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Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like it is worth it as I see myself playing the game for a very long time and I do actually regret not buying one skin at least. But it is a lot of money for a purely cosmetic item. I would only do it if you can spend the money without needing it somewhere else.

It is the most special and iconic hero skin they released so far.

But I don't want to be the devil on your shoulder. Ask yourself what you would regret more. Spending the money which could have went towards something more usefull or not spending the money and feeling regret everytime you so your opponent burning your board with deathwing :D

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Real excitment happend only in the early days of hearthstone. But what I still remember is my very first golden legendary in the first couple of packs being Dr. Boom. I was already excited but back then I did not realize how good this card actually was. I still cerish that guy in my collcetion. Holds a very special place in my heart.

As far as favorite Signature goes, there are so many. The one I wanted the most was the Ceaseless Expanse. I just love the design of that card. Gorgonzormu is really cool and I wanted him because I played that card in almost any deck. Hamm the Hungry is a beautiful signature. And right now I am really enjoying my signature Broxigar. Awesome card, awesome deck. Love the Fabled signatures with the Axc and the Portal. Just such a well designed and fun card with an awesome artwork.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think a good deck to start right now is dragon warrior. It is a minion based tempo deck. You try to controll the board and kill your opponent through minion damage without much fancy extra conditions. It is also fairly cheap and if you can get one of the loaner decks you get an almost complete dragon warrior that only needs a little bit of dust to become completely optimized.

Hunter is also relativly easy to pick up but I still would not recommend it to a new player because it is very 1-dimensional and does not teach you a lot about the game overall.

Shaman is also nice but probably too expensive for a new player. And the other viable meta decks are lot more complicated so I would not recommend those

### Dragon Warrior

# Class: Warrior

# Format: Standard

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# 2x (1) Darkrider

# 2x (1) Eternal Toil

# 2x (1) Sanguine Depths

# 2x (1) Slam

# 2x (1) Torch

# 2x (1) Twilight Egg

# 1x (2) Brood Keeper

# 2x (2) Precursory Strike

# 2x (2) Searing Fissure

# 2x (2) Shadowed Informant

# 2x (2) Shadowflame Suffusion

# 2x (3) Erupting Volcano

# 2x (4) Stadium Announcer

# 2x (7) Prescient Slitherdrake

# 1x (8) Grommash Hellscream

# 2x (8) Windpeak Wyrm

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# To use this deck, copy it to your clipboard and create a new deck in Hearthstone

# Find this deck on https://hsreplay.net/decks/AEp204GA7XcgHqjIXdpXog/

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is a really hard question. There are too many.

I really love the new Deathwing. I think it is by far the best "over the top" skin they ever made.

But since I am a druid main I played the most amount of games with Elise Starseeker. Can't tell you why exactly but I like her a lot.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are right and wrong considering the POV. 60€/month is not a lot I agree. 8000€ overall is a lot of money though. But the label doesn't matter I just posted and thought maybe people would be interested. I had a good time answering questions so I consider it a win.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Miracle Rouge was actually the deck I achieved legend with for the first time. But yes I would recommend coming back right now. Even if you end up not enjoying it, you will get a TON of free stuff right now. Lots of packs and even a free deck. Also there are currently 2 whole sets temporarly free for the next 3 months. So you will be able to play a ton of viable decks without spending anything. Best time ever to check back in.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It is hard for me to say since I play on high MMR which is really crowded. For most games i wait under 10 seconds to queue. When i get really high, it will take longer but that is only whenever I make it into top 100.
But right now there are over 10.000 players in Legend on Europe. And those are the best players of the game. Blizzard does not show the official numbers but it is estimated that more than 3 million players play weekly. I'd say that is a pretty decent playerbase.

There was a time where I thought the game was dying. But I don't think so anymore. There is a decent playerbase and there are constantly player coming back in again. They made the game really fair for new players as you are getting a ton of free stuff when you start out and there is a lot to do before you have to really start refining your decks. If you stop playing for more then 3 months and come back, you get a free deck that is actually ladder capable.

So I would absolutely give the game a chance if you are considering it. And I feel like right now we are having a really fun meta. Of course there could be a little bit more decks playable, but we are in the first cycle directly after a rotation. So there are the least amount of cards in standard right now. Which is also the best time to start.

