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Caldeum1976 Posts
On November 14 2013 03:40 woodszilla wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 00:09 Sandster wrote:On November 14 2013 00:02 phyvo wrote:
How much am I "losing out" on if I buy packs with gold rather than continuing my arena runs? Between being steady with arena and quest rewards in my limited playtime my gold just keeps on going up and up (915 now with 3 quests to do and an arena already bought) but it just feels like arena takes forever and IDK if I want to rely on it to get all my cards. No one talks about opportunity costs when playing Arena. They just see 150g = pack + often more than 50g worth of rewards. But you spend a looong time to draft and play 3-12 arena games, time that gets you exactly 0g compared to the 3.3g/win in constructed. You still get 10 gold for every 3 wins in arena just like you do in constructed. Arena games also count toward your daily quests.
I'm not sure that you do get the 10 gold for 3 wins in arena. I just watched Trump's stream for verification and after a win there was no pop-up for the wins count under the banner as there usually is in constructed.
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On November 14 2013 06:18 Valiver wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 03:40 woodszilla wrote:On November 14 2013 00:09 Sandster wrote:On November 14 2013 00:02 phyvo wrote:
How much am I "losing out" on if I buy packs with gold rather than continuing my arena runs? Between being steady with arena and quest rewards in my limited playtime my gold just keeps on going up and up (915 now with 3 quests to do and an arena already bought) but it just feels like arena takes forever and IDK if I want to rely on it to get all my cards. No one talks about opportunity costs when playing Arena. They just see 150g = pack + often more than 50g worth of rewards. But you spend a looong time to draft and play 3-12 arena games, time that gets you exactly 0g compared to the 3.3g/win in constructed. You still get 10 gold for every 3 wins in arena just like you do in constructed. Arena games also count toward your daily quests. I'm not sure that you do get the 10 gold for 3 wins in arena. I just watched Trump's stream for verification and after a win there was no pop-up for the wins count under the banner as there usually is in constructed.
Hmm that's wierd I could have sworn I saw it pop up last night when I was playing.
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Has anyone tried HS on Windows 8/8.1 touchscreen yet?
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Pretty cool discussion on Arena guys. What if they let you bet on your deck (with gold) after you have constructed it for extra rewards?
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What do you lose if you don't earn the amount of wins you bet? 1-5 of your rewards depending how far off you were? Or can you only bet an amount of gold you have?
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Think of it like poker. You can raise past you're 150g fee (with gold funds you already have) with your 'gold bet'. Maybe your winnings scale on the # of wins? Something like:
0 wins = 0% of gold bet back.
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5 wins = 100% of gold bet back.
6 wins = 125%
7 wins = 150%
8 wins = 200%
9 wins = 250% of your gold bet back
This is just one of the many ways it could be implemented.
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On November 14 2013 06:00 Reaps wrote:
Is Arena ranked in any way? Or can a bronze guy get matched up with masters + ?
The ingame texts seem to indicate that your MMR is used for Arena matchmaking, too. So you should get someone close to you in skill.
Don't know if Arena play influences your MMR tho.
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On November 14 2013 06:18 Valiver wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 03:40 woodszilla wrote:On November 14 2013 00:09 Sandster wrote:On November 14 2013 00:02 phyvo wrote:
How much am I "losing out" on if I buy packs with gold rather than continuing my arena runs? Between being steady with arena and quest rewards in my limited playtime my gold just keeps on going up and up (915 now with 3 quests to do and an arena already bought) but it just feels like arena takes forever and IDK if I want to rely on it to get all my cards. No one talks about opportunity costs when playing Arena. They just see 150g = pack + often more than 50g worth of rewards. But you spend a looong time to draft and play 3-12 arena games, time that gets you exactly 0g compared to the 3.3g/win in constructed. You still get 10 gold for every 3 wins in arena just like you do in constructed. Arena games also count toward your daily quests. I'm not sure that you do get the 10 gold for 3 wins in arena. I just watched Trump's stream for verification and after a win there was no pop-up for the wins count under the banner as there usually is in constructed.
You can fullfill some of the daily quests when playing arena in the current patch, but the 10 gold per 3 wins does not apply.
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On November 14 2013 13:46 Cyroch wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 06:00 Reaps wrote:
Is Arena ranked in any way? Or can a bronze guy get matched up with masters + ? The ingame texts seem to indicate that your MMR is used for Arena matchmaking, too. So you should get someone close to you in skill. Don't know if Arena play influences your MMR tho.
I'm really not sure on this one, the first match in arena is usually a free-win for me. Only expection when I play someone with a "constructed" deck. The more you win, the more you get matched against ppl that have your same winning ratio.
I'm talking from personal experience so I can't be a 100% sure but the fact that after 6, 7 wins I start fighting better decks/players is a given. Also, it happened a couple of times that I ended up fighiting the same player twice in an arena. It usually happens when I lose a match at the start and on the way to 9-1 I meet the player again. So I can guess that the player that beat me has a very high win ratio in this arena and because I'm at 7-1 or 8-1 the game matches me against him. Just my personal speculation.
Also while it's true that you can have an arena medal atm it has no value and it can't be downgraded. So the moment you hit 9 wins you get the GranMaster medal (which is currently impossible to get on constructed).
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Are they going to add an ingame chat anytime in the future..? I heard they are not  Would be such a shame if they don't.
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Northern Ireland22206 Posts
Pretty sure their intention is to never have ingame chat with strangers.
