Hearthstone

lol @bloodyface using his dwarven sharpshooter to kill his kobold sandtrooper for the win.

It is pretty nuts, thinking it should be draw 2 rather than 3.

New grandmasters format is so shitty. It's like watching a TV show that you only get to see episodes 2 4 6 8 10

jooka said:

It is pretty nuts, thinking it should be draw 2 rather than 3.

New grandmasters format is so shitty. It's like watching a TV show that you only get to see episodes 2 4 6 8 10

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I'm semi okay with it, but I think I'm going to wish it was longer. Something like 4 weeks in the initial stage, and 6 weeks in the group stages, plus the week of playoffs. Enough to kind of lower variance.

I do like the thought of different formats the first 3 weeks though, I think that will be pretty neat. Especially the 10 deck ban 6, meaning you should see either targetted decks or just the worst 4 classes so it should be very different.

Empanizado's turn 5 is just ridiculous.


EDIT I'm thinking there will be some additions to 17.0.2 BALANCE UPDATE

Turn 5 empty board to 38/43 in stats with taunts and killed a few minions. Perfectly balanced.

slippery said:

Altruis change is pretty pants on head. Sorry guys, that's not going to cut it. Please remove the face damage -_-

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When I first played DH with that card I was only using it on minions, because there's no way they would let it hit face, until I played the mirror and they went to face with it. HOLY SHIT that card is stupid.

Wonder how much the grandmasters make during the season outside of prize money. Hard to imagine they would play 5 days a week without some sort of guaranteed pay.

patch is live and as expected:

NEUTRAL

• Kael'thas Sunstrider – Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 7 mana.
• Bad Luck Albatross – Old: Cost 3 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.
• Frenzied Felwing – Old: 3 Attack / 3 Health → New: 3 Attack / 2 Health.

DEMON HUNTER

• Altruis the Outcast – Old: Cost 3 mana, 3 Attack / 2 Health → New: Cost 4 mana. 4 Attack / 2 Health.
• Battlefiend – Old: 2 Attack / 2 Health → New: 1 Attack / 2 Health.
• Glaivebound Adept – Old: 7 Attack / 4 Health → New: 6 Attack / 4 Health.

WARLOCK

• Sacrificial Pact – Old: Destroy a Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero. → New: Destroy a friendly Demon. Restore 5 Health to your hero.
• Bloodbloom – Old: Cost 2 mana → New: Cost 4 mana.

PALADIN

• Libram of Justice – Old: Cost 6 mana → New: Cost 5 mana.

MAGE

• Open the Waygate – Old: Cast 6 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp. → New: Cast 8 spells that didn’t start in your deck. Reward: Time Warp

Taking place on April 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PT

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Watch from twitch to get drops. Players will be streaming as well.

So, what's the new post-nerf hotness?

Ya, they still haven't gotten it right. Going slow to not just pummel demon hunter into the ground is good but they still need to do more


EDIT now I'm getting "There was an error starting your game. Please wait a few minutes and try again."

Are aggro DH decks putting Priestess back in now?

Game between Firebat and Tom was a thriller all the way

lmao ... Been playing a pretty standard Evolve Quest Shaman today. Opponent drops down a Magtheridon on turn 4. Next turn I used Boggspine Knuckles which left Magtheridon dormant for the rest of the game.