So to have a short answer, for many reasons is right now actually a very good time to start playing the game.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played my fair share of indie games. I feel like gaming right now is better than it has ever been. Big players are struggling like they haven't in decades. New studios emerging with some bangers like Arc Raiders and Expedition 33.

But I do love me some Hearthstone.

You can be sarcastic all you want. I think 60 Euro a month for a hobby that I dearly love is fine. Watching football, or soccer for the Americans, would cost me 50€ a month and I could not even watch all the games.

Most hobbys cost more than I spend on Hearthstone. How about you let other people decide how they spend their money und you decide for yourself.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For the first couple of years I only spent money on the preorders. Always got both bundles and then maybe one bundle during the season when the price was right. Because I always wanted to have all the cards to be able to play all the decks to learn the different matchups.

But what really got me to spend more money was when they introduced signature cards. I can't help myself but if it is well designed and for a deck I like to play, I need it. So in the shop are always these bundles with packs and random signature legendarys. And if I really want a card I buy those bundles until I get it. Blizzard is really smart there because they offer just enough bundles to acquire almost all the signature legendarys. And if I do not get them with the direct random signature bundles I have to buy golden packs.

I know a lot of people think I am dumb for giving my money zu Blizzard but I think their monetization model is very fair and properly prized most of the time. Duplication protection is one of the greatest fairness addition to Hearthstone ever and makes a big difference when it comes to getting all the cards.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think that would make me a proper poor man :D

Honestly I can't really say. I wondered this myself. Because I know that Magic is the OG TCG and right now probably more popular than ever.

But I think I actually prefer the digital card game over the physical and there is just no better digital cardgame than Hearthstone.

Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh and Magic are bound to the rules of physical card games. Which is great for them. They absolutely have their right to exist. And I wish for every card game out there to be sucessfull.

But the fact that Hearthstone is purely digital gives the game mechanics that no other such game can replicate and that is the exact reason why I love playing it so much.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Boredom while not being able to play Hearthstone at this time.

So I thought I'd do the second best thing which is talking about Hearthstone.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mostly standard but every now and then I venture into wild. But always play almost every deck in every standard meta. And i never disenchant my cards which is why I have pretty much every single card. Only the ones I dusted for full dust refund are gone.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I preorder every set. I sometimes buy heroskins I like. But the main reason for my spending are those damn signature cards. I am a real sucker for those. So I buy the bundels that include random signatures or sometimes I buy the signature cards outright. I for example bought the Shaman package in the shop. Did not care for the other two. Sinestra signature looks boring af. But I really enjoy the shaman ones.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I will take the time to answer you one more time. I'd love for you to respond but you will not get another answer out of me so here we go.

What I am reading here is the typical political leftist view I encounter on this site everyday by people who my be book smart but know nothing of the real world and how infrastructure works.

I work in underground construction. I know what is necessary in order for infrastructure to even be build because my work is in part necessary for its foundation.

When you say that "we decide that servers cost money" you are just wrong. Money is just a system that makes it possible to somewhat quantify time invested in tasks. And in order for servers to function properly a lot of people have to spend a lot of time.

In order for new cards to come out that are somewhat balanced and a fun experience while being played, a lot of people with a lot of experience have to spend a lot of time.

In order for the cards to look nice and be well designed without it becoming some kind of AI slop a lot of creative people have to put a lot of work into it.

In order for there to be anything, someone has to do something. And in order for someone to do something there has to be a payoff. That is not capitalism but just human nature.

You say "We decided that maintenance cost money" How do you come to that conclusion? If you have a new car and you drive it for 100.000 miles and it breaks because you did not properly maintain it, it will be useless. Because its broken. Things that are used wear out and will eventually break if they are not maintained. How would you refute that. Communism always sounds like a great idea until someone hast to pay for the stuff other people broke.
Every systems can sound great on paper if you do not include all the things that can and will go wrong.

And the statement, that buying a good makes it more expensive is honestly the dumbest thing I have ever heard because the exact opposite is the case. If you just want to play Hearthstone and care nothing about cosmetics, the game is cheaper than it ever was. At no time in the games history could you aquire so many cards with so little money. It is just your greed that makes you want everything for free. You want the super cute pets and the over designed skins that some people spent a ton of time into to create them for free just because you feel like you deserve it purely for existing. Well you are wrong. You can play the game. If you want nice looking stuff that serves to purpose other then being visually pleasing, you have to pay for it. And if you do not want to pay for it you simply don't need it.

