EDIT: Added Clarification Tweet!
The Golden Classic Bundle - Containing 6 Golden Classic Packs
Blizzard just released a new Golden Classic Bundle. According to a tweet by Celestalon these packs do NOT have a pity timer, correcting an earlier tweet that they did have one.
Summary:
- Contains 6 Golden Classic card packs.
- Can only be redeemed once per account.
- Available through May 26, 2020.
- Can be bought in-game or on the store for $15/15€.
Quote from CelestalonUpdate: I was wrong, apologies. Golden packs are so rare, with no expectation to get enough of them to hit any pity timers, that we made them completely independent rolls, every time.
Quote from BlizzardLevel up the shine and shimmer of your Collection with the new Golden Classic Bundle, containing 6 Classic card packs filled with golden cards!
Would have bought that for like $5 max. Still doesn't worth that sum IMO. Those who play HS constantly already have all the required Classic cards. If that had random golden cards from Standard or at least ANY packs - that would be fine.
While I can't debate on how you personally value card packs, that price point doesn't reflect Blizzards. That would come out to 1.20 per pack and with the best value (non preorder) bundle normal packs come out to 1.16 per pack. Since these are guaranteed to be all gold cards then the intrinsic value goes up. Where as the minimum dust for a regular pack is 40, the minimum for these is 300. So there's no way Blizzard would value them for less than a regular pack.
I agree your math is correct. Though I don't measure anything I purchase with the dust. I compare it to how much I earn at my regular job. E.g.: if I have to work for those packs 5 minutes - is that fine? Yes, maybe. Still I can buy some beer and probably I would be more satisfied. If I have to work an hour for those packs - would I buy them? Definitely not if I have right priorities in my life :)
If we compare the way I calculate the value - on average according to the worldwide statistics on salary - most people would have worked for that bundle for about 6 hours. If someone thinks that's a good investment for them after that... Okay. I don't. Specifically given the fact I'm playing HS since Beta and I definitely have all the cards from the set in common and I crafted those I really love and play constantly in golden. Specifically those that generate others cards :)
2250 dust, at least 1 legendary crafting
got 1 gold harrison jones :D
0 legendaries but i got 2800 dust