Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

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  1. tjohobbit
    Apr 13, 2017
    0
    Resourcehogging. Got the latest icore and a 1080 grapgh but as soon as I start this the computer slows down to a crawl:

    So unbalanced game. Forget to get ranking without using a lot of money and when u play for a month they reset the ranking so no meaning playing ranked for the first 3 weeks because you meet ppl that have awsome cardcollections. It is like if all soccer teams    Resourcehogging. Got the latest icore and a 1080 grapgh but as soon as I start this the computer slows down to a crawl:

    So unbalanced game. Forget to get ranking without using a lot of money and when u play for a month they reset the ranking so no meaning playing ranked for the first 3 weeks because you meet ppl that have awsome cardcollections.

    It is like if all soccer teams restarted so the div 5 teams will lose first 100 matches with no chance at all.

    Gameplay is all about getting your combo before the opponent.    … Expand
  2. digga123
    Jan 17, 2015
    0
    Unbalanced for new players what makes not very motivating in the beginning. After a few matches I got bored, mainly because of the way too simple game mechanics.
  3. rundor
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    Do you want to know how this game best works and how to succeed? Here is an explanation in its simplest form:

    1. Buy a metric **** of decks (grinding is not worth it as it will take you ages) 2. After you have almost entirely bought a lot of strong cards, carbon copy the most successful decks (as about 90% of people do already anyway) There you go, that is primarily the game in a    Do you want to know how this game best works and how to succeed? Here is an explanation in its simplest form:

    1. Buy a metric **** of decks (grinding is not worth it as it will take you ages)
    2. After you have almost entirely bought a lot of strong cards, carbon copy the most successful decks (as about 90% of people do already anyway)

    There you go, that is primarily the game in a nutshell at the competitive and productive level.

    Want to be creative?
    You will lose 90% of your games and make no progress when even winning gives you the equivalent gold of a lump of coal, so you need to win a LOT to have enough "coal" aka gold of value for anything (think an entire coal mining enterprise for a deck would be about right).

    Want to not buy a **** of decks?
    Even if you carbon copy the best freebie decks, you will still lose a lot of the time to other people who carbon copied the other best decks, but also have better cards then you, and keep in mind you are just copying a deck like tons of other players, why not just have a bot play the game for you. I mean honestly what the **** is the point?

    So are you prepared to lose a lot since you didn't buy cards then? Are you prepared to lose a lot since you didn't completely copy a competitive deck then? Unless you are insane of course not.

    Hearthstone in a nutshell. Give Blizzard your monies kids!    … Expand
  4. IGNsus
    Mar 25, 2014
    0
    Hearthstone is casual at first glance, second glance, third glance, fourth.... You get the idea.

    There is actually very little strategy involved in Hearthstone. You have RNG in Arena, RNG in what cards you draw, and RNG in what the cards do when you play them. I laugh at anyone who uses the word "depth" to describe Hearthstone without the phrase "a lack of" preceding it. An    Hearthstone is casual at first glance, second glance, third glance, fourth.... You get the idea.

    There is actually very little strategy involved in Hearthstone. You have RNG in Arena, RNG in what cards you draw, and RNG in what the cards do when you play them.

    I laugh at anyone who uses the word "depth" to describe Hearthstone without the phrase "a lack of" preceding it. An absolutely abysmal, shameless cash grab by an Activision owned developer.    … Expand
  5. serial_
    Jun 7, 2014
    0
    This game sucks so much dick, I thought for a second, that I took a wrong turn in an african whore house. I would rather suck off the entire Burning Legion instead of play another round of this **** game, just to get a free mount.

    Dear Blizzard, DIAF and I hate you forever for nerfing Shamans in WoW.

    GG NO RE.
  6. Ezekeel
    May 7, 2014
    0
    Random-number game build around a predatory pay-2-win business model that tries to lull players in with flashy graphics and sounds. Do not waste your time. Also keep your kids away from it if you do not want them to become gambling addicts.
  7. Alsmir
    Jan 5, 2015
    0
    I've watched a video where certain youtuber recommended Heartstone. This game was supposed to be fun, addictive and with decent f2p model. Well, f*** anyone who recommends this.

    Free to play? Cool, lets try it out. I was a bit sceptical. I mean - we're talking about Blizzard - the company that butchered and ruined WoW and Diablo series just for some extra money, but maybe they changed    I've watched a video where certain youtuber recommended Heartstone. This game was supposed to be fun, addictive and with decent f2p model. Well, f*** anyone who recommends this.

    Free to play? Cool, lets try it out.
    I was a bit sceptical. I mean - we're talking about Blizzard - the company that butchered and ruined WoW and Diablo series just for some extra money, but maybe they changed their ways?

    It actually it is free, so anyone can test it.
    The beginnings were quite fine. Couple of battles that teach us basic mechanics, everything looks nice, gameplay is smooth. Then we get access to training battles, we get to unlock new classes (each comes with some class-specific cards), we unlock more basic cards and try to build our own decks.

    First few hours were really enjoyable. I was having fun, playing against AI, playing some battles vs other players. I've completed some "tasks" or "quests" and got some extra cards.

    Then I tried playing training vs expert AI. Turns out it means that AI just uses better cards. I was beaten several times, all those rare/epic cards make a ton of difference. Then I've tried unlocking all the basic cards for all the classes. That was a big mistake.

    It seems like matchmaker rather than looking at your win/loss ratio checks the level of your characters. Try unlocking all the basic cards (which means leveling all the characters till lvl 10) and suddenly you're fcked. I've done all those leveling against AI then I played 10 games versus other players.

    First day of playing I went 6-1. Not bad.
    Second day (after some leveling) I went 0-10. Yes, 10 losses. 9 of those games I've faced opponents who had max ~5 basic cards (out of 30). Better cards give MASSIVE advantage. I've even tried looking for some builds that include just basic cards, but I didn't make any difference. Last fight was quite ok: playing against a guy that only used basic cards - just like me. Close fight, going head to head for 8 rounds. Then he pops 2 legendary cards and I'm done.

    Long story short: I need better cards if I want to have any chance of winning vs other players.
    How do you get them?

    1. Spend $$
    2. Play the single player campaing - which costs $$ to unlock
    3. Grind gold (virtual currency) to buy extra packs

    You can get gold by: winning vs other players (10 gold per 3 wins).
    Completing daily quests: 40-60 gold per quest. 2 quests per day.

    Single pack costs 100 gold. It contains 5 cards, usually 1-2 rare cards in a pack.

    You can't complete quests playing vs AI.

    I can either pay money or grind for weeks, months while getting beaten by everyone because matchmaker sucks.

    F*** this game.    … Expand
  8. undertow9x
    Aug 25, 2015
    0
    Pay to win at it's finest. Unless you can a ton of cash to throw at this game. You will never get any good cards. Don't get me wrong the game is fun as hell when you play someone who has normal cards. However play someone who has bought 1000s of cards and you are going to get worked.
  9. Bo33y
    Aug 7, 2016
    0
    This game is simply the most heinous vile atrocity that the world has ever produced. It is run by people exploiting its absolutely rubbish mechanics in attempts to the con the user into more spending, all those u-tube videos do is manipulate kids into buying a game that hasn't cost any real development at all, and it only offers them with a lack of fair play in return. The game isThis game is simply the most heinous vile atrocity that the world has ever produced. It is run by people exploiting its absolutely rubbish mechanics in attempts to the con the user into more spending, all those u-tube videos do is manipulate kids into buying a game that hasn't cost any real development at all, and it only offers them with a lack of fair play in return. The game is redundant when most classes can kill you before you can even drop a card, because the malicious computer provides the user with a lack of cards to drop on their turn, yet mysteriously your opponent will always have the perfect card to play. It is a rock paper scissor approach and it doesn't matter your investment, because this game relies mostly on the luck that a computer selects something for you to play on your turns. So the game adds more abilities to draw even more cards and copy duplicate cards, but taht doesn't even matter if the cards don't come up due to the luck of the draw. Some class are so imbalanced away from other classes played, that it clearly favors them with cheaper abilities too press those Iwin buttons with.. The grammar on the cards was written by people who don't speak using grammar as every card was made to be exploited away from that grammar contained on their descriptions. The game uses P2P protocols where it constantly disconnects you, and it is one of the worse game on the planet for this occurrence. The game has frequent bugs in the mechanics where players gain stuff they shouldn't have making more and more of stuff they never needed more of and the deck that supposedly only contained a max of 2 or a single legend. It is a game that you need to invest to compete playing. As in you need to psychically spend currency buying stuff and even upon purchasing you are still a victim to its poor design and its lack of fair play.

