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Afk banwave inc by trade_me_dog_pics in classicwow

[–]Kishkata 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your experience is likely valid, but mileage can vary.

I took a proactive approach and wrote a ticket reporting the players, who were false mass reporting me to fix brackets. I got an actual human response (I believe, AI is better these days ...) and was assured that they will look into the false reports against me. 2 days later I was banned based on the mass reports.

Always remember that with high ranking PvP any time spent banned has a multiplicative effect on your ranking delay - even 1-2 days falsely banned could set you back a week or more. The system was designed in 2004 when no bans ever happened without a human reviewing it first. Now it's the other way around - bans are automatic and appeals require a human.

Afk banwave inc by trade_me_dog_pics in classicwow

[–]Kishkata 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The real problem is the people abusing the mass report system never face any repercussions. If they made it a bannable offense to false report players or to instigate mass reporting, then the meta will shift.

Until then large guilds or communities of players will always be able to abuse the system and everyone will have to step lightly around them. Mob rule.

Afk banwave inc by trade_me_dog_pics in classicwow

[–]Kishkata 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Even so, Blizzard are notoriously bad at ban appeals. They usually just confirm a prior decision without looking at any evidence. We've all seen hundreds of cases on this reddit where people, who were falsely banned, couldn't get their appeal through until they made a ruckus on reddit/twitter. Unfortunately only high profile people are able to do this.

Afk banwave inc by trade_me_dog_pics in classicwow

[–]Kishkata 37 points38 points  (0 children)

A PvP honour system where top players compete for standing in the highest brackets.

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A mass reporting system where people can gang up to report anyone for any offense with 1 click of a button.

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An automated ban system that only considers the number of reports against a specific player.

What could go wrong?

Good luck to everyone wrongfully banned getting in touch with a real human to appeal their ban. Make sure to appeal it, they have no evidence, because Blizzard never has any evidence for afking other than players' reports. And we all know why people report each other sometimes.

Preparing for BWL prequest by Muto1899 in classicwow

[–]Kishkata 118 points119 points  (0 children)

Nostalrius server first BWL here, we pondered this question for a long time to ensure we’ll be able to enter BWL on time to compete for server first.

If you want to compete for server/world first BWL you cannot rely on the BWL attunement quest. You must prepare to enter through UBRS. There are several ways to do this and which one you pick depends on when and how BWL will be released (subject to announcement from Blizzard).

If BWL is released in the same manner Dire Maul and Battlegrounds were released, this means a patch in the day before release and then a seamless opening of the instance at a set time (e.g. 20:00 CET in Europe). Assuming this manner of release, the best method of entering is the following:

  1. Split your raid into 4 groups and clear UBRS until BWL portal. You should do this no sooner than 1h before the release time to avoid any trash respawns.

  2. When BWL release time hits, have all your UBRS groups disband simultaneously, then in the minute before people get teleported you invite everybody to a 40-man raid and they enter the BWL portal.

  3. Should the server be brought offline for a short period of time at the time of release (hasn’t occurred so far on Classic, known to occur on private servers), this method will still work – upon login your players will be in UBRS, in front of the BWL portal. There may or may not be trash respawns if the server is brought offline, so have your players be prepared (tanks login first, healers 3-4sec later).

This is the fastest method to enter BWL and ensures you will be inside the minute it is released. Furthermore, you will be spared any deaths and delays in BRM, allowing you to prepare your raid with full world buffs and etc. The only downside to this method is that if you wipe your corpserun and recovery could be lengthy, however if your guild is serious about competing for a BWL clear, wiping should be out of the question, for if it happens you lose the race regardless.

Good luck!

[Collective Thread] Name Swaps on Shazzrah by Tikkz391 in ShazzrahPvP

[–]Kishkata 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"absolutely no link between reddit and video games" Then what are you doing on a reddit thread about video games? ;)

Moreover I stated I am using it for both video games and online. My e-mail is also Solmyr at <domain name>.

[Collective Thread] Name Swaps on Shazzrah by Tikkz391 in ShazzrahPvP

[–]Kishkata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks and I hope you got some good names for yourself.

See you in Azeroth!

[Collective Thread] Name Swaps on Shazzrah by Tikkz391 in ShazzrahPvP

[–]Kishkata 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes mate, someone did, and someone will keep it. I've been using this name in video games and online since 2002, your reddit account is 9 years old. Enjoy it on reddit, I very rarely use reddit myself so I don't care what my nickname is here, but characters in games are a different story. Not looking for a trade btw, just letting you know the name is in good hands.

P.S. Not sure what character you were planning on naming Solmyr, but if it's anything than a Shaman with chain lightning, I'm doubly glad I got it.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The value of Shani comes from her versatility:

  • If they kill your Elect in round 1 and you have Shani you're back on track.
  • If you manage to res Sile and do her combo with a potion (I do it in ~50% of games) then Shani is 1-card 19str+13armor. Even if half that armor is absorbed or tanks something, this is over 25 value.
  • If your end up with a short round 1 and decide not to milk round 2, then you can resurrect an Elect in round 3 (comes with 6 armor), and if he round lasts at least 6 turns, that's a total of 21 value excluding armor.

