Hearthpwn

Quote from Zukuu >>

I just faced 10 different face shamans in a row. Wow.

Please post in the "salty" thread. Before doing that, gitgud.

I'll tell you why you are experiencing this, and how to fix it.

Hearthstone is about more than picking a deck and playing it. You have to understand your matchups. The meta-game is in a fierce state of flux, and the best players will constantly change their decks to adapt to the meta. If you're using the same deck and you win 5 in a row, and then proceed to lose 3 straight, it's time to tech in some cards or switch decks.

The reason you're losing is because the meta-game is ever-shifing, as you rank up you will run into different positions of the meta, you will run into other players who are on win streaks just like you are, and someone has to lose. Every time you lose you need to think about why you lost, whether you could've played it better and if a different card choice might've helped you. Once you lose 2-3 games in a row you should have a pretty good idea of what you need to tech in. One Black Knight can go a long way if you keep running into heavy taunt decks. I'm sure you already know these things, you just have to implement them in your play. Don't just take the tilt and hope for another streak.

Quote from Fluxty >>

I'll tell you why you are experiencing this, and how to fix it.

Hearthstone is about more than picking a deck and playing it. You have to understand your matchups. The meta-game is in a fierce state of flux, and the best players will constantly change their decks to adapt to the meta. If you're using the same deck and you win 5 in a row, and then proceed to lose 3 straight, it's time to tech in some cards or switch decks.

The reason you're losing is because the meta-game is ever-shifing, as you rank up you will run into different positions of the meta, you will run into other players who are on win streaks just like you are, and someone has to lose. Every time you lose you need to think about why you lost, whether you could've played it better and if a different card choice might've helped you. Once you lose 2-3 games in a row you should have a pretty good idea of what you need to tech in. One Black Knight can go a long way if you keep running into heavy taunt decks. I'm sure you already know these things, you just have to implement them in your play. Don't just take the tilt and hope for another streak.

How much do the players complaining in this thread pay attention to anything happening outside of the game client?

I see a lot of complaints at running into Face Shamans constantly. But this makes sense if you've noticed that streamers left and right and a large portion of grandmothers are stating that Aggro Shaman is the best deck, or next to best right now. Add in the fact that we're in the first three days of the season and everyone has learned and is taught that aggro decks that win or lose quickly are the best way to climb quickly early on.

We're also reaching the point where people have experimented a bit and now players are turning more and more to netdecking and testing the decks the streamers are using. Check a few popular streamer decks and the next time an enemy class pops up you'll be able to predict 90% of their deck.

This stuff about rigged matchmaking and throwing salt at matchup or starting hands RNG simply doesn't make sense when a look at the broader Hearthstone community has perfectly good explanatory power for the trends we're seeing.

Last thing, fast decks are optimized toward increasing the odds of effective starting hands, odds which are further increased by the fact we have a mulligan to get a second chance at hitting the cards needed. Decks with mostly 2-ofs and low curves will be extremely consistent. Decks with wider curve ranges and a few 1-ofs will brick much more often. Trying to find 1 or 2 answers to counter an opponent will miss fairly frequently against opponents who are looking for any 6-8 acceptable starting cards.

Is the only answer to join in the aggro? No. Build a deck with a combination of early game minions that can trade well along with spells for key removal of aggro minions in the first 3-5 turns. Now you have a half dozen acceptable starting cards of your own to mulligan for. Increase your odds of winning. Does this make you too weak to the other spectrum of high-value control decks stomping around? Focus the rest of your deck around a midrange build that will let you push for fast pressure to beat out those greedy control decks, while still having your anti-aggro options. Play the rock-paper-scissors game a little bit.

Now let's get back out there and devour some Aggro Shaman! ... or just wait a few more days when the speed climbers aren't in your ranks anymore and you see more deck variety. Either way, I guess.

Try my dragon mage!  Went from 17-13 so far this season going 20 wins and 8 losses.  7-1 vs zoo.  This is the season I finally take my baby to legend, I can feel it.  

I felt like this first two days when i was playing cthun druid then i switched to yogg saron decks and i'm really satisfied with it. For example yogg rogue had a ton of removals for aggro and feels really good vs amost all matchups, try it