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10/09/2014 04:24 AMPosted by Lenguastica

10/08/2014 06:38 PMPosted by Whirthun

Who do you have winning it all?

Whirthun, my answer hasn't changed since the NA qualifiers thread:

Go StrifeCro!!!!!!!!

I had the chance to speak with him at the Americas Championship. He's definitely very confident that he can win it all!

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Podcasts

The Angry Chicken Podcast – Episode #48 – “Priest on Priest Action”

HearthPro Podcast – Episode #46 – “A Hearthstone Life For Me”

A Worthy Opponent – Episode #47 - ”Archmage Tony”

Turn 2 Podcast – Episode #38 – “Frodan, DTwo, and Firebat”

Legend of the Innkeeper – Episode #15 – “Paladin Strategy Guide”

Happy Hearthstone – “Climb Ranked by Mastering Your Opening Hand”

TIL: Hearthstone – Episode #4 – "Puffin in the Spotlight"

HearthCenter – October 9 2014 – “Gaara and Frodan”

Shows

Jotto’s Hearthstone Weekly Show – Episode #67 – “Weirdest Changes Ever”

FailCraft – Hearthstone Half Hour Episode #121 – “Shaman Malygos Spell Deck – Viewer Deck Tech!”

BlizzPro Hearthstone Power Hour – “Tempo Rogue”

Deck Talk – Episode #11 – "Special Guest xbeherit"

Tales of Lumin 1 Minute Guides – “Tarei Miracle Rogue”

Epic Moments!

2pPressStart – Episode #38 – “Top 5 Plays of the Week”

HearthTrolden – Episode #66 – “Funny and Lucky Moments”

The Hearthstone World Championship Qualifier Tournaments are officially wrapped up, and all that remains is the main event at BlizzCon 2014! Keep up to date with the following blogs:

The Roadmap to BlizzCon

The Americas finalists decided!

Who do you have winning it all?

I like Loatheb, but I often swap him out for something like Azure Drake, depending on the deck.

Hyped played control Mage in the Americas Championship and had a lot of success with it! It's a bit slower, but it's got a lot of solid matchups. Otherwise, more aggressive Mage builds have also had success in both tournament and on the ladder.

10/07/2014 01:12 PMPosted by Cooky

im pretty sure u have to WIN 3 games in play mode, not just play 3 games

This is correct. More details on this can be found here.

The Hearthsteed is still available for players to acquire. Three games must be played in Hearthstone's "Play" mode. A pop-up will notify you once you've completed your third game. The Hearthsteed will be waiting for you in your in-game mailbox in World of Warcraft.

If you've played three games and didn't get the notification, try relogging and playing a fourth game.

Apologies, been behind on this, but we hope to have it up early next week.

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Podcasts

The Angry Chicken Podcast – Episode #47 – “Aggravate the Mage"

HearthPro Podcast – Episode #46 – “A Hearthstone Life For Me”

A Worthy Opponent – Episode #45 - ”Rank Ranks”

Turn 2 Podcast – Episode #36 – “Frodan, Gnimsh, Chakki, & Neirea”

Legend of the Innkeeper – Episode #14 – “Druid Guide”

Happy Hearthstone – “Climb Ranked by Mastering Your Opening Hand”

TIL: Hearthstone – Episode #3 – "Theude in the Spotlight"

HearthCenter – October 1 2014 – “Kolento, Greensheep, and Garrett from TAC Podcast”

Shows

Jotto’s Hearthstone Weekly Show – Episode #66 – “Overview on Metagame”

FailCraft – Hearthstone Half Hour Episode #117 – “Druid Mill Deck Guide/Introduction for Beginners!”

BlizzPro Hearthstone Power Hour – “Secrets Mage”

Deck Talk – Episode #9 – "Special Guest Theude"

Tales of Lumin 1 Minute Guides – “Crusher Handmage”

Epic Moments!

2pPressStart – Episode #37 – “Top 5 Plays of the Week”

HearthTrolden – Episode #66 – “Funny and Lucky Moments”

Not a bug! In our latest hotfix, we have added the Naxxramas board to the game board rotation. Enjoy!

