Honestly, I just put them in the background while I'm doing other things and it's still super entertaining. Love the game themes, but I'm here for the banter
I think minions are better because they can enable more archetypes. The proactive nature of minions makes them more versatile especially when it comes to battlecries.
Ehhh, I mean was an all minion deck ever a thing in standard? No minion hunter like eddy is playing here and all spell mage saw some play. All spell deck >>> all minion deck
The thing is,the no-minion deck is way better than a spell-only deck. No-minion decks were supported,not spell-only. Hunter had best support for it with the weapon and a hero card,which are off-limits. Thats why i think spells lost - they kinda need other cards to get the decs going@@joshsmith8715
There is something to those two genuine, cool dudes just chatting and playing silly decks. I feel this is exactly what Hearthstone was created for, and I‘m here for it. Excellent content.
I think doing spells vs mininons with both being able to use wapons and locations would be cool, cause both enable both a lot more and a lot of spells are printed with this in mind too (look at weapon rogue), so hopefully u do another vid with minions vs spells both allowed to use locations and weapons :D
Yes! And in general I would love to see more grudge match versions of some of these stipulation videos where they use their experience from last time to cook a little harder for videos where they feel like they missed a trick that would have represented their side better.
Thank you Rarran for these challenges! They are really entertaining, as well as the stories you two share with us, always makes my day. Keep it up, love the content!
Honestly as a Portuguese I've been drinking coffee for over 15 years (started at 7/8) and a doctor told my mother to drink more so I would be more calm in classes 😂 we're built different
Hey Rarran! I never comment but I've been subbed and a regular viewer for about 2 years now, and wanted to chime in that these video series with Eddy and the others have been fantastic content, I find you're the most entertaining when you're clearly enjoying yourself and having someone else to bounce off of really brings out your personality. Cheers.
You are Portuguese dude . I knew your care free diminor was familiar! Es um dos melhores streamers que eu conheso. Continua a melhorar o dia dos teus espectadores com a tua energia positiva. 😊
Hey raran, I'm a community event organizer in one of the largest unofficial hearthstone discord servers. Some time about 2 years ago we hosted a tournament where the only cards allowed in your deck had to have some kind of random effect to it. (Wizbang and zayle banned). I think if you did the same or similar concept for one of these deck restrictions videos against Eddie that would be super fun to watch. The tournament was super fun so i imagine the 2 of you would have a blast
I think for sure that long form content has definitely been on the rise this year and the last couple. People seem to really enjoy more watching them like tv or a movie, grab some food and throw on a yt vid. Also I think post covid we've really leaned into having something play in the background while we do work or chores or just relax. Me personally have always loved longer videos, specially retrospectives and such.
That “UA-cam is like a TV” comment is so true. I find that being able to find niche entertainment for video games with fun personalities commenting on it is so much more entertaining than paying so much for multiple streaming services. Great conclusion!
Honestly for the whole video length thing most of the time i watch hearthstone content is just while im eating or on the side so longer is always better
Rarran the main reason longer vidoes do well, is because a lot of people will have your videos on in the background. Witch means you will get amazing watch time on them. UA-cam loves good watch time so they get promoted more in the algorithm
ya know, i would be down to watch a “how one expansion almost killed Hearthstone” video essay style vid on United in Stormwind, especially because I didn’t play at all while it was in rotation and never understood how it was THAT bad
As a half Portuguese man of roughly the same age, I can assure you I hit puberty at the right time, and my brother- the coffee fiend- hit 6 feet tall with a full beard at 13... And gave himself a stomach ulcer from drinking too much coffee in high school. I don't think it was the coffee, Rarran.
