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Quote from LaFlame3500 >>

Dude the real answer to this is that ppl who run aggro decks are noobs, or at the higher levels, try hards. They arent playing for fun. The noobs are playing it bc aggro decks are cheap on average. The tryhards are playing aggros bc its the fastest way up the latter and in theory means you could go the furthest down the latter bc its faster and you can pick up more wins. Either way, it sucks for the people who want to make their own decks and play ranked. I go undefeated on casual but i take a homemade deck and faggro decks are alqays there ruining the fun

 cant handle all this salt, its burning my eyes.

why pseudo-echo? its just echo, without the keyword.

more rewarding system is the best thing that could actually get me playing more. 10g for 3 wins just means that i will only log for quests and thats it, no incentive to play. either make packs cheaper and dust cost decreased, or seriously up the rewards of playing.

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Quote from Nihenna >>

 

"I do think that it's a toxic deck"  "but that's not why I make this thread"

and everybody is discussing about how toxic or not toxic is this deck. other people just discuss what does a combo deck mean, while other like me are passing by looking for an answer as to:

Why are there suddenly so many Mecha'thun decks?

 

Which is the original question the OP asked and is still probably unanswered.

 quoting myself because there is no other post in this thread that is actually relevant to the OP. I believe the reason for that is the slow decline of aggro decks, and the rise of other slow/combo decks on the ladder.

Holy wrath paladins instead of Odd Paladins, the rise of Control Priest to counter all those hunters, Odd rogues are slower than ever right now, Odd Warriors are countering some other fast decks on the ladder.

All these are factors as to why a combo deck with an "I win" condtion no matter the life total of your opponent is going to rise when the meta finally slows down, just like what we are facing now.  Oh, and the fact that people want to try out new decks while the meta is slow is another huge factor, trying a slow deck just for fun in a really fast meta where you never get to pull the combo isnt fun at all.

Anyway, i dont think there are TOO many of them on the ladder, and as other people have mentioned, come April we are replacing 3 sets with 1, and i doubt that we'll get so much removal in 1 single set, to offset the loss of 3 sets, so Mecha'thun decks might have problems in April, maybe make a comeback in exp 2 or 3 of next year.

Those are my thoughts on your question, and on a sidenote. I agree that these decks(skill or no skill) are "toxic" or whatever you want to call them. Any deck that doesnt contest the board in any way feels bad to lose against(Quest Mage, Freeze Mage, Mecha'thun decks now), as they often give you the feeling of hopelessness, "i couldnt do shit because the kept removing, and then they just won without actually doing anything on the board". And the times you do win against them, you are like "lol hurrdurr that guy didnt stand a chance against my board". The human brain clutches to bad experiences however, and thats why you feel like they are so bad to play against. Its just a phase, always at the end of an expansion cycle we have cancer decks of all sorts, remember last year's cancer Cubelock? Well its that time of the year now, but at least no deck is as broken as original Cubelock.

Quote from Nihenna >>

 

"I do think that it's a toxic deck"  "but that's not why I make this thread"

and everybody is discussing about how toxic or not toxic is this deck. other people just discuss what does a combo deck mean, while other like me are passing by looking for an answer as to:

Why are there suddenly so many Mecha'thun decks?

Which is the original question the OP asked and is still probably unanswered.

Quote from GameTheory345 >>

You mean Time Out!?

 yeah, he should include a paladin odd card in his even warrior deck.

Quote from ChildOfTheAtom >>

The problem with Deathstalker Rexxar isn't that he's overpowered. It's that he lets you build a 29 card deck to win fast games, then wins slow games on his own. That's bad card design.

 this. so much this. i mean i stalled his whole game out with me control warrior deck, and he beat me with rexxar...

shaman and druid are the best quest i think and shaman is very cheap only legendary you need is shudder barista is  very good but you can sub her and shaman unlike druid can be very fun too rogue is the most fun deck but then it inconsistent  because of the random but then if you like rogue i say go for it Tess rogue is the only thing i play since Lyra rolate out and the quest take me to legend twice currently stuck at rank 3,4 this month also don't take the above user play singleton quest it fun sure but it very bad deck if only they print a card for singleton rogue too

No 

The problem with the “just play around it lol” argument is it means playing no more than 3 minions, while allowing your opponent to develop as many as they want. AoE clears in most cases affect both sides of the board, so you can generally match the opponent’s board size and be safe from getting blown out, whereas the existence of MCT actually stops you fighting for the board with minions on even ground.

”just play it yourself lol” also doesn’t work because it is significantly less useful in some decks than others, and is significantly stronger in quest shaman than everything else.

Game warping card.

Quote from Lyconik >>

I guess someone just lose to Quest Shaman. This deck wasn't even playable until Mage and Warrior nerf, and now it is doing just fine.

Guess what ? if you don't play around stuff, you get punished, that's just how Hearthstone work.

If you see a lot of quest shaman on ladder (which is the case right now), just play a deck that have a good winrate against them and you should be fine.

 Thanks for your input. I still won the game as well as 7/8 against quest shaman, but that card in that deck is going to be a problem for the next 1 1/2 - 2 years if it doesn't get hall of famed. However the deck will be gutted come next rotation but something tells me double battlecry effects will continue to be good. The developers made a good point last rotation when they said the card goes mostly unplayed throughout a meta but then it comes back in certain decks and creates problems. This is one of those times. Thank you for misconstruing my contempt for one card as contempt for a deck I actually like playing against.

Quest shaman is going to be around for quite some time and Mind Control Tech Finally needs to go. It's long past due and with the power level of potentially stealing the best two minions is more than absurd.

Say what you want, but revard system is a complete shit in HS

Quote from MrSantos >>

5 > 0

 Yeah totally! At that rate he can save up for a whole common card in just EIGHT SHORT MONTHS or a legendary in only 27 years! What a great and useful reward.

This is some "Let me talk to your manager" type stuff right here, sheesh

Boom is so broken. I just can't take it any more. It's ruining the game. There's no counter for Boom.

My sides hurt from laughing.

How is this an unpopular opinion? Saying this is like saying "dogs are cute" is an unpopular opinion.