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What does entry in the Magic hall of fame get you? Invitations to the Pro Tour?
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Jun 29, 2017 19:07
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Star Man posted:What does entry in the Magic hall of fame get you? Invitations to the Pro Tour? You get an invitation and a chunk of change for showing up. Appearance fees are how pros are living minimum wage lives.
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Jun 29, 2017 19:08
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TheChirurgeon posted:lol imagine caring about who goes into the "Magic the gathering 'hall of fame'" and what people say about it I hope Pikula gets in because he's a chill dude and Magic isn't the only thing in his life.
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Jun 29, 2017 19:09
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The concept of the HoF including active players still kind of  s me
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Jun 29, 2017 19:15
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Sickening posted:You get an invitation and a chunk of change for showing up. As an HoF member, you have a standing invite to all PTs. You get airfare to one per year, generally the one where that year's induction ceremony is held. I think appearance fees are only for diamond/gold pros now, which you may or may not also have depending on if you're still active. Or they're at the very most they're now totally minimal.
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Jun 29, 2017 19:16
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Mezzanon posted:I hope Pikula gets in because he's a chill dude and Magic isn't the only thing in his life. The importance he places in his successes and failures in magic came off really weird in that doc wotc funded.
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Jun 29, 2017 19:20
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little munchkin posted:it's actually really important to celebrate the people who got so good at a children's card game that they managed to get paid minimum wage for it Yeah man, gently caress people who care about poo poo. Better to be a cynical bastard and just sneer at everyone! Seriously, what the gently caress? Sure, it's silly, but people care about this - just let them have this one thing.
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Jun 29, 2017 19:22
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I looked it up: http://magic.wizards.com/en/content/hall-fame-top-players-coverage-events You get: Hall of Fame benefits posted:Each Hall of Fame member will receive (1) an invitation to each Pro Tour tournament, (2) a $1500 appearance fee at the Pro Tour in which the member participates and at which the Hall of Fame induction ceremony takes place, (3) a $250 appearance fee at the World Magic Cup tournament in which the member participates, (4) a third-round bye at each individual-format Grand Prix in which the member participates, (5) an invitation to Nationals in the country designated by the member's Nationality, (6) a first-round bye at Nationals, (7) complimentary sleep-in special at each Grand Prix (when available), and (8) 35 QPs on Magic Online on the third Wednesday of each month. Also, if you get anything like an appearance fee for being a platinum-level player, you will receive both your hall of fame and platinum appearance fees.
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Jun 29, 2017 19:28
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Jenx posted:Yeah man, gently caress people who care about poo poo. Better to be a cynical bastard and just sneer at everyone! it's fine if you want to use it as a positive thing but if it's an excuse to get into twitter slapfights then lol get over yourself with this protecting the sanctity of hasbro's marketing campaign
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Jun 29, 2017 19:42
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My opponent duressed me and I had Gideon, Ally of Zendikar and Elspeth, Knight-Errant in my hand. He took Gideon, but I think that was wrong choice - agree or disagree? (I was playing somewhat generic W/B in cube)
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Jun 29, 2017 19:49
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Was Holdout Settlement really too out of flavor? e: it even has devastation in the flavor text!
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Jun 29, 2017 19:53
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Pontius Pilate posted:Was Holdout Settlement really too out of flavor? Holdout Settlement wouldn't be a desert, otherwise I'd agree with you
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Jun 29, 2017 19:57
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Marketing New Brain posted:Holdout Settlement wouldn't be a desert, otherwise I'd agree with you Oh right forgot that was a thing. At least deserts seem better supported than gates. besides maze's end turbo fog
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Jun 29, 2017 20:00
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Unrelated, but I think that card has legitimately solid flavor text, which is a nice change
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Jun 29, 2017 20:05
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Angry Grimace posted:My opponent duressed me and I had Gideon, Ally of Zendikar and Elspeth, Knight-Errant in my hand. He took Gideon, but I think that was wrong choice - agree or disagree? (I was playing somewhat generic W/B in cube) It seems right to me. Elspeth's tokens are smaller and using her other mode only hits for 4 a turn. Gideon makes 2/2s and attacks for 5. So even with Elspeth's most damaging modes being used against Gideon's least damaging modes, Gideon out-damages her after 3 turns while also having 2 other, better abilities.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:08
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suicidesteve posted:It seems right to me. Elspeth's ability works immediately if you have a creature and giving the target evasion is almost overpowered. Elspeth is a better card, the only real monkey wrench is that the opponent has a Bitterblossom out. The Tokens can block whatever I give flying to, but they can also just block Gideon. They can't block his tokens, but its not an empty board, I have several creatures out and a Grave Titan in hand. Angry Grimace fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Jun 29, 2017 |
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Jun 29, 2017 20:11
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Gideon is definitely a better card than Elspeth unless you have a large creature that can be chumped/gangblocked easily. E:  reminds me of pelakka wurm Elyv fucked around with this message at 20:18 on Jun 29, 2017 |
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Jun 29, 2017 20:13
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little munchkin posted:it's fine if you want to use it as a positive thing but if it's an excuse to get into twitter slapfights then lol get over yourself with this protecting the sanctity of hasbro's marketing campaign It's less about the HoF and more about MaRo being an idiot.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:18
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Personally, I think the desert subtheme is well designed and I look forward to playing with them
