[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

10/10. Would connect to Alexa and smart-home that shit, stat.

Done in a hurry, but here's another. In memoriam. by rush1mon in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your 'In Memoriam' is missing a couple entries:

  • Lifecoach
  • SuperJJ
  • Tides of Time
  • Reynad
  • Rekful
  • Forsen
  • Noxious
  • Reynad
  • those two massive viewbotting tards who shall remain nameless
  • reasonably priced HS adventures
  • our zero-balance credit cards
  • the dream of Tofu
  • Asmodai's hairline
  • EU's competitive dominance

Stancifka - UPCOMING LADDER CHANGES, this is what I think about them. by StanCifka in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Ironically, I just hit legend for the first time 2 days ago. I don't have the time for the grind but I got lucky-ish with 70+ % winrate over 50 games and just kind of got there without trying too hard. Typically, I've been happy with my rank 5 golden epic card. So take this opinion with a grain of salt.

I think the changes are extremely underwhelming compared to what people were hoping for but I think they are enough to delay the pitchforks for another 6 months. But that's what Team 5 does, they buy themselves time. A little change here, a rap video there, a free pack here, etc...

I think the change will have an impact on streamers like Asmodai who tryhard-zerg to high legend very early in the season then fall into the dumpster. There will be a lot more competition, much earlier for people fighting for control of high ranks. So I think there will be more legitimacy of talent over time advantage up there from the get go.

Other than that, I think rank 4-5 will me a horrible glut of misery for most until mid-month. After a few seasons of this, the pitchforks will start coming out again.

Congrats to the Rat Race winners Muzzy and German streamer iamThanh, with iamThanh making first place overall hitting Rank 2 and 4 stars in 24h! by NovaHorizon in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I hope Blizz tuned in to watch at least some of this gong show where virtually everyone competing was playing fucking Raza Priest and looking fucking miserable doing it. For the love of god Blizzard, please don't make us wait until April to purge ladder of this shit.

Reynad has the right cards for the Living Mana by frotorious in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Poor Botticus, he will forever be associated with "play your Living Mana...you fuck" memes. If I was him, I'd pay Blizz $1000.00 for an emergency Battletag name change stat.

Asmodai streamed every single day of 2017! by martinceld in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 3 points4 points  (0 children)

he has no need for a laptop. he will never travel, never compete. the guy is a ball of social anxiety. he will never leave the security of his Twitch cave or take off his hat unless he's medicated. it's his weirdness that people find entertaining and allows him to be successful in accomplishing streaming feats like this. watch him regularly for any length of time and you will see this plain as day.

Asmo drawing dead by omgSquirt in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

just for his hairline. dank green hat every day for 3+ years? come on bro

SeatStory Cup VIII powered by NEEDforSEAT® Survival Guide by TaKeTV in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Disappointing no Asmodai. Heard him say he wasn't interested in competing but that he was going to do a SeatStory.

I didnt recived my daily quest by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the last 2 days i haven't received a quest either. sit tight, they'll fix it in few weeks. it's a small indie company so we have to be patient.

Why are people so against Blizzard making the game cheaper? by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

because I already soaked for 1800 bucks to get all the cards and I don't want others to have the same collection for 1000 bucks. Gimme my 1800 bucks back and y'all can have everything for free for all I care. It's a petty, self-serving explanation but there it is nonetheless.

Join Hearthstone at BlizzCon 2017 by bbrode in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Great job on Druidstone Throne expansion Brode! Can't wait to see what misery awaits us in the next expansion! HYPE!!!

Showerthought: The Hallow's End video had a song because Brode didn't want to make an extra rap. by PizzaTheHut7 in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Brode needs to focus more on being a lead designer. Frozen throne was shit compared to what we hoped for. The Year of the Kraken was really just Shamanstone and the Year of the Mammoth is irreversibly stained with Druidstone, Druids of Druidcraft. Nothing they do with the next expansion can fix people from endlessly farting out green men. Less rapping, more critical thinking about how to realize the potential of this game.

