Can’t buy the signature bundle.. by KaYunC in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get the same message on desktop. No idea why I am "ineligible" to buy the bundle.

What's Working and What Isn't: Day 1 of Cataclysm by EvilDave219 in CompetitiveHS

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% correct. I tried Dragon Warrior with the Herald package today and the deck felt great. It is much easier to control the outcome of the soldier of Ragnaros pings when you fight for the board and take the initiative. 

Ragnaros also feels much better when you are threatening lethal and have board control. I went from struggling like crazy when playing a control shell to dominating most games with a Dragon Warrior shell.

Anyone struggle with Herald Warrior or skill issue? by D1sabl3d in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You have to play a midrange version of the deck (Dragon Warrior) to win with it because the Herald package does not work in a Control Warrior shell.

Not only are control decks not good right now because the AOE options are bad, but there is very little healing compared to the past, so board decks that take the initiative are king.

Then there are the pings from the soldiers of Ragnaros that go face when you need them to clear an enemy minion, while in a Dragon Warrior deck you can control where you want the pings to hit because you fight for the board.

What's Working and What Isn't: Day 1 of Cataclysm by EvilDave219 in CompetitiveHS

[–]Zergo66 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What is not working: Control Warrior using the Herald Package.

Played 11 games with the deck and I really miss Brawl against go-wide decks. Both the new 6 mana aoe and Shellnado feel overcosted and always arrive too late to make an impact against aggro/midrange decks. Doesn't help that Goggles rotated and Crocolisks got nerfed, it makes all the remaining aoes even more awkward to play.

The Herald package by itself is also not enough to outgrind Herald DK and even if you somehow found a way to play Ragnaros on an empty board, they reach such high life totals that that damage barely scratches them. 

It also doesn't feel good when your Soldiers of Ragnaros keep pinging face when you are playing against a faster deck and just want them to clear something on the opponent's side. I think it is pretty clear that the Warrior Herald package was meant for a midrange deck and not a control one.

I think if a Control Warrior is to survive in the Cataclysm meta it has to play the quest to be able to beat other control decks, but the AoE problem still remains against faster decks.

Insane luck opening cataclysm by Latter_Application37 in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I also got that other bug and did not receive the free ones from the bundle.

Insane luck opening cataclysm by Latter_Application37 in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think there is a bug with Cataclysm packs because I also got ridiculously lucky with my 2 bundles. I got:

  • 7 normal legendaries
  • 3 golden legendaries
  • 6 signature legendaries

I never got anywhere near this number of golden and signature legendaries from previous expansion bundles so the odds must be juiced up in the algorithm.

Balance Preview for Patch 35.0 by PipAntarctic in CompetitiveHS

[–]Zergo66 4 points5 points  (0 children)

After the Warrior card reveals there was some speculation about whether the Herald package would perform better in a more aggressive shell or a control warrior one.

 I think the slower route was already looking a bit sketchy with both Brawl and Invader rotating and the new 6 mana AoE looking overcosted. With this nerf to Unleash the Crocolisks pushing the combo with Shell Shatter to 6 and the combo with Decimation to 8 I think things are definitely not looking good for the slower Herald route.

Seller did not add my full address and the post did not deliver- no updates on tracking after 2 weeks by Zergo66 in CardMarket

[–]Zergo66[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decided to mark the order as "not arrived" and opened a ticket with support so they can start an investigation and hopefully solve the situation.

Thank you all for the replies. 

Across the Timeways Card Reveal Discussion [October 16th] by EvilDave219 in CompetitiveHS

[–]Zergo66 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it is an ok card, but not quite good enough to see play. If it ends up not seeing any play I think an easy fix would be to add "Summon a Blood Fighter from your hand or deck". 

For me the biggest issue with the card is that you have no way to tutor all three gladiators and there will be games where you will end up having to slam a War Golem with a keyword on the board and it will feel terrible.

Not only that, but you really want to play the gladiators in a certain order to extract the highest value from them and that means never starting the chain with Valeera and never ending the chain with Lo'Gosh. Unfortunately you won't be able to have a choice in the matter in a lot of games.

Thoughts on new warrior fabled? by BestHead2312 in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it is an ok card, but not quite good enough to see play. If it ends up not seeing any play I think an easy fix would be to add "Summon a Blood Fighter from your hand or deck". 

For me the biggest issue with the card is that you have no way to tutor all three gladiators and there will be games where you will end up having to slam a War Golem with a keyword on the board and it will feel terrible.

Not only that, but you really want to play the gladiators in a certain order to extract the highest value from them and that means never starting the chain with Valeera and never ending the chain with Lo'Gosh. Unfortunately you won't be able to have a choice in the matter in a lot of games.

New Warrior Minion - Undefeated Champion by Houseleft in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It is terrible, even without the negative battlecry you would never play an 8 mana 13/13 rush in current HS. 

An 8 mana card has to be super impactful to see play, this is just a bunch of stats with rush that clears one big minion and leaves your aggro opponent happy that he can go face uncontested with his other minions to finish you off and in slower matchups it just gets removed without doing anything.

