So in theory you can get everything, but the real question is, can you get them in time? I dont think so. These all together point into a single direction: they want us to spend money if we want to be competitive in PVP. There are pre-orders and there will be limited-time offers and we also have a very unforgiving crafting system. If I want to maximize profit (and thats what they do), I would make it impossible to reach capped out mercs for F2P players before I release a new set of even more powerful mercs. The question is: can you do that before the next set of mercenaries arrive? Just like normal HS its safe to assume that there will be a power creep with the new additions because thats what makes money for Blizzard. In theory, you can grind out every hero to max level and max their abilities and equipment with just time investment. P2W is when - hey, this is premium equipment that can be bought only for $$# What isn't true is: " if you are a F2P player, you cant get anywhere near to the top of the leaderboard, because people who pay more will have a clear advantage over you." No, you can grind top-tier mercs to max levels just like guys who pay.īut you will pay with time instead of paying with money. Card games are rather unique because in card games you pay for variety. It isn't different from whatever majority of F2P games with a competitive element. Just like in constructed, they try to find you an opponent with similar MMR, but you will never get to legend with a bad deck.ĭirect quote from the stream ".you always will be paired up against opponents with teams of similar strength.", Hearthstone doesn't give a crap about what deck your opponent plays.īut yes, going for the competitive top-level will be impossible without some heavy investment of time and\or money.
I also highly doubt that you can get past a certain treshold if you never upgrade your party because the matchmaking will be fair. I highly doubt that on higher levels your party strength will be more important than your rating at matchmaking. But there is also a rating system just like in BGs and there will be rewards if you progress further, kinda like in ranked mode. This is probably one of the reasons people hate it before its release.ĭon't they matchmake heroes (teams) of similar strength together? I clearly remember this being said in that convoluted video.Īt first, matchmaking will definitely try to seperate players who just completed the tutorial from players who have already preordered or bought a lot of mercs packs with gold or money.
If you are a F2P player, you cant get anywhere near to the top of the leaderboard, because people who pay more will have a clear advantage over you.