Hearthstone etc.

[quarrel]

Blizzard released Hearthstone on iOS last week. It’s pretty much pounded the last nail into SolForge’s coffin for me.

It’s an elegant game with several good points going for it. The overall mechanics are straightforward, and they’re introduced one by one in a detailed tutorial that has a ton of personality. There’s a great deal of tactical

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[terrycloth]

Hearthstone was fun until I started getting put up against people with rare cards that I couldn't get without spending real money. Those games were so ridiculously one-sided that I stopped playing entirely.

[quarrel]

I recognize that, being a CCG, I will face people who simply own more game pieces than I do and will be able to make more and better decks. I expect that if I begin losing constantly because of that, my internal rating will drop and the system will stop matching me against those players and instead put me against other low-spenders and against Mr. Suitcases who are bad at the game. If that doesn't happen, I'll quit as well.