![]() Hey everyone, this is Dan Walton or otherwise known as Alchemixt in the Hearthstone community. ![]() Over the next months he hopes to find a new passion within the gaming world and once more show his talent and dedication as a gamer. ![]() ![]() Alchemixt has accepted our offer to remain part of the compLexity Gaming organization even after his card-slinging career. We as an organization are sad to lose a valued competitor but also happy to announce that we will not lose such a talent from our ranks. After the ban went into effect both compLexity Gaming and Walton have taken steps to appeal the suspension, explaining the circumstances in all aspects, but the decision was upheld. Now, due to a permanent ban on his main Hearthstone account, Walton has decided to step back from Hearthstone and it’s competitive scene. We’re proud to have been able to support such an outstanding and professional competitor and to be able to call him part of the compLexity family. For the past six months, Dan has faithfully represented the compLexity organization, appearing in many tournaments, streaming for his fans, and creating content for the community. Today compLexity Gaming is sad to announce the retirement of Hearthstone professional Dan ‘Alchemixt’ Walton. This is not supposed to be a rant, but a forewarning – competitive play may take some hits from this.Alchemixt Retires from Competitive Hearthstone BY Andrew Miesner / April 7, 2015 In short, Barnes created a strategy in which one pushes for as much value as possible on one turn, and even attempt to win off of that one card. Especially if it picks up Y’Shaarj or Ragnaros, that is guaranteed value, and lots of it – how is that, in any way, competitive? Hearthstone has always discouraged strategies that revolve around snowballing value off of one minion. The issue with Barnes is that it does the exact same thing, only it is brainlessly easy to use. The catch to this deck was that, to this date, it ranks as one of the most difficult decks to play properly and consistently in the game’s history, perhaps even more so than Freeze Mage. Many debate as to whether the nerf was too heavy or not, but needless to say, it was certainly enough. Due to this fact, the deck was nerfed via Warsong Commander. Many of us still have nighmares about the original Patron Warrior – you were never quite safe from it on ladder, mainly due to the fact that there was virtually no counterplay available. We’ve seen our fair share of ‘overpowered’ decks. Better yet, it can actually just win you the game! You never quite know what could come of it – it could clear their board, flood your own, or even deal large amounts of damage to their Hero! This must be a fun and interactive mechanic for competitive play – right? Be it finding Ragnaros, Sylvannas, or even the dreaded Y’Shaarj. There is, literally, a surprisingly high chance to get an absolutely ridiculous amount of value just by playing Barnes. However, the reasoning for playing these control decks is not at all what is healthy for competition. Does it push for a more control – heavy Meta? Absolutely. One, however, that I would like to highlight is Barnes. With One Night in Karazhan approaching its third wing now, we have seen some outrageous card designs anyways.
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