    A design that wants to be played as quickly as possible in as few turns as possible, why, because time is money. So it only offers 30 hp that is dead by turn 4 ,as you are only given a selection of unplayable cards prior to that turn you are dead in having nothing significant to counter your opponent even though you have filled you deck appropriately with plenty of cards on the starting turns. The design has an appalling layout, it hasn't put cards into rows to be hot keyed. It doesn't provide the user with their own strategic choice of starting selection. It doesn't allow the user to make as much game currency as they can acquire per day from playing, instead it limits them, because they won't spend. It doesn't provide the tavern tourney all week, because that often makes game currency quicker than other matched modes. It disconnects only from playing this game, in matches that you can instantly relog, but you have lost your game that there was no protection offered. It doesn't group players fairly, it groups them with players well outside their psychical level.. It forces starts for many turns away from the mathematical odd of a coin flip 50/50 or non start for as many turns as up to 10, and it groups with the same player as many as 4 time sin a row, and the same class for many attempts frequently again as many as 10 times. It has worse loss streaks then provided win streaks, they are not balanced, up to the point the assumption is you are grouped against robots and the computer has simply worked out a strategy to your deck.

    This is monkey made game was typical pyramid scheme. It was designed to exploit the user into spending, it doesn't give a hoot about anything else, because if a million people spend buying some of this game's crap and they have too, in having the same features you are grouped against, it has made millions. It uses crap connection protocols when it runs from same servers hosting much better games that offer far superior multiplayer. It basically took the concept from a world famous epic game and churned out total garbage in attempt to exploit that fan base.

    Avoid this abysmal game at all costs. It is simply heinous. These games should be stopped, and its reign of corruption ended. It seems the common tactic of the industry today is screw the user into spending more on crap that is redundant. It is all across the console industry today with DC packs, it is all across the internet with these freemiums and there is nothing epic coming out of the industry apart from these exploitively redundant hacks. For the love of this planet anybody else with a hint of reasoning should absolutely avoid. These type of games are simply not worth it, do not be conned otherwise by the lies fed by those people exploiting that concept of you buying more to always get less because there is always more to buy when it is never enough. It is absolutely sickening. It might as well be that Nigerian phonejack credit card details please muhahaha.    … Expand
  10. captainthrall
    Mar 21, 2015
    0
    This game is just annoying. If you really want to play a Pay-to-win, luck-based card game, just give me $20 and I'll let you beat me in poker.

    If you spend one single cent on hearthstone, you're a fool.
  11. RafiGinat
    Oct 6, 2015
    0
    Sorry, but I cannot appreciate a game who's abusing human stupidity.
    there is a real card game named MAGIC, that gives the players the opportunity to use approx 70% strategy and 30% luck, on heartstone on the other way, it's 60% luck (not including OP cards) and 40% strategy. over the years human's realized that luck enters more money than strategy, therefor many good strategy games were    Sorry, but I cannot appreciate a game who's abusing human stupidity.
    there is a real card game named MAGIC, that gives the players the opportunity to use approx 70% strategy and 30% luck, on heartstone on the other way, it's 60% luck (not including OP cards) and 40% strategy. over the years human's realized that luck enters more money than strategy, therefor many good strategy games were closed because of there complexity and there ability to serve games which force human's to play tactics and not pray for good cards.

    yes, sound and graphics are very nice, but arent they similar to those of a slot machine? the sound uppon choosing a match triggers something on the back of each player, its a one huge slot machine in a huge disguise.

    all the good review of this game are consequences of the followed:
    kids or not intellectual enough who played against other players and realized they have to buy many packs/play many games until they will get rare/epic/legendary cards to win.
    they don't realize what's hiding behind the intention of this game, obviously money.
    try not to buy any packs and win someone who bought 10+ packs, its nearly impossible, you must have either 60% luck which gives the other player no luck and or fight against someone's stupid.    … Expand
  12. RedCombLP
    Sep 28, 2016
    0
    Very unbalanced game, extremely unfair to new players. You will start the game with basic standard cards, expected to grind against players with decks full of OP elite cards. Your only hope to win is luck of the draw and some RNG madness. Only people who like this game are those who have sunk tons of time or money into their decks and who enjoy wiping the floor with new players. If you areVery unbalanced game, extremely unfair to new players. You will start the game with basic standard cards, expected to grind against players with decks full of OP elite cards. Your only hope to win is luck of the draw and some RNG madness. Only people who like this game are those who have sunk tons of time or money into their decks and who enjoy wiping the floor with new players. If you are a new player and just looking for some fun, casual, card games... LOOK ELSEWHERE!… Expand
  13. wareagle7
    Sep 9, 2014
    0
    Game so baz, my grundmer iz ded cuase of game so bed. 10/10. I areen't even thwe one who was jonkin abbot the one who had as amny skills ans me did.

    0/10
    10/0

    Beast germ N/A
  14. moxie30
    Mar 15, 2014
    0
    As of right now it's the best virtual CCG on the market and probably will be for many years to come. Although the fact that it's impossible to trade cards is a big letdown and you can expect to grind for several hours or shell out $100+ to build just a few of the competitive decks you want. It's fun and addicting but it will never be a true competitive "esport" because of the randomnessAs of right now it's the best virtual CCG on the market and probably will be for many years to come. Although the fact that it's impossible to trade cards is a big letdown and you can expect to grind for several hours or shell out $100+ to build just a few of the competitive decks you want. It's fun and addicting but it will never be a true competitive "esport" because of the randomness that all card games have. If you take two equally skilled opponent it comes down to about 90% luck to determine the victor.… Expand
  15. Sirik_Matak
    Sep 8, 2014
    0
    Someone summed this game up with words "digital casino".
    And that's exactly what this game is. Rule-wise it's bare bones and unbalanced beyond comprehension. The only mechanic this game has is **** you I destroy all minions" cards, which are hilarious. It could be fun for a minute, but the problem there is the bussiness model. You can't even buy decks or cards you actually want. You need    Someone summed this game up with words "digital casino".
    And that's exactly what this game is. Rule-wise it's bare bones and unbalanced beyond comprehension. The only mechanic this game has is **** you I destroy all minions" cards, which are hilarious. It could be fun for a minute, but the problem there is the bussiness model. You can't even buy decks or cards you actually want. You need to roll a dice (casino!) and count for the best, but most probably you will open hundreds of packs before you will be able to build an actual working deck. And then all there is gameplay-wise is top-decking counting to get "that" one or two **** you cards" the opponent can do nothing about. I think any other card game out there is better than this, unfortunately. Even the theme can't save it.    … Expand
  16. Stardom
    Jun 8, 2014
    0
    Although the game has potential, it is ruined by the repulsive business model. It's pay to win (constructed) or pay to play (arena), otherwise your options are to grind endlessly for ridiculously low gold rewards (3.3 gold for a win), or limit playing and wait for the daily quests. The daily quests provide more gold, but they're only once a day and a 40 gold quest is the most common questAlthough the game has potential, it is ruined by the repulsive business model. It's pay to win (constructed) or pay to play (arena), otherwise your options are to grind endlessly for ridiculously low gold rewards (3.3 gold for a win), or limit playing and wait for the daily quests. The daily quests provide more gold, but they're only once a day and a 40 gold quest is the most common quest by far.

    The arena is the most fun game mode, but it's expensive to play and too random and luck based (depending on the cards you get draft from). Also, you can get ridiculous streaks like playing several times in a row against the same class and taking the second turn. The arena rewards have also been downgraded. It's very possible get crappy cards and dust as rewards even though performing reasonably well in the arena.

    Updated observations:

    - The overall balance is pretty bad and Blizzard does little to improve things. In arena and constructed certain classes are clearly better than others.
    - There are few truly viable strategies for each class.
    - At the beginning it's possible to play for a while with basic, common and rare cards, but eventually you'll hit the wall without epic and legendary cards.
    - Unless you invest real money, it takes forever to get the good legendary cards.
    - The more you play Hearthstone, the more you feel like it's another Blizzard grinding game.
    - It's a card game, but you cannot trade the cards with your friends. Absurd.
    - After a while it becomes obvious that the game lacks depth.
    - It's 2014 and there's no chat. All you have is six lousy premade emotes.
    - Statistics are practically non-existent, although they would be useful in this kind of game.
    - Certain UI bugs persist patch after patch.    … Expand
  17. Litorah
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    The game is as pay 2 win as it gets. Cards are more expensive than some physical card games and are untradeable and heck, adventures and skins are more expensive than some paid games out there. That really pisses me off because hearthstone is based on the Warcraft franchise and warcraft III was an amazing game. Such a shame that Blizzard has fallen to such low money-grabbing practices.
  18. Haruna
    Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Blizzard fanbois may tell you that this game is deep, full of content, complex and fun. But dont be fooled, the game have nowhere the complexitiy of other card games out there and is simply a RNG fest. Each expansion introduces even more RNG, games are just a flip of the coin. Although, blizzard has pushed out several expansions since release, Blizzard being the stupid fools that they areBlizzard fanbois may tell you that this game is deep, full of content, complex and fun. But dont be fooled, the game have nowhere the complexitiy of other card games out there and is simply a RNG fest. Each expansion introduces even more RNG, games are just a flip of the coin. Although, blizzard has pushed out several expansions since release, Blizzard being the stupid fools that they are refuse to balance the game(a virtual one at that). That means that due to overpowered cards from previous expansions, most newer cards are completely unplayable, of the cards from the latest expansion, the number of cards that are viable can be counted on one hand. Oh and dont let me get started on how overpriced content is in this game.… Expand
  19. ragehavoc
    Apr 7, 2015
    0
    Users only give it good reviews because they have spend tons of money on their cards and can't admit they were ripped off.
    Critics give good reviews because Blizzard PAYS them tons of money for good reviews.
    This game is not for casual players at all. As a new player you will find yourself first grinding for a day or two VS the AI just to be able to get a playable deck and the measly 7    Users only give it good reviews because they have spend tons of money on their cards and can't admit they were ripped off.
    Critics give good reviews because Blizzard PAYS them tons of money for good reviews.
    This game is not for casual players at all.
    As a new player you will find yourself first grinding for a day or two VS the AI just to be able to get a playable deck and the measly 7 boosters.
    You will then find yourself with only two options casual or ranked, BOTH are EXACTLY the same, people in ranked and casual play the EXACT SAME DECKS, so you will find that no matter what you try you will hit a wall of net deckers and realize the ONLY way to do anything is to PAY up the nose.
    You will also find the range of cards to be very very bad, I have not seen a card game with such bad range, even the indie apps have a MUCH MUCH better range than this game.
    You will find that you are not playing Vs. another player or their deck, you are playing against the range and the game itself.
    When you are beaten you are not beaten by the other player, but by the horrible range.
    This game would be SOOOO much better if they fixed range and added more play styles.
    The boosters themselves are way too expensive for the amount you get as well.
    This is a 100% money grab game given to you by the merger of activision, because of activision blizzard is now a low quality developer who will be trying to line the pockets of activision CEO's instead of making decent games.    … Expand
  20. VoxPaladin
    Apr 8, 2014
    0
    Hearthstone? More like Hearth-let me buy all the card decks and build an OP combo to use for every single round. Horribly balanced. Broken ranking system. Not fun AT ALL.
  21. roman620
    Jun 10, 2021
    0
    Children card game,dont play this game this is it's terrible for a normal person
  22. caseypenk
    Oct 9, 2019
    0
    Blizzard has become a company of repressive, anti-democratic thought police. By playing Overwatch you are actively supporting the Chinese Communist Party in its crackdown on free expression. Boycott all Blizzard games and do not give them another penny.
  23. kyriores
    Feb 24, 2016
    0
    Very few cards are playable, which leads to monotonous and repetitive gameplay. Also, for some reason both Blizzard and their audience think that this is a TCG and treat is as such. I like to treat it as a videogame, because that's exactly what it is. They don't print cards, you can't trade cards and you shouldn't spend hundreds of dollars for virtual cards that are designed to be bad onVery few cards are playable, which leads to monotonous and repetitive gameplay. Also, for some reason both Blizzard and their audience think that this is a TCG and treat is as such. I like to treat it as a videogame, because that's exactly what it is. They don't print cards, you can't trade cards and you shouldn't spend hundreds of dollars for virtual cards that are designed to be bad on purpose.

    When they stop releasing one expansion after the other and instead try to rework some of the existing cards, I might reinstall the game, but I don't think that's ever gonna happen. Blizzard and greed are synonyms it looks like.    … Expand
  24. Von-Drako
    Apr 28, 2018
    0
    The game is boring and repetetive. -10/10
    - Its pay to win.
    The AI is adjusted so that you or AI can win with random luck not with skill or abilities of your own.
  25. Natnl
    Apr 22, 2014
    0
    In my opinion , hearthstone is the number 1 time consuming game , it is challenging , won't make you regret the time played , i suggest that if you need to burn time on your hours long bus home , waiting rooms , or need to reset your sleep cycle , this game is the cure to your problems , just a different perspective on a life consuming and addicting game that is crowd destination is pay toIn my opinion , hearthstone is the number 1 time consuming game , it is challenging , won't make you regret the time played , i suggest that if you need to burn time on your hours long bus home , waiting rooms , or need to reset your sleep cycle , this game is the cure to your problems , just a different perspective on a life consuming and addicting game that is crowd destination is pay to win player , as a game it self it gets barely a 6 but because it is free , and because my rich pass experience with extreme time consuming games , i pick this one as my favorite .… Expand
  26. PenisMan69
    Jun 15, 2014
    0
    Pay to win, pure and simple. The "Arena" game mode isn't pay to win, but has such a ridiculously high entry cost that it takes around 10 hours of playing constructed to play a single Arena run.
  27. MaxPay
    Mar 16, 2014
    0
    Free2Grind for 100s and 100s of hours to build some good decks? Or just Pay2Win from the start? Both actually, this game has something for everybody that likes those things. I am however left disappointed.
  28. Florian_
    Feb 28, 2015
    0
    This game is pay2win at it's finest. If you start to play the game you get matched with new players like you. But shortly after you will get matched with everyone and winning becomes nearly impossible. I am a decent online player and my winrate is probably something like 20-30% because you get destroyed by players with OP cards
  29. kristoak
    Jun 7, 2016
    0
    Pay to win, masked as "Pay to progress faster" The people with a brain see right through it and walk away, you'll find a lot of mindless people defending the model, but the jokes on them.
  30. neemz
    Oct 4, 2014
    0
    This game looks ok but it has a horrible pay-to-win business model. Anyone starting the game now faces a massive disadvantage to players who have invested a great deal of time and money into this game. There is a serious flaw in the inability to trade cards, meaning any dollar spent on this game is extremely wasteful. This cash grab by blizzard should be avoided.
  31. endzon
    Aug 25, 2014
    0
    p2w, bad matchmaking.

    Yes you can buy card packs with ingame currency(gold) but earn gold in this game is very frustrating, lets do some simple maths, you need 100 gold for buy 1 card pack so you need to win 30 games(crazy) but you will loose 50% of games so you have to play 60 games(lol 60 games for buy 1 card pack), 10 min for every game = 600 min = 10 hours.
  32. nxrighthere
    Aug 1, 2014
    0
    Terrible game, terrible support, pay to win. That's all what you must know about this game. I don't wanna blame Blizzard, but this is the worst game from them.
  33. moneer
    May 8, 2014
    0
    they force you to play with other classes even if you dont want to, and although the game has potential, it is ruined by the repulsive business model. It's pay to win (constructed) or pay to play (arena), otherwise your options are to grind endlessly for ridiculously low gold rewards
  34. reeic
    Jun 28, 2020
    0
    Você não tem chances nesse jogo se não comprar vários e vários conjunto de cartas.
  35. gematric
    Mar 22, 2017
    0
    This is literally the most stupid game ever made in history of games, it's developers shouldn't have any right to get rich, it's simply unfair. I could make a better game with absolutely no developing and programming training. Hearthstone is the most retarded game and here's why: You have a deck of cards that randomly comes and you just can't win a single time becasue tthere are someThis is literally the most stupid game ever made in history of games, it's developers shouldn't have any right to get rich, it's simply unfair. I could make a better game with absolutely no developing and programming training. Hearthstone is the most retarded game and here's why: You have a deck of cards that randomly comes and you just can't win a single time becasue tthere are some nolifers out there that are using only legendary cards, made, of course by these dumbs developers. It's annoying and so boring keep losing continuously with a chance to win like 1 in 50 games. I really don't understand how this crap got a 6.3 user score.....positive reviews being done by these fa;ggs, nolifers who bought with real money more legendary than proper heroes cards. UNPLAYABLE BORING DUMB AND ANNOYING , thumbs down blizzard team 5, I wish I could give you a "-10" score.… Expand
  36. Noctics
    Jun 19, 2014
    0
    I feel this game is Pay to win. If you don't have the right legendary cards, it's very hard to get enough wins to progress, so grinding is a very frustrating option. Uninstalled
  37. DishBish
    Mar 12, 2014
    0
    So you like PW2 card games?
    Sure go ahead and play this game.
    It's fun at beginning, I mean the only fun party is tutorial. When you get into multiplayer your oppents dish out **** legendaries over your common cards, which is you can't do **** about it.

