Doctor3 : A Hearthstone Podcast

Episode 69 : Questions of Ones self

This week do the usual review of the news and then we go into the main topic of the week. What questions should we be asking ourselves before during and after a game of hearthstone. 

Iksar asks Twitter what would bring you back to Hearthstone?

https://twitter.com/IksarHS/status/1313315124048875520 

Firebat quits competitive Hearthstone

https://twitter.com/firebat/status/1312957883273768961

Went into more detail on the decision in a Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/j5ceen/firebat_retiring_from_competitive_hearthstone/

Blizzard released a client patch late last week for iOS that fixed battery drain and overheating issues 

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/j40e7w/hotfix_for_ios_devices/ 

New Voicelines coming for Scholar Jaina and Horseman Uther

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/hearthstone/t/update-on-scholar-jaina-and-horseman-uther/42044 

Alternative Firemage Jaina released by artist on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/p/CF_ArnfDZjH/ 

 

Episode 68 : Good Bye Turtles

This week we look at the meta after a huge news week with the latest patch 18.4. 

18.4 patch announced and implemented with a new in-game event, the Masquerade Ball 

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23523062/18-4-patch-notes

Masquerade Ball Weekly Breakdown: https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/j1fzsg/new_weekly_roadmap/

 

Episode 67 : Turtle Mage No apologies

This week we quickly go over the news and then Alkaline goes into a guide for his deck of choice at the moment... TURTLE MAGE!!!! WARNING AGRO PLAYERS MAY SUFFER TRAUAMA FROM THIS EPISODE (Joking of course) 

 

Forbidden Library Final Week: Heroic Brawliseum is now available

https://outof.cards/hearthstone/1919-week-3-of-the-forbidden-library-heroic-brawliseum-the-magic-of-dalaran-card-back-returns

Hotfix for Galakrond Armor Bug implemented

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/iuqz6c/hotfix_for_galakrond_armor_bug/

Blizzard announces BlizzConline for Feb 19 & 20, 2021

https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzcon/23513935/save-the-date-for-blizzconline-february-19-20

How to play Mindrender Illucia guide on Hearthstone Top Decks

https://www.hearthstonetopdecks.com/how-to-play-mindrender-illucia-when-swapping-hands-is-beneficial/

 

Episode 66 : Skill in Agression

This week we take a quick look at the news around hearthstone then move to our main discussion.  Why playing an aggressive deck isnt braindead and is quite intricate.  Come hang out as we discuss the strats of Agro decks.

Reports on Reddit of a visual bug with armor

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/ipeivu/galakrond_the_nightmare_armor_bug/

How to build a great conquest lineup guide by NoHandsGamer

https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/comments/isucea/how_to_build_a_great_conquest_lineup/

Episode 65 : New Day New Meta (18.2 Nerfs)

The big news is the nerfs announced last week and put in place on 9/8/2020.  So thats all we talk about and an action paced episode of news.

(I apologize if the audio sync is slightly off... OBS crashed on me during the show so I lost the master track so i synced the audio to the best of my ability.) 

Another Round of Balance Changes Announced Last Week and Implemented September 8 
https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23509390/18-2-patch-notes

Scholomance Academy Event "The Forbidden Library" Starts September 8th

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23509389/who-dares-enter-the-forbidden-library

Copies of cards drawn by Secret Passage will no longer be returned to your deck at end of turn. (example: https://twitter.com/Songbird_HS/status/1301581481181995009)

 

Episode 64 : Flyin in with Maly Druid

 This week we look at one of the most popular druid archetypes right now Maly Druid.  We try and walk you through alpha to omega on how to play the deck your match-ups and keeps on the mulligan. 

42% more players hit Legend in August than July according to Hearthstone-decks.net

https://hearthstone-decks.net/legend-players-in-2020/

Still confused about the star bonus? Celestalon spells out exactly how modifier is determined in a series of tweets

https://twitter.com/Celestalon/status/1300674809089589249

Episode 63 : Budgeting time for improvment

This week DragonRider brings forth a very good topic of how to get better when you're on limited amounts of time.  How to spend your time budget on improving in the game.  We have a great discussion and review a caveat of ideas on how you can get better with limited time.

Follow-up: Iksar talked about Battle Pass on Reddit

https://outof.cards/hearthstone/1786-hearthstones-battle-pass-should-be-more-rewarding-than-progression-today

Community Manager Chris Sierra confirms on Reddit monthly stats email will return at some point

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/idugyd/what_ever_happened_to_the_monthly_stats_email/g2ctzs1/

"The Tech Card Trap." J_alexander shares his thoughts on ooze and other tech cards

https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitiveHS/comments/ico1yj/the_tech_card_trap/

Another Server side hotfix removes Nozdormu from Ysera's dream portals

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/idfqfh/1803_server_hotfix/

 

Episode 62 : We welcome a new rider

Both Sad and Happy news this week.  We say goodbye to our good friend Deliver_Hs but we welcome the new host of doctor3 podcast DragonRiderDK (Find her on twitter @dawniedk) !!! We talk the meta and what we think it might look after the changes that have hit only a day ago!!!

 

Discover and 'generate a random card' affects can't discover/generate themselves  - https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/i98rb7/1801_server_hotfix/

First Balance Changes of Scholomance Academy Announced and Implemented - https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/hearthstone/23494815/18-0-2-patch-notes

Hearthstone Innvitational scheduled for August 25th - https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23494816

 

Episode 61

This week we just talk new meta!!! SO excited come hang as we talk winners and losers!!!

 

Team 5 AMA -https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/i78pa3/hearthstone_team_reddit_ama_august_11/?sort=top

Summary AMA - https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/i80tcs/summary_of_the_hearthstone_ama/

Battle Pass - https://outof.cards/hearthstone/1715-blizzard-adding-a-battle-pass-to-hearthstone-survey-highlights-alternate-art-for-the-coin-new-hero-skins-paid-leveling-rewards

Most Popular Scholmance - https://outof.cards/hearthstone/1718-the-top-5-most-popular-legendaries-in-scholomance-academy-are-we-even-surprised

Galon  hired by blizzard - https://twitter.com/GO_Gallon/status/1289258694538956800

PC Gamer article - https://www.pcgamer.com/these-are-the-scholomance-academy-cards-that-are-most-likely-to-get-nerfed-according-to-the-pros/

Episode 60 : Ready for Review. Scholomance Academy Full Set Review

I mean this is an easy one and the title says it all.  This is Doctor 3's full Scholomance Academy set review !!! Come check it out as we give our hot takes on every single card in the set.