Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

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  1. Sghignifiss
    Jan 7, 2015
    3
    I started playing at this thinking about it as the next gen CCG that would revolutionize the genre. By the time I decided to give it a try It was already so famous it had to be like that, there was no other explanation for its fame. Then, after a few weeks of standoffish play I finally understood.

    This is a dumbed down CCG with some very smart aesthetic details and some very bad    I started playing at this thinking about it as the next gen CCG that would revolutionize the genre. By the time I decided to give it a try It was already so famous it had to be like that, there was no other explanation for its fame. Then, after a few weeks of standoffish play I finally understood.

    This is a dumbed down CCG with some very smart aesthetic details and some very bad money/time devouring game concepts at base. It is a pity since it could have been a really fun and well designed game. Unfortunately devs have decided to come across too many compromises in order to make the game playable and light. It is really playable by everyone, shame this is a bad thing for a CCG: everyone here can win at least a match, it doesn't matter how smart you are, how skilled or what. It's really a matter of having the good cards and playing them when you get them, and having the luck to have random effects actually work. No real strategy here, not at a level you can expect from a CCG, at least.

    The game soon comes to be repetitive, cards are few and mostly the same in all decks (why define classes with less than 20 types of cards and A TON of generic cards every class can use??). Getting new cards is pure pain due to ridiculous rewards for winning, boring mission system and incredibly high costs of everything.

    It still has very good and funny graphics, and even a really smart and nice way to interact with other players, but after few days of playing it is really not enough to keep you in the game.

    Simply put, a good time waster for casuals, a bad CCG for everyone else.    … Expand
  2. Planeswalker
    Mar 17, 2014
    3
    TITLE: BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TECH SUPPORT

    Let me start by saying that this game is great and addictive. It has solid game mechanics that is fairly easy to understand and you can create a variety of decks from the total card pool. So why do I give it a negative score? Customer service and Technical support. I spent money on this game on expert packs. I got some good cards from it,    TITLE: BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TECH SUPPORT

    Let me start by saying that this game is great and addictive. It has solid game mechanics that is fairly easy to understand and you can create a variety of decks from the total card pool. So why do I give it a negative score? Customer service and Technical support.

    I spent money on this game on expert packs. I got some good cards from it, one was a Legendary card named Lord Jaraxus. For some reason, the said card is now missing from my collection. I went to the hearthstone forums and found out that this is already a rampant problem with the game with many players reporting cards disappearing from their collection.

    My thead is here: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/forum/topic/12091329391 ... as of writing, there has been 0 response from tech support. A tech support did reply into another missing cards thread only to post Blizzards' "No card restoration or refund" policy. The thread is right here: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/forum/topic/12032473280

    Please take note that the tech support did not even explain why the cards are missing or any information at all about this issue. I have already filed a dispute with paypal to hopefully get at least a refund from my initial purchase. This behavior from blizzard is a huge turn off. I advice those who plan to spend money on this game to think twice before doing so.

    Summary: Should have been a great game. But let down by poor customer service and a very unhelpful tech support.    … Expand
  3. MrEndorphino
    Dec 24, 2015
    3
    Pay 2 Win, completely random unless you have amounts of overpowered cards (that you get from spending your sweet munies on packs). Luck let alone, even if you facerolling your enemy 90% of game, they will then pull this unbalanced legendary card (10/10 drag that will wipe whole your army as battlecry when entering the game, and then rekt you in 2 rounds) and you will taste your sour tears,Pay 2 Win, completely random unless you have amounts of overpowered cards (that you get from spending your sweet munies on packs). Luck let alone, even if you facerolling your enemy 90% of game, they will then pull this unbalanced legendary card (10/10 drag that will wipe whole your army as battlecry when entering the game, and then rekt you in 2 rounds) and you will taste your sour tears, made of pain that inflicted you the **** by blizzard, completely selling every last piece of game balance to everyone, who is willing to milk their wallets to oblivion.

    I have 10 hours in and I got to 15 Rank thanks to quite decent deck guide for Mage, but at this point, no matter how clever I am trying to be, trying to predict and take some aspects into consideration I will always get facerolled by someone pulling out these cheesy Legendary/Epic cards and turning tide of battle with 1-2 cards. Sadly for me, I didnt get any epic/legendary from my decks. Thats exactly what blizzard want, they want me to pay a fortune now to get dem cards - gambling like tard for excessive amounts of money.

    No thanks.

    Art is quite nice tho, interface too. Would give it 8/10, but I definitely cant with this business model that ruins game completely.

    Soon this game will fall and no one ever will remember it, as It has no serious competitive potential.    … Expand
  4. Tedamerica
    Apr 6, 2014
    3
    Here's the honest to god lowdown. Is the game fun, sure it is. Its based on cards that work together. You start with a basic set of cards plus additional cards for each class. As you progress you earn more and better cards. It takes hours and hours of grinding to get new cards. Of course Blizzard gives you the option to use real money to buy additional cards. You move up very quickly butHere's the honest to god lowdown. Is the game fun, sure it is. Its based on cards that work together. You start with a basic set of cards plus additional cards for each class. As you progress you earn more and better cards. It takes hours and hours of grinding to get new cards. Of course Blizzard gives you the option to use real money to buy additional cards. You move up very quickly but then you become frustrated by other gamers that are fool enough to pay real money for virtual items. (just my opinion) So unless you want to spend real money it becomes near impossible to compete. I hate being exploited by companies that make games pay2win.… Expand
  5. Freaksy
    May 22, 2014
    3
    This game might have the best interface and art compered to other card games. But it has just too much randomness, %75 luck %25 skill and last and the worst part is it's Pay2Win.
  6. Talamare
    May 21, 2014
    3
    Good art, and audio. The gameplay interface is also very good. However the gameplay mechanics, the card game mechanics are very shallow. Any even slightly hardcore TCG player will get bored by the overly simple mechanics. The business model also places an emphasis on either winning a ton or spending a ton of money.
  7. ZoeF
    May 24, 2014
    3
    Fun at first. Then you start to realize that you need those fancy cards. As you can not win at some point whithout them. Bummer blizzard is as money hungry as ever. Let them win some then realize you need money to continue playing and actualy winning.

    Pathetic effort at a pay to win concept!
  8. Thorssa
    Oct 7, 2014
    3
    Strategically too simple and with an unnerving amount of unnecesairy random elements.

    Personally I'd urge people to give the VERY underrated game Might & magic: Duel of champions a try instead of Hearthstone. Tried it while I was waiting for my HS beta-key, haven't looked back since. (well, tbh I do still grind a few dailys now and then, and played through the Naxx-expansion)
  9. Neloangelus666
    Oct 12, 2014
    3
    At first glance this game is pretty good, at second glance it gets worse, at final glance it is a frustrating piece of ****

    The main problem is the card decks and the element of luck in every game you play, for example you can play the same deck against the same opponent and the first time you can beat them without them even hitting you once, then you can reload and they will destroy    At first glance this game is pretty good, at second glance it gets worse, at final glance it is a frustrating piece of ****

    The main problem is the card decks and the element of luck in every game you play, for example you can play the same deck against the same opponent and the first time you can beat them without them even hitting you once, then you can reload and they will destroy you by move 8, you retry and destroy them by move 8. This has nothing to do with playing the cards you are dealt, since if luck isn't on your side you can end up with 4 cards that need 8 crystals and the opponent will have a zerg rush waiting to kick your ass.

    It gets a 3 because it is a well crafted game like anything Blizzard make, but as for the gameplay mechanics it gets a big fat 0 since it isn't even a game that you can be good at, you just sit there and hope that *this* time your cards will come out in the right order and you can't actually be a GOOD Hearthstone player, just someone hedging his or her bets that the deck you've built is going to beat the odds so you don't need to be lucky to win it.

    Which also means if you want to be good at Hearthstone you just need to buy the cards you need to win and play a lot, since there is no actual skill involved to become a good player, just the bare basics of gameplay where you don't make really stupid decisions. Get the basic elements of play down (don't use a group damage spell when the enemy has no minions, don't be stupid.) and you will win, and the reverse of that if you have a **** deck and luck isn't on your side you will fail.

    I really wouldn't mind any of the luck element if the skill element could make up for bad luck, but it doesn't. You can be a brilliant strategist but you will lose against a lucky retard rolling his face across the keys and summoning a murloc zerg while you hold 2 core hounds you can't use for 3 turns. You might as well just download a higher/lower card game app on a tablet, because that's basically what Hearthstone is, just a random number generator with nice graphics.    … Expand
  10. Trollden
    Oct 18, 2014
    3
    You need spent many time for playable deck or DONATE, DONATE AND DONATE!!!!!!!!!!!!! If u lucky and collected good deck you will encounter with "awry" random system.....
  11. Kamamura
    Mar 25, 2017
    3
    Prime example of the "Ameritrash" design approach. Focus is on theatrics, gaudy effects and grotesque lore, and solid gameplay is secondary, which is starting to show on the overall balance and quality of the game.

    Initially solid foundation was undermined by greed, slow response to problems (patches take 6 months to arrive), incompenent direction and lack of focus and dubious design    Prime example of the "Ameritrash" design approach. Focus is on theatrics, gaudy effects and grotesque lore, and solid gameplay is secondary, which is starting to show on the overall balance and quality of the game.

    Initially solid foundation was undermined by greed, slow response to problems (patches take 6 months to arrive), incompenent direction and lack of focus and dubious design decisions. It seems that the developers more and more satisfied with themselves, while the quality of the game plummets. Meanwhile, the cost of the game is being silently increases by non-obvious means (no more adventures that are replaced by more expensive pack expansions, power inflation in effort to force players to buy the new OP cards, card rotation, etc).

    Advice to new players - stay away! The golden age of Hearthstone is gone and will not return. The game is worse and worse with each expansion.    … Expand
  12. Cephai
    Mar 25, 2015
    3
    It has all been said before, but I still want to add my voice.

    There is a strong Pay-to-Win aspect to the game. Some rare cards are simply overpowered. Also chance plays a MUCH too great role in all the parts of the game: drawing cards, the effects of many cards are randomized, luck determines what new cards you get... . These are essentially 2 factors that determine the outcome of    It has all been said before, but I still want to add my voice.

    There is a strong Pay-to-Win aspect to the game. Some rare cards are simply overpowered.
    Also chance plays a MUCH too great role in all the parts of the game: drawing cards, the effects of many cards are randomized, luck determines what new cards you get... .

    These are essentially 2 factors that determine the outcome of any given match: chance, and how much you have spent for card-packs. The result is a win-ratio of about 50% against comparable decks (in terms of invested money, or to a much lesser degree time). The optimal next move is pretty much given at all times, only determined by, you guessed it, the luck of the draw.
    Against decks that are "boosted by cash" however, those chances dwindle.

