I'm f2p player, and sadly spent too much time with this utterly f****d up game mode until I realized it's nonsense. Nowadays I'm just farming some xp, completing some quests eventually. (Currently I have both Cookie and Mukla's "best" quests..)
I only miss 1 Mercenary, Valeera, and I have 15 fully upgraded Mercs. I have a few more close to max, but the most useful Mercs are hard to grind..
I played this game mode a lot since launch, especially PVP. Last month, I managed to reach on 14.000 MMR, but Valeera ruined the battles. Now, I'm doing only the daily tasks and playing PVP until I reach 3 wins every day, for the coins.
I have ALL mercenaries maxed up, except Vanessa Vancleef, and about 80 closed packs. I think I also completed almost every task for each mercenary. Yes, I'm silly. But Hearthstone is the only game I play nowadays, exclusively on smartphone, and I was not enjoying Standard at all (first quests, now Roguestone).
I hope the nerfs bring me back to normal Hearthstone and maybe I'll play Battlegrounds again when the budies system cames out. But as long Valeera remain untouched, I don't wanna play a game which is decided on the first turn with a coin flip (Grommash + Valeera).
Farmed all as F2P, 37 at 30, and few maxed - 6, though I have a bunch of coins for a lot that I don't use. Won't be enough to max, but for PvE most mercs are pretty useless. Probably get murk-eye maxed when 30, and Rathorian when I get task 7 done. Also close on Tamsin - but I don't use most mercs outside of tasks/powerlevelling them (usually done while farming Valeera coins, since it's an easy bounty to do with 5, and she's nowhere near maxed).
Mildly annoying how crucial Diablo is for a handful of bounties, but other than that, most HC bounties are easily doable with just the same few mercs.
I am F2P. I play every day just to complete my daily tasks, but I often do that in some level 30 bounties so that I can also pick up some useful coins (and maybe another mysterious stranger or two) on the way. But I don't grind PvP to farm coins for a specific merc since a long time now. I also play a bit of PvE till I get my 1 daily win for the mini chest and I make it to the 6k+ MMR chest every month.
So right now I have all mercs at level 30 except the new ones that were introduced today and Edwin, Trigor and Vanessa which are around 25-27 (I never use them so I haven't bothered and I still haven't gotten task 5).
As of now I have 31 max'ed mercenaries and 3 more that I have enough coins to max but I haven't completed task 7 yet.
there are quite a few that are really close to max so I just avoid the bounties that give coins for those mercs, and don't use the mercs in bounty runs
currently only missing belinda and galvangar, and getting the 3 new ones to level 30, since all others are allready there
I spent ingame gold for some packs, but not too many since I kinda like grinding
I have 9 protectors, 11 fighters and 19 casters maxed. 19 protectors, 20 fighters and 20 casters at lvl 30. Not sure on how many have all 18 completed tasks but at least 9.
Not a fan of the pvp maybe 6 matches a month. Mostly been pve.
f2p, never played pvp, I farmed pve hard, 43 maxed mercs, and doing the same thing as the OP. yesterday I opened 88 packs that I got from doing all the tasks. I was waiting for them to release new mercs to open my packs. I got every epic merc, all from packs.
and maybe I'll play Battlegrounds again when the budies system cames out. But as long Valeera remain untouched, I don't wanna play a game which is decided on the first turn with a coin flip (Grommash + Valeera).
I don't play high pvp in Mercs (I generally just try to get one win a day and done), but if Grommash/Valeera is as ubiquitous as you say, why not run Trigore/Varian to counter?
I played this game mode a lot since launch, especially PVP. Last month, I managed to reach on 14.000 MMR, but Valeera ruined the battles. Now, I'm doing only the daily tasks and playing PVP until I reach 3 wins every day, for the coins.
I have ALL mercenaries maxed up, except Vanessa Vancleef, and about 80 closed packs. I think I also completed almost every task for each mercenary. Yes, I'm silly. But Hearthstone is the only game I play nowadays, exclusively on smartphone, and I was not enjoying Standard at all (first quests, now Roguestone).
I hope the nerfs bring me back to normal Hearthstone and maybe I'll play Battlegrounds again when the budies system cames out. But as long Valeera remain untouched, I don't wanna play a game which is decided on the first turn with a coin flip (Grommash + Valeera).
