I'm actually enjoying the new Hearthstone expansion a lot, but I agree with Alex about the C'thun decks. The problem isn't even C'thun itself though; it's Twin Emperor Vek'lor. Getting two 4/6 minions with taunt for 7 mana is a little ridiculous, and the stipulation is almost never going to be an issue.
I was so happy to see Dr.7 leave standard, but this card is just as annoying.
Based on the world and atmosphere of the game, I'm guessing the "Sport Combat" of Pyre is at least partially inspired by the "Mesoamerican Ballgame" which is an ancient sport with important ritual elements.
What sucks about the whole Baldur's Gate thing (and gaming culture discourse in general) is that there's a level of reactionary hostility that makes it impossible to have a nuanced opinion.
I haven't played the expansion, but I know that if I was critical of the character on twitter, there's a decent chance some piece of shit would take a sceenshot and say "See, even this tranny is on our side, so who's the bigot now?" and get 200 retweets. It's infuriating.
That said, there's a REASON why this one character is getting all the negative attention. If people were just mad about the expansion being poorly written, the backlash wouldn't look like this. In fact, I've had some people very "politely" explain to me that they're not bigots, but this is escapist fantasy where they don't to be reminded that people like me exist.
My one big tip for people starting out this game: Try to make sure your conveyor belts are clean and that there's only ever one thing moving along each "lane." If you play all the way to the end-game, your factory will be making so much stuff that things get backed up REALLY quickly if the lines aren't clean.
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