10/1/2014

• The Naxxramas game board has been added to the game board rotation in Play and Arena mode.

The Hearthstone servers will be going down for maintenance at approximately 3:00 PM PDT and we expect the service to return at 5:00 PM PDT. After this maintenance, the Curse of Naxxramas launch event will conclude, and the Arachnid Quarter will no longer be free to access.

Players who have not yet stepped foot into The Arachnid Quarter after the conclusion of this maintenance will have the option of accessing the Arachnid Quarter for gold or real money.

09/30/2014 10:08 AMPosted by Whirthun

I would be a very sad magical sword if someone broke me and drew cards. That much I can promise you!

BRB crafting Harrison.

09/30/2014 09:48 AMPosted by Fluff

I wonder if anyone has ever tried to use Harrison Jones on Whirthun... would he instantly lose?

EDIT: I also just realized literally no one has mentioned that he will generally always draw a card against a rogue. Whoops.

I would be a very sad magical sword if someone broke me and drew cards. That much I can promise you!

I run Harrison Jones in a lot of my decks, actually. He's a great swing card who can totally turn momentum in your favor. He's especially nice with how common Death's Bite is, because Control Warriors often really rely on timing the Whirlwind weapon effect, and you can disrupt their game by proccing it early.

More importantly, you get to yell THAT BELONGS IN A MUSEUM when you play him!

In den Foren wird über alles Mögliche diskutiert, allerdings tauchen bestimmte Themen immer wieder auf. Meistens folgen die Diskussionen einem Trend, der unabhängig vom besuchten Forum ist. Ein Thema, das jeder wohl schon mal gesehen hat, möchte ich hier genauer betrachten.

"Dieses Ding ist zu stark/hat eine schlechte Spielbalance".

Solche Diskussionen entspringen normalerweise der Frustration eines Spielers oder entsprechenden Negativ-Erlebnissen. Für uns im Hearthstone-Team ist es wichtig zu verstehen, wo es Frustrationen gibt, und zwar auch dann, wenn unsere Daten keinen Anlass zur Sorge geben. Derartige Threads sind in der Regel emotional aufgeladen, da das ursprüngliche Thema oft aus einer emotionalen Reaktion heraus entstanden ist. Es ist mitunter schwierig, etwas aufgrund einer solchen Reaktion in den Foren zu posten und diese Diskussion dann quasi "emotionslos" rational weiterzuführen. Das Internet selbst fördert ja geradezu Konversationen, die Gefühle als Grundlage haben, da diese per Text schlecht zu transportieren sind und die Anonymität einen weiteren Grad an gleichgültiger Abgrenzung ermöglicht.

Wir erleben, dass viele Dinge in Hearthstone oft emotionale Reaktionen hervorrufen. Hat es damit zu tun, dass ein Effekt einer Karte im Spiel nicht so funktioniert hat, wie ihr gehofft habt? Hatte das Ausspielen dieser Karte eine direkte Auswirkung auf das Gameplay, durch die ihr eurem Empfinden nach verloren habt? Hattet ihr das Gefühl, dass durch das Ausspielen dieser Karte eure Chance auf den "sicheren Sieg" verringert wurde? Es gibt viele Erlebnisse, die als Grund für Threads über die Spielbalance dienen können – nicht nur emotionale Reaktionen, die oben genannten sind jedoch häufig anzutreffen.

Für uns "Blaue" gibt es in Spielbalance-Threads nicht viel zu kommentieren. Wir können uns auch nicht ewig wiederholen, dass eine Karte wie beabsichtigt funktioniert oder dass es eventuell Strategien gibt, mit der man gegen eine frustrierende Karte ankommt. Wir möchten niemanden, der frustriert ist, unabsichtlich angreifen, wenn wir eine neue Strategie vorschlagen – wir möchten helfen. Wir versuchen dafür zu sorgen, dass wichtige Ressourcen verfügbar sind, sei es in Blogs, durch Vorstellen von Tipps und Guides, die Spielern helfen, diese unangenehmen Punkte zu verstehen, oder durch Ändern falscher Vorstellungen, um Frustration dem Verständnis weichen zu lassen.

