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Was Genji Nerfed to the Ground?
That's right, Genji was nerfed and the community is throwing a fit. "He's useless!", they say. "An effective pile of cyborg trash!" they claim. Looks like the community is no longer sane...
But is he really that bad now? What's up with...
The Arcane Giant Archetype
Introduction
Barnes wasn’t the only fantastic new card introduced this week. The second wing of One Night in Karazhan also brought Arcane Giant. Arcane Giant is the new spell based giant, his cost is reduced for spells played. The mechanic...
Barnes Has a Lot of Potential!
Introduction
This week the second wing of One Night in Karazhan was released. With it came the second legendary, Barnes. Barnes is a very interesting card. He makes use of the 1/1 version of cards that we’ve seen a few...
CS:GO’s Accuracy Update: Let’s Talk about Your One Taps
It's been eleven days since Valve's massive accuracy update to CS:GO went live. The changes, announced via an official blog post titled "Second Shot," offered a surface-level explanation of how the update would affect spraying, bursting, and tapping with the AK-47, M4A4,...
Hearthstone Creativity Is Misplaced
Introduction
The new Hearthstone expansion One Night in Karazhan’s first wing has been launched. With it, the typical three adventures have opened up. For those unfamiliar, players must beat the AI in interesting scenarios to unlock the cards. This time...
Blizzard’s Design Flaws
Introduction
So anyone that has read my articles for any length of time knows that I hate random effects. I’ve also made it clear that I was overjoyed when Blizzard removed GvG from Standard. That random-ridden expansion can rot in...
One Night in Karazhan – Prince Malchezaar Revealed!
One Night in Karazhan
The card reveals for the new expansion, One Night in Karazhan, have continued. This time we have books, imps, and one of the coolest legendaries I’ve seen. Several old mechanics have been continued and potentially improved...
Viewbotting, Casting, and a Golden Reward!
Introduction
This week Hearthstone experienced quite a bit of miscellaneous news. Some of the things directly impact players at the top end of ladder play. Some of them affect fans of Hearthstone and tournament viewers. One is specific to Twitch,...
Ways to Combat Tilt in Hearthstone
Introduction
Tilt is when a player begins to misplay, and then continues to misplay because of their emotional state. It is present in pretty much everything in life, but is highly noticeable in video games especially. Hearthstone is a major...
The Most Expensive Hearthstone Decks
This article is a follow up on our article from last week, where we taught you how—and why—to conserve your dust for crafting. If that article applied to you, then this one won’t. This is for the people out...
The Overwatch Community Makes Me Want to Punch Myself
There's a special kind of immaturity that has taken hold of the Overwatch community with the launch of the game's highly anticipated competitive mode. It isn't your garden-variety "hurr durr I did your mom dude LOL." It isn't raging teenagers...
Top Five Things We Miss from Wild Format
Standard has now been out for several months. While it is doing quite well, I find myself missing some things from Wild. Some of my favourite cards were deleted from competitive play. Some elements of gameplay will simply never...