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Rinkles posted:Jace and Chandra look like cosplay dorks to me. Jace especially.  They're animes. Of course they look like cosplayers. Obscil fucked around with this message at 18:40 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Eeevil posted:Is being easy to cosplay as something that typically makes a character less popular? I don't like Jace's design much (nm the hair) and Chandra's just rather inoffensively generic. Doesn't mean they don't appeal to others. Obscil posted:
Was that an experiment for Wizards? Did it work? Rinkles fucked around with this message at 18:44 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Jul 4, 2014 18:42
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C-Euro posted:I like all the little artifacts peppered throughout the room. Also, I see Emrakul outside
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Jul 4, 2014 18:45
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Dungeon Ecology posted:Master of Predicaments: The wording on this card is pretty dubious. As it stands, the controlling player is under no obligation to reveal the chosen card. He or she may simply run out a card in their hand for free that does not match the opponent's prediction. I have a hunch that the game rules, floor rules, or both will be updated to reflect this. Probably something like "When a player chooses a card in a hidden zone and does not immediately reveal that card, the player must physically separate that card from the other cards in that zone for as long as the choice is relevant." Otherwise it would be too easy for a fast-fingered player (coffcoffLongcoff) to 'choose' the correct card.
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Jul 4, 2014 18:46
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The Japanese version of the Jace vs. Chandra duel decks featured anime styled art for Jace and Chandra. It was meant to tie in with a manga about the two character that was made. The manga was pretty bad from what I've heard. But, they have continued to make duel decks, just without the manga tie in. Although a later version of Jace also resembles an anime with his hair. So, I guess it didn't pan out. We may see them try something like that again, but so far those are the only two anime styled cards.
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Jul 4, 2014 18:48
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Sleepy Owl posted:I found a similar one a while ago I don't like Garruk here... he seems kind of small? Isn't Garruk bigger than Ajani?
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Jul 4, 2014 18:51
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How does the Hall of Fame ballot work? Looking through the list, there seems to be a number of players who were suspended at one time or another for cheating and such. I guess Wizards just doesn't care about that sort of thing?
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Jul 4, 2014 19:00
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qbert posted:How does the Hall of Fame ballot work? Looking through the list, there seems to be a number of players who were suspended at one time or another for cheating and such. I guess Wizards just doesn't care about that sort of thing? It doesn't exclude you from the hall of fame if that is what you are asking.
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Jul 4, 2014 19:08
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Rinkles posted:Was that an experiment for Wizards? Did it work? I don't know too much about it, but I have a friend who has both planeswalker cards. Sometimes just having the alt art and foreign language is enough for people to want them.
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Jul 4, 2014 19:21
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Sleepy Owl posted:I found a similar one a while ago This is my playmat. I want that Orlando one too. Tarngarth is holding a card for urza. Edit: probably cadaverous bloom
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Jul 4, 2014 19:23
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Sleepy Owl posted:I found a similar one a while ago Is there a website that makes custom playmats of anything despite copyright issues? Because I want that as a playmat. That or the art from that new white spell of the armored dude covered in magical shields
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Jul 4, 2014 19:34
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Molybdenum posted:This is my playmat. I want that Orlando one too. I was going to post this picture with the comment that one of our legacy regulars has this playmat. ... you're not him, are you?
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Jul 4, 2014 19:34
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I'd post this in the limited thread, but it seems more for current active formats and M15 still has a few weeks. Sol Malka is a local player and just posted this to the local facebook group about his opinion on M15. He's gone into Limited only for a while now, and I've only beat him once off the back of being a lucksac.Sol Malka posted:What a wretched set for Limited.
