Legend of the Innkeeper : A Hearthstone Podcast for Casual Players

News

Realm Maintenance with Rho

https://www.reddit.com/r/hearthstone/comments/5j6wut/playing_hearthstone_in_virtual_reality_and_this/

Espo Mode

The Battle for Gadgetzan

Mix it up with the bosses of Gadgetzan! You have a few “Friends” in high places that’ll show you the ropes.

Mean Streets: Rogue

Rogue Slide show w-Jade Lotus Cards

Decks:

Miracle Rogue – Counterfeit Coin, Patches the Pirate, Small-Time Buccaneer

Aggro Rogue – Patches the Pirate, Small-Time Buccaneer, Lotus Agents, Shadow Rager?

Jade Rogue – Gadgetzan Ferryman, Jade Shuriken, Jade Swarmer, Jade Spirit, Aya Blackpaw

 

Gang up Rogue – Patches the Pirate, Gang Up, pirates

Jade Tea Time – Thistle Tea, Aya Blackpaw, Jade this and Jade that ….

Hints and Tips

Get those FunGuaranteed decks out and go casual.

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 1

Fun times to be had

Boyd2029

This is one of the best podcasts out right now. I’ve personally met Espo in Knoxville and he has such a passion for Hearthstone. Even if you’re a new player, this podcast is for you

Emails: 1

Hi guys!

I am a member over on the Facebook group, and I posted about an ugly sweater fundraiser thing I’m doing right now. Vastidious made a donation on behalf of the LOTI community, and I just wanted to thank you. LOTI is awesome and you guys are awesome. Thanks for putting so much work into the podcast and the Facebook group. It is such an great, friendly space which is so refreshing because sometimes that is hard to find on the internet!

Keep at it. You guys are the best

News

On the Battle.Net Launcher!

Interview with Rho from Realm Maintenance on Dec 20th and 30th show

Loot box regulations in China

China getting Tournament mode

Espo Mode Double Deathrattler Battler

Death is not quite the end… because minions with Deathrattle now rattle twice.

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan: Priest

Dragon Priest: MSoG:Draconid Operative, Dragonfire Potion, Karazan: Netherspite Historian, Bookworm

Thief Priest:  Potion of madness, Draconid Operative

Uno Priest: Kazakus, Raza the Chained

Hints and Tips

Deck construction: Build around a theme for maximum fun and profit.  Curve, Card draw, and removal/survivability

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 3

Ace0584

Awesome Podcast, Awesome Hosts

Met these guys at Blizzcon and it has quickly become my favorite Hearthstone Podcast. The stream is a must. – ThatRandomGeek

Salty_Gamer27

Well produced

This duo plays off each other like Laurel and Hardy to create a fun yet informative Hearthstone podcast. This is geared for casual players to those who are more competitive.

Fantastic Show

Viriatus20

This show is a great representation of the average hearthstone player. The stream is a must to all those new and old to hearthstone. you will not be disappointed.

Emails:

Twitter: Bleeker84:  @LotiPodcast @XcMtbGamer feeling the giving mood, thought I’d become an loti patreon <3

Facebook Shoutout:  Sasha – So, who the heck takes a ladder style Pirate Warrior deck into Tavern Brawl? Isn’t that sort of not the point of Brawl? Ugh.

Patron shout-outs

I’m happy to be sending my support, thank you for the content.

Also my twitter handle is @bleeker84

Looking forward to more episodes of LOTI and hopefully see you in game one day.

#fungaurenteed

Cheers.

Michael Kurek

aka. Helmut Mishu

aka. Bleeker

Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

SquishieDragon – @Squishiedragon

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

If you want to check out SquishieDragon’s Art Stream, she streams Monday-Thursday, starting at 3pm CST: http://www.twitch.tv/squishiedragn

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

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News

* New Milestone – 250,000 downloads!

* Reminder: Go listen to The Loot Box podcast!  http://www.lootboxshow.com Have had 110 downloads of the latest show!

* Our YouTube channel will soon see the return of Rezz and Espo in some new Vs. Battles.

Discussion with Matt Place

See transcript below (rough transcript of the conversation)

* How did the three family concept come about?

* How did the multi-class cards concept come about?

* Are there plans to continue with the multi-class cards in future expansions or will this likely be limited to this one.

* Are there any game mechanics with this expansion that you would like to talk about that isn’t being talked about?  (i.e. Buffing minions in your hand)

* With the release of Mean Streets, will we see Priest getting stronger?

* Have you put more thought into how a player can interact with their opponent when it’s not their turn, such as Counterspell or Loetheb?

* Will the Heroic Tavern Brawl be a one-time thing? Repeating every so often? A permanent fixture?

