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KokoroAkechi posted...

like versions with spirit of the shark

Yeah that's the one I'm running. When it all comes together, it's awesome and feels good to pilot, but on the other hand it can just feel like you're floundering around when you don't get the pieces you need.

Put it together cause I'd tired of Odd Rogue, but that may be a better bet to get any climbing done.

You're not liking the Pirate version?
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KokoroAkechi posted...

I play a lot of Tempo Rogue. I don't think it's a strong deck right now.

So you'd agree with t4? I'm not in anyway asserting that that's not the case, just asking for your impressions.
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metroid composite posted...

SaintAkira7 posted...

Had no idea Tempo Rogue was t4 until I looked. Felt stronker than that.

I mean, hsReplay aggregates lots of results from people as far down as rank 20, so...it might be that tempo rogue is just a higher skill deck that a lot of people seriously misplay.

Like...if you listen to hsReplay, the only playable Druid deck is Spiteful Druid, but the Druid decks people have actually taken to top 25 legend post-nerfs are like...Malygos Druid and Togwaggle Druid.

Right. And that's kind of hs replay in a nutshell; lots of good information that you kind of have to read between the lines to glean the "true" information. Like, for instance, played win rate is a stat that can vary wildly, but you have to take into account the specific card, the deck it's in, and when you'd be playing at theoretical optimal times and when you're just playing said specific card as just a Hail Mary. Mulligan win rates, drawn win rates...All have to be taken in context to be of any value.

Anyways, enough ramblings from me for a bit, I gotta wrap the kid's presents.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all I'm gonna be up all night anyway XD.
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metroid composite posted...

Odd Quest Warrior is in fact one of...9 decks that hsReplay currently categorizes as "tier 1" (along with Odd Paladin, Odd Rogue, Odd Warrior with dragons instead of quest, Even Paladin, Even Shaman, and three different hunter decks).

I saw that. Kinda crazy. In a good way.

Had no idea Tempo Rogue was t4 until I looked. Felt stronker than that.

Anyone playing Even Pally? It was my main deck pre-CtA nerf, but I don't have the Glass Knight and am wondering how integral to the deck it is. I've got ~12k dust, but I'm stingy as hell with it.
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Spider-Man + RDR2 would be something to behold.
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Side note, not nerf-related: I picked up the Winter bundle and unpacked Keleseth and Kathreena (so far). Feel like the game is telling me something....

Besides the obvious use of those two, there's a sweet Spirit of the Shark deck (basically a tempo rogue) that uses Keleseth and I was on the fence about crafting him over the past weekend, but didn't want to spend the dust on a soon to be rotated card (I do dabble in the Wild format a little, so it wouldn't be a total waste). Glad I didn't pull the trigger.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

https://twitter.com/i/events/1073379270695632896

Blizzard.

Is.

Trash.

I mean, I'd chalk that particular situation/circumstance up to Activision. Eta: I'm not white-knighting Blizz here, they have more than their fair share of fuckery. But their Activision overlords said "spend less, publish more" and they have no choice but to do it.

Camden posted...

My experience so far is that the middle stages are harder but the end is a lot easier. The bosses from 4-6 would just run away with games if I let them get any kind of momentum.

Yeah, I'm getting rekt by the mid-bosses. Only had time for a handful of tries so I'm still learning the shrines/champions and what buffs I need. Having fun with it.
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Bout to start my first Rumble Run. What's the consensus; easy(er) like the Witchwood one or hard(er) like K&C Dungeon Run?
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Camden posted...

Playing my first rumble run right now, and it's not looking so good. Took Shaman with spells cost 2 less and have literally been offered one good spell through my first four picks. I have more copies of Cairne in this deck than good spells.

That said, none of the first four bosses has had anything threatening so it's still been easy so far.

Edit: Never mind, 0 good spells. Volcano is terrible when you have a ten health totem on board.

Oh shit I forgot today was the day it dropped (been on vacation all week). Love the single player content, and this looks fun.
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metroid composite posted...

