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Kolento wins! After an absolutely dominating run through the whole tournament, Kolento is the new champion for the second VGVN Naxxramas Release Tournament. Kolento crushed his group with a score of 9-2 and continued his sickening run through the top four. Kolento finished the top four with an 8-2 record and an 84% winrate over the weekend.
Congratulations to Kolento, the player who left no doubt who deserved the title this weekend.
Answered Questions
On September 01 2014 03:40 Whoisgoku wrote:
A somewhat controversial topic in Hearthstone is the aspect of RNG or "luck" in the game. How big of an influence does RNG have in a tournament like this and do you think it will prevent hearthstone but growing as an Esport?
Do you think that Blizzard should have more regular balance patches to adjust classes that are/were considered overpowered or should they continue to let players find the answers to decks like Miracle Rogue and Midrange Hunter?
Whoisgoku RNG is a port of game, you can't remove it, but since hearthstone is so popular, it wouldn't be clever not to provide esports game events. I think blizzard is doing good job at balansing game, enjoying meta right now.A somewhat controversial topic in Hearthstone is the aspect of RNG or "luck" in the game. How big of an influence does RNG have in a tournament like this and do you think it will prevent hearthstone but growing as an Esport?
Do you think that Blizzard should have more regular balance patches to adjust classes that are/were considered overpowered or should they continue to let players find the answers to decks like Miracle Rogue and Midrange Hunter?
On September 01 2014 04:20 muhnoz wrote:
Hey Kolento, i love your stream and you are my favorite streamer, question is how much played games do you have in all modes together, and when is your next stream?
munhoz can't say exact amount, about 15000 games. And even i can't say when my next stream will be.Hey Kolento, i love your stream and you are my favorite streamer, question is how much played games do you have in all modes together, and when is your next stream?
On September 01 2014 03:52 ItsJake wrote:
What do you think about hunter?
How blizzard should change this class to make it 'non-op'?
ItsJake i think hunter is not a big problem, meta will stabilize same way as at times when miracle rogue were popular, just more counter hunter specific cards in decks.What do you think about hunter?
How blizzard should change this class to make it 'non-op'?
On September 01 2014 04:10 NasKe_ wrote:
Kolonto, your Druid deck was for sure the MVP in this tournament, having a impressive 100% winrate as the first pick, and 78% overral (11-3), but at the same time, you and Thijsnl were the only players choosing Druid for the group stage, why do you think the Druid Class was not popular in the tournament?
Druid deck i was using is new and has almost no bad matchups (i feel like only warlock is a problem). And i have no idea why so few players were using druid in tournament.Kolonto, your Druid deck was for sure the MVP in this tournament, having a impressive 100% winrate as the first pick, and 78% overral (11-3), but at the same time, you and Thijsnl were the only players choosing Druid for the group stage, why do you think the Druid Class was not popular in the tournament?
On September 01 2014 04:36 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Thanks for inventing Miracle Rogue it's my favorite deck. Since you were playing Spectral Knight, a card that annoys me to no end, do you also think that there should be a maximum of one per deck?
And a more serious question too. Can you share anything about your plans for 2015 and whether we will continue to see you around the tournament scene long term?
Thanks for inventing Miracle Rogue it's my favorite deck. Since you were playing Spectral Knight, a card that annoys me to no end, do you also think that there should be a maximum of one per deck?
And a more serious question too. Can you share anything about your plans for 2015 and whether we will continue to see you around the tournament scene long term?
Liquid`Nazgul Spectral knight isn't a legendary card and really not that good in most decks. I can't say for sure what i will do tomorrow but you're asking me for next year plans? Haha
On September 01 2014 04:39 Amestir wrote:
Deathrattle was more or less NAXX's theme. What theme do you think / would you like the next adventure mode to be based around?
Amestir Hmm interesting question. Maybe just solid cards or neutral spells would be interesting.Deathrattle was more or less NAXX's theme. What theme do you think / would you like the next adventure mode to be based around?
On September 01 2014 04:47 Vapaach wrote:
Kolento what do you think about control paladin at the moment? I thought it would be great in control matchups but now that I am playing it I am not doing very well. I feel like it might be a bit too slow at the start.
Kolento what do you think about control paladin at the moment? I thought it would be great in control matchups but now that I am playing it I am not doing very well. I feel like it might be a bit too slow at the start.
Vapaach Paladin was struggling against miracle rogue, so it is an ok pick in current meta, but paladin's hard aoe boardclean isn't that strong anymore because of deathrattle minions.
On September 01 2014 04:55 Liquid`Nazgul wrote:
Another one then,
A lot of tournaments use a large amount of invites to get to their player lineups. The heavy volatile nature of card games plays a big role in this, as tournaments don't feel secure getting the same amount of known players through qualifiers. However, for VGVN we saw Xixo with an impressive showing getting through qualifiers twice. What do you think about the general lack of qualifiers in Hearthstone?
Liquid`Nazgul As a famous streamer i have positive attitude to invitational tournaments. If you want unbiased opinion, organisors of tournaments should be geting known players for their tournaments otherwise amount of resources they are investing can not pay off, at least hearthstone works that way.Another one then,
A lot of tournaments use a large amount of invites to get to their player lineups. The heavy volatile nature of card games plays a big role in this, as tournaments don't feel secure getting the same amount of known players through qualifiers. However, for VGVN we saw Xixo with an impressive showing getting through qualifiers twice. What do you think about the general lack of qualifiers in Hearthstone?
On September 01 2014 04:58 Hryul wrote:
well i guess followup question: since hyped played miracle rogue, how strong do you see it now? has hunter killed it for now? or loatheb?