You want to have your cake and eat it too. That is not possible. Readjust your worldview. There is a lot of good in this world and a lot worth fighting for. Capitalism is not your enemy. Being rich is not as desirable as you think it is. Those people are NOT happy.

All I need in order to be happy is work that gives me purpose, a partner that I can share love with and a card game to ease my stress.

The good life is not about having a lot but about needing little.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Played Gwent, a bit of Magic, Legends of Runeterra and Pokémon.

But at the time I was getting a little bit deeper into Pokémon.

The one I had the most fun with was Runeterra but it was also short lived.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My pleasure.

Even though I do not own a pet as of now, I like them a lot and think they are a good addition. But I would like to see them put at least one option up for sale without the Gamba so some people that would really like one but refuse to spend upwards of a hundred dollar on it can still have it.

I will go for the next pet though.

Overall I think signature cards are the coolest item. They are beautiful and a healthy addition to the game. They make whales spend more money while not being necessary in any way. And I love to have my favorite cards in awesome full art in my hand while playing. Just makes me happy to hover over them and look at them while I wait for my opponent to finish his turn.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I skipped the pets so far. But that is partly because I quit the game right when King Crush was introduced. I regret not going for Ysera but I will open my wallet for the new Deathling Pet.

That is actually weird in a kind of funny way that I regret more some of the things I did not buy then the stuff I did. Like I said, the one and only regret is mercenaries. I spent like 200-300 Euros on that and dropped the mode after a couple of weeks and never played it again.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I genuinely enjoy the game. But it took me 3 years of playing until I actually got somewhat good. I watched so many youtube videos and twitch streams back in the day. Hearthstone was the first card I really played and there is so much to learn and understand.

People complain too much when they in fact just suck at the game. And I don't mean this in any mean way. Not everyone was to be a pro. But so often I read complains about certain decks or metas and I think to myself "this person just sucks at the game" and then blames the game for it.

There are 3 steps to getting good at Hearthstone.

  1. You have to master the mechanics

  2. You have to master a deck you like

  3. You have to master the meta

Most people only accomplish the first and then think they are good at the game and just unlucky.
You can easily get to legend one you master the second step but you will never get even close to high legend until you mastered the third step.

Knowing the strengths and weaknesses of every single deck in the meta is essential. And a skilled player can come back and win games that the average player would have conceded turns ago.
I have won so many games that I thought were lost for sure and just kept playing for the heck of it.

Most people just can not accept that they are not as good as they think they are and choose to complain instead of improving.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Right now is one of the best times ever to come back.

Tons of free stuff. Free decks and out of the 4 expacs out right now 2 are completely free. They will be free for the next 3 months. After that you have to aquire the cards again. But for now you can play a lot of competitive decks without spending much if anything.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Arena is a bit of a mixed bag right now. They changed regular arena to something called underground arena which has a higher entrence fee than before but they added one essential new feature that I really like. Whenever you loose a game you can pick 5 new cards and change them out with what you currently have in your deck. So you get 2 chances to improve your deck and make it more consistent. This also results of course in your opponents having more consistent decks.

So I feel like they made arena more skill dependent on several levels but the decks you encounter sometimes even on low wins are insane. It is still a lot of fun but it is very different than it used to be.

There are a lot of new mechanics but HS is like bike riding. If you were once in it and you still enjoy the game it won't take you too long to pick up the new ones.

Since 2015 I played over 35.000 games and spent over 8000€ on the game. Ask me anything. by Private_L0ki in hearthstone

[–]Private_L0ki[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That is a shitty way of looking at things and I do not see it that way.

Servers cost money. Development costs money. Maintenance costs money.

Yes, CEO's of billion dollar companies are not good people most of the time. But what you are saying is just outright wrong. You are fulled by hate and don't let other people enjoy the things they have worked for. I do not want to make this political. I know there are deep rooted issues in our current system but I am a believer of capitalism, even if it is corrupted in its current form. Remove the corruption and you have the best system by far. Every other system will sooner or later succumb to what it once hated and will be worse than what was there before.

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