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All the netdeckers are out playing this deck ROFL... This community sucks

Quote from NIKENIT >>

Holy shit. Wild, rank 20. 5 brainless net-deck golem druids in a row without a single wild card. Fucking really. Its the same shit as face decks, they even never trade, only go face. Blizzard, why. This deck is not even fun or creative to play or build, you just vomit all your jade cards on the table and go face. Its like zoo warlock, that never runs out of steam and 1 mana 10-10s.

I am so tired of all these idiots playing Reno and Pirate decks in casual... Reno Mage is the biggest piece of shit in the game. You can misplay all game long and get 2 chances to make it up, more if you get lucky with Babbling Book and Cabalist Thome...

Just DON"T spend ANY money on blizzard products. Just fuk'em, fuk'em good.

Quote from lobozer0 >>

EgocentriCstone 

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Quote from Falbrogna >>

Do you ever manage to comprehend the context and point of a post or always stop at the words of it?

 How would you differentiate "rule" and "dominate" in the context of Hearthstone decks, then?  I was also misled by Hooghout's shifting terminology, and committed precisely the same error Tze did when reading his posts.

Quote from Killzun >>

 Well FUK Blizzard. I cancelled my WoW accounts and let them know it was because of Hearthstone. FUK BLIZZ, FUK BLIZZ.

DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON BLIZZARD.

 This may be of interest to you: http://askghostcrawler.tumblr.com/post/157080214673/unsubbing-is-often-seen-as-the-only-real-way-by

The short version: developers very rarely make changes based on subs because people who stop playing due to specific changes are remarkably small subset.

Quote from Neichus >>

I find it so strange that everybody tries to reduce everything to money in video game design.

"They're a company, which means that the only thing they care about is money.  Clearly they'll cut every corner, rip off every sucker, and sell any grandmother needed to improve their profits!"

Executives?  Maybe.  The actual designers?  No.  People don't go into video game design for the money.  They go into it because they LOVE video games.  They loved them so much they want to spend most of their day, day after day, thinking about them and working on them.  These people do not sit around contemplating how to manipulate their own game for money.  Why should there be any incentive on their end to make a bad game when they could make a good one?

"You're missing how companies have expectations, though.  Even if the developers don't endorse these practices they will clearly be coerced by their higher-ups who only care about the bottom line."

On what basis do you make this claim?  Every single thing I have ever watched that has come from Blizzard's developers has them looking engaged and excited about their craft.  They don't look like poor dupes who are being oppressed by the capitalist system to churn out golden eggs for their overlords.  Ben Brode is easily the most visible example: if that man's laugh is fake then he should quit game design now and go earn an Oscar for his acting.  That he would make videos at home, when he is off the clock, should give you some indication of how much he's thinking about this even as he's on paternity leave.

I think it's much simpler to explain it the way it has already been pointed out: this game wasn't designed around perfectionist top players.  It didn't start that way and it never will be that way.  It has huge elements of randomness which ensure that no matter how skilled you are, there is always a reasonable chance that the other guy will win.  This inherent surprise factor in each game is what has made it such a runaway hit with people, both for playing and viewing.  It gives it the broad appeal that it has.

Now, does this mean they don't care at all about top end players?  No.  It just means that they have to weigh the needs of the few versus the needs of the many.  Several of their changes have been specifically targeted at the high-end scene, such as concerns that Patron Warrior was too good at high skill levels or that Yogg was too effective as a tournament tool.  Failing to change the game to fit the vision of a small fraction of its playerbase isn't "ignoring" them for money; it is hearing them, but politely disagreeing with them on what would make the game best for everybody.

Anyway, end rant I guess.  I just get exhausted and a little angry when players denigrate the hard work and excitement by equating it with money.

 

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This is for those who still dare to argue shaman isn't horribly designed.

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I don't really feel that salty, just a little.....weird. I feel a little bad that someone auto-friends me after a match just to insult me and run away (in Casual, like usual), but is that somehow okay if I was playing pirates? All I got was "lol playing cancer at rank 10, f****t"

My thoughts are this;

- Yes, Turn 1 STB into turn 2 Coin, dagger, STB is pretty lucky, but I'm so used to my pirates getting blasted, I figured you might have had a Volcanic Potion or something.

- I'm sorry for the "Wow" emote, but your turn 3 concede genuinely surprised me. I shouldn't rub salt into wounds, maybe you were have a bad run of the day. I apologize.

- Yes, I have pirates in my deck, because it makes it work better. Honestly I feel like Rogues should be the ones allowed to play pirates with a hero power like that.

- Since you didn't concede right when you saw I was Rogue, I'm sorry I wasn't playing a more "pure" non-pirate Miracle Rogue like I'm supposed to, but I don't have Edwin. Also I don't even know you.