Manchmal sind wir auch ziemlich objektiv, was Spielern mitunter ebenfalls unangenehm aufstößt. Eine gute Kommunikation zwischen den Entwicklern und Spielern beruht auf einem gewissen Grad an Trennung zwischen hitzigen Reaktionen, kühlen analytischen Daten und der Ausgewogenheit zwischen beidem. Wenn es Diskussionen gibt, an denen wir aktiver teilnehmen sollen, teilt es uns bitte mit. Wenn ihr mehr Guides möchtet, müssen wir das auch wissen. Unser Ansatz ist der folgende: "Jemandem das Fischen beibringen, anstatt für ihn oder sie zu fischen."

Wir berücksichtigen die emotionalen Auswirkungen von Karten und leiten diese auch an die Entwickler weiter, allerdings ist es sehr wichtig, zwischen einer schlechten Spielbalance und jemandem, der vielleicht ein paar Mal Pech hatte, zu unterscheiden.

Letztendlich kann aber nur jeder/jede Einzelne selbst in den Foren etwas ändern. Manche fühlen sich besser, wenn sie ihre Gefühle öffentlich äußern, und finden eine Bestätigung, wenn andere Spieler Ähnliches erlebt haben. Für sie wirkt ihre Reaktion dann gerechtfertigt, und die daraus folgende Diskussion driftet meist so stark ab, dass man daraus nur schwer wieder etwas Konstruktives machen kann.

Also, wie mache ich es richtig? Wie funktioniert das mit dem Fischen?

Zuallererst ist das Posten von Videos eurer Erlebnisse in Hearthstone eine gute Sache. Sie ermöglichen anderen Spielern, eventuelle Fehler auf eurer Seite zu kommentieren, und können sehr aufschlussreich sein. Teilt Videos auf YouTube oder streamt etwas und postet in den Community-Diskussionsforen!

Postet eure Deckliste! Je mehr Informationen ihr angebt, desto besser können andere euch helfen. Es gibt viele erfahrene Deckersteller, die große Erfahrung bei der Deckanalyse haben. Außerdem solltet ihr daran denken, dass es kein ultimatives Deck gibt, das alle anderen Decks leicht besiegen kann.

Seid dynamisch. Erfahrung ist der Schlüssel zum Verständnis. Lernt die Karten kennen und probiert viele verschiedene Klassen aus. Wenn ihr gegen einen Druiden antretet und nicht wisst, dass ein Prankenhieb bevorsteht, wenn ihr eine Reihe von Dienern mit wenig Leben auf dem Spielfeld habt, könntet ihr frustriert sein. Wisst ihr aber, was auf euch zukommt, könnt ihr euch anpassen und besser werden.

Geht neue Wege und habt keine Angst vor dem Verlieren, da das überhaupt nicht schlimm ist. Innovationen sind der Antrieb des Spiels – manchmal funktionieren sie, manchmal nicht. Das ist absolut in Ordnung! Vielleicht kamt ihr mit eurer verrückten Combo in diesem Spiel nicht zum Zug, aber wenn sie erst mal läuft, ist der Spaß umso größer.

Veränderungen beginnen immer beim Einzelnen, sei es durch neue Ideen oder das Betrachten von Herausforderungen in einem neuen Licht.

Hey Leute!

Falls ihr für heute noch nichts eingeplant habt, empfehle ich euch folgende Live-Streams von der DreamHack:

Hearthstone-Stream (Survival Guide)
WoW-Stream (Survival Guide)
StarCraftII-Stream (Survival Guide)
Diablo-Streams (Survival Guide)

Gewinnen könnt ihr ebenfalls etwas, siehe hier.

Schönes Wochenende! :)

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Podcasts

The Angry Chicken Podcast – Episode #46 – “Better Than You Think!”