    0/10 would not play again.
  38. Erazor2014
    Mar 12, 2014
    0
    Pointless game at best, It's a CCG (Card Collecting Game) You spend REAL money to buy VIRTUAL cards, but this is not like a real life CTG (Card Trading Game), You can't trade your cards, you can't sell them and they don't get valuable over the years so card rarity is worthless. The most funny thing is whilst you spend real money to acquire these cards, remember they are always blizzard'sPointless game at best, It's a CCG (Card Collecting Game) You spend REAL money to buy VIRTUAL cards, but this is not like a real life CTG (Card Trading Game), You can't trade your cards, you can't sell them and they don't get valuable over the years so card rarity is worthless. The most funny thing is whilst you spend real money to acquire these cards, remember they are always blizzard's property, you basically renting ****ing virtual cards, so pathetic. NOW I'm not saying to bring these features into the game, games should NOT be Pay2Win or about making money it should be something that you pay once for a product that is truly yours which you can indulge in to have fun and escape reality, get it blizzard? Game's should = FUN, however Blizzard's Formula is: Money Milking + Grinding + Fake Reward system (Virtual items), they treat people like addicted rats with a reward system. Yes it is a F2P game, if you don't mind Grinding for hours and hours to earn the same cards as it would cost £34.99 then yes It's FREE. This game is so simplistic in nature and development it should only have a Retail price of around £20 with no P2W module and gold grinding could be made easier with 5 daily quests as appose to 1 but that wouldn’t be enough “Money Whoring” for Blizzard. Sh!t Game with the wrong intentions, end of story. Is Blizzard even run by the same people before World of Warcraft??… Expand
  39. AoEKiller
    Apr 6, 2014
    0
    First, never trust any critics review on this site because all of them are specious. Then avoid any games directed by Jay Wilson at all cost. Paying for virtual cards is lame because this game is luck oriented and the gameplay is boring as usual from blizzard and repetitive. ZERO ZERO ZERO is my score on a scale of 1000.
  40. Texhnolyze
    Apr 3, 2014
    0
    P2P + P2W. Unenjoyable for F2P
    #01This is a TCG.
    You are ment to spend money in order to get cards. If you are not OK with that idea you will spend time getting wasted in the ranking plays by decks that compose mostly of epics and legendaries. Which will lead to you getting angry, irritated and feeling suffocated. And that will lead you to write a 0/10 review. I got to rank 14. That was    P2P + P2W. Unenjoyable for F2P
    #01This is a TCG.
    You are ment to spend money in order to get cards. If you are not OK with that idea you will spend time getting wasted in the ranking plays by decks that compose mostly of epics and legendaries. Which will lead to you getting angry, irritated and feeling suffocated. And that will lead you to write a 0/10 review. I got to rank 14. That was at the end of the month. Now at the start of the month i see decks packed with 4~5 legendaries on ranks 20~18...

    #02 But why does the game system match F2P players that don't have any epics and legendaries in their decks against P2W players whose decks are packed with them?!
    Here comes out the awful truth. F2P players are just cannon fodder for the players that pay for the cards.
    I don't have any of those. Had to deal with an enemy that played Ragnaros, then on the next turn Ysera and in the end Grommash...Does that seem to you like something to be enjoyable for me if i don't have any epics on rares myself?

    #03 The only chance for me to get epics and legends is opening packs. Which cost gold. Which you get from daily quests...Sorry. Quest
    ONE FOR EACH DAY...Only 40~60 GOLD a DAY. On average a F2P player will squeeze out 2 packs every 3 days.That clearly hits you in the face about Blizzards intentions.
    #04 Arena. Probably the best instalment of Hearthstone. Watched all TotalBiscuit's arena episodes. Played it once myself. Got a **** draft. Ended 5-3. From what i saw it's 45% that you get a great draft, 45% that you get a great hand and follow up and 10% that you won't make any stupid mistake. It's a great gambleSo addictive. And the 2$ entry fee isn't that high right? Just think about it. If every day hundreds of thousands people play several times 2$...AWESOME
    #05 Why P2P? If you haven't figured it out by now then lol. Because if you really want to compete then you have to pay money, silly!

    I told my friend that I'm gonna give this a 0/10. He told me not do it. Give it something betwen 1~3 but not 0. I seem to enjoy it...His words unfortunately confirmed me in my judgement. I don't enjoy it.
    Secondly a 0/10 is controversial and will lure more people to reading a review like this. This game clearly does not deserve an 88 from critics...Yeah I'm gonna bet on that one. I'm a little afraid of stagnation in Hearthstone. How will this game evolve. Are they considering inserting discard cards? That would ruin the game.
    In the end this game is clearly intended for people who are ready to throw money at it. It will be a great game for those people. Especially arena runs. You will buy cards, construct decks that are most popular in the top circles. Test them out on ranked. Disenchant unwanted cards, make golden ones. The illustrations are beautiful. The mechanics is original. The cards have many combinations to test out. Lot's of fun. great but not a 9/10...Blizzard keeps nerfing some cards. Defias got nerfed. Didn't see any rogues on Fight Night(am at S03e03). Shaman totem doesn't heal the hero anymore...That makes sense...

    .I want to to uninstall it...But maybe I'll just keep with doing dailies. Just to get a kick out of opening "Expert packs". One every second, third day...In the end for me Hearthstone is a game i enjoy watching being played like TotalBiscuit's videos or Fight Night.
    BUT IF YOU ARE A F2P THEN STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM IT!    … Expand
  41. kitano123
    Mar 14, 2014
    0
    Full pay2win game, my second match against another player and most of there cards where epic/legendary making it impossible to win. You'd be a complete fool to play this "game" as the only challenge is the size of your bank account. Avoid if you enjoy fair and competitive play.
  42. Cornwheat
    Mar 16, 2014
    0
    Let me get this straight. Blizzard now has a luck based card game. They then add a random number generator to this luck based game. Then they add possibly the worst card collecting system in CCG history in which 5 very likely crap cards cost a total of 2 bucks (so each virtual card costs 40 cents ea.) OR you have to grind for AT LEAST 3 hours (Each pack costs 100. 10 gold every 3 wins. 30Let me get this straight. Blizzard now has a luck based card game. They then add a random number generator to this luck based game. Then they add possibly the worst card collecting system in CCG history in which 5 very likely crap cards cost a total of 2 bucks (so each virtual card costs 40 cents ea.) OR you have to grind for AT LEAST 3 hours (Each pack costs 100. 10 gold every 3 wins. 30 wins for one deck. ~60 games assuming you're lucky enough to win half. 60 * about 10 minutes per game = 600 minutes. THAT'S 10 HOURS FOLKS. You've got daily quests which if you're lucky take off about 6 hours from the grind. Then they give people , legendaries meaning the win rate for a grinder drops down to 30%. Then you got the fact that some classes will hands down destroy your deck. They expect you to plan for everything and your mother in 30 cards.
    Bout the only thing going for this game are it's aesthetics. OOoooo shiny colors and explosions Ahhhh *watches as 2 flame strikes, 2 arcane explosions, (insert aoe and/or removal spell(s))*
    In terms of gameplay, there is none. Figuratively. Literally. You draw cards. You play what you can since the number of options in this game is extremely limited. You hope your opponent doesn't have that card. He does. You curse at the computer and a terrible chat system (maybe it was intentional) that doesn't allow any communication between you or your opponent between 6 generic phrases. The end. I understand how card games are supposed to be luck based but the main problem is this game is too luck based and too damn simplified. The main crux being there is absolutely no counter play. None. They picked up counter play and threw it out of a 10 story window. You got what you can do on your turn and then you watch as your opponent does what he does. If that happens to be the complete destruction of your side of the field from a card he just drew from the top of his deck; well too bad (justification from hearthstone fanatics: should've planned for that). Magic allows you to choose what creature you want defending. Yu Gi Oh has trap cards. Even the damn Blizzard World of Warcraft card game had counter play. What's that you say? Secrets? You mean the "trap" cards only 3/9 of the classes have and that there are only 3 of? You can literally google "Mage Traps Hearthstone" and it'll show you the whopping list of 5 possible traps (2 of which are crap that a mage should never have) allowing you to easily sidestep these token cards.
    Which leads me to the next point. Hearthstone has 465 playable cards; about 30 of them are legendaries basically making them unaccesible for anyone but the lucky or the pay-to-win. Furthermore of these cards about 80 are useful. Why? It's the meta. All of the rest are useless. They're situational, inefficient, or just downright bad. One of the fun things typical card games do is allow you to experiment; in Hearthstone if you experiment you lose. That simple. Of course unless you go against someone else who doesn't get the meta.
    But back to the legendary issue. They are the meta breakers simply because they're rare. Rare and downright unbalanced; Now I do have to give Blizzard props, they tried to balance this. Unfortunately the way they tried to balance it is figuratively mentally retarded. They added removal cards. As in if you don't like a card you pick it out and say gtfo. Now I'm all for arbitrary death but seriously...in an already luck base card game. Now as if getting lucky wasn't enough you can get really lucky or more likely unlikely as in that card you finally managed to get out and buffed for the win now gets destroyed cause the other guy top decks a "kill-anything-you-feel-like-card". Well done except that took literally no skill. It also means that the luck based level of the game has now dropped down to the point that a 2 year old with the same cards as a professional player can now beat that player. Good job blizzard. All in all excellent work on the balance and luck issues. I do have to give it a one thought because the graphics are nice and the game is mind-numbingly simplistic. Also at least it wasn't Diablo 3 Blizzard. At least it wasn't.

    Things to make it bearable: In ranked, before a match begins allow people to see what class they're up against and allow them to build a deck. Use a removal card to remove the removal cards from this game completely permanently. Nerf the legends. This isn't league. Set the cards so a random number generator doesn't determine whether you live or die.

    p.s. It's quite sad when the signature game mode (which you have to pay to play) is Arena Mode. When literally your entire deck is composed of RANDOM cards.    … Expand
  43. Interus
    Mar 16, 2014
    0
    Blizzard under Activision has turned from a company that creates stories and experiences into a company that exploits the worst of the human condition by turning their games into virtual casinos. Hearthstone folows the same formula WoW and the Diablo series, by providing flashy, happy graphics and glittering interfaces interfaces (remind you of a Casino?) for the player to do the sameBlizzard under Activision has turned from a company that creates stories and experiences into a company that exploits the worst of the human condition by turning their games into virtual casinos. Hearthstone folows the same formula WoW and the Diablo series, by providing flashy, happy graphics and glittering interfaces interfaces (remind you of a Casino?) for the player to do the same actions over and over in hopes of a payoff (remind you of a Casino?).

