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    posted a message on Why is Magatha, Bane of Music, not giving DK plagues to the enemy?

    You can Finley bombs in your deck into your hand, so they don't explode ... so ... there's that ... I agree, you should Hagatha plagues into your opponent's hand.

    Posted in: Standard Format
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    posted a message on Casual Mode Etiquette.

    1. You don't learn how to play chess against 5-year-old kids ... no ... you learn how to play chess against people who can actually play chess.

    i.e. learning how to pilot decks in Casual is a waste of time ... you're still going to be bad at it when you hit Ranked and face off against an endless stream of fine-tuned decks people have scrounged from around the internet. You know you can actually learn from losing and making mistakes right?

    2. Blowing off steam by playing a Tier 1 deck in Casual?!? Also ... what is fun/relaxing about going into a casual gameplay mode and facing off against the best decks in the current meta?

    As for no hardcore palyers in Casual ... I used to get emoted silly when I played wacky decks in Casual ... with every "unusual" card I played I'd get a "wow" or something stupid like that ... people would send friend requests and call me all sorts of names/abuse in Russian (mainly) or broken English ... it got so bad I stopped accepting them (and sending friend requests) and even reported some players who said really offensive stuff in the past. I genuinley had a worse play-experience in Casual than I've had on ladder since.

    Haven't played Casual in 3 years now (I think, maybe more) ... when Firebat started the Deck Doctor stuff for Omnistone. Casual is an asinine environment ... just look at the replies above ... I coudn't care less what the other player plays cuz I like midrange zooy or greedy midrange decks so usually have a chance against most decks. I usually include a favorite legendary card that is not commonly played (in the past they've included Dollmaster Dorian, Da Undertakah, and others - at the moment don't really have one, Naralex?)

    Posted in: Wild Format
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    posted a message on Casual Mode Etiquette.

    100% agree with the original poster ... casual should be for fun meme-style stuff that you know will fail 99% of the time but just want to see if you can pull it off once without having to run into T1 face decks or combo decks all the time.

    As far as making minor adjustments to top tier decks and play testing them in Casual ... just do it on ladder where you'll actually learn something useful ... what use is it knowing your deck with tiny tweeks can destroy a Roll the Bones Thief deck or meme deck?
    If you're not good enough to switch out two or three cards in a T1 deck and continue winning you are probably struggling on ladder anyway.

    Then you have players like me ... who don't play Casual (anymore) and do everything silly in Ranked ... that quest to play x amount of Manathirst/Infuse cards? Build a deck with every single manathirst/infuse card for a randomly chosen class and hit up Ranked ... you'll be surprised how often you win ... and you can usually get the quest done in one or two games. (I should note, I don't play every day, maybe once or twice a week, so I don't have lots of time to just play one or two manathirst cards in a deck and eventually compelte the daily/weekly quest --- hence I have to concentrate the cards in one deck.)
    I'm currently running through all the Achievements for this and past expansions ... Pick a class and just throw cards into the deck that will get me the achievement ... B Positive - done ... Blood Bank - done ... A Graveyard Smash - done ... DIY Deathrattle - done ... No Swapsies Backsies - almost done. etc. etc. ... and the funny thing is I usually end up at the rank I started because I play cards noone is expecting which catches then off guard so I manage to win about half the time.

    I just follow the advice Deck Doctor Firebat used to give out ... if you want to try out new stuff just do it on ladder, who cares if you lose rank, at least you're trying it out against the decks that matter at the moment ... if you lose 5 ranks then just metadeck and play what you are comforatble with to get those ranks back (or get the ranked rewards you want).

    Posted in: Wild Format
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    posted a message on A couple of card interactions that grind my gears

    The most irritating thing about Scourge Rager is that it doesn't trigger the "Play 10 Reborn Minions" quest we currently have as part of the event (because of what you say) ...

    There aren't many reborn minions in standard (only 4 ... Invincible, Blightblood Berserker, Malignant Horror, and Thassarian ... the reset are all summon) so played one wild game to complete it ... irritating for people who don't have access to those wild cards ... yes, BGs will probably do it, but I don't play that mode (if it is not part of a daily).

    Posted in: General Discussion
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    posted a message on 25.0.4 Patch Notes - Many Balance Changes - Arena and BG Changes Too & More

    I've posted this on the Blizzard forum ...

    but the nerf to Forsaken Lieutenant (increase in mana) means that one of the puzzles in the Dawngrasp Book of Heroes cannot be completed because the solution now requires too much mana.

    Hope they fix this somehow ... I've been going back to complete some of the solo adventures I hadn't gotten around to doing and just noticed this today ...

