Hearthstone - Boomsday Card Review Compilation |
- Boomsday Card Review Compilation
- I friended every single ranked opponent for 150 matches. Here are the results.
- Deathrattle animation of Mecha'thun at ChinaJoy 2018
- Ladies and gentlemen... we got him.
- How Did That Get Past QA?!
- So...if you play the new paladin legendary and resummon the new 1/1 mech....
- My girlfriend and I love to open packs together on expansions release and compare the result on paper, old fashioned way. So I made this printable chart for her.
- If you want to play with Whizbang, but don't feel like using your dust on him, consider making a new account only for him
- I never thought I would see the day
- I had a major flashback to GVG when reading this
- Just spotted C'Thun heading to the shops...
- "Your Heropower MUST be used every turn" Unless of course it doesn't.
- What is this, a Gorehowl for Ant?!?
- Most Over/Underrated Boomsday Arena Cards! [Grinning Goat]
- Probably my new favorite card back TBH.
- Sometimes arena rewards are pretty okay
- 'Twas the night before Boomsday...
- When you just can't wait for Mecha'thun to release
- Found a pic of my dog learning from his Hearthstone mentor
- Last day of Old meta, and i think I'm Lucky today. Someone had better opening hand with Healzoolock?
- Can we get a random card back option?
- Gotta love those Wandering Monster high rolls
- After only seeing your opponent's cardback,how would you describe him?
- Frostbolting Bittertide Hydra doesn’t deal damage to the enemy hero
| Boomsday Card Review Compilation Posted: 02 Aug 2018 07:26 PM PDT Boomsday Project: Streamer and Pro Set ReviewsThis thread is dedicated to compiling all the streamer and community card review projects (and contests) leading up to the Expansion launch. If there is enough interest or support, I will continually update this post up to August 7th (Boomsday launch). If there are too many links to choose from my recomondations are:
Community Reviews and Contests
Streamer Card Reviews and TheorycraftingIf you want card reviews after all the cards have been released, focus on Twitch links and stay away from Youtube Playlists.
Not likely to publish:Reynad, Noxious, Savj Unsure if will publish:AskHearthstone, ConcernedmomHS, Drjikininki, Dog (Japan?), Eloise, Frodan (Omni/Stone?), Hafu, Neirea, Shadybunny If a link is broken, or there is a streamer to add, please let me know in the comments below (preferably with correct link)and I will update accordingly ~/u/cgmcnama [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I friended every single ranked opponent for 150 matches. Here are the results. Posted: 06 Aug 2018 07:26 AM PDT Hey guys, Lt Wheat here. Back in May, I decided to do social experiment in Hearthstone. As I lamented an 80g Challenge a Friend! quest and my empty friends list, I began to wonder: what would happen if I friend requested every single one of my opponents after each match? How many would accept? How many would rage at me? Would my deck or my opponent's deck affect the likelihood? I decided to embark on a quest on the ranked ladder, hopefully fattening up my friends list and learning a thing or two along the way. I've typed everything about the experiment up, scientific method-style. TL;DR, have a look at the end of the results section. Here is the link to the spreadsheet with the raw data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GeFtyFL5M0LpAwxPjNaZmHEdbuP8xOpIi2RiiDwWSSA/edit?usp=sharing Purpose:What percentage of Hearthstone players will accept friend requests? What factors accept the likelihood of a friend request being accepted? Hypotheses:
Deck Recipes (Materials):Most of the terms/deck names recorded should be pretty familiar to most ladder players. However, there are several intricacies worth noting, particularly in my own decks, which tended to be budget variants.
Methods:
Results:The fun part! Here are the major (TL;DR) findings:
Here's a slightly more detailed breakdown: Friend acceptance rate by match outcome:
Acceptance rate by deck played:
Acceptance rate by opponent deck:
Ok, I know I said 5 matches was the threshold, but I had to throw in the Odd Druid deck with the fat 100%. What a stand up guy! Conclusions:Drawing inferences from this data should be done with caution. 150 matches is not a sufficient sample size, and the data analysis really starts to break down when looking at opponent decks. 5 matches was the threshold for analyzing these decks, which is laughably small. 1 match makes the difference between a 40% and 60% acceptance rate in these cases.
