Hearthpwn

...and I thought Demons are the most fun...

hell yeah, guys, this is the most entertaining build ever (fuck beast, I beat them all anyways)

step 1: double golden token (shinese curve), double miss T5 discover - pick Bristleback Knight twice as an emergency

step 2: accidentally finding Grease Bot.... nothing here...  "oh wait, I'm Reno..."

step 3: GG

sorry for step 2 spoilers :-/

Cariel Demons OP?

beat full DS Nadina dragons easily - not bad, but what's more important: Demons finally playable and also fun af!

ha! new patch, first game and Unkillable Mechs Build :)

(all DS taunts spawn a mech token)

yea, the new mech Goldrinn preeetty good, btw. why is Micro still in?

on their pages is really UNTIL (twice)

so I guess that's how it is now

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23714527

also Blizzard: Damage cap of 15 damage has been added after the first player dies.

lol?

wtf build turn16

also:

How to Battlegrounds - step 1:

what about BG style? at least it's more fun

Hemet Nesingwary - Battlecry: Destroy a Beast (swap type each turn this is in your hand)

Rend Blackhand - Battlecry: If you're holding a Dragon, destroy a Legendary minion (swap rarity each turn this is in your hand)

yeah, some cards are so strong as basic, that giving them more power as golden is insignificant...

just saying...

do you remember golden Nadina the Red

You are right guys, this (building your deck) was the most disappointing thing for me from the very beginning. Fix this and I'll give it chance one more time. No way I'd play constructed 2.0 with some random Tavern Brawl twists.

are you guys missing something? these two are the best packs ever created - a legendary in first 10 packs rule or not - doesn't matter at all

you will never have a cheaper way to collect your missing cards (unless they are going to release "missing cards packs only")

I still wonder we can buy them for gold though, the new age?

HS is about them leeching our money. This change does exactly nothing. We are just getting entertained to pay up. Hearthstone was always about this. Ofc nothing different from other stuff like Netflix, Sports PPV's or many other games. Difference ? HS is a HELL lot more expensive than most other Games or Services. That's why I've decided to quit end of the year, back to traditional gaming, buy a PS5 game and have the entire thing in my Bookshelf. There is nothing rewarding to play for anyways, competition is placebo and doesn't really exist. They've never introduced real achievements like prize money, they're just greedy as hell since the aquisition from Activi$ion and won't ever share a cent with us.

Congratulations to the streamers and "Pro's" who reversed the Narrative and made a living out of this. But we all know those are few and far between ...

There is nothing anyone could do.

Like everywhere else in the world, most people are just dumb and deaf to reason, logic, facts etc.
Quick and fast access/results etc is the way to go for the majority.

For example, "better get drugs and stuff rather than getting your ass up and work for a solid change".

The same goes for Games as Hearthstone.
Sad but just the true nature of humanity.

Heartpwn - please just continue to post news about the game. This should also involve stuff about the shop. 

It is helpful to see other users perspective on the matter - even if this perspective should be negative.

Thx for the work in general, Hearthpwn

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I'm actually surprised with all these wild players complaining about unbalanced metas and broken synergies, did it occur to anyone that they created the standard model of rotations so they can be unconstrained with precisely those kind of things? I understand people want to play wild, it can be fun to experiment crazy combos, but as the tip says: wild is wild. Why do they need to keep fixing something that was meant to be broken from the beginning. Be thankful for any kind of fix at all, instead of raging at any new meta shift. (Ready to be downvoted)

 I really don't get how standart players see wild mode as a boogeyman and a mode that should be dumped, its so selfish, people might have different tastes than yours, so first please accept this fact. Secondly, imbalanced metas might frustrate wild players, just like unhealthy standart metas might frustrate standart players, this is also the same. I can't understand how you can fail to empathize with wild players. And neither you, nor developers decide what people enjoy. You have no right to judge nobody.

Is is harder to balance wild mode than standart mode? Yes its true, but it is also more enjoyable for many players.

The only difference between wild and standart is wild card pool is much more wide and I mainly play wild for years because of this diversity, playing standart is unbearable for me, to see all the same decks over and over again, it is true wild has some crazy combos, but meta is kinda balanced if all classes have some crazy combos, the power level of wild decks are insane comparing to standart decks but power level of wild decks are pretty close to each other and I believe this is very true, only warlock and druid classes are kinda problematic.

What is so wrong about balancing wild mode and making many players happy? I'd be happy for standart players if they fix/balance standart mode more frequently. Are you complaining about "Devs are working more hours to make people happy?" is that the problem? Are you an official lawyer of developer union or something? lul, its their job dude...

Developers and testers are  paid professionals, they are no charity service, it *IS* exactly their job to fix broken things about hearthstone. The company is called "blizzard ENTERTAINMENT", so accourding to their claim, they are in the entertainment buisiness, and customers pays for their own entertainment, and I believe its within customer rights to give feedback to company about how the entertainment can be increased, no? 

So dude, please let blizzard entertainment do their job to entertain people, and please let wild players enjoy in a mode you don't care. Actually please don't never ever commentate about a mode you don't care, we enjoy and love wild mode, we are happy to play wild mode, let us be happy and expect the best from a company we supported for many years, 

Hearthpwn : Damage cap of 15 after first player dies

Blizzard : We’ve added a damage cap of 15 damage until the first player die

What? 

I just got this build. But with no prize and no mechs. in the lobby. 

I do a shot of whiskey for every loss. That way i am loose as a gooose and ready to destroy my opponents after about 8-10 losses.

Any fix for Duels has to begin with removing the dumb stipulation of working with cards you own for your starting deck - at least for casual mode.  

From there I think you can tailor the experience to be more fun and interactive by balancing treasures and cards because as it stands, the game mode simply is not fun if your goal is to play somewhat competitively.  There are too many games which are decided by 'magic bullet' cards which take a steaming dump on any strategy and style of play. 

Thanks HMcCool - Well thought-out post, and good follow-up discussion.

I would add one more item :

6: Remove constructed deckbuilding - While I understand the appeal of a mode that combines constructed deckbuilding with semi-random card selection, this mode adds significant barriers for casual players.  1) To be competitive, players have to have a wide (and expensive) assortment of wild cards across several classes.  2) Players have to spend the mental energy outside of play time constructing multiple different constructed decks for multiple classes that can change as new cards are added.  I LOVED the single player dungeon runs and would play Duels more than any other mode if the constructed piece was removed.  I believe that the main reason the constructed portion exists is to monetize the mode by having players need to acquire cards, but the game mode would really take off if they removed the constructed portion and made it more accessible to casual play.

I loved the idea of Duels when it was announced - as I really enjoyed Dungeon Runs. But the reality of it set in once I'd played a few runs.

Getting a cool powerful deck going against AI was great, but for it to work in a competitive player v player mode it would need to be toned down..toned down a lot. Arena is still great fun precisely because it allows for planned strategy based on how the game unfolds...  not just a gameplan based on your own deck. Duels take the worst of constructed (this idea of executing your deck's gameplan into an unstoppable win condition) and distils it. I have no interest in playing a game with myself based on my draw RNG against a guy doing the same thing. Neither of us are playing with or against each other, and yet we supposedly are.

It just feels.... crap, honestly. I'd far rather just play arena. Or Battlegrounds or Standard for that matter.