I don't think it can ever become the best Druid deck,

Maybe after rotation when Drood loses some key combo pieces tho. And spreading plague, and UI, etc. I mean, Dreampetal is going to be around to discount Maly (and any other big bois) for a long time still, assuming it's not HoF'd. So that may very well always be a thing for Druid. But without the stall and armor gain ad nauseam, perhaps Druid and its combos will look different after rotation.

Or, they'll just print more busted cards for the class and we'll all complain about it still.
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metroid composite posted...

# Dragons of the Swamp
# Class: Hunter

Hey just wanted to thank you for writing this up :)

Going on vacation next week so I'll finally have time to put this deck into action. It looks fun as hell, and right now where I'm at with Hearthstone, having fun playing matters considerably more than just copy/pasting netdecks and grinding the ladder. So thanks again.
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metroid composite posted...

which is why I have a hunter deck with Ysera+Lich King+Emeriss and a bunch of 7-8 mana plays).

I'd be interested in this list if you have time. I've got both Ysera and Emeriss and have never been able to find much use for the latter in particular.
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metroid composite posted...

SaintAkira7 posted...

Straight up OTK face kills from Druid incoming. Load up on taunts.

I mean, just don't play creatures, and then they can't build up extra attacks.

That poses a yuge problem for my Murloc priest deck. XD

Honestly, I don't think this particular potential combo will be the be-all-end-all, and I think most of us would agree that druid got the metaphorical short end of the stick this expansion (because they didn't really need anything any damn way). And I'm not entirely sure this combo is working as intended, with the effects stacking like they do. Though, this example was done using a pre-built deck, so of course this interaction was rigorously play tested. Right? Right. Has to be working as intended. :/
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metroid composite posted...

Apparently Gonk the raptor might be better than first thought:

https://old.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/a20p5q/gonk_with_floop_shockingly_good/

Straight up OTK face kills from Druid incoming. Load up on taunts.
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metroid composite posted...

running lots of silence.

I think this'll be a double Spellbreaker-type of meta tbh (though I've said that before).
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MariaTaylor posted...

Camden posted...

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/expansions-adventures/rastakhans-rumble/vote

You get a free card pack for picking one of the teams.

cool. what did you pick?

I picked whatever was associated with rogue

Same. Picked Gral's Sharks.
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MrSmartGuy posted...

MAH BOI DANE GOT HIMSELF A CARD REVEAL; HE'S MOVIN' ON UP IN THIS WORLD

That's awesome. Fucking love Dane.

Eta, that's the perfect card for him to reveal. I very much look forward to him abusing it.
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I think I've logged into Hearthstone twice since RDR2 released. The world R* has created is astounding. Just an impressive feat in game design. There's a few nits to pick with the controls, most of them being context sensitive inputs being a pain sometimes, but I just get lost in the world doing my own thing. Been in chapter 2 for like 20 hours. Almost got all the satchels.
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I loved the Witchwood meta, warts (Cubes) and all. This meta is just boring to me. But some people are loving it, and sincerely good for them.

But it's voices like Kibler and Zalae that publicly push for the control stuff and I swear, watching a reveal review stream, Kibler actually said "it's like they designed this card just for me!" And I honestly feel like they did.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

Master's Call is fantastic. It's very, very easy for aggro/midrange hunter decks to just drop non-beasts. The issue is Cube Hunter is still going to just be better.

Agree, but I think this is another card that after rotation will become a Hunter staple. Cube Hunter is only going to be better for what, 5 months?
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VeryInsane posted...

I mean if youre gonna be technical he did pay to have me get him to legend so thats money there

>_<
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Holy shit. For 2 mana? That's gonna be sick.
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BlackDra90n posted...

azuarc posted...

Looking for anyone who wants to play four games with me so I can make 400 gold.

I need some games too but I wouldn't be able to play until night time EST.

I've still got to do mine as well and it won't be until late most likely. I do have a regular 80 gold play a friend quest to offer as payment if someone's willing. Anyone feel free to add me too: SaintAkira7 #1600.
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Gais. It's time for Murloc Mage to shine. No Wyrm? No problem.

At least the games are fast. It's usually a blowout, one way or the other.
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Forceful_Dragon posted...

Not sure how you would get enough Draw though.

Gonna need Myra's.
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LeonhartFour posted...