    I have played this game for over two months, it is addictive, but the game mechanics are just not good.
    It throws you enough bones to keep you going, but the outcome barely ever up to you, except for the money-thing that is.    … Expand
  13. Crackfarmer
    May 24, 2016
    3
    Went down hill pretty fast. After the Naxxramas Expansion it died for me. New crap cards release, new stupid rng stuff which noone needs. And it's pay2win. Lame. Full of Botters.
  14. philip3242
    Feb 25, 2016
    3
    Pay to win so its fun at first and then you realize if you want to play more than a few hours you have to pay. It has the posibility to be good, but falls short in the end with numerous balance issues.
  15. VoidSoldier
    May 27, 2016
    3
    Hearthstone is a rather fun and easy to learn but hard to master card game. The game is, however, pay to win and very grind-y.

    To earn cards in this game, packs must be opened. They cost 100 gold in game currency. This means you will be able to open one pack per three days if you role 40 currency quests. An additional pack can be earned via tavern brawl, a weekly event that lasts a few    Hearthstone is a rather fun and easy to learn but hard to master card game. The game is, however, pay to win and very grind-y.

    To earn cards in this game, packs must be opened. They cost 100 gold in game currency. This means you will be able to open one pack per three days if you role 40 currency quests. An additional pack can be earned via tavern brawl, a weekly event that lasts a few days. Cards can be crafted through dust, which is earned through recycling cards you don't want or have two duplicates of.

    This can be very grind-y, so if you don't play the game often, or conform to the quests, you will earn cards very slowly, as duplicates mean getting all the cards takes a long time. Legedaries and epics cost a lot of dust, and you get less dust back than it costs to craft.

    This is not good since the meta of the game in both standard and wild modes, and even to an extent casual, revolves heavily around meta decks. You simply can't get above rank 16 without a good meta or anti-meta deck, not even if you are very good at TCGs. And since the meta is ever-shifting and old cards are made redundant in standard, new cards released, earning all the cards needed to make a relevant meta deck is impossible without dedicating your life to the game.

    And since, as I said, the meta shifts, and cards give less dust when disenchanted, you can't simply disenchant and re-enchant cards to play the meta deck you want to. This leaves the game feeling frustrating as you simply cannot progress through the ranks. Buying packs will give you more cards, but because of duplicates, you still will not get the cards you want even if bought in bulk, and my luck of getting legandaries seems awful. I only got one legendary in 30 packs when I preordered WoTOG expansion- never again. Seems to me like there should be a set number of them you get in a certain number of pack openings, or the probability should increase.

    Some pros: Some cards can be earned through DLCs where you play a quest against AIs. However, these addons are expensive and cost too much to grind in game money. Also, they do not contain the cards for the best meta decks, really, and they will rotate out in standard.

    Final score of 3. Has potential to be a fun competitive game for the masses, but for those without a ton of time or a big wallet, it is impossible to progress beyond a certain point.    … Expand
  16. Anuel
    Mar 11, 2017
    3
    Game with great potential... that was completely ruined.
    First things first - this review is being written by not native english speaker, so please pay no attention to mistakes. I have been playing Hs for over a year and have over 3k games won. The game mechanics is great, there are dozens and dozens of cards and every four or so months there is a new card expanssion, which is great    Game with great potential... that was completely ruined.
    First things first - this review is being written by not native english speaker, so please pay no attention to mistakes. I have been playing Hs for over a year and have over 3k games won. The game mechanics is great, there are dozens and dozens of cards and every four or so months there is a new card expanssion, which is great because it makes (or should make) game less repetetive.
    So, why only 3 stars? - if you are someone that thinks over starting new adventure with HS... don't. Just don't. In Hs there is no such thing like matching opponent of similar game count, which means that right from begining you may be spared against enemy with 30x times more games played and thus over 30x times more cards - i can tell via my own experience when as i had about 120 games won i have played against dude with rank 7 and over 4k won games. Another thing - cards cards, cards. You think you will get what you want/need? Think twice. You won't. after year of playing i am still using decks of my own creations which are "outside of meta" making me win 2-3 games out of 10 played. Is losing bad? Normally i pay no attention if i am winning or losing... but here comes HS punishes. If you don't win - you get no gold. There is absolutely no reward for losing a game no matter how hard and mental exhusting it woult me. now, what can be bought bu gold - card packs and arena entrances. To get a card pack you have to win 30 times. yes 30. Each game can easily take 10 min or even more. Now, recall me saying that i win 2-3 game out of 10. Yes, collecting 100 gold sometimes takes me from dawn till dusk.
    Another thing - i said that new card expansions makes game less repetetive. In the end, it doesn't. As you are playing ranked and see, let's say - a warrior, in current meta you can be 95% sure that this would be pirate agro face warrior. almost no exceptions.
    But hey! there is an option to use real life money! It will bring you nowhere to. I know. From, once again, real life experince. I have spent **** load of money on HS hoping that i would get better cards. I dind't, and here i am. almost crying with each game being played as i stuggle to collect 150 games to play on arena - the only, lemme reapet - ONLY fun thing in HS, which is making deck of random cards and fighting against another oponent with random cards - so you can be sure that you will never use same cards and play against same kind deck twice.
    So, summarizing, HS is a GREAT GAME with wonderful system, nicely made rng, bah! even a lore and advnture system... but it is a shut "society" if you would join it now, prepare on devastation and completely lack of support for new players.
    I highly disrecommend starting playing this game for anyone that is not a masochist, for i have no idea why i keep playing this game and keep wondering over quiting playing this game for good. I think that i will just wait till next expansion and see, if thing would get at least little less "unplayable"    … Expand
  17. angryreviews
    Oct 23, 2019
    3
    Личное казино от беседки, закинь денег и отсоси после этого
  18. Aaaaaaaaaaaaa2
    Sep 4, 2021
    3
    F*king lagging piece of crap, devs don't do any balance check ever before big patches, plus the f*king card just frozen in a middle of screen in the bg lobby and I lost a match - amazing f*king job ///////
  19. Crimson9
    Dec 29, 2022
    3
    This is a pretty bad card game compared to Magic the Gathering from what I've gathered (haha.) Overall a pretty bad card game in every way.
  20. DoctorFox
    Apr 24, 2014
    2
    More pay-to-win, pay-to-play debauchery. Unbalanced classing system, and any real social system is non-existent. Graphics are goofy, and the actual playing cards are weakly illustrated. Blizzard is trying to spend as little time, effort, and money to gain as much income as possible. As usual, Blizzard / Activision care little for the consumer, and more for capitalistic gains. PlayMore pay-to-win, pay-to-play debauchery. Unbalanced classing system, and any real social system is non-existent. Graphics are goofy, and the actual playing cards are weakly illustrated. Blizzard is trying to spend as little time, effort, and money to gain as much income as possible. As usual, Blizzard / Activision care little for the consumer, and more for capitalistic gains. Play Scrolls: still in beta and a far superior product.… Expand
  21. NDiggy
    Jul 23, 2014
    2
    Graphics are nice, but the game itself is pay to win at its worst. Add to that how incredibly imbalanced the game is along with many, many bugs, and you have a huge waste of time. If they bothered to balance the game and simply gave us a game that we could purchase instead of being nickle and dime'd, there might be potential.
  22. LD9000
    Mar 28, 2014
    2
    Games like this should be regulated like gambling. If a person under the age of 18 is not allowed to gamble, because their judgement is not considered mature yet, why is Blizzard developing a virtual casino for 9-13 year olds? Sure they will ask their parents or just buy prepaid cards to buy decks. Some will get seriously addicted, as they chase the next "rush" of random battles.

    Arena    Games like this should be regulated like gambling. If a person under the age of 18 is not allowed to gamble, because their judgement is not considered mature yet, why is Blizzard developing a virtual casino for 9-13 year olds? Sure they will ask their parents or just buy prepaid cards to buy decks. Some will get seriously addicted, as they chase the next "rush" of random battles.

    Arena requires you to grind for hours and hours to get a free entry (150 gold to enter, 10 gold per 3 wins, at 50% win rate you need 90 games to get free entry. at 10 minutes per game that's 15 hours of grinding.

    Once you are in the arena, it becomes apparent just how broken it is - the "random" draft lets you stay and fight for long if you have a good deck. But you soon realize that weak decks get eliminated quickly, and you are left fighting players who are either using OP builds, or just have a bunch of OP orange cards in their decks (ex: Ragnaros).

    Introducing PVP is the driver of the pay to win system. Once you see how many people at low ranks have rare and legendary cards in their decks, the feeling of "unfair" will make you buy decks. Once you buy decks, you realize that because they give you cards for all 9 classes, and lots of common cards, you need A WHOLE LOAD of decks to get your favorite class on par with the rest of the players.

    Or you can build one of the rush decks and just overwhelm the enemy. Got frothing berserker? Got void horror? Got buzzard, hyena and unleash the hounds?

    After a while, this game made me sick to my stomach because of how such flashy and seemingly user friendly game exploits the human brain.    … Expand
  23. Aquila
    Aug 22, 2016
    2
    If you don't misplay, 100% of the games you lose is due to RNG. Its funny watching streams because you don't have to lose to RNG. Even watching streams is getting boring. Playing since late beta and doing your quest 90%+ of the time then you have a somewhat playable collection. But for newer players getting a playable collection feels like a huge mountain to climb and pay2win.
  24. nefarel
    Dec 11, 2014
    2
    Pros:
    - easy to learn with nice tutorial
    - nice graphics and animations for a card game - warcraft universe - localization (polish language) Cons: - pay to win, free players play against premium players which have better legendary cards - lacks depth, doesn't require much strategic thinking - grind based for free players - luck to win, cards you get are random, even cards you    Pros:
    - easy to learn with nice tutorial
    - nice graphics and animations for a card game
    - warcraft universe
    - localization (polish language)

    Cons:
    - pay to win, free players play against premium players which have better legendary cards
    - lacks depth, doesn't require much strategic thinking
    - grind based for free players
    - luck to win, cards you get are random, even cards you use have random effects
    - lacks single player content

    Summary avoid this game it is all about trying to get you to pay money.    … Expand
  25. macmac
    Feb 22, 2015
    2
    This is Blizzard's first dabble in the free-to-play, pay-to-win concept. It's fun at first playing the computer AI, and the initial online matches. However, it quickly takes a turn downhill as you start playing people who have lots of powerful cards. I had fun for the first couple of hours, but the last few matches I played weren't even close. The rate that you accumulate the in-gameThis is Blizzard's first dabble in the free-to-play, pay-to-win concept. It's fun at first playing the computer AI, and the initial online matches. However, it quickly takes a turn downhill as you start playing people who have lots of powerful cards. I had fun for the first couple of hours, but the last few matches I played weren't even close. The rate that you accumulate the in-game currency is way to slow to make the slog through overpowered opponents worth it. So what do you do? Just pay a little bit of real money to speed up the process. No, thanks. The game isn't that fun. It's pretty simple, and the strategy is clear: play more powerful cards than your opponent and you will win. That's it. Oh well, it gave me a few hours of free entertainment.… Expand
  26. Muuvinki
    Oct 14, 2016
    2
    I played this game almost 1,5 years. Now in its current state I cannot recommend it to anyone at all.
    Almost every game breaking card has RNG mechanic in it, which means that luck decides many outcomes of the matches right from the start. This game is no longer the same fun & entertaining card game it used to be.

