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xDarkz

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Hearthstone Beta Key
« on: August 31, 2013, 06:26:13 am »
I've been trying to get my hand on Blizzard's new card game currently being tested in the closed beta phase and I was wondering if any of you had a spare key that you could be awesome enough to let me have!

It looks pretty cool and it's fairly fast paced. If you guys have not heard of it, you should opt in for a beta as well.

Here's the link: http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/

Thanks guys!
« Last Edit: September 04, 2013, 12:25:05 am by xDarkz »
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Re: Heathstone Beta Key
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2013, 06:35:20 am »
Is this a dumbed down version of MTGO?
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Re: Heathstone Beta Key
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2013, 06:38:48 am »
Quote from: SharpKris on August 31, 2013, 06:35:20 am
Is this a dumbed down version of MTGO?

It's a different game with a lot of the same mechanics.

But instead of colors, there's WoW classes.
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« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2013, 07:12:02 am »
In a sense, yeah it is kind of like a dumb down version of MTGO.

Same mechanics with the biggest difference being that there is no tapping and you get mana based on the number of turns, up to a cap.
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Re: Heathstone Beta Key
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2013, 08:21:20 am »
I've been looking at wowcrendor's videos on Hearthstone and I must say, I am terribly interested. I am usually not a fan of collectible card games (I like card games, just not collectible ones) but hearthstone just looks like it's fun. I am not one of those that is sad to see land play gone, I always hated that mechanic wether it be in mtg or System Crash or whatever, just made it way too easy to get dicked over by not drawing enough or drawing too many "mana" cards.
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Re: Heathstone Beta Key
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2013, 01:31:38 am »
Quote from: xDarkz on August 31, 2013, 07:12:02 am
In a sense, yeah it is kind of like a dumb down version of MTGO.

Same mechanics with the biggest difference being that there is no tapping and you get mana based on the number of turns, up to a cap.

So Magic without mana screw. Sounds great to me.

Also, their handling of attacking and blocking (the player chooses what creatures fight, unless something has "Taunt") and instants ("Secrets" that are triggered on certain conditions) make this a superior online game to Magic as you don't need to be waiting for permission to go on after doing anything.

It also has shorter matches than Scrolls or Magic so that sounds good too.
« Last Edit: September 05, 2013, 01:38:52 am by LASD »
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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2013, 08:05:40 am »
Also this is a LOT faster than MTGO, it is a game built for a computer, instead of a tabletop.

I think MTG is the better game, but HS is the better computer game!
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