Future Improvements:The data presents an interesting picture, but a lot remains unclear. While doing this project, I thought of several ways it could be improved (that I was too lazy to look into):
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| Deathrattle animation of Mecha'thun at ChinaJoy 2018 Posted: 06 Aug 2018 08:00 AM PDT
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| Ladies and gentlemen... we got him. Posted: 05 Aug 2018 08:48 PM PDT
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| So...if you play the new paladin legendary and resummon the new 1/1 mech.... Posted: 05 Aug 2018 11:54 PM PDT That means you just Kangor-Roo'd. I refuse to believe this is not intentional. [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Posted: 06 Aug 2018 02:22 AM PDT So I have been really thinking about wether i wanted to craft whizbang or not, because on one hand, he gives access to 18 decks just by himself, but on the other hand, he cannot be put into any other decks i want to try. In contrast, Kangor is just a 1/2 that doesnt do that much exciting, but I am still going to include him in every one of my (likely futile) attempts at making a good control paladin. If you feel somewhat in the same boat, and you have some time to spare before the expansion, there is a solution: To create a new account, dedicated only to playing with whizbang. Now the great thing about whizbang is that you get the full value from him even if you have a completely empty collection. You only need to collect 1600 dust, and then never have to craft any more cards. Turns out, with all the free stuff and starter quests given to new players, this is easily achieved if you are willing to put in a couple of hours of grinding. For starters, you get a free legendary from completing the prologue in the Frozen Throne, as well as one when Boomsday launches. Thats already half the dust needed, or even more if you count the 3 free packs from Boomsday. The remaining 700 dust can be collected from stuff like the starter quests, arena runs (you get one for free), recruiting your account (gives a pack), playing monster hunt for 4 packs and much more. At absolute worst you need to open 10 witchwood packs for the guaranteed legendary, if you get 40 dust from all other packs. But thats very unlikely. I had 700 dust even before i got the legendary from witchwood! I now have an account named WhizbangOnly with a completely empty collection and 1180 dust on it. Can't wait for the expansion to launch :) [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I never thought I would see the day Posted: 06 Aug 2018 05:17 AM PDT
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| I had a major flashback to GVG when reading this Posted: 06 Aug 2018 08:27 AM PDT
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| Just spotted C'Thun heading to the shops... Posted: 06 Aug 2018 01:58 AM PDT
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| "Your Heropower MUST be used every turn" Unless of course it doesn't. Posted: 06 Aug 2018 04:33 AM PDT
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| What is this, a Gorehowl for Ant?!? Posted: 05 Aug 2018 01:18 PM PDT
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| Most Over/Underrated Boomsday Arena Cards! [Grinning Goat] Posted: 06 Aug 2018 05:35 AM PDT Hey guys, This is Merps from the Grinning Goat. Along with /u/adwcta, we have updated the Lightforge Arena Tier List (now with buckets!) for The Boomsday Project. We've added all of the new cards and adjusted existing cards in anticipation of the new meta so you guys can dominate from Day 1. Read ahead and check out the tier list if you want to gain an advantage on Day 1 of Boomsday! The Bucket System Gone are the days where a simple score system would be enough to evaluate a card. In previous expansions, we could algorithmically determine the value of a card and tell you guys exactly how good a card will be. Since Blizzard changed the draft to a bucket system (you can read more about the system in the latest update here), a single numerical score does not serve the purpose it once did before. Now, the quality of a card can only be evaluated relative to the other cards offered in the same bucket. A tier score 120 card is obviously really good, but if it's being offered with tier score 150+ cards, that card will be outshined and picked far less often. On the flip side, a tier score 100 card is mediocre, but it can be a huge boon when it's offered with tier score 70 cards. This has become a key skill in drafting…identifying which cards are overbucketed (placed in too high of a bucket, do not pick) and which cards are underbucketed (placed in too low of a bucket, pick this and extract value). Let's check out some of the overbucketed and underbucketed cards from the Boomsday expansion! Overbucketed Below are some cards that are grossly misbucketed according to our tier scores (you can see the buckets for all the Boomsday cards on our Tier List by choosing Bucket viewing mode). This means that out of the 7 buckets for each class, there is a 3 bucket difference between where our tier score would place a card and the ultimate bucket that the card ended up in. For example, a card that's offered in the 1st bucket would be a 4th bucket card, and a card that's offered in the 2nd bucket would be a 5th bucket card, according to our tier list scores. E.M.P. Operative (Currently in 4th bucket, should be in 7th bucket) – Hate cards are nothing new for Arena players, as we've seen Golakka Crawler and Dragonslayer become staple cards in many drafted decks. But those aforementioned cards provide vanilla stats for its mana cost, giving the player pure upside when the opportunity arises to destroy a pirate or deal 6 damage to a dragon. E.M.P. Operative is no Dragonslayer. 