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I mean, you can have people who explode and do horrible things over (again, comparatively) petty issues. That's a character you can have in your work of fiction. It's a type of personality that exists. It just might be a warning sign if it's the main guy with whom you want a significant portion of your target demographic to identify, though. Which again is sort of what you're saying.
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My girlfriend and I are building our favourite old standard decks. Hers is INN era R/B zombies, and mine is INN/RTR predator ooze aggro. They even work as duel decks in a pinch since they play well against eachother. We also built vampire vs werewolf duel decks (mono black vs R/G) which are pretty great against eachother as well. So just make your own duel decks I guess. Sidebar: what does everybody think will be the best colour combo for pre-release next weekend? I'm thinking w/g or w/u. But I do love all that lack removal and red burn.....
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Mar 15, 2015 08:41
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White gets some pretty good removal of its own, though. Silkwrap is a conditional Journey to Nowhere, Pacifism is incredibly good vs big fat idiots (who dominate Sealed as a rule), and there's even that Divine Verdict that also bolsters. Plus there's the dragon-slayer megamorph and Radiant Purge as potential rares, along with the B/R hate card. I've freed up my weekend, so I might try and make it to all five prereleases for this one. 
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Mar 15, 2015 09:46
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Nomadic Scholar posted:I don't know if I should feel bad for getting that joke. And as for my dumb post.... Dope joke
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Mar 15, 2015 09:48
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Having an efficient answer to all the flying threats in the format at common seems pretty huge.
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Mar 15, 2015 10:04
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goferchan posted:Yup, no reason it wouldn't. When a card refers to its own name in its text in that way ("Thunderbreak Regent deals...") it means itself, or "this copy of the card". A spell targeted at a dragon you control triggers the activated ability individually on each copy of the card you have out. Thanks, i was misremembering how it was stated on the card.
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Mar 15, 2015 10:37
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I think it's always worth remembering when looking at Wizards in your face simplistic storytelling that the core demographic for the game is teens who hoover up poo poo like twilight, bad anime and Doctor Who like it's going out of fashion. Lilliana is literally walking down a dark path in the new art.
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Mar 15, 2015 11:26
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Spiderdrake posted:That Jace origin is one of those things where you wish your million dollar game had a little more self-control with the stories. 
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Mar 15, 2015 13:12
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I thought the average age of magic players was the 18-24 or older range now? From the same demo info as the 38% female stats.
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Mar 15, 2015 13:13
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Spiderdrake posted:You ever considered a map of a given Magic plane? The city of guilds has like, six landmarks tops. 100 miles is how big these places are. Tarkir has a single river!
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Mar 15, 2015 13:52
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Skyl3lazer posted:I thought the average age of magic players was the 18-24 or older range now? From the same demo info as the 38% female stats. I fail to see how that invalidates AceClown's point. Those are exactly the kinds of people who a) have a job and b) can then spend all their income on stupid, worthless fanshit. It's why there are so many poo poo fan service skeezy anime out there. They're all competing for that sad, lonely otaku dollar.
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Mar 15, 2015 14:01
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Skyl3lazer posted:I thought the average age of magic players was the 18-24 or older range now? From the same demo info as the 38% female stats. I'm pretty sure that 38% female stat wasn't in answer to "do you play Magic?", but some kind of "have you ever heard of Magic?" brand recognition question. I'd believe that of the people who said yes, 38% of them were female, but I have a really hard time believing they all play, kitchen table or not.
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PhyrexianLibrarian posted:I'm pretty sure that 38% female stat wasn't in answer to "do you play Magic?", but some kind of "have you ever heard of Magic?" brand recognition question. I'd believe that of the people who said yes, 38% of them were female, but I have a really hard time believing they all play, kitchen table or not. Like I've been saying, imagine the kind of person who'd say yes to "do you play scrabble?" Tons of Magic players know the rules vaguely and own one Magic deck that they occasionally play. The kind of player dedicated enough to post online about Magic is decidedly in the minority.
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Mar 15, 2015 16:27
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I can believe that 38% of players are female because it's not the 80's anymore grandpa
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forbidden lesbian posted:I can believe that 38% of players are female because it's not the 80's anymore grandpa Back in my day we mocked females, because for some reason we can't fathom the fact that WOMEN can play a CARD GAME 'designed' for MEN. Oh wait no we still do that because human beings are permanently stuck in the pedantic children phase.
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Mar 15, 2015 17:22
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Count Bleck posted:Back in my day we mocked females, because for some reason we can't fathom the fact that WOMEN can play a CARD GAME 'designed' for MEN. For all the proof of this you'll ever need, just watch SCG's Twitch whenever a moderately attractive girl is on screen. Then watch people's responses to getting timed out. I've had to block entirely to many people using the term "SJW" unironically.
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Mar 15, 2015 17:37
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suicidesteve posted:For all the proof of this you'll ever need, just watch SCG's Twitch whenever a moderately attractive girl is on screen. Then watch people's responses to getting timed out. I've had to block entirely to many people using the term "SJW" unironically. I still don't understand why they brought the chat back.
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Mar 15, 2015 18:02
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Kyrosiris posted:I still don't understand why they brought the chat back. That sweet :5bux: they for subscribers. Except twitch takes half of of it.
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Mar 15, 2015 18:22
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suicidesteve posted:For all the proof of this you'll ever need, just watch SCG's Twitch whenever a moderately attractive girl is on screen. Then watch people's responses to getting timed out. I've had to block entirely to many people using the term "SJW" unironically. I remember when SJW used to mean people who said one of their headmates was an infant so they can't be expected to do anything even resembling adult behavior on a consistent basis. Now it's used when someone says sexualized violence is bad. 
