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I’ll be estatic when Patches and Jades rotate out.  Even though something else will be OP, at least it’s something new.  

Ill miss the Kara cards the most.  I won’t miss Barnes, but my Mage and Hunter need a lot of those cards. I hope a new Preist archetype emerges next expansion, as I always needed a ton of cards for any top deck.  However, my Theif Priest is amazingly fun and surprisingly competitive.

I apologize for excluding my fellow arena goers.  I love arena myself, but I suppose I was just curious what the average player is spending their time playing. 

I view arena as a luxury rather than a given, but that is apparently not the sleaze for all.

Hello everyone,

As a PhD candidate in experimental psychology, I can't help but analyze the mindsets of people.  I want to offer half informative, half entertaining perspective of the many mindsets that exist in Hearthstone.  I hope you enjoy :)

The staler: This is the person who stalls the game (e.g. not playing cards intentionally and letting the timer end) because they realize they are unable to win the game.  These people often feel cheated because they think a) they played better and the RNG gods saved their opponent, or b) the deck their opponent is playing is bullshit.  Thus, they stall, perhaps not because they hope the other player will get frustrated and concede, but because they feel the player needs to "earn" their cheap win by wasting their time.  Some players will go to extreme lengths to stall, such as healing as much as they can and placing taunts.  They know the game is over, but why not stall as long as possible?   This type of player often has a narcissistic tendencies, as they want the player to win on their conditions as their time is more valuable then their opponents.

The emote spammer: This person is likely a child or someone trying to be intentionally annoying.  This is likely not limited to online games, but more something on a personality trait level. This typically is resolved by simply squelching them.  

The Jade Druid player: This is a person who loves easy wins without much effort.  The broken cards enable the Jade Druid to set up an insane mid/late-game.  (Yes, is it possible to counter it, so please don't reply "salty-player" responses).  Even when new cards are introduced, the Jade Druid doesn't alter their play style because experimenting with a new style is "too much work" and "not an easy win".   Players often have a false superiority complex because their inflated high win rates give them false sense of accomplishment.

The try-hard player in Casual mode: This is the player who net decks tier 1 decks in casual.  The typical responses are 'I want to try a new deck", "I want to grind wins for gold", "I need to complete quests with classes I'm not great with" or "I don't want to lose my ladder ranking".  The first one is understandable, as experimentation in a CCG is a wonderful way to grow as a player.  The problems are with the other excuses.  Similar to the Jade Druid player, a false sense of superiority is likely the mindset.  Netdecking a tier 1 deck in Casual is laughable IF you claim to be trying it out.  If you've established its tier 1, its a solid ladder deck, therefore play Ranked.  Getting "easy gold" is also a subpar excuse.  If you are indeed a "Legend Player" as so many people falsely claim, they why are you grinding for gold? Everyone needs some gold, but a true Legend Player can make due with just about any deck.  Losing rank of the ladder is also a pathetic excuse.  The reward differences are negligible, so that excuse doesn't hold up.  Who cares if you lose rank? If you are truly the great player you think you are, then you can easily overcome a few losses.

Players of Control Decks: Type A personality.  These players need to control the situation at all costs.  They need things to be at a slower pace so they can methodically analyze the situation.   These are likely great chess players.  These players are more susceptible to frustration when the RNG gods smite them.  It happens to the best of us, but it especially effects them.

Players of Aggro Decks:  These players like reckless abandonment.  Simply charge and face damage their opponent and victory will be yours! However, they are likely to have Type A personalities as well because of their need for fast wins and suffer from over-competitiveness.  They mistake fast games for superior game playing.

The Meme-deck Players: These people have a much better time playing the game than players with Type A or superiority complex egos/personalities.  If they win, great.  If they lose, oh well.  Since Type B personalities are keen on experimentation and reduced stress levels, they are better suited for CCGs, at least in terms of enjoyment and lower frustration levels.  Meme decks are wonderful in Hearthstone as they don't focus on climbing the ladder so much as they inspire creativity.  Ever notice how many Twitch streamers and legend players play meme decks?  When asked why, they will inevitably say that those decks provide the most pleasure, especially those with crazy combos.

At the end of the day, Type B personalities are going to rise to the top eventually.  Don't get me wrong, the level of control and attention to detail of Type As is formidable, and should never be underestimated.  The problems lie with people with false senses of superiority.  According to Hearthstone's own stats, Legend players make up < .5% of players.  Therefore, when tons of players on forums claim Legend status, something is fishy.  

Anyways, hope you enjoyed the read.  Cheers! 

They curse you out after they win?! LOL! That’s insane.  “I just won, sonnets go through the process of adding someone and insult them!” Some people...

To WildDeclTutors: that’s crazy that they got pissed that you conceded... you saved them time... it’s not like you purposefully ran the timer out like a bad sport.

TBH though, I haven’t had any bad luck with poor winners or losers.  I guess I’m lucky?

