Quote (Furdtarmer @ Aug 7 2016 02:23pm)
First, there are some decks that are cheaper than others. Some agro decks can be made for relatively cheap. You might have to skimp on some of the cards but that shouldnt necessarily be a problem getting to rank 20.
Second, the season recently reset. You are more likely to find experienced players with good decks around the level you are at. If you wait a week or two you will find its much easier to level up.
I do think the game is awkwardly put together though. It is definitely not new-player friendly. You essentially have 2 modes (solo and brawl) which are boring, and youre left with play mode which like you said requires you to pay to win, and arena which requires you to pay to play.
Its broken. I really wish blizzard made an arena variant with no prizes that you could enter for free, because it is by far the most fun to play for people without insane decks.
But such is the reality with blizzard, they do love making pay to win games.
But if you're good at arena you get more gold than you use, plus get cards. Plus you're on equal footing with all cards being avaliable.