"We want new players to get into the meta faster, but we'll periodicaly neuter Basic/Classic cards that new players are most likely to use if we decided they're in the meta too much."
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THIS is what happens, explaining why people see this phenomenon over and over:
Deck X (enemy deck you can't beat much, e.g. Murloc Shaman) is popular in rank n
You lose to it a couple of times, you are now rank n + 1.
You lose to it a couple more times, you are now rank n + 2.
You decide to tech against it.
Deck X is not popular in rank n +2. You now face decks who are in rank n + 2. You may or may not be good against them. You do not see that old deck because they are popular at A DIFFERENT RANK. Also, because they are doing well at that rank, they are moving to rank n - 1, and then n - 2. You do not see Deck X at your rank n + 2. You do not see Deck X at n + 1. You also don't see Deck X at rank n, where you were before, because they are now ahead of you.
You face a bunch of different decks, who you are not teched against. You adjust your deck to face them, and then move on to rank n - 1, and perhaps to n - 2. You then see a bunch of those decks again, and then come here and complain because you see a bunch of that deck again once you removed the tech cards.
It is NOT a feature of matchmaking designed to screw YOU (Blizzard doesn't care), it is the meta at a micro level with a shifting balance over time. Anything else is just natural statistical variation within ranks.
There is NO conspiracy. Get over yourself. Play to beat whatever you're facing, and you'll rank up if you pilot the deck well.
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if you want to play a bad deck for "fun". expect to lose, and have your fun.
if you want to win, play a good deck.
If you are complaining about losing with your crap deck, then your expectation is that everyone will just play an even worse deck so you can win with your deck, which is just not what's going to happen. Be honest about what you want. No one is going to lie down and lose for you. There's a reason your crap deck is not in the meta, and that's because people who want to win (which includes you, clearly) will play better ones.
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omg i can't believe this game is $10 now, i paid $60 for it when it came out!
this is ridiculous! I want a refund!
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steps to buy a card.
1. buy packs.
2. dust.
3. craft card.
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People would get to experiment, and a cool meta would evolve. People now don't have the cards to try different things. Now, they just craft the best meta deck they can afford and play that.
People would try new things, and then more creative decks would be out there. Also, people would get to see what cards actually work and craft based on that, rather than crafting whatever has the most upvotes because they can't try anything else.
People would still buy/craft after because they'd find the things that they wanted after the 3 days passed.
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meta is unhealthy if there's one deck dominating
meta is unhealthy if there are a few good decks
what makes a meta good then? all decks are equally good and deck selection doesn't matter?
the whole point is that some decks are supposed to have advantages over others. I don't get what meta people will actually be happy with.
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get a big board
this
bloodlust when they can't clear you twice.
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play against mage
gg
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no, you are not.
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I know, I do that in my everyday life now, so satisfying!