* Are there plans to add more cards with the mechanic like Kazakus, that create custom minions or spells?

* Tell us how it went down when the idea for creating custom cards came about. Did everyone react super excited or were they shaking their heads?

* What is the timeline from idea to play testing? When you get the card to where it’s balanced and likely to remain in its form?

* What cards or mechanics are you hoping players will be most excited about?

* What is your favorite way to have fun in Hearthstone?

Hints and Tips

Reviews and Emails

Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

Transcript:

Vastidious: My biggest question that has come from this whole expansion is, How did this whole 3 family concept come about in the first place. This is totally unique and different from anything you’ve done in the past.

Matt Place: It was a big challenge because we were creating so much new content with these families, a lot of new legendary characters, we took Gadgetzan and revamped the setting and turned it from a small little town from the MMO to this bustling city full of crime. which was a ton of fun but also a lot of work. A lot of our focus was figuring out, what does it mean to the player. It kind of came from a mechanical and story angle on both of them to land on these three families.  We initially started this like, wouldn’t it be cool to do a cops and robbers set? Then we more focused on the robbers.  How many groups how many factions, how many crime families do we have? Maybe it’s 4? And then we realized that hey 3, divides perfectly into 9 classes. Then we can divide the turf for each family perfectly and now players when they choose their class, are able to sign up for one of the families.  So that all worked out perfectly and it was a ton of fun to figure out.

News

Hearthstone Live Stream: Mean Streets of Gadgetzan

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan release date!

Skype “Hearthstone Academy”

Want to open packs now? http://www.hearthpwn.com/packs/simulator/5-hearthstone-mean-streets

Pitytracker.com

The Innkeeper – http://www.innkeeper.com

New Deck Recipes and Quests that are MSoG themed

Patch Notes for 7.0 Gadgetzan!

The Tavern‘s never been more rough and tumble! This Hearthstone update paves the way for the arrival of The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan, Hearthstone’s latest expansion. Join three crime families as they vie for power in the oack alleys of Gadgetzan with all new Tri-Class cards, and a gritty game board featuring each of the city’s districts. This update also adds several swanky new card backs and fixes some bugs.

Read on for details The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan

Grab your shiniest brass knuckles and get ready to rumble on The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. Hearthstone’s latest expansion will be available beginning December 1 and includes:

132 all new cards.

Tri Class cards 7 special neutral minions that break the rules to be included in the decks of all three classes associated with each family:

The Grimy Goons: Warrior, Paladin, and Hunter

The kabal: Mage, Priest. and Warlock

The Jade Lotus: Rogue, Druid, and Shaman

A new game board featuring each district of Gadgetzan that’ll have you calling your friends to come out to play.

The following card backs have been added.

Jade Lotus – Acquired by achieving Rank 20in Ranked Play, December 2016.

Grimy Gnarls – Acquired oy achieving Rank 20 in Ranked Rlav, January 2017.

Kahai acquired by achieving Rank 20in Ranked Play, February 2017.

And perhaps one more card pack to come, should the stars align…

A search for missing in the Collection Manager Will now automatically switch you to Crafting Mode and find any cards that you are missing or don’t already own two or more copies of.

Several cards now properly generate a history tile when played.

We’ve implemented numerous Al improvements and huge fixes.

We fixed a client issue that could occur when playing multiple spells while Archmage Antonidas is in play.

We fixed a Spectator Mode issue that could occur when Raven idol is played.

Various Ul and text issues have been resolved.

5 new quests:

Join the Goons – Win 3 games as a Hunter, Paladin, or Warrior. | Rewards 2 Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Packs

Join the Jade Lotus – Win 3 games as a Druid, Rogue, or Shaman. | Rewards 2 Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Packs

Join the Kabal – Win 3 games as a Mage, Priest, or Warlock. | Rewards 2 Mean Streets of Gadgetzan Packs

Wise Beyond Your Years – Reach Legend 1,000,000 times. Rewards 1 Gold

A Job for Ya’ – Destroy 100,000 minions. | Rewards 1 Gold

Espo Mode

Valeera’s Bag of Burgled Spells

“Valeera has stolen spells from every class and filled your deck with them! Each of those spells will summon a random minion of the same cost when played.”

Playing as the Rogue hero Valeera, you get a random deck full of spells randomly picked from all classes.  Mana cost ranging from 1-8.

Getting Better

Our top picks for Gadgetzan neutral cards, based on use in Fun Decks, Questing for gold, and Ranked play.