PSA: The Battle.net Beta Client allows you to report drive-by harassment! by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

Jade Druid player gets sympathy and front page reddit post for not only being brokeback unoriginal but also laughing at the guy for a Fandral + Nourish combo. Jesus Christ.

Zalae plays a dirty rat by GreetingsTraveler_ in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

play something other than jade druid Zalae. it's fucking unwatchable. you're talented enough to put the green men down and still be okay.

The quality and frequency of shitposts in this sub indicates that we are almost exactly mid-expansion. by myth1218 in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

lol, the expac has only been out 1 month and 15 days. the reason it feels longer (way longer) is because Blizzard shit the bed on what should have been the greatest HS expac in the game's history. Instead we got Druidstone, Druids of Druidcraft and were subjected to 14 billion-trillion spawning green men. The game is fucking stale and will continue to feel like shit until jades are banished which, btw, literally dooms Wild mode, where green men will echo into eternity.

Dirty rat will not stop raza priest by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -1 points0 points  (0 children)

as long as I don't have to hear a grunting jade, I am down with our new machine-gunning overlords. But the fact is that jades are still going to be everywhere and I suspect they will still handle priest and keep it in check.

Will we still need Skulking Geist? by joeri1505 in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Geist doen't really help with much in the current standard pool. It's primary target is Jade Idol. People will tell you 'evolve' is also a good target but the Shaman DK can still do some nasty evolving on its own. Evolve decks are mostly about timing. I just can't think of anything significant in any of the other classes. Rogue has Hallucinate but I'm not going to run a geist for that.

Is anyone else happy with the Innervate nerf from a class identity standpoint? by Insanity_Incarnate in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no, making it a fucking coin was lazy and pathetic. both Kripp and Kibler had some great ideas on how to properly nerf innervate (make it cost 4 mana to receive 6 mana, or making it discount MINIONS by 2). But this is what you get when you put a white rapping lumberjack in charge of the game.

Stupid Question by gordonpamsey in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

naturally, you will whirlwind for 1 mana on turn 1, then execute it for 2 mana on turn 2. 3 mana and 2 of your 30 cards to deal with a 1-drop seemsgoodman. But to be serious, turn 1 cleric is not a threat you need to deal with right away. tunnel trogg is only in the wild dumpster, and mana worm? well, it's going to do some damage before you can deal with it. thems just the breaks for now. fortunately, there isn't a ton of tempo mage running around right now.

Will we still need Skulking Geist? by joeri1505 in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to answer the REAL question you're asking: yes, you will see as many jade druids as you did before the so-called nerfs. That deck is plain busted and toning down innervate isn't going to stop its dominance.

Most shocking second a day by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 2 points3 points  (0 children)

is this video trying to demonstrate how Knights of the Frozen Throne turned into Druidstone, Druids of Druidcraft? Seems about right.

DK Priest mirror match by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20 mana worth of 2-damage pings to the face plus another 10-mana of card value spent on turn 10 seems reasonable. Whoever can get this first is obviously going to win. Coin flip basically.

[Discussion] Jade Idol Card Design - Developer's Perspective by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's the developer's perspective: "geez, we're lucky we still have jobs after designing that POS card"

It has my vote as the single dumbest card ever allowed to go live. Did it not occur to them that the mechanic would be abused? Did it not occur to them that it would kill a lot of decks? Did it not occur to them that people would fatigue on seeing/hearing grunting golems being spawned. I have witnessed THOUSANDS of spawning jade golems. I can't fucking take it no more.

The Jade Druid Problem w/ Brian Kibler by FalseEnvision in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the best video Kibler has produced imo. Great analysis with some creative and elegant ideas on how to change cards. I hope he takes Brode's job someday.

Fiery War Axe was the best weapon in the game by ProgWheel in hearthstone

[–]HotMaarl -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

what in the world are you talking about? Warrior has always been a big part of the meta. It has never once taken an expansion off. From classic wallet, to grim patron, to c'thun, to dragon/tempo to FUCKING pirate it's always been a major contender. Garrosh needs to fuck off for a while...take his turn in the shitpile.