Good thing Lokholar is a thing that insta counter the valeera Comp with Varden and Jaina. This should stabilize the mercs meta. Really hope Alex Voone and Sinestra become a thing (brand New dragon Comp)
Also Sinestra could also be used has a budget Diablo.
Anyone still playing this game mode?
I'm f2p player, and sadly spent too much time with this utterly f****d up game mode until I realized it's nonsense. Nowadays I'm just farming some xp, completing some quests eventually. (Currently I have both Cookie and Mukla's "best" quests..)
I only miss 1 Mercenary, Valeera, and I have 15 fully upgraded Mercs. I have a few more close to max, but the most useful Mercs are hard to grind..
How are you guys doing?
I played this game mode a lot since launch, especially PVP. Last month, I managed to reach on 14.000 MMR, but Valeera ruined the battles. Now, I'm doing only the daily tasks and playing PVP until I reach 3 wins every day, for the coins.
I have ALL mercenaries maxed up, except Vanessa Vancleef, and about 80 closed packs. I think I also completed almost every task for each mercenary. Yes, I'm silly. But Hearthstone is the only game I play nowadays, exclusively on smartphone, and I was not enjoying Standard at all (first quests, now Roguestone).
I hope the nerfs bring me back to normal Hearthstone and maybe I'll play Battlegrounds again when the budies system cames out. But as long Valeera remain untouched, I don't wanna play a game which is decided on the first turn with a coin flip (Grommash + Valeera).
It's not about RNG. It's about math. Kappa.
Farmed all as F2P, 37 at 30, and few maxed - 6, though I have a bunch of coins for a lot that I don't use. Won't be enough to max, but for PvE most mercs are pretty useless. Probably get murk-eye maxed when 30, and Rathorian when I get task 7 done. Also close on Tamsin - but I don't use most mercs outside of tasks/powerlevelling them (usually done while farming Valeera coins, since it's an easy bounty to do with 5, and she's nowhere near maxed).
Mildly annoying how crucial Diablo is for a handful of bounties, but other than that, most HC bounties are easily doable with just the same few mercs.
I am F2P. I play every day just to complete my daily tasks, but I often do that in some level 30 bounties so that I can also pick up some useful coins (and maybe another mysterious stranger or two) on the way. But I don't grind PvP to farm coins for a specific merc since a long time now. I also play a bit of PvE till I get my 1 daily win for the mini chest and I make it to the 6k+ MMR chest every month.
So right now I have all mercs at level 30 except the new ones that were introduced today and Edwin, Trigor and Vanessa which are around 25-27 (I never use them so I haven't bothered and I still haven't gotten task 5).
As of now I have 31 max'ed mercenaries and 3 more that I have enough coins to max but I haven't completed task 7 yet.
f2p here
maxed: cariel, kurtrus, lich king, samuro, anacondra, rokara, tavish, tyrande, brukan, guff, millhouse, morgl, tamsin, xyrella(14 in total)
there are quite a few that are really close to max so I just avoid the bounties that give coins for those mercs, and don't use the mercs in bounty runs
currently only missing belinda and galvangar, and getting the 3 new ones to level 30, since all others are allready there
I spent ingame gold for some packs, but not too many since I kinda like grinding
I have 9 protectors, 11 fighters and 19 casters maxed. 19 protectors, 20 fighters and 20 casters at lvl 30. Not sure on how many have all 18 completed tasks but at least 9.
Not a fan of the pvp maybe 6 matches a month. Mostly been pve.
f2p, never played pvp, I farmed pve hard, 43 maxed mercs, and doing the same thing as the OP. yesterday I opened 88 packs that I got from doing all the tasks. I was waiting for them to release new mercs to open my packs. I got every epic merc, all from packs.
If i count correctly there is 65 heroes by now.
45/65 Maxed
50/65 Finished all quests
100k+ extra useless coins
I don't play high pvp in Mercs (I generally just try to get one win a day and done), but if Grommash/Valeera is as ubiquitous as you say, why not run Trigore/Varian to counter?
Good thing Lokholar is a thing that insta counter the valeera Comp with Varden and Jaina. This should stabilize the mercs meta. Really hope Alex Voone and Sinestra become a thing (brand New dragon Comp)
Also Sinestra could also be used has a budget Diablo.