Common: Mistress of Mixtures,

 

News

Heroic Brawl – Positive response from community. Streamers/Pros asked Blizzard to expand to more than 5 runs per account.  Blizzard changed it to 100.  Hearthstone moved to #1 stream on Twitch after it released.  See my run on our YouTube channel at www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

What do these 3 Families have for us in The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan?

Each family will have 3 Multi-class cards, one legendary (Don, Kazakus, Aya), one rare (Discover a class card from the family), and one common (+1/+1, Potion, Jade Golem).

The Grimy Goons  Hunter, Paladin, Warrior

Key concept:  Adding +stats to cards in your hand

The Kabal  Mage, Priest, Warlock

Key concept:  Potions, potions, and potions.

The Jade Lotus Druid, Rogue, Shaman

Key concept:  Creating Jade Golems

Listener Questions:

@XcMtbGamer @LotiPodcast Yes, of the cards that have been revealed so far, which faction seems to be the strongest?

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews:  1

Chuan fa Buddha from USA on November 17, 2016

LOTI is a GREAT PODCAST,have been listening for some time now and find it to be just a GREAT Podcast. They give some very good and solid info on the game for us new players. I’ve been playing for a year now but still think of myself as new. great insights. and just LOVE ESPOs HIGH ENERGY ( Maxamus arachnid monkey ) . PS good luck to SD on her new podcast Stephan = Chuan fa Buddha ( kung fu Monk )

Emails:

Twitter: To all my friends that Tweeted about having fun, even though the Tavern Brawl was not available this week.

Facebook Shoutout:

Johan: Control N’Zoth Paladin vs. Burgle Rogue. After playing N’Zoth my opponent had Ragnaros on the board and played Eadric (?). I let my 1/5 Sylvannas get killed by Ragnaros, stole the Firelord himself and played my own copy. Both of them hit face. My opponent conceded shortly after.

 

News

The Lore behind the Cabal

The Lore behind The Grimy Goons

Blizzard’s official Card reveal picture place

An extra episode???

Espo Mode (build a deck from your own collection)

Miniature Warfare

“That pesky Shrinkmeister turned all your Hearthstone cards into toys! Now all your minions are 1/1 and only cost (1) mana!”

Questing Adventurer and Shade of Naxxramas along with cards that buff minions are very useful in this Brawl

Hints and Tips

New set of 132 cards can be intimidating!  How can you best take on this new set of cards?

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews:3

kyndfish from USA on November 10, 2016

Great podcast with the focus of helping new players get into and enjoy the game. Looking forward to see how the show evolves with SD doing a new podcast ( Good luck! ) Definitely check this one out. As a try hard casual love the show, keep up the great job !

Goldleader83 from USA on November 2, 2016

The hosts provide a unique viewpoint on their hearthstone experience which is likely shared by the majority of the hearthstone player base. I always look forward to my weekly dose of hearthstone related content from this trio. Tom #1.

seluces from USA on November 1, 2016

This is one of the few shows on Twitch that I have set to alert me when they come online. These guys and gals do a great job appealing to a casual audience. When the last expansion came out, they not only talked about the cards, but they also talked about the art of the cards (my wife being an artist appreciated that). Overall, these folks are awesome and I look forward to listening to them every week!

Emails: 0

Twitter:  ‏@ben_heathstone  

@XcMtbGamer @LotiPodcast great Blizzcon cast! Espo said @ywoo_dev had reasons why no Cardback with pre-purchase, but you never said reasons

Facebook Shoutout:  Kirk:   Almost there!! Golden Warlock. This is my first gold so I am a bit slow… or maybe I just love all of the classes.

Patron shout-outs

Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed..

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

Liked it? Take a second to support Legend of the Innkeeper on Patreon!

This year at BlizzCon, we had the amazing opportunity to participate in the Con Before The Storm’s, World of Podcasts panel.  Espo represented the show on the Hearthstone panel and did a fantastic job. Rho, the master over at Realm-maintenance.com, who was instrumental in making Con Before The Storm happen, said we could share the recording with you, our listeners.  So this episode is a special EXTRA of that panel.  We will have a regular show later this week. So enjoy the panel and we’ll talk with you later this week!

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The BlizzCon Experience

Con Before The Storm

Convert to Raid meetup

Tickets/Store

Opening Ceremony

Hearthstone Q&A

Hearthstone Champion : Pavel

Shout outs:  Lyft Drivers; Son, Daniel, Lawrence, Rodolpho, Mae

KickedTripod, Rosh, Game designer Martin, Game demo tech Beomki, Senior Producer Yong Woo, CosPlayer Jessica Pratt as Brave hunter, Jeremy “Cyclosis”, Rommel, Jeremy & Anne, Cuddles, Josh Augustine, Chris Chan, Nick, Steve ”Bass” guitarist for Weird Al, Zach the tavern patron organizer, Reggie the security guard, Mike Donaei, Peter Whalen, Matt Place, Gino, Disguised Toast, Mark from Charlotte, Steve from Raleigh, Rho from Realm Maintenance, Scott Johnson, Patrick Bejha, Borntodie007, FrozenOne, FireStorm, Skyblazer.