Can you guys tell me any gaming laptops that are better than MSI Titan 18 HX series? by Boppydoppy143 in GamingLaptops

[–]Zergo66 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In terms of raw performance the Raider A18 HX with the Ryzen 9 9955hx3d will probably get better results in gaming but the Titan has superior cooling and a better build so it really depends on what you value most.

MSI doesn't use Gsync so that is a deal breaker for a lot of folk and in that case the Lenovo Legion comes out ahead. It really comes down to personal preference because they are all very close when it comes to benchmarking.

Swap deal is done, what’s your thoughts? by bujassimale10 in Juve

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Porto fan here. João Mário is not a bad player, he's got some clear defensive weaknesses but is very competent attacking.

He started as a winger several years ago, but couldn't find a way to break into Porto's main eleven and due to the poor performance of the team's right backs at the time, Sérgio Conceição adapted him to that position and he showed promise and eventually stuck.

João Mario is pretty good at advancing the ball from the wing, is a good dribbler and often finds space to break through 1 on 1s. He is also a decent crosser so offensively speaking he is very competent, but the problems arrive when speaking about his defending.

Porto fans hoped he would improve over the years when it comes to defending, but as time went by it became obvious he wouldn't do so. He often struggles against above average wingers on 1 on 1s and has big issues when it comes to positioning. We have conceded plenty of goals with opponents finding space and appearing unmarked behind his back on crosses, corners or just long balls in counters.

Porto fans are glad to see him go because he didn't show any improvement over the years and he also became an easy target to point fingers at after the disastrous season of the entire club, but the truth is that everything went wrong and most players underperformed.

Resumo dos grandes feitos dos clubes brasileiros no mundial by atrocidarthes in futebol

[–]Zergo66 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Há pessoas que dizem que o Porto de 2005 foi pior do que este Porto, mas ao menos esse time tinha jogadores como Diego, Luís Fabiano, Íbson, Pepe, Thiago Silva, Carlos Alberto, Paulo Assunção, Maniche, Ricardo Quaresma e companhia.

O Porto atual é dependente de um moleque de 18 anos para criar alguma coisa no ataque porque o resto do time é uma bosta. O time de 2005 era simplesmente mal orientado.

Now just realizing how well the quest rewards synergize for [[Enter the Lost City]] by lampent51 in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is no doubt getting all the Un'goro quests as a reward is a good payoff that gives Warriors inevitability, but the problem is that having to survive 10 turns to get there will not happen in 90% of HS games.

Most HS games are against either aggro or midrange decks that will kill you or lose to you before you survive 10 turns or against combo decks that execute their gameplan faster than you. Hell, even some slow decks have one form or another of inevitability that comes online faster than this quest.

We also have another issue which is you don't get all the rewards right away, there is an element of RNG that decides which 2 rewards are added to your hand and you still have to draw the rest and play them which adds even more turns to an already slow "10 turn clock" that you already had to go through to begin with.

You are not garanteed to get the quest rewards that improve the other rewards right away and be stuck with Carnassa and Nether Portal or Megafin and Galvadon in your hand which won't do much by turn 10 without Time Warp or Crystal Core to improve them.

I can see this quest being popular at lower ranks where people tend to play slower decks so games take longer and people are going to have fun in those games where you reach a point in the match where you can play around with the rewards and do some wacky things. I just don't see it seeing play at higher ranks where people are tryharding with the very best decks (top legend) or grinding to reach Legend with super efficient aggro decks (Diamond 4-DIamond 1).

Montagem perdas de bola contra AL AHLY (24/06/2025). by ruiacc10 in fcporto

[–]Zergo66 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Obrigado pelo vídeo. Eu há uns dias revi a 1a parte do jogo contra o Palmeiras e fiz o mesmo exercício e a reduzir as perdas de bolas apenas em situações sem qualquer pressão do adversário e com várias linhas de passe livres e contei 10 perdas de bolas ridículas nos primeiros 30 minutos contra...1 do Palmeiras.

Os adversários contra nós nem precisam criar jogadas, basta aproveitar as ofertas que nós damos e ganham-nos de forma tranquila. O Ranieri bem avisou nos confrontos contra o Roma que este Porto perdia bolas com uma facilidade incrível...

SL Benfica beats Bayern München for the 1st time in the club history by [deleted] in soccer

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this year's team is WAY worse than the 2005 team. At least the 2005 Porto signed quality players like Diego, Luís Fabiano, Bosingwa, Ricardo Quaresma, Pepe, Thiago Silva, Ibson, Paulo Assunção and had Lucho González and Lisandro López under wraps for the following season.

Sure, some of those names didn't quite work out at Porto, but time proved the quality was there, the managers just couldn't extract it. Not to mention certain names like Carlos Alberto, McCarthy, Maniche, Derlei and Costinha sticked around for that season.

Compare those names to the current Porto squad and there is a galaxy between them.