    Hear me out and please don't waste your money on this garbage.
  27. sviskon
    Apr 13, 2014
    2
    + Its free.

    - Lack of depth makes the game repetative relatively quickly.
    - Luck determines the outcome of a match more often than skill.
    - Only 1v1 game mode, 2vs2 would be a great addition to the game.
  28. szarek
    Feb 16, 2015
    2
    How to get cards: 1.5€ for 5 or you can just play and get like 5 everyday, the problem is that everybody pays, and if you are upper than range 20 (25 is the minimum) you will find loads of people with cards that are just BETTER than yours.
    RNG: the amount of RNG in this game is just ridiculous. I know that is a card game but 50% of the game is RNG, 45% your deck (what will probably be a    How to get cards: 1.5€ for 5 or you can just play and get like 5 everyday, the problem is that everybody pays, and if you are upper than range 20 (25 is the minimum) you will find loads of people with cards that are just BETTER than yours.
    RNG: the amount of RNG in this game is just ridiculous. I know that is a card game but 50% of the game is RNG, 45% your deck (what will probably be a clone of a pro deck and that will depend of how much have you spend). That means that all the "skill" that this game has is not doing missplays and knowing what cards the opposite deck will have (quite easy since there are only like 10-20 decks that EVERYBODY plays).

    So at the end is just a candy crush stile game, but harder to play if you are not paying.    … Expand
  29. amandra
    Oct 17, 2014
    2
    I originally rated this a 6 since at the core it's a great game, but was moderately pay-to-win.

    I'm adjusting the rating again since it's has become completely pay-to-win. I've played since beta without paying and don't have a single legendary. I've earned $100+ of cards for free over a year or so to give you a scope of how much money/time DOESN'T get you a legendary. You simply    I originally rated this a 6 since at the core it's a great game, but was moderately pay-to-win.

    I'm adjusting the rating again since it's has become completely pay-to-win.

    I've played since beta without paying and don't have a single legendary. I've earned $100+ of cards for free over a year or so to give you a scope of how much money/time DOESN'T get you a legendary. You simply don't get them without paying money. That would be fine if it was the business model to pay for a card, but it's not. You dump money into a RNG card generator hoping for a good card.

    I play ranked primarily and I've always reached a point where it's not skill that matters, but having legendary cards. I've accepted that because I didn't play enough to hit that point quickly every month (rank resets every month), so it was still fun.

    Now they've modified the model again and it's easier to get specific legendaries, but ONLY if you'll dump $40 into 15 minutes of content and three card rewards. The result is that the ranked cutoff where you need very rare and legendary cards to succeed is hit very early now in a matter of a few sittings.

    Plus you can stack as many legendaries as you like. I played someone that I had dead to rights and then he played four legendary cards in a row. That's not deck-building, that's Bliz rewarding careless $$$ spending.

    It's impossible to put my support behind a model like this because I just don't know whether my investment ends up useless three months down the road when they rework the system again. A lump sum up front for all cards, then for follow-up expansions would be ideal. Then you can have fun deck building. As it stands right now I haven't seen a card I can use in my favorite decks in months. It just feels like a treadmill.

    It's a shame because I love games like this and I wanted this to succeed, but a Blizzard got in it's way.    … Expand
  30. DimitriX
    Jul 13, 2014
    2
    If you like Magic The Gathering, then you will like this game. I don't mean this in a good way. In fact, I think it is worse than MtG. Both games have the problem that if you are willing to spend a pile of cash, then you can be sure to have the cards to build an over powered deck full of rare cards that will ensure a win. What makes this worse than MtG is that Hearthstone is run by aIf you like Magic The Gathering, then you will like this game. I don't mean this in a good way. In fact, I think it is worse than MtG. Both games have the problem that if you are willing to spend a pile of cash, then you can be sure to have the cards to build an over powered deck full of rare cards that will ensure a win. What makes this worse than MtG is that Hearthstone is run by a computer which sets up players against each other. So, the computer should be able to look at my deck and see that I am a casual player with very few overpowered cards and set me up against a player with the same level of deck. Instead, I am often put up against someone who has obviously spent a lot of money and now has a stack of rare cards in his deck.

    After a while, the constant beat down stops being fun and I stop playing. Though this game is free, there is no incentive for me to buy cards, which may not even fit the class that I want to play, for a game that I am not enjoying. Unistalled.    … Expand
  31. BigdavemsH
    Sep 6, 2014
    2
    At first this free to play, magic the gathering style, 'build your deck and play as a magic wielding hero' game seems like fun. It's very well presented in typical interface and graphics quality expected from such a large publisher. However, after quite a few hours of play, having built up tactics and got a good feel for the game, you realise the depth is lacking. 30 card decks with 2 cardAt first this free to play, magic the gathering style, 'build your deck and play as a magic wielding hero' game seems like fun. It's very well presented in typical interface and graphics quality expected from such a large publisher. However, after quite a few hours of play, having built up tactics and got a good feel for the game, you realise the depth is lacking. 30 card decks with 2 card limits and only limited card pools to choose from leave a sour taste in the mouth every time you lose (and it will be frequently) to the very high weighting luck has in this card game. The character powers add some depth to the gameplay, but at the end of the day you'll play people using almost the same cards and win or lose on luck. The mechanics are quite restricted too, so I'm not sure that they can make a card base large enough to add the required variation to at least mask this element.
    Those getting higher into the rankings will also realise that free to play gets you so far. The number of players using high %s of rares, even low in rankings, is very surprising and will limit the fun for the casual player.
    It's certainly fun for a quick game here or there, and it's a shiny, we'll presented blizzard package, but if you're looking for some depth to your skill base in a card game, look elsewhere, as ultimately this is half built game mechanics with CCG-esc pay for power rankings.    … Expand
  32. umutation
    Nov 28, 2016
    2
    The greedy high frequency of the change in the game's meta makes it impossible to climb without spending money in a weekly basis. The game itself may be a free one but it is the most expensive one if you want to enjoy it. And i can't feel victorious after i win because i know that me winning only means that i recently spent more than my opponent. It kind of feels bad to see how greedy theThe greedy high frequency of the change in the game's meta makes it impossible to climb without spending money in a weekly basis. The game itself may be a free one but it is the most expensive one if you want to enjoy it. And i can't feel victorious after i win because i know that me winning only means that i recently spent more than my opponent. It kind of feels bad to see how greedy the legendary game makers become.… Expand
  33. mirdinn
    Feb 2, 2015
    2
    Hearthstone is an usual card based game with a simple yet ingenuine twist - it's marketing strategy. The cards in Hearthstone are as in any Blizzard game could be of common, rare, epic and legendary quality. Cards could be obtained through buying card packs - for game currency (100 gold ) or real currency. Game currency could be obtained via daily quests - 40/60 gold + 30 wins wouldHearthstone is an usual card based game with a simple yet ingenuine twist - it's marketing strategy. The cards in Hearthstone are as in any Blizzard game could be of common, rare, epic and legendary quality. Cards could be obtained through buying card packs - for game currency (100 gold ) or real currency. Game currency could be obtained via daily quests - 40/60 gold + 30 wins would provide additional 100 gold ( first 1000 gold could be earned through onetime "achievements" ). Which means around of 1 pack per day or via fight on arena which provide you with 2 packs per day at least for additional 12 games. Which translates into 2-4 hours of play everyday. On average one in five packs would be epic card and one in 20 packs would be random legendary card. However, since many cards are belongs to specific class a chance of obtaining specific card is very low so deck's building strategy revolves around random cards or you could transform cards into "Arcane dust" at very low conversion rate e.g. one specific common card costs 40 points while result of conversion of common card is only 5 points, one pack in average converted to 40 points, in order to buy specific rare card required 100 points, in order to buy specific epic card you would need 400 points e.g. 10 packs while legendary card is equal to 160 packs. So in order to built some average deck you would need to spend about 160 hours of game's play during 40 days or pay to Blizzard about 200$. Now would you be willing to participate in tournament where are fundamental advantage could be bought via real money ?
    Gameplay itself isn't bad except couple of severe bugs for Mac client which probably already fixed, the expansion Naxxramas isn't bad either, although all 5 wings on Normal mode could be eliminated in a couple of hours , however cards from Naxxramas quite useful so expansion is also part of marketing strategy , in terms of money it's a really good deal since it's provides specific valuable cards for a low price. The game is theme is all about World of Warcraft universe and some cards provides nostalgic value to fan's of "wrath of the lich king" expansion. If you are looking for a long term time investment and rewarding competitive gaming you will find this game as a huge disappointment. Surely as any card game results of every match could be quite random so if you are lover of carefully crafted strategies and well deserved rewards you should stay away from this game as well.    … Expand
  34. algebramania
    May 17, 2015
    2
    Отыграв 600+ игр,я смело могу сказать - игра скатилась в деньговысасывающий мусор, даже уже нету места стратегии - пулл в 30 карт и хп превратил всю стратегическую составляющую в веселый аттракцион:"Раш в лицо или задонать часть своей зарплаты на карточки".
    Вот небольшой расчет для новичка,решившего выбрать второй путь: В 2400 рублей вам выйдет два текущих дополнения дополнения - без    Отыграв 600+ игр,я смело могу сказать - игра скатилась в деньговысасывающий мусор, даже уже нету места стратегии - пулл в 30 карт и хп превратил всю стратегическую составляющую в веселый аттракцион:"Раш в лицо или задонать часть своей зарплаты на карточки".
    Вот небольшой расчет для новичка,решившего выбрать второй путь: В 2400 рублей вам выйдет два текущих дополнения дополнения - без хотя бы первых двух кварталов первого можете даже не пробовать играть,так же вам понадобятся хотя бы 60 классических паков и 40 паков что выйдет в какие-то 6000 рублей - итого 8400,неплохо для f2p игры,правда?Нет,ну конечно вы можете годик другой делать ежедневные квесты (40/60/100 золота в день) и тратить 150 золота на арену,которую одно дело научиться собирать,а другое - играть с тем что есть(читай:насасывать),а это то еще испытание.мой вам совет - не тратьте время на эту игру,в ней нет ничего сложного и требующего смекалки - любой кто умеет считать до 30 с легкостью освоит топовые деки этой игры - фейсханта и мехомага    … Expand
  35. LazyDevelopers
    May 18, 2015
    2
    This game can be summed up in one word - RIGGED. Whether it is the "RNG" targeting to matchmaking, I am utterly convinced that the the coding for this game has some sort of algorithm to detect whatever criteria Blizzard has chosen and single out the players who don't meet them.

