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Entropic posted:"Eternal" really sounds like it should mean "non-rotating". Which is why most magic players call Modern an eternal format. And why I will continue to refer to it as an eternal format.
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Of the things to argue about in Magic, it seems like one of the more pointless. So we have nothing new coming out until May, when Journey Into Nyx, the Modern Event Deck and Jace v Vraska Duel Decks all drop, right?
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Feb 18, 2014 23:48
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Entropic posted:Of the things to argue about in Magic, it seems like one of the more pointless. Since people will smugly correct you when calling Modern eternal, I guess Magic players just love pointless things.
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Feb 18, 2014 23:50
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Modern's cost of entry is far less worse than Extended was. It's still pricy, but not absurdish compared to other historical price points. Modern Masters getting an incredibly limited & pricy print run didn't help matters (nor did it being the best draft format in 5 years). IMO, the only quasi solution is to make Modern Masters available again this summer. I honestly don't think you'll hear many complaints.
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Feb 18, 2014 23:50
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Entropic posted:Of the things to argue about in Magic, it seems like one of the more pointless. Yeah, the next actual upcoming Magic news (short of leaks) is probably going to be either the contents of those precon decks (I don't know when they usually do this) or when they announce what the fall set is going to be (usually this happens some time in March, last year it happened at PAX East). JIN previews will probably start two weeks before the prerelease, so mid-April? In the meantime: is it okay to take a photo of someone's hand if they support the Reserved List?
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Feb 18, 2014 23:52
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Wasn't Extended originally eternal before it became super-Standard? Edit: Kird Ape was also banned in extended for a while, heh whydirt fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Feb 18, 2014 |
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Feb 18, 2014 23:52
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Attorney at Funk posted:Yeah, the next actual upcoming Magic news (short of leaks) is probably going to be either the contents of those precon decks (I don't know when they usually do this) or when they announce what the fall set is going to be (usually this happens some time in March, last year it happened at PAX East). JIN previews will probably start two weeks before the prerelease, so mid-April? Only their in-game hand. Photographing their actual hand is harassment. On a non-joking note, what's with Messenger's Speed being the winningest common in the set? Is that just some sort of demand for a red 1-drop Niton fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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Feb 18, 2014 23:54
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whydirt posted:Wasn't Extended originally eternal before it became super-Standard? Extended always rotated, I think, but it used to have a really weird rotation schedule where it built up and rotated out sets in three-year chunks or something. I didn't play then, though, so 
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Feb 18, 2014 23:54
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whydirt posted:Wasn't Extended originally eternal before it became super-Standard? That was the idea. IIRC, the price & availability of duals in the International market made it prohibitive as a Pro Tour & PTQ format. They introduced Legacy to combat that, and transformed Extended into Super Standard.
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Feb 18, 2014 23:55
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Niton posted:Only their in-game hand. Photographing their actual hand is harassment. Probably the result of a lack of data. Messenger's Speed is one of the least-played cards in the set.
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Feb 19, 2014 00:03
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Entropic posted:Of the things to argue about in Magic, it seems like one of the more pointless. duel deck is march 14th, so we'll hear something in the next few weeks. then it is about 3 weeks after that we'll get spoilers, pre-release is april 26-27.then 5 weeks until conspiracy comes out
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Feb 19, 2014 00:09
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Going by the announcements for Theros and RTR we can expect the next block to be announced at PAX in about a month.
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Feb 19, 2014 00:20
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Myriad Truths posted:Probably the result of a lack of data. Messenger's Speed is one of the least-played cards in the set. Yeah, it says right there it's only been played in 67 games, compared to 2280 for Gary. What's really surprising is that Aspect of Hydra is between them, at 61% with 848 games. (Less surprising is that Defend the Hearth is the worst card by a wide margin.)
