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Warrior OTK was broken but the fix went about it the wrong way. I've been saying for weeks now that the Giants are the real problem because they are too gimmicky and people have figured out how to play into and exploit that gimmick. I also figured that it would be Warrior charge mechanics that...

I'm actually thinking Warlock Giants deck might be the next deck to counter. Strifecro's druid deck is absolutely demolished by Giants and I see a lot of other decks having issues with them. I'm starting to see the deck a lot more and it's just really hard to deal with. Though, ironically...

The meta is going to be interesting to watch over the next few weeks. That's for sure. Druids and Paladins are going to be VERY strong after the nerf hits but I expect we'll be seeing some counter decks start to spring up once the streamers start to trailblaze like they tend to do. As for...

Yes it was a 3 mana cost secret. Played early, it used your entire turn when both player's should be clawing for tempo. If held onto, you run the risk of not being able to play it all. The ideal situation for a mage was to get Iceblock down at some point and keep it from getting popped too...

And as others have implied: I, for one, welcome our new Druid and Paladin overlords. Both classes were really strong before these changes and the nerfs do nothing but strengthen them.

As I always say with Antonidas: I've played him when my opponent had zero minions on the board, zero cards in hand, and zero cards in their deck (taking fatigue damage). My opponent still manages to find a way to kill him... He's a good Legendary but not the best class Legendary by far. If...

"Also Pyro coulda been changed to: (8) Deal 8 Damage to a Player or 10 Damage to a Minion, but I'm fine with the 10 mana as well." My issue with Pyro is the following: Blizzard attempted to use a standardized formula for direct damage spells. A "vanilla" direct damage spell did mana cost...

"Killed' might not have been the best choice of words but hitting their charges the way they did really hurts them a lot. It really limits what decks are viable for them. On the other hand, Charge (the card) was modified and not flat out nerfed so it might open up some new strategies for them...

Holy crap. That's a lot of nerfs. Here's my thoughts on them (and note that my opinions might not be the "correct" opinion but simply my gut reaction). Unleash the Hounds: No real opinion on it. I guess Hunters have been a bit weak and this helps address them somewhat. 2 mana might be...

I don't play Arena any more. It's too frustrating for me since I normally go 3 wins or less (usually less). My best run was 8 wins and that was months ago. Personally I'd rather do the daily quest and grind some wins and buy a pack a day. It's more fun for me.

I played a OTK Warrior. He had 8 cards in his hand. What did I do? Play my two Murloc Oracles of course! It was SO satisfying watching his Alexstrasza poof into the ether. He didn't concede but I won two turns later when I did the Frostbolt, Ice Lance, Ice Lance combo and then Pyroblast to...

Also just an, obvious, observation: Test Season 2 is MUCH more competitive than Season 1 was. I flew up the ladder last season and right now I'm floating between Rank 13 and 14 (I know I could go higher without a lot of bad luck if I played more but I can only play a few games at a time...

Yeah, last night everyone was streaming Giants decks... Anti-Aggro Druid can't beat Warlock Giant decks without exceptional RNG. Against Warrior Giants, they CAN win but games tend to go 30 minutes long as each player is countering the other person's counter. It's not a fun matchup...

Amzin, you're complaining about 2 rares, an Epic and a Legendary? Even if it was all trash, which it isn't, that's still 545 Arcane Dust in the pack. That's actually a pretty amazing pack considering that the worst case pack is nothing more than 40 dust.

Personally I feel that a 3 month season "feels" better. 1 month just isn't long enough. Yeah the top end might get bored fighting around for Legend #1 but you risk pissing off the core players (i.e. the more casual crowd) if they can't play 1 week a month due to resets and getting stomped by...

Yeah, I did the same last season when I got to Rank 5 and, primarily, played Casual. Anyway I switched to aggro mage and have been getting good matchups. Anti-Aggro Druid just isn't working right now because there's enough anti-Druid decks out there. And the problem with Strifecro's...

OK... Now it's time for Warlock Giant decks... 2 in a row (different people, I always check). What is the Warlock Giant counter these days? This game is seriously losing it's fun for me.

I wouldn't call The Beast a "win more" card but he's definitely not something you throw down without regard to the state of your opponent and the board. I mean a 9/7 for 6 mana is pretty damn good even with the negative death rattle. I also have visions of using him late game with a Warrior...

