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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #150 on: January 18, 2014, 01:33:07 pm »
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #151 on: January 18, 2014, 05:16:23 pm »
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Darn, that would be why I couldn't find a download link
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #152 on: January 18, 2014, 05:39:27 pm »
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Darn, that would be why I couldn't find a download link

If you sign up now, hopefully it won't take too long. It took me maybe two weeks from signing up for the beta to getting my key.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #153 on: January 18, 2014, 06:29:18 pm »
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Yeah, I cant even find the sign up link!
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #154 on: January 18, 2014, 06:48:41 pm »
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http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Create an account in the upper right corner.

Once you create it, log in and somewhere should be an option for "Beta opt-in" or somethinig like that.  Select Hearthstone and you're good to go!
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #155 on: January 19, 2014, 07:31:19 am »
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http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Create an account in the upper right corner.

Once you create it, log in and somewhere should be an option for "Beta opt-in" or somethinig like that.  Select Hearthstone and you're good to go!


Yeah, im logged into battle net, that part wasn't the problem.

Cannot find the opt in part..

Not in the general links, FAQ or even on the forums.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #156 on: January 19, 2014, 08:07:22 am »
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Try checking you account page?
https://battle.net/account/management/

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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #157 on: January 19, 2014, 08:16:36 am »
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Try checking you account page?
https://battle.net/account/management/

Yep, and went to Beta Profile Settings
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #158 on: January 19, 2014, 10:47:27 am »
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Try checking you account page?
https://battle.net/account/management/

Yep, and went to Beta Profile Settings

Hm.  I just logged on, and you're right, it's not there.  Perhaps its because they're done giving away beta keys in preparation for the open beta to start.

I would imagine that it's not going to be too much longer.  They recently patched a few cards and said they were very close to being happy with the balance of the game, and to not expect many more changes before open.. so hopefully it should be open soon.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #159 on: January 19, 2014, 10:49:03 am »
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Ok cheers, as long as its not me being stupid!
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #160 on: January 19, 2014, 04:03:18 pm »
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I just got access!
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #161 on: January 19, 2014, 11:18:21 pm »
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I'm playing a lot of Arena. It's super fun for the tactics in the games. Because you get forced into card variety through the drafting mechanism, there's lots of crazy stuff that can happen in the games. The Arena pseudo-draft itself is strategically uninteresting, because it's mostly a simple process of choosing the best arena card of the three you're presented, until you get to the last few cards, and even then you often don't have a real choice. It's annoying how much your deck quality is determined by random chance, but the tactics are fun enough to make up for that, and it's satisfying when you can get good value out of a weak card.

I don't understand how to have fun with constructed at all.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #162 on: January 20, 2014, 03:08:29 am »
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I'm playing a lot of Arena. It's super fun for the tactics in the games. Because you get forced into card variety through the drafting mechanism, there's lots of crazy stuff that can happen in the games. The Arena pseudo-draft itself is strategically uninteresting, because it's mostly a simple process of choosing the best arena card of the three you're presented, until you get to the last few cards, and even then you often don't have a real choice. It's annoying how much your deck quality is determined by random chance, but the tactics are fun enough to make up for that, and it's satisfying when you can get good value out of a weak card.

I don't understand how to have fun with constructed at all.

Step one, get all the cards.  I'm half serious, half candid.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #163 on: January 20, 2014, 02:18:44 pm »
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Btw, if anyone wants to add me and play games, I'm happy to play! (Although keep in mind I'm new and have very few cards, so please don't play super-awesome decks I have no chance of beating.) My account is Bkirbit.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #164 on: January 20, 2014, 02:34:01 pm »
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New Unleash the Hounds feels so stupid. I'm only rank 14 in constructed, but I literally tossed a deck together in ~3 minutes and it hasn't lost a game yet. Buzzard+UtH means you don't run out of steam, Timber Wolf+UtH gives lots of damage out of nowhere, and Kill Commands give reach. It doesn't even use any rares and it feels way too strong.

