ranking.