Im so ready for 2025 core set

[SparkyElf-2852]

@vent-11137

So if you are so incredibly hopeless about the future of the game, why are you bothering to play … ?

You wanna know my HS story?

It’s something along those lines:

@SparkyElf-2852

Of the aforementioned, playing mostly Classic, having been in this game since open beta, having quit somewhere after Un’Goro’s launch, returned for Classic when I learned that it was a thing — partially due to nostalgia reasons and my belief that the game has mostly gone downhill, partially wishing to try the things I couldn’t back in the day — and subsequently stayed also for Mercenaries. No interest in Standard (let alone Wild) and yet another ‘My jaw that bite’ or whatever they come up with (is it Theotar nowadays? No matter), besides, the game has had a P2W reputation since some point, unlike what it used to be.

@SparkyElf-2852

Yep, it’s that Sparky here, who, with some small exceptions , hasn’t been a regular Standard player since Un’Goro’s launch, contemplating a return to the mode now and looking for some constructive feedback. I know what you might be thinking: the ‘meta’ right now isn’t really the best (we’ll get back to it), but let me lay out my case first nevertheless.

It’s Whizbang (the ‘Splendiferous’ one) that promted me to try the mode again. It’s simple, it’s accessible, some of those decks are just bad, some are wacky, some are fun, but there’s only so much you can do with them, so I’ve been thinking whether I could try some more and play some actual deck(s), especially given a new Standard year and thus a smaller card pool at the moment.

@SparkyElf-2852

For example, I personally had been taking a complete break from HS for more than a month

As you can see, I actually try to be rather consistent in my reasoning and actions — not just grumbling in vain, if that’s what you were wondering.

@vent-11137

let alone talk on the forums

Oh, forums are a different matter — in short, the answer is writing exercises.

[SparkyElf-2852]

@vent-11137

Starships are not strong enough to replace those

By the way, we don’t know that for certain yet, especially for the next Standard year.

@vent-11137

and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

You see, that’s the problem, in my view — it could likely be just another loop in the aforementioned cycle.

My general question, even without particulars of specific cards sets, is: why would this time be different, if the game has been consistent in this pattern, as described above, and there seems to be no incentive or intent on the developers’ part to change it?

[EDWARD-1766]

Literally me trying to decide if I should go for extra year of pain. After saying that I’m done.

[vent-11137]

@SparkyElf-2852

You see, that’s the problem, in my view — it could likely be just another loop in the aforementioned cycle.

Cool, if you are tired of “the cycle” go touch grass and take a break

[SparkyElf-2852]

@EDWARD-1766

Literally me trying to decide if I should go for extra year of pain. After saying that I’m done.

I suppose this could be my chance to post something in reply that I was going to post anyway: if you’re playing the game, that’s leisure, I guess, but if the game is playing you — that’s addiction.

@vent-11137

Cool, if you are tired of “the cycle” go touch grass and take a break

It’s not about ‘tired’ or in-the-moment sentiment, no.

You see, I think I generally know what I’m doing in this game and why, and I hope that so do you. I only told you about that cycle, the power creep etc so that you could make informed choices and, perhaps, not harbour illusions, being a thrall to them, or false hopes.

PS By the way, I also recall the first time a rotation happend. Oh, how some people longed to see the Undertaker and Dr. Boom go… Maybe the game would ‘calm down’, they thought… Heh. Then ‘BWAHAHA’ ensued with 4-mana 7-7s [1] (sounds useless [2] now, more of a joke, but back in the day…) and stuff, which made the former peeves look small.

[1] https://hearthstone.wiki.gg/wiki/4_mana_7/7
[2] https://hearthstone.wiki.gg/wiki/Incredible_Value

What’s that saying about those who don’t learn from history?