Ranking is still absolutely brutal today. I simply cannot win games right now...

Yeah, I do like him. He's not as sexy as other Legendary cards but he's a solid card (not to mention good synergy with Hunter decks). I don't like to disenchant Legendary cards as a rule. Oh and for those keeping score, the same pack with the Beast had Blood Imp number 10...

Opened The BEAST today. I actually have had pretty good luck getting Legendary cards from packs. Not necessarily good Legendary cards... But I'm still getting them.

First Rares should be Argent Commanders, Defender of Argus and Azure Drakes (I rank the Drakes way lower than the other two).

Gotcha. I think it has more to do with hardcore people trying to rank up again more than MMR not being reset.

I'm not quite sure I understand what you're trying to say. I was under the impression that Ranked did not go by MMR until you hit Legendary and then MMR kicked in. Casual also has MMR. But while climbing the Ranked ladder, there is no MMR and you're paired against people based on rank. Am I...

Piece of advice, if you're going to be playing ranked tonight, you want a deck that can deal with Aggro Rush and Mages (and Mage Aggro Rush...). I started playing mages a lot early and switched to my Druid deck. Since then I've played 5 mages in a row and beat them all. Still very long and...

Right now with the reset it is MUCH more competitive. Things will even out over the next few days of course but, right now, you will be playing some brutally tough opponents. Rush seems to be pretty dominant right now since they lead to fast games.

Yes and probably. Top Ten Tips Steps on Becoming a Better Hearthstone Arena Player This might help but keep in mind that Arena can be very frustrating at times. Not sure how new you are to the game but a new player can expect to be curb stomped their first few times in Arena. Personally...

Awesome... Just lost to a shaman with a Leeroy, Bloodlust, Ravenholdt Assassin, Windfury, Rockbiter...

Test season 2 is supposed to start later this week. Can't come soon enough in my opinion. All day "casual" mode has been absolutely brutal...

Warlock rush is, by far, the cheapest, effective, deck to put together. You don't need a single Legendary card to make it work. No epics and a limited number of rares. Mage and Priest are also good decks at lower ranks because they get a lot of powerful cards in their basic set and as...

It was possible to play around Hunter OTK as well but difficult. It basically boiled down to throwing down a bunch of taunters on Turn 6 (Turn 7 was the turn that Hunter OTK became possible). But this was during a time that taunters were frowned upon and the deck absolutely demolished newer...

Yeah, the lack of communication out of Blizzard, while not surprising, is really annoying. But this is Beta after all and we should be getting some feedback more often in my opinion.

Based on Blizzard's stance towards Hunter OTK Unleash The Hounds decks, I think it's safe to assume that Blizzard will nerf the Warrior OTK deck and I see two ways of going about it. 1. They nerf Molten Giants (a minimum cost most likely). Pros: It addresses giant issues because if they...

Any clue when Bioshock: Infinite will be added to PSN Plus? Or just January? Was hoping it would be added yesterday but no such luck.

And Blood Imp number 9! The worst part is that I haven't bought a pack with real money in quite awhile. But yesterday I got the win 1,000 games achievement for 300 gold for Blood Imp number 8 and today I opened number 9 after completing my daily.

Blood Imp number 8!

Makes sense to cut him on that rationale. It also seems that Rogues are getting a lot of playtime these days as well since a few high ranking people posted some decks and King Mukla against a Rogue is bad news. I'm glad I didn't disenchant my Mukla but I think I'll be following suit as well...

I don't disagree that you can't always play that particular way against all Warriors. You need to feel things out to try and get an idea of what variant of a OTK deck they're running. Also, as I mentioned, if he had Brawl it would have been over for me but I'm guessing that this guy was new to...

Man I hate the OTK Warrior deck. I played it again and beat it but it was not a fun experience. Whenever I see a Warrior, I know the potential is there for a OTK deck. I played very conservatively and kept him juggling in the 19 health range. At one point in my hand I had 2 innervates...

I actually didn't think Seath was all that tough. Before fighting him, it's worth taking a detour into the ruins of londo to get the curse protection ring. Toss that thing on and Seath is really easy (you can still get cursed but the gauge becomes a lot larger and slower). The hardest part of...