I associate the longer form videos as deep dives on a particular subject the person is passionate about. I think it started with creators like Jon Bois, DefunctLand, Jenny Nicholson, and SummoningSalt. Its fun to listen to someone who is an expert in this tiny niche field that doesn't really have a metric for credentials. We don't need someone with a PhD in Speedrunning to be interviewed. But you have a point that it is replacing TV, because there is a void for this Niche Content, because it is Niche, but also those old cable channels like History Channel, HGTV, Discovery are all reality shows or just veered off into insanity. Discovery channel used to do shows on theme parks and roller coasters. History Channel used to do shows about casinos and poker, and technology surrounding Las Vegas and water reclamation. People want to see that stuff! There is audience, but people arent making it, so UA-cam creators are
2:34 Growing up in Florida, Dad & I ate Snowcrab Legs there by the Pound. ‘What’ll’ya have to drink? 2 Pounds of Crab please’. Almost quasi-religious, like Graduations, Birthdays, Etc. Honestly, they’re better there than Red Lobster
The case with longer videos getting more views is related to people also watching UA-cam to sleep. If I see a video that's short I'm not watching it, rather watch something longer that'll eventually talk in the background and will let me fall asleep
As far as long videos go vs short. I auto play and it seems to select longer videos. I think its UA-cam algorithm to select videos with more ad potential.
As a spanish its kinda funny when you talk about portugal because there is that small region in spain that is legit 1:1 portugal and it's like you are talking about them
As someone who mainly watches Hearthstone now, and plays Magic. Spells are more powerful and interesting. The one-off nature means that balance is easier, stats and effects on a minion factor into what can get made. Creatures win games by being bodies and by the static abilities they have, they do enable combos in that way. Creatures are necessary, spells are more fun/can do more. I think Legendary spells are relatively new and it may be the amount of creatures printed, but it seems creatures have more powerful examples of Legendaries than spells do. Or at least memorable ones.
9:40 Eddy talks about that "ADHD editing" from Mr. Beast. I see the appeal to catch the attention of doomscrollers, but it’s really not for me. Most Mr. Beast videos feel like cheap tv infomertials. I always feel like I’m getting pummeled by an endless stream of content with no regards to rythm. I had a hard time watching Rarran’s videos at first because his earlier editing was way too snappy. It’s still the case with some of them where it seems like there’s a cut between every other sentence. These videos with other people are lots of fun though, there’s a much more natural flow to them.
Spells are way faster, but minions in general are more pro-active. Spells can have huge impact, but very generally, you still want to have a board presence.
I would love to see the video about how much united and stormwind sucked that rarran mentioned towards the end, It was the only year I ever and have ever specifically crafted a deck to counter meta decks (questline mage and warlock). If yall are wondering the deck was divine shield buff paladin with robes of protection, and the plan was to simply draw that card, buff it and win.
I think minions or spells can be better depending on the sets that are in the format. No Minion Mage was very good when it was meta, same with Questline Hunter. An all Minion deck probably could be pretty good too, but I feel like all spells has a better chance of being good in general just because of that archetype being specifically supported. Maybe if there was a card that said if you have no spells in your deck do something then only minions could work, if that card was worth running.
