For new players or f2p players: Maybe you do not want to participate in this event, you don't have a big library of cards, and 1000 gold could be spent in guaranteed card packs for you (10 packs), if you choose not to participate in the event, you only lose 1 pack, that you would get from the free weekly brawl.
For veteran players and arena enthusiasts: You have a great collection of cards, you can build whatever deck you feel works in a tournament or you just like competing in tournaments, and 1000 gold is not a problem for you, because you don't spend gold with packs anymore. This event idea is made for you, you will have the excitement of participating in a really cool new mode where risk vs rewards is applied to the game.
For the future of the game: This is great, this is the first step towards building a tournament mode in the future, something that MANY players have wanted for so long now. Having this added as a brawl only for a week every month or every 2 months, who knows, the game designers will have a chance to see what works and what doesn't so that they can later introduce a decent tournament mode to the game. No one is forced to participate, and I don't think is is a way of Blizzard milking money out of players, because I feel that the majority of people will actually buy their "ticket" with in with game gold.
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Stormforged Axe is considered a bad card, so how is losing 1 durability for a 1/1 better early game?
Sure it will become stronger late game, but then it conflicts with ironmarvel's statement of giving shaman early weapon
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Why would you use the jade golem to kill something with 2 hp when you can just attack it using the weapon?
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Cuz some kid can't find the expansion pages and look, instead they count their collection and BS in forums
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According to your logic, why are the 6 mana 5/5s being played?
Sylvanas Windrunner, Emperor Thaurissan
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Turn 5 Kazakus Turn 6 The Coin clear enemy board and resurrect 3 minons for you or draw 6 cards seems good
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Right, dragons are boring cuz I think so, and if you don't agree with me, you are stupid
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Daily Quest: Post "Hearthstone is Dead" in forums (1/1)
Man aren't you guys tired of doing the same quest for two years?
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You can't get n'zoth from classic packs
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So the comment section in this deck is basically
Step 1: Netdeck on hearthpwn
Step 2: Find a new creative deck and say it's "bad" compared to other traditional decks cuz they don't even know how the deck works
Step 3: Post "Blizzard no deck variety & people just netdeck hearthstone is dead" in forums
Step 4: ???