Hearthpwn

Hey guys, I am a bit confused. 

I was going through some comments from the posts of the new cards, and noticed that TWO TIMES a comment was EXACTLY COPIED from their respective reddit posts (one post of a shaman legendary and the other one of a rogue legendary).

I attached some screenshots. Do you guys think that Hearthpwn really uses bots to comment on posts to make the site look more alive?

lmao

wow... or is it just a person without imagination and just copy pastes comments from other platforms?

Well spotted. Looks like it could even be an undercover Blizz bot trying to hype up their new cards.

Looks like it could even be an undercover Blizz bot trying to hype up their new cards.

So, you think there are people out there who decide whether to buy new expansion packs based on random comments online? Lol. Also, what’s the point of “hyping up their new cards” instead of just printing extremely broken cards? What’s the point of that extra step?

Grats! You just realized, blizzard isnt your friend and all they want is your money.

Bad comments = negative opinion and perspective of products that are intended to sell; good = positive opinions, strong promotional, value and a genuinely 'good vibe' increasing likelihood of sharing and further promoting the product.

Just as politicians use social media to win votes... , companies sell games off good vibes and internet hype.

That's the point of the extra step.

But I don’t think people would make purchasing decisions based on random comments online. Are there really people who decide whether to buy new expansion packs because of random comments? They can just read the Vicious Syndicate pre-expansion article to decide if the cards are good or not, or maybe listen to streamers’ opinions. If you told me that Blizzard tells streamers to hype their cards, that would make more sense than relying on random online comments. 

Also, why not just print extremely broken cards and let people naturally hype them, instead of printing bad cards and hiring bots to hype those bad cards?

People make purchasing decisions based off comments online ALL THE TIME. That's why Amazon has a feedback section.

Why would companies like Blizzard rely solely on streamers, etc, to generate sales when they have entire communities on forums that can do it for them? It's like asking why Burger King would advertise online as well as on roadside billboards - they do both to generate maximum attention.

If enough people comment on a card release saying "wow OP totally broken, nerf day one" it's already generating insane interest for people who urgently need to have a 'meta defining' edge, and of those with the resources to aquire it (buy it with money) will.

Also, no point waiting for VS reports, etc, when the pre-launch bundle (whale bait) is sold BEFORE any of these meta reports are produced.

Im most curious what the mods and this user think. We havent heard from either.

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Im most curious what the mods and this user think. We havent heard from either.

 I bet we won't get a reply from "this user" :D

The difference between Amazon and this thing is that people assume the reviews are from individuals who bought and used the product. However, those who post hype comments have never used those cards, so why would anyone believe them?

Also, why would anyone trust the opinions of bad or average players about cards? We all know that the majority of people online, myself included, are bad or average players. If I were to trust players’ opinions, it would be from well-known high legend players or deck builders, such as those who stream on Twitch.

https://www.hearthpwn.com/members/zibilol/posts

57 posts in 4 years 7 months, most are dedicated to quest trading. Doesn't look like a bot to me, I think he just copied posts from reddit to try to get some upvotes or whatever reason

My question is, how did you come to find this? Its seems near impossible. You find the same words on different places and remember you've seen them before? Just seems sus to me.

Could be a Manchurian Candidate/Winter Soldier type situation and some sleeper agent's activation code is "I can see Starship Rogue."

Or one of those deep-cover Blizzard bots that spends 3 years establishing a forum presence by posting on the quest trading thread before  posting a mixture of positive and negative criticism at a rate of around 10 posts / year. 

Or maybe the dude's got both a Hearthpwn and a Reddit account (or two) and knows how to copy/paste.