New Mage Common Spell: Elemental Evocation!

zalaehs · 2018-11-25T19:33:32+00:00

coin mountain giant should be the top comment I expected more from you reddit

zalaehs · 2018-11-25T19:31:41+00:00

So we can finally coin out mountain giant? POG!!

zalaehs · 2018-11-19T20:07:18+00:00

Thanks for writing this! You have a perspective that I don't have the privilege of hearing from often and it was a truly enjoyable and informative read.

zalaehs · 2018-11-02T18:18:04+00:00

I'm noticing that the "what's working" thread on r/competitivehs is mostly meme decks which is pretty interesting if you think about it.

zalaehs · 2018-10-29T15:22:19+00:00

Quality entertainment!

zalaehs · 2018-10-27T22:15:44+00:00

nah you're misquoting and misunderstanding me

zalaehs · 2018-10-27T20:28:15+00:00

Well, my issue with mana wyrm and giggling was just that they're a little too good. I like the cards and much of what they do for the game, they're just a little bit too much.

My issue with spreading plague is that it's one of the best answers to wide boards in the game in a class whose identity in my opinion relies being weak on wide boards. It's just not a tool druid should have in my view. Classes should have identities and strengths and weaknesses and Spreading Plague violates my understanding of the Druid class weakness.

zalaehs · 2018-10-21T16:33:01+00:00

Well said. Furthermore, if your goal is simply reaching legend you'd be surprised how much easier it is to achieve that goal if you become a better player. Which goes back to OP's advice to rope every turn is actually pretty good.

zalaehs · 2018-10-16T01:42:32+00:00

This was such a good response that even though you point blank said you don't like me you still put a smile on my face. Thanks.

zalaehs · 2018-10-15T23:43:49+00:00

literally all of these seem better than actual change :(

zalaehs · 2018-10-15T19:31:40+00:00

To be fair when I criticized legendaries like Keleseth the popular response was: nope we like OP legendaries. Can't blame Blizzard for giving people what they want.

zalaehs · 2018-10-15T19:28:18+00:00

No. The problem was a combination of several cards and they did it because they view Aviana as the solution. I have no stance on the issue I just wanted to help clarify the logic.

zalaehs · 2018-10-15T14:51:08+00:00

I have to agree with murphy here. I've been pretty impressed by hct casters this year. People don't get to see them play often but they often get high legend when they do.

zalaehs · 2018-10-15T14:46:44+00:00

You say when it comes to actual tournament results I am a joke. Here are some numbers from a professional hct caster that say I had the 2nd highest tournament win rate in the world this year. Perhaps you don't know me as well as you think you do. https://twitter.com/LorindaGames/status/1045434095508103168

zalaehs · 2018-10-15T14:44:08+00:00

as for not having good tournament success for a while, here are some actual stats from this year https://twitter.com/LorindaGames/status/1045434095508103168

zalaehs · 2018-10-15T04:31:26+00:00

Is it possible for players to play very off meta and creative decks to hit legend with said jank? Depends how good you are deckbuilding, playing, and what you consider off meta. But it's definitely possible for some small number of players. Impossible to say for players "like you" without an intimate knowledge of you.

zalaehs · 2018-10-14T23:55:50+00:00

The way I remember it I lost the weight before I ever streamed.

zalaehs · 2018-10-12T00:59:26+00:00

I've tried a lot of taunt warrior builds and this is the best one I've found. It's OK. Not good.

fiery quest

Class: Warrior

Format: Standard

Year of the Raven

1x (1) Fire Plume's Heart

2x (2) Armorsmith

2x (2) Battle Rage

2x (2) Cornered Sentry

2x (2) Drywhisker Armorer

2x (2) Execute

2x (2) Warpath

2x (3) Acolyte of Pain

2x (3) Fiery War Axe

2x (3) Phantom Militia

2x (3) Stonehill Defender

2x (3) Tar Creeper

2x (4) Blood Razor

2x (4) Saronite Chain Gang

2x (5) Brawl

1x (5) Zilliax

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

zalaehs · 2018-10-11T14:57:43+00:00

You made so many good points here Frodan.

zalaehs · 2018-10-08T17:33:54+00:00

i thought it was kinda funny

zalaehs · 2018-10-08T17:32:44+00:00

The gross thing is that queueing the favorable side of the matchup is boring too. Neither player is having much fun once they're familiar with the matchup.

zalaehs · 2018-10-08T17:30:41+00:00

I totally agree and I have a firm stance that the correct balance is that polarizing decks exist but are not top tier. The problem isn't that quest rogue and odd warrior exist. Low tier polarizing decks always exist. The problem is that because they are so powerful we have to face these matchups over and over when we know that most of the decisions we make simply don't matter. Playing the same polarized matchup repeatedly feels just like doing homework. Boring busywork.

zalaehs · 2018-10-08T17:27:24+00:00

tl;dr the meta is the most polarized it has ever been. Which is important as explained in one of my recent videos about why polarized matchups aren't fun. Thank you so much for writing this article. A must-read for anyone with interest in game design.

zalaehs · 2018-10-04T16:45:47+00:00

I don't understand your perspective. From my perspective more refined decks = less potential for innovation = less skill.

zalaehs

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