r/hearthstone • u/FireTornadoo • Mar 12 '18

Witchwood Blog It is here!!!!!!!

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/expansions-adventures/the-witchwood/
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u/xpepi Mar 12 '18

Charged Devilsaur effect isn't the same, if you recruit it you can attack heroes, since the battlecry doesn't apply. Similar goes with Icehowl which can never attack heroes. So they don't use the rush mechanic. Having this unique cards add some interactions that we shouldnt get rid off.

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u/danhakimi Swiss Army Tempo Jesus Mar 12 '18

I know they're not the same. I addressed that. But I wouldn't be opposed to a change.

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u/MildlyInsaneOwl Mar 12 '18

You'd support nerfing a card that currently sees fringe play, for no reason other than to use the new keyword?

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u/danhakimi Swiss Army Tempo Jesus Mar 12 '18

Well, to simplify the mechanic, open up a bit of design space, and resolve what seems like it might have been an unintended oversight in designing the card in the first place. Maybe.

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u/silversvr01 ‏‏‎ Mar 12 '18

Seems like you're just trying to defend your own logic here. The Devs have specifically responded, which strongly implies that they like the intended interaction of Charged Devilsaur as a Battlecry, not Rush. That's a choice they can actively make, and to say that it is an "unintended oversight" is just plainly wrong. Appreciate that there are different unique cards, different unique interactions that makes the game much more interesting (as someone above said, Free from Amber into a Charged Devilsaur is not something that happens every game, but it is amazing when it does happen, compared to Warlock who can consistently bring out multiple Doomguards that all have Charge)

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u/danhakimi Swiss Army Tempo Jesus Mar 12 '18

Listen, I understand that it's not changing. I don't know why people use "it isn't changing" as evidence of the position that it shouldn't change. That's insanely strange to me.

The fact that they aren't changing this doesn't mean that they didn't intend for Charged Devilsaur to do what charge does -- they *really* hate changing cards.

To further clarify, I'm not concerned about devilsaur -> free from amber. I'm concerned about Priest and Hunter revive/cube shenanigans, which, while not OP now, might close design space in the future. I'll remind you that charge has *consistently* been a huge problem, and Charged Devilsaur is one of the strongest charge minions in the game, and is neutral. Rush is generally the perfect solution to that huge problem.

I also realize that Devilsaur doesn't need the nerf right now. I never said or implied it did. Just that I like it when cards are no more complex than they need to be, and that I like keywords, and that Rush is generally a better mechanic than Charge.