Jecht

I can't figure out why Jecht never became a bigger deal. Culturally I mean. Not enough screen time maybe (in X)?
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Guys, I know we're currently bitching about nerfs, but I need advice on an arena pick:

Mossy Horror
Dragon slayer
Fungalmancer

(I've drafted a giggling, but still leaning towards Mossy cause everyone else will draft giggling. But Dragon slayer can be clutch [been offered Bone Drake 3 times already so I know they're common] and the Fungi is boss as well)
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I'd expect an uptick in pure aggro.

Eta: I didn't expect much, but this was even less than my already low expectations.

Buff an underperforming card jfc
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Just fyi: the dungeons are "randomly" generated. Really, it's just the layout and room order that changes, but there's also different events/encounters/loot in the dungeons that are actually kinda randomized, so to 100% everything in a dungeon may take a couple tries to get everything possible.
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I'm really glad it got a Switch port. The game was funded through a successful Kickstarter campaign, and I'd love to see it sell well enough to merit a sequel.

There's a little bit of a story in-game, but it's not a grand sweeping epic by any stretch. So don't go in expecting, Idk, Chrono Trigger or FF6 type of story. What's there is fine; there's a point to why they're doing what they're doing and going where they're going. But the meat of the game is combat, and if you like turn-based combat, Battle Chasers definitely delivers.
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I love it. It's a modernized turn-based, party-based rpg. Think older Final Fantasies with some modern trappings, crafting being among them. It's gorgeous to look at, plays well, can be a bit grindy/punishing until you figure it out. Fun game. Haven't beat it yet.

If you're into the art style, the game is based on a comic series by the same name. Artist Joe Madureira is one of the greats and has done some character design for other games, most notably Darksiders. But he's had runs on X-Men and Deadpool in the late 90s that are good stuff.

Eta: saw one of the comments above me mention it, but there's a fair bit of customization you control over character builds and party composition. Lends itself to a lot of experimentation and mixing and matching.

Glad you posted about it; it's been on the back burner for a while and I need to get back into it.
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Emeraldegg posted...

Jakyl25 posted...

Definitely not a phobia but I do get a slight discomfort at unnatural images engineered to trigger people who are actually phobic

I'll third this. Like, it's not something that I'm consciously aware of, but some of the images are discomforting. Looked at a few and noped the fuck out of there.
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davidponte posted...

More like 1packumaker

I see what you did there. And it was glorious.

This is the first time I've actually had time to sit down and watch HCT. Pretty cool. You can see the pressure get to the players sometimes, but a lot of their strategizing is on display as well.
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HCT spoiler (for anyone that chose him as champion):

Akumaker is out. Lost to Caimaio
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I would.

It's just you.
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HeroDelTiempo17 posted...

Though, I will declare my own bias: I kind of love that Donais isnt above shitposting? The results are always hilarious and you definitely can't say he isn't transparent.

The thing that grinds my gears is that right above said shitpost, it reads "Principle Game Designer".

Couple ways to look at this; one way is that as lead, he's sticking his dick in the wind to take the heat instead of his team. That'd be admirable, tbh. Another way to look at it is that he's a bit of a jackass and can't take the heat and passive-aggressively fielded the bomb that vS just dropped on his game poorly (his posting history supports this view). Lastly, one could make a case that he forgot he was on his work account and meant to post that on an alt.

Regardless of how one looks at it, it's beyond a shitty look for the Principle Game Designer to shitpost in a data-driven thread that takes aim at the root of the game he designs problems.

Iksar handled this data like a champ, bullet point by bullet point. And while some of his responses are tantamount to hand waiving, at least the hand waiving is professional. This is a multi-million dollar game for a multi-billion dollar company. Donais is speaking to (and with) customers that deserve at least a modicum of respect (I get that his response was to VS directly, but they are and have been an extension of the player base since inception, and he damn well knew his comment would be more than scrutinized).

Tldr: bad look for a Principle Game Designer to shitpost, regardless of the motivation (let lack thereof).
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UltimaterializerX posted...

Donais is a known moron. Ive been saying it forever. The dude legit has no idea what hes doing.

