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AgentSythe posted:I've been thinking about getting into MTGO. However, I've heard from a fair amount of prominent players about the awfulness of the beta client. Is that thing due to be forced upon the community soon? Is it fine to start now and hope they fix that? You can download the client and play the free trial without creating an account. You get the same account no matter when you sign up. You could try it now, and if it's not worth it, don't put any money into it. You could check it out in a year and make an account then. You won't have missed out on anything. Applebees fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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ScarletBrother posted:First rare was a Revised Serra Angel. Yup I'm old. Not to say you didn't get it in your rare slot because misprints and collation errors were pretty common back then, but Serra was an uncommon. You could just as easily got something super underwhelming in your rare slot and forgot about it because there were a shitload of forgettable rares back then.
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Apr 30, 2014 02:05
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Promoted Pawn posted:Not to say you didn't get it in your rare slot because misprints and collation errors were pretty common back then, but Serra was an uncommon. You could just as easily got something super underwhelming in your rare slot and forgot about it because there were a shitload of forgettable rares back then. It sure felt like a rare. It was probably Thoughtlace or some such poo poo.
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Apr 30, 2014 02:19
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Count me among the people that do not know their first rare. I started "playing" Magic when I was in 6th grade (around Ice Age) and had no idea about rarity because they didn't give any indication on the card. I vaguely remember Shivan Dragon and Force of Nature being big chase cards, but the first card I ever chased was Phil Foglio's Goblin King. Man, I still love his goofy-looking art.
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Apr 30, 2014 02:37
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vOv posted:It annoys me more than it should that the Un cards on Gatherer don't have updated rules text. Un cards have no Oracle text. Still, Rosewater will occasionally answer Un-set rules questions in Blogatog.
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Apr 30, 2014 02:44
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ScarletBrother posted:It sure felt like a rare. This is true. It was the best creature all the way up until Morphling was printed. Promoted Pawn fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Apr 30, 2014 |
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Apr 30, 2014 02:46
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Dungeon Ecology posted:Count me among the people that do not know their first rare. I started "playing" Magic when I was in 6th grade (around Ice Age) and had no idea about rarity because they didn't give any indication on the card. I vaguely remember Shivan Dragon and Force of Nature being big chase cards, but the first card I ever chased was Phil Foglio's Goblin King. Goblin King was among one of the first cards I ever did chase as well, and this was back before goblins really took off around the time of Onslaught and not just as a few pieces you'd put into a Sligh deck. It was a Fifth Edition copy, which had the Phil Foglio art. I'd be using it in my Goblin EDH deck, but my brother got me a Beta Goblin King just recently as a birthday gift, so I'm obligated to rock it old school. Bring back Phil Foglio's goofy art. Though I will say that I enjoy the goblin art of Wayne Reynolds. Lots of fun stuff.
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Apr 30, 2014 02:51
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My first rare (that I remember) was a Jester's Cap from Ice Age. That thing was awesome.  I remember the guy who taught me how to play trying to scam one off of another new player but I butted in and said something about how cool the cap was and the other guy backed out of the lopsided trade.
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Apr 30, 2014 02:53
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I can't remember my first rare either, since my introduction to the game was my cousin giving me his boxes full of old cards he didn't want anymore. I clearly remember pulling a Wrath of God out of a fifth edition pack pretty early on, but I couldn't tell you what the actual first thing I opened was.
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Apr 30, 2014 02:55
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My first rare that I remember was a Rathi Dragon, although I think I got a Vhati il-Dal in the same starter deck which ended up being my favourite magic card ever. Rathi Dragon was particularly bullshit in a set with Common Lotus Petals, as one of my friends learned a year ago when I got back into the game after quitting when Stronghold came out. Turns out a 5/5 flyer hitting the field on turn two can be hard to deal with.
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Apr 30, 2014 03:53
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My first ever rare was Stormbind, with a Zuran Orb in the same pack. I have playsets of both now, but I still recognize my firsts from their patina alone. I still remember splashing red in my first deck (green with elves for some ramp) to play Stormbind, plus activation costs on Shambling Strider.
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Apr 30, 2014 04:26
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So... how often do people actually redeem their MTGO cards for real cards? Obviously it probably doesn't make sense from a pure "Buy online cards and redeem them for real cards" perspective, since somebody would be making a killing at that. But if I'm going to be playing mostly drafts anyway, how rarely does something like that happen?
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Apr 30, 2014 05:03
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So they're doing 0 ticket events for MTGO that pay out in real prizes. The catch? Sometimes you'll be kicked out of games or your clock will be manipulated on purpose. http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/1483
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Apr 30, 2014 05:13
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GonSmithe posted:So they're doing 0 ticket events for MTGO that pay out in real prizes. The catch? Sometimes you'll be kicked out of games or your clock will be manipulated on purpose.
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Apr 30, 2014 05:17
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I am honestly interested in that, but I haven't played MODO since the beta tests back in 01-02. Is it worth bringing my account back to play formats that I missed?
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Apr 30, 2014 05:23
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Jonked posted:So... how often do people actually redeem their MTGO cards for real cards? Obviously it probably doesn't make sense from a pure "Buy online cards and redeem them for real cards" perspective, since somebody would be making a killing at that. But if I'm going to be playing mostly drafts anyway, how rarely does something like that happen? After drafting/sealed a whole lot during scars block I redeemed the whole lot for Scars, Besieged and New Phyrexia. I can't say I regret it. It required a little bit of trading to get the last few mythics, but I got most of the more expensive ones through sealed/draft.