    For example, if they wanted, Blizzard can totally code in in whatever programming language to detect if a    This game can be summed up in one word - RIGGED. Whether it is the "RNG" targeting to matchmaking, I am utterly convinced that the the coding for this game has some sort of algorithm to detect whatever criteria Blizzard has chosen and single out the players who don't meet them.

    For example, if they wanted, Blizzard can totally code in in whatever programming language to detect if a player has paid X amount this month." Oh, he hasn't paid this month? In fact, he/she only paid 2.99 USD once? Who does he think he is? Nuh uh, we aren't having any of that. We're going to code it in so that in super tight situations, the opponent will draw the exact cards they need to win. Wait! What's this? He made it to rank 5 using a budget deck!? No no no no no; your winning streak ends here."

    "Well, what can they possibly benefit by doing this?" you may (as many others have) ask. Let me answer your question with my own, - Who do you think is more likely to fork out more money to purchase packs/arena runs. The one who constantly loses and doesn't have all of the (especially Legendary) cards, or the one who wins often? It's simple psychology, it's addicting enough that you can't stop playing it no matter how frustrating it gets. But that (insert goal here) is just out of reach without some help. Buuuuut, if you dish out 69.99 USD for 60 packs a month or buy one (or more) of our frequently added adventure wings for 4.99 each, you too may have a chance of reaching Legend. Baloney! You expect me to pay for such a garbage game? Like I said, it's addicting so I am always tempted to put false hope into making it to legend each month and it's hard for me to abandon (hence my non-zero score). But how dare these developers expect me to pay for such a rigged piece of garbage and help to keep their antics afloat.

    Oh, you needed those knives from the Knife Juggler to hit any of the 5 minions on the opposing board? Too bad, 3/4 of them are going to the face. Oh hey, full opposing board and you have a Ragnaros out. Hitting any minion will do. What happens? Face! Oh, you have a taunt minion out and you just need one good attack and you win? Nope! You opponent topdecks the ONE card they needed to get through the taunt and attack you for the win. You need any of the 4 cards to help you out of the current jam even after mulliganing? Well, they're napping at the bottom of the deck. And just to add insult to injury, EVERY TIME this happens, that card you need will be in your opening hand in the next match. Screw you and your house, Blizzard!

    Matchmaking: This one has me pulling me hair out. Playing Handlock? Well, you're going to run into a ton of Hunters that'll rush you down before turn 5. Okay, switch to Priest deck that devastates face hunters. What do you get instead? Handlocks, other priests, and anything else that hard counters you. Everything except the face hunters you encountered all the time 5 minutes ago. Okay, fine, switching to a midrange hunter that work well against those ANNOYING AS HECK Flamewaker mages and Handlocks. Whoops! Back to facing face hunters that wrecks your midrange. Do you seriously mean to tell me that this is all random? How is it that every time that I switch decks, all of a sudden all I face are the decks that hard counter mine!? Huh!? This. is. NOT. RANDOM! This is RIGGED! To all of you who say things like "There are low odds of these things happening, but even low possibility is still possible. It's just bad luck on your part." I say to you to screw that noise. How come I can run into such a streak of "bad luck" of such low odds when I don't ever get "unfortunate" enough to unpack 5 different legendary cards I don't have? Huh? Why is my bad luck so selective?

    I am not going to go ahead and say that I don't run into fortunate situations from time to time, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get to rank 4. I can only theorise that those people paid less than I did (which isn't much) or Blizzard was savvy enough to know to add some "good luck" so the rigging isn't as blatantly obvious.

    Also, this game seems to love disconnecting me a lot. Often, it is when I am still connected to the internet. This game doesn't use much data, according to my data usage on my phone when I use the app. How is this rigged, you say? It only, ONLY happens in game where I am winning. Never, not ONCE, has this ever happened in a game that I was doing terribly at. So not only does it limit my ability to win, when I do sometimes do well, the game just pulls the plug on me.

    One last point. Most of the essential cards, as of writing this review, are from the "Classic" series of card packs. But ever since they introduced the Goblins vs Gnomes packs, they have since stopped giving Classic packs as rewards, making acquiring essential class cards an atrocious ordeal especially for the newest of players. I've been playing since late open beta, so it doesn't affect me too much. But, I still need a few and it's a hassle to get them.    … Expand
  36. Darkiepie
    Aug 11, 2015
    2
    Don't be deceived by the free 2 play, if you want to win something or be good and not rage 24/7 then you have to p2w, thast way you rage 20/7, it's cool thinking how the cards interact and such but the RNG in this game it's complete nonsense to a point where no matter how good you or your deck are, it doesn't matter, it all comes down to who have the bigged $$$ Card in hand, you think youDon't be deceived by the free 2 play, if you want to win something or be good and not rage 24/7 then you have to p2w, thast way you rage 20/7, it's cool thinking how the cards interact and such but the RNG in this game it's complete nonsense to a point where no matter how good you or your deck are, it doesn't matter, it all comes down to who have the bigged $$$ Card in hand, you think you got a good deck now? Forget it next patch they will introduce a new and more OP deck, you want it?? OFC you do, then all you gotta do if you are a free player is just spend months playing to get all the cards, while the p2w pros are just gonna buy them and pwn, BUT there's more! Once u have all of them unlocked, they will release new cards! it's a never ending cicle, I give it a 2 for good waste of time when you are bored only arena is worth playing, and even then RNG is a god.… Expand
  37. skinnyhippo1234
    Oct 3, 2015
    2
    Easiest game in the world. The game requires nearly no thinking and hardly any skill. It's extremely difficult to be bad at this game, and if hell freezes over and pigs begin to fly and someone is terrible at this game, all they have to do is google a good deck and hope they get lucky with RNG. The RNG in this game is also crap, and making the game require less skill from the little itEasiest game in the world. The game requires nearly no thinking and hardly any skill. It's extremely difficult to be bad at this game, and if hell freezes over and pigs begin to fly and someone is terrible at this game, all they have to do is google a good deck and hope they get lucky with RNG. The RNG in this game is also crap, and making the game require less skill from the little it already needs. Honestly, you would probably have better luck playing poker than playing this game because it is 80% luck, 10 % knowledge, 5 % skill, and 5 % grinding all day. Other than the **** game mechanics and constant grind or pay to win system, the game is good for 5 mins of fun every here and there before you begin to constantly vomit, so I'll rate it as a 2.… Expand
  38. praisethesun11
    Mar 29, 2016
    2
    Extremely Pay 2 Win. Do not play Hearthstone unless you plan on investing a lot of money. I have been playing card games my entire life, but sometimes there is literally nothing you can do against stacked decks. I finally called it quits after only my 30th match. In that time I got 19 wins, 3 of which were perfects (pretty dang good if I say so myself), and 11 losses. Only 2 of the lossesExtremely Pay 2 Win. Do not play Hearthstone unless you plan on investing a lot of money. I have been playing card games my entire life, but sometimes there is literally nothing you can do against stacked decks. I finally called it quits after only my 30th match. In that time I got 19 wins, 3 of which were perfects (pretty dang good if I say so myself), and 11 losses. Only 2 of the losses were to "Standard" decks.
    Great graphics and animations for a card game. Great music. Sadly, I would not recommend it to anyone looking to play casually.    … Expand
  39. royalys
    Jun 16, 2016
    2
    Warcraft universe? Check!
    Cool Art? Check!
    Skill base on skill? Missing.

    It's just an another **** 75% luck based game.
    Have luck, have fun. Have no? Go **** yourself!
  40. Nyakuya
    Dec 31, 2016
    2
    - Las cartas están muy disparejas. Hay algunas que son extremadamente poderosas y otras que son una tremenda porquería inservible.
    - Es un PAY TO WIN. El que paga para comprar masos tiene mas cartas. La joda del juego es comprar y comprar masos con dinero real hasta que te toquen un par de cartas ROTAS (osea extremadamente poderosas), y luego las utilizas para ganarles a todos. Pay to    - Las cartas están muy disparejas. Hay algunas que son extremadamente poderosas y otras que son una tremenda porquería inservible.
    - Es un PAY TO WIN. El que paga para comprar masos tiene mas cartas. La joda del juego es comprar y comprar masos con dinero real hasta que te toquen un par de cartas ROTAS (osea extremadamente poderosas), y luego las utilizas para ganarles a todos. Pay to Win.
    - Los mazos y las jugadas son repetitivas, desde el inicio del juego han ido agregando cartas pero no han agregado nuevos tipos de jugadas, solo mas de lo mismo.
    - Tienes que ganar (literalmente) 30 partidas para poder comprar 1 mazo, el cual el 90% de las veces te da cartas malas, y solo da 5 cartas.    … Expand
  41. Caerleon
    Dec 13, 2018
    2
    Piece of misunderstanding. Every year the game gets dumber and more boring. A huge number of pseudo random. For example, when everything is bad, then you get a card that will change the situation in your direction. It is interesting to watch, but not to play. Blizzard isn't trying to make the game more interesting, they're making it more entertaining.

    Dull and monotonous gameplay. Of    Piece of misunderstanding. Every year the game gets dumber and more boring. A huge number of pseudo random. For example, when everything is bad, then you get a card that will change the situation in your direction. It is interesting to watch, but not to play. Blizzard isn't trying to make the game more interesting, they're making it more entertaining.

    Dull and monotonous gameplay. Of the party in the party you play with the same decks. There's no point in playing. You will know what cards to play your opponent and know what to expect from him. The effect of surprise disappears and the whole game is reduced to luck. After two or three weeks, meta will form. Will play three decks of the type " rock-paper-scissors." And there will be games that are impossible to win. Interesting? All this is very similar to a slot machine, where you just pull the handle and wait for good luck.

    Another disadvantage of the game - community. Toxic players will deliberately delay the move. Will spam emotions when he won at the expense of luck. You think Blizzard's doing something to them? Dude, take off your pink glasses.

