I last played Hearthstone in the end of 2018. Now I thought I could return to the game and do business as usual. Made a new account because my old one didn't have much cards anyway, started the game and saw that a lot of stuff changed. Now I'm thankful for every information about the recent changes the community can provide. To start off, I have a few questions:
1. What's the purpose of the achievement system? Can you use the achievement points at all? I saw some achievements give battlepass-EXP, are there any useful aspects besides that?
2. Does the new achievement system substitute old achievements? Like I didn't get 100g for defeating every Expert AI Hero which was an achievement back in the days.
3. What are easy ways for beginners to get packs besides playing the game the normal way? In the past you just could to the achievements as mentioned above, plus do some stuff like exploiting the Galaxy Gifts etc. Are there still possible ways after the recent changes?
4. Do I miss out on something if I just want to play constructed? Is Battlegrounds, Duels etc. required for some progress or card packs?
5. Inkeeper isn't supported anymore, do you use new programs now for an easy overview?
6. Which solo-content is worth doing? Like where are actually good rewards which are worth spending the amount of time?
7. What are some general tips you would give a returning player after the changes?
Thanks a lot in advance! I remember the Hearthpwn community as a pretty helpful community, I hope at least that didn't change! :D
Well the game has certainly gotten more expensive, the new battle pass system provides you with less gold than before. The achievements don't really do anything.
Duels is basically p2w because it's collection-based. Battlegrounds is hella fun and popular though
In the wake of the recent flood of negativity in the community over the game as a whole, I can't help but think you must be joking... but my intuition says you are being serious.
I would say the important thing is to just play some games and see what you get. The new rewards system is frontloaded with packs and rewards, so you can get stuff there. But you will find that it slows down and gets grindy and therein lies the problem that most people are having.
Hard to get packs outside of spending money, so F2P is difficult.
Also, did you get a free deck? I thought new and returning players should be offered a free deck of their choice, unless that was a limited time thing. Might be worth looking into.
I didn't get a free deck since I'm on my way out of apprentice league right now. As I read, once you are out of that league you'll get the free deck. I hope it's still working tho.
Most of the achievements are just a regular achievement system. Bragging rights for doing... whatever. Primarily the achievements related to the new expansion, or really big accomplishments.
I don't remember any of the older achievements. If it's not in the book then it doesn't exist anymore.
For getting packs, I'd probably try to do some of the newer cheap achievements. If you got a free arena pass, look up some duels guides to get a couple of wins under your belt. Do your weeklies and dailies obviously. And honestly, just play the game.
I dunno much about the adjacent programs. I use decktracker.
I think you get a pack for the Book of Heroes stuff? If you're done your dailies those are probably worth it.
I dunno if I have any generic tips. Honestly just playing the game regularly for an hour at a time is good. And you can pretty much choose to do whatever you want.
I didn't get a free deck since I'm on my way out of apprentice league right now. As I read, once you are out of that league you'll get the free deck. I hope it's still working tho.
Once that happens, I'd take a look at the cards in all the decks you're offered and see which ones have a greater number of legendaries and epics that will NOT be rotating in April. (Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum and Descent of Dragons all go away to Wild in April).
You won't really miss out on rewards by only playing constructed, but you may miss out on the fun of Battlegrounds. It's a little weird at first (I initially hated it), but it becomes really fun after awhile imho.
The new achievement system mostly does nothing. The achievements related to Darkmoon Faire, the most recent expansion, give you XP, which can eventually turn into gold/packs (though the XP is small). Achievements are kind of like the trophies on Playstation in that they're just for show and are for the players who are in to that kind of thing.
Thanks for all the replies so far. Can't really understand the negativity about the game right now, Hearthstone was always expensive... So uninstalling won't be an option for me tho. ;)
My advice? Stay off of these forums, as well as reddit. You wont find anything in the way of constructive discussion. I can't say i blame people for being upset but the community is set on no one having fun or being positive until the game is free and blizzard stops trying to make money. Stay away
Hi, welcome back! Let me first answer your questions:
1) Achievements are mainly for fun, but a few give exp, most notably all the Darkmoon quests. However, these will often require certain legendaries to complete, so there not worth focussing on for a new account IMO.
2) Yep, all old achievements that granted gold have been replaced with ones that offer exp.
3) The best way to get packs is just to play the game. If you're good at Arena or Heroic Duels, you can earn packs there as well (as I'm sure you know). Playing ranked is now a better way to earn packs that it used to be, since you earn packs in your monthly reward chest.
4) You only miss out on the fun ;) Some quests are tied to specific game modes, but then can be re-rolled. However, I would advise you to try them out, you might like them!
