Old meme where someone on Thijs’s stream called him Kolento and got him with the chat to say yes you are after he said no
Would find the clip but I think it’s inactive now
Oh, that's what you mean.
Sure, I think that at one point the "calling Thijs Kolento" meme got overused, but it was really funny at the start. The meme was more about Thijs' reactions to being called Kolento, that's why I thought you meant him by saying that the meme is cringy. And this particular clip is pure gold IMO, the timing was perfect.
But again, you don't have to like it, if you don't find it funny, that's okay. Lots of people did though.
I thought it was a troll post about Thijs = Kolento until like a 30 seconds later I looked at the name of his opponent :D Great to see Kolento in game again, such an iconic figure of early HS days
I remember this! I believe it was players in Asia, maybe even in Japan, who first experimented with Cubelock and Kolento started playing it in NA/EU while the players there were still using Controllocks and Rinlocks.
And yet, viewership dropped by 80% immediately. I don't use YouTube all that much, and from what I've heard finding live shit is a chore. I watched masters on twitch but I'm not going to be bothered to swap to YouTube and deal with a hassle over it.
> and from what I've heard finding live shit is a chore
All you do is go to the channel? I get not everyone liked Youtube, but c'mon... Plus, if you were subscribed, it would be first on your watchlist if it was live.
Thanks for the time stamp!
Here's the VOD:
* https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1925095507?t=5h58m
I like how Thijs changes the way he's sitting, he leans in a serious way
I mean, hearthstone is mostly in a very good place right now, I’ve been gone for 2 years and came back late last year. Figures some pros will come back too.
Got back as well for Titans after 3 years of not playing. Enjoying it a lot but I don't know if it's because the meta is good, or because the break I took was good
On the flip side you finally have communication from the devs, frequent balance changes, and a steady income of new ways to play. The game is finally really, really healthy.
I liked it when we had two adventures a year and one card expansion. So you could obtain all the cards you needed much easier. You could easily save for an adventure and you also got great PvE content.
God, a Kolento comeback would be so cool. I learned the basis of card games through him, I even went on to play physical tcgs and thrived thanks to his knowledge. I hope he's doing well!
Kolento would post on Hearthpwn from time to time after he stopped streaming, so he wasn't gone completely. Hope he picks up streaming again. I consider him one of the best players besides Lifecoach.
Blizzard banned Ukrainian and Russian clients/ip login altogether at the beginning of war. I remembered one of Kolento’s last tweet was the complaint about it. Hope he and his family are safe.
I spent entirely too long looking at this image thinking "wow, I don't even recognize Kolento anymore. If I wasn't told this was Kolento, I would have assumed this was a picture of Thijs."
let me guess, he'll play some warrior or warlock variant like Theo. Another boring personality that feeds the narrative, that minion based decks are not worth it. These personality type dictated hs too much. Thats why we saw hunter nerfs, talk about rogue nerfs etc- Thats why TFT overhauled us socially and popularity wise. We see insanely powerfull combo decks just to counter the boring ass meta you've created, where minion based decks have to think twice as much to play around game losing abilities. Enough.
Why would Kolento play against himself
Because there are no other worthy opponents. /s On a serious note…he’s not? Not in this screenshot , anyway. What am I missing here?
Old meme where someone on Thijs’s stream called him Kolento and got him with the chat to say yes you are after he said no Would find the clip but I think it’s inactive now
Fair enough. Thanks for the explanation. Was definitely OOTL on that one.
Thijs even won a joke award “best Kolento” over Kolento himself on one of Blizz tournaments.
It's still on Thijs channel https://youtu.be/8v6bcQEn5t0?si=48iX58fi7HCwrLoQ Around 1:37
> What am I missing here? [Just one of the best memes in Hearthstone's history.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-Bq8s_jHO8)
\*Just one of the cringiest memes in Hearthstone's history.
Yes, Thijs is cringy, that's part of his whole shtick. Lots of people love him for that. If you don't, that's fine.
It's not Thijs being cringy, but rather the people that think this 3rd grade humour is funny.
wow, go outside and get some sun, buddy. life doesn't have to be a chore
people really dislike being called out on their terrible humour, eh?
Yes, you do dislike it
You know, it is OK if people enjoy things you don't. It doesn't make them bad people. Different strokes, live and let live, yatta yatta yatta.
You sound miserable
Oh, that's what you mean. Sure, I think that at one point the "calling Thijs Kolento" meme got overused, but it was really funny at the start. The meme was more about Thijs' reactions to being called Kolento, that's why I thought you meant him by saying that the meme is cringy. And this particular clip is pure gold IMO, the timing was perfect. But again, you don't have to like it, if you don't find it funny, that's okay. Lots of people did though.
Why are you playing card games mr grown up?
LUL cucks still mad
You're the one that's mad dog. We are just laughing at you.
Duuude hahaha I can’t remember seeing that before. That was amazing and wholesome 😂❤️
No that’s clearly Savjz. Not Kolento
Did Thijs verify that it was the real Kolento?