Considering the amount of decks i have that are just spells/mostly spells (mecha'thun druid, spell mage from ashes of outland, questline spell mage) yeah i think that spells are better
Minions are definitely better and the main argument for this is that battlecry effects are just spells with stats stapled on them. As hearthstone pushed their designs forward they found that spell centric gameplay became low interaction and the game became solitaire with extra steps. Instead they leaned towards higher power level cards in the form of minions where half of the power or tempo swing is in battlecry or keyword effects and the other half is in the stats - which leads to more dynamic board states and game variations. Magic did this as well for what it’s worth (I’m still angry about this as a control player), but basically minions are better unless they print stats on spells which is more common in HS compared to mtg- but HS generally seems to reserve those effects for RNG (portal cycle) or conditional summons (whatever that gross scarab taunt card is in Druid) otherwise the cards are terrible. Summon 5 dudes. Summon wisps. Cool. P.S. small thoughts on video times. YT has always prioritized advertising breakpoints and retention within a cohort for recommendations. E.g. League of Legends enthusiast watches 12 minute guide and gets 2 trueview ads. Or sketch comedy channel makes 6 minute video and gets 1 ad (not sure of exact number, for ad breakpoints rn but you get the idea). Basically if a sketch comedy channel wanted to have a 10 minute video, but retention drops within the cohort even by 10% then YT would rather prioritize the higher retention higher ad throughput video. If the comedy channel could create a format where 80% of the cohort watched a two ad 12 minute video YT would give it a similar weight. (Obviously the specifics are always changing, but the key is to think about YT as a platforms goals and what data they can pass back to the recommendation engine as user behavior changes)
Problem with twist is legit people do not have the collections to play. Hearthstone needs like a monthly "bobs vip pass" or something that gives you access to 10k reusable dust
I also was taken to Hooters a few times when I was like 12/13, and I was just like 'oh, these ladies are being so nice to me, how sweet :)'. Maybe I should've taken that as more of a hint that I wasn't into women lmao
I would love to see you run this back but both sides get locations and weapons in addition to their faction of spells vs. minions, it's true that spell decks seem to benefit more heavily from having weapons and locations but minions get some pretty strong synergies too. Grudge match?
Rarran and Eddy have the “tipsy with the boys on a Friday night” energy and I love it
Honestly, I just put them in the background while I'm doing other things and it's still super entertaining. Love the game themes, but I'm here for the banter
A lot of Eddy’s hearthstone mishaps are quite literally getting tipsy with the boys
If you haven’t already, you should watch some of Eddy’s old hearthstone videos. They are literally that
every eddy video is like that. he's just like that
@@brittmccall2618unfortunately his friends don’t really play hearthstone anymore but his old videos like that are so funny
I think minions are better because they can enable more archetypes. The proactive nature of minions makes them more versatile especially when it comes to battlecries.
True there were barely any pure spell decks viable I feel like a more interesting debate is battlecry or deathrattle
I think the consistency of minions and the situational requirement for spells it’s gotta go to minions
Yes and minions are generally proactive whereas spells are mostly reactive
Ehhh, I mean was an all minion deck ever a thing in standard? No minion hunter like eddy is playing here and all spell mage saw some play. All spell deck >>> all minion deck
@@joshsmith8715 All spell mage recived multiple suport cards for the archetype
The thing is,the no-minion deck is way better than a spell-only deck. No-minion decks were supported,not spell-only. Hunter had best support for it with the weapon and a hero card,which are off-limits. Thats why i think spells lost - they kinda need other cards to get the decs going@@joshsmith8715
@@joshsmith8715 can’t argue with facts I suppose
There is something to those two genuine, cool dudes just chatting and playing silly decks. I feel this is exactly what Hearthstone was created for, and I‘m here for it. Excellent content.
I think doing spells vs mininons with both being able to use wapons and locations would be cool, cause both enable both a lot more and a lot of spells are printed with this in mind too (look at weapon rogue), so hopefully u do another vid with minions vs spells both allowed to use locations and weapons :D
Yes! And in general I would love to see more grudge match versions of some of these stipulation videos where they use their experience from last time to cook a little harder for videos where they feel like they missed a trick that would have represented their side better.
I really like open mic videos, they add so much content to the gameplay, keep it up!
Keep the collabs Rarran , every single one of them delivers Great content !
Thank you Rarran for these challenges! They are really entertaining, as well as the stories you two share with us, always makes my day. Keep it up, love the content!
Its so funny seeing the difference in how you both name decks.
23:58
Hahaha that's amazing XD
I would rather discover a spell than a minion.
Eddy with the ninjutsu at the start XD
Honestly as a Portuguese I've been drinking coffee for over 15 years (started at 7/8) and a doctor told my mother to drink more so I would be more calm in classes 😂 we're built different
Hey Rarran! I never comment but I've been subbed and a regular viewer for about 2 years now, and wanted to chime in that these video series with Eddy and the others have been fantastic content, I find you're the most entertaining when you're clearly enjoying yourself and having someone else to bounce off of really brings out your personality. Cheers.