5) Most people use HS deck tracker, check hsreplay.net
6) For solo content, Galakrond's Awakening is the only one that grants cards the way old adventures used to do. However, keep in mind that those cards rotate out this April, so it might not be worth spending gold or money on. Otherwise, completing the Demon Hunter prologue that unlocks Demon Hunter's basic set is definitely the most rewarding (and free), and each of the Books of Heroes mini adventures will grant you one pack, and they're very easily completed (no deck building at all, just premade decks). My advice: play the Demon Hunter prologue as soon as you can to unlock what is currently one of the best classes. Play the Book of Heroes ones when you're looking for a break from constructed, but you don't have to prioritize them.
7) Okay, advice time! Quite a lot has changed since you last played. Ranked has been overhauled and now offer far better rewards, which you can see by clicking your reward chest in the journal. There's also the duplicate protection rule, which means that you won't open duplicates until you've opened every card of a rarity (so, no duplicate commons until you've opened every common and so forth.) This makes collecting easier. However, since there are so many powerful legendaries, you have to be extra careful with what you're crafting. Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum and Decent of Dragons are rotating next April, so try to avoid crafting any legendaries from those sets.
When it comes to the free deck, I would choose the Paladin one. Not only is it a top tier deck, all the best cards in it is from this year and won't rotate out until April 2022, so it's also great value. You can find all the decks here.
I hope you're having fun so far! Feel free to ask more questions :)
Hi, welcome back! Let me first answer your questions:
1) Achievements are mainly for fun, but a few give exp, most notably all the Darkmoon quests. However, these will often require certain legendaries to complete, so there not worth focussing on for a new account IMO.
2) Yep, all old achievements that granted gold have been replaced with ones that offer exp.
3) The best way to get packs is just to play the game. If you're good at Arena or Heroic Duels, you can earn packs there as well (as I'm sure you know). Playing ranked is now a better way to earn packs that it used to be, since you earn packs in your monthly reward chest.
4) You only miss out on the fun ;) Some quests are tied to specific game modes, but then can be re-rolled. However, I would advise you to try them out, you might like them!
5) Most people use HS deck tracker, check hsreplay.net
6) For solo content, Galakrond's Awakening is the only one that grants cards the way old adventures used to do. However, keep in mind that those cards rotate out this April, so it might not be worth spending gold or money on. Otherwise, completing the Demon Hunter prologue that unlocks Demon Hunter's basic set is definitely the most rewarding (and free), and each of the Books of Heroes mini adventures will grant you one pack, and they're very easily completed (no deck building at all, just premade decks). My advice: play the Demon Hunter prologue as soon as you can to unlock what is currently one of the best classes. Play the Book of Heroes ones when you're looking for a break from constructed, but you don't have to prioritize them.
7) Okay, advice time! Quite a lot has changed since you last played. Ranked has been overhauled and now offer far better rewards, which you can see by clicking your reward chest in the journal. There's also the duplicate protection rule, which means that you won't open duplicates until you've opened every card of a rarity (so, no duplicate commons until you've opened every common and so forth.) This makes collecting easier. However, since there are so many powerful legendaries, you have to be extra careful with what you're crafting. Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum and Decent of Dragons are rotating next April, so try to avoid crafting any legendaries from those sets.
When it comes to the free deck, I would choose the Paladin one. Not only is it a top tier deck, all the best cards in it is from this year and won't rotate out until April 2022, so it's also great value. You can find all the decks here.
I hope you're having fun so far! Feel free to ask more questions :)
Thanks a lot man! That was exactly what i was looking for. Your the mvp! :)
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Hello Fellas,
I last played Hearthstone in the end of 2018. Now I thought I could return to the game and do business as usual. Made a new account because my old one didn't have much cards anyway, started the game and saw that a lot of stuff changed. Now I'm thankful for every information about the recent changes the community can provide. To start off, I have a few questions:
1. What's the purpose of the achievement system? Can you use the achievement points at all? I saw some achievements give battlepass-EXP, are there any useful aspects besides that?
2. Does the new achievement system substitute old achievements? Like I didn't get 100g for defeating every Expert AI Hero which was an achievement back in the days.
3. What are easy ways for beginners to get packs besides playing the game the normal way? In the past you just could to the achievements as mentioned above, plus do some stuff like exploiting the Galaxy Gifts etc. Are there still possible ways after the recent changes?
4. Do I miss out on something if I just want to play constructed? Is Battlegrounds, Duels etc. required for some progress or card packs?
5. Inkeeper isn't supported anymore, do you use new programs now for an easy overview?
6. Which solo-content is worth doing? Like where are actually good rewards which are worth spending the amount of time?
7. What are some general tips you would give a returning player after the changes?
Thanks a lot in advance! I remember the Hearthpwn community as a pretty helpful community, I hope at least that didn't change! :D
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Well the game has certainly gotten more expensive, the new battle pass system provides you with less gold than before. The achievements don't really do anything.
