Hearthpwn

As predicted - dead on arrival. 

As stated in their original announcement for the mode, they would be taking occasional breaks with Twist deactivated.  So the break is nothing unexpected (for me and others that actually read the announcement).  Keeping it live an extra month due to demand that they do is the unexpected part.  Which would mean that this "dead game mode" has a fairly loyal and vocal following.

We want Twist to be a sandbox-like mode that lets us experiment with new ideas and makes you think about your collection in new ways [...] kind of like a giant Tavern Brawl

Yes, good!

Now, you just have to actually start doing so. When it's back in February, it will only be about half a year since launch date. About time you start having some good ideas.

So far, the biggest experiment that made me rethink my collection was expanding that collection with a new set of cards, like retroactively adding a mini-set to an old meta, only at a far higher price. And playing Renethal decks without including Renethal.

You know, I am the kind of guy who always orders the same pizza from the same place just about every single time. And I would consider myself more daring, adventurous and creative than their approach to Twist thus far. If you want to make a sandbox mode, rule no. 1 should be to stop playing Ubisoft games! 

On paper, I love the idea of Twist as a giant Tavern Brawl. But when Tavern Brawl has been completely ignored for years, why would Twist end up better? Especially when they obviously don't have the capacities for it? Or is Twist now suddenly getting as big of a Team as Battlegrounds, despite a botched launch that killed most players interest from the start? And despite the original project leader already out of the house?

Speaking of which, I have no idea how long Twist has been in development, but they launched the format with very few ideas, and also repeated several mistakes they already made with Duels and Mecenaries. When they want to take breaks to learn and improve, that's fine. But it will only do good if they actually take this stuff seriously (and no, this has nothing to do with "broken cards" and "the worst meta ever").

In theory, the lousy launch isn't too big of a deal since the mode's DNA is (supposedly) constant change and fresh starts every month. But if the mode cannot excite people, less resources will be there for new developments, and the mode will die. And that'd be a shame, because the idea is really good, I think.

translation "not enough packs sold"

If its their experimental beta test sandbox, give the cards for free and dont rip off the mothers whose kids stole their credit card to be able to keep up in this game.

twist core set would also benefit wild player if they happen to not own the cards, nice