Rarran and Eddy are so good together they bounce off each other so well I hope the collab more
You are Portuguese dude . I knew your care free diminor was familiar! Es um dos melhores streamers que eu conheso. Continua a melhorar o dia dos teus espectadores com a tua energia positiva. 😊
2:03 Please give us the juicy details, Mr. Eddy. 😂
Rarran meet and greet in a hooters
Hey raran, I'm a community event organizer in one of the largest unofficial hearthstone discord servers. Some time about 2 years ago we hosted a tournament where the only cards allowed in your deck had to have some kind of random effect to it. (Wizbang and zayle banned). I think if you did the same or similar concept for one of these deck restrictions videos against Eddie that would be super fun to watch. The tournament was super fun so i imagine the 2 of you would have a blast
As a portuguese viewer i can comfirm i ve been drinking coffee since i was 10
1:18 "I'm the wife." Eddy is so real for that.
On the topic of video length I've noticed the difference between my "short" videos and hour long ones is immense
I think for sure that long form content has definitely been on the rise this year and the last couple. People seem to really enjoy more watching them like tv or a movie, grab some food and throw on a yt vid. Also I think post covid we've really leaned into having something play in the background while we do work or chores or just relax. Me personally have always loved longer videos, specially retrospectives and such.
I enjoy the banter between 2 people doing something. length just means there is more banter :)
That “UA-cam is like a TV” comment is so true. I find that being able to find niche entertainment for video games with fun personalities commenting on it is so much more entertaining than paying so much for multiple streaming services. Great conclusion!
For me Rarran, the longer the video the better lol. I sleep to Hearthstone videos, so UA-cam autoplays nightly for 8 hours.
acho incrível como ele surge com perguntas que ninguém perguntou até ele perguntar.
Honestly for the whole video length thing most of the time i watch hearthstone content is just while im eating or on the side so longer is always better
Rarran the main reason longer vidoes do well, is because a lot of people will have your videos on in the background. Witch means you will get amazing watch time on them. UA-cam loves good watch time so they get promoted more in the algorithm
3:30 is that A PORTUGUESE REFERENCE? 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹
Kitty! Did I not see you here before? Aww, you're so Portuguese
"Fuck this card" - Rarran after playing fucking DRAGON Druid
6:12 "She really enjoys octopus as a living animal" 😳
"I don't know how good the Purified Dragon Nest is in Wild" proceeds to generate 3 Alexs in a row
rarran we really enjoy this stuff... are you make more like this? I ENJOYED IT VERY MUCHHH WITH NO SKIPPPPP
ya know, i would be down to watch a “how one expansion almost killed Hearthstone” video essay style vid on United in Stormwind, especially because I didn’t play at all while it was in rotation and never understood how it was THAT bad
6:00 high tier logic 😶🌫
As a half Portuguese man of roughly the same age, I can assure you I hit puberty at the right time, and my brother- the coffee fiend- hit 6 feet tall with a full beard at 13... And gave himself a stomach ulcer from drinking too much coffee in high school.
I don't think it was the coffee, Rarran.
I associate the longer form videos as deep dives on a particular subject the person is passionate about.
I think it started with creators like Jon Bois, DefunctLand, Jenny Nicholson, and SummoningSalt. Its fun to listen to someone who is an expert in this tiny niche field that doesn't really have a metric for credentials. We don't need someone with a PhD in Speedrunning to be interviewed.
But you have a point that it is replacing TV, because there is a void for this Niche Content, because it is Niche, but also those old cable channels like History Channel, HGTV, Discovery are all reality shows or just veered off into insanity.
Discovery channel used to do shows on theme parks and roller coasters. History Channel used to do shows about casinos and poker, and technology surrounding Las Vegas and water reclamation.
