Coin Concede - Episode 040 “Fenom-enal Data”

Cora * Andres * Cinder * Fenom

Intro (~5min)

Welcome to Episode 040 of Coin Concede, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to making the competitive side of the game more accessible.

I am Cinder and I’ll be sitting in Kenny’s chair once again.

All the way from Undercity, Georgia, we have Andres. How have you been?

All the way from Orgrimmar, Illinois, we have Cora. Cora, How have you been?

Today we have an amazing guest: One of the wizards behind the curtain of the Data Reaper report, Fenom from Vicious Syndicate! Fenom, welcome to Coin Concede! Tell us a little bit about yourself and what you do in the Hearthstone community.

Ladder?

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News (5min)

Twitch takes legal action against viewbotters (link)

Lawsuit filed in California names seven different viewbotting services
Also released a guide on how to handle viewbotters

Sky broadcasting (United Kingdom) launches Ginx, a 24-hour channel dedicated to eSports and video game content (link)
PC Gamer interviews Lanztar, who beat a gambling addiction by playing Hearthstone (link)

Tournament Results (10-15min)

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HCT APAC Spring Championships

Single elim, best of 7 Conquest, 1 ban
Quarterfinals

Handsomeguy def. Caster 4-3
Foot def. Jako 4-1
Killerhero def. Heisnotaxel 4-3
EdwardElric def. Pinpingho 4-2

Semifinals

Handsomeguy def. Foot 4-3
EdwardElric def. Killerhero 4-3

Finals

Handsomeguy def. EdwardElric 4-2

Deck Data

Winning decks: Aggro Shaman 4-0; Miracle Rogue 7-3; C’Thun Druid, Control Warrior, Midrange Hunter all >60%
Losers: Token Druid and Control Paladin both winless; Renolock 1-8
Punishing matchup: Tempo Warrior 3 for 3 vs. Renolock
Most banned: Aggro Shaman and Control Warrior 3 times each
Notable: Zoolock floating around 40% through both Spring championships

Dreamhack Summer

9 rounds Swiss, cutting to top 16 single Elim, bo5 Last Hero Standing with 1 ban
Top Swiss finishers (all 8:1): Shtan_Udachi, Slugg, Bozzzton, BoarControl
Top 8: Tessin, Hoej, BoarControl, Rdu, Maverick, Fr0zen, Slugg, SuperJJ
Finals: Rdu beats Fr0zen 3-1

SL&I Starseries

The last qualifier has finished and the main event participants have been set. They are:

World Last Chance: Naiman and Stancifka making it through the Last Chance event last week
World Division: DrHippi, JAB, Xixo, Hoej
China Division: Izoro, XieShuai
location?

Upcoming:

HCT Americas Spring Championships

iTunes Thank You’s

From Norway, forskelligtrold says (in Norwegian): "’Fun and educational’ - Super fun hearthstone podcast. Not only is Cora one of the best casters, she is also an amazing podcaster."
From the US, RedDirtRenegade says: “‘Thanks for the Mulligan episode’ - I started playing Hearthstone a month ago and climbed the ladder to 12, but I've struggled to get past 18 this month. After trying some of the strategies and tips mentioned in your Mulligan Episode, I quickly moved up to 15 and gained momentum to continue my climb. Thank you so much!”

Stitcher Thank You’s

none

Special guest segment: Fenom and the Data Reaper(~15min)

You can write into the show by sending an email to CoinConcede@gmail.com

[CINDER CHANGE SCENE]

First, a bird’s eye view. What is the Data Reaper?
How did the tool emerge as a concept?
What kind of infrastructure went into making it work?
What’s the ultimate goal of the project?
How might a typical Hearthstone player use the report?
Some question the accuracy of the data because of disparity in any given recording player’s skill. (example: some players might be rank 20, some might be high legend.) Does Data Reaper compensate for or alleviate this in any way?
What are the criteria for defining deck archetypes?
Is the project growing in popularity? Do you have any metrics on use of the tool and of the report?
Can our listeners get involved?
Final thoughts?

Links

Emails (~5min; push to next ep. if time is long)

[CINDER CHANGE SCENE]

From Adam:

“First off, i wanted to say thanks for all the work that was put into that hunter deck i sent in a couple weeks ago. Ive had pretty good success with it.

Some minor things i wanted to point out was that i do agree that desert camels do tend to under perform against mages, and shamans mainly because the 1 mana cards they are running tend to be mana worm and tunnel trog. However, i’ve recently started trying to actively trying to pull the trog and mana worm out if i have an elek or giant toad on the board just so i can take it out without the opponent being able to stop me.

I do still kind of miss sylvanas windrunner too, mainly because i think it has good synergy with princess huhuran.

Anyway on to my second point, i’ve got another deck. Its a priest deck that i’ve been calling the ole switcheroo

The whole idea of this deck is to just flip flop health and damage whenever it’s convenient, whether its for you minions or to manage your opponent's board. I think it's pretty decent and fun to play with, but i'm open to suggestions here. The only things i’m tied down to are the crazed alchemist confuse, inner fire, or divine spirit. Everything else is up for changing. Thanks again guys, and as always it a pleasure to listen to you all talk about hearthstone.”

Inner fire x2

Power shield x1

Northshire cleric x1

Confuse x1

Divine Spirit x2

Shadow Word: Pain x1

Crazed Alchemist x2

Twilight geomancer x1

Shadow form

Shadow word: Death x2

Am'gam Rager x1

Demolisher x1

Injured blademaster x1

Mind control tech x1

Auchenai Soulpriest x1

Spawn of Shadows x1

Stormwind Knight x1

Tournament medic x1

Power word: Tentacles x1

Entomb x1

Holy fire x1

Cabal shadowpriest x1

Reno jackson x1

Prophet valen x1

Ysera x1

Mindcontrol x1

Outro (~5min)

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Thanks!

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Contact Info: [CINDER CHANGE SCENE]

Shout outs?

Fenom, where can people find you?

Twitter: @fenom23

Twitch: /fenom23

Andres, where can people find you?

Follow me on Twitter: @IplaiGames

Follow me on Twitch: twitch.tv/iplaigamez

Check out my Overwatch Podcast “The Omnic Lab” 8:30 PM Eastern

Twitch.tv/omniclab

Cora, where can people find you?

Follow me on Twitter @Songbird_HS

Follow me on Twitch: Twitch.tv/sagecora

Kenny, where can people find you?

Follow me on Twitter: @KCCO_Gamer

Follow me on Twitch: Twitch.tv/KCCO_Gamer

Add me on battlenet (message on Twitter or Discord for battletag)

Cinder, where can people find you?

Follow me on Twitter: @CinderAscendant

Follow me on Twitch: twitch.tv/CinderAscendant

Ishne alo porah.

And until next time…

“Coin Concede”