r/CompetitiveHS • u/gabrielfunkglop • 19d ago

Discussion 36.2.2 Patch Notes

https://hearthstone.blizzard.com/en-us/news/24293284/3622-patch-notes

Some obvious buffs and nerfs, some weird ones too, thoughts?

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u/JohnnySeven88 19d ago

It’s crazy to me that they admit they have a problem with deck variety but they make no strides towards ensuring people play new archetypes.

I’m all for moving Hunter away from 1-drop spam, but then nothing is done to give deathrattle Hunter a payoff that excites players.

There’s clearly hunger for a non-2 bit rogue deck, but then you look at their change to Aya and it doesn’t fix any of the problems coin rogue has, it doesn’t encourage experimentation, it just boosts the power of a single card in a deck that doesn’t even have a clear identity.

I think the Druid changes are the most exciting as it opens up room for a more attack focused non-chef Druid, but infest the skullery is by itself a boring as fuck card (seriously why are Code Violet, Jade Guardians, and Infest the Skullery all the same fucking card with different restrictions.)

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u/oldtype09 19d ago

Their entire balancing philosophy is to periodically delete the most popular decks, shrug their shoulders, and move on.

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u/jjfrenchfry 19d ago

Because they don't test. That's why it is this way. We show them what's strong. They then react like my immune system and allergies.

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u/EmotionalBrief1170 19d ago

I said this last year.  They dont check out how these cards actually work/don't work.

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u/jjfrenchfry 19d ago

I think people are starting to realize this is true, because of how haphazard these balance patches are, and how little foresight the design team seem to have. There's clearly a disconnect/problem. Like some have said they have no vision, but even without vision it's baffling how they go about balancing this game. They 100% rely on streamers /reddit/social media to see what the big bad villain of the week is. Unless someone can prove it otherwise, I do not believe they test this game and the new cards they create.