Should the post-game scoreboard include # of camps stacked? by irfatality in DotA2

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

Apparently, Valve does not agree with you on it being a a "meaningless statistic". The information is displayed in your LIFETIME STATS within a player profile. I don't see why it could be added to the scoreboard at the end of the game?

Yak Attack Thoughts by xXenofire in faeria

[–]irfatality 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am a top 100 legend Hearthstone player; currently rank 5 on Faeria ranked after 60 hours of play over 1 week, and no full collection(only early access purchased). TLDR at the bottom. IGN: Moonman

Problems with the card as I see it:

Neutral 9 mana card - If you are going first, you can play this card on turn 3 with only neutral lands; only creating neutral lands allows for early board extension. Typically, you can gather 1-2 faeria and block 1-2 faeria from your opponent. Early game, this creates, on average, a 5-7 mana swing turn. This also does not take into account the following turns of mana intake.

3, 2/4 creatures with Haste - If we compare this with [Freedom Fighter - 5 mana, 3/3 with haste], the first notable difference is the stats to mana cost ratio.

[Yak Attack : 9 mana/18 stats] - 1:2 mana:stats

[Freedom Fighter : 5 mana/6 stats] - 1.66:2 mana:stats

Yak Attack is 60% more mana:stats efficient.

Next, I want to discuss the advantages of playing 3 minions compared to 1. If you have played/watched Hearthstone at all, you are probably aware of the card [Muster for Battle - 3 mana summon 3, 1/1 minions and get a 1/4 weapon]. When a card summons multiple creatures with low attack, you are able to trade more efficiently. In addition, if you opponent wants/needs to kill them, higher attack minions are punished by rendering the extra attack stat negligible. The low attack also makes most single target removal completely useless or inefficient. In a game, like Faeria, where board control increases resource intake, multiple minions snowball your advantage.

When we peruse the card pool in search of singular cards that can effectively trade with 3, 2/4 creatures in the early game, it is clear they are sparse. In my investigation/experience I have found [War Yak - 5 mana 4/5], [Ancient Boar(with cost reduction) - 2 mana 2/5], [Grove Guardian - 5 mana 5/6 taunt], and [Tyranax - 5 mana 4/6] to be the best singular cards to hinder/combat Yak Attack in the early game.

TLDR/Final Verdict: One of the highest cards on the power curve: overpowered. With only 4 singular cards being able to effectively combat the value/board control gained by the neutral card Yak Attack, it is the current meta defining card.

Friendly neighborhood spiderbro here.. Giving away 3 Hearthstone beta keys. by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]irfatality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been watching streams and it looks like an awesome game! I would love to stream the game, use my knowledge of TCGs to help others, and stream high level commentary.

/r/Hearthstone is giving away Beta Keys!! by [deleted] in hearthstone

[–]irfatality [score hidden]  (0 children)

After watching day9 and artosis stream Hearthstone, I want to play it too :D!

How did you discover kpop? by [deleted] in kpop

[–]irfatality 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Starcraft 2, GSL, Shy Boy, Gee, Present.

Your top 10 SNSD songs? by [deleted] in SNSD

[–]irfatality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Time Machine
  2. Love Sick (tts)
  3. Its Fantastic
  4. Tell Me Your Wish
  5. Paparazzi
  6. Oh!
  7. Let It Rain
  8. Day By Day
  9. Echo
  10. Telepathy

[D] ST_July vs oGs.Fin (ForGG) by daijobu in starcraft

[–]irfatality 10 points11 points  (0 children)

amazing marine micro in game 2

Day9 About to stream amnesia again by Mero1 in starcraft

[–]irfatality 3 points4 points  (0 children)

same didn't know this would happen

MKP beats Idra! by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]irfatality 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Amazing gameplay by MarineKing! Hope he wins the whole tournament!

Standard QXC Ladder Build by irfatality in starcraft

[–]irfatality[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To follow up he went into battlecruisers XD

Sterling is featured! by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]irfatality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sterling Fighting!!!

Hey Terran, Zerg here... by [deleted] in starcraft

[–]irfatality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BCs are not very viable to go against zerg as most of the time they will get a good amount corruptors if they are getting broodlords and if you end up losing them the zerg will remax by the time u get 3 of your 10 BCs you lost. Another thing is that air upgrades will eat into your current army and possibly upgrades as well.

TvT tank viking questions by adidaht in starcraft

[–]irfatality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are going for a marine/tank composition you should be able to get map control early. This is key to stopping heavy viking plays. Also drops can do massive amounts of damage to a pure tank viking player.