LordArgon

Hey, that's a pretty good idea. You should travel back in time and share it with the LOST writers.

We are definitely seeing players compete at high levels without spending any money at all.

The question was about the average player so this doesn't exactly answer it. It's a statement about the extreme outliers in the player base and it lacks context - how many players? how long have they been playing?

Further, I feel like this comparison is inherently gonna give you a skewed perspective, as those players are probably playing many hours a day and earning an extra 100 gold a day in win bonuses. They're also players who have built up a collection over a long time. And they are ALSO more likely to be hyper-focused on the competitive cards, so they don't need as large of a collection.

FWIW, I don't want/expect Hearthstone to be free. But when I compare the cost of getting started in Hearthstone with most other video games, it's way out of whack (I've spent hundreds to bootstrap my collection). That's essentially why very few of my friends play it - they are immediately turned off by the huge mountain they would have to climb.

Every time I think I've see it all, some beautiful bastard creates another amazing novelty account.

You fished it out? Why didn't you just weigh yourself before and after?

You can do a little googling and you'll find some stuff. RSI is poorly understood, though, so you'll probably find different recommendations based on different symptoms. Try different things and see what works for you.

The best think you can do, though, is a see a physical therapist who has a history of helping people work through these issues.