    In Diablo it's killing the same monsters in the same acts over and over in hopes of legendary. in WoW it's going to the raid casino every tuesday and in Hearthstone it's play games in order to buy decks to maybe get the right cards. The thing is that it is an empty, soul sucking, life wasting endeavor.... when you get all your best cards, legendaries or raid loot, what is there to do? What is the payoff?

    They just start the hamster wheel again by introducing better cards/loots/legendaries. Love yourself as a human being and avoid anything made by Activision/Blizzard, they are not game makers, they make 21st century slot machines.    … Expand
  44. Psyga
    Mar 17, 2014
    0
    The game is fun only for first several weeks, after that you will realize how stupid and toxic this game is.

    In constructed, almost everyone is net-decking some kind of low-budget cheesy rush or legendary heavy control because this game has no depth, so you will have to face same decks over and over again if you want to climb up the ladder, also, you get almost nothing upon losing, only    The game is fun only for first several weeks, after that you will realize how stupid and toxic this game is.

    In constructed, almost everyone is net-decking some kind of low-budget cheesy rush or legendary heavy control because this game has no depth, so you will have to face same decks over and over again if you want to climb up the ladder, also, you get almost nothing upon losing, only some slight exp gain which is required to unlock foil cards/hero portraits.

    The arena is absurdly unbalanced, totally dominated by AoE heavy Mages who have bunch of board clear spells to win, some say it's fun but I found it toxic after playing like a month, not even competitive thanks to RNG hell.

    Please remind that The Blizzard already stated they won't be touching much balancing issue after the release, which means this game is as good as dead.

    If you want to try you luck, just play some online-poker, and never pay a dime into this game.    … Expand
  45. sniperfoxdls
    Mar 18, 2014
    0
    No idea how the critics rated it this high unless they only played for the first hour. The first hour or two is fun, because it's against computers who don't have decks full of 90% rares & legendaries. Once you hit your first few PvP battles, you'll quickly realize that this is just a P2W (Pay To Win) money grab.

    Is it as obscene at the new Dungeon Keeper on Android? No. Do you have    No idea how the critics rated it this high unless they only played for the first hour. The first hour or two is fun, because it's against computers who don't have decks full of 90% rares & legendaries. Once you hit your first few PvP battles, you'll quickly realize that this is just a P2W (Pay To Win) money grab.

    Is it as obscene at the new Dungeon Keeper on Android? No. Do you have a chance at winning this game without out PAYing your opponents? No.

    TL;DR - Do NOT believe the Blizzard fanboy 10/10 ratings. Avoid this game and play ACTUAL free to play games like DotA 2 / Team Fortress / League of Legends instead.    … Expand
  46. mcleod969
    Jul 1, 2015
    0
    Theres no doubt in my mind that this game sets you up for failure. They like to set you up against players with superior cards to instill the idea that "well if i buy cards then ill be able to compete with them". Its just one big money grab that shamelessly promotes its other games while consistently ripping you off. The fact that activision is involved raises suspicions but when you playTheres no doubt in my mind that this game sets you up for failure. They like to set you up against players with superior cards to instill the idea that "well if i buy cards then ill be able to compete with them". Its just one big money grab that shamelessly promotes its other games while consistently ripping you off. The fact that activision is involved raises suspicions but when you play and constantly get the shaft you know its a huge scam. 25 dollars to play just one of its multiple "add ons" and when youre done with that you get a legendary so 25 for a legendary. Ive gotten about 20 packs from grinding and ive only gotten one atrocious legendary. Plus look up the pros they all use the same legendaries so its not even a complex game in any right its pretty much pay us until you get 1 of these 3 legendaries then maaaaaybe you can enjoy the game but by that time itll be a huge bore anyways. I only recommend this for people who dont mind funnelling money into a below average game.… Expand
  47. RommoR
    Jul 17, 2014
    0
    By far one of the worst TCG out F2P is jip if you want to get ahead of Zoo stomps or 4 card focus decks your going to have to pay to get it painlessly then do the same as everyone else, for people talking about diveristy of the decks yes lots of cards but most are just rehash fillers with little meaning behind them just more fodder for your mindless clicking, the map is about as shallow asBy far one of the worst TCG out F2P is jip if you want to get ahead of Zoo stomps or 4 card focus decks your going to have to pay to get it painlessly then do the same as everyone else, for people talking about diveristy of the decks yes lots of cards but most are just rehash fillers with little meaning behind them just more fodder for your mindless clicking, the map is about as shallow as the real card selection but it comes with a few click animations that really pads out the life of this game as you spam click the barracks door or the troll icon or spam you emotes at the enemy.… Expand
  48. buggermugger
    Apr 19, 2014
    0
    A dumbed down version of a tangible CCG made with profits in mind and nothing else.

    Cards that tower over others in power, due to how greedy this company is ALONG with an entry fee for an arena mode, where you can actually fight on somewhat equal footing mar whatever semblance of enjoyment you might have had. Not to mention that the social aspect is deprecated to the point of being    A dumbed down version of a tangible CCG made with profits in mind and nothing else.

    Cards that tower over others in power, due to how greedy this company is ALONG with an entry fee for an arena mode, where you can actually fight on somewhat equal footing mar whatever semblance of enjoyment you might have had.

    Not to mention that the social aspect is deprecated to the point of being non-existent. Both the absence of interaction and the win-or-get-nothing conditions make the already pay-to-win aspect inherent of CCGs frustrating by several orders of magnitude.

    It seems Blizzard attempted to make a go at MTGO, but failed in its ignorance of why people play these games in the first place: to interact with people and make friends.

    This game is contrary to that very notion. You are neither rewarded for playing with established friends, nor are you for making them. Hearthstone is an incredibly hostile experience because of it, so that often a failure to mute the opponent ends in regret (and the only way to communicate is through emotes!).

    I haven't even scratched the actual surface of the gameplay yet: most cards are essentially worthless and the entire game boils down to a handful of viable decks per class. Not to mention that class synergies and other restrictions means you have to either have played 100's of hours, or shelled out lots of money to have a shot in ranked play, or even casual play...

    When you finally get a balanced match, the games themselves play out very stupidly: more than often the winner is decided in the first few turns and strategy is left ENTIRELY to deck creation. It seems like whoever designed this game dropped out of community college before they could get to the introductory stats bit.

    The cherry on top of the **** sundae is the fact that the community is hostile to the point of being homicidal. However toxic LoLs community might be, it pales in comparison to this where I am sure without a doubt somebody would get killed if a live event were ever held.

    To consummate the greed of this **** **** excuse of a "gaming" company, the new content will be made a la arena, i.e. you'll have to pay money/have no life grinding JUST TO ACCESS it.

    In a nut shell:

    STAY AWAY FROM THIS PIECE OF **** GAME FROM THIS PIECE OF **** COMPANY FOR YOUR OWN MENTAL HEALTH.

    If you want a truly good CCG, or even online verson, then try the many, many different F2P options out there that aren't half as frustrating or costly.    … Expand
  49. King_Nothing
    Apr 28, 2014
    0
    How this game got past Blizzards think-tank is beyond me. Being a terrible mix between Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh its not even worth the download time just to check it out. For World of Warcraft players there are some perks to advancing in Hearthstone like in-game mounts and so on, but for those who jumped ship on the WoW wagon ( I bailed at MOP, didn't mind the Pandas, hated the TP system), IHow this game got past Blizzards think-tank is beyond me. Being a terrible mix between Magic and Yu-Gi-Oh its not even worth the download time just to check it out. For World of Warcraft players there are some perks to advancing in Hearthstone like in-game mounts and so on, but for those who jumped ship on the WoW wagon ( I bailed at MOP, didn't mind the Pandas, hated the TP system), I wouldn't waste your time or HDD space.… Expand
  50. danzozz
    Nov 8, 2014
    0
    Are you ready to spend $500 in order to play on an even playing field?

    No?

