Originally Posted by
Blueobelisk
I had this argument with a certain person who was stuck in the mindset "it's not pay to win because I can eventually get all the cards I need." I guess in that way everyone on earth is a potential millionaire, and they just need a little time.
HS is pay to win in like 99% of people's cases. You buy packs that you couldn't afford if you didn't put $money$ into the game. Those packs contain cards. With different cards you can experiment with different decks and find decks that are optimal for winning against other players.
The argument "You can buy those cards with gold/dust" doesn't hold up in most cases because by the time you actually get all of the current expansion, a new one will come out and you have to get those cards and your decks are outdated.
The only reason I said 99 and not 100% is because in some magic land, you can play arena and quest everyday to get enough gold to collect all cards. But that's like the 1% lotto winner to get to millionaire: not worth talking about.