    I strongly advise against playing this garbage. Don't waste your time, money and nerves. Better read the book - it will be better.    … Expand
  42. realmanpwns
    Feb 7, 2019
    2
    Where to start? This game has the potential to be one of the top games out there but it's made by a company so greedy that they overwhelmingly bias the game in favor of the rich people out there who can afford to drop 100's of dollars on card packs, If you are a free player you can expect to lose 95 percent of the games you play. Their matching system to a "worthy player" is a joke. ItWhere to start? This game has the potential to be one of the top games out there but it's made by a company so greedy that they overwhelmingly bias the game in favor of the rich people out there who can afford to drop 100's of dollars on card packs, If you are a free player you can expect to lose 95 percent of the games you play. Their matching system to a "worthy player" is a joke. It might as well say "player who's got the advantage over you" or maybe "cough up the money or get used to losing" when the little dial spins. Stay away from this game until Blizzard decides to play fair.… Expand
  43. Titotitoburg
    Apr 28, 2020
    2
    I don't usually write a review unless it's something I'm passionate about. I've been playing Hearthstone for years on and off. When it's a good game it's pretty fun, unfortunately this game is horribly balanced and exceptionally greedy. You must have the best cards to play this game properly, there are 10 classes in hearthstone, I can afford to only play one without shelling out hundredsI don't usually write a review unless it's something I'm passionate about. I've been playing Hearthstone for years on and off. When it's a good game it's pretty fun, unfortunately this game is horribly balanced and exceptionally greedy. You must have the best cards to play this game properly, there are 10 classes in hearthstone, I can afford to only play one without shelling out hundreds of dollars. I have already shelled out hundreds of dollars in purchases of this game and I am constantly disapointed with the Dev teams choices. I like to play control, I prefer there to be some sort of thought and skill put into a card game, however with their recent expansion Ashes of Outland the meta has become mindless repetitive boring and extremely aggresive. The Dev team for Hearthstone is so abhorrantly terrible at balancing their own game it's ridiculous. I suspect they do it on purpose with new expansions because they're greedy and want higher sales for the more overpowered cards before they nerf them, either way what charm this game has initially is lost because of the extremely high cost of entry and absolutely abbysmal balancing. 2/10.… Expand
  44. CarsInTheSky
    Oct 3, 2020
    2
    Game is no longer fun anymore, singleplayer content is mainly the same "play this deck we made for you" or dungeon run.

    There are too many cards to keep up with all the time, requiring regular players to keep buying the next expansion prepurchase megapacks to even have a competitive chance to play with others at the same skill level since every expansion ups the ante of stronger cards.    Game is no longer fun anymore, singleplayer content is mainly the same "play this deck we made for you" or dungeon run.

    There are too many cards to keep up with all the time, requiring regular players to keep buying the next expansion prepurchase megapacks to even have a competitive chance to play with others at the same skill level since every expansion ups the ante of stronger cards.

    Battlegrounds is even worse, considering you have to pay for a pass, each expansion, just to get 2 extra heroes to find at the start when clearly there are heroes with high winrate percentages.

    Been playing this game for 3 years and now its apparent that hearthstone is an easy cashgrab for blizzard while they only do updates when they want to instead of on the spot.

    The game has changed a lot since the start, no longer are you creating decks just for fun and trying things out, everyone is looking for the competitive advantage and will play whatever highest winrate decks appear on vicious syndicate every week.    … Expand
  45. MissIndica
    Jul 3, 2022
    2
    The only reason this gets a 2/10 is because the artwork and sound are on point for a game like this. However, everything else is just flaming Pay-to-Win garbage.

    If you're not willing to open up your wallet, you aren't going win a single game or have fun. This game will remind you every time you play that you haven't given an appropriate tithe to corporate overlords. Also the game is    The only reason this gets a 2/10 is because the artwork and sound are on point for a game like this. However, everything else is just flaming Pay-to-Win garbage.

    If you're not willing to open up your wallet, you aren't going win a single game or have fun. This game will remind you every time you play that you haven't given an appropriate tithe to corporate overlords. Also the game is horribly unbalanced. You HAVE to have certain cards for certain classes otherwise you're just going to waste your time and sanity. And how do you get those cards? Money, of course!

    Another disgusting practice is this battlepass system that replaced the old daily system. You can't do **** with it if you can't win games, thus you are back to square one of "give us money, now."

    Just save yourself the headache and pass on this. Flushing money down the toilet would be a more thrilling experience than this game.    … Expand
  46. Wlotu
    Sep 9, 2023
    2
    I have played Hearthstone since 2015. I have spent over 3000 hours in the game. I rate the game what it is now, not what it used to be.

    Pros: - relatively frequent updates of content - a little bit of Warcraft's atmosphere - brilliant tavern music - many beautiful arts Cons: - gameplay is often unbalanced - many new cards added but lack of new mechanics so the freshness of    I have played Hearthstone since 2015. I have spent over 3000 hours in the game. I rate the game what it is now, not what it used to be.

    Pros:
    - relatively frequent updates of content
    - a little bit of Warcraft's atmosphere
    - brilliant tavern music
    - many beautiful arts

    Cons:
    - gameplay is often unbalanced
    - many new cards added but lack of new mechanics so the freshness of gameplay is unsatisfying
    - relatively high entry threshold (in Standard)
    - the meta is often a “rock, paper, scissors”
    - lack of basic function as in game deck tracker, graveyard, detailed statistics/progress, one-click unhooking (open all packs button etc.)
    - lots of bugs and problems with fixing them
    - very very bad (for the players) monetisation of the game.
    - blatant pay to win in Hearthstone battlegrounds (dramatically increased chance of a good hero by purchasing a battle pass)
    - senseless esport system, very unattainable high demanding and low rewarding for players    … Expand
  47. Skulb
    Apr 26, 2014
    1
    I had to try this just to confirm what I already knew. The game is a moneygrubbing exercise, just like everything else Blizzard has been doing since it was infested by Activision. Five matches in I got pitted against people with totally OP cards, over and over and over again, and you basically have to pay to have any chance within ten-twenty minutes of competition. F2P at its absoluteI had to try this just to confirm what I already knew. The game is a moneygrubbing exercise, just like everything else Blizzard has been doing since it was infested by Activision. Five matches in I got pitted against people with totally OP cards, over and over and over again, and you basically have to pay to have any chance within ten-twenty minutes of competition. F2P at its absolute worst as expected from the slimy wreckage Blizzard has become. To slap you in the face some more, just for fun, arena play - basically the only remotely interesting part of the game - requires you to PAY BLIZZARD MONEY every time you want to try a random deck against somebody else. I can`t believe I just wrote that about a half assed game like this! Who in their right minds are paying for something that should be in the damn game for anyone since it`s a game mode? Oh why do I even bother...
    It might be possible to have fun with Hearthstone for about an hour, perhaps two, although there are of course about ten thousand games you should be playing instead. But unless you are prepared to waste your hard earned money filling the pockets of repulsive fatcats who made the game, then that`s it.
    It is reasonably enjoyable while it lasts in fairness. But naturally the few AI matches you get to do are a lot more fun than PVP, simply because they are at least balanced for F2P, and they`re not really all that great. In addition to all this, priests seem totally broken, although this was a first impression. Trust Actiblizz to botch any sense of balance though, as is their tradition.
    It looks as disgustingly generic and worn out as you would think, with a billion esoteric references to Blizzard`s grand old turkey, World of Warcraft. But it is polished enough and not directly offensive to the ears or eyes, although it is incredibly offensive intellectually and if you are looking for entertainment. But trust me when I say that you don`t want to see or hear any of it, unless you hate yourself and/or have a Blizzard fetish. All in all, another absolutely trashy game from Blizzard, which has now sunk to such lows that words fail me. I thought DIablo III was bad but this just blows it out of the water as far as unmitigated refuse and suspicious piles of matter on the sidewalk goes. Their games, and this one in particular, are now so bad you`d be better off getting a C64 emulator and downloading shoot-em- ups from the mid 80s. Avoid this gaming equivalent of syphilis at all costs!    … Expand
  48. dallaen
    Apr 17, 2014
    1
    Game is exactly as described. It is seriously Pay to Win. The matching system is horribly broken and will match you up against the kid/guy who paid a ton of cash to buy virtual cards. The classes at first seem balanced but then you realize some have specific cards that are so powerful they defy logic. Nothing about this game is even remotely fun outside maybe playing against the terrible AI.
  49. AlBag
    Sep 2, 2015
    1
    I decided to try this game because a lot of my friends were playing, but this game was extremely disappointing. A lot of the cards that are introduced in each new expansion are cards that have unreliable effects. This ends up leading to a large chunk of cards that are not very viable for competitive play and ranked play ends up being only about 4-5 commonly seen decks with very littleI decided to try this game because a lot of my friends were playing, but this game was extremely disappointing. A lot of the cards that are introduced in each new expansion are cards that have unreliable effects. This ends up leading to a large chunk of cards that are not very viable for competitive play and ranked play ends up being only about 4-5 commonly seen decks with very little variation from one deck to the next. Not only that, but it is near impossible to even build a deck that counters the more commonly seen decks because they have cards that, in junction with 2 or 3 other cards, have the capability of dealing enough damage to kill you from near full health. Ultimately, the majority of constructed deck gameplay ends up being a stall until one player gets his combination of cards that kills the other player.… Expand
  50. VendettaBB
    Apr 9, 2014
    1
    This is a pretty harsh score I would say but it is deserved because primarily it is deceptively not F2P and greatly encourages purchases as the Legendary cards are basically only acquired through the purchase of packs to either luckily pull one or get enough rares to disenchant until you may be able to craft them, and let's face it: anyone who's played past rank 13-12 will run into decksThis is a pretty harsh score I would say but it is deserved because primarily it is deceptively not F2P and greatly encourages purchases as the Legendary cards are basically only acquired through the purchase of packs to either luckily pull one or get enough rares to disenchant until you may be able to craft them, and let's face it: anyone who's played past rank 13-12 will run into decks with Legendary cards that always tip the scales. This is a big problem, but not the only one of course.

    A big issue I had is the incredible amount of repetition that I kept seeing. Everyone begins to have the exact same deck from their respective class after a certain rank, you see the same cards over and over until you run into the maniac that keeps pulling legendary cards on you, which isn't terribly fun either. The problem is that there is no variety in its play, I would say that 80% of the decks are control decks, all you will see is one form of control over the other because there really aren't that many cards to begin with and the mediocre decision to have classes with powers means everyone will build around their classes' respective power. This is a poor decision on blizzard's part and simply adding more cards with different abilities in place of this would have been a far better choice in the long-run.