5 mana for a mere 3/3 worth of stats is abysmal, and you'll oftentimes be holding onto this card for a long time, hoping for that big swing turn that will likely never come. Electrowright (Currently in 4th bucket, should be in 7th bucket) – 3 mana for a 3/3 minion isn't that terrible, but there are plenty of good cards in the 4th bucket (Dragonslayer, Lone Champion, Bone Drake etc). The chance of you having a 5 mana spell in your hand is very low, and the payoff is too small. Avoid and pick something better. Weapons Project (Currently in 4th bucket, should be in 7th bucket) – Weapon hate is useful in the Arena, but only when it's attached to a card that already gives you value for its mana cost. This card requires you to pay mana and give up a card to give your opponent the same benefit that you get. That's an exchange you never want to make in the Arena. Voltaic Burst (Currently in 2nd bucket, should be in 5th bucket) – Voltaic Burst is a perfect example of a good card that's punching way above its level. It's going up against cards like Lightning Storm... a premium card that can swing the game dramatically. If you take Voltaic Burst, you're probably giving up value with this pick. Underbucketed Below are some cards that are grossly underbucketed. Once again, this means that there is a 3 bucket difference between where our tier score would place a card and the ultimate bucket that the card ended up in. Pick these cards to get some serious value in your draft. Giggling Inventor (Currently in 3rd bucket, should be in top section of 1st bucket) – Okay, not exactly a 3 bucket difference according to our criteria, but we strongly believe that Giggling Inventor is going to be a meta defining card in the Boomsday meta. 5 mana for so much split stats (and two mechs!) almost guarantees that you will have board initiative when it comes back to your turn. Aggro, Midrange, and Control decks will all benefit from having this card in the deck. As a 3rd bucket card, we believe this is an auto-pick. Mechanical Whelp (Currently in 6th bucket, should be in upper 2nd bucket) – I will admit, I found this card underwhelming when I first saw it. 6 mana for a 2/2 just doesn't seem that great…but you can't deny the raw stats that it provides, even if the bulk of the stats are delayed. You can think of it like a Possessed Lackey that always pulls a 7/7, which is no easy feat in the Arena. This card might not be appropriate for extremely aggressive decks, but as a 6th bucket pick, you should usually be happy to see this card. Cybertech Chip (Currently in 6th bucket, should be in 1st bucket) – Just insane value for 2 mana. As long as you have 2 minions on the board, you're already getting good value from the draw. Also, mechs will more often synergize with each other because of the magnetic property, giving you cards that have a high chance of buffing each other and gaining initiative. Paired with the two premium mechs that Hunters got this expansion (Venomizer and Spider Bot), this is a premium card that should always be picked. Omega Assembly (Currently in 5th bucket, should be in upper 1st bucket) – Omega Assembly comes in at a whopping 198 tier list score, making Omega Assembly the highest tier score card in Boomsday…and Blizzard put it into the 5th bucket. I don't think I need to explain why this card is so insane…the interesting aspect is that Blizzard systematically underbucketed all of the Omega cards. According to our scores, Omega Medic and Omega Mind are the only Omega cards that are properly bucketed. All other Omega cards are severely underbucketed, which means that you can extract value by picking those cards whenever you see them. That's a slight preview of the over/underbucketed cards that you'll see in the first week of the Arena. We only listed a few of the most egregious examples here, so check out the tier list if you want to see all of the scores and buckets! Good luck to everyone who will be playing Arena after the Boomsday launch. For in depth (and I mean seriously in depth) analysis, check out our YouTube video series where we break down ALL the info (in a breezy 8 hours!) you need for the expansion. ADWCTA and I will be playing a ton once the expansion hits, and you can come draft and learn the expansion with us on our Twitch channel every night starting Tuesday at 7 PM eastern time. See you guys in the Arena! Best, Merps [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Probably my new favorite card back TBH. Posted: 05 Aug 2018 10:38 PM PDT
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| Sometimes arena rewards are pretty okay Posted: 06 Aug 2018 07:29 AM PDT
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| 'Twas the night before Boomsday... Posted: 06 Aug 2018 06:19 AM PDT Here we are again can you believe it? If you want to read the poems from expansions past, check 'em out here: Enjoy, (and may all your pack legends be golden and your epics be plentiful)!
'Twas the night before Boomsday.The Netherstorm swirled like a dream. All was silent and subdued like Mike Donais on stream.
When suddenly the Boomsday clock chimed the hour of eleven And cackling from the void rode the infamous Doctor Seven.