Also, for some reason, I can only play Paladin in arena. I feel like Mage, Shaman, and Warrior should be really good, but I'm nowhere near as consistent with them, often getting <= 4 wins. With Paladin, I usually get at least 5 wins. My guess is that Paladin has a lot of good 4 costs, which I'm starting to see as the key cost point when building an arena deck. You want 2 and 3 costs for early game, but 4 costs change the board so much more.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #165 on: January 20, 2014, 11:12:36 pm »
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New Unleash the Hounds feels so stupid. I'm only rank 14 in constructed, but I literally tossed a deck together in ~3 minutes and it hasn't lost a game yet. Buzzard+UtH means you don't run out of steam, Timber Wolf+UtH gives lots of damage out of nowhere, and Kill Commands give reach. It doesn't even use any rares and it feels way too strong.

Also, for some reason, I can only play Paladin in arena. I feel like Mage, Shaman, and Warrior should be really good, but I'm nowhere near as consistent with them, often getting <= 4 wins. With Paladin, I usually get at least 5 wins. My guess is that Paladin has a lot of good 4 costs, which I'm starting to see as the key cost point when building an arena deck. You want 2 and 3 costs for early game, but 4 costs change the board so much more.
It looks rather stupid.  It compares to arcane explosion, except Timber Wolf becomes Spellpower +1 and Buzzard becomes Spellpower + 2.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #166 on: January 20, 2014, 11:14:09 pm »
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Btw, if anyone wants to add me and play games, I'm happy to play! (Although keep in mind I'm new and have very few cards, so please don't play super-awesome decks I have no chance of beating.) My account is Bkirbit.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #167 on: January 21, 2014, 06:34:14 pm »
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #168 on: January 21, 2014, 07:03:43 pm »
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Open Beta has begun!

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Cool, so I was part of an exclusive closed beta for 2 days.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #169 on: January 21, 2014, 10:18:09 pm »
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Open Beta has begun!

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Cool, so I was part of an exclusive closed beta for 2 days.

I was hoping for a little more time too so that when a rush the rush of new players appears I would be able to beat them all in arena.
Oh well, I have a few days advantage at least.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #170 on: January 21, 2014, 11:54:45 pm »
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Open Beta has begun!

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Cool, so I was part of an exclusive closed beta for 2 days.

I was hoping for a little more time too so that when a rush the rush of new players appears I would be able to beat them all in arena.
Oh well, I have a few days advantage at least.
If you whisper me in game you can get 120 days advantage.  Shhhh..
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #171 on: January 22, 2014, 08:43:32 am »
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I've been playing Hearthstone for a couple of months, and Arena Mode is amazing: I feel the same way playing it as I did on Isotropic. The games are quick, tense, and dynamic; there's a very long but relatively gentle learning curve; there's a lot of luck but managing it is an important skill you need to develop. I can't promise that everyone will feel the same way, but now that the beta's open I would highly recommend anyone try it out.

I'm less enthusiastic about Constructed, but that's mostly because I don't have the energy to think about deckbuilding. Yeah, the people who have sunk hundreds of dollars and hours into the game will have the best decks, but you're not going to be matched against those players, any more than Iso would have automatched a Dominion novice with Stef. The player base is big enough, and the matchmaking good enough, that you're going to end up winning about half your games no unless you're a raw novice or near the very top.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #172 on: January 22, 2014, 12:22:54 pm »
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You can get cards without money though right?
It will just take a lot longer?

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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #173 on: January 22, 2014, 12:38:18 pm »
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You can get cards without money though right?
It will just take a lot longer?

Correct, you can buy cards with in game gold you earn.

It's 100 gold a pack, or 150 gold for an arena run which guarantees a pack (and possibly other rewards which usually include gold). You can earn gold in game by questing or winning matches online. Quests are 40-60 gold usually each, but there's apparently some for 100 that spawn occasionally too. Winning matches nets you 10 gold for every 3 wins, which is pretty piddling, but it adds up over time.

You can also craft cards you're having trouble finding with cards you have though it's not a great rate of return. (something like 4 cards of equal rarity for 1 usually) Though there's a couple workarounds. I just discovered you can get cards 1-for-1 if they've just been changed. So it's worth noting which cards have been tweaked when you log in so you can get rid of ones you dislike for ones you like of equal rarity.
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Re: Has anyone learned Hearthstone yet?
« Reply #174 on: January 22, 2014, 01:50:17 pm »
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Ta, downloading now.
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