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Jun 29, 2017 20:28
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sit on my Facebook posted:Personally, I think the desert subtheme is well designed and I look forward to playing with them You'll think that until you draft durdly deserts that come into play tapped and your opponents attack you with exert guys and afflict guys and the game is over by the time you do anything with deserts
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Jun 29, 2017 20:30
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Angry Grimace posted:Elspeth's ability works immediately if you have a creature and giving the target evasion is almost overpowered. Elspeth is a better card, the only real monkey wrench is that the opponent has a Bitterblossom out. The Tokens can block whatever I give flying to, but they can also just block Gideon. They can't block his tokens, but its not an empty board, I have several creatures out and a Grave Titan in hand. Honestly he could have also been scared of Gideon's emblem, which isn't nothing, especially since you said you had a bunch of creatures out at the time.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:31
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sit on my Facebook posted:Personally, I think the desert subtheme is well designed and I look forward to playing with them The Desert mechanics are the high point of design for this set, which is kind of sad.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:31
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I'm not looking forward to drafting this set tbh and it's pretty anemic on constructed staples but by god am I making a Grixis control deck and playing Nichol Bolas.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:32
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ThePeavstenator posted:I'm not looking forward to drafting this set tbh and it's pretty anemic on constructed staples but by god am I making a Grixis control deck and playing Nichol Bolas. If the pre-order prices are any indication, people aren't very hyped for the set either.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:35
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Ditching blocks was probably the right move IMO. The most fun part of a set is the early-to-middle stages of its life-cycle and now we'll get to draft 3x new formats every 3 months.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:41
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Elyv posted:Unrelated, but I think that card has legitimately solid flavor text, which is a nice change Besides the fact that they wrote paused and then had the vizier's quote have two additional pauses on top of it. Whatever other failings this set has had, I've really enjoyed the flavor though.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:42
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Yeah, the disaster movie thing feels good. I just wish it wasn't squirreled away in the small set. I'm personally not too keen on the deserts. They feel like a surefire way to really gently caress over your mana for kinda marginal benefits.
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Jun 29, 2017 20:51
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sit on my Facebook posted:Personally, I think the desert subtheme is well designed and I look forward to playing with them Nice troll post
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Jun 29, 2017 21:00
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80s James Hetfield posted:Nice troll post My new gimmick is going to be Relentlessly Positive MtG Poster because I'm pretty sure that no one's ever done it before
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Jun 29, 2017 21:04
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sit on my Facebook posted:My new gimmick is going to be Relentlessly Positive MtG Poster because I'm pretty sure that no one's ever done it before lol, this would be awesome
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Jun 29, 2017 21:10
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sit on my Facebook posted:My new gimmick is going to be Relentlessly Positive MtG Poster because I'm pretty sure that no one's ever done it before maybe if wizards of the coast would reprint calciform pools and give us a decent horned turtle
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Jun 29, 2017 21:11
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sit on my Facebook posted:My new gimmick is going to be Relentlessly Positive MtG Poster because I'm pretty sure that no one's ever done it before 
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Jun 29, 2017 21:17
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sit on my Facebook posted:My new gimmick is going to be Relentlessly Positive MtG Poster because I'm pretty sure that no one's ever done it before There was that one guy that kept posting about how all the revealed cards would go into different edh decks.
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Jun 29, 2017 21:17
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the "this will go great in my meltabrod, the eternal rat king edh deck" meme was unfunny but only because he never really went to the proper lengths to come up with distressingly stupid decks. it was too low effort
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Jun 29, 2017 21:19
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rabidsquid posted:the "this will go great in my meltabrod, the eternal rat king edh deck" meme was unfunny but only because he never really went to the proper lengths to come up with distressingly stupid decks. it was too low effort The joke is super low ceiling.
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Jun 29, 2017 21:21
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Chill la Chill posted:There was that one guy that kept posting about how all the revealed cards would go into different edh decks. Yeah, all of the standard griping is really making my EDH blood sing.
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Jun 29, 2017 21:21
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rabidsquid posted:maybe if wizards of the coast would reprint calciform pools and give us a decent horned turtle What, is Dune Beetle not good enough for you???
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Jun 29, 2017 21:23
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Some Numbers posted:What, is Dune Beetle not good enough for you??? its too mana efficient and the wrong color. sea gate oracle didnt have enough toughness to be a horned turtle but it approaches peak horned turtle design
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Jun 29, 2017 21:25
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Brian Gottlieb (I think I've heard about him before) is the new GAM co-host.
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Jun 29, 2017 21:28
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sit on my Facebook posted:My new gimmick is going to be Relentlessly Positive MtG Poster because I'm pretty sure that no one's ever done it before But if you can make to do it with actual intelligence and articulated points, well, you may create the Perfect Troll. Sometimes I do that on mythicspoiler and watching people rage out about how X card is total poo poo and how can't you see it is pretty good. Actually on that note I was shocked at how gloomy the Sigrist article that just went up is.
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