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    Hearthstone Hearthstone BattleGrind: Presented by Esports Arena and Bytes Events

    November 23, 2019

    Hearthstone Hearthstone BattleGrind: Presented by Esports Arena and Bytes Events

    Hearthstone BattleGrind: Presented by Esports Arena and Bytes Events

    Posted: 22 Nov 2019 06:39 PM PST

    Ya'll ready for some Battlegrounds?!?!?!?!?!

    Hearthstone Battlegrind is a race to the top score in the new Hearthstone game mode "Battlegrounds". Hosted by Esports Arena and Bytes event this community driven event will be 12 straight hours of top tier gameplay and memes.

    General Information: https://matcherino.com/tournaments/21754/overview

    Format:

    Over the course of 12 hours players will play on fresh American server accounts and race to the highest score possible to earn various prizes and rewards every 2 hours.

    Rules:

    Players must play with fresh accounts on the Americas server and may begin no earlier than 11am on Nov. 23rd

    Players must only use one account for the duration of the competition.

    Players will report their match placement and rank at the end of each match using a simple google form which will update the leaderboard.

    Players must stream their matches, but do not need to use a mic or webcam.

    Players are under no obligation to play for the entire duration of the event. They may take breaks, start late, or leave early. Please report to an admin on Discord if you are starting late or leaving the competition.

    In the event of a disconnect that is unable to be rejoined, players will report the disconnect to an admin and update their rank in Google Forms. An appropriate placement will be awarded consistent with the points gained/lost.

    Players may not intentionally lose as a strategy to gain more favorable matches.

    If any player breaks the rules, they will be removed from the competition.

    Leaderboard scores during the event will be updated every 10 minutes.

    Prizing will be awarded to players who have the current highest rank every 2 hours, at the time the leaderboard is checked. Top score will be verified.

    The final match for the evening must begin by 10:59pm PST, and will be counted into the final scoring.

    Bounties will be awarded to the player who submits a screenshot of the bounty first. All submissions are timestamped for accuracy.

    Players may not queue with friends during the competition. (added)

    Onsite Talent / Organizers

    Schedule

    Streams (Competitors will be allowed to stream their POV with the same delay as official stream.)

    Social Media

    Partners

    Prizing: (https://twitter.com/EsportsArena/status/1198029947442364416)

    • 6 hats (dad or snapback)
    • 6 Art commissions by @KaylesFails
    • 4 HyperX Mice (2 Pulsefire FPS Pro and 2 Pulsefire Surge)
    • 4 HyperX Mousepads (HyperX Fury S)
    • 1 HyperX Keyboard (Alloy FPS)
    • 6 Stuffed Blizzcon Toys
    • $500 Grand Prize + $150 in bounties
    • 2 Mega Bundles
    • Blizzcon Footman

    Bounties/Leaderboard Awards: https://twitter.com/BytesHS/status/1198037537790595072

    BOUNTIESPRIZEFirst Perfect Game (1st place with 40 Health)Hyper X Mouse/MousepadPerfect 60 game with Patchwerk$100 + ESA hat/shirtFirst to deal 35+ damage to a living opponentMega BundleCreate a Golden Shifter Zerus$50 + ESA hat/shirtFirst Minion to 300+ HealthHyper X Mouse/MousepadWin a game with 1 health remainingHyper X Mouse/MousepadTop 1 finish with both Putricide and PatchesHyper X Mouse/MousepadFirst Non-Pogo Minion with 100+ attackHyper X Keyboard

    LEADERBOARD AWARDSTop Score at 1pmCustom PortraitTop Score at 3pmCustom PortraitTop Score at 5pmCustom PortraitTop Score at 7pmCustom PortraitTop Score at 9pmCustom PortraitTop Score at 11pmPortrait + $500 winner's prize

    submitted by /u/ESA_ShamonaHe
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    Battlegrounds has become the most popular mode in Hearthstone! (R.I.P Arena)

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 08:15 AM PST

    Imagine if this card is added to The Great Akazamzarak's secretpool.

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:54 AM PST

    Never forget the original autochess

    Posted: 22 Nov 2019 08:06 PM PST

    Battlegrounds is fun, but Standard is so unfun right now

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 07:24 AM PST

    I've been playing battlegrounds pretty much all the time I've been on Hearthstone since it released. I've gone back to Play mode a couple times in the past few days... and it's so bad. You either lose to Evolve Shaman or play it and never draw evolve.

    Two more weeks, I guess.

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    Confirmation on how the new card Envoy of Lazul works.

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 12:45 PM PST

    Firestone - Best Battlegrounds heroes for Top 4 / Top 1 finish

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 07:47 AM PST

    A really interesting Zephrys outcome

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 11:09 AM PST

    Tavern Tier Quick Reference Chart

    Posted: 22 Nov 2019 10:57 PM PST

    I've been loving the new battlegrounds mode and came up with some new hero powers that I think might spice things up a bit and take advantage of some unused mechanics in the game

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 02:26 AM PST

    What happened to the compensation for last weeks tavern brawl

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 02:07 PM PST

    So what is the news on the promised compensation from last week? The post have been unstickied and we still dont have any news about it, nearly one and a half week later

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    The worst way to die

    Posted: 22 Nov 2019 10:30 PM PST

    Top Cards of the Week from r/CustomHearthstone (11/23/2019)

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 07:12 AM PST

    With all of these late game divine shield, poisonous boards, I'd love to see this little guy added to the pool

    Posted: 22 Nov 2019 07:55 PM PST

    RIP 3 gold

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 08:27 AM PST

    I think I found where to add flavor texts on mobile!

