All of the other classes already hit higher ranks. I've been playing Ranks 1-3 over the last week and see the widest variety of classes and deck archetypes at high ranks ever.
I agree that these cards were probably for the most part done a few months ago, but it's not like anyone expected Priest to be really good in Old Gods before it came out anyway. So even back then they could have known it would be one of the worst classes.
I'm not sure they completely finalise cards until they release them either, I remember seeing the Old Gods stream when they played Yogg Saron and he cast Ancestral Knowledge and whoever the caster (idr who it was) asked if that would Overload him next turn and the developer said currently not, but they were considering changing that. This was less than 2 weeks before release, so they obviously can change things fairly last minute.
You can't just take existing meta decks from Standard and put them into Wild and expect them to compete. They aren't designed to counter those threats. You'd need to build decks specifically for the Wild meta but only use Standard cards to get a more accurate feel.
As a general rule though, Wild decks are a lot more powerful potentially. You may run into more gimmicks etc though, dragging down the power level in practice. Until you reach the better ranks anyway.
Can't say I'm sorry to see less Tempo Mage. I never enjoyed losing because Flamewaker just happened to ping the exact targets. Same deal for Knife Juggler.
Rng of that value so early in a match can decide things purely on a coin flip. Some rng is great, but not when it's so impactful
No. Wild isn't really popular right now because people were sick of the previous meta. Give it a month or two, Wild will be played regularly.
I disagree, Wild isn't popular now because people are trying out the new format. In a few weeks Wild will likely regain some more players. I doubt it will ever reach the popularity of Standard though, simply because Standard will have all the tournaments and hence all the pros and streamers.
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All of the other classes already hit higher ranks. I've been playing Ranks 1-3 over the last week and see the widest variety of classes and deck archetypes at high ranks ever.
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Things usually go live around midday PST, +/- an hour. Not typically right on rollover.
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The Noggenfogger into Meteor face dream!
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Agreed, actually #1 Best Art NA
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I agree that these cards were probably for the most part done a few months ago, but it's not like anyone expected Priest to be really good in Old Gods before it came out anyway. So even back then they could have known it would be one of the worst classes.
I'm not sure they completely finalise cards until they release them either, I remember seeing the Old Gods stream when they played Yogg Saron and he cast Ancestral Knowledge and whoever the caster (idr who it was) asked if that would Overload him next turn and the developer said currently not, but they were considering changing that. This was less than 2 weeks before release, so they obviously can change things fairly last minute.
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You can't just take existing meta decks from Standard and put them into Wild and expect them to compete. They aren't designed to counter those threats. You'd need to build decks specifically for the Wild meta but only use Standard cards to get a more accurate feel.
As a general rule though, Wild decks are a lot more powerful potentially. You may run into more gimmicks etc though, dragging down the power level in practice. Until you reach the better ranks anyway.
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I suggest you read: http://www.vicioussyndicate.com/vs-data-reaper-investigates-4-mana-77-good/
Sure it's a good card, but it's not meta-defining. Some Aggro Shaman decks don't even run them anymore.
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Sounds like the easiest boss ever
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The first/second line of the final stanza is actually:
"This is the place of funky magical phenomenon"
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Because 2/2 is 1.5 Mana worth of stats. 1/3 minions only get away with it because 1 Attack is so poor. 2 Attack actually kills a lot of 2 drops.
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"Well-rounded"
This thing has stats for days
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Harrison Jones will be used in the most decks and is extremely good right now
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Most Tempo Warrior decks use both.
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Can't say I'm sorry to see less Tempo Mage. I never enjoyed losing because Flamewaker just happened to ping the exact targets. Same deal for Knife Juggler.
Rng of that value so early in a match can decide things purely on a coin flip. Some rng is great, but not when it's so impactful
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