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Mar 15, 2015 18:23
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Orange Fluffy Sheep posted:I remember when SJW used to mean people who said one of their headmates was an infant so they can't be expected to do anything even resembling adult behavior on a consistent basis. Now it's used when someone says sexualized violence is bad. I'm pretty sure it's still the first one
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TheKingofSprings posted:I'm pretty sure it's still the first one It's not. Oh god it's not.
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Mar 15, 2015 19:07
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i thought it was applied to people like that one SCG writer who got fired cause he wanted to kill everybody related to gamergate
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dragon enthusiast posted:i thought it was applied to people like that one SCG writer who got fired cause he wanted to kill everybody related to gamergate  E: I found this in some random article and holy gently caress why did I scroll down to the comments TheKingofSprings fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Mar 15, 2015 |
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So apparently James Fazzolari (zemanjaski in twitch, apparently active in reddit/MTGS also), who has written some CFB articles too during the past year, got DQd for cheating in GP Auckland. Word is he was caught by judge trying to manifest Whisperwood Elemental from his lap. Good to hear classic Mike Long style is still alive.
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Mar 15, 2015 20:09
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dragon enthusiast posted:i thought it was applied to people like that one SCG writer who got fired cause he wanted to kill everybody related to gamergate   I think someone in here made this shortly after the card was spoiled.
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Edit: ^^^^ This is my favorite thing. Kyrosiris posted:I still don't understand why they brought the chat back. It was always there on mobile, it was free, and it was infinitely better. dragon enthusiast posted:i thought it was applied to people like that one SCG writer who got fired cause he wanted to kill everybody related to gamergate It's pretty much used for anyone who defends women for any reason. Telling people to quit being neanderthals who chant "girl" whenever one shows up on screen? SJW.
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dragon enthusiast posted:i thought it was applied to people like that one SCG writer who got fired cause he wanted to kill everybody related to gamergate I think it's like the way people use the casual vs. tryhard spectrum. Everyone who cares less/is worse at a game than me is a dumb casual, and everyone who cares more/is better than me is a greasy fedora-wearing nerd. Right? It's all relative to my opinions/positions, because of course I am the center around which the universe is defined. 
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Lunsku posted:So apparently James Fazzolari (zemanjaski in twitch, apparently active in reddit/MTGS also), who has written some CFB articles too during the past year, got DQd for cheating in GP Auckland. Word is he was caught by judge trying to manifest Whisperwood Elemental from his lap. Good to hear classic Mike Long style is still alive. I would be totally fine with lifetime bans for cheating in the cases of people who have an established public presence within the game (folks who contribute to gaming/strategy sites with written or podcast content, for instance). I could care less when some anonymous grinder or PT hopeful gets caught trying to pull off some dumb cheat, but when it's someone who has a place within the larger community and is out there addressing large audiences of Magic players on a regular basis, I have absolutely no sympathy. Get hosed, man.
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MiddleEastBeast posted:I would be totally fine with lifetime bans for cheating in the cases of people who have an established public presence within the game (folks who contribute to gaming/strategy sites with written or podcast content, for instance). At the very least they sure as hell shouldn't be writing articles after that
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Turn left thread nooooooo
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Lunsku posted:So apparently James Fazzolari (zemanjaski in twitch, apparently active in reddit/MTGS also), who has written some CFB articles too during the past year, got DQd for cheating in GP Auckland. Word is he was caught by judge trying to manifest Whisperwood Elemental from his lap. Good to hear classic Mike Long style is still alive. Put Mike Long in the hall of fame
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I just had an opponent scoop because he Scapeshifted, which made my heart skip a beat because I thought I was at 18, but I was at 20. He had 7 lands in play and is at 5 life. He does his thing and tells me he is going to distribute 3 of his 6 triggers of valakut onto Master of the Pearl Trident, Merrow Rejerery, and Kira, Great Glass Spinner. "So the three on my creatures get countered and I take 9 and go down to 11?" What? How? "Kira." He reads it and scoops. Is it wrong to feel bad because my opponent punted and it's pretty much the reason he loses?
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Mercury Crusader posted:Put Mike Long in the hall of fame Mike long was actually a pretty good player, even without the cheating, it's just that a lot of people remember him for the cheating that it gives him a bad rep.
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Count Bleck posted:I just had an opponent scoop because he Scapeshifted, which made my heart skip a beat because I thought I was at 18, but I was at 20. He had 7 lands in play and is at 5 life. Not really. You take wins any way you can get them.
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Count Bleck posted:I just had an opponent scoop because he Scapeshifted, which made my heart skip a beat because I thought I was at 18, but I was at 20. He had 7 lands in play and is at 5 life. It's not your fault he didn't read the card
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One of the best things about playing merfolk is making scapeshift and burn deal the full 20 to you. Also, Kira owns.
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Count Bleck posted:Is it wrong to feel bad because my opponent punted and it's pretty much the reason he loses?
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Count Bleck posted:Is it wrong to feel bad because my opponent punted and it's pretty much the reason he loses? You didn't do anything wrong, so you shouldn't feel bad that he hosed up. It's fine to feel bad FOR him, though. I'd definitely be cringing inwardly there.
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JerryLee posted:I think it's like the way people use the casual vs. tryhard spectrum. Everyone who cares less/is worse at a game than me is a dumb casual, and everyone who cares more/is better than me is a greasy fedora-wearing nerd. Right?
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Magic Übermensch Gfab continues his rein of terror over the GP circuit. Another top 8, this time in limited so I got to see him playing something other than Sultai.
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