#108 - The Angry Chicken: “Title”
• Garrett • Jocelyn • Dills
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Blizzcon Regional Championships
Asia-Pacific Championship - 10/2-10/3
3rd/4th: Neilyo, Pinpingho ($2500 each)
2nd: Kno ($5k)
1st: Kranich ($10k)
EU Championship - 10/3-10/4
3rd/4th: Lifecoach, Ostkaka ($2500 each)
2nd: Neirea ($5k)
1st: ThijsNL ($10k)
These four players from these two regional championships will be added to the four from the completed Chinese regionals and the upcoming NA regionals to determine the final 16 going to Blizzcon.
Japan Officially Invited to Hearthstone
Although many Japanese players have joined in the card-battling fun via various Asian game clients, Hearthstone is now officially coming to Japan with a fully localized game client. Japanese players can now be annoy (O-troned) with cards saying "Kon'nichiwa! Kon'nichiwa! Kon'nichiwa" as Annoy-o-tron is presumably sure to say.
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Strategy
Cluck the Meta: Deck Building - Rogue
Y’arrrrrrrrr!
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Ben
Greetings Hearthstone's Dukes of Hazard!
On the last day of the September season I'm trying to get some last games in and make a final push. Ya know, keeping hope alive that anything could happen! (Did I mention I was rank 10?)
I'm playing against a mech mage, and I'm playing midrange druid. Turn 2 he puts out a mechwarper, which due to a poor opening hand I'm unable to remove. Turn 3 he drops a shredder. I kill the warper, but of course that doesn't stop him from dropping a 2nd shredder on turn 4. I'm able to kill the first and out pops a Darnassus Aspirant! The following turn I kill the 2nd shredder and out pops...another Darnassus Aspirant. Killing both aspirants slows him down enough to make up for my poor opening draws. Incredibly, a couple of turns later he plays a 3rd shredder that he got off an unstable portal...when I remove that, out pops Lorewalker Cho, which just tickles me as I fill his hand with the combo and hit for lethal.
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John
What are your thoughts on the fact that Draft Kings (that online fantasy football league) is making it so you can do Fantasy esports Leagues?
Garrett note: Talked more on this subject on DTNS 2588
Robert (Part 1)
Hello Angry Chick! (and the other two guys, too)
I have been thinking about Rogue a lot lately and how it has seemingly been at the short end of the HS stick for a while. What would you guys think of a couple of changes to the mechanics of the game to help build Rogue up a bit?
First, what do you think of a Stealthed minion being able to bypass Taunt? It would be more in line with Rogues in WoW and their sneaky little selves always getting the best of me.
Secondly, what if the Rogue's Hero Power was changed? Made it something like "Give a minion stealth"? Would that break the game--attack, stealth, attack, stealth...etc. Or would it force other classes to rethink ways to deal with stealth? Even if the Stealth-bypassing-Taunt mechanic wasn't implemented, this would still be a decent Hero Power, don't you think?
Robert (Part 2)
I consider myself a casual player, aspiring, but definitely not pro. I do not have a full collection (no Dr. Boom or BGH yet) and this becomes painfully obvious as i try to climb the ladder. My issue/question is about Brawls. I have had the most fun in Brawls where the decks are preconstructed. I feel it evens the matches out a lot. I hate going in for a fun Brawl match and end-up facing some deck with a bunch of Legendaries in it. Kind of ruins it for me. I think ALL Brawls should be precon decks. Thoughts?
Thanks guys and keep up the great work!
Outro
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Personal Stuff
Dill’s where else can everyone find you?
Follow Dills @WillieDills
Check out my stream at twitch.tv/williedillssf
The Instance - The World of Warcraft podcast so you don’t have to
Stormcast - We record Sundays at 8pm PST
Joce where can you be found?
Follow Jocelyn @GISgamer
The Gamers’ Inn
Follow Garrett @GarrettArt
NOMOONart.com for Garrett’s stream designs.
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