[PC] Hearthstone - open beta card game from blizzard

[drksage]

no druids are good as they are imo. Buffs on that card will make them even more annoying. Innervate and wild growth are op spells

 

[Negata]

It's crazy to think what a huge balance change it would be if they dropped the mana cost of Druid of the Claw by one mana, if i wasn't limited to 2 a turn i would've won so many more games

i went 4-3

I guess you'll never play again then huh?

I still think Druid of the claw is pretty good as it is though. Versatility is nice even if neither of its forms is outstanding alone.

 

[Omer]

Yeah, i actually had a hand of 4 druids of the claws and 2 swipes at one point, i ended up hero powering for the first 3 turns while drawing more of them...

But still, this game is honestly so great with the iPad / Android version and the fact that i can just press play and start playing and do a few games in 15 minutes

 

[Negata]

But still, this game is honestly so great with the iPad / Android version and the fact that i can just press play and start playing and do a few games in 15 minutes

Ah that is excellent news as I wasn't even aware an Android version was being made. I just might get myself an Android tablet finally when it's released..

 

[Omer]

Ah that is excellent news as I wasn't even aware an Android version was being made. I just might get myself an Android tablet finally when it's released..

It's going to be released on android phones aswell on iPhones aswell. I think the iPad thing was a just a trial. I literally cant wait to just sit at a library and play hearthstone on my phone and pretend im being productive while farming nerds.


I'm actually never going to be productive again once this comes out from iPhones

 

[שเ๒єtгเ๒є]

Independent to the fact I hate such card games, I don't get the sense why they didn't program it for instant playing in the browser, embarrassing.

 

[Negata]

It's going to be released on android phones aswell on iPhones aswell. I think the iPad thing was a just a trial. I literally cant wait to just sit at a library and play hearthstone on my phone and pretend im being productive while farming nerds.


I'm actually never going to be productive again once this comes out from iPhones

I'm not too excited about playing it on my Android phone because I doubt the screen size allows for very comfortable play as it is even when mine is one of the largest (S4), but who knows what kind of UI optimizations they have to make it work sooo... It's awesome that Android is coming in any case.

 

[Omer]

I think that once you know what each card does and all that jazz it doesnt really matter how it looks because your just playing the game then

 

[Negata]

Independent to the fact I hate such card games, I don't get the sense why they didn't program it for instant playing in the browser, embarrassing.

I actually thought about downloading all card data from one of those hearthstone wikis and implementing the gameplay on browser just for the heck of it. It's truly sad they didn't make it available on browser as the first choice.

 

[Omer]

To be fair its a 1.5 GB game somehow

 

[drksage]

Well the graphics are pretty good and from what I know of, there are no hacks for the game. I think making a browser game would make it a lot more hackable imo. Nonetheless, cant wait to play it on my LG G2. Can finally use its amazing graphics for something I can play.

 

[GohanSSJ]

I Lost my first 2 Ducking games in a row druids of the claw are underpowered they need a buff

The problem is that while any card can be great, most of them should be 2 or 3 times in your deck, it's extremely rare that you want more then that.

But still, this game is honestly so great with the iPad / Android version and the fact that i can just press play and start playing and do a few games in 15 minutes

Android version isn't out yet.
Windows version is perfect, when played on a tablet of course. You iOS/Android users are just way behind us Windows users in every way.

I'm not too excited about playing it on my Android phone because I doubt the screen size allows for very comfortable play as it is even when mine is one of the largest (S4), but who knows what kind of UI optimizations they have to make it work sooo... It's awesome that Android is coming in any case.

I'm assuming that phone versions will work very differently. Basically they need to remove the time limit, otherwise it would be impossible to play anywhere but home next to your wifi router, because as soon as you go outside and you are busy all the sudden or your connection pings out, you would loose.
So timeless turn based with a new interface would work.

 

[Negata]

You iOS/Android users are just way behind us Windows users in every way.

I'm a Linux -> Android user by choice and let me tell you it's not in EVERY way we're behind.. (actually there's one particular situation where the only place I want to be is behind!). Obviously I need desktop windows for games though.

I'm assuming that phone versions will work very differently. Basically they need to remove the time limit, otherwise it would be impossible to play anywhere but home next to your wifi router, because as soon as you go outside and you are busy all the sudden or your connection pings out, you would loose.

So timeless turn based with a new interface would work.

I wouldn't go as far as changing the time mechanics although you may be right that some tuning is called for. Disconnections though need to be handled differently. Where I imagine to be playing this is on a bus mostly, maybe on a break at work.. in any case usually in places where I can focus on the game.

The interface then, while it probably works as it is in the desktop version it'd be far from optimal. There's a reason people talk about responsive web design and why shouldn't the same apply to non-web applications as well.

 

[GohanSSJ]

Well why not, I mean you can set it up with different time settings, but in the end if you are on the bus and you need to get out, it's going to be a problem.
Now you could say that you get like double the time, but what if the game then takes like 20-25 mins? In the end turn based with say 12/24 in between turns, would do quite well, allow people multiple games and it should be fine.
They would need to make sure that it's easy to check what cards been played, so that if a game takes long, you don't don't forget about it.

 

[Negata]

I really do like your idea and what kind of new situations it would allow one to play, but then again what would frustrate me is that when I actually do have the time to focus on the game I wouldn't want the other player to disappear for lunch before taking their next turn. Well, of course the mode could be selectable... I don't know, I think I'd prefer the current mode in any case.

 

[drksage]

I like the idea that DrBen said, where you can play multiple games at once. I'd like to expand on the idea, where you have groups for certain queues. Each group is divided by how long a player is going to take to do their turn. So there would be 3 groups: normal play, 5 - 20 minute play, and 20+ minute play. That way, everyone can be happy and not wait for people to finish their turn (like in Words with Friends)

 

[GohanSSJ]

Problem is that 5-20 would create massive problems. You see you might think you get a quick game, but say 10 turns each at 20 mins is 3 hours. What if you are busy at some point? You would loose instantly.

Either keep it under a minute, or go long, not 20 mins, that's just bad.

 

[exclamatio]

Putting it in their launcher also makes it easier to push advertising on their other games

 

[Negata]

Putting it in their launcher also makes it easier to push advertising on their other games

Indeed! This one time I launched Diablo 3 twice in a row before realizing the game looked weird due to clicking the wrong launcher icon.

 

[drksage]

April season is done. Ended in rank 11. Dont know what more I can do with my rogue deck. Only option I have now is to farm dust for a legendary. I might try out priest this season