A bit surprised that Paladin didn't take more of a hit, but utterly shocked that the bitching about Tickatus was somehow resisted.
Good job there, Devs. Absolutely no sarcasm meant; after the Flametongue nerf, I give credit every time public outcry doesn't result in a terrible balance decision.
Not sure what the shaman buffs were intended to accomplish. I suppose they could be built upon in the next expansion, but currently, I still don't see a shaman deck that works well enough to compete at the top. At least once per meta, I always try to get control shaman to work, and this time it's just not happening.
Wouldn’t be a Shadowrisen post without mentioning Tickatus in some way. For all the complaining you do about the topic, you sure seem to like bringing it up quite a bit.
I don't complain about Tickatus. I complain about complaining about Tickatus.
This is the only thread I've said anything about Tickatus in context of the nerfs/buffs coming out. Seemed like the right place to do so.
I was genuinely surprised they didn't cave and nerf something that didn't need a nerf as they have in the past.
Cool?
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Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
Grim Patron is the "patron" saint of misleading statistics.
You're absolutely correct that its overall win rate wasn't crazy high, but NOT for the same reason as the Tick. Patron Warrior in its first iteration had zero bad matchups in the meta, but many of the players who copied the deck played it terribly and came nowhere near getting the most possible wins out of the deck. However, I remember several streamers who played the deck correctly mentioning how the Patron Warrior months were the fastest climbs to legend of all time, as the deck had no problem carving up the entire meta if you knew what you were doing, and in many cases, the worst matchup by winrate was the mirror.
Tickatus is not in the same universe of power level, but he and Patron do share one trait: being the cautionary tale against reading statistics and believing you can tell the whole story based on single-variable analysis.
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Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
Right . . . except a large number of players don't agree with the "feels terrible to play against" statement.
We know for a fact they have made all sorts of nerfs related to player base whining. That's why I complimented them for NOT bowing to it this time, because it is NOT a consensus of the player base.
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Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
A bit surprised that Paladin didn't take more of a hit, but utterly shocked that the bitching about Tickatus was somehow resisted.
Good job there, Devs. Absolutely no sarcasm meant; after the Flametongue nerf, I give credit every time public outcry doesn't result in a terrible balance decision.
Not sure what the shaman buffs were intended to accomplish. I suppose they could be built upon in the next expansion, but currently, I still don't see a shaman deck that works well enough to compete at the top. At least once per meta, I always try to get control shaman to work, and this time it's just not happening.
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
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I don't complain about Tickatus. I complain about complaining about Tickatus.
This is the only thread I've said anything about Tickatus in context of the nerfs/buffs coming out. Seemed like the right place to do so.
I was genuinely surprised they didn't cave and nerf something that didn't need a nerf as they have in the past.
Cool?
Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
Grim Patron is the "patron" saint of misleading statistics.
You're absolutely correct that its overall win rate wasn't crazy high, but NOT for the same reason as the Tick. Patron Warrior in its first iteration had zero bad matchups in the meta, but many of the players who copied the deck played it terribly and came nowhere near getting the most possible wins out of the deck. However, I remember several streamers who played the deck correctly mentioning how the Patron Warrior months were the fastest climbs to legend of all time, as the deck had no problem carving up the entire meta if you knew what you were doing, and in many cases, the worst matchup by winrate was the mirror.
Tickatus is not in the same universe of power level, but he and Patron do share one trait: being the cautionary tale against reading statistics and believing you can tell the whole story based on single-variable analysis.
Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
Right . . . except a large number of players don't agree with the "feels terrible to play against" statement.
We know for a fact they have made all sorts of nerfs related to player base whining. That's why I complimented them for NOT bowing to it this time, because it is NOT a consensus of the player base.
Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.
A bit surprised that Paladin didn't take more of a hit, but utterly shocked that the bitching about Tickatus was somehow resisted.
Good job there, Devs. Absolutely no sarcasm meant; after the Flametongue nerf, I give credit every time public outcry doesn't result in a terrible balance decision.
Not sure what the shaman buffs were intended to accomplish. I suppose they could be built upon in the next expansion, but currently, I still don't see a shaman deck that works well enough to compete at the top. At least once per meta, I always try to get control shaman to work, and this time it's just not happening.
Helpful Clarification on Forbidden Topics for Hearthstone Forums:
Enjoying Americans winning in the Olympics is forbidden because it is political. A 14 plus page discussion of state-sponsored lawsuits against a multi-national corporation based on harassment, discrimination, and wrongful death allegations is apparently not political enough to raise an issue.