HearthPro Podcast – Episode #46 – “A Hearthstone Life For Me”

A Worthy Opponent – Episode #45 - ”That Stupid Purple Guy”

Turn 2 Podcast – Episode #36 – “Frodan, Gnimsh, Chakki, & Neirea”

Legend of the Innkeeper – Episode #13 – “Hunter Strategy Guide”

Happy Hearthstone – "Curse of Naxxramas Best Cards Review"

TIL: Hearthstone – Episode #3 – Theude in the Spotlight

HearthCenter – Episode #1 – “Rdu, Ek0p, Jeff from Hearthstats”

Shows

Jotto’s Hearthstone Weekly Show – Episode #65 – “Up and Coming Changes”

FailCraft – Hearthstone Half Hour Episode #116 – “Pick Your Own Arena – Warrior!”

BlizzPro Hearthstone Power Hour – “Control Warrior Reboot”

Deck Talk – Episode #9 – "Special Guest Theude"

Tales of Lumin 1 Minute Guides – “Crusher Handmage”

Epic Moments!

2pPressStart – Episode #36 – “Top 5 Plays of the Week”

HearthTrolden – Episode #65 – “Funny and Lucky Moments”

09/25/2014 06:21 PMPosted by Ethlin

You're going to see a wide variety of discussions on the forums, but you'll ultimately see some common topics arise as well.

vashikaran black magic mantra to help marriage!

On that note, we are looking into ways to combat spam without affecting the overall forum experience for our players.

09/25/2014 05:41 PMPosted by poxpower

09/25/2014 05:26 PMPosted by Zeriyah

There’s not much we as Blues can comment on in regards to balance threads. There’s only so many times we can say that a card is working as intended, or that there may be strategies available to work around a particular card that may be causing frustration.

The problem is that you say the same thing whether something needs a nerf or no.

So people don't believe you.
Threads like these don't help since they are mostly patronizing and thinly veiled invites for people to promote and play the game more.

Give us some stats or some clearer company policies on nerfing and then maybe people will shut up or have better answers to people who have been playing 2 days and think Hogger is destroying the game with his endless well of power.

To be fair, people don't believe us even when we do provide data. As an example of this, discussions about the Coin. It is still slightly more advantageous to go first rather than go second, but it feels better to go second. The emotional response of that perceived benefit is strong.

"Needs a nerf" falls directly into what I just discussed in that rather lengthy post. "I feel this needs a nerf because I have formulated an opinion around it based on my personal experiences." Fact of the matter is, there are a lot of experiences players have in Hearthstone, and they're not all the same for everyone.

Our posts are not intended to be patronizing. We don't benefit in any way from that stance. What we do try to do is take an impartial stance on things, and that can rub people the wrong way. We don't side completely one way or another - we tell things as they are. Sometimes personal pride needs to be set aside for the sake of learning something you may not have known before. It can be humbling, but it can also help players become better in the long run. It's the nature of human experience.

Giving away too many stats can be devastating to any game. Our data allows us to make the game better for our players, and should not be a guideline for players on how to play the game. We shouldn't be defining the meta - you should.

Our stance on making adjustments to cards remains firm: We will only make adjustments to cards only when we feel they are completely necessary. We constantly monitor many aspects of the game in order to make it a fun experience for everyone. If we're not making changes, then it's probably not completely necessary for a reason.

You're going to see a wide variety of discussions on the forums, but you'll ultimately see some common topics arise as well. More often than not, forum discussions are going to follow a particular trend, no matter what forum you visit. I’ll touch on one in particular here that everyone has seen at least once.

"This thing is overpowered/unbalanced".

Discussions of this type will usually stem from a player's frustration or personal experiences with or against said experience. It’s good for all of us on the Hearthstone team to understand where frustrations lie, even if they’re not producing data that is cause for concern. These threads are usually very emotionally charged, since it tends to be an emotional reaction that spurred the creation of the initial topic. It can be difficult to post on the forums because of an emotional reaction, then reply without having those emotions influence your future discussions. The internet in itself isn’t very conducive to having a conversation spurred from emotion – text doesn’t convey feelings well, and anonymity provides yet another degree of indifferent separation.

