Please explain why players do this

Meldwyn-1993 · January 31, 2021, 2:48pm

What is the point, when you clearly have the damage on board to win, to play out your cards before you end the game?

Is it your only win of the day and you have a need to extend this rare feeling of winning a little longer?

Please explain!

Shakou-2789 · January 31, 2021, 2:56pm

dunno about the others but i like to bm against p2w players who vomit legendaries, rope while spamming emotes before lethal

Angorashi-1620 · January 31, 2021, 3:03pm

Eh I sometimes withhold lethal for a turn so I can drop c’thun, but I don’t mind if opponent concedes.

Also, quests.

Geoxyx-1703 · January 31, 2021, 3:19pm

Completing quests, really all there is to it.

Truism-21167 · January 31, 2021, 3:27pm

To show how close you were to a victory.
Some defeats are very close, some aren’t. You opponent can’t see and only guess your hand after all.

lordfandi-1145 · January 31, 2021, 4:04pm

I sometimes do it for mission purpouse (deal damage to hero or play cards for example), and against priests I bm the living f#*$ out of them because they deserve it

Spudnuts-11755 · January 31, 2021, 5:24pm

If you haven’t learned that people do things because they can you’re in for a rude awakening when it finally hits you.

EBSnike-2702 · January 31, 2021, 5:36pm

You can concede at any given time. Where’s the issue?

Unthrak-2352 · January 31, 2021, 5:59pm

A lot of times I don’t actually realize I have leathal… I’m playing while doing other stuff, so I just go on auto pilot and only realize at the end of the turn I catually had won.

Or I just trade and realize too late I had leathl XD

TheCelt-1322 · January 31, 2021, 6:15pm

Yes. What’s the next question?

StorMLorD-3306 · January 31, 2021, 6:19pm

IT’S A TOXIC GAME, and it’s 2021 already people still talking about BM LMAO

BruceBatter-1646 · January 31, 2021, 7:57pm

I play out my cards for more experience points, I want level 60 for all heroes.

sennaseven-1338 · January 31, 2021, 8:13pm

“Girls just want to have fun.”

Nirot-2460 · January 31, 2021, 8:41pm

Actually there are players who play to have fun and do not care that much on winning or losing. As a direct result they sometimes miss lethal on purpose.
Sometimes just postpone the lethal to the end of the turn.

Spudnuts-11755 · January 31, 2021, 9:19pm

That’s called “sadism” and it’s a toxic behavior. Doesn’t really matter the intention. Unless you’re working for quests then any reason for postponing lethal is for pure personal enjoyment at the possible cost of your opponent’s.

But again, like I said earlier, this is life. Humans have always been this way and people can and will do things just because. Even if it undermines the spirit of sportsmanship.

Nirot-2460 · January 31, 2021, 9:26pm

Funny, I just play wild casual.
Mainly weird homebrew decks.
From time to time you will play vs a net deck secret mage.
If you can face sadism in a game that‘s what I would exepct it to look like…
I don‘t care on ranks. Been legend once, never again. But I get that for other players the rank mean something. But wild secret mage in casual - really?
A player who plays Yogg while he would have lethal for me is just fun.

Zerfinity-2352 · January 31, 2021, 9:33pm

Gives you more XP for your class to get it to lvl 60 faster.

EBSnike-2702 · January 31, 2021, 9:48pm

Not necessarily. A player could be checking out various play lines, ensuring he grasped the line with the most potential damage in case they didn’t manage a lethal that turn, etc.

Assuming someone’s motives over a children’s card game.

Spudnuts-11755 · January 31, 2021, 10:17pm

If it’s a children’s game then how hard is it to figure out your plays? I mean, this IS an assumption but aren’t most hearthstone players on the adult side of the spectrum?

SpaceCat-1655 · January 31, 2021, 10:31pm

I do it because I didn’t buy Gamestop stock last week