    Posted in: News
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    posted a message on DK Isn't Weak, The Old Meta Is Too Strong
    Quote from Tarious >>

    Playing unholy, it just doesn't feel good as too many cards are corpse consumers and not generators. The worst of the offender is Malignant Horror. You have very little control over this card and the last thing you want is to get a 2/1 copy of it with it's reborn down for 5 corpses. A smart opponent will exploit this.

    The 2nd problem is card draw. The archetype has a massive lack of it. Plagued Grain is an amazing card, but is held back by lack of draw. Most times when playing unholy, I'm hoping that I'm able to top deck something useful.

    Plus it always feels like there's only 2 ways to win with it. Get lucky enough to stick a wide board then hit them with Grave Strength or land a fat marrowgar that the enemy doesn't have an answer to.

    So ... then why are you playing with cards like Malignant Horror in your deck? No one is forcing you (the smart player won't oinclude that card in their deck) ... there are a ton of better 4-cost cards out there ... build your deck like Zoolock, so there's Defender of Argus (you're going wide anyway), the Dwarf that gives +2 attack etc. Go back to the basics. Hawkstrider Rancher is also solid at 3 mana.

    As for card draw ... I sub in reasonable card generation instead. There's also decent draw if you do UUF (Plagued Grain is a distraction ... don't get sucked into needing to play UUU - Grave Strength is good, but can be replaced ... Marrowgar too, try the 2 mana Manathirst legendary for some decent final burst ... the opponent knows it is coming so usually concedes before I can play part 3).
    In the last DK game I played, I had 31 unspent corpses and steamrolled the Druid I was playing against. Have tried both UUF and UUB, but haven't decided which is better yet.

    --> I insta-deleted the 3 deck suggestions and built my own based on Zoolock principles and focused on undead (tip: the Amalgam is good). My two disruption cards are Coilfang Constrictor and the Plaguespreader guy (in for the achievement but not taken out yet).
    And no, I don't run Denathrius ... can't stand the card so try to get creative in deckbuilding ... I just throw in cards I like or would like to play with (or against ... I'm sure my opponents like seeing some of the cards I play and am sure they've seen them very little on ladder.) The 2 mana legendary is better than Daddy D (in my humble opinion) because if you draw into him from turn 7 onwards he'll probably do more burst damage than Denathrius on turn 10 if you draw D on turn 7. Astalor just has a lot more flexibility and that's what I'm looking for in my Zooknight deck.

    Good luck!

    Posted in: General Discussion
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    posted a message on Lor'themar Theron and Deathbringer Saurfang Diamond cards ony with real money?

    No ... you CAN buy Lady Deathwisper diamond version for 2,000 gold ... that is what the OP is asking.

    But yeah ... I don't know of any other way to get the two cards mentioned in the first post, other than buying the bundels ... that's never going to happen in my case ... there is no way I'm paying €25 for TWO(!) card packs and a diamond card. Yes, I know that those packs are "special" with a minute chance to get Signature cards ... but no way.

    Posted in: Card Discussion
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    posted a message on Another Mage Diamond Card?! - Blizzard Explains March of the Lich King's Diamond Card Choices

    Priest has a Diamond card (Darkbishop Benedictus) and there are only 9 neutrals ... if I'm not mistaken.

    Posted in: News
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    posted a message on New Neutral Legendary Card Revealed - The Jailer

    Good luck Whirlpooling away my Neeru Fireblade portal and dealing with the continual onslaught of the fatigue damage from that sweet Demon Seed completion. And yes, I run him in my Demon Seed deck.

    Posted in: News
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    posted a message on What Decks did you try in SC?

    - Naga Mage - had quests, fun deck for my least favourite class. Did well too, my deck needs refinement, as too many quest cards (arcane damage) in it.

    - Midrange Naga Hunter - first deck, fun stuff, has secret package in it which has some cool, unexpected interactions in it (esp. the new secret and colossal minions).

    - Murloc Shaman - fine, needs refinement once the meta settles.

    - Zoolock - generally good minions to test them out ... fine. No one expects the deck so have no idea what minions are coming, wins come because people don't know the cards. This will probably become my main deck to ladder, though I really did enjoy the Hunter deck.

    Too early days to say anything, people are trying out lots of things, I've basically been trying to figure out answers my opponents have to my board etc. and how I can counter their expected stuff.
    My least favourite opponents so far have been Quest Warrior, Freeze Shaman and Quest Hunter (yawn), oh and a Warrior who played zero minions it felt like, no idea what their deck was trying to do ... I've not lost once to any form of Rogue or Druid.
    Overall I've had fun but I've got a feeling that with quests around the kinds of decks I enjoy will fade out soon.

    Posted in: General Discussion
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