Except for your age and liking reading, this is pretty much exactly my situation. I play maybe 10-20 games a week to get quests done. The first season of the month I actually try to ladder a bit, but beyond that I enjoy Hearthstone as a casual experience very much.
I also spend money on additional packs (exclusively pre-orders) to get more out of it. I think that's worth it, but if the gold income is basically completely halted due to my casual nature, I don't see why I should continue playing this outside of wild as long as that's viable with my own cards.
I've spent at least two grand on Hearthstone cards over the years and as much as I hate to say it, this is not a change for the better.
I buy cards to fill in for the cards I can get for free because I don't have a lot of time to play it.
Just because I play casually now means that keeping up with this game becomes more expensive. That makes absolutely no sense.
Except for your age and liking reading, this is pretty much exactly my situation. I play maybe 10-20 games a week to get quests done. The first season of the month I actually try to ladder a bit, but beyond that I enjoy Hearthstone as a casual experience very much.
I also spend money on additional packs (exclusively pre-orders) to get more out of it. I think that's worth it, but if the gold income is basically completely halted due to my casual nature, I don't see why I should continue playing this outside of wild as long as that's viable with my own cards.