Coin Concede - Episode 364 TBD

Hat * Botticus * Edelweiss* WickedGood* Guest*

Intro (~10 min)

Welcome to Episode 364 of Coin Concede, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to making the competitive side of the game more accessible to you.

It is Thu 10/6/2022 in the evening!

Joining us from Gadgetzan, New York, it’s RidiculousHat!

Also joining us -from Karazhan, California it’s Botticus!

And joining us from Gnomeregan, Ohio, it's Edelweiss!

And joining us from Northrend, Massachusetts, it's WickedGood!

Edwin!

Thanks for reviews

How's life and ladder? -

Hat -

Botticus -

Edelweiss - Still recovering. Ghost of Tsushima

Wickedgood - Beast Hunter (I know)

News Highlights -  (~30 min)

• 24.4.2 hotfix patch https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone/t/2442-patch-notes/96103 

• Bug Fixes and Game Improvements

• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Dew Process would trigger extra times after a Hero Card was played.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Defense Attorney Nathanos would inherit the status of the Discovered Deathrattle minion (such as if the minion was Silenced before it died).
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Contract Conjurer’s cost reduction was not counting only Secrets in the Secret Zone.
• [Hearthstone] Fixed a bug where Murder Accusation would also trigger based on the enemy weapon being destroyed.
• [Various Modes] Fixed a bug with certain modes like Duels and Arena where players could get repeatedly matched against the same opponent more frequently than intended.

• Battlegrounds

• Armor Tier Changes
• Quest Reward Changes

• Anima Bribe, Evil Twin, and Teal Tiger Sapphire are now slightly easier to earn.
• The Smoking Gun is now slightly harder to earn.

• Arena

• Chef Nomi, Spiritsinger Umbra, Magtheridon, Ozruk, The Voraxx, Rend Blackhand, King Togwaggle, and The Darkness can no longer be drafted.
• Sire Denathrius, Ysera the Dreamer, Alexstrasza the Life-Binder, and Deathwing the Destroyer will now appear less frequently in all drafts.
• Certain neutral cards will now appear less frequently in classes they have low synergy with.
• Card offering adjustments were made to make over-performing cards in Demon Hunter, Hunter, Mage, Paladin, and Warlock appear less frequently.
• Several card offering adjustments were made to give Druid and Warrior better average draft offerings.

• More food portraits

Tournaments and the meta

• Masters Tour Maw and Disorder

• https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/hearthstone/23816549/court-is-in-session-with-masters-tour-maw-and-disorder
• Dates & Broadcast Start Times:

• PDT: Friday, October 7 – Sunday, October 9 at 12 am
• CEST: Friday, October 7 – Sunday, October 9 at 9 am
• KST: Friday, October 7 – Sunday, October 9 at 4 pm

• https://articles.hsreplay.net/2022/10/06/what-to-expect-for-masters-tour-maw-and-disorder/

• Super Gamer Girl Pro starts Sunday
• Hearthstone Collegiate Masters starts Monday

Decksplanations

• What a person wants and articulates: "How do I get next rank floor"/"How do I get legend"/"How do I move up a multiplier"
• What does committing to learning look like?

• 1. Time investment and consistent, sustained focus

• Comfort and growth are often at odds with each other, and playing mindlessly is fine if you're not looking for any goals - but if you want to improve, you have to work at it to a degree that requires patience and focus. You can't just luck your way into getting better
• This will often be a journey across multiple metagames if you're looking to improve skills the way that card gamers who have been playing for years have already done
• The goal here is not to rank up, but to improve your skills to the point where a higher rank is a symptom of your upgraded play
• This will involve playing hearthstone consistently - not every day, but throughout an expansion's life cycle, and taking the game on its terms even if you don't have a deck you're totally in love with
• In addition, you will often want to keep playing more once you hit your rank plateau for the month - you cannot learn how to feel comfortable at a higher rank if you don't play any games there!!!

• 2. Emotional awareness/bias control

• Ranked goals can be pretty evil. You want to set goals of improvement, but even the best players in the world have bad days and derank - you have to be ready for this and take it in stride
• In fact, a big part of improvement is in building up the skills to tolerate swings emotionally and recognize your own illogical thoughts
• In addition, you have to be willing to expand the repertoire of what you're willing to play to make sure you're giving yourself a chance - again, this is about doing something for yourself to make sure you're giving yourself the best chance to grow

• 3. Resting states

• Make sure you’re prepared to play in a learning mindset - If you’re overtired, or tilted, or upset at things outside the game, you’ll make mistakes in the game which will feed that cycle
• You need to find time or a mode where you're not constantly learning - give yourself a vacation. Can be a different mode in the client, a different game, or even a time of the month after you've hit a milestone - but remember, you still WANT to play at the highest ranks available to you as much as possible to make sure you're stretching your muscles and learning what will get you punished at higher levels

• 4. Active engagement with support mechanisms

• And that means swallowing your pride! SHARE REPLAYS! Let people look over your play, let them give you feedback, and then absorb it
• This also means educating yourself on how decks play - watching twitch streams/vods and youtube guides will save you a ton of time and can help you learn where your decisions differ from where the pros' do
• But don't spend TOO much time on the academic side - looking at mull stats and watching vods is a great way to let your anxiety take over and have you sit in analysis paralysis without actually playing. If you don't play, you won't improve

• 5. Self-documentation and structure

• Write stuff down!!! What are the mistakes you commonly make that you recognize after the game? What are some bad habits you have? What do people see in your replays?
• When you have a play you’re not sure about, take a screenshot, then review the game with that turn in mind as a turning point
• Figure out how to structure your play sessions and even your games. Write down when you think you should become the aggressor in the game you're currently playing, take a set amount of time before you take actions on your turn, and build up a routine around mulliganing
• Rules and structure remove anxiety from the equation - once you build up a ritual and habit, you will often play better through practice and repetition

Outro (~5min) - Thanks and contact!

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Coin Concedes (Shout Outs):

RAIDS -

SUBS -

Hat - Joce, Matt,

Edelweiss - modern medicine

WickedGood -

Keep Calm and

And if you see us on ladder…

“Coin Concede” Hat

“Coin Concede” Botticus  

“Coin Concede” Edelweiss

“Coin Concede” WickedGood