Unfun+Unrewarding rank system.
easily the best online card game but terrible balancing system, every set comes out with increasingly OP cards, ideas get gimmicky and just downright op. I have no complaints about the animations, currency, f2p availability, events, just the terrible balancing system. Wild is unplayable because you just die on turn 4. Standard feels terrible because any fun deck just gets completely stomped by aggro decks. The only fun I have had in this game lately is from arena and you can only get so far when you get unlucky. To save this game I think they should implement a new rank system where winrate and game duration contribute to how much your rank is going to increase. One last thing is my opinion on battlegrounds, I think that duos was a good idea, allowing teamwork and achieving a similar experience as double-up from TFT. The problem with this idea is the difference in gameplay. In reality you are facing the same 3 boards which isnt what you get in tft. The gamemode just feels repetitive and you aren't getting as much diversity as you would get when you play solo. I don't think changing the player count or combat system would save this mode. Im a big fan of co-op games but battlegrounds should definitely stick to solo and hearthstone should introduce co-op when the time is right.
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Something changed with battlegrounds
I used to play the main game function a lot but once battlegrounds came out I pretty much just play that. For the last couple months I have noticed an issue with it. Minions of playable factions in that round of battlegrounds are supposed to be plentiful if nobody is playing that faction, because there are a limited number of each minion per faction and if nobody buys from a faction then those minions stay in the pool to be used. Recently I have been playing and noticed that when I am the only one playing a faction, say elementals, there are almost no elementals to buy and use. Even though I am the only one buying them and using them, nobody else is playing that faction. If there is a set number and if they are supposed to be showing up more when nobody is buying them because they are sitting in the pool to be bought, then where are all the minions not being used in that faction???? Why are they not coming up to be bought and used??? How come 3-4 players can all play beasts and get super strong with all the same minions and yet when I am the only player playing elementals I get crapped on and can’t find any minions to use?? If this ever gets looked into and changed I’ll change my rating cause I love the game but it’s like every other battlegrounds round I play I will be the only one playing a faction and get crapped on even though I should be the strongest one around since nobody else is buying or looking for the minions that I am.
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Fun, but not what it used to be
Fun game, however the comparison from the first few expansions to now is ludicrous. My dislikes with this game now dont stem from a nostalgic point of view but rather a core change in how the game is played. I remember when a 2 mana card was 3/2 and thats it. Now a 2 mana card is 2/2 with a battlecry, deathrattle and lifesteal. Everything is just getting more and more overpowered with every expansion. Also, the game is now almost purely RNG based. Almost every meta deck is based on some element of RNG. Used to be a 5 star game, and while its still enjoyable, its down to 3 stars now (in my opinion). I think the worst part is just how far this game has fallen and the devs/blizz constantly ignore the feedback…but whats new with Blizz hey?
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If you like card based games you will LOVE Hearthstone!
I have played hearthstone for over 6 years. It is by far the best FREE card game I have played, and I have played many! Many people complain about not getting cards or card packs to flesh out their playing decks. However all of you complaining must expect to get stuff for free or given to you. Blizzard gives away a card pack at least once a week, all you need to do is win in arena or the weekly brawl that changes each week. 1 win in either you get a free card pack. Look let’s face this head on Blizzard is a very large company that does a great job patching and creating fun content. They give Hearthstone away free, and hope that their fan base continues to pump money in to their company so they can continue doing what they are good at. That is creating and updating their games. If they stop earning enough to support their business, well not only Hearthstone is going away but many very successful and popular MMORPG games that blizzard also maintains and creates fresh new content often for. So play Hearthstone for free if you want you can still have a lot of fun with it. The only money I have spent is on their Battlegrounds pass which I play every day, and also on their story line content packs where you get lots of packs, and hero cards etc. In summary my opinion is give it a chance, if you like card games you will like hearthstone. Have fun!