    Well your only other option is to play four hours a day for 6 months (while having terrible cards) in order to get enough cards to play fairly to those who have either spent huge sums of money, or have played for very long amounts of time.
  51. FluXxX
    May 16, 2014
    0
    Hearthstone has to be the most unbalanced game I have ever played and it does not seem as if Blizzard truly cares to balance it. Everything in the game is about the money you spend or you will basically get nowhere without spending 500+ hours just to get a decent deck. I've been playing it for a couple weeks and still can barely beat anyone I'm matched against. When I play ranked, I'mHearthstone has to be the most unbalanced game I have ever played and it does not seem as if Blizzard truly cares to balance it. Everything in the game is about the money you spend or you will basically get nowhere without spending 500+ hours just to get a decent deck. I've been playing it for a couple weeks and still can barely beat anyone I'm matched against. When I play ranked, I'm usually matched with someone 3-5 ranks higher than me rather than around my own rank. The arena costs money to play or you can grind for hours to get the gold for it and the card selection you're given is usually very poor. I'm uninstalling because it's just like every other pay to win game.… Expand
  52. Isak
    Oct 12, 2019
    0
    If you want to support a shady and greedy company that throws human rights under the bus for money, then this is the game for you. Blizzard cares about nothing except for money and therefore it is immoral to support such a bad company. The game is also a boring mess with a lot of pay to win elements and bad rng
  53. Popos
    May 23, 2014
    0
    Complete and total pay to win game. the game is build just to milk money from people. there is like 10% skill involved and all else is pay or RNG to win.
  54. Kseion
    May 25, 2014
    0
    PAY TO WIN! The game is a joke. Pay to win game with a ton of problems and developers that are completly ignoring the people playing this game. the game is a joke
  55. Tiorsse
    May 25, 2014
    0
    PAY TO WIN! there is no skill involved. just pay for advantage and luck. the game is a joke
    let me repeat my self:
    PAY TO WIN!
    PAY TO WIN!
    PAY TO WIN!
  56. PcGamer1990
    Oct 24, 2016
    0
    Dont ever bother with this game it is after few levels a big waste of time...Fully unbalanced money grinder...One of the worst games just dont even try it.
  57. Jaylen
    May 31, 2014
    0
    Interesting game, but sadly it's pay to win unless you want to grind for a million years :) If it wasn't for pay 2 win I think this game would have a lot of potential...
  58. HStoneIsCrap
    Jun 4, 2014
    0
    Absolute joke of a game. The game is so based around RNG that the enjoyment factor is completely dependent on your luck.

    If you want to play a game where you have no control on how you do in a particular game then this is the perfect game for you! Not only the RNG ruins this game but the simple minded opponents who take the maximum amount of time to play even if they have 1 card in    Absolute joke of a game. The game is so based around RNG that the enjoyment factor is completely dependent on your luck.

    If you want to play a game where you have no control on how you do in a particular game then this is the perfect game for you!

    Not only the RNG ruins this game but the simple minded opponents who take the maximum amount of time to play even if they have 1 card in their hand, and the fact that 2 in 3 people you play must have at least spent a load of money on this game to get the best cards in the game, and the fact the major balancing issues where some classes are so under powered compared to others that it should be a crime to hire the developers, and the fact that your opponent always tries to annoy you no matter what the circumstance is, and the fact that the business model in this game is a joke (Where you have to win 30 games (Which can take more than 15 minutes each) to open 1 pack which contains 5 cards), and the fact that nearly everyone makes decks which they see online on a website so the ability to 'craft your own deck' is utterly pointless (Should just be a "browse decks to use" function).

    Apart from all of these points it's an amazing game!    … Expand
  59. Boblechef
    Jun 15, 2014
    0
    I feel this game is Pay to win. If you don't have the right legendary cards, it's very hard to get enough wins to progress, so grinding is a very frustrating option. Uninstalled.
  60. cylian3
    Jul 7, 2014
    0
    Played this a whole bunch in the early betas and boy was it fun.. Until I got a taste of the arena. Priest after priest after priest of people abusing some seriously broken and overpowered builds. Waited a while for them to patch it and they did. But then another class got overpowered, then nerfed, then another class... And so on.

    It's the exact same f*cking rubbish people have been    Played this a whole bunch in the early betas and boy was it fun.. Until I got a taste of the arena. Priest after priest after priest of people abusing some seriously broken and overpowered builds. Waited a while for them to patch it and they did. But then another class got overpowered, then nerfed, then another class... And so on.

    It's the exact same f*cking rubbish people have been putting up for over 8+ years now in Wow where they can't reach a balanced consensus and instead resort to just mixing everything up randomly every other week and If they are already doing this in the beta and onto the release.. Well, that Isn't a good sign as far as creative thinking goes.

    Give this game a try and If they still haven't fixed the overpowered builds, stop playing and start praying for them to not also screw up Heroes of the Storm.    … Expand
  61. RainLTU
    Jul 9, 2014
    0
    Its not F2P its P2W, why doesn't blizzard add a button that says "WIN, costs $5" it would save time...
    oh yeah, if any blizzard employee is reading, suggest to your boss to buy a trade mark for PAY TO WIN (P2W), you will get a raise and probably a promotion too!
  62. Skellimancer
    Jan 25, 2018
    0
    Pay2win trash game with zero content. Blizzard once again shows they lost all talent and only care about money.
  63. Someonon
    Aug 2, 2014
    0
    Another prime example of the nowadays popular f2p p2w model. Prepare to be disappointed if you want to have fun without spending a penny. Most of your opponents will be players who pay a lot, and that means a HUGE advantage against the non-paying gamers. Skip this game if you want to avoid a headache.
  64. bioxtreme757
    Aug 16, 2014
    0
    The game itself is unbalanced, unfair, cheap and an absolutely pathetic attempt from Blizzard to try and create a good card game. The game is purely about odds and how lucky or unlucky in most cases you are at drawing the right cards at the right time.
    9 times out of 10 you will lose because of these odds and you cant help but feel that the majority of times you lost is because of the    The game itself is unbalanced, unfair, cheap and an absolutely pathetic attempt from Blizzard to try and create a good card game. The game is purely about odds and how lucky or unlucky in most cases you are at drawing the right cards at the right time.
    9 times out of 10 you will lose because of these odds and you cant help but feel that the majority of times you lost is because of the game itself and poorly made it actually is. Also players that actually choose to pay for cards in this game somehow gain a advantage over those that refuse to pay and this makes the game even cheaper than it already is.
    I would never recommend such a game to no one, it is not enjoyable, it is not fun, it is cheap and unbalanced and one of the most frustrating experiences that I have have with card games.    … Expand
  65. MiracleMax
    Oct 1, 2014
    0
    Hearthstone is quite addictive, however while the game looks good at the start, unfortunately it becomes terribly dull terribly quickly. Gameplay is based almost entirely on randomness and luck (card draw and random results), with skill a very small factor in the occasional game. There are countless technical issues which the developers seem unwilling or unable to address effectively.
  66. urmomsayharro
    Oct 2, 2014
    0
    Worst **** game on the market right now. They call this "free to play" but the game is completely pay to win . The only way to get good cards is to buy packs. Good luck trying to buy packs with gold because it will taking you **** forever to get something decent. If you have time to waste, then play this game.
  67. Godda28
    Oct 21, 2014
    0
    This game is no fun at all. Matchmaking is bad, arena is very very bad, paying players are OP. Don't even bother playing this while you could be playing any other FUN game.
  68. vault2wasteland
    Oct 9, 2019
    0
    don't give this company your money
    don't give this company your money
    don't give this company your money
    don't give this company your money
  69. Rubiniwa
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    Is a bad game and like others says, is a Pay to win game, because 90% of players have bought many legendary cards that beats you in 2 minutes max.
    Blizzard is a great company with great games before the Hearthstone that is ruined and is not favorable for new players.
  70. Foff
    Jan 2, 2015
    0
    Absolutely Horrible...this game is a pure 100% jacked up program. Not only can they not fix simple bugs and glitches that have been around since the start of the game, they also try to blame the user and or the internet. I have and do play many games like this and if they have or find a bug it is fixed within weeks worse case. Then after the frustration of game killing time wastingAbsolutely Horrible...this game is a pure 100% jacked up program. Not only can they not fix simple bugs and glitches that have been around since the start of the game, they also try to blame the user and or the internet. I have and do play many games like this and if they have or find a bug it is fixed within weeks worse case. Then after the frustration of game killing time wasting fixable bugs it is purely pay to win. People rant and rave when you say this (mostly the payers). They c;aim you can win with the basic cards, but that seems to only hold true if you have all the basic set, which you have to pay in order to get or spend 100s of hours grinding for tiny amounts of gold in hopes that the packs you buy are not simple copies of the cards you have but are new ones. They have no real way to report a bug, the forum is open to all and if you report a bug the other players attack you because you did not search and find that Blizzard has already blamed that bug on the players or the internet or the low quality of the equipment that the users are playing with. I would even bet that Blizzard does not even monitor the forum any longer as I have seen a couple of posts that are mean spirited personal attacks and break the language rules.… Expand
  71. Gikori
    Jan 11, 2015
    0
    Lol Blizzard games....This one is pay2win nothing more to say then it's trash along with the people who stream this because it's ease of play so they can beg for money like street bums. Game for internet bums.
  72. SwagDevil114
    Jan 22, 2015
    0
    Totally P2W game, i just create a account, try to get a basic priest desk, and in 1 game, i match with a guy have 3 legendary card, and win 3 game give u only 10 gold, and 100 gold(1.5$) for a card pack which contain 5 random card, it often contain 3~4 common card, and 1~2 rare card, if u buy 20 card pack u will get a legendary card, which very powerful compare to other card with same manaTotally P2W game, i just create a account, try to get a basic priest desk, and in 1 game, i match with a guy have 3 legendary card, and win 3 game give u only 10 gold, and 100 gold(1.5$) for a card pack which contain 5 random card, it often contain 3~4 common card, and 1~2 rare card, if u buy 20 card pack u will get a legendary card, which very powerful compare to other card with same mana cost( mana use to call minion card(similar monster in Yugi Oh), spell card), and if u want to play arena, u have to pay 150 gold, and if u lose 3 game, u lost 150 gold and receive 25~50 gold and some other card( often common card with a mark golden, it give no effect ). And if u want 1 card, u can't find it in market, u only can craft it, with can make create your favorite desk may take very long, expensive (because the ingredient to create card -Which call Arcane Dust- u can have it only by destroying ur card, or go to arena and play there, and if it is a rare, or epic card, it will cost many common or same rarity card to create it-as i know now often cost 8,5,4,4-each was card for rarity from common,rare,epic,legendary.… Expand
  73. o0ANTI0o
    Feb 8, 2015
    0
    Worst kind of pay 2 win game you can imagine. The general idea of the game is very good the game itself is very fun to play but this great gameconcept just gets crushed.
    If you dont want to spend loads of money you will get frustrated very fast. The dayli quests allow a constant but slow gold income of 40gold per quest while you can get a boosterpack for 100gold.
    But since many of the    Worst kind of pay 2 win game you can imagine. The general idea of the game is very good the game itself is very fun to play but this great gameconcept just gets crushed.
    If you dont want to spend loads of money you will get frustrated very fast. The dayli quests allow a constant but slow gold income of 40gold per quest while you can get a boosterpack for 100gold.
    But since many of the quests are like this "Win 2 matches with hero X or X in PvP" sometimes its just impossible. The quote "Worthy opponent" that you get everytime you get an enemy is the biggest joke of all when going for quests like this with a hero on level 0.
    Matchmaking as a new player is like showing up to a gunfight with a rubberknive. While you sit on your basic cards which have nearly 0 impact on the game your "worthy opponent" pulles out one legendary after the other or other extremly powerful cards that need to be unlocked first and crushes you like an insect.    … Expand
  74. a0952031
    Feb 8, 2015
    0
    After collecting the standard Mage deck, I played few games against other players. To my surprise, even thought I just started playing the game, I was always assigned against players with LEGENDARY DECKS. I got rekt so bad.
    For the love of God. Please boycott this trash. Forcing new players to spend lots of money to craft imbalanced cards. How low could this game be?
  75. Darius_84
    Apr 18, 2018
    0
    This game sucks.
    The Ode to the Mediocrity.
    All RNG, NO SKILL involved.
    Blizzard should be ashamed of creating this crap.
  76. rawr100
    Feb 14, 2015
    0
    This game is a complete waste of time. If you aren't willing to pay real money to buy cards, you'll never be competitive. The game is free to play for a reason. If you're willing to throw a ton of money at it, of course you'll be good. Having a deck of "legendary" cards does not equal skill. Nice try Blizzard... It's interesting how you've been selling decks of cards for real moneyThis game is a complete waste of time. If you aren't willing to pay real money to buy cards, you'll never be competitive. The game is free to play for a reason. If you're willing to throw a ton of money at it, of course you'll be good. Having a deck of "legendary" cards does not equal skill. Nice try Blizzard... It's interesting how you've been selling decks of cards for real money since "beta." Another obvious example of corporate greed.… Expand
  77. christina555
    Feb 14, 2015
    0
    For those that think a "pay-to-win" system is okay because of in-game gold, think again. The rate that you accumulate gold is SO incredibly slow, that it'd take you forever to gather as many cards as some moron who just threw $300 at it in five minutes. Save your money for a game worth playing. This game is really unbalanced, and totally about luck.