We see a lot of things within Hearthstone trigger an emotional reaction. Is it because an effect of the card didn't fall in your favor? Did playing this card have an immediate, impactful effect on gameplay that you felt caused you to lose? Did you feel like you had a chance to win, even if things were not going well, and those chances were diminished once this card was played? There are a lot of experiences that can spur threads regarding balance, not just an emotional reaction, but those are some common ones.

There’s not much we as Blues can comment on in regards to balance threads. There’s only so many times we can say that a card is working as intended, or that there may be strategies available to work around a particular card that may be causing frustration. We don’t want to unintentionally insult someone’s intelligence if they can’t overcome their frustration by suggesting a new strategy – we’re here to help. What we do try to do is make sure those resources are available, whether it’s through blogs, highlighting tips or guides that can help players understand those pain points, or simply change your perceptions on common misconceptions so players replace frustration with understanding.

We can also be rather impartial, and that can rub people the wrong way as well. Good communication between the devs and the players relies on some degree of separation between a heated emotional response and cold analytical data, and finding a balance between the two. If there are discussions you’d like to see us involved in more, let us know. If you want to see more guides, let us know that too. We’d rather take a “teach a person to fish” approach to things.
We do take into account and report on the emotional effect of cards to the developers, but it’s also very important to differentiate between something that may actually be unbalanced versus someone that may be having a rough beat or two.

Lengthy text aside, change in the forums begins and ends with the individual. Some people feel better by expressing their emotions in a public manner, and find satisfaction when they find others having a shared experience. It also makes their reaction feel justified. This tends to spin into dangerous fallacious territory, which can also be hard to turn back into something more constructive.

So how do I do it right? How do I fish?

First off, posting videos of your experiences in Hearthstone are great. These allow other players to comment on where you may have gone wrong during the game, and can be very enlightening. Share a video on Youtube, or even start streaming and post in the Community Discussion forums!

Share your decklist! The more information you can provide, the more others can help you. There are a lot of experienced deck-builders out there, and keep in mind there’s never going to be one deck that is the best against everything.

Be dynamic. The key to understanding is experience. Get to know the cards, and try out many different classes. If you’re facing a Druid and you don’t know that Swipe is coming when you have a bunch of low Health minions on the board, you may get frustrated. If you see it coming, you can adapt and improve.

Try new things and don’t be afraid to lose. Losing isn’t a bad thing by any means. Innovation drives the game; sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. That’s ok! Maybe you couldn't pull off that weird combo that game, but it’s great fun when it works.

Change begins at an individual level, whether it through innovation or looking at challenges in a different light.

Currently, no. More information about next year's championship will be provided at a later date!

09/25/2014 03:32 PMPosted by LightForge

09/25/2014 03:21 PMPosted by Whirthun

I'm a big fan of golden Haunted Creeper. It's a spider that tap dances. All it needs is a tiny hat and cane!

"-Those spiders Harry, they're asking me to tap dance I don't want to tap dance!
- Tell those spiders Ron."

But on the other hand, BURN THEM WITH FIRE!!

I would hope people would show mercy to tap dancing spiders!

I'm a big fan of golden Haunted Creeper. It's a spider that tap dances. All it needs is a tiny hat and cane!

Part of the comedy of Hearthstone is stuff like buffed 'leftover' minions. You have five mana, figure pinging the sheep isn't super important, all of the sudden Windfury and Rockbiter Weapons and then death by elementally fueled sheep.

I always enjoy when I get to drop Blessing of Kings on a sheep. PUT YOUR FAITH IN... in this sheep, right here.

Confirmed! Webspinner can give you any beast, regardless of whether or not you have the card in your collection.

It is 100% impossible to have more than one copy of a specific legendary card in your deck outside of arena. If your opponent did manage to have three copies of Ragnaros in hand, it's likely a result of Thoughtsteal or Duplicate.