New Expansion:  Mean Streets of Gadgetzan

Mean Streets of Gadgetzan is the title of Hearthstone’s fourth expansion.

There are three crime families that run everything in Gadgetzan.

The Grimy Goons are the brutes and enforcers of Gadgetzan.

The Jade Lotus

The Kabal are spellcasters.

There are Multi-Class Cards! Only 9 cards in the expansion are multi-class.

Grimy Goons: Hunter, Paladin, Warrior

Kabal: Mage, Priest, Warlock

Jade Lotus: Druid, Rogue, Shaman

The game board features all three of the battling factions.

The expansion contains 132 new cards.

The expansion launches in early December.

There is no pre-order card back this time around, but you can still pre-order on Battle.net.  50 packs – $49.99 (just packs nothing additional is included)

This expansion is not the start of a new Standard year. No old sets are being rotated out of Standard, that will be the set after Mean Streets of Gadgetzan!

Look at the cards released so far, currently 42 of the 132 cards.

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 0

Emails: 0

Twitter: James Ferguson ‏@jackfer52954481  Nov 6

@LotiPodcast hey was sitting right next to you guys at BlizzCon front row thanks for the stickers see you next podcast ty.

Facebook Shoutout:

Rob S.  So how do I get an official LOTI t-shirt?

https://www.Society6.com\vastidious

Upcoming Changes: The Loot Box & SquishieDragon

Outro

That does it for this episode.  You can email the show at [email protected].  You can also visit our website at legendoftheinnkeeper.com where we will post the show notes with the episode that has links to all the information we discussed.

Our YouTube channel is www.legendoftheinnkeeper.com/YouTube

You can follow us on Twitter

LOTI Podcast – @LOTIpodcast.  

SquishieDragon – @Squishiedragon

Espo – @Xcmtbgamer

You can support the show through Patreon at :  www.patreon.com/Legendoftheinnkeeper

If you want to check out SquishieDragon’s Art Stream, she streams Monday-Thursday, starting at 3pm CST: http://www.twitch.tv/squishiedragn

Be sure to subscribe and rate us on iTunes!

Until next show, Happy gaming!

Credits:

Music by James Marantette – https://soundcloud.com/james-marantette

Liked it? Take a second to support Legend of the Innkeeper on Patreon!

 

News

New Gadgetzan Gazette #9

Last week Gadgetzan Gazette #8

BlizzCon Information

Meet us at the con before the storm @10pm

Hints and Tips

If you are going to BlizzCon, a few tips for you.

Bring and USE sanitizer

Shower daily

Download the BlizzCon app for the schedule and MAP

Come visit us at Con Before the Storm 10pm

Bring your 3DS and Gameboy

Reviews and Emails

iTunes Reviews: 3

KDawgforever – Still a great podcast!

I was a Hearthstone player a couple years back and decided to take a break. I recently decided to pick it back up wanted to see if my favorite podcast was still around. Low and behold LOTI is alive and going strong. I haven’t played WOW in a decade but I may pick that back up to JUST so I can join their guild and hang out. Save me a place guys. Cheers guys–and girl–thanks for the great content! -kDawg

Rhymewithorange – Awesome podcast if you can’t get enough Hearthstone

My love of Hearthstone eclipses my skill, so a casual podcast like LOTI is perfect! I started listening to this podcast as a newer player and it was really helpful, especially with strategies on how to get maximum packs without spending real money (aka the motto of the casual player). Even now as more of a seasoned player I still love this podcast for the hosts’ enthusiasm for the game. Fun guaranteed!

cMEnomore89 – Best Casual Podcast

Legend of the Innkeeper is the best podcast for casual Hearthstone players. Awesome show with awesome hosts.

Emails: 1

Ryan, aka Irish Jedi

LOTI crew,

I just got back into the ole hearthSTONE this past week after taking a break for awhile. I was really enjoying the game but I think I got a little overwhelmed when WotOG came out. After that, I was kinda lost for awhile. Typically, I play to get the card back every month and get to rank 19. But the deck I was using, a Reno lock and I found myself playing less and less, so i took a break to play other games with friends.