    There are also bugs on the Mac    For those that think a "pay-to-win" system is okay because of in-game gold, think again. The rate that you accumulate gold is SO incredibly slow, that it'd take you forever to gather as many cards as some moron who just threw $300 at it in five minutes. Save your money for a game worth playing. This game is really unbalanced, and totally about luck.

    There are also bugs on the Mac version, which have existed since beta. Maybe if they spent more time balancing the game and fixing bugs, and less time designing legendary cards to sell, they'd have a good game.    … Expand
  78. hellojohan
    Feb 16, 2015
    0
    Very hostile game to the newcomers. Random is set this way you get absolutely unplayable hands 2 times of 3, which makes it senseless to waste time on it. You are supposed to play not for any goal, but only for loving ingame mechanics for first couple of month. And that is impossible cause the game itself simply annoying. Total waste of good idea by Blizzard as usual. Company becameVery hostile game to the newcomers. Random is set this way you get absolutely unplayable hands 2 times of 3, which makes it senseless to waste time on it. You are supposed to play not for any goal, but only for loving ingame mechanics for first couple of month. And that is impossible cause the game itself simply annoying. Total waste of good idea by Blizzard as usual. Company became infamous for its bad customers treatment.… Expand
  79. XICODEMONKEYIX
    Sep 27, 2017
    0
    Complete RNG **** game. No skill required only luck. When you brawl 2 turns in a row and it picks the same enemy out of 6 minions both times and that minion was buffed both turns you can see where i'm coming from. Garbage game, I shouldn't have reinstalled.
  80. leRedditecksDee
    Jun 4, 2015
    0
    Absolutely ridiculous. They actually expect me, a F2P Control Hunter, to pay $10 for a cosmetic I don't have to buy in order to have a completely different hero for the Warrior class. It's insane how they're trying to milk me of my money that I never spent to begin with instead of adding features I beg for on /r/hearthstone every chance I can get! Instead of adding more deck slots (for allAbsolutely ridiculous. They actually expect me, a F2P Control Hunter, to pay $10 for a cosmetic I don't have to buy in order to have a completely different hero for the Warrior class. It's insane how they're trying to milk me of my money that I never spent to begin with instead of adding features I beg for on /r/hearthstone every chance I can get! Instead of adding more deck slots (for all my Hunter decks I cannot keep track of) and the ability to add a card back for each deck, as well as giving me 1000 free packs (classic, btw) a day just for considering the notion of their game being fun, they take the time to animate a picture, put voiceacting on it, add some particles, throw in a card back, and expect me to pay $10 for it.

    It's unbelievable how greedy Blizzard has become now and I don't want to spend another dime on them anymore. It's just ridiculous.    … Expand
  81. perriot
    Jun 16, 2015
    0
    no ... just no

    pay to win , dumb down game play like all their other games
    free to grind , 100 match for a pack ? if you like doing that this is the game for you
  82. ayrten
    Aug 30, 2018
    0
    First minutes is like whoaa, beautiful WoW-style cards, and really many of them.
    But after every new booster you begin to notice that there's something wrong here. Some cards and combos are overpowered like crazy. Many, i mean MANY just don't fit ccg game. Just don't. In the other hand - 90% of cards just are completly unplayable unless you are beginner.
    There's thousands of decks that    First minutes is like whoaa, beautiful WoW-style cards, and really many of them.
    But after every new booster you begin to notice that there's something wrong here. Some cards and combos are overpowered like crazy. Many, i mean MANY just don't fit ccg game. Just don't. In the other hand - 90% of cards just are completly unplayable unless you are beginner.

    There's thousands of decks that you can make but there's a really few for each character thats works, rest just can't compete, no matter what.
    Other bad thing is that the game is extremly boring and repetitive, and thats the reason why there's so much RNG in this. It's trying to hide the gameplay which can't survive on it's own.
    And the rotation, another thing that forces you to buy new boosters every three monts. Some can be grabbed for free but most you need to buy. And buy quickly if you want to be competitive, and test them good because in next three monts new one will appear. And so on and so on...
    And they need to do that. They need to change so much and so fast because gameplay just don't work on it's own. Because if you stop you may begin to think. And that;s not what they want.

