Re:Hearth Stone: How many packs to get a full collection?
by naturalethic on Saturday October 18, 2014 @01:03PM
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I'm going to post a gripe here because it's been on my mind. When a player drops a Naxramus card, I usually concede immediately. A player with those cards will usually win against one without them anyway. Those cards cost $20 bucks or something to get. But thats not the reason I don't upgrade. The reason is I don't want to have those cards and be matched up with someone who doesn't have them. Players with nax cards should be matched with only other players who have them. Blizzard has built in a disincentive for players like me to buy their expansion.
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Re:Hearth Stone: How many packs to get a full collection?
by matchu on Saturday October 18, 2014 @01:25PM
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The same can be said for legendary cards, too: I don't have any of the great legendaries like Cairne or Sylvanas or Ragnaros, so we could argue that I shouldn't be matched against those people—but, when I do go up against those cards, I find that I have about the same win rate as against any other deck. Probably slightly lower, but not enough for me to really notice.
Some of the Naxx cards are definitely cool, but, like all the other cool cards, none of them make or break the game. Sure, Sludge Belcher is the best taunter in the game right now, but it's only slightly better than the Sen'jin Shieldmasta, which is still a fantastic card and is still absolutely free.
Access to good cards is helpful, but nowhere near as important as strategy and experience. Heck, go watch some of those free-to-play folks who start fresh accounts, never pay money, and still rank waaay up. If you refuse to concede when things look bad, you might be surprised by how well you do.
(Also, the Naxx single-player content is excellent. Even if you choose not the use the rewards, Naxx itself might still be worth the price.)
Re:Hearth Stone: How many packs to get a full collection?
by nicholassmith on Saturday October 18, 2014 @02:11PM
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With the Nax cards there's always a weakness, Blizzard introduced them to change the meta but they made sure people could still enjoy the game without forking over too much capital. I've only done the first two dungeons, but I've always held my own against those playing the cards from it.
Re:Hearth Stone: How many packs to get a full collection?
by smgoller on Saturday October 18, 2014 @02:11PM
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You can easily earn those cards without paying cash for them, the wings can be unlocked with gold earned by doing daily quests and arena. (which will turn a profit if you're good enough)