I'd ditch the novice eng for either the acolyte of pain or the 2-4 eng w/draw.
Contrary to what hardhat has heard, I read that accounts will be reset when it goes live, and people will receive the value of gold previously spent on card packs and arena entries. They will not receive the exact same cards they had before. They'll have to gamble on card packs or craft them, same as before.
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/forum/topic/10496970113?page=4#76As we have mentioned, we are not planning on or anticipating another wipe. For more information, please refer to our FAQ.
http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/faq/#q6aWill the cards I earn or purchase in the beta test carry over into the live game? What happens if I purchased beta card packs for real money?
At this point in the closed beta, all purchases will exist in your game going forward. Also, as a thank you for testing out the in-game store during Hearthstones beta phase, everyone who purchased a card pack or entry into The Arena in the beta test will receive a Golden Legendary card, Gelbin Mekkatorque.
It's truly only play to win if you're talking about time to acquire cards. They have done nothing to prevent anyone from having any card, just a tradeoff of buying a whole lot up front or slowly getting them by constantly playing and converting gold earned to cards.
Exactly and eventually everyone will get their hands on cool cards, be it by packs or crafting. Sure at first it'll suck when you play agaisnt someone with legendaries but most often then not skill will get you victories, not cards.