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tying together a few conversations last page, on Mirage / crazy good deals on product / rules confusion. The summer of Masques/Nemesis/Prophecy draft format (1999 or 2000) there was a video bootleg store near my local mall that also sold sealed boxes of random magic sets. Stuff like Fallen Empires, random core sets, plus whatever was in print. It was an extremely mixed bag. They ended up having a month or two where Mirage boxes were ~30-40 bucks each, and my friend bought as many as we could realistically afford at age 16, which was around 6-8 boxes. (I think it around ~30% of whatever the latest set booster box was priced at) We 2-4 person drafted Mirage for the rest of the summer and I have really fond memories of it. Especially drafting a lot of red for flanking, torch and Raging Spirit (as a hill giant it had a relevant body and there was a lot more protection from red running around back then). My friend was the local rules guru but it was within his range to speak authoritatively despite being totally wrong. For several weeks I was losing games due to him making plays such as: Melesse Spirit entering the battlefield, put the Protection from Black ability on the stack, and I'll respond by killing it with Dark Banishing This was due to a combination of us: - as really new tournament players, copying all the good players who seemed to say "respond" to basically everything. - taking "damage on the stack" to a completely illogical conclusion That summer of drafting appears to have costed 6 * ~$480 = $2880 and since this was before anything know that Lion's Eye Diamond was actually good, I think the most impactful thing we actually saved for ourself was random old arts of thing that were in standard at the time. Lurchington fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Nov 27, 2014 |
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The thing is, the actual wall is pretty nicely textured. Throw some tiny birds up in thy sky for scale, or maybe a tiny dude at the bottom looking up in awe, and you got yourself a decent piece of art. It's the wolf that destroys the whole work. It's flatly drawn like a quick pen sketch and has absolutely no relation to the wall itself. It's like one of those ridiculous wolves that pops into the music video for RiFF RAFF's PEPPERMiNt TiNT (most likely NSFW) also, only slightly related, did you guys see the Grand Prix playmat for San Antonio? 
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Nov 27, 2014 01:54
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I want like 10.
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Nov 27, 2014 02:38
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Bread Set Jettison posted:Bad art chat? those all own, sorry
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Nov 27, 2014 02:44
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Dungeon Ecology posted:also, only slightly related, did you guys see the Grand Prix playmat for San Antonio? Yeah, Daarken's had it up for a while now. Tarkir warriors as defenders of the Alamo. 
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Nov 27, 2014 02:56
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Is there a cheap way to get a set of planechase cards? I loved that mode in the 2013 steam game. Have they talked about doing another edition?
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Nov 27, 2014 03:07
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Erdos posted:Is there a cheap way to get a set of planechase cards? I loved that mode in the 2013 steam game. Have they talked about doing another edition? No one will sell those Plane cards at decent prices because, for the foreseeable future, they won't be reprinted. I used a random number generator to roll for a Plane, check the number against a list and then open that Plane up on Gatherer/magiccards.info last time I played and it worked well enough (though it does get a bit monotonous when you end up jumping every turn because one guy has all the power on this particular plane (We'll either leave Lethe Lake or I'll mill you out trying dammit!)). I've said it before in here and I'll say it again. Wizards really should sell supplemental stuff, like Planechase Plane cards, Planar Dice, Commanders Arsenal Life Counters, Spindowns, etc.. on their site.
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Nov 27, 2014 03:42
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What Magic-related things are you guys thankful for this year?  I'm thankful for cheap(-ish) decks like Rabble Red and Living End beating up in decks worth twice the sheer value, an I'm thankful for finding my copy of FTV:20 Berserk in a box under my bed after driving home from school for the holiday. One less $100+ card to obtain for Legacy Infect. One of many. 
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Nov 27, 2014 04:09
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I'm thankful for all the awesome blue cards printed this year saving me a bunch of money. Shout outs to stifle, misdirection, remand, dig through time, and treasure cruise. New eternal playable cards needs to happen more often!
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Nov 27, 2014 04:19
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bhsman posted:What Magic-related things are you guys thankful for this year? I'm thankful for the existence of Monastery Swiftspear, because it's a sweet card that makes many people irrationally angry to sit across from.
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Nov 27, 2014 04:23
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We get Eternal playable cards fairly consistently. It's just they're not always as obvious or as easily slotted as Dig/Cruise are. Unless you're just talking about Legacy in which case they come less frequently but we still see about 1 a year at least. Voice of Resurgence from Dragon's Maze, for instance, has made itself at home in Modern Birthing Pod lists (and in doing so has retained almost the entirety of it's price point from when it was in Standard). Thespian's Stage made Lands WAY better. Stormbreath Dragon has become an option for Modern Zoo (though I still think Thundermaw is generally better).
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Nov 27, 2014 04:33
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Cernunnos posted:Stormbreath Dragon has become an option for Modern Zoo (though I still think Thundermaw is generally better). Stormbreath is probably better just because it can't be targeted by the most common removal in modern. Path is so powerful that pro-white on a 4/4 flier with haste is just ridiculously good.
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Nov 27, 2014 04:52
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Count Bleck posted:Stormbreath is probably better just because it can't be targeted by the most common removal in modern. you can hit stormbreath with lightning bolt no problem
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Nov 27, 2014 04:55
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I'll happily accept 2 bolts in a trade for a stormbreath. The monstrosity ability has also been a thing in longer matches.