Like Artosis, I enjoy the control Paladin mirror, being a veteran Paladin player. It's not as flashy as other matches, but resource allocation is super important, and it feels a lot like a chess match. Very much agree though that those matches are slower paced.

I'm working towards 500 wins as Shaman right now. Totem Call looks so good in gold!

I generally do three to five games with a new deck on ladder, and in those first games I talk through every move I'm going to make, just to be sure they makes sense. Often times it's not that a deck's not working, so much as I don't give my turns enough thought. Hope that helps!

I didn't get to catch all of the games due to when Phase Two the World Championship Europe Qualifier Tournament started, but I did enjoy watching TheFishou and his Aggressive Mage deck. It was super fast, and the combination of secrets (I won't spoil which ones for those who haven't watched) in the final game was awesome.

What were your favorite matches or moments during day one of the Europe Qualifier Tournament?

If you didn't catch the matches, check them out here!

To address Zret's deleted comment about advocating netdecking:

There is nothing wrong with benefiting from the experience of more knowledgeable players. Learning from those players--and yes, that often includes using decklists that they've built--is a standard in the genre, and it's an excellent way to learn more about the game.

I wouldn't expect a player who is brand new to Hearthstone, let alone card games in general, to understand every major concept. Using a deck that someone else has built can be a good way to begin to gain that understanding, though. It also helps separate 'my deck isn't great' from 'I have more to learn', which is an important first step to improving your play.

Which is not to say that newer players shouldn't experiment with building their own decks! Some players prefer to figure stuff out on their own, and that's totally valid. It's also great fun, and adjusting decks to suit your own play style is a great way to understand why a given card might have been in the deck to begin with, or why another card might work better for you.

On the topic of netdecking, it's also important to keep in mind that what works well on the tournament level for a professional player isn't always the best choice for the kind of decks that you'll see at various ranks on the ladder.

Die DreamHack Stockholm 2014 ist das größte eSports-Event des Jahres in Europa. Einige der weltbesten Spieler werden sich heute sowie am 26. und 27. September im DreamHack-Turnier messen und wir wollen sehen, wie ihr sie unterstützt. Nehmt an unserem "Cheerful"-Wettbewerb teil und greift Loot ab!

Was bedeutet Cheerful?
Cheerfuls werden von Fans erstellt und sind Schilder, die verwendet werden, um eure Lieblingsspieler anzufeuern.

Wie nehme ich teil?
1. Erstellt ein Cheerful mithilfe eurer bevorzugten Materialien oder digitaler Software.
2. Ladet euer Bild auf www.imgur.com hoch.
3. Tweetet den Link zu eurem Bild mit dem Hashtag #RoadtoBlizzcon oder postet ihn im Kommentarbereich dieses Facebookupdates.

Ihr habt bis zum 28. September um 20:00 Uhr Zeit. Wir werden anschließend unsere sieben liebsten Cheerfuls auswählen. Alle Finalisten werden einige coole Goodies erhalten – und der Gewinner bekommt einen noch besseren Preis. Braucht ihr Inspiration? Hier sind einige Beispiele von StarCraft II-Cheerfuls.

Lest bitte die Regeln des Wettbewerbs, bevor ihr eure Designs einreicht.

Viel Spaß!

09/23/2014 11:28 AMPosted by Berserk

i need a deck, but i don't plan on spending any money on this game..what should i do ?

I usually recommend that those new to Hearthstone do a search for 'budget deck' and limit the time frame to the last week or month. That will usually yield some workable options that take into account recent cards and changes in the kind of decks one tends to see in Ranked Play.

There are also some good guides on building decks in the Beginner's Guide at the top of this forum.

Information on how to acquire the "Dalaran Flame" card back associated with the TeSPA collegiate program can be found on TeSPA's website here.

Their website has been getting quite a bit of traffic today, so please be patient if the link is slow or is temporarily not functioning properly.

That's pretty hilarious, Asylum!

