Do you think they are being completely forthcoming regarding what they say? At least try to use a bit of critical thinking when you consider an issue.
No I don't expect them to say every reason. I am sure money will enter the story, but even then it is unclear that changes anything because if they truly make the game better then they keep the player base and make more money.
The point here is their reasons are rational and were justified. You are welcome to disagree but you need to provide evidence for your argument. Hey, I am quite willing to be convinced if you have stronger evidence.
Unless a dev goes on record there won't be evidence indicating that equality was bumped up 2 due to Baku. Given that all the other nerfs were one and this one was two, all we can do is surmise the reason behind that. A 2 mana cost increase nerf doesn't happen that frequently, last one was GI and I can't even remember the one before that. In regards to my point regarding legendaries, again all we have to do is look at their actions (instead of statements or interviews). When was the last legendary nerf? Raza? I can't even remember. IMO they are indirectly nerfing legendaries by nerfing cheaper cards, the evidence for that would be the indirect Shudderwock nerf (when Grumble was the more logical target) and now this.
They can say whatever they want, and I have no issue with a for-profit company making money. I do have an issue with the classic set being screwed around with unnecessarily.
Blade Flurry was nerfed from 2 mana to 4 mana AND had it's text changed.
But you are right. We can't trust the developers. Not unless we test them with polygraphs. Second thought. Maybe waterboarding is called for.
The equality nerf was specifically related to Baku imo, which is very short-sighted and quite frankly, bullshit. Baku will rotate out eventually so they destroy a classic card because they made odd pally too op? Should've nerfed Baku by changing the hero power to one 2/2 recruit. Would've solved everything.
Unfortunately Blizzard appears to no longer nerfs legendaries, so instead classic cards are being fucked around with.
Except Equality is NOT destroyed. Equality is a reactive card, and the mana cost of a reactive card is far less important than that of a proactive card. This is why Warriors still use Execute, Druids still use Spreading Plague, etc.
Paladin is going to have to make due with a more costly board clear. For now, they are fine, because of cards like Time Out! and Shrink Ray, as well as all the healing they have.
Finally, Baku has NOTHING to do why Equality was nerfed. The card was too good at 2 mana. Period.
How was the card too good at 2 mana? That is ridiculous. Few had any sort of issue with it, it had existed in the game for years without any issue. Your other examples were cards that were bumped up by one mana cost, this was bumped up two - why do you think that is? Why not bump it up one like spreading plague and execute? Oh yes, of course, odd paladin would be insane. No relation LOL.
It would be helpful if you learned how to quote.
I am going to echo Thijs's opinion on this. He said that Equality was too good at 2 mana. He initially predicted that it would see no play at 4 mana, but after thinking about for a few seconds, realized and stated that it would still be played. Notice that Firebat's Hakkar Paly still runs two copies of Equality.
Lots of nearly auto-include Classic cards have been nerfed recently (Mana Wyrm, Nourish, and Wild Growth were the three most recents ones before this round). There are more to come. None of the above cards were nerfed BECAUSE of Genn/Baku.
Now it is true that nerfing Equality to 3 mana would probably make it playable in Odd Paly. So maybe Baku is involved with the choice to make it 4 mana instead of 3. But the reason to nerf the card in the first place has NOTHING to do with Baku. It was an auto-include in every non-aggro Paly deck, and it was too good. The same way that WG was an auto-include in EVERY Druid deck, and was too good. Etc.
The equality nerf was specifically related to Baku imo, which is very short-sighted and quite frankly, bullshit. Baku will rotate out eventually so they destroy a classic card because they made odd pally too op? Should've nerfed Baku by changing the hero power to one 2/2 recruit. Would've solved everything.
Unfortunately Blizzard appears to no longer nerfs legendaries, so instead classic cards are being fucked around with.
Except Equality is NOT destroyed. Equality is a reactive card, and the mana cost of a reactive card is far less important than that of a proactive card. This is why Warriors still use Execute, Druids still use Spreading Plague, etc.
Paladin is going to have to make due with a more costly board clear. For now, they are fine, because of cards like Time Out! and Shrink Ray, as well as all the healing they have.
Finally, Baku has NOTHING to do why Equality was nerfed. The card was too good at 2 mana. Period.
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Blade Flurry was nerfed from 2 mana to 4 mana AND had it's text changed.
But you are right. We can't trust the developers. Not unless we test them with polygraphs. Second thought. Maybe waterboarding is called for.
LULZ
It would be helpful if you learned how to quote.
I am going to echo Thijs's opinion on this. He said that Equality was too good at 2 mana. He initially predicted that it would see no play at 4 mana, but after thinking about for a few seconds, realized and stated that it would still be played. Notice that Firebat's Hakkar Paly still runs two copies of Equality.
Lots of nearly auto-include Classic cards have been nerfed recently (Mana Wyrm, Nourish, and Wild Growth were the three most recents ones before this round). There are more to come. None of the above cards were nerfed BECAUSE of Genn/Baku.
Now it is true that nerfing Equality to 3 mana would probably make it playable in Odd Paly. So maybe Baku is involved with the choice to make it 4 mana instead of 3. But the reason to nerf the card in the first place has NOTHING to do with Baku. It was an auto-include in every non-aggro Paly deck, and it was too good. The same way that WG was an auto-include in EVERY Druid deck, and was too good. Etc.
Except Equality is NOT destroyed. Equality is a reactive card, and the mana cost of a reactive card is far less important than that of a proactive card. This is why Warriors still use Execute, Druids still use Spreading Plague, etc.
Paladin is going to have to make due with a more costly board clear. For now, they are fine, because of cards like Time Out! and Shrink Ray, as well as all the healing they have.
Finally, Baku has NOTHING to do why Equality was nerfed. The card was too good at 2 mana. Period.