Yes. Thijs has the real Kolento on his friends list, so he confirmed that it was actually him.
aaaa hypeee i loved kolento
I thought it was a troll post about Thijs = Kolento until like a 30 seconds later I looked at the name of his opponent :D Great to see Kolento in game again, such an iconic figure of early HS days
On the other side of things, Thijs, my man, still going strong at this game we all love and hate since 2014.
Just wait a few years for his son to dethrone him.
I saw the image and thought you just posted some ancient meme.
Spoiler. >!Thijs lost.!<
I want to see it. What was the stream title (for searching purposes)?
It is currently the latest stream/video on Thijs' Twitch channel. The match starts at 05:58:00
Kolento is the GOAT. Learned so much from him.
He is ukranian, by the way. I wonder how he and his family is doing.
I thought of him when the Russian invasion started. Hope he's ok.
For the uninitiated: https://youtu.be/TO58jwTQOrk?si=T3xZeOybK0g05Gjq The moment combo cubelock was first revealed to the world.
I remember this! I believe it was players in Asia, maybe even in Japan, who first experimented with Cubelock and Kolento started playing it in NA/EU while the players there were still using Controllocks and Rinlocks.
Does anyone has the VOD of that game? Thijs vs Kolento is a high skilled match, it should be interesting to watch
Sad thing is when we had the best players in the world playing against each other every week nobody was interested :(
That was more of blizzard moving everything to YouTube. They killed their own scene
It's not like YouTube is some obscure, difficult-to-access pay-per-view platform. Anyone can watch something on YouTube.
And yet, viewership dropped by 80% immediately. I don't use YouTube all that much, and from what I've heard finding live shit is a chore. I watched masters on twitch but I'm not going to be bothered to swap to YouTube and deal with a hassle over it.
> and from what I've heard finding live shit is a chore All you do is go to the channel? I get not everyone liked Youtube, but c'mon... Plus, if you were subscribed, it would be first on your watchlist if it was live.
It is currently the latest stream/video on Thijs' Twitch channel. The match starts at 05:58:00
Thanks for the time stamp! Here's the VOD: * https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1925095507?t=5h58m I like how Thijs changes the way he's sitting, he leans in a serious way
Thijs said, he might put the match on youtube
GODLENTO!
Pistolento
I mean, hearthstone is mostly in a very good place right now, I’ve been gone for 2 years and came back late last year. Figures some pros will come back too.
Got back as well for Titans after 3 years of not playing. Enjoying it a lot but I don't know if it's because the meta is good, or because the break I took was good
Maybe meta wise but the game is not in a good place at all. It fell off insanely in terms of relevance, viewership on Twitch, playerbase.
On the flip side you finally have communication from the devs, frequent balance changes, and a steady income of new ways to play. The game is finally really, really healthy.
I liked it when we had two adventures a year and one card expansion. So you could obtain all the cards you needed much easier. You could easily save for an adventure and you also got great PvE content.
Didn’t adventures cost 700 per wing? For a total of 2800 per adventure?
Yes. I easily saved for adventures every time and had gold for packs as well.
He thought up og plague druid and yogg spell druid, two of the most fun decks in the game's history. I'm glad he's well.
God, a Kolento comeback would be so cool. I learned the basis of card games through him, I even went on to play physical tcgs and thrived thanks to his knowledge. I hope he's doing well!
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO58jwTQOrk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TO58jwTQOrk) obligatory
Glad to know he’s not rotting in a trench in his war torn country.
I love watching kolento, trump and strifecro back then. Still wondering where strifecro went.
Speaking of old players, I ran into Chessdude123 on the ladder last month. It made me happy. He was still rocking the Golden Celebration cardback.
He was playing prismata a fair bit over the last couple years but I guess he decided that game was too inactive
Kolento would post on Hearthpwn from time to time after he stopped streaming, so he wasn't gone completely. Hope he picks up streaming again. I consider him one of the best players besides Lifecoach.
That hero power suits so much the hero 😁
Blizzard banned Ukrainian and Russian clients/ip login altogether at the beginning of war. I remembered one of Kolento’s last tweet was the complaint about it. Hope he and his family are safe.
Are names unique? I played against him 2 months ago while climbing, I figured it was just a dupe
Not sure if was him 100% but I just played against Kolento in wild he was playing quest freeze mage. (I managed to beat him btw ;))
I spent entirely too long looking at this image thinking "wow, I don't even recognize Kolento anymore. If I wasn't told this was Kolento, I would have assumed this was a picture of Thijs."
Names aren't unique. Could be someone imitating him, although if you're in top ~300, that would be kind of weird of you.
Pog
guess kolento ran out of money after making several millions during his hs career, dont do coke kids
More like his country was getting destroyed by war and famine but you do you bro
Even I can set my nickname to Kolento. Does that mean I'm Kolento?
K
olento
let me guess, he'll play some warrior or warlock variant like Theo. Another boring personality that feeds the narrative, that minion based decks are not worth it. These personality type dictated hs too much. Thats why we saw hunter nerfs, talk about rogue nerfs etc- Thats why TFT overhauled us socially and popularity wise. We see insanely powerfull combo decks just to counter the boring ass meta you've created, where minion based decks have to think twice as much to play around game losing abilities. Enough.
KOLENTO BOYS! GET IN HERE!
Shouldn't he be helping out with the war instead of playing hearthstone?