After confusion earlier today about the wording on the Legendary Quests that appeared in game early, Blizzard has given us this update, stating that they will keep the version as stated in game, meaning that a single run in the Heroic Brawl when it is live gets you one of the portraits, even if you lose every game.
Quote from BlizzardHey there brawlers,
The Heroic Brawliseum is kicking off tomorrow and we know many of you are excited for the high-stakes competition and prizes! The Legendary Quest chain for the Heroic Brawliseum went live today, in preparation for tomorrow’s kick-off. That Legendary Quest chain awards two new Death Knight skins for people who compete and do well in the Heroic Brawliseum.
Some of you may have noticed that the first step of the Legendary Quest chain now only requires you to play 3 Heroic Brawliseum games, instead of win 3 Heroic Brawliseum games. Simply put, this was a mistake on our part. As initially announced, the intent was that the Frostmonger Sai Death Knight skin would be earned by winning 3 Heroic Brawliseum games.
We’ve decided not to change the Legendary Quest back to the original version this time. Frostmonger Sai will now be able to be earned by playing 3 Heroic Brawliseum games during this Heroic Brawliseum period, regardless of the outcome. The Crimson Knight Sai skin will still be available for the players who accomplish the incredible feat of 12 wins in one run, and we plan to continue to offer challenge-based prizes in future Heroic Brawliseums.
If you’re interested in learning more about the Heroic Brawliseum reward structure, check out the 26.2 Patch Notes before you jump in.
One more note: If you have a full daily quest log, and an event quest, and the new Legendary Quest for the Heroic Brawliseum, it might appear in the client like the Legendary Quest has taken up one of your daily quests. Don’t worry, that missing daily will appear after you’ve cleared a space for it and then restarted the client.
The Portrait
This is the Frostmonger Sai portrait in question.
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Posted May 25, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)I cant wait for new DK hero skin called: "Summer Pool Boy sunshine warrior"
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)Was there a sale on skulls
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)I cannot tell you how disappointed I am in the death night portraits in general. They’re all effeminate and awful.
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)I would probably get the skin if sai was a pandaren and not a "undead" Asian insert
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)Yeah nothing says knight of death like some smirking pretty boi.
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)Deleted the quest as soon as I saw it, no thanks Blizz.
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)I mean do you know how hard it is to keep food refrigerated in a medieval setting? Sai is going to make a fortune.
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)This was not a change or mistake, but was done intentionally. Leading with the same, play and win 3 games for the skin as last time sets up the expectation for the group. Telling the group you made a “ mistake” , that benefits the group, but was unintended does two things. The first thing this does is humanize those who are admitting to the mistake. The second thing this does is reinforce that humanization with those who admit the mistake by standing by that “mistake” even though it favors the group and puts the other party in a perceived disadvantage. You want the skin but have been told you need three wins to get it. You now are told you only need to “play” x-amount of games to get the skin AND that by participating in the event you are also guaranteed the CHANCE to get the 12 wins skin as well.
I commend Blizzard and their marketing department for using psychological manipulation to drive revenue. One could argue that those engaging in manipulation are less than desirable as people to associate with, BUT in this instance I give them credit for going the extra mile to get those in the group who otherwise wouldn’t engage, to participate. This kind of manipulation happens each and everyday by the usual suspects. Sometimes it is innocuous and others it is clearly evil. I’d love to see the internal numbers this generates , just to validate how powerful this MISTAKE( lmfao) really is.
Don’t hate Blizzard for doing it but instead see it for what it is and let them know who really plays the game.
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)the only thing you're forgetting is that they want as many people as possible to actually play this brawl
it's no coincidence it's always live a couple weeks before mini-set releases
they want people to throw away gold so that those people will buy the mini-set or the packs with real money, and an average player WILL lose that gold
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)Incredulity is a helluva drug
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)1000g for a skin and brawl ticket seems fair if you like the skin, and encourages participation in the brawl even if you're not really competitive, making the other brawl rewards slightly easier for everyone else. I hope this becomes the standard for future brawls
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)8 votes and no explanation as to why it’s a scam. Can you explain?
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)bc brawlsium has always been a way to fleece players out of pre-set gold so they will pay more money for new cards
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)It's a scam because it has a 1000 Gold buy-in and the average player will be at a net loss if they attempt it. You can see the 12 win rewards of 3 Golden Legendaries and 50 packs and want that, but in order to come out "Positive" from Brawlesium, you need to win at least 6 games, a feat less than 10% of players will achieve. The high rewards also encourage a sweaty clientele from Top Legend running the most refined meta decks, which makes it harder for players of lower ranks to compete when their opposition are better players piloting better decks.
For the overwhelming majority of players, Brawlesium is 1000 gold for 1-3 packs, which is a horrible deal from the perspective of gameplay-relevant rewards. The changes to the skin unlock this time around though guarantee unlocking it after playing 1 Brawlesium run, for the same price as a Shop skin. If you like the skin and don't mind dropping 1000 Gold/USD $9.99 for it, feel free to play a run for it.
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)As I don't want to be scammed by Blizzard for 1k gold, can I just simply delete this quest without loosing any other free stuff?
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)I deleted the quest immediately after starting the game last night, and it gave a "Hey, this is a bonus quest, it won't be replaced by anything else" message, which I bulldozed right past. I got the Scarlet profile from the last brawl scam, but am not going to encourage this sort of behavior anymore.
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)Yeaaaah, I'd rather spend 1k gold on anything else.
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Posted May 23, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)does this or crimson version have entrance, hp animation etc?
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Posted May 24, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)most likely not, just like the previous skin for a heroic brawl
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Posted May 23, 2023 (Festival Buff Patch)I like this change and I hope it's done intentionally going forward. Instead of the 50% chance BS to get the skin, you now always get it, for the same price as a Shop skin. Now granted the shop skins do come with 5 packs always (compared to the variable amount of Brawlesium but usually less), but I think most people saw those as a "Nice to have" more than a selling point.
Am I going to do a run for this skin? No. But if I liked the skin, would I be willing to do the Brawlesium for it? Yes.