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On November 14 2013 18:25 FetTerBender wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 06:18 Valiver wrote:On November 14 2013 03:40 woodszilla wrote:On November 14 2013 00:09 Sandster wrote:On November 14 2013 00:02 phyvo wrote:
How much am I "losing out" on if I buy packs with gold rather than continuing my arena runs? Between being steady with arena and quest rewards in my limited playtime my gold just keeps on going up and up (915 now with 3 quests to do and an arena already bought) but it just feels like arena takes forever and IDK if I want to rely on it to get all my cards. No one talks about opportunity costs when playing Arena. They just see 150g = pack + often more than 50g worth of rewards. But you spend a looong time to draft and play 3-12 arena games, time that gets you exactly 0g compared to the 3.3g/win in constructed. You still get 10 gold for every 3 wins in arena just like you do in constructed. Arena games also count toward your daily quests. I'm not sure that you do get the 10 gold for 3 wins in arena. I just watched Trump's stream for verification and after a win there was no pop-up for the wins count under the banner as there usually is in constructed. You can fullfill some of the daily quests when playing arena in the current patch, but the 10 gold per 3 wins does not apply.
Yea I think I must have had a "win 3 games with any class quest" which i completed in arena and just clicked through it to fast for it to fully register in my brain. Sorry for the misinformation.
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On November 14 2013 20:59 Reaps wrote:Are they going to add an ingame chat anytime in the future..? I heard they are not Would be such a shame if they don't.
I wish they would at least add a few more emotes. I need a better way to display my frustration or amusement. Just a LOL and a 'You gotta be kidding me' would be cool.
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I have a really hard time playing against Priests in constructed, considering just how many straight up removals they have with SW , SW:D, and MC. It's not like a lot of the other cards that deal damage or do it based on a minion's health, but it's just "Card X with Y attack is now dead." Just general advice in playing against a Priest (it seems classes with Weapons fare a lot better, but I've been trying to get proficient with a Druid.. which is rough against all the Priest/Mages) would be great.
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On November 15 2013 02:36 woodszilla wrote:Show nested quote +On November 14 2013 20:59 Reaps wrote:Are they going to add an ingame chat anytime in the future..? I heard they are not Would be such a shame if they don't. I wish they would at least add a few more emotes. I need a better way to display my frustration or amusement. Just a LOL and a 'You gotta be kidding me' would be cool.
Oh just think of the possibilities if emotes were rewards.
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On November 15 2013 06:50 Sandster wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2013 02:36 woodszilla wrote:On November 14 2013 20:59 Reaps wrote:Are they going to add an ingame chat anytime in the future..? I heard they are not Would be such a shame if they don't. I wish they would at least add a few more emotes. I need a better way to display my frustration or amusement. Just a LOL and a 'You gotta be kidding me' would be cool. Oh just think of the possibilities if emotes were rewards.
not rewards but for sale! blizzards gotta make that money
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On November 15 2013 06:50 Sandster wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2013 02:36 woodszilla wrote:On November 14 2013 20:59 Reaps wrote:Are they going to add an ingame chat anytime in the future..? I heard they are not Would be such a shame if they don't. I wish they would at least add a few more emotes. I need a better way to display my frustration or amusement. Just a LOL and a 'You gotta be kidding me' would be cool. Oh just think of the possibilities if emotes were rewards.
I'd pay money for a "Clever Girl" emote!
There really does need to be something along the lines of a "you got lucky" emote. For example, I played a game last night mage vs mage in arena. They had an ooze and fairie dragon out. I cast arcane missles and it killed the dragon and hit the ooze once so I was able to just ping it and kill it. I got very lucky.
Also saw this one on the forums who stole it from some show, but there should be a table flip emote. A version of concede that just flips the board over and sends cards flying so you can use it when your opponent topdecks that one card or does something equally table flip worthy.
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Caldeum1976 Posts
On November 15 2013 07:17 serum321 wrote:Show nested quote +On November 15 2013 06:50 Sandster wrote:On November 15 2013 02:36 woodszilla wrote:On November 14 2013 20:59 Reaps wrote:Are they going to add an ingame chat anytime in the future..? I heard they are not Would be such a shame if they don't. I wish they would at least add a few more emotes. I need a better way to display my frustration or amusement. Just a LOL and a 'You gotta be kidding me' would be cool. Oh just think of the possibilities if emotes were rewards. I'd pay money for a "Clever Girl" emote! There really does need to be something along the lines of a "you got lucky" emote. For example, I played a game last night mage vs mage in arena. They had an ooze and fairie dragon out. I cast arcane missles and it killed the dragon and hit the ooze once so I was able to just ping it and kill it. I got very lucky. Also saw this one on the forums who stole it from some show, but there should be a table flip emote. A version of concede that just flips the board over and sends cards flying so you can use it when your opponent topdecks that one card or does something equally table flip worthy.
Wow some kind of rage-quit emote would be awesome.
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On November 15 2013 06:22 Supah wrote:I have a really hard time playing against Priests in constructed, considering just how many straight up removals they have with SW , SW:D, and MC. It's not like a lot of the other cards that deal damage or do it based on a minion's health, but it's just "Card X with Y attack is now dead." Just general advice in playing against a Priest (it seems classes with Weapons fare a lot better, but I've been trying to get proficient with a Druid.. which is rough against all the Priest/Mages) would be great.
protip: use cards or buff them to 4 attack power.. and after priest gets 8 crystals make sure you can deal with one of your units getting mc'd
i use priest deck and follow the same principle, never lost vs priest lol
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I love playing Blue control in Magic the Gathering, which hero would be the closest to this play style?
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