    It was fun for a week but you will begin to see how incredibly limited the game is and how repetitive it does get. If you've dabbled in MTG this is a big no-no as it feels like a starter pre-school version of MTG. Don't believe a word I say? Check it out for yourself as it's free to get started but don't buy packs, you will end up regretting it    … Expand
  51. ph4nn0m
    Nov 30, 2015
    1
    This game is completly a p2w. I had playing since it lauched, at start it wasn't p2w , but it begins to introduce more and more aventures ($$$$$$$$$$$) ,more and more new booster packs......and with the low rewards its imposible to get all cards if you dont pay....
    I had more than 1500wins and 400 arena wins , i know what im talking about. If you want to start play this game, think before    This game is completly a p2w. I had playing since it lauched, at start it wasn't p2w , but it begins to introduce more and more aventures ($$$$$$$$$$$) ,more and more new booster packs......and with the low rewards its imposible to get all cards if you dont pay....
    I had more than 1500wins and 400 arena wins , i know what im talking about. If you want to start play this game, think before , that you wont be competitive if u dont pay
    Boring of this p2w . They will say to you that it isn't a p2w , ofc not if you play 24hours per day 1 year, if you play normal or casual 1-2hours per day , u wont have good cards for being competitive.    … Expand
  52. NFFNSNC
    Nov 8, 2015
    1
    This game is Pay 2 Win, unless you're willing to shell out a couple hundred or you've been playing since release you stand no chance of ever catching up or competing. Sure you can sort of compete by grinding and dusting everything in to the current OP flavor of the month deck but you'll be right back at the beginning once it's nerfed.

    PAY 2 WIN, AVOID AVOID AVOID.
  53. war_dog
    Jul 2, 2023
    1
    Scam and money grab.
    First of all, the game is fun.
    But it is very much p2w, but it does not stop there... i spend about 100€ on card packs to get the meta. And after a while, the game meta change and on top of that some of my cards that i bought gets invalidated. Now my 100€ are wasted, i can of course choose to spend another 100€ each time the meta changes, but instead i decided    Scam and money grab.
    First of all, the game is fun.

    But it is very much p2w, but it does not stop there... i spend about 100€ on card packs to get the meta. And after a while, the game meta change and on top of that some of my cards that i bought gets invalidated.

    Now my 100€ are wasted, i can of course choose to spend another 100€ each time the meta changes, but instead i decided to quit the game.    … Expand
  54. KiT2142
    May 5, 2014
    1
    Another pay to win game. You cannot normally play without buy a several card packs for real money because in some point you find yourself in the situation, where you can't make in-game gold.
    Worth trying but just for training, which more interesting then actual game
  55. FogCityRoller
    Mar 3, 2017
    1
    My original review of this game was almost 3 years ago, and I was far too nice to it but in my defense the game was in its infancy and it was a much better game than it is now. That review was pre-GvG. Ever since the release of GvG, Hearthstone has continued on a downward spiral to its current state of being a glorified slot machine mobile app. The levels of RNG added to the cards isMy original review of this game was almost 3 years ago, and I was far too nice to it but in my defense the game was in its infancy and it was a much better game than it is now. That review was pre-GvG. Ever since the release of GvG, Hearthstone has continued on a downward spiral to its current state of being a glorified slot machine mobile app. The levels of RNG added to the cards is inexcusable for any game that tries to pass itself off as being skill-based. They have completely destroyed arena, which has turned into a game of "who can get luckier while curving out" because reactionary play has been mitigated to the extreme.

    The only thing I can say about this game is that Whispers of the Old Gods was actually a really fun, innovative expansion. However that did not last, and every one since then has been a disaster. Even with sets rotating out, they leave a mark that is terrible from a business point of view.
    *GvG=permanently destroyed constructed play by making it COMPLETELY about RNG.
    *The Grand Tournament=managed to be worse than GvG and single-handedly destroyed arena...in a million years I didn't think this would have been possible.
    *Whispers=as I said, the only great one and probably forever.
    *Mean Streets=reintroduced unbelievably broken 1-drops that made constructed AND arena intolerable.

    Blizzard is one sh*t company these days, it's actually depressing because I grew up obsessed with their classics. Oh how the mighty have fallen.    … Expand
  56. Blacknsilver
    Dec 3, 2014
    1
    Do you enjoy playing the same match over and over again? Being forced to pay hundreds of dollars for the basic pieces everyone else has? Being required to copy-paste other people's decks or get curbstomped? Having a game where the worst player is only marginally worse than the best player and the only difference between the two is who the die will favor this time? If so, you'll loveDo you enjoy playing the same match over and over again? Being forced to pay hundreds of dollars for the basic pieces everyone else has? Being required to copy-paste other people's decks or get curbstomped? Having a game where the worst player is only marginally worse than the best player and the only difference between the two is who the die will favor this time? If so, you'll love Hearthstone.
    -A person who wasted over 2000 hours of his life on this pile of ****.    … Expand
  57. Nican
    Mar 18, 2014
    1
    Hearthstone is a game that you can either love or hate.
    Here are a few things you should know to help you make up your mind:
    1. Its a "pay to win" game, you must be prepared to either dish out around 80 bucks to build decent decks or spend several months playing at a serious disadvantage while building them. 2. There are some balance issues. Some classes just aren't viable in high    Hearthstone is a game that you can either love or hate.
    Here are a few things you should know to help you make up your mind:

    1. Its a "pay to win" game, you must be prepared to either dish out around 80 bucks to build decent decks or spend several months playing at a serious disadvantage while building them.

    2. There are some balance issues. Some classes just aren't viable in high ranked play. If you dont mind switching to whatever class works you will be fine. If you like sticking with your favorite class, you might have a problem. 3. Hearthstone favors "aggro" / "rush" decks, meaning if favors decks with low cost cards resulting in relatively short matches.    … Expand
  58. vovanas666
    Mar 12, 2014
    1
    Эта игра сделана разработчиками-халявщиками, привыкшими делать всякое гавно для школьников, домохозяек, весь смысл игры сводится к покупке карт или доступа к арене, никакого баланса тут в помине нет, одно разочарование.Эта игра сделана разработчиками-халявщиками, привыкшими делать всякое гавно для школьников, домохозяек, весь смысл игры сводится к покупке карт или доступа к арене, никакого баланса тут в помине нет, одно разочарование.
  59. Kcen
    Mar 20, 2014
    1
    Pay to win + horrible new player experience.....not a good combination

    When you start the game you either have to pay a lot of real money to build a deck, or accept you are going to lose every match for a long time.. neither is really fun or conductive to a new player experience. You see the way the game matches players is flawed and it sticks brand new players against people with    Pay to win + horrible new player experience.....not a good combination

    When you start the game you either have to pay a lot of real money to build a deck, or accept you are going to lose every match for a long time.. neither is really fun or conductive to a new player experience.

    You see the way the game matches players is flawed and it sticks brand new players against people with tricked out decks and a lot of rare and legendaries, new players cant counter this and just get crushed, this is of course intentional to cause said new players to go spend money to even the odds.....

    Yeah great idea... dragged down by the real money aspect, it would have worked much better as a monthly fee or pay once where you know it would be balances for fun and not for sucking money.    … Expand
  60. Blackjackgamer
    Mar 29, 2014
    1
    Literally dependent on how much money you're willing to spend on the game. You spend a lot on the in-game micro transactions, you'll eventually be rewarded by cards that people who aren't ready to spend on the game don't have. These cards are stronger than normal cards and can essentially win you a duel.

    Blizzard essentially threw this together within a year and aren't even bothered to    Literally dependent on how much money you're willing to spend on the game. You spend a lot on the in-game micro transactions, you'll eventually be rewarded by cards that people who aren't ready to spend on the game don't have. These cards are stronger than normal cards and can essentially win you a duel.

    Blizzard essentially threw this together within a year and aren't even bothered to balance their cards. The only balance changes I've seen were in order to buff already stupidly strong cards.

    The only strong point to this game is the graphics and such which follow blizzard's standard of polishing their games.    … Expand
  61. Murasamune
    Apr 4, 2014
    1
    If you're familiar with Magic: the gathering, this game will be disappointing. This is a good intro to the fun that can be had with trading-card-games but is seriously lacking in many areas that make them fun:

    player interaction
    SOCIAL interaction
    tricks
    counter spells

    i'm missing some/if i remember i'll come back and update, this is an okay game, but isn't worth dumping money into.
  62. TaintedDescent
    Apr 8, 2014
    1
    Card game based on luck alone. After half my deck being cards under 4 mana and never pulling them intill the game was already over on turn 7, you start to understand that this game is pure luck alone. You will never pull your low cards early and always pull your big cards first.
  63. Vlad_Rose
    Apr 30, 2014
    1
    Boring. Lacks depth. Based more on luck of draw than strategy. Uses a pay2win model. There are much better online collectible card games out there than this Blizzard 'cash in'.
  64. The_Noob
    May 29, 2014
    1
    Very poorly excuted, graphics for warcraft 1 maybe or some facebook games...
    very slow game play, for a fight you have to wait for the animation...
    Game mechanics is shallow and no creativity like other card games. Putting Heroes of warcraft title to draw the crowds no creative work like in other Blizzard titles. Pay 2 win like all of card games... nothing new. Don't bother    Very poorly excuted, graphics for warcraft 1 maybe or some facebook games...
    very slow game play, for a fight you have to wait for the animation...
    Game mechanics is shallow and no creativity like other card games.

    Putting Heroes of warcraft title to draw the crowds no creative work like in other Blizzard titles.

    Pay 2 win like all of card games... nothing new. Don't bother yourself with this game. unless you like the graphics and want to play any crap game have a warcraft name in it ... your choice... free to play but its pure pay 2 win and pay to enjoy...

    1 point only for the audio...    … Expand
  65. isobri
    May 27, 2014
    1
    This game is classic pay for power, as the time cost to compete otherwise is prohibitively high. TLDR: playing 3 hours a day, it will take you approximately 5 months to get the right cards for the current meta, and the meta will shift by then. ONLY way to be competitive is to spend $200+ USD on this game.

    Here's the math supporting this: ALL the top players use the same 5+ legendary    This game is classic pay for power, as the time cost to compete otherwise is prohibitively high. TLDR: playing 3 hours a day, it will take you approximately 5 months to get the right cards for the current meta, and the meta will shift by then. ONLY way to be competitive is to spend $200+ USD on this game.