    Whole Heartshone it's just like an deep old ancient well. You just throw your coins into it and it's still nothing there.
    I love ccg and i really wanted to love HS because i'e loved old WOW tcg, still have it. But that game is just wrong.
    It's really good looking ccg-wannabe but it's full of really bad diseases which killing the game. But that diseases are well hidden.
    I've read lots of reviews in magazines and i don't think they were honest. But that's how Activision works nowdays.
    Some people may love them, especially if they've never played ccg and don't mind RNG and crazy cards. Or, maybe, they invested so much money and time in it and they write good reviews just to convince themselfs that they not regret it.
    I don't mind money i've lost in that game. As an fan of ccg i know that they're just expensive by design. But the game just can't give me nothing in return.
    Just no.    … Expand
  83. Flora
    Jul 24, 2015
    0
    Heartstone looks like an amazing game on the surface. But it is pay to win like no other game i have ever seen or for that matter heard of.
    You need to spend a lot of money to be able to compete with anyone. Even though the game says you are matched with a fair opponent you meet people with 5 Legendary cards played in your first pvp match.
    This is the worst game experience i have had,    Heartstone looks like an amazing game on the surface. But it is pay to win like no other game i have ever seen or for that matter heard of.
    You need to spend a lot of money to be able to compete with anyone. Even though the game says you are matched with a fair opponent you meet people with 5 Legendary cards played in your first pvp match.
    This is the worst game experience i have had, and that says a lot.
    I would recommend staying away from this game if you are not ready to throw 100+ bucks into the drain.
    Go play some indie games many of at least deserve some money.    … Expand
  84. Epsilon123
    Jul 26, 2015
    0
    This game is pathetic. At this point I am done with all Blizzard made games.
    User interface is ridiculous, I can't believe that someone will release a game with so dysfunctional interface - need countless clicks to do simple things (if you find them), useless popups show up hiding buttons, ...
    Also why is this game always "connected"? If I close my iPad and then restore the game 5    This game is pathetic. At this point I am done with all Blizzard made games.
    User interface is ridiculous, I can't believe that someone will release a game with so dysfunctional interface - need countless clicks to do simple things (if you find them), useless popups show up hiding buttons, ...
    Also why is this game always "connected"? If I close my iPad and then restore the game 5 minutes later it says "Disconnected" and have to click a million buttons to start a game again. Why can't they just connect me?
    No customer support from the game, no control over anything - just played a guy named **** and Blizzard doesn't even care.
    Now for the gameplay - unless you spend hundreds on this game - don't even think you can be competitive. Do you know how many Epic and Legendary cards I got from opening 30 packs? You guessed - 0.
    Don't even bother starting this game, or any Blizzard game for that matter.
    And for the "Critics" that all game a positive review? - find another job as you suck at this.    … Expand
  85. Eiyuu
    Aug 3, 2015
    0
    Hearthstone, Heroes of Visa.
    If you did not start playing this game back in the beta you are going to have a very difficult time earning your cards in this game.
    I admit the game has it's fun, but as a new player it's very difficult to win unless you throw the buck. And the funny thing is that even throwing the buck wouldn't ensure you win, because the packs are totally random and you    Hearthstone, Heroes of Visa.
    If you did not start playing this game back in the beta you are going to have a very difficult time earning your cards in this game.
    I admit the game has it's fun, but as a new player it's very difficult to win unless you throw the buck. And the funny thing is that even throwing the buck wouldn't ensure you win, because the packs are totally random and you can easily get up to 60 packs with no legendary (that is about 60-70$). And even if you do get the legendary, it can be a horrible one. So unless you actually overflow them with $$$ you will likely not be on par with most of the active players.
    All in all this game has a spectacular, but also evil design.    … Expand
  86. slin1
    Aug 17, 2015
    0
    pull your head out of your asses blizzard SMH. straight up rage quit. SMH. WoW is taking a huge **** storm too. SMH. I have been literally been playing d2 for the past month. thanks blizz
  87. seblaf1
    Jul 27, 2016
    0
    Hearthstone is by far the worst game ever created. It is complete garbage designed by morons and morons only and that is based on luck at exactly 100%. There is no room for skills, stupidity is forgiven and, on top of that, this trash we call a game is pay-to-win. Never ever spend a single dollar to support such incompetent design ever. If you want to play a luck based game that is asHearthstone is by far the worst game ever created. It is complete garbage designed by morons and morons only and that is based on luck at exactly 100%. There is no room for skills, stupidity is forgiven and, on top of that, this trash we call a game is pay-to-win. Never ever spend a single dollar to support such incompetent design ever. If you want to play a luck based game that is as trash as hearthstone, go play "Bataille", it costs less.… Expand
  88. Critical-Hit
    Jun 16, 2017
    0
    Enjoy the most f*cked up PAY TO WIN sh*t ever created. Get crushed every single time by AI which is cheating a choosing cards which can't even have. Create your own deck which is useless when you start with 1 mana point and you have 3+ mana cards in the beginning and just watch to get smashed. Then you can finally draw some cards but i doesn't matter, because your opponent has already fullEnjoy the most f*cked up PAY TO WIN sh*t ever created. Get crushed every single time by AI which is cheating a choosing cards which can't even have. Create your own deck which is useless when you start with 1 mana point and you have 3+ mana cards in the beginning and just watch to get smashed. Then you can finally draw some cards but i doesn't matter, because your opponent has already full deck and keeps crushing you like little kids toys. This sh*t game should be called "Pay to win: ALT+F4"… Expand
  89. Bigpoppanikz89
    Sep 28, 2015
    0
    Im not sure if i just have bad luck or the game is glitched out because i have gone through 12 games so far and every time i get the same 10 cards or so in the begining in a horrible order. both of my +8 health cards in the first 3 turns every single time. Get the cards at the begining, trade away, receive same card. Thats just one example. I have gotten the same 4-5 high cards at theIm not sure if i just have bad luck or the game is glitched out because i have gone through 12 games so far and every time i get the same 10 cards or so in the begining in a horrible order. both of my +8 health cards in the first 3 turns every single time. Get the cards at the begining, trade away, receive same card. Thats just one example. I have gotten the same 4-5 high cards at the begining while there are 10+ cards i have not seen in every single game. All 12 of them. They all, of course, are cards which provide key points to the decks strategy. This is utterly horrendous. 12 games and the same cards, literally.… Expand
  90. williehk
    Apr 9, 2019
    0
    At what point are you allowed to be disappointed and angry with bs p2w titles like this 1 and the never changing cod getting into blizzard launcher and unable to hide them? These are **** stains and insult to the brand founders.
  91. sybredeth
    Oct 22, 2015
    0
    Horrible game that is completely unplayable on my brand new android...so I tried it on PC and just wow what a bad pat-to-win game.

    If you don't want to pay anything don't play this game.
  92. chumpwithnoname
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    Pay 2 Win garbage which started decently but quickly declined to predatory loot box oriented monetization. Avoid at all costs.
  93. Damtitus
    Aug 21, 2019
    0
    Changed my score to 0 to protest Blizzard's self-censoring. Bring back the Succubus!!!
  94. keykenzo
    Dec 11, 2015
    0
    After around playing this for 2 years I decided to stop and you will know why. Each new expansion Blizzard brings to keep the "meta" more stronger and unbalance between the classes, so it is impossible you get out of this situation without using the similiar overpowered classes. This new course from Adventure of Explorer's and TGT brings the idea that will never balance the cards andAfter around playing this for 2 years I decided to stop and you will know why. Each new expansion Blizzard brings to keep the "meta" more stronger and unbalance between the classes, so it is impossible you get out of this situation without using the similiar overpowered classes. This new course from Adventure of Explorer's and TGT brings the idea that will never balance the cards and modes, an example of that if you play a 10 paladin mana card you can deal 30 damage in one turn if you get lucky otherwise it deal around 15 damage(check Anyfin Can Happen) this is absurd because you don't have the correct tools or space in your deck to counter that. Finishing my review of this game I would like to compare Hearthstone to a Casino but if you are young and like new adventurer with RNG you can play the game.… Expand
  95. chriss1902
    Jan 1, 2016
    0
    This game is just absolute crap. It's pay-2-win and game mechanics are really poor. I actually don't know a single good game that was made by Blizzard.
  96. Elufson
    Jan 3, 2016
    0
    As long as cards such as Dr. Boom and Mysterious Challenger exist, this game can not be taken seriously. Hell, even the developer team obviously doesn't care about it since there are such obvious massive imbalances. This could be a great game, but as usual since Activision took over Blizzard, they simply don't put in very much effort into it. There is nothing to talk about as the game hasAs long as cards such as Dr. Boom and Mysterious Challenger exist, this game can not be taken seriously. Hell, even the developer team obviously doesn't care about it since there are such obvious massive imbalances. This could be a great game, but as usual since Activision took over Blizzard, they simply don't put in very much effort into it. There is nothing to talk about as the game has serious balance issues. 0/10 not even a discussion.… Expand
  97. Grimsin
    Feb 23, 2016
    0
    The critics that wrote reviews for this clearly were paid off by blizzard. First off this game is largely reminiscent of the magic the gathering game made for the PC. Card play like this is nothing new.

    None of the characters or anything else is at all original. Every last bit was ripped from world of warcraft. Now for the nail in the coffin, It started off as a fun game and a    The critics that wrote reviews for this clearly were paid off by blizzard. First off this game is largely reminiscent of the magic the gathering game made for the PC. Card play like this is nothing new.

    None of the characters or anything else is at all original. Every last bit was ripped from world of warcraft.

    Now for the nail in the coffin, It started off as a fun game and a fair game. Now... unless your willing to buy card packs on the regular, you'll spend lots of time losing quickly. Sorry Blizzard but your attempt at a free game has failed. Its a pay to win. We all hate pay to wins.    … Expand
  98. kingjappyjoe
    Oct 9, 2019
    0
    This game goes against freedom of liberty and freedom of speech. Horrible company will never support again
  99. alaskaneagle
    Aug 29, 2020
    0
    Like all frustration games this one is made to make you have a negative experience Because studies have shown that a frustrated person is more willing to spend money.

    Why play a game meant to make you feel bad?
  100. Onolox
    Apr 7, 2016
    0
    At start, it was a good idea, a decent Free to play game, but, as the game became famous and the cash started to fall from the sky, they throw all away and started to don't care about the FTP players. Or you pay their high price for everything or content yourself with some poor cards. Free to play my @ss.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 42 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 42
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  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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