- Maybe if you'd played past turn 2, you'd have seen the rest of my "cancer" Jade N'Zoth Rogue...

Quote from DirtyGuvnah >>

Have you people no creativity? Lets go through the games today in Casual as I experiment with a homebrew Control Druid Deck:

Jade Druid, Jade Druid, Renolock, Jade Druid, Renolock, Pirate Warrior, Midrange Shaman, Pirate Warrior, Reno Mage, Jade Druid, Jade Druid, Jade Druid, Renolock,  Jade Druid, Renolock, Renomage, Pirate Warrior, and lastly (you guessed it) Jade Druid. If it were not for the interesting Malygos Warrior OTK deck I played after the last Jade Druid, I would have needed a bus to the nearest psychiatric facility to try to get my sanity back.

Please do not bring your netdecks to casual. You people seem to forget that your netdecks are completely broken and can easily climb through the ladder ranks. If you tell me that you do it for quests, why don't you play ranked and complete the quests while gaining stars at the same time? 

There are over 300 cards at your disposal. Use them.

It's at the top of the page, from 10 to 4 so far.

Quote from MarineKingHS >>

It's irrelevant but skillwise HS is by far the most easy and simple CCG of them all. MTG>>>>>>Yugioh>>HS. Competitively the skillcap of HS is VERY low, often you can play an entire match where every turn was automatic because the only decision was an obvious one. It was made to be this way, so that any novice could pick up HS in an instant and have a legit chance to win games (so long as they buy enough packs!).

but like I said it's irrelevant because HS just kicked MTG and Yugiohs ass royally by becoming better and more successful within a short time. Wizards should be embarrassed at how badly they just got handed by a company that had no experience on card games whatsoever. They had the opportunity to spruce up their own Online CCG for years now and were lazy about it. Now HS is taking the CCG world by storm and let's be honest, online is the future of CCG's.

Good advice I recently got beat back down to 15 from reaching 10. I don't think it was a lucky streak I just played better and then started getting outplayed. I think next time i'll take the advice and stop after 2 ranks. 

Hello fellow Hearthpwn casuals (I'm casual) and pros. I recently decided to start an Asia and EU account on hearthstone and honestly was struck on how building one's card collection can be very challenging as well as frustrating on what card(s) to make first. My goal for the long haul is to have a copy of each card(s) so I don't have worry about what decks I can and can not make BUT for now here are the 5 cards that I found are extremely helpful in the start of a new account/region.

Note: These cards are just opinion and for another players taste may not be as valuable.

The crafting of these cards is also based on two factors: Dust cost and versatility for different deck archetypes.

1. Ironbeak Owl 40 dust, Common. Works well in an assortment of Warlock, Paladin and Hunter decks. A silence for two mana even if you are playing just one is a very strong tech card. The 2/1 body is not much but as said the effect is super strong.

2. Piloted Shredder 40 dust, Common. Works In just about every deck type but is super strong in Mage and Druid. This card not only has decent stats for it mana cost but gives you a variety of secondary minions who can have good stats as well. Don't think about it...it is worth 80 dust I swear. This guy is another reason I find Ironbeak Owl so great to get/create.

3. Big Game Hunter 400 dust, Epic. This card is very tech oriented and works in an array of Warrior, Warlock, Druid and Paladin decks. Since it is a heavy tech card (and costly too), creating 1 is all you need. Three mana for a 4/2 body is ok but the effect it does by killing a 7 Attack minion is an incredible effect for it's cost. This as you know also kills most epics including "Dr. Balance".

4. Knife Juggler 100 dust, Rare. This guy has a nice place for mid-range and Aggro decks making him loved and hated in equal proportion (although I would guess it is more on the hated side). Preforms well in Hunter, warlock and Paladin decks. 3/2 body for  two mana is good but the ability to deal 1 damage for every minion you play as long as he stays alive is just insane value.

5. Azure Drake 100 dust, Rare. This card has multiple applications. Works in Rogue, Shaman, Druid, Priest and Mage. It works extremely well in Druid (you would almost think it is a druid card itself).  5 mana for a 4/4 itself would not be great but when you take on the fact that you get this body with a +1 spell damage and drawing a card, well now we are talking. I can see this card very debatable whether it is a necessity to craft or not, I tend to feel it is.

Total dust cost: 960, still 640 less dust for one Legendary card!

I hope this will be helpful for those who are new or are starting a new account in another region. I would also like to add that this list is not in any order of importance and if you want or have a more specific card in mind to craft first then do it. :D What do you think the first cards you should craft are?  Please let me know/discuss in the comments below.

special Note: If you are wondering what legendary to craft first yes, you are correct it should be Dr. Boom.