    Here's the math supporting this: ALL the top players use the same 5+ legendary cards in their decks. Each win gives you 3.33 gold. Each game takes ~10 minutes to play. Winning half your games, playing 3 hours per day, and finishing the daily quests will net you ~90 gold per day. 100 Gold =/= 60 dust. 1600 Dust gives you the one legendary of your choice. This translates to 29.6 days to get a single legendary card of your choice without spending cash. Alternatively, you can spend $200+ to get those legendary cards off the bat.    … Expand
  66. Demarge
    Jun 25, 2014
    1
    The design of only best out of 1 when randomly paired along with the large competitive focus of ranked play (due to there being only a loss in resources and a huge feel of grindiness while winning) results in a feeling of resentment for my opponents.
  67. tonytopete1
    Aug 22, 2014
    1
    Garbage. Pay to win, Nuff said. Dont waste your time. You will enjoy the first 2 weeks, then you will be destroyed by retards that spend money in this game and can buy better cards. Dont play this game.
  68. Majorjohn
    Jul 20, 2014
    1
    Terrible balance, and connection issues in iPad version.

    The game is deceptively expensive, and insanely boring! The in-game transaction is expensive, 2 dollars per card pack which only has 5 cards. And chance of getting epic or legendary cards is smaller than being hit by lightening. And after a while, you will get common cards that you already have. So don't waste I your money in    Terrible balance, and connection issues in iPad version.

    The game is deceptively expensive, and insanely boring!

    The in-game transaction is expensive, 2 dollars per card pack which only has 5 cards. And chance of getting epic or legendary cards is smaller than being hit by lightening. And after a while, you will get common cards that you already have. So don't waste I your money in this game buying card packs. Arena entry is another money robber, for 2 dollars you get to play the arena game with random cards. This is all depends on luck, someone will get nice cards in their decks, some one will get all useless cards. Balance takes a small role, luck rules all.

    The balance in this game is terrible, because the designers are on ok lazy that they create a lot of cards with random effects. For those who has played a lot or has spent lots of money buying cards, they can form a deck with all epic or legendary. New players will be crushed. Thus there is no fun for new players. Because the game is so imbalanced, now only a few certain decks almost wins all the time, and most old players only play those decks to win. There is no diversity and no fun.

    If you are new, STAY AWAY from this game, don't waste your time and money.    … Expand
  69. kikin2321
    Aug 11, 2014
    1
    This game starts really entertaining, you go against AI to win some of the class cards which makes it exciting for a while.

    It all goes to hell when you start playing in the Arena and Ranked, this game is about buying cards and using the same retarded unbalanced cards/ hero class.

    Got to admit the Voice , sounds , animations are really fancy and enjoyable, but it is nothing more than that.
  70. MrGarde
    Dec 30, 2014
    1
    A perfect game for who doesn't know how to spend his money!!!! 99% pay to win or waste your life to craft a good card!!! My score for this game is 1 just because it isn't the worst but it's near.
  71. Jon12345
    Jan 28, 2015
    1
    If you're a gamer, you'll want to stay away from this. Boredom is the word of the day.

    This game is little better than playing "war" as a child. The game design is such that there is no thought required. Flip a card, you win. Flip a card, you lose. If you'd like to win more? Buy cards. Simple as the game is, people still take exorbitant amounts of time to end their turns. It's    If you're a gamer, you'll want to stay away from this. Boredom is the word of the day.

    This game is little better than playing "war" as a child. The game design is such that there is no thought required. Flip a card, you win. Flip a card, you lose. If you'd like to win more? Buy cards.

    Simple as the game is, people still take exorbitant amounts of time to end their turns. It's actually quite boring watching players fumble thru their turn. A successful strategy for playing this game requires you to actually have something else to do at the same time. Fortunately, there's so little thought required that you can easily multitask.

    The fan boys who valiantly defend this game will be upset with me, I'm a gamer. Masters in SC2. 12-2, 12-0 Hearthstone Arena in my 1st month. This game is boring.

    Once you've learned how to play, The imbalance of the cards, the non-existence of MMR, and flaws in the design of a pay-to-win card game will be evident. Once you've realized the similarity to the children's card game "war," you'll see how bad this game really is.

    If you enjoy mindless games that take forever, sign up. If you enjoy being frustrated to the point of purchasing cards, sign up. This is surely what is in store for you.    … Expand
  72. TrigonFail
    Apr 17, 2016
    1
    Its a shame how a game with such little development in the cards themselves gets so much popularity, ive played it for a bit to give it a chance but it just can't even come close to a lot of other card games. If you like hearthstone for the card aspect, please do yourself a favor and just give some others a chance. Trust me you'll enjoy them a lot more if you get into them.
  73. BlackVoid
    Mar 24, 2015
    1
    The most blatantly pay2win game I have ever played. That alone however would not make this game so bad.

    The presentation and the actual game interface is actually the best out there. The problem is in the design. While you learn this game, it is a lot of fun. However after that you realize, that you will have to pay a lot of real money or grind for several months to be able to compete    The most blatantly pay2win game I have ever played. That alone however would not make this game so bad.

    The presentation and the actual game interface is actually the best out there. The problem is in the design.
    While you learn this game, it is a lot of fun. However after that you realize, that you will have to pay a lot of real money or grind for several months to be able to compete even at mid ranks. Even that would be acceptable, but unfortunately there is way too many overpowered cards that will turn a game that you were winning into a game where you lose suddenly and badly.

    There are area of effect cards that will negate any kind of advantage you had. There are cards that will reset the health of the heroes. There are cards that will steal your most powerful minion. There are cards that will turn a lowly bad card into an invincible monster.

    After a month of play you will realize that this game is only about luck and overpowered cards. To make matters worse, there are only 2 ways to play this competitively.
    Arena is a luckfest where you are offered a set of cards and must create a deck. Half the time you are offered really bad cards. It is all about who gets the better cards when making the deck.
    The other mode of play is ranked play. Here, the ranks are reset each month, so every month players with several legendaries are mixed with total newbies and mid-range players. Totally unfair. There are so few ranks, that it is impossible to tell apart a rank 20 game from a rank 10 game. Many people on rank 20 have insanely powerful decks. You just cannot compete or feel good about your "skill".

    Yes, there is also casual mode, where you can feel good beating up total beginners, but you may also face the insanely powerful pay2win decks in casual too.

    The skill ceiling in this game unfortunately is in the basement. It is all luck and expensive cards that determine the outcome.

    AVOID.    … Expand
  74. Dargonkin
    Mar 30, 2015
    1
    So for something that had great potential this game fails miserably. if you do not spend tons of real money for decent cards you have no real chance to get anywhere as if you lose you get zero progress to anything and you cannot get new and/or better cards without winning or wasting money buying them it is my opinion that this is a complete waste of time, addicting yes but totallySo for something that had great potential this game fails miserably. if you do not spend tons of real money for decent cards you have no real chance to get anywhere as if you lose you get zero progress to anything and you cannot get new and/or better cards without winning or wasting money buying them it is my opinion that this is a complete waste of time, addicting yes but totally frustrating if you actually wat to progress and maybe start winning once regularly...give this one a pass....… Expand
  75. marcantoineg
    May 13, 2018
    1
    The most casual and boring card game I've ever played. Want to win? Pick one of the few meta deck online and buy very expensive card packs from blizzard. That's all.
  76. arenacrac
    Sep 19, 2016
    1
    Play the game perfectly and then lose to rng elements, there is no skill involved in this game, its not completely a pay2win game because even if you have these premium legendary cards they wont give you a consistent win-rate at the broken ladder system
  77. comon86
    Sep 29, 2016
    1
    Used to be a great game (at least 8/10) but with latest expansions blizzard made a joke from this game. A lot of random impact cards. Meta is very aggressive at least 80% of meta are aggressive decks. To make things worse yogg saron makes a joke even a longer games. Today blizzard announced some cards change which should make a small improvement (emphasize on small). This kind of cardUsed to be a great game (at least 8/10) but with latest expansions blizzard made a joke from this game. A lot of random impact cards. Meta is very aggressive at least 80% of meta are aggressive decks. To make things worse yogg saron makes a joke even a longer games. Today blizzard announced some cards change which should make a small improvement (emphasize on small). This kind of card adjustment should be done at least a half year ago (players complained about some cards for months). Seems likes they made this changes only because blizzcon is close and they didn't want to make their biggest tournament of this game looks like a total joke. You can try to play for fun from time to time but don't spent any money on it (you can spend a lot of in this game). You will only be disappointed.… Expand
  78. Thisisdumb3
    Jul 19, 2017
    1
    Worst gameplay, including Arena and regular modes. Arena trashes you on the regular, with certain classes and cards simply being better.

    The single-player is almost fun. If you want to pay overpriced real money for it or suffer through the hell of this game to earn in game currency for it.
  79. Swayer90
    Nov 24, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For a free to play game it's more expensive to actully play then a regular card game.
    Because in a digital you actully need cards to play decent, and to get that you are with the new system forced to pay.
    But unlike a regular card game you can't sell them when you get bored or keep them when they cancel the game.    … Expand
  80. Lucky1One
    Sep 29, 2021
    1
    Ultra-greedy top-management + incompetent developers = Pay-to-win piece of crap.
    Becomes worse and worse from expansion to expansion.

    All you need to play well is 30% skill and 70% luck.
    The type of garbage where not the player plays game but game plays the player.