With him came the mech tribe from their years long hiatus "Time to remind all you noobs why everyone hated us"
"My science is supreme! My electricity will zap! Behold an expansion that's thematically all over the map!"
First up came the Priests wondering if there was a plan To have an identity other than 'make your opponent feelsbadman'
Boom rubbed hands and said "Anduin, You've felt forgotten & alone" But fear not! YOUR priestly science is the ability to CLONE!"
Seeing his Situational Cairne Anduin couldn't help but ask "So what unique thing are you giving to each other class?"
Boom coughed a bit and walked over to Gul'Dan "How about TWO minions that copy themselves And... a way to buff hands!"
Anduin and Uther raised their brows But Boom knew what to do. "Also How about a 1 mana draw 3 because why not break Zoo."
Boom approached Rogue next, and said 'My dear-a Valeera "You often get backstabbed by Blizzard, I know and I hear ya,"
"But what if I give you a mechanic That's unique as heck, "How about you make COPIES of things that go back into your deck!"
Anduin protested! "Hey that's enough! At least I alone have Deathrattle synergies and stuff."
Val and Boom eyed each other and she whispered to his Mech, "Maybe you should have given HIM the card that deletes your deck."
Boom then went to Shaman "That Rogue may be Attractive, "But YOU my man understand that RNG is both fun AND interactive!"
"So here's more elementals, and an evolve worse than your hero", (the chance of any of it being played over Shudderwock - zero)
"No support for freeze again?" Thrall took the news hard But Boom announced that he still had to create one more card.
Anduin jeered "You better not say cloning, or else i'll throw a fit!" Boom then sprang to his feet and said 'EUREKA I'VE GOT IT!"
'Speaking of random' Boom turned now to Jaina "Listen, let me be honest and let me be plain..uh…
I forgot you're a class," He feebly emoted. "So, I filtered r/customhearthstone by memes 'most downvoted'
Let's see, how about spell power AND random minions, that sound OK? Or legendary card draw that requires you misplay?"
Jaina just smiled and let the awkwardness pass. Cause in wild she knew snow chugger is gonna kick ass.
Boom then summoned the Warriors, Hunters and Pallys, "Check out the mechanic around which all y'all will rally,
It's called Magnetic and It's a buff thing for Mechs. We're charging head first like Leeroy Into this ONE TYPE OF DECK.
We'll ignore other archetypes but there's no reason to doubt Because single expansion tribal synergies ALWAYS work out."
And the three classes were nervous. Rexxar asked (oh so polite): 'That means that OF COURSE the neutral mechs will be viable…right?"
Boom spun on his heel and turned to the last class in line. "Mechs might be cool but GARDENING is divine!"
"So Here's ramp! And big minions!And the game's most powerful cloning!"
And they laughed at Anduin's now audible groaning.
But Malfurion wasn't sure. Would any of this work? Or is it all just a rank 25 circle jerk?
But Boom wasn't done. Silencing any refuters, he whispered to Malphie, "How bout a 4-mana sprint... that tutors?"
Then the Doc cackled "The memiest expansion of all time is comin'" And then with a flourish he pressed his big red mech button:
"On Shredder, I mean Reaper, on face up worse secret!" "On Whizbang and Mecha'Thun and card crafting regret!"
And that's when his ultimate plan was made clear "Time to Make Togwaggle Decks break wild for a year"
He truly WAS Mad, there now was no doubt. But then again, breaking the meta is what Team5 is about.
So pick child your OTK, it's no use to fight - Happy Boomsday to all and to all a good night! [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When you just can't wait for Mecha'thun to release Posted: 05 Aug 2018 01:16 PM PDT
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| Found a pic of my dog learning from his Hearthstone mentor Posted: 06 Aug 2018 07:27 AM PDT
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| Last day of Old meta, and i think I'm Lucky today. Someone had better opening hand with Healzoolock? Posted: 06 Aug 2018 08:09 AM PDT
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| Can we get a random card back option? Posted: 06 Aug 2018 06:43 AM PDT As an indecisive person, I would really appreciate if there was an option to randomize my card backs every game. Gotta flex on those haters :/ [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gotta love those Wandering Monster high rolls Posted: 05 Aug 2018 08:55 PM PDT
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| After only seeing your opponent's cardback,how would you describe him? Posted: 05 Aug 2018 11:43 PM PDT Standard Cardback :my opponent is either a new player or literally a hearthstone god,no in between [link] [comments] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frostbolting Bittertide Hydra doesn’t deal damage to the enemy hero Posted: 05 Aug 2018 10:17 PM PDT
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