Haunted
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real talk
I'm playing more Hearthstone than Dota 2 lately. The average time commitment being so low makes it really easy to sneak a match in.
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I'm playing more Hearthstone than Dota 2 lately. The average time commitment being so low makes it really easy to sneak a match in.
SuperSonic1305
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Why wouldn't they play the 2014 GOTY?
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Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
That was the worst Hearthstone play I've ever seen.
SteveWinwood
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so they dont play it
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Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
He then played his whole hand before running right into an explosive trap that wiped his board. lol.
Keyser Soze
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He never played a card game before, and has 3 hour experience.
Most of these type of streams from him (Spelunky, Binding) are him learning the game as he goes - which I find interesting.
PS: I have no idea what you even posted - so I guess that it the best way to experience these type of streams
You have no idea.
To break down what he did- he had about a dozen options on his turn. There is one that would have best maximized his resources- he could trade one weak card in his hand to kill every one of his opponents monsters. Instead, he made one of the worst plays possible with the information that he had- using his most powerful card in a context where it does almost nothing, while leaving all of his opponents creatures alive and not improving his position in the game.
You aren't going to get better at a game unless you learn from your mistakes- I don't think he even realized he made one
Dude. He's totally new to these games. Give him a fucking break.
This is why I don't stream Hearthstone, even though I thought it would be fun to share my progression from utter CCG noob to (hopefully) competent player. I don't want to hear stuff like this.
CambriaRising
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I bet you are a barrel of fun when trying to teach someone something.
SatelliteOfLove
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And this is why self-betterment is so disincintivized now: people like this will still bitch about your play till you manage to become world-class. :\
Haunted
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Apparently you've never seen PyrionFlax or Totalbiscuit play.
There's a place for personality streams, it doesn't always have to be the good level of play that attracts people. Trump, Kripp and Kungen can coexist streaming with Patrick, Pyrion and others. Some are better than others but that doesn't make them automatically more entertaining.
That said, looking at the most popular Hearthstone streams by viewership, it's usually legend players only (so I guess a stream watching audience that came over from other Hearthstone streams would mostly be accustomed to that level of play). Conversely, a stream watching audience that came over from a Destructoid or Yogscast stream probably wouldn't stand Trump's sparse commentary and calm, emotionless play for more than 10 minutes.
Haunted
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Actually looking at Patrick's stream... disregarding his (lacking) card collection and just considering the gameplay decisions, I think there's broadly three stages to basic in-game decision making when you're just starting out.
1) At first, you're just considering what you can see. The board and your own hand. You don't know what cards exist in the game except those you can see.
2) Then, you start considering what's in the rest of your own deck, which makes planning ahead (and holding back) possible. You know what cards you have in your deck.
3) Then, you start considering what might be in the opponent's hand and deck and what he might play next turn. You know the cards of other classes as well.
And of course a lot more intricate things after this (like having an actual game plan, control vs aggro, deck knowledge, knowledge of the current meta, class matchups, counting cards, mind games and all that good stuff).
Patrick is, quite clearly, still at stage 1. Nothing shameful about that, it's where every Hearthstone player without any prior card game experience starts out.
1) At first, you're just considering what you can see. The board and your own hand. You don't know what cards exist in the game except those you can see.
2) Then, you start considering what's in the rest of your own deck, which makes planning ahead (and holding back) possible. You know what cards you have in your deck.
3) Then, you start considering what might be in the opponent's hand and deck and what he might play next turn. You know the cards of other classes as well.
And of course a lot more intricate things after this (like having an actual game plan, control vs aggro, deck knowledge, knowledge of the current meta, class matchups, counting cards, mind games and all that good stuff).
Patrick is, quite clearly, still at stage 1. Nothing shameful about that, it's where every Hearthstone player without any prior card game experience starts out.
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TheHollowNight
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Weird that I literally just finished making a Squarespace page for my portfolio before I began listening to the start of the bombcast. Huh.
Just wait until they start triggering the post hypnotic suggestions that they've been implanting in the Bombcast.
plasmawave
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I remember watching Amish Mafia in Cuba.
MEGATON
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I'm not sure if this is a jab at Watch Dogs or there just going to do a preview of a early/review build.
number 7 is eerily close to Ryan
Ryan not being there for a Kinect QL actually really sucks.
styl3s
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Hearthstone? Hearthstone is only going to be bigger and bigger.
Until MTG can create a competent online game with reasonable prices and all the modes we all want this is mine as well as a ton of others go to online CCG. It's simplistic yet strategic and it doesn't break the bank.
Infinite Justice
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its likely the latter but it also works as a jab of sorts since watch dogs have been off the radar for a while
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Mushroomer25
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If the OT #8 doesn't have "A Crunchwrap Full of Hate" as a thread subtitle, I'll be rather disappointed.
VibratingDonkey
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Needs to also be + green screen.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/quick-look-tony-hawk-shred/2300-3542/
You're right that the article doesn't really justify the title, but New Leaf is totally not stagnant. There were a lot of really smart decisions made and it's a really well evolved game that doesn't ruin the joy of the original but still adds a ton of interesting variety and new things to do.
"Unfinished is a spot for us to look at everything else, like Early Access games from Steam. [...] And, potentially, video footage that would have fallen under the "Man, I Saw That!" or "What It Is" banners in the past."
It's probably gonna be them talking over B-roll footage.
Yeah, definitely. That's also exactly what they did for Trials Fusion.
B-roll would be a good rap name for Brad since he's usually the one who talks during these things.
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