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Jul 4, 2014 19:42
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Nope. Built a burrito, haven't played it. They sell them on eBay periodically. "Get there games"; located in one of the Carolinas I think Edit: sorry "get some game" Molybdenum fucked around with this message at 19:47 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Count Bleck posted:Is there a website that makes custom playmats of anything despite copyright issues? http://www.getsomegame.com/catalog/custom_playmats-random_designs/an_old_walker_in_need/124937
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Jul 4, 2014 19:46
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minusX posted:I'd post this in the limited thread, but it seems more for current active formats and M15 still has a few weeks. Sol Malka is a local player and just posted this to the local facebook group about his opinion on M15. He's gone into Limited only for a while now, and I've only beat him once off the back of being a lucksac. Is it the same Sol Malka who made the original Rock back in like 1997? That's actually kind of cool that he still plays.
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minusX posted:I'd post this in the limited thread, but it seems more for current active formats and M15 still has a few weeks. Sol Malka is a local player and just posted this to the local facebook group about his opinion on M15. He's gone into Limited only for a while now, and I've only beat him once off the back of being a lucksac. His arguments seem a little faulty. Gravedigger is actually an uncommon, Mind Rot has always been a 23rd card, and Sign in Blood, though good, is still pretty even with Divination. Also I don't know what he has against Verdant Haven, which has always been solid. I'm most frightened of white, myself. Triplicate Spirits seems surprisingly close to Battle Screech, especially in a format with Raise the Alarm.
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Jul 4, 2014 19:58
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minusX posted:I'd post this in the limited thread, but it seems more for current active formats and M15 still has a few weeks. Sol Malka is a local player and just posted this to the local facebook group about his opinion on M15. He's gone into Limited only for a while now, and I've only beat him once off the back of being a lucksac. I think it looks fine. Some people want different things out of limited or may not like how design has changed. Design is much better now than it has been in a long time. Keep in mind, when one color looks to be very powerful, it is often correct to draft less powerful colors. If the meta/word on the street is "black is OP" then other colors are often open more, and you can pull together a better blue/X deck and beat the 2 or 3 people who are fighting for black cards in a pod. I think all colors/combinations have viable strategies. In a vacuum, black might be more powerful, but at a table with the packs you are picking from who knows?
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Elyv posted:Is it the same Sol Malka who made the original Rock back in like 1997? That's actually kind of cool that he still plays.
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I think he has the main point right (black looks strong, blue looks weak), but a lot of hyperbole in the mix. As mentioned, he's misreading Gravedigger and I think also overevaluating something like Mind Rot, and conveniently forgetting poor black common creature like Black Cat being there to eat up space. And honestly I'm interested to see how Unmake the Graves plays, because unlike Raise Dead it is an instant. Also the notion that lack of fixing is worrying is a bit strange. The best core set we've had so far is generally thought to be M13, and it had the grand total of Evolving Wilds and Farseek for the common fixing tools. Verdant haven doesn't replace Farseek for sure, but I don't see the fixing massively worse.
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minusX posted:I'd post this in the limited thread, but it seems more for current active formats and M15 still has a few weeks. Sol Malka is a local player and just posted this to the local facebook group about his opinion on M15. He's gone into Limited only for a while now, and I've only beat him once off the back of being a lucksac.
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His argument that difference in power level == poor draft environment is wrong. Draft formats are self correcting. If one colour is over powered, more players within a table will be picking cards from that colour and the power is distributed. You could make a sick white deck in M14 for example since everyone 'learned' to avoid white and you would get passed serra angels. It's all relative.
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Yeah I don't understand his harping on there being 'bad' mana-fixing in coreset limited of all sets. When has that ever been a focus in core sets, and having Evolving Wilds as a nice catch-all fixer available to all colors seems more than fine. Since when do core sets look to reliably support decks with more than 2 colors?
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Jul 4, 2014 21:15
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He says there are "two bounce spells with inherent card disadvantage" at common. Did he not even read Void Snare? Returning any nonland permanent for 1 mana is nuts, even if it's only at sorcery speed. And I noticed he utterly neglected to mention Welkin Tern, which is 2 flying power for 2 at common. And when has Blue ever gotten spells that reduce toughness at any time since Legends or The Dark? This guy sounds like the kind of guy who gets mad at apples for not being oranges.