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Feb 19, 2014 00:35
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Carrasco posted:Yeah, it says right there it's only been played in 67 games, compared to 2280 for Gary. What's really surprising is that Aspect of Hydra is between them, at 61% with 848 games. (Less surprising is that Defend the Hearth is the worst card by a wide margin.) It's still kind of surprising, since it implies that the few players who played with it were overall successful with the strategy. The only one that comes close is Boulderfall, and I suspect that's just because Boulderfall got cast a tiny % of the time people included it in their decks. Maybe Messenger's Speed is a legitimate 22nd/23rd card in aggro archetypes now? 
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Feb 19, 2014 00:40
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Since it doesn't cantrip, if you do run it you're likely to sandbag it so that you can play it on a big trampleless fatty and punch through damage, or catch your opponent by surprise with a big unexpected haste guy. It's the sort of card you only play in a winning situation.
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Feb 19, 2014 01:11
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Man I'd run 3 Aspect of Hydra if it also gave trample. Take that Elf, watch it hurt. 
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Feb 19, 2014 01:19
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MrBling posted:Can you reasonably expect Wizards to predict that GP Las Vegas would get almost double the amount of players of the previous biggest GP ever? Conspiracy is a one of a kind set but they're putting their extensive knowledge of what makes a fun limited environment along with having the ability to talk to EDH-types to find out what makes a fun balanced multiplayer match together for a product. Niton posted:It's still kind of surprising, since it implies that the few players who played with it were overall successful with the strategy. The only one that comes close is Boulderfall, and I suspect that's just because Boulderfall got cast a tiny % of the time people included it in their decks.
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Feb 19, 2014 01:22
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Niton posted:It's still kind of surprising, since it implies that the few players who played with it were overall successful with the strategy. The only one that comes close is Boulderfall, and I suspect that's just because Boulderfall got cast a tiny % of the time people included it in their decks. Nope, it's still awful, probably the second- or third-worst card in the format. But if you manage to draft the nut mono-red deck, it's a better 23rd card than a splash would be.
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Feb 19, 2014 01:33
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ChewyLSB posted:I know this is super late but its me in this video playing against my literal worst matchup. Your opponent sounds like a huge jerk from his narration and I'm sorry you had to play against that. Maybe not a huge jerk but listening to someone say 'crab it up' like it's worth repeating is just...  .Also scapeshift is cool but having a losing matchup to mill has to be p awkward. Zoness fucked around with this message at 01:39 on Feb 19, 2014 |
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Feb 19, 2014 01:36
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Zoness posted:Your opponent sounds like a huge jerk from his narration and I'm sorry you had to play against that. I agree - I've watched his videos before, and he just acts in a very arrogant manner, which pisses me off because most archetypes I want to watch on Youtube are done by him, not a lot of people do good videos with interesting decks.
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Feb 19, 2014 01:48
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Boxn posted:I agree - I've watched his videos before, and he just acts in a very arrogant manner, which pisses me off because most archetypes I want to watch on Youtube are done by him, not a lot of people do good videos with interesting decks. Back when he played in my shop, Frank was the guy who'd take whatever meme of the week was trending ("Badger badger badger") and just run it into the loving ground. It's funny once, but he was like a living 9gag page.
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Feb 19, 2014 02:11
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Entropic posted:So we have nothing new coming out until May, when Journey Into Nyx, the Modern Event Deck and Jace v Vraska Duel Decks all drop, right? Jace vs. Vraska - March 14. Journey into Nyx - April 26 (May 2 Online) Modern Deck - May 30th Conspiracy - June 6 Vintage Masters - June 16 Magic 2015 - July 12 (July 18 Online) From the Vault: Annihilation - August 23 Basically every month, something drops.
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Feb 19, 2014 02:29
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Is there any information on M15 (like the new cards that will be in the set) yet?
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Feb 19, 2014 02:35
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PRADA SLUT posted:Is there any information on M15 (like the new cards that will be in the set) yet? Other than the community card, no. We still have another set and five montths to go, why would we already know what was in the set?
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Feb 19, 2014 02:36
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We know about the new frame I guess.
