Doki Doki Literature Club! - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Highschool romance with a twist of horror!

Doki Doki Literature Club! is a visual novel about friendship and romance with elements of horror. You play as a student that's been dragged to your friend's after school reading club to discover a handful of beautiful girls. Learning more about the club members in the days that follow, you consider the possibility of pursuing a deeper relationship while preparing for the club's debut festival.

The Problems With Quests

I'm happy to see Kripp speaking out on behalf of the free (and low investment) players lamenting the importance placed on legendary and epic cards with the release of Journey To Un'Goro. I agree that even the Hall of Fame bonus dust is unlikely to be enough for the majority of players, and perhaps doling out a random quest to everyone that logged in might've helped alleviate the problem somewhat.

However, I feel there's another issue concerning quest cards that's not getting nearly enough attention due to the above complaints, and it's perhaps part of that problem as well as an overall design issue. 

Hearthstone - Questions v. Answers

I found a great video by AsmodeusClips that thoughtfully presents some of Hearthstone's fundamental problems and provides a couple of suggestions toward fixing them. The type of game he claims Hearthstone could be (with actual play/counterplay) shows up sometimes in Tavern Brawls, and they end up being generally well-received. 

I for one would love seeing "answer" cards with more utility/options. I've never been a fan of 0-mana ramp, as it causes problems similar to those of Dark Ritual and Moxen in MtG. The big mechanic stuff (like Blood of the Ancient One) I don't mind so much, maybe because they're simply impossible to pull off (thus rarely if ever seen), since Hearthstone's meta has almost always favored aggro decks.

Doomsayer New Meta

With the change to Unleash the Hounds, the Hearthstone meta has shifted considerably. Priests and shamans are seeing more play again, and everyone is trying to fit Gadgetzan Auctioneer into their deck to be the next "miracle" class.

During these shifts, good players comb over their decklists looking for ways to capitalize on the changes. Sometimes entirely new deck ideas or combos will surface, thus influencing the meta even further. For example, gamer and youtuber extraordinaire Wowhobbs recently discovered a surprising new use for Doomsayer.

Will this affect the meta? Probably not, but it sure is funny!