So I wanted to talk about the things that I learned over the past couple years playing this game. This thread itself is over two years old! Of course I learned a lot about playing Hearthstone but I also learned a lot about getting good at a video game in general which will hopefully carry over to whatever game I decide to take seriously after hearthstone. I'll say a few things that I think are going to be true in general about video games first then some things that apply specifically to Hearthstone.
Video Games:
- You have to do your research and learn from people who are better than you.
- Try to stay as emotionally neutral as possible. You only play worse when you are upset.
- It's going to take a lot of time.
- You need to be consistent, you can't just play for a week straight then stop for a month.
Hearthstone:
- Even more importantly here, stay emotionally neutral
- Learn from your mistakes
- Think hard before making what seems like the obvious move
- Never forget the basics: draw first, A.B.C., etc
- The legend grind is just that, a grind, be patient
Hitting legend again, and early enough in the season where I can try to actually grind for a decent rank, was a huge confidence booster. Getting stuck at Rank 3 for a little bit but then staying positive, trying to read the current meta, and playing really focused are things that really helped me out near the end and things I need to still work on. This is game where it's really easy to get frustrated because of bad draws and then play terrible.
So the biggest things I want to work on doing or start doing are going to be:
- Record games, go back and analyze any tough turns to find a misplay
- Not switch decks so frequently after I get a couple losses in a row.
- Play with focus. No streams/videos on while playing.
- Try to read my opponents' hand better.
- Get some tournament experience.
I still have a few unmet goals in Hearthstone. Right now,
the remainder of the list is:
- Get 4 Arena wins consistently
- Get 7 Arena wins consistently. Which I hear is almost impossible, so infinite arena will do
- Get every class to level 60. (Paladin and Rogue are slacking, Priest, Hunter, and Shaman are close)
- Get golden hero powers for every class. (I have 4 out of 9 right now. Hunter or Shaman will probably be next.)
- Get every card in the game. I'll settle for every standard card since that's where the competitve scene is.
- Get Rank 1 Legend
I have some gold saved up for the new expansion, I think I'll spend it all on Arena. I really hate the arena, so I'm not making it a priority at all. Getting every card in the game might happen sooner if I decide to spend more money on this game, even though that's kind of like cheating. Rank 1 won't happen for while I don't think, but I can always hope!
For the rest of the season, I'm just going to try to get a better legend rank. Top 500 would be awesome. I might even try to grind for a good season finish but I'm not getting my hopes up lol.