People want to see that stuff! There is audience, but people arent making it, so UA-cam creators are
Bom Natal e espero que o arroz de polvo esteja bom =)
I think the fact we have to create all the old cards that are unusable outside of twist really deterrred me from trying it out
2:34 Growing up in Florida, Dad & I ate Snowcrab Legs there by the Pound. ‘What’ll’ya have to drink? 2 Pounds of Crab please’.
Almost quasi-religious, like Graduations, Birthdays, Etc. Honestly, they’re better there than Red Lobster
I learned more about Portugeuse cuisine and culture than I was expecting
Remember to like the video guys! I would’ve stopped playing+watching HS a long time ago if it wasn’t for Rarran’s videos. Keep up the good work man!!!
Rarran had a very funny opportunity to run Robes of Protection and cheese the victories.
The case with longer videos getting more views is related to people also watching UA-cam to sleep. If I see a video that's short I'm not watching it, rather watch something longer that'll eventually talk in the background and will let me fall asleep
always love the eddy x rarran crossovers
I wish I saw Zul Jin in Eddy's hunter deck, that card is fun
discovering 3 Alexstrazas to heal was insanely rng lucky
These vids with Eddy are the best
As far as long videos go vs short. I auto play and it seems to select longer videos. I think its UA-cam algorithm to select videos with more ad potential.
As a spanish its kinda funny when you talk about portugal because there is that small region in spain that is legit 1:1 portugal and it's like you are talking about them
As someone who mainly watches Hearthstone now, and plays Magic. Spells are more powerful and interesting. The one-off nature means that balance is easier, stats and effects on a minion factor into what can get made. Creatures win games by being bodies and by the static abilities they have, they do enable combos in that way. Creatures are necessary, spells are more fun/can do more. I think Legendary spells are relatively new and it may be the amount of creatures printed, but it seems creatures have more powerful examples of Legendaries than spells do. Or at least memorable ones.
9:40 Eddy talks about that "ADHD editing" from Mr. Beast. I see the appeal to catch the attention of doomscrollers, but it’s really not for me. Most Mr. Beast videos feel like cheap tv infomertials. I always feel like I’m getting pummeled by an endless stream of content with no regards to rythm.
I had a hard time watching Rarran’s videos at first because his earlier editing was way too snappy. It’s still the case with some of them where it seems like there’s a cut between every other sentence. These videos with other people are lots of fun though, there’s a much more natural flow to them.
Should do No minions vs No spells as a follow up allows both decks to play weapons/locations/hero cards ECT
Sorry Rarran, you're going to have to spin the Wheel of Failure.
Long video good, keeps me company
"I'm thinking about doing a podcast"
"My longer videos do well"
These seem related lol
First time i saw backstage bouncer in some YT vid i thought it was a treasure or something. It looks like a ridiculously good card.
I want that 3,5 hour Video about the Set sucking!
Spells are way faster, but minions in general are more pro-active. Spells can have huge impact, but very generally, you still want to have a board presence.
New rarran lore dropped
Boas festas e feliz natal!!!
never dissapoints a collab alright edster Rawster
I would love to see the video about how much united and stormwind sucked that rarran mentioned towards the end, It was the only year I ever and have ever specifically crafted a deck to counter meta decks (questline mage and warlock). If yall are wondering the deck was divine shield buff paladin with robes of protection, and the plan was to simply draw that card, buff it and win.
btw thats not normal in portugal hte best they give you is called pingo and that dosent have coffe in it
3 hour united video would go so hard
I looked up @my Mom passing from the Kitchen to Garage- I told her you said hi, than you’re next video cue’d uppp
I think minions or spells can be better depending on the sets that are in the format. No Minion Mage was very good when it was meta, same with Questline Hunter. An all Minion deck probably could be pretty good too, but I feel like all spells has a better chance of being good in general just because of that archetype being specifically supported. Maybe if there was a card that said if you have no spells in your deck do something then only minions could work, if that card was worth running.