Duels is basically p2w because it's collection-based. Battlegrounds is hella fun and popular though
In the wake of the recent flood of negativity in the community over the game as a whole, I can't help but think you must be joking... but my intuition says you are being serious.
I would say the important thing is to just play some games and see what you get. The new rewards system is frontloaded with packs and rewards, so you can get stuff there. But you will find that it slows down and gets grindy and therein lies the problem that most people are having.
Hard to get packs outside of spending money, so F2P is difficult.
Also, did you get a free deck? I thought new and returning players should be offered a free deck of their choice, unless that was a limited time thing. Might be worth looking into.
Should solve all your questions. (and save you some money)
I didn't get a free deck since I'm on my way out of apprentice league right now. As I read, once you are out of that league you'll get the free deck. I hope it's still working tho.
Most of the achievements are just a regular achievement system. Bragging rights for doing... whatever. Primarily the achievements related to the new expansion, or really big accomplishments.
I don't remember any of the older achievements. If it's not in the book then it doesn't exist anymore.
For getting packs, I'd probably try to do some of the newer cheap achievements. If you got a free arena pass, look up some duels guides to get a couple of wins under your belt. Do your weeklies and dailies obviously. And honestly, just play the game.
I dunno much about the adjacent programs. I use decktracker.
I think you get a pack for the Book of Heroes stuff? If you're done your dailies those are probably worth it.
I dunno if I have any generic tips. Honestly just playing the game regularly for an hour at a time is good. And you can pretty much choose to do whatever you want.
Once that happens, I'd take a look at the cards in all the decks you're offered and see which ones have a greater number of legendaries and epics that will NOT be rotating in April. (Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum and Descent of Dragons all go away to Wild in April).
You won't really miss out on rewards by only playing constructed, but you may miss out on the fun of Battlegrounds. It's a little weird at first (I initially hated it), but it becomes really fun after awhile imho.
The new achievement system mostly does nothing. The achievements related to Darkmoon Faire, the most recent expansion, give you XP, which can eventually turn into gold/packs (though the XP is small). Achievements are kind of like the trophies on Playstation in that they're just for show and are for the players who are in to that kind of thing.
Thanks for all the replies so far. Can't really understand the negativity about the game right now, Hearthstone was always expensive... So uninstalling won't be an option for me tho. ;)
Dont expect anything useful from this forum. Just negativity and demanding F2Pers.
Just play and make up your own opinion.
My advice? Stay off of these forums, as well as reddit. You wont find anything in the way of constructive discussion. I can't say i blame people for being upset but the community is set on no one having fun or being positive until the game is free and blizzard stops trying to make money. Stay away
My advice: play demon hunter. Pretty cheap and easy to have a tier 1 deck.
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Hi, welcome back! Let me first answer your questions:
1) Achievements are mainly for fun, but a few give exp, most notably all the Darkmoon quests. However, these will often require certain legendaries to complete, so there not worth focussing on for a new account IMO.
2) Yep, all old achievements that granted gold have been replaced with ones that offer exp.
3) The best way to get packs is just to play the game. If you're good at Arena or Heroic Duels, you can earn packs there as well (as I'm sure you know). Playing ranked is now a better way to earn packs that it used to be, since you earn packs in your monthly reward chest.
4) You only miss out on the fun ;) Some quests are tied to specific game modes, but then can be re-rolled. However, I would advise you to try them out, you might like them!
5) Most people use HS deck tracker, check hsreplay.net
6) For solo content, Galakrond's Awakening is the only one that grants cards the way old adventures used to do. However, keep in mind that those cards rotate out this April, so it might not be worth spending gold or money on. Otherwise, completing the Demon Hunter prologue that unlocks Demon Hunter's basic set is definitely the most rewarding (and free), and each of the Books of Heroes mini adventures will grant you one pack, and they're very easily completed (no deck building at all, just premade decks). My advice: play the Demon Hunter prologue as soon as you can to unlock what is currently one of the best classes. Play the Book of Heroes ones when you're looking for a break from constructed, but you don't have to prioritize them.
7) Okay, advice time! Quite a lot has changed since you last played. Ranked has been overhauled and now offer far better rewards, which you can see by clicking your reward chest in the journal. There's also the duplicate protection rule, which means that you won't open duplicates until you've opened every card of a rarity (so, no duplicate commons until you've opened every common and so forth.) This makes collecting easier. However, since there are so many powerful legendaries, you have to be extra careful with what you're crafting. Rise of Shadows, Saviors of Uldum and Decent of Dragons are rotating next April, so try to avoid crafting any legendaries from those sets.
When it comes to the free deck, I would choose the Paladin one. Not only is it a top tier deck, all the best cards in it is from this year and won't rotate out until April 2022, so it's also great value. You can find all the decks here.
I hope you're having fun so far! Feel free to ask more questions :)
Thanks a lot man! That was exactly what i was looking for. Your the mvp! :)