I actually forget that Truesilver Champion heals all the time, hilariously enough. Someone dropped a Lightwarden the other day and I went to swing with Truesilver Champion. I saw the Lightwarden gain stats and was like 'whoops!'.

There are a fair number of community tournaments that take place on the regular. We post a thread every week in Community Discussion highlighting them!

09/22/2014 04:37 PMPosted by Sauron

Are there any tournments scheduled to be attended In Portugal, more particulary In Lisbon? If not what can i make, or with Whom should i correspond with, In order to make them happen here In Portugal.

Thank you for your attention.

At present, I am not aware of any tournaments in Portugal.

An bestimmten Profikarten wurden Änderungen vorgenommen und deswegen wurden die Mengen Arkanstaub für das Entzaubern dieser Karten vorübergehend erhöht, sodass sie den ursprünglichen Herstellungskosten der Karten entsprechen.

Die folgenden Karten könnt ihr bis zum 6. Oktober 2014 für den vollen Wert entzaubern:

Leeroy Jenkins

Verhungernder Bussard wurde ebenfalls geändert, kann jedoch nicht entzaubert werden, da es sich um eine seelengebundene Karte handelt.

Hinweis: Es kann sein, dass ihr Hearthstone neu starten müsst, damit die Änderungen aktiv werden.

We've been covering a lot of ground on the road to BlizzCon! Be sure you're keeping up with all the most recent news and tournament coverage:

The most up-to-date BlizzCon Road Map

The top 16 players for the Americas and Europe regions

The EU top 16 Qualifier Tournament is starting Wednesday!

We've made a change to an Expert card recently, and the amount of dust you get from disenchanting it has been temporarily increased so it is equal to the amount of dust originally needed to craft it.

The following card will be disenchantable for its full value for the next two weeks, until October 6th, 2014. If you plan on taking advantage of the increased disenchant value of this card, please do so before October 6th.

Leeroy Jenkins

Starving Buzzard has also received a balance change but is not eligible to be disenchanted because it is a Soulbound card.

Note: You may need to restart Hearthstone for the change to take effect.

She's definitely one of those 'handle it or else' cards. One of the prime reasons to run silences, crowd control, et cetera!

I don't track my arena runs, but I definitely go through streaks. At one point I went 12 - 0, 12 - 0, 12 - 1 and then followed those awesome performances up with 0 - 3 and 1 - 3 runs. I definitely frowned.

That second set of cards is really tough. I really like all of them. Mad Scientist into an Ice Block or Spellbender would be huuuuge, but at the same time Pyroblast is a giant ball of fire. I don't envy your position!

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Podcasts

The Angry Chicken Podcast – Episode #45 – “3 Mana Banana”

HearthPro Podcast – Episode #45 – “Building Decks Like a Pro"

A Worthy Opponent – Episode #44 - ”Warm Up The Ovens, Buzzard for Thanksgiving Dinner”

Turn 2 Podcast – Episode #35 – “Frodan / Gnimsh / Kolento”

Legend of the Innkeeper – Episode #12 – "Arena Wrap Up"

Happy Hearthstone – "Curse of Naxxramas Best Cards Review"

TIL: Hearthstone – Episode #3 – "Theude in the Spotlight"

Shows

Jotto’s Hearthstone Weekly Show – Episode #64 – “Top 10 Cards EVER!”

FailCraft – Hearthstone Half Hour Episode #111 – “Undertaker Priest Deck Introduction/Guide!"

BlizzPro Hearthstone Power Hour – “Token It Up!”

Deck Talk – Episode #8 – "Special Guest Sparkaz"

Tales of Lumin 1 Minute Guides – “Undertaker Aggro Hunter”

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My personal motivation is always wanting to improve, and not just in terms of rank, but in understanding of the game. I used to play a lot of Paladin, and then one day I realized I just didn't know much about the other classes, and that put me at a disadvantage in a lot of situations. The best way to overcome this was to try and become a true student of the game by utilizing different classes and setups.

This approach has kept the game fresh for me since closed beta.