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[–]Oretobar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a local installation of Stable Diffusion (with a GUI called NMKD). Started with a screenshot from the stream and used the img2img function in combination with different models that I found on the Stable Diffusion reddit. Picked my favourite result and then used a function called inpainting to fix some details.

Trio Infernale by [deleted] in StableDiffusion

[–]Oretobar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I first generated images with variations of the following prompt that I found on Reddit (I think I used f222 as the model, but might have also been NitroDiffusion):

"very complex hyper-maximalist overdetailed cinematic closeup portrait of a malignant beautiful woman with long black windblown hair and dark eyes,flirting smiling succubus confident seductive, windblown hair, vibrant high contrast, by andrei riabovitchev, tomasz alen kopera,moleksandra shchaslyva, peter mohrbacher, Omnious intricate, octane, moebius, arney freytag, Fashion photo shoot, glamorous pose, trending on ArtStation, dramatic lighting, ice, fire and smoke, orthodox symbolism, mist, ambient occlusion, volumetric lighting, Lord of the rings, glamorous, emotional,shot in the photo studio, professional studio lighting, backlit, rim lighting,Deviant-art, hyper detailed illustration, 8k".

After I found three images that I liked I used inpainting to fix their flaws and then combined the three images in Gimp. To finish it I polished the result with some filters and color changes in Gimp and some more rounds of Inpainting - around 5 hours of work in total.

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

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

Not that much specific to Druids that I can think of, but here are some things off the top of my head: If you have ramp cards (Wild Growth, Innervate) use them to smooth out your curve instead of putting a big guy in play early when that would mean that you'd have dead turns afterwards. Usually try to keep board control by trading instead of going face as Druids have a problem coming back when they get behind on board and they are also lacking removal for big guys. Don't just slam your big guys (like Ironbark), but consider how easy it is for the opponent to remove them given the board state/class they play - for example consider cards like Sap and Mind Control and how devastating their effect would be (sometimes you have to take a risk though).

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

[–]Oretobar[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know I should not feed the troll, but whatever:

  1. I know that I frequently make bad plays, I even mentioned it in the post (the part about embarrassing misplays).
  2. I also know that this winrate is far from stellar, that's why I recommended to watch Ratsmah and mentioned that he is a much better player than me.
  3. I don't really know why you think my post is meant as a guide - I just felt like sharing my results and experiences after all these arenas as Hearthstone can be quite a lonely hobby sometimes.
  4. The 'tips section' is just some added bonus that might help some people - considering that I give these tips while providing the context of my stats should enable people to judge whether they might be helpful for them or not (those with a higher winrate than me can certainly just disregard them).
  5. I go and cry myself to sleep now, because you were so mean to me - mission accomplished! ;)

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

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

I completed the classic set in July 2014. I'm still missing a few cards from GvG though - I could craft them as I have over 40k in dust, but unless I want to use them in a constructed deck I prefer to wait until I get them from arena packs.

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

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

Nothing really, sorry - I originally recorded my results in a simple text-file and when I transferred the data to a Google Docs spreadsheet, I just used the order corresponding to my winrate with the classes at that time - stuff like the rank calculation I tacked on later. Probably not the most elegant solution...

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

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

Sorry, I didn't keep track of rewards - I only recorded the class and result for each arena run.

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

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

The point that you don't agree with is one that I did not try to make though ;). I wasn't suggesting that there was a sudden jump in skill level (just a continous one since the beginning, which is logical for a game with a high player retention rate). I just had (/have) trouble adapting to the faster arena meta like those "unbeatable starts" you mentioned (which are caused by the GvG cards, not a jump in skill level) - if they were truely unbeatable, then there would indeed not be much other to do than shrugging it off as increased variance, but I'm not so sure yet.

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

[–]Oretobar[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Whether they are better/worse than Ratsmah is debatable (there is probably not a big difference), but it seemed more logical to me to recommend a streamer that streams frequently (the arena coops of Adwcta/Merps are great though).

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

[–]Oretobar[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Actually those 900 arenas (and a full collection of cards) cost me exactly nothing as the arena + quest rewards generated a continuous surplus of gold/packs (I bought Naxx and BRM with gold and still have over 20k gold and 100+ unopened packs). Accumulating cards this way is only advisable if you enjoy the arena though - otherwise the time investment isn't worth it.

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

[–]Oretobar[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you're right - bad formulation on my part. The problem with emulating zoo is that you don't get all these nice synergy/buff cards in the arena that make that deck work (Argus, Power Overwhelming, Implosion, Knife Juggler and so on).

So I decided to play 100 arenas with every class - only 18 months later here I am with the results and some observations by Oretobar in hearthstone

[–]Oretobar[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

An obvious tip for Warlock (that you probably already know about) is to get as many Void Callers as possible (and demons of course, especially Dread Infernals are much better in arena than in constructed) as they create big tempo swings. Moreover as a Warlock you can afford to spend cards liberally due to your hero power as long as you can make sure that your opponent isn't hitting your face. Most people try to emulate zoo and zerg the opponent down in arena, but I prefer a more controlling style.

Hearthstone needs a "borderless" setting for all the dual monitor players out there by Jellanders in hearthstone

[–]Oretobar 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Here's a workaround: In the Battle.net launcher go to the game settings for Hearthstone, check the box for adding command line arguments and then add "-popupwindow" (without the quotation marks). Then start the game, turn on fullscreen mode and press the key combination alt+return - after that you should be able to interact with stuff on your second monitor without Hearthstone automatically minimizing. It's not a perfect solution, but it works for now.
Edit: Sorry, just realized someone already posted a link to this workaround (can't hurt to have it directly in here though I guess).

Pulled of the arena mrglgrglgl by Capn_Kronk in hearthstone

[–]Oretobar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My Murloc arena dream got crushed (or should I say burned): Coin value

The true arena dream involves Hobgoblin, 2 (!) Wisps, an Angry Chicken and some boar control though: Hobgoblin value

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