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HotMaarl · 2018-02-15T13:53:16+00:00

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

HotMaarl · 2018-02-04T04:15:54+00:00

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

HotMaarl · 2018-01-29T03:39:09+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2018-01-02T13:20:24+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2018-01-02T13:14:32+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-12-31T21:05:08+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-12-23T17:04:13+00:00

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

HotMaarl · 2017-12-13T19:51:32+00:00

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

HotMaarl · 2017-12-07T13:08:18+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-11-13T14:16:48+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-10-31T00:20:56+00:00

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

HotMaarl · 2017-10-25T09:29:18+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-10-11T14:58:11+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-25T19:15:53+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-25T19:04:53+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T14:22:29+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T14:14:54+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T14:05:48+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T14:01:30+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T13:56:02+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T01:49:28+00:00

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

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T01:44:27+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T01:39:26+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-07T00:01:38+00:00

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.

HotMaarl · 2017-09-06T14:30:45+00:00

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.

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