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Feb 19, 2014 03:24
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Tharizdun posted:Back when he played in my shop, Frank was the guy who'd take whatever meme of the week was trending ("Badger badger badger") and just run it into the loving ground. It's funny once, but he was like a living 9gag page. Yep, that just solidizes my hate for him. Why do people enjoy his content?
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Feb 19, 2014 03:39
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Where do I download the non beta mtgo client? because seriously gently caress that thing,only one I saw on their site was the beta version.
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Feb 19, 2014 03:42
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Chorocojo posted:Magic 2015 - July 12 Well happy loving birthday to me  Guess I'm getting a box for free!  Literally The Worst posted:Other than the community card, no. We still have another set and five montths to go, why would we already know what was in the set? Completely untrue. We also know Wall of Flame is in it!
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Feb 19, 2014 03:45
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Typically a bunch of the year's core set gets spoiled in the same year's version of Duel of the Planeswalkers video game, so we'll know more earlier than we would for most other sets.
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Feb 19, 2014 03:58
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MrBling posted:Can you reasonably expect Wizards to predict that GP Las Vegas would get almost double the amount of players of the previous biggest GP ever? Not that this matters towards the Modern or MMA argument, but yea they had absolutely no idea. Judges had to be begged to help at the event rather than play, and the staff included every Level 2+ judge in the Southwest region. The only reason they capped registration at 4500 is because the software handling the tournament was crashing when they tried simulating a 5,000 person tournament. Otherwise there was enough interest for maybe 6,000+ players.
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Feb 19, 2014 04:06
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Zoness posted:Your opponent sounds like a huge jerk from his narration and I'm sorry you had to play against that. Yeah I mean I'm okay with having UB mill being an unwinnable matchup since its a deck I'm most likely not going to play against. I actually played against him again the next day and I almost won game 2 with a Bolt Snapcaster Mage Bolt hand and Sakura Tribe Elder beatdown, but I accidentally chose Cryptic Counter Draw without thinking which made me lose by exactsies. Postboard against mill I have to side into a weird obstinate baloth wurmcoil engine ramp deck haha.
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Feb 19, 2014 04:19
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March MOCS promo is Lion's Eye Diamond. Magic Online Announcements February 18, 2014 
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Feb 19, 2014 04:29
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I'll never not love the story about how someone designed LED to be the shittiest card ever, and now it's the most widely-played card from that set (block?). I love it when plans hilariously backfire like that.
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Feb 19, 2014 04:43
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I'm guessing that art will be in Conspiracy or something? ^^
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Feb 19, 2014 04:44
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C-Euro posted:I'll never not love the story about how someone designed LED to be the shittiest card ever, and now it's the most widely-played card from that set (block?). I love it when plans hilariously backfire like that. Charlie Catino got off on that poo poo, according to Maro.
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Feb 19, 2014 04:50
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C-Euro posted:I'll never not love the story about how someone designed LED to be the shittiest card ever, and now it's the most widely-played card from that set (block?). I love it when plans hilariously backfire like that. I am pretty sure Cad Bloom and Enlightened Tutor and Flash were all in Mirage, but yeah LED being so good in ANT is awesome.
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Feb 19, 2014 04:51
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an skeleton posted:I'm guessing that art will be in Conspiracy or something? ^^ Lion's Eye Diamond is on the Reserved List, I think, so it won't be appearing in paper. They could definitely put that in Vintage Masters, though. Isn't LED like the most expensive card on MTGO?
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Feb 19, 2014 04:51
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an skeleton posted:I'm guessing that art will be in Conspiracy or something? ^^ No? They make new art for MODO card that will never be printed. It is on the reserve list.
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Feb 19, 2014 04:52
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Attorney at Funk posted:Lion's Eye Diamond is on the Reserved List, I think, so it won't be appearing in paper. They could definitely put that in Vintage Masters, though. Isn't LED like the most expensive card on MTGO? Force might beat it.
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Kinda want a high-res version of that art for proxies.
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