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Great game needs adjustment
This game is great and so fun and I’d recommend it to many people. Problem is that its completely unfair to new players. Rank, catchup packs, and standard sets only do so much. Its even hard for normal players. I love how often cards are released, every four months an expansion and some mini expansions in between, but the amount if legendaries released is unreasonable. I love 2 per class but its too expensive, I don't have that much dust and its unfair to spend so much money on this free to play game. I think It’d be better to have less legendaries ( i mean each class only gets two epics so 1 legendary makes it reasonable? At this point legendaries are just expensive epics.) or make the legendaries cheaper. Its completely overwhelming for people when they spend days grinding for enough dust for a legendary to see 120 get released every year. I love collecting legendaries and goldens and finding new interactions and knowing the legendaries i got a hard ti get is fun, but still its unreasonable. Also, i got really upset because i got a diamond legendary from getting enough cards from that set, but it did not offer any reroll and blizzard wouldn’t allow me to report a bug on forums, just look at the already posted bugs? Pretty weird.
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A lot of bugs but good
When you freeze for a minion in BG the next round the game will unfreeze it and there’s always a million bugs with new patches but other than that it’s good game have enjoyed for ten years
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Started playing this game thinking it was all the others and would be bored quickly however quite the opposite, battle grounds is highly addictive and is fair to all players it’s just a matter of learning the cards and you can potentially defeat anyone. Once you know the cards you have your own plays and wish for cards to come up when they do your monster hand is tried The complexity of this game truely should reward the makers
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10 Years Strong
All I can say is that if you really like card games, paper or digital you can’t go wrong with what is weird to say the OG of the genre. The gameplay can be summarized as stupidly simple to learn, hard to master. If you need an analogy, it’s MTG simplified, but make no mistake that doesn’t make the game less complex. Rather, the game lets you know what is possible within its confines and what isn’t. While also automating things that paper TCG players hate, like rolling for effects, shuffling the deck, making tokens, etc. In terms of constructed play It’s got a strong standard format and a crazy eternal format. While it could use more formats, there are 4 constructed, 2 of which are “good”, being standard and wild. Twist needs a little more thought behind things such as bans and legal sets, but has huge potential. Classic is just, okay, it’s vanilla Hearthstone before power creep set in, so no real depth honestly. Sounds ranty, but the point is there are options for everyone. You even have have a “free” game mode, called Battlegrounds which is this games version of autochess, which I cannot lie is addicting and infuriating. Only gripe is they’re both packs/loot boxes and multiple battle passes. But even those aren't blasted in your face so, to an extent that’s “nice.” TLDR: Like WOW it’s lasted 10 years and counting, so it’s pretty good, plus I can play it on the can.
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Pros and Cons from a seasoned player
Hearthstone! The game everyone loves to hate or hates to love. I am currently waiting for it to redownload because the game has been having issues updating for months, so you have to reinstall to get it to work, so I thought I would write a review. Pros: The game runs smooth, is visually stunning, and has many heroes from the warcraft universe that makes the game fun and enjoyable to play. Animations are nearly perfect, and dropping large minions is satisfying. The game is fairly addicting to play, and you can easily dump hours into it if you’re a fan of magic or Yugioh. Cons: Get ready to pony up some cash! The game is definitely pay to win. Sure, you can do dailies for gold and buy packs that way, but you’re going to have to make this game a full time job to get anywhere near crafting a competitive deck. New expansions come out regularly, which expect the player to drop $80 to get cards necessary to be competitive. Card design is horribly imbalanced and full of overpowered cards (for example, yoggs puzzle box plays 10 random spells with 10 random targets), which makes any hard work during a match feel unsatisfying and a waste of time. Hardly a game of skill and more a game of luck based on who had the larger pocketbook. All in all, unless the devs take a serious hard look in the mirror, don’t waste your time and money. There’s better games out there for you to invest your time and money into. Like Bowmen on the PC.
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Can’t open game..
I reinstalled the app.
Every time I open it up to play, I get a message saying that HS has been updated.
It then redirects me to the App Store to download the updated version. The problem is I already did. The button on the App Store says “open.” When I press it, it brings me back to the game where it tells me “ HS has been updated.”
This cycle never ends. Please fix.
Every time I open it up to play, I get a message saying that HS has been updated.
It then redirects me to the App Store to download the updated version. The problem is I already did. The button on the App Store says “open.” When I press it, it brings me back to the game where it tells me “ HS has been updated.”
This cycle never ends. Please fix.
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