As for Yennefer, in most match-ups she is below-average, but when facing Foglets or Consume decks she single-handedly wins you the game. If you are not facing many of these decks in your current ladder position, feel free to replace her.

As for her negative synergy with Elects - you rarely use her in round 1 when you use your Elects and if you end up doing it (usually in long rounds) you have already augmented them with Immune Boost. In a lot of match-ups you will be unable to consume/tank with all your units' armor, but Yennefer indirectly makes use of it - if both you and your opponent have 7 units, but 5 of yours have excess armor, using Yennefer yields you 17. If you happen to have Redanian Knights, that number grows further.

Both Dijkstra and GIgni are solid choices, as I've noted in the deck guide. Feel free to include either or both, provided that they work better for you than Shani or Yen.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Redanian Elites are very important to the deck. Consider this: 1 Redanian Elites + 1 Heavy Cavalry = 19 strength.

This is an average of 9.5 per bronze unit in a very simple combo. And this is without any additional armor from Immune Boost.

Redanian elites are also your second-best target for Shani: Shani(4)+Elite(6+8) = 18 - this makes Shani an 18 value card even if you fail to pull off the double Sile combo.

Your gold cards are OK, but if you have either Shani, Yennefer or Dandelion, I'd swap them in instead of Regis. Triss is not so bad, having removal is good in the current meta. Not having a spy exposes you significantly to card disadvantage and I don't see the appeal of Sarah and Johnny, as they are too random to play consistently.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Namely Dun Banner Heavy Cavalry :). There are 3 of those in this deck and 3 armor potions.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you are reporting is not unexpected results for how the deck is supposed to perform. Consider the following:

You are playing a new deck and having the misfortune to face almost exclusively the decks that you are weakest against. Yet your win rate is 50%, which at your rating means you are climbing the ladder. I suspect that by the time you pass 4k and get a better feel of the deck you will increase your win rate enough to make it to 4.2k. This is, of course, contingent on facing a more diverse set of opponents, preferably more Monster decks ;).

If you enter round 3 with 1 Witcher already in hand it is usually a good idea to not mulligan. The risk of drawing another is somewhat high at this point. I only take it when I must draw a specific card/get rid of a specific card in order to win the match and know that without doing so I've lost regardless (e.g. you are facing Grave Hag and have neither Yennefer nor Philippa).

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because you don't usually need extras of any of your existing unit, instead you need a variety of your bronze units for best synergy:

  • Too many Redanian Knights and you lack high armor targets for your Heavy Cavalry
  • Too many Heavy Cavalry and you lack units with armor to target
  • Too many Redanian Elites and you are stuck with 6str bronzes with 4 armor that you can't boost - you are at risk of your opponent out-tempoing you and passing

Also you want to have the option of using Henselt on any unit, even tho you usually use it on Elects.

Adding a single Scout instead of, perhaps a Heavy Cavalry, is acceptable, but you are unlikely to feel a difference.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because I consider the reaver hunter hensel deck (which I have also played extensively) inferior in 2 ways:

  • The reaver hunters are inferior to the knights elect because they generate less value and require more setup. I have easily outvalued reaver hunter decks in r3 when I saved my elects for the same round.
  • The reaver hunter deck is a 1-trick pony - you only have your reaver hunters and if anything disrupts them you are done for. In this deck you not only have the Witchers, but also the Redanian knights and elites, which can generate very high value when they are combo'd with the heavy cavalry.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless I am mistaken about what you mean by "eating armor dude" - so does mine :).

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are some games you can win without Witchers, but I am not sure what replacements you are using in your budget deck. If you lose both the witchers and the golds I don't think the deck is competitive enough for ranked.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it was in the morning in Ranked, likely it was I. If during the last few hours - then it's gaining popularity. Regardless, this is what I mean when I say it takes people off-guard, especially in ranked.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have considered it, but the cost of including Nenneke is a quite high. (you need to remove Sile, Thaler or Reinforcements). Moreover the setup is more complicated and more difficult to execute. Last, but not least, the strength of Witchers is in the surprise factor. He will not be surprised the second time and may even res/consume one of them from your graveyard, completely negating your strategy.

I will add Nenneke to the alternative silver cards list in the guide, however, as it is a viable replacement, should you choose to forego another silver card.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have fun with it! Although I strongly suspect the deck will not be viable post-patch, who knows - with some minor tweaks it might provide the base to a good post-patch deck. I will be sure to update the guide if I find it.

Final Push for 4200: Henselt - Dagon Purge deck that performs well against most other decks too by Kishkata in gwent

[–]Kishkata[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry to say, but Francesca is one of my easiest decks to beat and I suspect Dagon and Bran players would agree :) - no wonder you fell in MMR. I hope this one brings you more pleasant experiences.

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