Doctor3 : A Hearthstone Podcast

Episode 74 : Carnival of Souls

Please excuse my nerdy title in reference to a 1968 horror movie :D .  This week is pretty much all card talk again as the hype train has left the station and not stopping til we hit the fair!!!

Hearthstone Duels/Battlegrounds update Nov 5th

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23554838/18-6-1-patch-notes

New Rewards Revamp coming this Thursday, Nov 12th

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23534414/revamping-progression-and-rewards-in-hearthstone

Team 5 Dev interviews on Vicious Syndicate/Coin Concede podcasts

https://www.vicioussyndicate.com/vs-data-reaper-podcast-episode-21/

https://www.coinconcede.com/2020/11/08/265-coin-concede-the-worgen-greaser-meta-ft-iksar/

 

Episode 73 : Faire Play!!!

Dark Moon Faire cards is the order of the day as we just go through all the cards that were released at time or recording 11/3/2020

Card Reveal Season Has Started

https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2110-two-hunter-cards-revealed-for-hearthstones-darkmoon-faire-expansion-darkmoon-tonk-maxima-blastenheimer

Duels Early Access Drops on Twitch have started

https://outof.cards/hearthstone/2083-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-pre-launch-event-announced-500-mega-bundle-giveaways-gifted-twitch-subs

Blizzard fireside chat announces BlizzConline event will be free to watch

https://youtu.be/CqPdqli0jTs

Madness at the Darkmoon Faire Cards

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/cards?set=madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire

Episode 72 : Faire-ly new things happening

What can I say other than the fall reveal stream and that's what we talk about this week.  We talk about Madness we talk Duels and we talk progression!!!

Dave Kosak Leaves Blizzard Entertainment

https://twitter.com/DaveKosak/status/1320920900787527681

Patch 18.6 Patch Released October 22

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23534413

Expansion announcement 

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23533210/it-s-madness-at-the-darkmoon-faire-hearthstone-s-newest-expansion

Duels!

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23529213/introducing-a-new-game-mode-hearthstone-duels

Progressions 

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23534414/revamping-progression-and-rewards-in-hearthstone

Pre-Launch Party

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23554831/join-the-pre-launch-party-and-reap-the-rewards

Pre Order Bundles

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23534413?utm_source=desktopweb-news&utm_campaign=web-us-desktopwebnews&utm_medium=interval&utm_content=-1

Episode 71 : Waiting for the Carnival

Not much going on this week until the big reveal... so we just speculate about what's coming next !!!

Blizzard Confirms Announces for Reveal Stream Thursday

https://twitter.com/PlayHearthstone/status/1317140754305896449

Iksar asks what Warcraft setting/expansion do you want to see in Hearthstone

https://twitter.com/IksarHS/status/1316894631091527682

 

Episode 70 : Uniquely You

This week we talk about the state of the meta and the announced changes that were announced today!!! Come along and talk about if balanced is the same as fun in this meta for you! 

Warsong Rexxar Bundle available until Oct. 22. $9.99, comes with Warsong Rexxar Hero Portrait and 5 Hunter Class packs. 

https://us.shop.battle.net/en-us/product/hearthstone-warsong-rexxar-bundle

Patch 18.4.2 Battlegrounds patch released 

https://playhearthstone.com/en-us/news/23537436/18-4-2-patch-notes

Alec Dawson thread on the changes:

https://twitter.com/GW_Alec/status/1316819516605657088

PC Gamer interview with Dean “Iksar” Ayala about the meta and Blizzard’s approach to balance changes. 

https://www.pcgamer.com/how-the-hell-did-hearthstones-meta-get-so-healthy/

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)