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Nov 27, 2014 04:59
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Cernunnos posted:Thespian's Stage made Lands WAY better. i'm pretty sure it was the legend rule change that did that. before that lands was a deck that tried to bore its opponent to death while it beats down with a 2/2 for a billion turns
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Bread Set Jettison posted:Bad art chat? But all of these are great?
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Nov 27, 2014 05:58
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Sleep of Bronze posted:Yeah, Daarken's had it up for a while now. Tarkir warriors as defenders of the Alamo. I wasn't all that excited when I first saw it. But now I'm happy with it. It grew on me over time.
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Nov 27, 2014 06:10
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Entropic posted:Along the same lines: Speaking of Walking Atlas, this is one of the coolest draft archetypes I've ever seen: http://www.mtgoacademy.com/simon-says-38-walk-this-way-zzw-draft/ Simon owns (and he pronounces his name like semen in his videos which always makes me chuckle. I'm so mature...)
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Erdos posted:Is there a cheap way to get a set of planechase cards? I loved that mode in the 2013 steam game. Have they talked about doing another edition? Do you want some of the cards for constructed, or do you just want the planes? Because if it's just for playing planechase I don't see why you can't just proxy them.
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rabidsquid posted:Do you want some of the cards for constructed, or do you just want the planes? Because if it's just for playing planechase I don't see why you can't just proxy them. Yeah, everyone I play with uses the app. I think the only actual physical cards I've ever seen were a whole deck that got sold to the store long before I worked there, and I sold it off to a regular about a month after I started. It was never seen or heard from again  I've always considered getting one as bling and just for that feeling of having a solid deck, but it so isn't that worth it imo
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Nov 27, 2014 10:32
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Planeschase was mostly fun but I hated those stupid planes which stopped anything from happening. Who thought giving everyone -5/+0 was a good idea 
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Erdos posted:Is there a cheap way to get a set of planechase cards? I loved that mode in the 2013 steam game. Have they talked about doing another edition? If you have an Android device, there's a free app called Magic Planes that can help you out. App has all the Planechase cards on a random cycle and lets you filter out any of the stupid cards at your leisure. Only problem is that it disables your phone from automaticly locking so it has a habit of draining the battery if you leave it on long enough. Pretty handy tool overall though.
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bhsman posted:What Magic-related things are you guys thankful for this year? Punishing Fire, because it's just a fair card. Also Night of Souls' Betrayal, because sometimes you resolve it with Red Blast backup and your opponent has just lost the game.
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Nov 27, 2014 16:21
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I'm thankful for efficiently costed creatures who can carry a gamestate after the last three you cast got countered or immediately removed. I have frequent need to have a singular efficient guy keep momentum going and having badasses like Polukranos or Stormbreath Dragon makes this possible.
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Nov 27, 2014 16:36
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Oh my god http://www.channelfireball.com/videos/channel-jacob-wilson-legacy-pirate-cruise/
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Nov 27, 2014 16:48
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Laopooh posted:Oh my god These are glorious. Definitely the best troll videos since the original. I love the rant about Primetime vs. Pirate Ship. That last game has to be so tilting. Do you know how bad it feels to have the Second Rite kill in hand and have your opponent scoop? Probably about as bad as being killed by Second Rite.
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Laopooh posted:Oh my god I hope these two keep making videos like this forever. They need to figure out a troll deck for Standard.
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Nov 27, 2014 17:45
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So why aren't we talking about Bertoncheaty's "Apology"? He also deleted his twitter, I believe?
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Count Bleck posted:So why aren't we talking about Bertoncheaty's "Apology"? He can gently caress himself.
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I guess it's cool if he's actually sincere, but based on everything we know about him, it would make the most sense if he's just going through the motions for another chance to get away with cheating in sanctioned events.
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Nov 27, 2014 19:11
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First Bass posted:Yeah, everyone I play with uses the app. I think the only actual physical cards I've ever seen were a whole deck that got sold to the store long before I worked there, and I sold it off to a regular about a month after I started. It was never seen or heard from again What app is it? I couldn't find anything, and googling revealed a post about wizards removing some homebrew plane chase apps from the iOS store.
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Nov 27, 2014 19:18
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So is there a psychological disorder that makes people cheat similar to compulsive liars and kleptomaniacs? If so, is Alex being treated for it?
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Erdos posted:What app is it? I couldn't find anything, and googling revealed a post about wizards removing some homebrew plane chase apps from the iOS store. The app in question is Android-only, IIRC
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Ableist Kinkshamer posted:I guess it's cool if he's actually sincere, but based on everything we know about him, it would make the most sense if he's just going through the motions for another chance to get away with cheating in sanctioned events. He's won countless tens of thousands of dollars cheating why would he be sorry
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Chill la Chill posted:So is there a psychological disorder that makes people cheat similar to compulsive liars and kleptomaniacs? If so, is Alex being treated for it? I don't think compulsive liars routinely game for thousands and thousands of dollars.
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Nov 27, 2014 20:29
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bhsman posted:The app in question is Android-only, IIRC https://play.google.com/store/apps/...KeQGY6xaYHqgJAB
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Nov 27, 2014 20:43
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Chill la Chill posted:So is there a psychological disorder that makes people cheat similar to compulsive liars and kleptomaniacs? If so, is Alex being treated for it? Iirc he's offering private mtg coaching now
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the only player who uses misdirection than bertoncini is menendian
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Mortimer posted:Iirc he's offering private mtg coaching now Wow I thought the blind leading the blind business model was only the purview of the MRA and PUA. E: I bet their resident magician who can wow dupes with street magic parlor tricks is better too Chill la Chill fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Nov 27, 2014 |
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