Esport Talk

Digital card games like Hearthstone and Faeria have become increasingly important for the esports market in recent years. Not only is the genre ideal for casual gamers, as one match lasts only a few minutes. Hearthstone and its relatives are played by pro gamers as well, who try to make a living by competing with each other. In today's podcast, we welcome Nick Secker aka Aquablad who will introduce us to the realm of digital card games. The 30-year-old Welshman started as a Hearthstone player but has made his transition to Faeria. With his vast amount of knowledge about virtual trading card games, Nick is our man to shed some light on the problems and benefits of the genre. We will discuss the issue of monetarization in Hearthstone, which is contrary to the game's claim to be accessible for everyone. In fact, as Nick elaborates, you either have to play quite a lot to get better cards, or you have to buy new cards for real money. As a consequence, players have to invest a lot of time or cash in order to c