I played like 30 rounds of BG since the ‘makeover’ and didn’t see a single Grease Bot. I thought that was a bug, too, unless I saw one get offered to Kripp in one of his BG videos. Seems I got really unlucky with them until now. 😉

Nice summary, thanks!

‘Dean would like to add a ranked version of Arena with matchmaking (while at it, they should also add a free/practice version with no rewards!)’

I get the ‘free’ part, but what is meant with ‘ranked version’? Isn’t Arena already working this way?

I will completely ignore this mode. I just hope that they don’t make some crossover bull***t like ‘you can only get this stuff in HS if you complete that Mercenaries Quest’. :/

This must be one of the silliest ways to put down an argument/oppinion. ‘If you can’t do better, you aren’t allow to disagree’. Doesn’t seem very grown up to me. 😉

If I upgraded a Merc completely, do I get ‘coin protection’ or can I still get coins for that Mercenary even if I don’t need them anymore?

Im might have overread it. :/

Hey!

If my post gave the impression that I despise Stonekeeps marvelous work, then sorry, that was NOT my intension. He does a … well … marvelous job!

That doesn’t change my oppinion about the new game mode, though. I still think (almost) everything about it is truely awful. The way the showcase was executed was just the icing on the musty cake. 😉

Regarding P2W: Yes, it’s the same with HS but with one important difference: HS had time to grow into the moneyfest it became in recent times (and so, f2p players had time to grow, too). Mercenaries is starting like this full force. Which means that especially when this game mode starts, there WILL be a time where whales are hard to beat because they own all important stuff from the start. It was never this extreme with HS (see above).

In the end, everybody who enjoys this new game mode has all the right to do so and I wish all of you all the fun in the world. I for myself will have one button in my HS interface that I can happily ignore. 😉

PS: Just to clarify: I love HS and spend lots of money and time on the game (even the cosmetic stuff they released for BG recently). Still, Mercenaries feels like a debris. It should’ve been a standalone game but as I wrote, I think Blizzard Activion where afraid it’d crash land, then.

I’ll repost here:

I always (well, at least most of the time) look at the positive aspects of something.

In case of Mercenaries, my dissappointment is beyond imagination.

Besides the fact that the ‘showcase’ was so badly executed that it confused more than it explained, this game ‘mode’ is the worst thing that came out of HS’s Dev Team since… well… forever!?

It looks like a janky mobile game and a lot like RAID: Shadow Legends but without good graphics.

Then it REALLY looks like pay 2 win and this is terrible.

Why isn’t this a standalone btw? My only guess is that it would’ve caused a huge sh**tstorm like they got back when they announced Diablo Mobile and to avoid that they wanted to cloak it as a game mode of HS.

I keep repeating myself but: Terrible.

Oh and: 130 freakin’ bucks … IN PRESALE? Are they totally insane? (EDIT yes I know you don’t have to buy it bur come on… It’s new and we don’t even know all the details; such bad marketing).

Jeez I have to calm down. But I can’t because this is so terrible I’m still thinking this is some kind of joke.

If this thing will become anything near popular, I’ll lose my mind, that’s for sure. ????

I always (well, at least most of the time) look on the positive aspects of something.

In case of Mercenaries, my dissappointment is beyond imagination.

Besides the fact that the ‘showcase’ was so badly executed that it confused more than it explained, this game ‘mode’ is the worst thing that came out of HS’s Dev Team since… well… forever!?

It looks like a janky mobile game and a lot like RAID: Shadow Legends but without good graphics.

Then it REALLY looks like pay 2 win and this is terrible.

Why isn’t this a standalone btw? My only guess is that it would’ve caused a huge sh**tstorm like they got back when they announced Diablo Mobile and to avoid that they wanted to cloak it as a game mode of HS.

I keep repeating myself but: Terrible.

Oh and: 130 freakin’ bucks … IN PRESALE? Are they totally insane?

Jeez I have to calm down. But I can’t because this is so terrible I’m still thinking this is some kind of joke.

If this thing will become anything near popular, I’ll lose my mind, that’s for sure. 😉

Me too. I think Diamond Varian is bugged and not counting right now.

Cool article, but isn’t this like half the expansion!? 😉 Well, maybe it’s just a good expansion, then.

Tradeable (aka cycling) is so cool to have in Hearthstone.

Entitled Customer is so bonkers. Staple in every Controllock for years to come. And the artwork is wonderfully hilarious. 😀

Yeah but it isn’t linked (unlike all the other cards). Small mistake, and a little irritating. 😉

No, I mean, positive like ‘woah, that’s actually a good thing / card / whatever Blizzard did there’. 😉 Negativity all the time isn’t good for your health.

Agreed. If any QL is unplayable, then it’s the Demon Hunter one – I for myself watched it in different streams, where people running it lost before the Quest was nearly complete. 5 cards in one turn and your reward is cost reduction for only some cards left in your deck by that time seems very bad.

There are many enchantment (or artifact) like cards and effects already (Imp Portal from Quest etc.), it’s just about board space. So, no gameplay innovation, but a technical one.

Come to think of it, the new ‘Creature Auras’ from Stormwind are exactly that, right!? Just without the ‘card visualization’ after being played.

I must admit I always wonder why you still keep playing HS (because in all honesty, I’ve never seen a single positive or optimistic post from your side 😉 ) but you’re absolutely right about the ‘cosmetic inflation’ that’s happening since the start of this year. It’s just too much to be of any interest or exclusivity any more.

Besides that, the argument from Iksar’s side regarding the inclusion in the Megabundle is bull***t. I’d be very happy if Tavern Pass would be included, and I never buy purely cosmetic extensions, only if there’s also play value. The inclusion equals more packs, btw, for obvious reasons.

Ah understand. Thanks for clarifying!

Oh maybe now Elemental Shaman in Wild is viable. Love it!

Please explain? Where is the quest synergy in this card (that isn’t in Thunderhead)?

That card used to be epic … one might argue that it is even better than Thunderhead. o.0

Sure. But on top of that, the general ‘Quest problem’ kicks in – one less card in your starting hand.

Ah well, we will see if Quest Lines will be playable or not. I think they’re cool as f*** flavourwise.

Right now what’s more important is that the expansion will release as sheduled. 😉