He tried telling us Cubelock was the 12th best deck. He tried defending the DK Rexxar non update bs. He tried defending Naga Sea Witch. And now this. Fire the idiot.

Iksar did a good job of fielding this report/article. But it's so tone deaf for Donais to respond like that.

Blizzard: "we welcome your feedback"

*get data-driven feedback*

Blizzard: "a good version of that feedback would be objective, you'd all just complain anyway"

And replying, basically, that "you'll just complain about something else" really fucking torpedoes any discussion.

I know Donais swings a big stick over there, but someone with a bigger stick needs to tell him to stay the fuck off reddit.
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Camden posted...

Currently at a stellar -207.

-211 when I clicked.

Honestly, I think Donais should have just stayed above the fray. Nothing he could say was going to help, and what he did say, essentially just being butt hurt, certainly didn't do him (or Team 5 by extension) any favors. It was clearly a knee-jerk response without any counter to the article. He could at least try to sell why polarity in the meta isn't all bad. Instead he just said "a good version" of the article would explain the pros and cons of a polarized meta. Fuck, Donais, if you're gonna get in the slop pit, at least provide something of value.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

https://www.vicioussyndicate.com/meta-polarity-and-its-impact-on-hearthstone/

This is fucking fascinating. Really appreciate the link, and I'm glad VS came up with a mathematical formula to quantify exactly what we're all experiencing.

(Of note, Even Pally [along with Cube Lock] was among the highest frequency decks with the least polarizing matchups, and goddamnit it did not need nerf)

Mountain of salt aside, still reading it and digesting the findings. Sure as shit hope Team 5 is doing likewise.

ETA:

All 4 sets before Boomsday introduced mechanics that enabled and greatly escalated the core issue behind polarization: lack of meaningful counterplay. When you think about it, it all makes sense.

This echoes what I've been saying: they're still paying the price for escalating the power level so high during KFT, Ungoro, & K&C and no counterplay is the root cause of the problem.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

I was right. Again.

Will you fill out my CBX bracket and be right?
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UltimaterializerX posted...

Yeah well not everyone has a good sprite.

I did some light Google-fu in search of a Geralt sprite pic. There are, actually, some badass Geralt sprites floating around the internets.

I think Geralt is being underrated in this thread, possibly because he doesn't have a rich character battle history like so many of the contestants.

I've gotta believe Geralt will turn in a strong showing; his latest game is 3 years old, and still it's in the top 10 boards daily. Whether that will translate to success in the character battle, Idk. But I think he's beyond well-known by now, and doesn't face an especially difficult lineup (at least early on).
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Camden posted...

Pretty sure that fifth card, I think it's called Webspinner, only had a 49% win rate on Wednesday.

Garbo
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I just wanted to thank LeonhartFour for this good and informative topic. You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar; may your length only be exceeded by your girth, and may you find pleasure in all your endeavours henceforth.

tag
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Camden posted...

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/esports/tournament/hct-fall-championship-2018/choose-your-champion

I only know two players on this list. So... now I just need to decide who is more likely to get me yet another single pack, Sintolol or justsaiyan.

Have to pick justsaiyan out of this field right?
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3 kids. All girls { >_< }

7 years old, 3 years old, and 3 months old.

Eta names:

Aeris, Allura, Athena
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I'm wondering if they'll continue the current pattern of introducing one hero card per expansion. The classes that lose their DKs at rotation will be at a significant disadvantage, I feel, than those that will still have theirs. Mainly from a late-game, control and value perspective.

And while most hero cards currently are geared towards the late-game, think they'll ever introduce one that supports an aggressive deck?
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I'd probably throw a few dollars at the HGG but I don't ever know when the shits on.

Bought a few packs with some out the gold from Days of the Frozen Throne. Unpacked Mech cthun :/
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While the subject of Blizzard's programming incompetence, last time a loaded Puzzle Labs, on mobile, I got a bunch of error messages and none of the puzzle bosses portraits loaded up. I could still play the puzzles themselves just fine.
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UltimaterializerX posted...

ColZach posted...

The most annoying thing in the game is to be techd for a card and they play it and you just dont draw either of your 2x Blood Knight.

Why run two?

I run 2 in Odd Rogue :/ That's about it tho.
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