Topic: Cards against Orcmanity (Read 2284 times)

Niku · « **on:** September 02, 2013, 07:19:00 AM »

So Hearthstone is really pretty fun, you guys. It feels particularly RNG heavy this early in the game where I'm still unlocking the basic cards for most of the decks, but the quick nature of the games makes most losses not feel especially crushing. I've only done the Arena one time thus far, and the less said about that the better. I think it could be a fun draft mode, but it was definitely not the right choice to go in before I knew what the hell I was doing.

I haven't played around with card crafting too much, but it's looking like it's going to be pretty goddamn grindy to get gold and dust if you don't want to start chipping in money. You get a daily quest to get 40 gold or so (win three matches, kill 40 minions over the games, that sort of thing), and it's 100 gold for a pack of 5 cards and 150 gold to enter the arena, where you can win crafting materials and card packs based on how many wins you get with a draft deck. But the game is fun enough while learning at least that it's the fun kind of grinding. I'm not looking forward to re-doing all the deck leveling and tutorial matches once the beta gets wiped but, eh, that's betas.

If anyone else is in, I'm at Niku#1251. Let's cards.

Zaratustra · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2013, 08:11:46 AM »

Will the post-beta be paid or F2P?

Niku · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2013, 09:17:19 AM »

F2P all the way. It's already F2P in the beta in fact, with a giant hilarious YOU ARE ABOUT TO SPEND REAL MONEY warning on every page where you can do so (any money spent during the beta is getting converted into an equivalent gold amount once the game goes live). It doesn't seem like it's going to be especially pay to win however, given that you can craft whatever you want as long as you have the materials. Spending more money gives you a deeper pool of cards from boosters and a deeper pool of crafting materials from blowing up your trash cards, but they're not locking any specific cards down behind paywalls or anything.

At least not until you can buy $25 mount cards or something.

Ziiro · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2013, 11:00:45 AM »

How'd you get your key? I applied for beta but there has to be another source somewhere.

Esperath · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2013, 11:09:33 AM »

I want to play so badly, but still no beta key.

Niku · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2013, 11:28:59 AM »

Quote from: Ziiro on September 02, 2013, 11:00:45 AM

How'd you get your key? I applied for beta but there has to be another source somewhere.

I signed up for it when the closed beta began and eventually got an e-mail.

Metal Slime · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2013, 02:20:50 PM »

I'm in it too but as far as I know there's no way to play with people you know yet.

Esperath · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2013, 04:07:55 PM »

I think you go to your friends list and if they're free there's a challenge icon underneath their name.

Niku · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2013, 08:12:47 AM »

My first two times in the Arena I got shut out with three straight losses both times.

So far on this go, four straight wins and counting. PRIEST DECK BEST DECK?

Niku · « **Reply #9 on:** October 16, 2013, 04:42:23 PM »

At long last, our national nightmare is over.

My first 9 win run (it stops showing your deck after your ninth win for some reason, so screencap at 8 for posterity!). Only had one loss to a Warlock who essentially got perfect draws and killed me on turn 5. I feel like this is the first time where playing legitimately smarter combined with some good luck in the draft let me spread my wings and fly.

AND WHAT DO I GET FOR THIS GLORY

openopenopen

215 Gold (paying for another Arena run and then some), the standard booster, and .. Golden Explosive Shot. Well I guess that's another reason to annoy people with a Hunter deck.

Generally speaking running with a Mana curve that low stacked is goddamn suicide, but cheap totem production combined with cheap +1 shenanigans from raid leaders and the like let me use my spells to bait a lot of minions across the run. I almost felt bad for the Druid who dropped three 8/8 taunting Ironbark Protectors in a row. Almost. Also weapons are hella OP.

Niku · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2013, 04:52:57 PM »

Scratch that, the Booster gave me Doomhammer and Lightning Storm. Throw that in with my Golden Al'akir and it's time to run this Shaman train all the way into the ground in Play mode.

Esperath · « **Reply #11 on:** October 18, 2013, 04:41:14 PM »

LEEROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOY

[spoiler]Thrall kills the taunter with his weapon. He then plays Leeroy, who has 6 attack and charge. He then plays 3x Rockbiter and Windfury on Leeroy, giving him 15x2 immediate damage. gg[/spoiler]

Moctobot · « **Reply #12 on:** October 22, 2013, 11:52:11 AM »

Hi let's cards. I'm Moctobot#1382

Zaratustra · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2013, 10:07:41 AM »

jesus christ the voice acting.

I'm zaratustra I guess

Niku · « **Reply #14 on:** November 07, 2013, 12:19:11 AM »

Astonishing Tales of Milhouse Manastorm

Randuin Wrynn Highlight #24 - Millhouse Manast...WTF!

Ocksi · « **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2013, 06:07:07 PM »

ocksi#1731 get at me

Niku · « **Reply #16 on:** December 12, 2013, 02:27:05 AM »

The new beta update is live too, so ranked mode now has something of a point, and you can abandon a quest in progress to replace it with another one immediately if you don't like the class it wants you to play.

Still just hoarding gold until open beta hits and I can plow through a bunch of arena fresh meat.

Esperath · « **Reply #17 on:** December 14, 2013, 08:25:13 AM »

Turn 5 fatigue

Esperath · « **Reply #18 on:** December 17, 2013, 10:55:18 AM »

Welp, got 8 wins my first arena run. Netted...155 gold, 50 dust, a pack, and a golden lightspawn.

THE LIGHT SHALL BURN YOU etc

Metal Slime · « **Reply #19 on:** December 17, 2013, 10:59:39 AM »

You are my nemesis now, Esperath. ONE DAY I SHALL WIN.

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