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Well have fun with your theories, the facts are here. I haven't paid anything, never played aggro in ladder last season and yet reached rank 2. To be honest, at 1000 wins, I don't see why you couldn't do the same. Out of curiosity, how many of these wins were in arena?

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And how would you get cards? Would you really get all the cards right from the start?

Why not?  you are paying $35 for the game.  I think that is fair compensation for a game that can be played in flash on a web browser. 

Just to put things in perspective here.  Grand Theft Auto 5 was a MASSIVE undertaking that was developed by several studios working for Rockstar. They spent HUNDREDS of MILLIONS of dollars and YEARS creating the game and engine.  They then went and hired top voice work talent and recorded thousands of lines of dialogue.  After that they went and spent a ton of money on a massive soundtrack full of licensed songs.  Finally,  they created an online portion that is still supported well after launch with free patches and updated game modes.

For all of that they charged $60.  Done, get it it all.

I am suggesting $35 for a game that could be played on a web browser using flash circa 2005.  An electronic card game made by a very small team at Blizzard.  Again, in addition,  having a marketplace that will make them even more money on top of it selling customization.   

 

mmh..yeah but that just feels like it would be the opposite of what a TCG is supposed to be..

And how would you get cards? Would you really get all the cards right from the start?

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What's wrong with spending money on this game anyways?  The people buying cards are keeping the game going, not the f2p crowd.  

What is wrong is that you buying an advantage.  Plain and simple, why else would you spend the money?  

Take a game like Dota or League of Legends, if you could BUY extra health or extra power people would stop playing because it would become pay2win.  Instead they sell fun cosmetic stuff(skins/voicepacks/wards) that people buy to support the game and customize to their taste.  Those games are two of the largest and most lucrative games in the world right now.  They also have a LOT more going on then hearthstone in terms of needing to be patched, customer service, new heroes, and servers.  Hearthstone could be played on a browser from 2005. 

So why not charge $35 for the full game, all cards.  Then ON TOP OF THAT sell customized features like unique game boards, card backs, hero icons, voice packs, etc. 

The reason is the same they instituted a real money auction house into diablo which broke that franchise.  They are greedy and prey upon consumers to micro transact themselves to death. 

None of these threads or sentiment would exist anymore... every game you win would be because of YOUR PLAY and YOUR DECK, not from a few special cards you spend $100+ dollars on that your opponent doesnt have.  

 

So what would be the interest of winning games and doing great arena runs if it's no to get more rare cards?

Hey guys, 1200 wins here, more than half in arena. I made it to rank 2 last season with shaman and haven't paid anything. Why not zoo or UtH? Because I have more fun playing shaman, that is all. I got 8 legendaries out of packs, thanks to arena and a couple of 12 wins. I'm now down to 5 legendaries because of disenchanting/crafting. My tip is to play arena until you're tired of it. Then, disenchant all goldens and crap legendaries, and see what deck you can built. Maybe it'll be a cheap zoo, maybe a less cheap shaman or rogue, or maybe even a big ramp druid or control warrior. ALL those decks can take you to legendary. So if you're not happy with people beating you on ranked because they paid then it's simple. Play arena. If you're bad at arena, you're bad at the game. If you're bad at the game, watch streams. It is that simple..