Portugal reference ❗️❗️❗️❗️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅
at this point i dont come for the challenge, i come for the boys banter
Octopus is insane. Best food when it comes to savory foods. Insane in salad with avocado aw
Just for the record, I do enjoy longer videos.
I am thinking that spells are better because they synergize with each other, but minions usually need spells to excel
Considering the amount of decks i have that are just spells/mostly spells (mecha'thun druid, spell mage from ashes of outland, questline spell mage) yeah i think that spells are better
Minions are definitely better and the main argument for this is that battlecry effects are just spells with stats stapled on them.
As hearthstone pushed their designs forward they found that spell centric gameplay became low interaction and the game became solitaire with extra steps.
Instead they leaned towards higher power level cards in the form of minions where half of the power or tempo swing is in battlecry or keyword effects and the other half is in the stats - which leads to more dynamic board states and game variations.
Magic did this as well for what it’s worth (I’m still angry about this as a control player), but basically minions are better unless they print stats on spells which is more common in HS compared to mtg- but HS generally seems to reserve those effects for RNG (portal cycle) or conditional summons (whatever that gross scarab taunt card is in Druid) otherwise the cards are terrible. Summon 5 dudes. Summon wisps. Cool.
P.S. small thoughts on video times. YT has always prioritized advertising breakpoints and retention within a cohort for recommendations. E.g. League of Legends enthusiast watches 12 minute guide and gets 2 trueview ads. Or sketch comedy channel makes 6 minute video and gets 1 ad (not sure of exact number, for ad breakpoints rn but you get the idea). Basically if a sketch comedy channel wanted to have a 10 minute video, but retention drops within the cohort even by 10% then YT would rather prioritize the higher retention higher ad throughput video. If the comedy channel could create a format where 80% of the cohort watched a two ad 12 minute video YT would give it a similar weight. (Obviously the specifics are always changing, but the key is to think about YT as a platforms goals and what data they can pass back to the recommendation engine as user behavior changes)
no barnabus quest or deck of lunacy?
Rarran giving us 3 portuguese hearthstone players some representation
Definitely YT is my tv now
Battlecry vs Deathrattle. You’re welcome, Rarran.
Please consider making a hearthstone podcast I would listen to it
I wasn’t expecting to hear so much about my country 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 I’ve been following you for a while and I never knew 💞
Problem with twist is legit people do not have the collections to play. Hearthstone needs like a monthly "bobs vip pass" or something that gives you access to 10k reusable dust
Banger, Merry xmas
Wait until Rarran realizes there are viewers who never have played hearthstone that watch his videos.
Eating octopus is like top tier food, im spanish and its also common here. ( i mean duh its like so close culturarly with portugal)
8:46 Rarran, I enjoy longer videos from you because you are funny, and I like the editing, but from others, I can't watch 5 or more minutes
Spells are better because there's actual cards that really benefit from not having minions in your deck
I also was taken to Hooters a few times when I was like 12/13, and I was just like 'oh, these ladies are being so nice to me, how sweet :)'. Maybe I should've taken that as more of a hint that I wasn't into women lmao
Can someone pls explain how Rarran got +4/+4 Hero Power on 8:00? How is it even possible?? Huh?
I clicked for Heartstone, and stayed for the Portuguese culture conversation :D
I would love to see you run this back but both sides get locations and weapons in addition to their faction of spells vs. minions, it's true that spell decks seem to benefit more heavily from having weapons and locations but minions get some pretty strong synergies too. Grudge match?
Spinions
Damm eddy got day octopussy
Honestly I love watching long videos to sleep
Allow locations and weapons then duel again. we need to see this.
Can we just point out how good Rarran's Decklists look with 3 warrior decks in the middle of the roster?
I would _adore_ an extended video on why United in Stormwond sucks.
Was that a JJK reference 👀
Great job on making better twist formats than Blizzard!
are quests spells?
Very nice of you to not put loatheb in a single deck
What if you do same class but one has minions the other has only spells.