Here are some of the ways you'll know if you play a bot.
They usually appear in patterns, so first you might see a standard deck (well known decklist / cards) with some odd ones in between.
This opponent might be really good or really bad depending on your ranking / winrate.
They will often play very fast and end their turns in almost an instant when they spend their mana. They even coin, do nothing from time to time.
They also use alot of the card backs released since Revendreth / March of the LK, and that includes the new Lich King ones (most popular for bots) as well as Hakkar and others, again depending on your rank / WR.
In about 3 weeks I think I've played against real people 10% of the time, the rest have been bots.
If you wanna test this I recommend you do it late at night. It's absolutely insane how we've gone from 6-7 min queues in Duels to now having an opponent almost instantly or within 30 sec.
Nobody is playing this game, and I suspect Blizzard have been doing Bots ever since it's inception. Inflates numbers, looks good for investors. Twitter did the same.
Please tell me you're joking.
"Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're bad, sometimes they play meta, sometimes off-meta, they use various cardbacks, they end their turns..."
Would you prefer it if you had 10-15 minute queues?
Would you prefer it if we went back to the times when new players were facing opponents with refined meta decks, because there was noone else playing at beginner ranks?
Your matched opponents depend on your internal MMR.
Since you're playing a lot of Wild, your internal MMR is similar to the highest rank you achieve each month, hence, you meet no bots there. However, because you haven't played Standard in a long time, your Standard MMR is the lowest possible, which is why you meet a ton of bots. If you win a few games, you'll meet fewer, then none.
Whoever designed the "Twist Reality" anomaly in the first place should be moved to the development of a different game, since they obviously don't play hearthstone at all.
Discard Lock, Control Warrior and Freeze Mage are quite strong if you don't like playing Jade or C'thun. Control Paladin and aggro/deathrattle Hunter are also playable.
Honestly, the only card i despise right now is Jade Telegram.
Well, if you play Rogue or Warlock you might have been enjoying it but the rest of us that dare to try something else are not having as much fun. I like the idea of the format but to get it right they'll have to balance it once in a while like any other mode.
You are responding to someone who posted in July.
That being said, N'zoth Control Warrior, N'zoth Control Paladin and Freeze mage are also pretty good. I've even seen a patron warrior in Platinum!
The one thing i dislike about this version of Twist is Jade Telegram. The rogue mirror is basically won by whoever plays more telegrams.
Twist is basically the constructed version of Tavern Brawl, and just like Tavern Brawl it can be glorious, or it can be boring. It all depends on the creativity of the designers and the time spent on testing and fixing it.
Unplayable on mobile as well because of constant disconnects . 5G $1400 dollar iPhones and iPads can’t stay connect on a 1gig connection with 30 ms ping times. Microsoft cannot absorb this company fast enough and cut the bloat that can’t get the job done.
Weird. I'm playing on a 200€ tablet on 4G and never disconnecting.
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Please tell me you're joking.
"Sometimes they're good, sometimes they're bad, sometimes they play meta, sometimes off-meta, they use various cardbacks, they end their turns..."
Really?
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Would you prefer it if you had 10-15 minute queues?
Would you prefer it if we went back to the times when new players were facing opponents with refined meta decks, because there was noone else playing at beginner ranks?
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Your matched opponents depend on your internal MMR.
Since you're playing a lot of Wild, your internal MMR is similar to the highest rank you achieve each month, hence, you meet no bots there. However, because you haven't played Standard in a long time, your Standard MMR is the lowest possible, which is why you meet a ton of bots. If you win a few games, you'll meet fewer, then none.
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I'm pretty sure these changes had been teased before this salt thread
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Whoever designed the "Twist Reality" anomaly in the first place should be moved to the development of a different game, since they obviously don't play hearthstone at all.
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It's almyst funny that a thread that started with such good intentions has been turned into another salt thread.
I would be willing to bet that half of these salty people have played no.more than 4 or 5 games of Twist in Bronze 10 and formed an opinion about it.
This site's forum is poison.
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VS didn't make a report and streamers aren't playing the mode, so people who have been conditioned to net-decking just flock to the most obvious list.
People don't like to experiment, and if they don't have a lot of cards and/or dust then it is justified as well.
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Discard Lock, Control Warrior and Freeze Mage are quite strong if you don't like playing Jade or C'thun. Control Paladin and aggro/deathrattle Hunter are also playable.
Honestly, the only card i despise right now is Jade Telegram.
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You are responding to someone who posted in July.
That being said, N'zoth Control Warrior, N'zoth Control Paladin and Freeze mage are also pretty good. I've even seen a patron warrior in Platinum!
The one thing i dislike about this version of Twist is Jade Telegram. The rogue mirror is basically won by whoever plays more telegrams.
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After the recent nerfs, with otk decks having basically disappeared from the meta, i gave this combo a try.
2nd game, at about 500 legend, i beat Kolento! (He was playing armor warrior.)
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Wouldn't Jazz Bass be a good option, so thst you can cast the first FDOS earlier?
Edit: nvm, someone posted an updated list that covers me.
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Twist is basically the constructed version of Tavern Brawl, and just like Tavern Brawl it can be glorious, or it can be boring. It all depends on the creativity of the designers and the time spent on testing and fixing it.
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Weird. I'm playing on a 200€ tablet on 4G and never disconnecting.
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That has to be a bug.
P.S. Obligatory "small indie company" blah blah.
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I don't believe Titans are as powerful as Hero cards, simply because they can be interacted with.
I think they're more comparable to Colossals, as in, you need to have removal or you lose.