    Don't waste your time, there are a lot of games much better then this casino.
  81. randge21
    Sep 6, 2021
    1
    Помойка от близард, начали отходить чуть от p2w к f4p, так сразу сделали бг (интересный режим, как на мой взгляд), но режим - сразу в мусорку (5 топ-8 подряд, 0-7% на луз). СПАСИБО БЫЛО ВКУСНО (поел говна)!
  82. QuiLL88
    Dec 31, 2020
    1
    мало того что paytowin , так еще и заскриптованое рандомное говнище.
  83. lilianlobo
    Nov 25, 2020
    1
    I have to say this...I've been playing this game for almost 6 years, since betastone. I started to preorder since Witchwood, one preorder at time untill Scholomance and outlands I preordered and bought almost 400USD in my currency (1000,00R$) and I was okay, I decided to stop and start to play normally for the next months, decided to not buy this Darkmoon expansion and that's it. I wouldI have to say this...I've been playing this game for almost 6 years, since betastone. I started to preorder since Witchwood, one preorder at time untill Scholomance and outlands I preordered and bought almost 400USD in my currency (1000,00R$) and I was okay, I decided to stop and start to play normally for the next months, decided to not buy this Darkmoon expansion and that's it. I would save to buy the January preorder, but right now, I don't want to even log in to the game. Everything is under a paywall now, lots of stupid modes and no focus on the real game. I don't know if they were hijacked for Chinese CEOS but this is the state of the game right now. The new system became a real bad stuff, it's not only greed, but criminal. The game states right now like a Gambling for children and adults too, but children suffers most for addiction. You spend thousands of cash in this game and can't reach full collection. I had to spent at least 200USD and i'm still missing 3 legendaries in Scholomance. I never ever made a Review in my life for any game, but right now, I'm doing it, and I would really like to do a good one, but I can't. This game was nice to me before, I really played like 10hours a day but only for fun and other days i didn't even played 2hours a day hardgrind 100g for 30 wins and even being only a casual player I could have fun, I could have did the quests and it would be ok. Right now, the Quests to earn experience, to achieve levels, to achieve the reward per level are all blocked by strange restrictions that requires money. Some quests are like "collect x epics" or "collect x legendaries" and how can I do that without spend money? You can't, or you just go along with th reward system that's awful and really stupid to grind it or u just quit the game.
    The feeling of grinding Experience in a Card game is worse than those MMORPGS that require several hours of play to achieve a Good character. But it's a card game, there's no character, I'm the character!!!!!!!!! What's wrong with Activllizzard?
    Very bad game right now, not only expensive, but criminal.    … Expand
  84. gidzerai
    Nov 27, 2020
    1
    Это просто какой то сюр. После добавления Батлпасса поломалась вся экономика нахер, тебя вынуждают купить абонемент, чтобы ты мог фармить голду как раньше. Если сделал паузу в несколько дней, иди нахер, уже не догонишь, а когда догонишь уже закончится сезон и ты пойдешь лесом после ротации.
    В общем это позор для Blizzard!!!    Это просто какой то сюр. После добавления Батлпасса поломалась вся экономика нахер, тебя вынуждают купить абонемент, чтобы ты мог фармить голду как раньше. Если сделал паузу в несколько дней, иди нахер, уже не догонишь, а когда догонишь уже закончится сезон и ты пойдешь лесом после ротации.
    В общем это позор для Blizzard!!!
  85. Manittas
    Jan 29, 2021
    1
    I really want to give a 0 on this one but I can't due to my long story with the game and what it meant to me. Unfortunately this game is the complete proof on how game developers can ignore completely the community and work entirely for money. Every choice in the game for the past 2 years was bad, getting worse one after another. Battlegrounds was the only salvation to this games almostI really want to give a 0 on this one but I can't due to my long story with the game and what it meant to me. Unfortunately this game is the complete proof on how game developers can ignore completely the community and work entirely for money. Every choice in the game for the past 2 years was bad, getting worse one after another. Battlegrounds was the only salvation to this games almost certain death and even this gamemode is boring and not new. The esports for it are the biggest joke ever. The balance team really doesn't understand how card games work and economics in the game don't exist, the complete p2w game. I really don't have anything good to say about the game, if you wanna try card games REALLY don't play this one, try Legends of Runeterra or Magic: The Gathering. Do not waste your time with this.… Expand
  86. AnkleKoh
    Mar 3, 2021
    1
    It used to be good, but now its just cards with high and higher stats,making it overpowered in every meta deck , simply make all you effort to get a deck literally become nothing, and that's where you spend money to boost back up.
  87. Carst0r
    Aug 18, 2023
    1
    definetly pay to win, but also really poor game balance. They do everything to find crazy new game mechanics that are never intended to be balanced and rework entire card(-sets) after to make somehow bearable. Most of the time strong decks are quickly crippled so they are not even fun anymore.
    Also too much "randomness" for a game that claims to be competitive: Luck beats skill in 100 of    definetly pay to win, but also really poor game balance. They do everything to find crazy new game mechanics that are never intended to be balanced and rework entire card(-sets) after to make somehow bearable. Most of the time strong decks are quickly crippled so they are not even fun anymore.
    Also too much "randomness" for a game that claims to be competitive: Luck beats skill in 100 of 100 matches where this could be the deciding factor. Of course people get angry for it and they try to direct their anger to the only vent they have: the enemy player - reasonable, since winning enemies are not free of guilt. But Blizzard completly disabled chat for non-friends - which is by far the most crucial mistake for a multiplayer game. You would think that Blizzard is into the Online-gaming business long enough to know that "Toxicity and flame always finds a way" - if not by chat then by emotes, or abusing the items in game they have. The code is quickly understood and even then on top of that you can't even make friends, because a friend request always means "flame".

    Complete desaster. 1 point for it being "technically" free to play, which on a closer look actually reveals that it is not.    … Expand
  88. EvilVitalya
    Apr 25, 2023
    1
    Я слишком беден для бесплатной карточной игры
  89. suguu
    Aug 16, 2023
    1
    Game designed to scam children and their parents to buy 2 virtual card packs for 3€, when they find game on appstore. Two packs wont get you anywhere in this game, so they will quit the game soon or ask for more (70-200 to get you started). Bundle deals are much more value however that two packs for 3€ may seem good deal to try it out. But it's going to be worst 3€ you will everGame designed to scam children and their parents to buy 2 virtual card packs for 3€, when they find game on appstore. Two packs wont get you anywhere in this game, so they will quit the game soon or ask for more (70-200 to get you started). Bundle deals are much more value however that two packs for 3€ may seem good deal to try it out. But it's going to be worst 3€ you will ever spend.That doesn't get you anywhere and if million people buy it, it's 3M€ to world's hated and greedest people in gaming indurstry, Bobby Kotick. Battlegrounds used to be free to play, but now it is also pay to win cause you need to pay 20€ for season pass or you have much less chance for winning. Game also has so many similarities to Casino's slot--games and they are pretty much manipulating your children to be gambling addicts in future. Same thing was with Overwatch loot boxes. Have fun in Activision Blizzard's universe.… Expand
  90. Dancjupas
    Aug 28, 2023
    1
    The update rate increases, the quality of the game decreases. The latest update generally rolled back the game to the Stone Age: lags, bugs and outages
    Apparently, all they need is to squeeze out more money until the game dies completely.
  91. Servasky
    Mar 16, 2014
    0
    This game is rubbish. Pay to win and luck, you dont need anymore. You can turn your brain off and win win win win (paying first of course :D). Dont waste your time here.
  92. hiddenpheonix
    Jul 4, 2015
    0
    The game is complete garbage. The game decides when you can win or lose. Your skill has zero do with it. You cannot play just any character to try different styles. They have had to add incentives to get people to even play.
  93. Crimson
    Apr 26, 2014
    0
    Strategically vapid game with the sole intention of getting money from kids. Compares to other online card games (magic, ect...) it is extremely dumbed down (not that online card games were ever steeped in strategy as it was...). During any given turn there's zero thought required, you might have to choose between 2 different cards to play, if you're lucky; but that won't stop peopleStrategically vapid game with the sole intention of getting money from kids. Compares to other online card games (magic, ect...) it is extremely dumbed down (not that online card games were ever steeped in strategy as it was...). During any given turn there's zero thought required, you might have to choose between 2 different cards to play, if you're lucky; but that won't stop people from taking the full 90s every turn. So if you like slow, boring, strategically dumbed down, P2W games? Hearthstone is for you. If you actually want to engage your brain, go elsewhere...… Expand
  94. Sanxx
    Jul 3, 2019
    0
    This game is censored to compel with chineses censorship. This is absolutely unnaceptable.
  95. Hrothgaar
    Mar 27, 2014
    0
    As the most of the other negative reviewers say:
    This game is a cashgrab!
    Download it for free, play the tutorial, and after that play for another week without spending money. After this week the nice "feel" of the game because of graphic and sound presentation will be gone and you got inside into the money making mechanics enough to realize what it really is: a cashgrab... Be smart,    As the most of the other negative reviewers say:
    This game is a cashgrab!
    Download it for free, play the tutorial, and after that play for another week without spending money.
    After this week the nice "feel" of the game because of graphic and sound presentation will be gone and you got inside into the money making mechanics enough to realize what it really is: a cashgrab...
    Be smart, dont fall for it!    … Expand
  96. Atgood1
    Jan 23, 2016
    0
    The game is just too RNG dependent. The game features little skill and solemnly lies on who gets the better top decks. Another thing that makes matters worse is the fact that there is a large card pool, and to create an "efficient" deck requires a lot of time to gather the proper cards. This makes the game extremely challenging for new players to get into it.
  97. MeningsMod
    May 10, 2014
    0
    Its a free-to-play game, but it costs to win.
    This game come down to who wants to spend the most money, on the cards with the best stats. PAY-2-WIN
    It’s a numbers game, in more than one sense.
    And also, its really boring…
  98. Sorril
    Jun 24, 2014
    0
    Completely uneven gameplay, elite cards that you BUY with CASH MONEY are completely unbalanced and beyond what you earn in basic play. Once one of these 'elite' cards is put into play at any point in the game it is over, and no amount of skill or luck will save you. Since card draws are random, you can't even strategize a way around them.
  99. Molvanian
    Jan 8, 2015
    0
    Just compare the user score to the critic one and you'll understand the issue with this game. It's fine, if you play it once or twice, or get a check from Blizzard. If you want something a little more involving, give it a pass. Horrible balance issues (To make you spend money on packs), pure luck based play (Far more then say, Magic or Yugioh), and a large community of people who use BotsJust compare the user score to the critic one and you'll understand the issue with this game. It's fine, if you play it once or twice, or get a check from Blizzard. If you want something a little more involving, give it a pass. Horrible balance issues (To make you spend money on packs), pure luck based play (Far more then say, Magic or Yugioh), and a large community of people who use Bots to play for them (That despite crack downs, are still going on.) This is a poorly made "pay to win" game, which is a shame, as it has some obvious promise.… Expand
  100. Shperax
    Nov 2, 2018
    0
    What could be a fun game ruined by unbalanced cards. I'll break down this game very easy.

    Step 1. Go to hearthpwn.com and copy the best prebuilt deck

    Step2. go play with that same deck 4ever cause nothing else is better

    Repeat if you change class.

    Yup boring AF cause nothing else can really be tried with any success
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#4 Best PC Game of 2014
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#7 Most Discussed PC Game of 2014
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#41 Most Shared PC Game of 2014

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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 42
  3. Negative: 0 out of 42
  1. Hardcore Gamer
    Jul 6, 2014
    90
    When Blizzard announced they were making a digital CCG, we all expected it to look and sound beautiful, and there was little doubt that it would be well-balanced, but I don’t think anyone anticipated this level of sophistication and subtle brilliance.
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  2. CD-Action
    Jun 28, 2014
    85
    Simple rules, high production values, low system requirements and huge tactical freedom make Hearthstone one of the best card games available. And if you take into account the free-to-play model – it’s the best one. [05/2014, p.62]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Jun 7, 2014
    85
    A fine example of a great free-to-play game. Hearthstone is not only an addictive and well designed card game, but absolutely fair with gamers that do not wish to spend money on it.
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