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Jul 4, 2014 21:28
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Well I don't think Void Snare is much. Not being an instant loses it a ton of utility, as it is it pretty much is something you play only if your deck is really, really willing to trade card for tempo (Void Snare opponent blocker, develop your board). I'd much rather have Unsummon if given choice, being able to target non-land, non-creatures is generally less relevant. Into the Void at uncommon is nice though, always like multiple bounces. He didn't list Welkin Tern, because he clearly listed what he thought were weak/unplayable blue commons.
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Jul 4, 2014 21:37
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How can a thing look like a cosplayer if it only looks like itself ???
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Jul 4, 2014 21:38
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I always try to play the "bad" colours in a draft. Since people try to stick to archetypes hard in my LGS.
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Jul 4, 2014 21:47
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mcmagic posted:I will never cast one of those souls in a non limited format... They suck. Really? I think they're all underrated now. The big thing is that they're all 6/6 with a relevant ability for 6 mana and you can usually get 1-3 cards out of them from the graveyard. They're late game plays, sure, but that's never been that big of a black mark.
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for him to complain about M15 as a lovely draft environment and then end with I'll stick with Theros block drafts is  beyond belief
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Kasonic posted:How can a thing look like a cosplayer if it only looks like itself ??? For example, Garruk looks like a cosplayer. Garruk is 8'2" and 480 pounds. That guy at the table is a 15 year old wearing his weird uncle's bear rug on his shoulders. I think Jace looks fine, but I thought Chandra's hair is only supposed to be fiery when she's doing crazy pyromancer stuff? It makes it seem like a wig which supports Cosplayer.
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Either way, Jace looks shonen as gently caress. I'm waiting for him to give speeches about teamwork and friendship.
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Gensuki posted:I don't like Garruk here... he seems kind of small? Garruk's stupid huge: 7'10 and 450 lbs. Ajani is just a sizeable, overmuscled human at 6'6 and 250 lbs.
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Sleep of Bronze posted:Garruk's stupid huge: 7'10 and 450 lbs. Ajani is just a sizeable, overmuscled human at 6'6 and 250 lbs. ...I think you have those mixed up, also I checked his DotP bio thing and Garruk is listed at 8'2". Ajani is not in the game like that though... EDIT: oh, wait, the Ajani numbers are right and ajani is in the game like that. It's just calling ajani human threw me off... Gensuki fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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kingcobweb posted:Those $1 packs are cards that most places have trouble giving away. At CK, we'll throw 8k cards into the recycling bin at once. We don't give a gently caress about bulk that doesn't even sell as bulk. Our store sends junk to a local middle school. Kids make lovely decks with their free cards, then go to FNM and get stomped, then buy cards from the store. It's the perfect scheme. Swagger Dagger posted:I don't know why they reprinted Urborg but it makes me happy. This almost feels like a greatest hits of Magic Lore set. They didn't reprint Urborg. I wish they actually reprinted Urborg.
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Dr. Stab posted:They didn't reprint Urborg. I wish they actually reprinted Urborg. Is there any reason to do that? I can only think if we have another set where infect strategies are big and first strike is a bigger deal.
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Sleep of Bronze posted:Garruk's stupid huge: 7'10 and 450 lbs. Ajani is just a sizeable, overmuscled human at 6'6 and 250 lbs. Apparently the average male southern African lion is something like 6-8 feet long and 400 lbs. Ajani is smaller than an ordinary lion. It makes sense since he stands on 2 feet but that still seems weird to me.
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Dr. Stab posted:They didn't reprint Urborg. I wish they actually reprinted Urborg. I have good news for you. They did reprint it!   edit: oh, are we talking about literally Urborg? That would be a blast from the past. magicalblender fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Jul 4, 2014 |
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Jul 4, 2014 23:28
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magicalblender posted:I have good news for you. They did reprint it! 
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magicalblender posted:I have good news for you. They did reprint it! He means this: 
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How often do you think the wrong Urborg is going to be named when casting Pithing Needle on Modo to turn of an Underworld connections during super standard? (only case I could think of were this might realistically occur)
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