Hearthstone

Ko Dokomo_sl said:

So I just started playing the game after months of being away. I don't have a single legendary or rare to my name. I'm only rank 26. Should I even bother playing? Will I always be raped in casual play?

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First, play ranked. It seems counter-intuitive but you are matched against other people of similar rank. I started on casual as well about 3 months ago and moving to ranked play and it was way better. The only exception to this is that every month the ladder is reset and people have to fight their way back up. In the first few days of the month lower ranks (like 15 - 20) can be a little rough.

Second there are some seriously nice decks that you can use that are cheap. Legendaries help but fundamentals are the most important. If you have the fundamentals down you'll make rank 15+ every month regardless of the deck. This is the point where legendaries start becoming required.

Third while you're building decks and relearning the game save all your gold (or use real money) to buy the Naxxramas and Blackrock Mountain expansions. There are cards you get in them that are pretty much required. Sludge Belcher in Naxx and Emperor Thaurissan in Blackrock are probably the two most important. But there is a ton of good cards in both. Persoanlly I recommend buying them but some people like farming the gold to purchase them that way.

Finally and most importantly have fun. Play what you like and don't worry about the rest. If you start getting more serious about the play start watching some streamers while you play Hearth (assuming you have dual monitor setup). I watch Trump a lot. there is a youtube series he did called Trump Teachings which is awesome for beginners or for relearning the mechanics.