After watching some good hearthSTONE tournament matches on their twitch stream lately, I thought oh yeah I kinda miss playing that hearthSTONE and got back into it yesterday, completing my daily quests. So, I have a question and a funny story for ya:

Question: I did a google search but I didn’t find anything promising, but is there a good website for hearthstone tournament news and schedules out there? It’s possible I missed seeing some but I really enjoy watching the tournaments and the strategy involved.

Funny story: Playing my updated Reno C-Thun Warlock deck I top decked a Reno with 2 health and totally flipped the game and I won. Nothing better than top decking a Reno! Game right after that, I have Reno and C’thun in my hand with only 5 health and lots of big minions in hand. Not taking into consideration what my opponent might have, I skipped Reno-ing until the next turn, you know, to make it more dramatic lol. Much to my dismay, the shaman only had two cards in his hand (no minions on the board). he pulled out a doom hammer and rock biter weapon. Game over. Doh! Kinda funny how the game works huh? My bad and I had a good laugh and went on my way to finishing the quests for my warlock.

Anyway guys, great show as per usual. Thanks for giving me something to listen to at work every week. Much appreciated!  Been catching up on the show over the past few months. good stuff. Take care guys!

Ryan aka Irish Jedi

ps: happy birthday Ari!

Twitter: @RazcalHS @AriannwynHS I wanted to wish you a happy birthday!! Espo asked me to tweet at you @XcMtbGamer

Facebook Shoutout: Hannah

Anyone getting the virtual ticket for BlizzCon? I got it last year and don’t know if it was really worth it…can’t decide if I...

 

News

Choose your Champion!

Patch changes with new daily quests and Murloc updates!

100 Gold

Murlocalypse

Play 75 Murlocs

100 Gold

Cry Havoc

Play 75 Battlecry minions

60 Gold

Druid

Play 50 Druid class cards

60 Gold

Hunter

Play 50 Hunter class cards

60 Gold

Mage

Play 50 Mage class cards

60 Gold

Paladin

Play 50 Paladin class cards

60 Gold

Priest

Play 50 Priest class cards

60 Gold

Rogue

Play 50 Rogue class cards

60 Gold

Shaman

Play 50 Shaman class cards

60 Gold

Warlock

Play 50 Warlock class cards

60 Gold

Warrior

Play 50 Warrior class cards

50 Gold

Overpowered

Play 10 cards that cost 8 or more

50 Gold

Stable Master

Play 20 Beasts

50 Gold

Beyond the Dark Portal

Play 15 Demons

50 Gold

Mrgrgrglrr

Play 30 Murlocs

50 Gold

Swashbuckler

Play 10 Pirates

50 Gold

For Azeroth!

Play 30 Battlecry minions

50 Gold

Death to the Living!

Play 20 Deathrattle minions

50 Gold

Tiny Bubbles Make Me Happy

Play 10 Divine Shield minions

50 Gold

Rampage

Play 10 Enrage minions

50 Gold

You Shall Not Pass!

Play 20 Taunt minions

50 Gold

Elemental Overload

Play 15 Overload minions

50 Gold

Combo Meal

Play 10 Combo cards

50 Gold

It’s a Secret to Everyone

Play 10 Secrets

50 Gold

Weaponmaster

Play 10 Weapons

50 Gold

Inspiring

Use your Hero Power 30 times

40 Gold

Emerald Dream

Play 30 Druid class cards

40 Gold

Welcome to the Jungle

Play 30 Hunter class cards

40 Gold

Arcane Brilliance

Play 30 Mage class cards

40 Gold

Righteousness

Play 30 Paladin class cards

40 Gold

Shadow and Light

Play 30 Priest class cards

40 Gold

They Came From Behind

Play 30 Rogue class cards

40 Gold

The Maelstrom

Play 30 Shaman class cards

40 Gold

Dark Soul

Play 30 Warlock class cards

40 Gold

Tactician

Play 30 Warrior class cards

The following Murlocs that affected ALL Murlocs now only affect friendly ones, to improve the Murloc mirror-match. These cards are not eligible for a full dust refund.

Grimscale Oracle now reads “Your other Murlocs have +1 Attack.”

Coldlight Seer now reads “Battlecry: Give your other Murlocs +2 Health.”

Murloc Tidecaller now reads “Whenever you summon a Murloc, gain +1 Attack.”

Murloc Warleader now reads “Your other Murlocs have +2/+1.”

New Expansion hints are rolling out

Yesterday Blizzard sent out a Facebook post/tweet that was a postcard from Gadgetzan. (Picture is also in the LOTI folder on Google Docs)

Along the edge of the image is the following text:

“We take no responsibility on any claims made on this (souvenir?) of propaganda, or any predictions, suppositions, predictions, prophecies, harbingers,