So happy they’re fixing it.  Hunter is a great class, and the new Spell Hunter archetype is a breath of fresh air for the class.  The DK is very underrated. Sure, it has a level of RNG that can swing for or against you, but that’s the fun IMO.  The battle cry should be 3-4 damage instead of 2, but seeing as it is playable on turn 6 it’s not horrendous.

Well done Blizzard! Just don’t drag your feet to actually fix it.

I figured the dragon and secret synergy cards would be automatic inclusions in decks for the next 4 months or so, so maybe it’s worth it?  There’s always wild, but I typically play standard.  I feel like the priests, mages, and hunter cards are worth it. I’d like to explore dragon priest and dragon mage in the next expansion. Secret hunter and secret mage seem fun archetypes too.  All the said archetypes really seem to require One night in Kara cards.  Is this not a correct assumption?

How is it 3? Marin plus free legendary weapon. What’s the 3rd?

I've noticed something that I'd like to see if anyone else has experienced.  I've been playing against a lot of people with Barnes, the vast majority being priests.  Barnes clearly states "summon a 1/1 copy of a RANDOM minion from your deck".  However, at least when priests play him, Barnes ALWAYS pulls Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound.  After the first time, I thought "damn, lucky bastard". However, it continued to happen a few times, so I started keeping track.  Here is how it broke down after 14 games with Barnes, all coincidentally being priests:

Barnes pulls Y'Shaarij, 14/14 times.

The 1/1 Y'Shaarj pulls the 10/10 Y'Shaarj, 14/14 times.  I didn't remove the 10/10 Y'Shaarj ever.   I wanted to see the next summon. I did however always manage to kill the 1/1 version.

Y'Shaarj then proceeds to summon an Obsidian Statue,  13/14 times.  Perhaps the 1/14 the priest didn't have an Obsidian?

Y'Shaarj then proceeds to summon The Lich King, 8/13 times.  I would always die the next turn (or concede) due to the high damage output of my opponent.

The game always spiraled out of control, as in the aforementioned situation, there were always two Y'Shaarjs, and removing them would require a nearly perfect draw for a removal.  Then add the Obsidian to the mix, and all hope quickly vanishes.  I did manage to win one of the games before I started documenting, mainly due to having the exact draw/removal I needed.  

It cannot be simply bad luck / RNG.  The Barnes > 1/1 Y'Shaarj > 10/10 Y'Shaarj > Obsidian Statue 13/14 times in unreal.  My thinking is there is a glitch somewhere, but there's no way for me to prove as I am not a programmer.  But the summon from Barnes in these games is far from a "random 1/1".  

Not trying to be salty, but this is quite an exploit if this is indeed the case.  Any thoughts? Anyone else experience this?

Many people here will say dust King Krush, but I wouldn’t.  I know he’s expensive to play, but he’s won me tons of games.

Millhouse is an automatic dust, no questions.

Cenarius is the best card of those three, and is far from trash tier.  Too much value in my opinion to dust.  400 dust is not a good trade off for dusting him or King Krush. But even a mediocre epic is better than Millhouse.

Thats my 2 cents.

That's a good question.  According to HSReplay, Deathrattle Hunter is the third most played deck at ranks 4, 3 and  2 and is the second most played at rank 1  as of today.  But, I had a similar experience where Deathrattle Hunter really did well until I got to about rank 7 or 6.  I believe the problem was the time of the season I was playing it.  Deathrattle Hunter doesn't match up so well against faster, more aggressive decks like Odd Rogue, Zoolock, Token Druid and Odd Paladin.  Those were the decks I was facing the most often at the end of the season when people want to ladder up to the next rank floor before the season ends.  I switched to Odd Warrior and had pretty smooth sailing to get to rank 5.  Good luck with climbing, I hope you are successful!

 its cool, but if you play standart only, its maybe not thebest idea if your ressources are "low".

Kathrena is basically only used in this deck and the devilsaurs (besides druid) too.

Rotation hits in less than 1 year and there are some more expansions to come this year, so its good to save up something for those and not blow everything for 1 single deck that wont last thaaaaat much anymore =)

Nice thinking. I never paid much attention to Mad Bomber, but as you said: 1/1s are pretty rampart, and having him on a field with 2 1/1 is really helpful. Yes, there is the risk of hitting your face 3 times, but the payoff might be worth it. But not sure if he really works in controllock, since having him as a topdeck there might not be worth the benefits.

good idea

my jade deck vision, I'm still not sure how to deal with Naga spam turn5, maybe I'm missing something...

Wow splintergraft is really good with mountain giant
Looks pretty solid man, I think you could replace forest guide/crypt lord/earthen scales with UI (synergies well with deck too) and maybe spreading plague though.

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Barnes with Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound is a win condition on its own. In this deck Renounce Darkness is a backup plan.

Does it work? Maybe. Never played it, since I don't own Y'Shaarj, Rage Unbound.

increase epic/legendary cards chance in packs 

make control/midrange warrior great again 

All I want for 2018 is for Patches and Corridor Creeper to fuck off. Oh and Psychic Scream too (Duh)

 I would like to see a coop mode, 2 vs 2 or even 2 people verses an ai in an adventure mode style.