Hryul i changed my opinion about miracle rogue after VGVN. I was thinking that miracle can not compete with other decks anymore, but in tournaments miracle rogue can still show good results since decks are builded to be good counters to common classes.well i guess followup question: since hyped played miracle rogue, how strong do you see it now? has hunter killed it for now? or loatheb?
Are there any cards you'd like to see changed, if so what and what deck do you think could work but you can't figure out how?
i like to play game, development is not my strong side
On September 01 2014 05:43 tingtitan wrote:
Kolento, Congratulation to your first place in the tournament,
You brought a very interesting fast druid deck to the tournament man, but what do you think about that deck against some match up like handlock / ramp druid / control paladin ? The deck doesn't seem to have clear removal against big taunts or big minions in general as I saw in ur game against Hyped's Mage
Kolento, Congratulation to your first place in the tournament,
You brought a very interesting fast druid deck to the tournament man, but what do you think about that deck against some match up like handlock / ramp druid / control paladin ? The deck doesn't seem to have clear removal against big taunts or big minions in general as I saw in ur game against Hyped's Mage
weakest spot of that token druid deck is warlock, and i don't want to replace non-situational cards with situational just to improve one matchup
Edit: My question was already asked. I came up with another one:
How do you prefer Blizzard releases new cards in the future, through big expansions with 100 cards at a time, or with adventures like Naxx with fewer cards but more gameplay? Perhaps you prefer something else entirely.
How do you prefer Blizzard releases new cards in the future, through big expansions with 100 cards at a time, or with adventures like Naxx with fewer cards but more gameplay? Perhaps you prefer something else entirely.
I like blizzard approach to new cards adding.
Hey kolento can you evaluate ancient brewmaster for us . I feel its really strong card with most battle cries ( farseer, argent protector and aldor peacekeeper) . Im sorry for beeing so specific but that topic is on top of my head somedays now.
brewmaster represents tempo loss and amout of value you are getting from him isn't taht big to use this card.
On September 01 2014 06:02 igotmyown wrote:
Kolento, do you (and if so how have you) improved as a tournament player since losing to Amaz in the finals? Do you have to approach it differently than from playing ladder, where you are so dominant?
And do the other members of cloud9 help you prepare for tournaments? And one more, who wins more when you practice against him, you or strifecro?
Kolento, do you (and if so how have you) improved as a tournament player since losing to Amaz in the finals? Do you have to approach it differently than from playing ladder, where you are so dominant?
And do the other members of cloud9 help you prepare for tournaments? And one more, who wins more when you practice against him, you or strifecro?
in cloud9 we are practicing with each other sometimes. And no, i didn't change my approach to tournaments, just bit more luck this time
On September 01 2014 06:14 HammerKick wrote:
What is the worst card Naxxramas brought to Hearthstone in your opinion?
Grats for your win by the way, I loved your druid play.
What is the worst card Naxxramas brought to Hearthstone in your opinion?
Grats for your win by the way, I loved your druid play.
worst card should be poison seeds, really useless.
On September 01 2014 06:34 Melodicsoul wrote:
Congrats on your win Kolento!
Two questions:
1) Being up against so many good players, do you feel that because of this fact, you won over 55% of your games due to "luck"? (even though your druid is the best matchup against the classes that you facing against) eg. on a scale of 1 to 10, how much did you feel that luck was favored for you?
2) You might be popularizing druid now. Which I would predict top 3 classes on the ladder would be initially Warrior, Hunter, and Druid. If this is the case, would you recommend a 4th that could possibly overtake and have good matchups on Warrior, Hunter, and Druid simultaneously? While understanding this might be too early in the new month, could you provide a best guess based on your current knowledge of mechanics within the game thus far.
Thanks!
Congrats on your win Kolento!
Two questions:
1) Being up against so many good players, do you feel that because of this fact, you won over 55% of your games due to "luck"? (even though your druid is the best matchup against the classes that you facing against) eg. on a scale of 1 to 10, how much did you feel that luck was favored for you?
2) You might be popularizing druid now. Which I would predict top 3 classes on the ladder would be initially Warrior, Hunter, and Druid. If this is the case, would you recommend a 4th that could possibly overtake and have good matchups on Warrior, Hunter, and Druid simultaneously? While understanding this might be too early in the new month, could you provide a best guess based on your current knowledge of mechanics within the game thus far.
Thanks!
1) I was lucky in this tournament, so 8 out of 10. 2) This question is too hard, i broke my brain.
On September 01 2014 06:43 sr1v3r wrote:
Can you explain why don't you use one Black Knight instead of one of the Spectral Knights? Almost any deck uses at least one Belcher, Black Knight can have value almost all matches.
Can you explain why don't you use one Black Knight instead of one of the Spectral Knights? Almost any deck uses at least one Belcher, Black Knight can have value almost all matches.
black knight is situational card, spectral knight should represent better win percentage
On September 01 2014 06:48 RoranRock wrote:
After winning in such a dominant way, do you think you played perfectly ? If not, did you noticed a lot of mistakes from your end or from your opponents ?
Overall do you think in this tournament, the better player won the matchs ?
After winning in such a dominant way, do you think you played perfectly ? If not, did you noticed a lot of mistakes from your end or from your opponents ?
Overall do you think in this tournament, the better player won the matchs ?
i made some mistakes in this tournament like not hitting with minions, but i feel like this type of mistakes can cost you the game only if you're missing couple points of damage in the end of the game, which could've been a case, but mistakes like doing wrong trades or not playing around cards which are likely be played leads to loss more often.