Intro (~10 min)

Welcome to Episode 427 of Coin Concede, a Hearthstone podcast dedicated to making the competitive side of the game more accessible to you.

It is Thursday, December 28th, 2023 in the evening!

Coming to you from Gnomeregan, Ohio, it's me, Edelweiss!

From Northrend, Massachusetts, we have WickedGood!

From Teldrassil, California we have Magesa!

From Elwynn, UK we have PocketTrain!

And from all around the world we have you, dear listeners.

Thanks for reviews

Welcome to our guest and 2023’s World Champion, PocketTrain!

How's life and ladder? -

Edelweiss -

Wickedgood -

Magesa - Pylet712 destroyed me with naga priest and inspired me to pick it back up again (Pocket’s list from Worlds) (Other thoughts: Paladin nerfs hit hard, Sludge OTK seems dormant thankfully, happy to see sludge implocks)

PocketTrain -

News Highlights -

Tournaments

Decksplanations

Intro:

Hi PocketTrain! For anyone who doesn't know you, give us a brief background of your history with Hearthstone.

Play Experience & Strategy:

What steps do you go through to learn a new deck, and how do you evaluate your play to figure out what to improve?
What are some things that you think you’re doing when you play or prep that the average player isn’t? Did you ever have any “aha” moments or things you learned that helped take your game to the next level?
From DirestBear: This past year, how many hours of HS did you generally play per day? How much time did you spend outside the game prepping? And how is that changing now that Worlds is over?
Often when discussing the mental game and ladder anxiety, we emphasize that the number in the corner doesn’t actually matter and the best climbing often happens when you’re able to ignore it. But for you trying to qualify, it really did matter! How did you manage ladder anxiety and burnout?

Tournaments:

In your post-Worlds interview, you thanked Jambre for inviting you into his practice group several years ago. How did being in that practice group change things for you? And (from titosantana) what is it like to face members of your practice group in tournaments?
How do you go about choosing a lineup for a tournament, both in general and for Worlds specifically? What led you to choose the decks you did?
From Multizord: What advice would you give to a player who wants to make the jump from playing on the ladder to playing in the tournament scene in the modern day and age?
Let’s say you’re put in charge of Hearthstone esports for 2024. What would that program end up looking like?

Preferences:

From Ermel668 and Stormy: What do you like most and least about HS? What drew you to HS over other card games?
From Stazari: How do you feel about RNG in Hearthstone? Would you prefer more or less overall, or does it depend on the type of RNG?
From seaguitarjedi: What is your favorite text on any card? It could be the flavor text, name of the card, or what it does.
From JTSnow: HS now has 11 classes in the game. If Monk were to be put into the game, what class identity would you like most for it?
From BigE: Where did your username come from? Do you like trains and/or model trains?
From Ohm51: What is your favorite game that isn’t HS?
Quick hits:

Favorite…

Class
Deck of all time
Hearthstone character
Sandwich order

Wrapping Up:

What are your plans for Hearthstone after Worlds?
Anything you want to add that we didn’t ask about?

Outro (~5min) - Thanks and contact!

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Coin Concedes (Shout Outs):

RAIDS -

SUBS -

Edelweiss -

WickedGood - Trolden (Funny And Lucky Moments - Hearthstone - Ep. 609)

Magesa - Yaboishmim for the Christmas coin concede! Also congrats to Squash on VS

PocketTrain -

Keep Calm and…

And if you see us on ladder…

“Coin Concede” WickedGood

“Coin Concede” Edelweiss

“Coin Concede” Magesa

“Coin Concede” PocketTrain