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 12:17 AM PST

    Thanks Blizzard!

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 06:17 AM PST

    Battlegrounds: Quick Beginner's Guide

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 07:33 AM PST

    Hero Selection:

    General rule of thumb: Pick one with a passive hero power, these do pretty well at the moment and you can use your gold for other things. If you want to go into more details, refer to this tier list.

    Turn 1 (3 gold):

    Pick one minion.

    • 1st choice: A minion which summons another one (Murloc Tidehunter, Alleycat)
    • 2nd choice: A minion with good chances to win the first fights (e.g. Vulgar Homunculus, Rockpool Hunter, Voidwalker)
    • 3rd choice: Anything else

    Freeze if you'd have another 1st choice minion available after your pick.

    Turn 2 (4 gold):

    Upgrade your tavern.

    Freeze if you'd have a 1st choice minion available to pick.

    Turn 3 (5 gold):

    If you already have two minions (one which was summoned), you should sell the summoned one to be able to pick two better ones this turn.

    If you have one minion but you're being offered a 1st choice minion, pick it, play it, sell the summoned minion and pick another.

    If you have one minion and you're not being offered a summoner, pick another minion with good stats/synergy and/or reroll. Definitely pick at least one minion. Freeze if you're being offered another good pick you can't purchase yet.

    Turn 4 (6 gold):

    Pick two minions, don't reroll.

    Turn 5 (7 gold):

    Upgrade your tavern, pick one minion.

    Turn 6-11 (midgame):

    You can now start rerolling a bit to look for synergies. These synergies often refer to the tribes (see below), so you would look for specific cards (like Hyena for the beast tribe) and pick synergetic cards (Rat Pack, Infested Wolf) afterwards.

    If possible, try to pick at least two minions per turn - avoid to spend the majority of your gold for rerolls at this point of time. Amalgam Nightmares are often instant picks at this time, since they fit to every tribe and can be buffed nicely.

    An advice on positioning which becomes important by now: On the left should be minions with cleave (to destroy divine shields effectively) and on the right should be your primary damage dealer (e.g. Hyena or Junkbot). Try to not have a taunt minion next to your damage dealer, otherwise the latter might instantly die to a cleave attack. If possible, have your divine shield minions spread out so they don't get cleaved.

    Turn 12+ (lategame):

    If you've made it this far, congrats! You're probably now focused on one tribe, so try to find the best minions for your tribe, but also don't forget to buff your current minions as good as possible.

    Typical beginner faults:

    • Focusing on one tribe too early (sometimes even before the midgame)
    • Rerolling too much which leads to weaker boards and frivolous early losses of hp.
    • Rushing your tavern upgrades, also leading to weak boards.

    Overview and evaluation of tribes:

    Beasts: Easiest to play in my opinion, since you have good options on pretty much all tavern tiers. They are particularly strong in the midgame.

    Murlocs: Particularly strong in the early game. If you decide to stick to them and doing well, try to upgrade your tavern fast to get access to Gentle Megasaur, a tier 6 minion, which might grant your murlocs Poisonous and Divine Shield if you're lucky, so you're also set for the late game.

    Mechs: Strong in the mid-/lategame, you might need to upgrade to tavern tier 5 rather quickly for having access to Junkbots, unless you're able to set up a good combo with Cobalt Guardian soon.

    Demons: Rather hard to utilize and often inferior to other tribes, would not recommend for beginners.

    Menagerie: Going for every tribe at the same time, which works best with a combo of Nightmare Amalgams and Lightfang Enforcers. Probably the best combo for the lategame, but heavy pick-dependent and therefore hard to set up consistently.

    Disclaimer:

    This guide isn't meant to be conclusive or 100% objectively correct, but just a little guidance for beginners to help them survive their first games. It's also meant to generally describe a decent playstyle without going into details or covering specific scenarios, for example with certain heroes which affect your tavern upgrade timings. My sources are just my own experience and watching streamers.

    Effective date of guide:

    23/11/2019

    submitted by /u/KingJohn24
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    Any chance they'll add a way to play battlegrounds with just friends?

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 10:55 AM PST

    I have a group of friends that want to play the game with each other, but currently battlegrounds only has 2-friend matchmaking. Is there a chance that we can make a private lobby and just play with friends?

    submitted by /u/Gravitas23
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    Arena needs to be fixed. It's gotten overlooked with how imbalanced standard sounds.

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 01:08 PM PST

    The picks are random now. You'll see Spikeridged Steed as a choice against Deadscale Knight.

    With fair choices you had to make decisions based on the meta. Do you need a small removal or a big one? Hellfire or Shadowflame? Strong aggressive card or strong value card? Now the meta is you get handed cards and curve out. 25/30 picks are good card over the bad card.

    In each game mode they seem to have made things random and imbalanced in a way that shouldn't stay long.

    submitted by /u/Automatic23
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    Battlegrounds Devs - Dragons Being Added, Tier 5 King Magurgle, Possible Amalgam Nerfs

    Posted: 22 Nov 2019 06:55 PM PST

    I made a pretty fat guy...

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 01:36 PM PST

    We need more Deckslots...

    Posted: 23 Nov 2019 03:25 PM PST

    I know it's babycry and the technology isn't there yet. But there are so many viable archetypes rn and its just annoying keep tracking and deleting Decks which you might wanna play later on. Imo this would be a very good quality of life update.

    Blizzard pls invest more in the technology development and do some copy past coding. This would be very nice and fancy. Thank you.

    submitted by /u/Xing3
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