Hearthpwn

Just delete priest, problem solved. 

Quote from zynessa >>

The thing that really gets me about this conspiracy that keeps popping up, is that nobody who spouts it can seem to rationally explain why they would actually do it. It always circles back to "uh so you'll buy more cards", but that belies a fundamental lack of understanding of how the game works. There is no situation in which you are grinding the last 5 ranks, and the solution to your problem is buying packs. 

Seriously. You might think "oh but if I switch decks / get some insane tech cards" or whatever is beneficial, but it actually isn't. What's beneficial is playing the exact deck, no changes, that you've played all along. Messing around with your deck is one of the easiest way to screw yourself over in that climb. 

Which begs the question: what does Blizzard, who we all agree is a corrupt company, actually stand to gain from rigging it in the way you guys are suggesting? They're not selling you a solution. 

 Because it is a proven money maker, King printed money making a fake game designed to stimulate spending. Activision acquired king so they could implement their expertise. If the piss poor money sink Mercenaries couldn't convince you, the predatory monetization of diablo immortal, the absolute hellhole of a workplace filled with hypocritical harrassers....the fact that Blizzard has positions on their staff of Community Manager who's actual job it is to defend their reputation from the truth coming out.....Anyone who still believes that Blizzard is a legit company who would never manipulate hearthstone outcomes in search of profit is either a shill or clueless. 

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Quote from Joshbuckler >>

'It's progress gating to force you to buy power ups like in Candy Crush' would be a more persuasive argument if Hearthstone sold power ups like in Candy Crush. 

Or allowed you to spend money to get better cards or upgrade your existing cards, like you can do in Diablo Immortal with your equipment and whatever.

....improve it beyond choosing the 30 cards you want to put in your deck, I mean, but at this point in the season chances are OP wasn't missing any key cards in the deck they were pushing for legend with. So they'd have no reason to go buy more packs because there's no reason to think that having a bigger collection (of unused cards) but playing the same deck would improve their win rate.

"Create a problem and sell you the solution" might be a scummy business model but at least it makes sense. "Create a problem, deny that it exists, secretly bundle the solution in with unrelated products and hope that your players figure it out" would be insane.

And it's not like Blizzard are that committed to hiding their pay to win mechanics where they exist. 

  This post sums it up perfectly. 

  I have every card Hearthstone has made for play.  What would be the point then of trying to "Champ Block" me, by pitting me against opponents I can't defeat?
  If Blizzard were to do this, what do they expect me to do, monetarily wise, that will help me win?  Nothing!!!  There is no amount of money I can 'spend to win', once I have every card.  At that/this point, winning would come down to skill and luck.  There is nothing in it for Blizzard to bother with rigging something that has no effect on their bottom line.
  Now, players without every card may have a argument about being forced to buy additional packs to get the dust/gold/cards needed to push forward because Blizzard is "Champ Blocking" them (In their eyes).  All I can say is ... if winning at Hearthstone is such a big deal, get good, or spend the cash, if ya feel that's what it takes to win.

 Most people aren't stupid enough to put that kind of money into hearthstone, Blizzard has your money, the algorithim is pointed at people who don't have all the cards. 

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Just going to remind people that think the game is rigged, the burden of proof is on you.

 good way to hide from the question. The burden is on the business to prove it's honest when the overwhelming circumstantial evidence suggests otherwise. But that would require honesty and transparency from blizzard and we both know that will never happen. 

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'It's progress gating to force you to buy power ups like in Candy Crush' would be a more persuasive argument if Hearthstone sold power ups like in Candy Crush. 

Or allowed you to spend money to get better cards or upgrade your existing cards, like you can do in Diablo Immortal with your equipment and whatever.

....improve it beyond choosing the 30 cards you want to put in your deck, I mean, but at this point in the season chances are OP wasn't missing any key cards in the deck they were pushing for legend with. So they'd have no reason to go buy more packs because there's no reason to think that having a bigger collection (of unused cards) but playing the same deck would improve their win rate.

"Create a problem and sell you the solution" might be a scummy business model but at least it makes sense. "Create a problem, deny that it exists, secretly bundle the solution in with unrelated products and hope that your players figure it out" would be insane.

And it's not like Blizzard are that committed to hiding their pay to win mechanics where they exist. 

 Have you ever seen the patent they hold on beating you with items you don't yet have in your inventory? Think something like that might work with cards? https://kotaku.com/activision-patents-matchmaking-that-encourages-players-1819630937

It's a progress gate. Blizzards matchmaker is programmed to halt you periodically in an attempt to get you to buy more cards. They acquired King which is a company which specialized in this approach. Halting players in Candy Crush so they'd buy power ups. From the horrible work place to the predatory monetization of the mobile diablo game, blizzard has not been about making good games for over a decade. They make trash designed to make you spend. Just take one look at mercenaries and all will be clear. 

Hearthstone reckons 150 free card packs might get lapsed players to return (msn.com)

It's a steaming pile of dogshit. Team 5 can't balance or playtest. The entire company seems to be run by marketing drones. 

I deleted it once I got to the mandatory mercenaries. They could offer 100 packs and I still won't play that garbage. 

Renthal was the only way team 5 could address the ridiculous powercreep they have been engaged in since they brought out DH. It is a way to make old cards useless and make players welcome even more powercreep new cards. This is what happens when your game is run by marketing whores. 

Hearthstone hasn't been fun in years. Team 5 killed it dead. 

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Quick Correction, he is anything but "well meaning".  Very difficult to attribute positive intentions to a man who redefines "person of color" to include or exclude Asians as his personal soapbox demands.

 Since you are so good at making judgements about others. What would you say about an individual that continues to defend a corporation which has engaged in horrific behavior toward both their employees and their customers?

Blizzard has become worse than EA. They have truly killed the brand.

Garbage set for a garbage game. Team 5 killed hearthstone, mercenaries is the worst product I've ever seen released and they are making Battlegrounds worse with each update. 

It Costs $110,000 to Fully Gear-Up in Diablo Immortal (gamerant.com)

So if you are still giving blizzard money, you get what you fucking deserve.