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Apr 30, 2014 05:52
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GonSmithe posted:So they're doing 0 ticket events for MTGO that pay out in real prizes. The catch? Sometimes you'll be kicked out of games or your clock will be manipulated on purpose. So its like normal then?
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Apr 30, 2014 06:09
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Bugsy posted:So its like normal then? Wizards is actually really good about compensating over client issues / bugs. I've sent in like five reimbursement requests over the past couple years and I've never had any issues getting refunds of inputs. Obviously not relevant here given this is free, but that's kind of the point.
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Apr 30, 2014 06:16
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My first rare was Beast Walkers 
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Apr 30, 2014 06:22
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Bugsy posted:So its like normal then? I've always received compensation for issues within 24 hours throughout three or so years of using modo so I wouldn't go with normal really.
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Apr 30, 2014 06:24
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Zorak posted:Wizards is actually really good about compensating over client issues / bugs. I've sent in like five reimbursement requests over the past couple years and I've never had any issues getting refunds of inputs. I've gotten much, much more than 5. Just chiming in to say that.
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Apr 30, 2014 06:56
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Is MODO down right now? I was in a daily and noticed I was likely disconnected, and now I can't log back in. Can't seem to get the Wizards website to open either.
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Apr 30, 2014 07:32
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redux posted:Is MODO down right now? I was in a daily and noticed I was likely disconnected, and now I can't log back in. Can't seem to get the Wizards website to open either. Works fine for me, it's probably you. If this happens in the future, use downforeveryoneorjustme.com.
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Apr 30, 2014 07:39
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redux posted:Is MODO down right now? I was in a daily and noticed I was likely disconnected, and now I can't log back in. Can't seem to get the Wizards website to open either. What error is it giving you? It's possible you may have to repair your client.
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Apr 30, 2014 07:51
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It was saying it was checking for updates, waited a long time, then failed. It just came back up though, seems like it hit quite a few people so it wasn't just me.
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Apr 30, 2014 08:04
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These free events finally pushed me into signing up for MTGO. I'm only going to play pauper and draft every now and then, because I'm way too broke to be buying the same cards twice, but it seems pretty much guaranteed I'll make my  back off the free events.
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Apr 30, 2014 11:19
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Rollie the Guar posted:These free events finally pushed me into signing up for MTGO. I'm only going to play pauper and draft every now and then, because I'm way too broke to be buying the same cards twice, but it seems pretty much guaranteed I'll make my I mean, I wouldn't count on that being the case.
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Jonked posted:So... how often do people actually redeem their MTGO cards for real cards? Obviously it probably doesn't make sense from a pure "Buy online cards and redeem them for real cards" perspective, since somebody would be making a killing at that. But if I'm going to be playing mostly drafts anyway, how rarely does something like that happen? Dealers at least all the time, there's always MTGO redemption boxes on Ebay. Last time I looked 6months or so there were still Time spiral boxes.
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Apr 30, 2014 13:06
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GonSmithe posted:So they're doing 0 ticket events for MTGO that pay out in real prizes. The catch? Sometimes you'll be kicked out of games or your clock will be manipulated on purpose. If I read that correctly, the Shadowmoor sealed events are not phantom? So even if Worth randomly boots you from the event, you still get the cards? Sounds cool to me.
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Apr 30, 2014 13:34
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Snacksmaniac posted:When do those open for "sign up" quote:While these events don't get started until Saturday, entry will open on Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at 2:00 PM PDT. Hop in the queue and secure your spot!
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Apr 30, 2014 15:11
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My first pack rare was Transcendence. 
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Apr 30, 2014 15:20
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Night Danger Moose posted:My first pack rare was Transcendence. I think that was my first or second Torment rare. I always wondered what would happen if you had another "can't lose the game" effect in play and went over 20 life with that. quote:If your life total is 20 or more and you control an effect that states "you can't lose the game", then an infinite loop is formed. If neither player wants to end the loop by removing one of these two cards from the battlefield, the game ends in a draw. This sounds like a dumb EDH idea I should attempt.
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Apr 30, 2014 15:46
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Is there a good "gently caress it let's try modo okay what do I do" guide?
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Apr 30, 2014 15:48
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Mortimer posted:Is there a good "gently caress it let's try modo okay what do I do" guide? Same here. I want to buy MODO for this but I am intimidated by it's controls.
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Apr 30, 2014 15:51
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GonSmithe posted:So they're doing 0 ticket events for MTGO that pay out in real prizes. The catch? Sometimes you'll be kicked out of games or your clock will be manipulated on purpose. I'm not sure how to feel about this other than probably angry if this happens to me and I'm actually doing well for once.
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Apr 30, 2014 15:53
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Samael posted:Same here. I want to buy MODO for this but I am intimidated by it's controls. Its honestly not that difficult. I only picked up MODO a month or two ago, so I've never even used the older client. The Beta works fine for me.
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Apr 30, 2014 16:27
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Angry Grimace posted:Its honestly not that difficult. I only picked up MODO a month or two ago, so I've never even used the older client. The Beta works fine for me. Can you still download the older client? I really don't want to use the beta one.
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Apr 30, 2014 16:31
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The actual gameplay in the Beta is fine, but it has weird annoying issues in how the tournament screens work. E.g. it will show everyone being in game 1 of their round even when you're only waiting on one pair, and there's no way to close the game screen after your game is done.
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Samael posted:Same here. I want to buy MODO for this but I am intimidated by it's controls. Just keep your finger hovered over F6 to pass the through all the useless priority checks and "OKs". If you tap it by mistake and want to have checks again, to counter a spell or play a second main, then hit F3. Everything else is pretty point-n-click.
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