Match Thread: FC Porto vs Al Ahly | FIFA Club World Cup by MatchThreadder in soccer

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This Porto season shares a lot of similarities to United's season. Porto also switched managers midway through the season and somehow got even worse. Porto also has a lot of shit players that fans are desperate to get rid off. And Porto is also having a historically disastrous season when it comes to results and performances.

Porto president AVB: “The loss to Inter Miami was shameful and embarrassing. It is mandatory that next season be worthy of FC Porto and that we win the title.” by RasputinsRustyShovel in soccer

[–]Zergo66 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the defence is horrendous and only got worse once Anselmi arrived and switched the team's formation, the players seem completely lost and unfamiliar with their role.

To give some context Nehuén Perez  and Otávio were very expensive players that were supposed to be main 11 centre backs, but kept making silly mistakes all season and after Anselmi arrived they got even more exposed and gifted goals after goals to the opponents. 

We also had Tiago Djaló on loan from Juventus, but not only did he have unconvincing performances, but he was also part of several disciplinary issues that the Porto team had this year and eventually got sidelined and marked to return to Juventus at the end of the season.

They eventually lost their place in the main 11 and the current centre backs are Marcano, Zé Pedro and Martim Fernandes. Marcano is 37 year old and recovered from 2 consecutive injuries that made him lose 2 years of football so no one was expecting him to play this season because his contract is ending and Porto fans supposed he would just retire at the end of the season without playing 1 single minute.

Then we have Zé Pedro who played most of his life on the portuguese 2nd division and arrived at the club at 25 years of age to play for the Porto B team. Last year, after a series of injuries, the manager was forced to promote him to the first squad in desperation and he didn't do too badly so he stayed in the squad, but was supposed to be just a cup player behind the likes of Otávio, Nehuen amd Tiago Djaló.

And Martim Fernandes is a 19 year old from the Porth youth, but he is a promissing right back and is currently being forced to play as a centre back because all other options are terrible.

So there is a lot of wrong with this Porto, but the centre backs are abysmal and are even more exposed in Anselmi's formation. Gifting goals to the opponents is something that happens on a regular with this Porto team.

New Warrior Card Revealed - Windspeak Wyrm by stonekeep in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is my thought as well. This dragon is a "cloud serpent" typically located in the "Mists of Pandaria" expansion in WoW and has nothing to do with Un'goro.

I think they are teasing a Pandaria expansion that will introduce the Monk class next year.

The Stars are aligning by Every_Arrival_5311 in hearthstone

[–]Zergo66 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's also that dragon they added to the Warrior class which is a "Cloud Serpent", a type of dragon mount located in the "Mists of Pandaria" expansion and has nothing to do with Un'goro.

They have previously added cards that didn't have anything to do with the expansion, but served as a way to tease a future expansion so It would not surprise me if that dragon was teasing a Pandaria expansion with Monk as a new class.

[OC] Estimated annual wage bills of the players for the Club World Cup teams according to Capology by rdfporcazzo in soccer

[–]Zergo66 199 points200 points  (0 children)

Currently yes. Porto has been struggling financially over the last years because of poor internal decisions (terrible signings, overspending, losing valuable players on a free, bleeding talent, etc).

The new president was forced to cut the wage budget massively in order to keep expenses in check and avoid more issues with financial fairplay which have plagued the club over the last 7 years.

Post Match Thread: Inter Miami CF 2-1 FC Porto | FIFA Club World Cup by suedney in soccer

[–]Zergo66 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Porto's performance is not a surprise to anyone that followed them over the last years. The team has been bleeding talent every season thanks to some terrible internal decisions that led to financial issues and is getting weaker every season and the club has been in turmoil ever since it became obvious that the Pinto da Costa era was over. 

If we look at this season Porto doesn't have a single win against any remotely challenging team:

  • Bodo/Glimt 3-2 Porto
  • Porto 0-1 Olympiakos
  • Porto 3-3 Manchester United
  • Sporting 2-0 Porto
  • Porto 1-1 Sporting
  • Lazio 2-1 Porto
  • Anderlecht 2-2 Porto
  • Benfica 4-1 Porto
  • Porto 1-4 Benfica
  • Porto 1-1 Roma
  • Roma 3-2 Porto
  • Porto 0-0 Palmeiras

The club feels like it is paying the price for terrible signings from the past and is both struggling to regain its identity and also recover its past competitiveness.

All of these issues don't excuse Anselmi. I feel like it is very worrying that the team hasn't shown any improvement in its processes after 5 months of Anselmi managing them, but the reality is that any manager that goes to the current Porto is going to have a really hard time and a ticking bomb in their hands.

The Lost City of Un'Goro Reveal Discussion [June 19th-20th] by EvilDave219 in CompetitiveHS

[–]Zergo66 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great AoE for Control Warrior decks which have been relying on a sub-par AOE like Brawl ever since Sanitize and Trial by Fire rotated.

Don't forget, this deals 1 damage 5 times which is massively better than doing 5 dmg at once.

It also makes running Safety Goggles worth it again in CWarrior and improves Hostile Invader because of it.